2008 AFL Round 5: Geelong v Sydney

This is the match report for the match played on 19 April 2008 between Geelong and Sydney during round 5 of the 2008 AFL season. Geelong hosted Sydney at Skilled Stadium. Tom Harley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Mark Thompson and the visitors were coached by Paul Roos.

Geelong
Back: T. Harley (capt.), M. Scarlett, J. Hunt
Half-back: D. Wojcinski, D. Milburn, A. Mackie
Centre: C. Ling, J. Selwood, J. Bartel
Half-forward: S. Johnson, C. Mooney, P. Chapman
Forward: J. Kelly, T. Hawkins, M. Stokes
Follower: M. Blake, G. Ablett, J. Corey
Int.: C. Enright, B. Prismall, M. Rooke, T. West

Sydney
Back: L. Brennan, L. Barry, M. Mattner
Half-back: C. Bolton, T. Richards, K. Jack
Centre: J. McVeigh, B. Kirk, J. Bolton
Half-forward: N. Smith, R. O'Keefe, P. Bevan
Forward: L. Ablett, M. O'Loughlin, A. Buchanan
Follower: D. Jolly, A. Goodes, J. Moore
Int.: E. Barlow, C. Bird, N. Davis, L. Roberts-Thomson

Geelong (16.18.114) defeated Sydney (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Geelong: S. Johnson (4), M. Stokes (4), G. Ablett (3), J. Bartel (2), J. Hunt, C. Mooney, D. Wojcinski
Sydney: E. Barlow (2), J. Moore (2), L. Ablett, P. Bevan, J. Bolton, N. Davis, D. Jolly, R. O'Keefe

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 1st on the ladder (up from 2nd) and Sydney remained 4th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2008 AFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Geelong v Sydney
Date: Saturday 19 April 2008
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Skilled Stadium
Attendance: 24,368

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Sydney
Score: 16.18.114 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 2 7 . 8 8 . 13 16 . 18 16 . 18 (114)
Sydney 1 . 2 6 . 7 7 . 9 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin GEEL by 30 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 10 GEEL by 42 GEEL by 42
Duration 28:59 30:02 28:12 34:46 2:01:59

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mark Thompson (Geelong), Paul Roos (Sydney)
Captains: Tom Harley (Geelong), unknown (Sydney)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Ellis (#23), S. McBurney (#3), B. Rosebury (#8)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Gary Ablett GEEL 29 3
Adam Goodes SYDN 37 2
Joel Selwood GEEL 14 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Gary Ablett GEEL 29 10 2 0 0 0 0
Steve Johnson GEEL 20 7 0 1 1 0 0
Jimmy Bartel GEEL 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Darren Jolly SYDN 16 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Mathew Stokes GEEL 27 3 0 0 ? ? ?
Cameron Ling GEEL 45 1 0 0 0 0 1

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
29 Ablett, Gary RR 92% 3 0 35 20 15 6 0 5 9 0 4 0 2 4
3 Bartel, Jimmy WR 94% 2 1 27 16 11 2 0 10 5 3 4 3 3 5
24 Blake, Mark RU 65% 0 0 8 3 5 2 28 1 2 3 1 3 1 1
35 Chapman, Paul HFFR 86% 0 2 20 14 6 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 6
11 Corey, Joel RO 80% 0 0 21 11 10 3 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 4
44 Enright, Corey INT 81% 0 0 18 9 9 4 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0
2 Harley, Tom (c) BPL 93% 0 0 17 10 7 6 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1
26 Hawkins, Tom FF 81% 0 1 12 8 4 8 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 0
8 Hunt, Josh BPR 81% 1 0 16 6 10 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1
20 Johnson, Steve HFFL 87% 4 1 22 16 6 6 0 3 0 5 1 1 1 7
9 Kelly, James FPL 92% 0 0 15 5 10 3 0 6 3 2 2 1 1 0
45 Ling, Cameron WL 90% 0 1 18 9 9 5 0 4 0 2 2 2 1 4
4 Mackie, Andrew HBFR 77% 0 1 15 10 5 9 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2
39 Milburn, Darren CHB 98% 0 0 7 6 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1
21 Mooney, Cam CHF 91% 1 3 12 9 3 8 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1
32 Prismall, Brent INT 73% 0 0 13 6 7 3 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 2
33 Rooke, Max INT 69% 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 0 3
30 Scarlett, Matthew FB 95% 0 0 14 7 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
14 Selwood, Joel C 73% 0 3 20 13 7 6 0 0 3 2 3 2 2 7
27 Stokes, Mathew FPR 77% 4 0 21 14 7 8 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 3
12 West, Trent INT 50% 0 0 4 1 3 2 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 Wojcinski, David HBFL 75% 1 1 17 14 3 5 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 5
Rushed 4
Total (22 players) 16 18 359 211 148 100 37 57 33 41 28 25 22 57

