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
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)
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