NAB Cup Semi-Finals Reviews

NAB Cup Semi Finals

by Tim Murphy

At Docklands:

Geelong   0.1.1   0.3.4   0.9.8   0.10.13.73
Brisbane  1.2.4   1.2.7   3.4.8    3.8.10.85

Goals: Bris: Sherman 3, Johnson 2, Adcock (9-pointer), Black (9-pointer), Begley (9-pointer), Tyler, Patfull, Power.
             Geel: Mooney 3, Gardiner 3, Varcoe 2, Byrnes, Milburn.

Best: Bris: Black, Power, Rischitelli, Notting, Sherman, Adcock, Roe.
          Geel: Kelly, Enright, Corey, Prismall, Gardiner, Bartel.

Injuries: Geel: Hunt (knee strain).

At Carrara Oval, Gold Coast:

North Melbourne  0.1.2   0.6.4   1.10.4    1.12.4.85
Carlton          1.0.4   1.3.7    1.7.9   1.13.13.100

Goals: Carl: Fevola 8 (incl. one 9-pointer), Murphy 2, Betts 2, Fisher, Stevens.
             NM: Grant 4, Archer 3, Thomas 2, Campbell 2, Thompson (9-pointer), Harvey.

Best: Carl: Fevola, Stevens, Murphy, Cloke.
          NM: Simpson, Grant, Archer, Pratt.

Next week, NAB Cup Final:

Carlton v Brisbane, Docklands, Sat. night.

Other practice games:

At Narrandera:

Sydney       6.1   10.2   15.4   19.9.123
Collingwood  2.0    5.4    9.6   10.7.67

Goals: Syd: Goodes 4, McVeigh 3, Vogels 3, Hall 2, Jolly 2, Phillips 2, Schmidt 2, O’Keefe.
             Coll: Rocca 3, Licuria 2, Lonie 2, Lockyer, O’Bree, Bryan.

Best: Syd: Everitt, Goodes, Vogels.
          Coll: Licuria, Reid, Lockyer.

Injuries: Syd: Bevan (hamstring), Schmidt (wrist).

At Football Park:

Port Adelaide  4.4   10.9   14.12   21.14.140
St. Kilda      3.3    7.4    9.8    12.11.83

Goals: PA: Rodan 4, Ebert 4, Krakouer 3, Willits 3, Pearce 2, Cockshell 2, Motlop, Boak, Gray.
             StK: Milne 4, Blake 2, Ball 2, Montagna, Brooks, Rix, Gram.

Best: PA: Rodan, Salopek, Thomson, Lonie, Brogan, Willits, Ebert.
          StK: Dal Santo, Thompson, Harvey, Goddard, Jones, Milne.

Injury: PA: Cassisi (cork thigh).

At Princes Park:

Melbourne  3.3   8.7   11.10   15.13.103
Richmond   0.3   6.7    7.12   10.15.75

Goals: Melb: Neitz 3, White 3, Jones 2, Davey 2, Johnstone, Johnson, Green, Bruce. Whelan.
             Rich: Polak 2, Pettifer 2, Meyer 2, Schulz 2, Tuck, Hartigan.

Best: Melb: Bruce, Johnstone, Bizzell, Jones.
          Rich: Tuck, Pettifer, Foley.

At Kardinia Park:

Footscray  4.3   8.6   12.10   15.12.102
Essendon   2.6   5.9    9.12   13.13.91

Goals: Foot: Giansiracusa 3, Murphy 2, Johnson 2, Robbins 2, Skipper 2, Cooney, Akermanis, Minson, McDougall.
             Ess: Lloyd 7, Davey 2, Gumbleton, Hird, Jetta, Bradley.

Best: Foot: Cooney, Ray, Giansiracusa, Cross, Akermanis, White.
          Ess: Lloyd, Hird, Davey, J. Johnson, McVeigh, Laycock.

Injury: Foot: Higgins (cork thigh).

At Subiaco:

Fremantle  1.5   5.6   9.10   12.12.84
Hawthorn   0.3   5.5   6.7      9.9.63

Goals: Frem: Campbell 3, Mourish 2, Ibbotson, McManus, M. Carr, Murphy, Bell, Cook, Browne.
             Haw: Boyle 3, Little 2, Roughead 2, Ellis, Morton.

Best: Frem: Walker, M. Carr, Bell, Gilmore, Campbell.
           Haw: Boyle, Bateman, Franklin, Ellis, Little.

Report: Crawford (Haw) for striking Bell; he also donged a few others off-the-ball.

At Trager Park, Alice Springs:

Adelaide    3.5   4.7    6.11   11.11.77
West Coast  4.2   7.6   11.6    12.12.84

Goals: WC: Lynch 2, Hunter 2, Seaby, Armstrong, Brown, Hurn, Kerr, Stenglein, Houlihan, McKinley.
              Adel: Bock 3, Welsh 3, Douglas, Burton, Bode, Vince, Goodwin.

Best: WC: Hurn, Kerr, Braun, Judd, Seaby, Priddis.
           Adel: Goodwin, Van Berlo, Reilly, McLeod, Edwards, Rutten.

Practice games next week:

North Melbourne v St. Kilda, Princes Park, Friday.
Richmond v Collingwood, Mildura, Friday.
Sydney v Port Adelaide, Stadium Australia, Fri. night.
Adelaide v Fremantle, Football Park, Fri. night.
Hawthorn v Essendon, Casey Fields, Saturday.
Geelong v Melbourne, Kardinia Park, Saturday.
West Coast v Footscray, Subiaco, Sat. night.

Cheers, Tim.