2009 AFL Qualifying Final 2: Geelong v Western Bulldogs

This is the match report for the match played on 5 September 2009 between Geelong and Western Bulldogs in the second qualifying final of the 2009 AFL season. Geelong hosted Western Bulldogs at MCG. Tom Harley captained the hosts. Brad Johnson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mark Thompson and the visitors were coached by Rodney Eade.

Geelong
Back: D. Milburn, M. Scarlett, C. Enright
Half-back: T. Harley (capt.), H. Taylor, A. Mackie
Centre: D. Wojcinski, C. Ling, J. Kelly
Half-forward: J. Bartel, C. Mooney, S. Byrnes
Forward: M. Stokes, T. Hawkins, P. Chapman
Follower: M. Blake, J. Corey, G. Ablett
Int.: S. Hogan, B. Ottens, J. Selwood, T. Varcoe

Western Bulldogs
Back: J. Harbrow, B. Lake, R. Hargrave
Half-back: L. Picken, D. Morris, L. Gilbee
Centre: C. Ward, M. Boyd, D. Cross
Half-forward: B. Johnson (capt.), M. Hahn, B. Murphy
Forward: J. Akermanis, W. Minson, S. Welsh
Follower: B. Hudson, S. Higgins, A. Cooney
Int.: N. Eagleton, D. Giansiracusa, R. Griffen, J. Hill

Geelong (14.12.96) defeated Western Bulldogs (12.10.82).

Goalkickers
Geelong: J. Bartel (3), P. Chapman (2), C. Mooney (2), M. Stokes (2), C. Enright, C. Ling, A. Mackie, B. Ottens, H. Taylor
Western Bulldogs: J. Akermanis (3), S. Higgins (2), B. Johnson (2), L. Gilbee, R. Griffen, J. Hill, B. Hudson, S. Welsh

As a result of this match, Geelong faced Collingwood in the second preliminary final and Western Bulldogs faced Brisbane Lions in the second semi final.

Match Details

Season: 2009 AFL Season
Round: Qualifying Final 2
Teams: Geelong v Western Bulldogs
Date: Saturday 5 September 2009
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 74,007

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Western Bulldogs
Score: 14.12.96 - 12.10.82

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 6 . 5 7 . 5 13 . 9 14 . 12 14 . 12 (96)
Western Bulldogs 2 . 1 4 . 3 8 . 4 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Margin GEEL by 28 GEEL by 20 GEEL by 35 GEEL by 14 GEEL by 14
Duration 29:43 27:56 31:19 27:36 1:56:34

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mark Thompson (Geelong), Rodney Eade (Western Bulldogs)
Captains: Tom Harley (Geelong), Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: H. Kennedy (#7), S. Meredith (#21), M. Vozzo (#2)

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
29 Ablett, Gary RO 88% 0 1 31 16 15 6 0 1 7 1 2 0 5 3
3 Bartel, Jimmy HFFL 86% 3 0 19 12 7 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 1 1
24 Blake, Mark RU 66% 0 0 6 1 5 2 13 1 2 2 1 1 0 1
17 Byrnes, Shannon HFFR 81% 0 0 12 7 5 5 0 1 1 4 0 3 1 3
35 Chapman, Paul FPR 69% 2 3 16 12 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2
11 Corey, Joel RR 84% 0 0 25 11 14 4 1 4 6 3 1 1 1 4
44 Enright, Corey BPR 93% 1 0 35 15 20 8 0 3 2 5 1 4 7 1
2 Harley, Tom (c) HBFL 77% 0 0 10 4 6 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1
26 Hawkins, Tom FF 88% 0 1 9 5 4 3 0 4 2 3 2 0 0 1
34 Hogan, Simon INT 67% 0 0 15 3 12 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1
9 Kelly, James WR 80% 0 0 21 9 12 8 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0
45 Ling, Cameron C 80% 1 0 22 11 11 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 4
4 Mackie, Andrew HBFR 90% 1 0 21 14 7 8 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 5
39 Milburn, Darren BPL 91% 0 0 31 17 14 12 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
21 Mooney, Cam CHF 92% 2 2 16 13 3 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
6 Ottens, Brad INT 75% 1 0 7 6 1 4 10 3 1 1 1 1 0 1
30 Scarlett, Matthew FB 96% 0 0 30 14 16 14 0 3 0 3 0 2 2 1
14 Selwood, Joel INT 71% 0 0 18 6 12 3 0 1 2 6 2 4 0 3
27 Stokes, Mathew FPL 81% 2 1 10 7 3 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 3
7 Taylor, Harry CHB 93% 1 0 22 9 13 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2
5 Varcoe, Travis INT 75% 0 0 13 6 7 4 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 2
40 Wojcinski, David WL 76% 0 1 23 9 14 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 7
Rushed 3
Total (22 players) 14 12 412 207 205 125 24 48 27 43 20 20 34 50