Sydney

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
20 Ablett, Luke FPL 70% 1 1 12 6 6 1 1 2 2 3 1 1 2 1
11 Barlow, Ed INT 76% 2 1 9 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
21 Barry, Leo FB 96% 0 0 17 6 11 5 0 2 1 3 0 2 3 1
42 Bevan, Paul HFFR 93% 1 0 17 11 6 10 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 0
14 Bird, Craig INT 76% 0 0 13 8 5 4 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 1
6 Bolton, Craig HBFL 89% 0 0 21 10 11 5 0 1 1 5 1 2 3 0
24 Bolton, Jude WR 84% 1 0 17 7 10 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 1 1
7 Brennan, Luke BPL 72% 0 0 8 4 4 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1
32 Buchanan, Amon FPR 73% 0 1 15 7 8 5 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 4
2 Davis, Nick INT 83% 1 0 10 6 4 5 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 1
37 Goodes, Adam RR 93% 0 4 14 9 5 2 5 5 6 2 3 1 1 2
15 Jack, Kieren HBFR 83% 0 0 12 6 6 3 0 3 2 4 0 3 1 3
16 Jolly, Darren RU 68% 1 0 14 7 7 5 28 3 4 1 3 1 1 3
31 Kirk, Brett C 81% 0 0 23 7 16 6 0 7 3 2 0 1 3 1
29 Mattner, Martin BPR 92% 0 0 21 12 9 4 0 4 1 8 1 4 6 0
3 McVeigh, Jarrad WL 77% 0 1 23 15 8 4 0 2 2 4 1 1 3 6
33 Moore, Jarred RO 75% 2 1 9 7 2 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4
5 O'Keefe, Ryan CHF 95% 1 2 14 11 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
19 O'Loughlin, Michael FF 89% 0 1 7 5 2 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2
25 Richards, Ted CHB 99% 0 0 13 8 5 5 0 4 0 1 3 0 2 0
30 Roberts-Thomson, Lewis INT 60% 0 0 9 7 2 5 6 0 2 1 1 1 3 0
40 Smith, Nick HFFL 73% 0 0 14 9 5 3 0 2 0 4 0 2 2 3
Rushed 0
Total (22 players) 10 12 312 174 138 89 40 61 33 53 25 27 36 38

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 GEEL Paul Chapman behind 0.1.1 - 0.0.0 02:30
GEEL Jimmy Bartel goal 1.1.7 - 0.0.0 07:54
SYDN Adam Goodes behind 1.1.7 - 0.1.1 09:02
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 2.1.13 - 0.1.1 09:34
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 3.1.19 - 0.1.1 11:59
SYDN Ryan O'Keefe behind 3.1.19 - 0.2.2 13:36
GEEL David Wojcinski goal 4.1.25 - 0.2.2 15:50
SYDN Jude Bolton goal 4.1.25 - 1.2.8 18:22
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 5.1.31 - 1.2.8 20:57
GEEL David Wojcinski behind 5.2.32 - 1.2.8 22:00
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 6.2.38 - 1.2.8 27:55
Q2 SYDN Darren Jolly goal 6.2.38 - 2.2.14 02:15
SYDN Nick Davis goal 6.2.38 - 3.2.20 04:12
GEEL Jimmy Bartel behind 6.3.39 - 3.2.20 06:01
SYDN Adam Goodes behind 6.3.39 - 3.3.21 06:58
SYDN Ed Barlow goal 6.3.39 - 4.3.27 08:54
GEEL Rushed behind 6.4.40 - 4.3.27 12:28
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 7.4.46 - 4.3.27 13:00
SYDN Ryan O'Keefe behind 7.4.46 - 4.4.28 14:31
SYDN Ed Barlow goal 7.4.46 - 5.4.34 15:47
SYDN Luke Ablett behind 7.4.46 - 5.5.35 17:58
SYDN Adam Goodes behind 7.4.46 - 5.6.36 19:46
GEEL Joel Selwood behind 7.5.47 - 5.6.36 20:20
SYDN Ryan O'Keefe goal 7.5.47 - 6.6.42 21:08
SYDN Amon Buchanan behind 7.5.47 - 6.7.43 23:18
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 7.6.48 - 6.7.43 25:39
GEEL Steve Johnson behind 7.7.49 - 6.7.43 27:23
GEEL Paul Chapman behind 7.8.50 - 6.7.43 29:55
Q3 GEEL Rushed behind 7.9.51 - 6.7.43 02:39
SYDN Jarrad McVeigh behind 7.9.51 - 6.8.44 07:40
GEEL Cam Mooney behind 7.10.52 - 6.8.44 11:33
GEEL Andrew Mackie behind 7.11.53 - 6.8.44 13:28
GEEL Joel Selwood behind 7.12.54 - 6.8.44 16:01
GEEL Cameron Ling behind 7.13.55 - 6.8.44 18:24
SYDN Paul Bevan goal 7.13.55 - 7.8.50 21:34
SYDN Ed Barlow behind 7.13.55 - 7.9.51 24:13
GEEL Jimmy Bartel goal 8.13.61 - 7.9.51 26:36
Q4 SYDN Adam Goodes behind 8.13.61 - 7.10.52 01:33
SYDN Jarred Moore goal 8.13.61 - 8.10.58 02:31
GEEL Gary Ablett goal 9.13.67 - 8.10.58 04:45
GEEL Rushed behind 9.14.68 - 8.10.58 06:04
GEEL Gary Ablett goal 10.14.74 - 8.10.58 07:15
GEEL Steve Johnson goal 11.14.80 - 8.10.58 09:00
SYDN Luke Ablett goal 11.14.80 - 9.10.64 10:08
GEEL Rushed behind 11.15.81 - 9.10.64 14:18
SYDN Jarred Moore goal 11.15.81 - 10.10.70 17:31
SYDN Jarred Moore behind 11.15.81 - 10.11.71 20:43
GEEL Cam Mooney behind 11.16.82 - 10.11.71 21:36
GEEL Josh Hunt goal 12.16.88 - 10.11.71 23:14
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 13.16.94 - 10.11.71 24:46
GEEL Joel Selwood behind 13.17.95 - 10.11.71 25:43
GEEL Gary Ablett goal 14.17.101 - 10.11.71 26:52
GEEL Cam Mooney goal 15.17.107 - 10.11.71 29:18
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 16.17.113 - 10.11.71 31:02
GEEL Cam Mooney behind 16.18.114 - 10.11.71 32:25
SYDN Michael O'Loughlin behind 16.18.114 - 10.12.72 34:40