Finals Week 1 Live Scores

[Thiele]

Final Score

Cats 14.12.96
Dogs 12.10.82

Thanks for your Company this afternoon.

[magpie in the 80's]

FULLTIME

Geelong...6.5 (41)...7.5 (47)...13.9 (87)...14.12 (96)
Bulldogs...2.1 (13)...4.3 (27)....8.4 (52)....12.10 (82)

Goals
Geelong: Jimmy Bartel 3, Cameron Mooney 2, Mathew Stokes 2, Paul Chapman 2, Andrew Mackie 1, Brad Ottens 1, Harry Taylor 1, Cameron Ling 1, Corey Enright 1

Bulldogs: Jason Akermanis 3, Shaun Higgins 2, Brad Johnson 2, Ben Hudson 1, Josh Hill 1, Scott Welsh 1, Ryan Griffin 1, Lindsay Gilbee 1

Best
Geelong: Scarlett, Enright, Milburn, Ablett, Bartel, Mackie
Bulldogs: Gilbee, Lake, Cross, Higgins, Boyd, Akermanis

Team Stats Geelong
Kicks 207
Marks 125
Handballs 205
Tackles 45
Hitouts 24
Frees 20

Team Stats Bulldogs
Kicks 184
Marks 81
Handballs 214
Tackles 49
Hitouts 29
Frees 20

Crowd: 74,007

[peterg]

Two opening goals to the Finals debutants for oh-too-long

CAR 2.0 12
BRI 0.0 0

As Fev lines up for #3

No changes for the Blues

Late changes for the Blions

[peterg]

But he passes it off and Carrazzo is given his second opportunity in as many minutes

But he also passes it off and Cam Cloke marks in the square

But he introduces the pill to Wilbur

CAR 2.1 13
BRI 0.0 0

[peterg]

then Jason Roe makes a horrible mistake, cleaned up by Houlihan

GOAL!!

CAR 3.1 19
BRI 0.0 0

[peterg]

Remember that Carlton started like this last week

And Brisbane have never lost a final at the Gabba in 11 attempts

[peterg]

All the attacking from the Southerners as Walker shoots and misses

CAR 3.2 20
BRI 0.0 0


Then Murphy has a shot and misses

CAR 3.3 21
BRI 0.0 0

[peterg]

Bradshaw gets one lace-out right on the chest

Right on the 50 -- high and long, and Brownie marks it on the boundary really really tightly

Bends it back and drills it


CAR 3.1 19
BRI 1.0 6

[peterg]

Polkinghorn to McGrath ... lines up .. passes off to Bradshaw ... a little tight but right on the edge of the square

Gets it comfortably

CAR 3.1 19
BRI 2.0 12

The Twin Towers have one each

[peterg]

Houlihan scoops it through under extreme pressure after Black's kick from 60 pitches a metre out

CAR 3.1 19
BRI 2.1 13

The guys on the ABC reckon that's 8 points

[peterg]

Garlett boots it from 60m out and it bounces beautifully

Merritt claims he touched it but the goal-umpire doesn't buy it

CAR 4.1 25
BRI 2.1 13

On the replay, everyone agrees with Merritt

[peterg]

Rich to the forward pocket and Brownie slides right underneath

Who the hell is on the Twin Towers?!!

He misses from 45m

CAR 4.1 25
BRI 2.2 14

[peterg]

The Rising Star found the pill at his foot but meets Wilbur

CAR 4.1 25
BRI 2.3 15

[peterg]

Eddie Betts soccers it off the ground after a beautiful passage of play ...

CAR 5.1 31
BRI 2.3 15

[peterg]

Brownie launches from 70, it bounces, and hits Wilbur

CAR 5.1 31
BRI 2.4 16

[peterg]

Stevens has it, but he is buried by Brown

[peterg]

Sherman bangs it from 60 .. it bounces

bounces

through

CAR 5.1 31
BRI 3.4 22

[peterg]

Redden gets one against the run in red-time

CAR 5.1 31
BRI 4.4 28

[peterg]

Betts to Fev, kicked badly but Judd is immediately behind him and takes it

He comes in

and misses

CAR 5.2 32
BRI 4.4 28


and there's the siren

[peterg]

I missed a couple of the points

At Quarter Time
CAR 5.4 34
BRI 4.4 28

I'll post the 1/4-by-1/4 AFL and HS stats at the end