Western Bulldogs

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
21 Akermanis, Jason FPL 82% 3 2 19 13 6 5 0 1 4 3 1 2 1 1
5 Boyd, Matthew C 88% 0 0 29 7 22 3 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 1
17 Cooney, Adam RO 85% 0 2 28 12 16 3 0 3 5 3 1 1 2 2
4 Cross, Daniel WR 87% 0 0 26 4 22 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 0 2
10 Eagleton, Nathan INT 69% 0 0 22 10 12 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 6
13 Giansiracusa, Daniel INT 70% 0 1 14 9 5 4 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 4
9 Gilbee, Lindsay HBFR 84% 1 0 35 16 19 8 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 4
16 Griffen, Ryan INT 64% 1 0 14 9 5 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3
8 Hahn, Mitch CHF 83% 0 0 12 8 4 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1
40 Harbrow, Jarrod BPL 98% 0 0 12 6 6 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 4 1
25 Hargrave, Ryan BPR 92% 0 0 15 8 7 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 2
7 Higgins, Shaun RR 88% 2 1 21 14 7 8 0 1 1 6 0 3 2 5
20 Hill, Josh INT 74% 1 0 11 5 6 1 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 2
15 Hudson, Ben RU 66% 1 0 14 2 12 1 15 5 3 2 4 2 0 0
6 Johnson, Brad (c) HFFL 89% 2 1 15 7 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
36 Lake, Brian FB 100% 0 1 21 13 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
27 Minson, Will FF 59% 0 0 8 4 4 4 9 4 0 5 0 3 0 1
38 Morris, Dale CHB 100% 0 0 19 3 16 4 0 3 1 1 1 0 2 0
2 Murphy, Bob HFFR 74% 0 0 17 12 5 7 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 5
42 Picken, Liam HBFL 92% 0 0 15 6 9 2 0 5 2 1 2 1 1 0
14 Ward, Callan WL 66% 0 0 15 11 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 4
28 Welsh, Scott FPR 91% 1 0 16 5 11 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Rushed 2
Total (22 players) 12 10 398 184 214 81 29 50 24 46 20 20 33 48

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 WBUL Ben Hudson goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 01:40
GEEL Paul Chapman behind 0.1.1 - 1.0.6 03:58
GEEL Paul Chapman behind 0.2.2 - 1.0.6 04:50
GEEL Rushed behind 0.3.3 - 1.0.6 06:31
GEEL Harry Taylor goal 1.3.9 - 1.0.6 07:32
GEEL Andrew Mackie goal 2.3.15 - 1.0.6 09:43
GEEL Cam Mooney goal 3.3.21 - 1.0.6 11:14
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 4.3.27 - 1.0.6 13:09
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 4.4.28 - 1.0.6 16:06
WBUL Scott Welsh goal 4.4.28 - 2.0.12 19:07
GEEL Cam Mooney goal 5.4.34 - 2.0.12 21:47
WBUL Rushed behind 5.4.34 - 2.1.13 24:42
GEEL David Wojcinski behind 5.5.35 - 2.1.13 26:56
GEEL Jimmy Bartel goal 6.5.41 - 2.1.13 27:59
Q2 GEEL Paul Chapman goal 7.5.47 - 2.1.13 01:40
WBUL Shaun Higgins goal 7.5.47 - 3.1.19 06:06
WBUL Rushed behind 7.5.47 - 3.2.20 12:06
WBUL Josh Hill goal 7.5.47 - 4.2.26 19:05
WBUL Daniel Giansiracusa behind 7.5.47 - 4.3.27 22:52
Q3 GEEL Paul Chapman behind 7.6.48 - 4.3.27 02:16
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 7.6.48 - 5.3.33 03:21
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 7.6.48 - 6.3.39 04:52
GEEL Cameron Ling goal 8.6.54 - 6.3.39 06:45
GEEL Cam Mooney behind 8.7.55 - 6.3.39 08:03
GEEL Brad Ottens goal 9.7.61 - 6.3.39 09:23
GEEL Jimmy Bartel goal 10.7.67 - 6.3.39 11:52
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 10.7.67 - 7.3.45 13:13
GEEL Rushed behind 10.8.68 - 7.3.45 14:39
WBUL Jason Akermanis goal 10.8.68 - 8.3.51 18:30
GEEL Mathew Stokes goal 11.8.74 - 8.3.51 20:04
GEEL Gary Ablett behind 11.9.75 - 8.3.51 24:26
WBUL Adam Cooney behind 11.9.75 - 8.4.52 25:27
GEEL Jimmy Bartel goal 12.9.81 - 8.4.52 27:03
GEEL Paul Chapman goal 13.9.87 - 8.4.52 30:09
Q4 GEEL Cam Mooney behind 13.10.88 - 8.4.52 00:52
WBUL Ryan Griffen goal 13.10.88 - 9.4.58 03:18
WBUL Shaun Higgins behind 13.10.88 - 9.5.59 04:54
WBUL Brad Johnson goal 13.10.88 - 10.5.65 06:55
WBUL Jason Akermanis behind 13.10.88 - 10.6.66 08:07
GEEL Mathew Stokes behind 13.11.89 - 10.6.66 09:21
GEEL Corey Enright goal 14.11.95 - 10.6.66 09:45
WBUL Lindsay Gilbee goal 14.11.95 - 11.6.72 12:13
WBUL Brian Lake behind 14.11.95 - 11.7.73 14:00
WBUL Jason Akermanis behind 14.11.95 - 11.8.74 15:08
WBUL Adam Cooney behind 14.11.95 - 11.9.75 18:09
WBUL Brad Johnson behind 14.11.95 - 11.10.76 19:43
WBUL Shaun Higgins goal 14.11.95 - 12.10.82 21:52
GEEL Rushed behind 14.12.96 - 12.10.82 23:39