2012 AFL Season Round 23: Geelong v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 1 September 2012 between Geelong and Sydney during round twenty-three of the 2012 season of the Australian Football League.
Geelong hosted Sydney at Simonds Stadium.
Joel Selwood captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by John Longmire.
Geelong (17.10.112) defeated Sydney (11.12.78).
Match Details
Season:
2012 AFL Season
Round:
Round 23
Teams:
Geelong
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 1 September 2012
Time:
1:45 PM
Venue:
Simonds Stadium
Attendance:
20,045
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Geelong | 4 | . | 3 | 7 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 7 | 17 | . | 10 | 17 | . | 10 | (112) |
| Sydney | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 8 | 7 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 12 | (78) |
| Margin | SYDN by 2 | GEEL by 9 | GEEL by 25 | GEEL by 34 | GEEL by 34 | |||||||||||
| Duration | 30:43 | 28:20 | 29:31 | 31:21 | 1:59:55 | |||||||||||
Score Worm
This chart is oriented such that the margin is positive when the hosts (Geelong) are in the lead and is negative when the visitors (Sydney) are in the lead.
Honour Roll
Geelong
Captain: Joel SelwoodCoach: Chris Scott
Sydney
Captain: unknownCoach: John Longmire
Match Umpires
Field Umpires
S. Meredith (#21)B. Rosebury (#8)
J. Schmitt (#17)
E: B. Hosking (#16)
Goal Umpires
D. DixonM. Hammond
E: D. Mills
Boundary Umpires
I. BurrowsM. Marantelli
J. Morris
C. Roberts
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Selwood | GEEL | 14 | 3 |
| Harry Taylor | GEEL | 7 | 2 |
| Shane Mumford | SYDN | 41 | 1 |
AFLCA Champion Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Taylor | GEEL | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Selwood | GEEL | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Kelly | GEEL | 9 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Jarrad McVeigh | SYDN | 3 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Paul Chapman | GEEL | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ? |
| Tom Hawkins | GEEL | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 3 | Bartel, Jimmy | WR | 96% | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Chapman, Paul | FPL | 83% | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | Christensen, Allen | CHF | 88% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Corey, Joel | RO | 86% | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 22 | Duncan, Mitch | WL | 83% | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 44 | Enright, Corey | HBFR | 75% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Hawkins, Tom | FF | 91% | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hunt, Josh | BPR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Hunt, Taylor | HBFL | 84% | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Johnson, Steve | RR | 85% | 1 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kelly, James | INT | 77% | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Lonergan, Tom | FB | 88% | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Mackie, Andrew | HFFR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 32 | Motlop, Steven | SUB↑ | 17% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Murdoch, Jordan | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Podsiadly, James | FPR | 88% | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 30 | Scarlett, Matthew | BPL | 95% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Selwood, Joel (c) | C | 87% | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 27 | Stokes, Mathew | HFFL | 90% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Taylor, Harry | CHB | 90% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 36 | Vardy, Nathan | RU↓ | 64% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | West, Trent | INT | 80% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 17 | 10 | 363 | 230 | 133 | 100 | 40 | 89 | 37 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 71 | |||
S. Motlop replaced N. Vardy.
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | CL | CR | FF | FA | RF | IF |
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| 19 | Armstrong, Tony | INT | 76% | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Bird, Craig | RO | 84% | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Bolton, Jude | INT | 77% | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 | Goodes, Adam | FF | 94% | 2 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | Grundy, Heath | CHB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Hannebery, Dan | INT | 74% | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Jack, Kieren | C | 81% | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 32 | Jetta, Lewis | WR | 87% | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | Johnson, Alex | BPR | 97% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Kennedy, Josh | RR | 85% | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Malceski, Nick | BPL | 82% | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Mattner, Martin | HBFR | 93% | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | McGlynn, Ben | HFFL | 84% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | McVeigh, Jarrad | HBFL | 90% | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 | Mumford, Shane | FPR | 88% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Keefe, Ryan | HFFR | 86% | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Parker, Luke | SUB↑ | 34% | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Pyke, Mike | RU | 67% | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Richards, Ted | FB | 100% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Roberts-Thomson, Lewis | CHF | 82% | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Shaw, Rhyce | WL | 87% | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Walsh, Tommy | FPL↓ | 53% | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total (22 players) | 11 | 12 | 376 | 187 | 189 | 68 | 32 | 68 | 33 | 52 | 21 | 22 | 52 | 41 | |||
