ScottH
30th October 2013, 08:25 AM
By Chammond.
Semi-final: SYDNEY 13.8 (86) defeated CARLTON 8.14 (62)
Sydney kept their premiership defence alive with a courageous 24-point win over Carlton at ANZ Stadium in front of 38,000 fans, but what should have been a rousing victory for the Swans was soured by injuries to Kurt Tippett and Tom Mitchell.
Last week, Hawthorn steam-rolled Sydney after half-time, and this week the Swans followed that same blueprint, keeping Carlton goalless in the third quarter as they surged away to a nine goal advantage at the final change. Sydney stopped to a walk in the final term, but the game was well in the bag long before the final siren.
Despite the early injuries, there were no weak spots in the Swans? effort. However, Jarrad McVeigh?s performance was spectacular, amassing a game-high 42 possessions which included a finals record 20 disposals in the second quarter.
Luke Parker (three goals) always looked dangerous inside 50, and key defenders Heath Grundy and Ted Richards provided regular rebound possession, accumulating 55 disposals between them. The usual suspects Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy and Ryan O'Keefe all had strong performances. Overall, Sydney had 97 more possessions than Carlton, and laid 21 more tackles.
The ANZ Stadium surface copped a lot of criticism as players regularly lost their footing, particularly on the wing.
GOALS: Parker 3, McVeigh, Jack, Cunningham 2, O'Keefe, Kennedy, Jetta, Bolton
Bob Skilton Medal: Jarrad McVeigh 50, Heath Grundy 44, Kieren Jack 44
TLM Votes
5 Jarrad McVeigh
4 Luke Parker
3 Dan Hannebery
2 Heath Grundy
1 Kieren Jack
1 Ted Richards
33 voters.
TLM Leaderboard
51 Jarrad McVeigh
48 Kieren Jack
42 Dan Hannebery
41 Josh Kennedy
27 Mike Pyke
23 Nick Malceski
18 Kurt Tippett
16 Adam Goodes
16 Dane Rampe
15 Ted Richards
15 Luke Parker
13 Ryan O'Keefe
13 Shane Mumford
6 Craig Bird
6 Jesse White
4 Ben McGlynn
4 Tom Mitchell
4 Jude Bolton
2 Brandon Jack
2 Heath Grundy
1 Sam Reid
1 Nick Smith
1 Andrejs Everitt
1 Rhyce Shaw
A dominant display in the voting sees McVeigh score all the 3 votes. The rest were decided on 2's and 1's.
He now leads by 3 votes with only 1 games remaining. Which Co-Captain will win???
Good to see Reg finally score some love from the crowd!!
Semi-final: SYDNEY 13.8 (86) defeated CARLTON 8.14 (62)
Sydney kept their premiership defence alive with a courageous 24-point win over Carlton at ANZ Stadium in front of 38,000 fans, but what should have been a rousing victory for the Swans was soured by injuries to Kurt Tippett and Tom Mitchell.
Last week, Hawthorn steam-rolled Sydney after half-time, and this week the Swans followed that same blueprint, keeping Carlton goalless in the third quarter as they surged away to a nine goal advantage at the final change. Sydney stopped to a walk in the final term, but the game was well in the bag long before the final siren.
Despite the early injuries, there were no weak spots in the Swans? effort. However, Jarrad McVeigh?s performance was spectacular, amassing a game-high 42 possessions which included a finals record 20 disposals in the second quarter.
Luke Parker (three goals) always looked dangerous inside 50, and key defenders Heath Grundy and Ted Richards provided regular rebound possession, accumulating 55 disposals between them. The usual suspects Dan Hannebery, Kieren Jack, Josh Kennedy and Ryan O'Keefe all had strong performances. Overall, Sydney had 97 more possessions than Carlton, and laid 21 more tackles.
The ANZ Stadium surface copped a lot of criticism as players regularly lost their footing, particularly on the wing.
GOALS: Parker 3, McVeigh, Jack, Cunningham 2, O'Keefe, Kennedy, Jetta, Bolton
Bob Skilton Medal: Jarrad McVeigh 50, Heath Grundy 44, Kieren Jack 44
TLM Votes
5 Jarrad McVeigh
4 Luke Parker
3 Dan Hannebery
2 Heath Grundy
1 Kieren Jack
1 Ted Richards
33 voters.
TLM Leaderboard
51 Jarrad McVeigh
48 Kieren Jack
42 Dan Hannebery
41 Josh Kennedy
27 Mike Pyke
23 Nick Malceski
18 Kurt Tippett
16 Adam Goodes
16 Dane Rampe
15 Ted Richards
15 Luke Parker
13 Ryan O'Keefe
13 Shane Mumford
6 Craig Bird
6 Jesse White
4 Ben McGlynn
4 Tom Mitchell
4 Jude Bolton
2 Brandon Jack
2 Heath Grundy
1 Sam Reid
1 Nick Smith
1 Andrejs Everitt
1 Rhyce Shaw
A dominant display in the voting sees McVeigh score all the 3 votes. The rest were decided on 2's and 1's.
He now leads by 3 votes with only 1 games remaining. Which Co-Captain will win???
Good to see Reg finally score some love from the crowd!!