L. Parker replaced T. Walsh during the third quarter.
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 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Geelong | Coach: Chris Scott | ||||||||||||||
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| 9 | N. Malceski | 25 | T. Richards | 34 | A. Johnson | 36 | N. Vardy | 9 | J. Kelly | ||||||
| 31 | J. Podsiadly | 26 | T. Hawkins | 35 | P. Chapman | 20 | S. Johnson | 21 | J. Murdoch | ||||||
| FORWARD | 11 | J. Corey | 12 | T. West | |||||||||||
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| 3 | J. McVeigh | 39 | H. Grundy | 29 | M. Mattner |
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| HALF-FORWARD | 12 | J. Kennedy | 24 | J. Bolton | |||||||||||
| 21 | B. McGlynn | 30 | L. Roberts-Thomson | 5 | R. O'Keefe | 14 | C. Bird | 4 | D. Hannebery | ||||||
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| Sydney | Coach: John Longmire | ||||||||||||||
Score Timeline
| Quarter | Team | Scoring Event | Score | Time | ||
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| Q1 | SYDN | Jarrad McVeigh goal | 0.0.0 | - | 1.0.6 | 01:46 |
| GEEL | Jimmy Bartel behind | 0.1.1 | - | 1.0.6 | 03:33 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman goal | 1.1.7 | - | 1.0.6 | 04:19 | |
| SYDN | Adam Goodes goal | 1.1.7 | - | 2.0.12 | 05:23 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.0.12 | 06:50 | |
| SYDN | Jarrad McVeigh behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.1.13 | 08:01 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 1.2.8 | - | 2.2.14 | 09:09 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman goal | 2.2.14 | - | 2.2.14 | 10:40 | |
| SYDN | Shane Mumford goal | 2.2.14 | - | 3.2.20 | 14:16 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly goal | 3.2.20 | - | 3.2.20 | 16:29 | |
| SYDN | Tommy Walsh behind | 3.2.20 | - | 3.3.21 | 18:02 | |
| SYDN | Adam Goodes behind | 3.2.20 | - | 3.4.22 | 19:38 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson goal | 4.2.26 | - | 3.4.22 | 21:28 | |
| SYDN | Craig Bird behind | 4.2.26 | - | 3.5.23 | 24:11 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy goal | 4.2.26 | - | 4.5.29 | 25:54 | |
| GEEL | Nathan Vardy behind | 4.3.27 | - | 4.5.29 | 30:04 | |
| Q2 | SYDN | Jarrad McVeigh goal | 4.3.27 | - | 5.5.35 | 03:58 |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 4.3.27 | - | 5.6.36 | 05:03 | |
| GEEL | Steve Johnson behind | 4.4.28 | - | 5.6.36 | 06:33 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 5.4.34 | - | 5.6.36 | 08:56 | |
| GEEL | Tom Lonergan goal | 6.4.40 | - | 5.6.36 | 12:26 | |
| GEEL | Nathan Vardy goal | 7.4.46 | - | 5.6.36 | 16:08 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy behind | 7.4.46 | - | 5.7.37 | 22:12 | |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 7.4.46 | - | 5.8.38 | 24:11 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.8.38 | 27:46 | |
| Q3 | SYDN | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.9.39 | 01:40 |
| SYDN | Rushed behind | 7.5.47 | - | 5.10.40 | 04:17 | |
| SYDN | Tommy Walsh goal | 7.5.47 | - | 6.10.46 | 07:43 | |
| SYDN | Jude Bolton behind | 7.5.47 | - | 6.11.47 | 09:34 | |
| SYDN | Kieren Jack goal | 7.5.47 | - | 7.11.53 | 10:34 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 8.5.53 | - | 7.11.53 | 12:25 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman behind | 8.6.54 | - | 7.11.53 | 15:55 | |
| SYDN | Josh Kennedy behind | 8.6.54 | - | 7.12.54 | 18:06 | |
| GEEL | Mitch Duncan goal | 9.6.60 | - | 7.12.54 | 19:03 | |
| GEEL | Allen Christensen goal | 10.6.66 | - | 7.12.54 | 21:56 | |
| GEEL | Rushed behind | 10.7.67 | - | 7.12.54 | 23:48 | |
| GEEL | Paul Chapman goal | 11.7.73 | - | 7.12.54 | 24:40 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 12.7.79 | - | 7.12.54 | 26:59 | |
| Q4 | GEEL | Mitch Duncan behind | 12.8.80 | - | 7.12.54 | 01:35 |
| GEEL | Andrew Mackie goal | 13.8.86 | - | 7.12.54 | 02:04 | |
| GEEL | Jimmy Bartel goal | 14.8.92 | - | 7.12.54 | 06:07 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly goal | 15.8.98 | - | 7.12.54 | 09:54 | |
| SYDN | Ryan O'Keefe goal | 15.8.98 | - | 8.12.60 | 11:29 | |
| SYDN | Ben McGlynn goal | 15.8.98 | - | 9.12.66 | 16:45 | |
| SYDN | Adam Goodes goal | 15.8.98 | - | 10.12.72 | 19:22 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly behind | 15.9.99 | - | 10.12.72 | 23:43 | |
| SYDN | Jude Bolton goal | 15.9.99 | - | 11.12.78 | 25:42 | |
| GEEL | James Podsiadly goal | 16.9.105 | - | 11.12.78 | 26:57 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins behind | 16.10.106 | - | 11.12.78 | 28:38 | |
| GEEL | Tom Hawkins goal | 17.10.112 | - | 11.12.78 | 29:14 | |