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4:56:56 PM Sun 27 March, 2005
Matt Burgan
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Brad Ottens has started life as a Cat in terrific style, while Terry Wallace's coaching career at Richmond has got off to a horrible start after Geelong thrashed the Tigers by 62 points at the MCG on Sunday.
The Cats 25.10 (160) defeated the Tigers 15.8 (98) in front of a crowd of 48,251.
Ottens, who was traded to Geelong from Richmond during last October's exchange period, was a fine contributor in the Cats' outstanding victory. It was sweet revenge for Ottens and Geelong after Wallace had been savage in his assessment of Ottens' departure from Punt Rd in the lead-up to the match.
Wallace added the spice when he claimed Ottens left Richmond for monetary reasons, while Geelong coach Mark Thompson remained tight-lipped about biting back.
Although Ottens did not notch up a disposal until he registered a kick at the seven-minute mark of the second term, Ottens finished the match with three goals on top of 15 hit outs, in an impressive start to his career at Geelong.
Geelong entered the match missing regulars Brenton Sanderson, Steve Johnson and Charlie Gardiner because of injury-interrupted pre-seasons, while it also lost versatile tall Cameron Mooney with a buttock injury on Friday.
On top of that, key defender Tom Harley and the hard-at-it Darren Milburn were late withdrawals, while the Tigers went unto the match unchanged.
Midfielder Paul Koulouriotis, who was an important part of Geelong's finals campaign last year, came back into the 22, while key defender Matthew Egan also entered the line-up and played his first AFL match.
Both Egan and Koulouriotis' day was soured somewhat after the debutant received a corked buttock after courageously standing in front of a marking contest, while the midfielder sustained a hamstring injury.
Geelong had winners all over the ground, starting from the Matthew Scarlett-led defence, to the midfield brigade consisting of Cameron Ling and Corey Enright, through to the forward set-up featuring Kent Kingsley, who booted four goals. Ling and Enright vied for best-on-ground honours, as the duo notched up 57 disposals between them,
The Cats also had 13 individual goalkickers, which included eight multiple goalscorers.
Key Richmond forward Matthew Richardson gave his best with three goals, while Shane Tuck and Mark Coughlan battled hard, as did Darren Gaspar, who showed some positives signs after playing with a knee injury last season.
Last year's number one choice in the NAB AFL Draft and first-gamer Brett Deledio also showed some promising signs for the Tigers, particularly early in the match.
Although much had been talked about Ottens, as the replacement forward for the NFL-bound Ben Graham over the summer, he began in the ruck, as Geelong skipper Steven King surprisingly started on the pine when the ball was bounced.
King was soon on the ground and Ottens won six hit outs for the term, yet it was the prodigious talents of Andrew Mackie that was the talking point of the opening quarter.
Mackie was particularly impressive with his leading and marking, while his accuracy in front of goal came to the fore when he finished with three goals for the term. His third was the first of three in a row from the Cats, which resulted in the visitors gaining an 11-point lead at quarter-time.
After an evenly poised start, Geelong took full control after the first change and slammed on six goals to two in the second quarter. In fact, the Cats booted five in succession, making it eight in a row, which was the catalyst in the victory.
Ottens grew in stature as the second term progressed and entered the half-time break with two goals to his name and 10 hit outs.
But it was Enright, who was the star of the first half, as he racked up 16 touches and had two majors. His influence on the game was shown via his decision making and use of the ball.
On top of its 37-point lead, Geelong's dominance was clearly shown in the statistics department, as it had 40 more kicks and 29 more handballs by the main break.
The Cats dug their claws further into the Tigers after half-time, when they added a further seven goals to three in the third quarter. It looked ugly on the scoreboard, as Geelong had 19 goals to nine and a 64-point lead entering the final term.
Although both sides managed six goals each in the last quarter, it mattered little as it was a miserable start to the 2005 season for the Tigers.
RICHMOND: 4.3, 6.5, 9.6, 15.8 (98)
GEELONG: 6.2, 12.6, 19.10, 25.10 (160)
GOALS – Richmond: Brown 3, Pettifer 3, Richardson 3, Gaspar, Krakouer, Graham, Tuck, Chaffey, Campbell
Geelong: Kingsley 4, Mackie 3, Ottens 3, Playfair 2, Ablett 2, Kelly 2, Enright 2, Byrnes 2, Bartel, Riccardi, Ling, Koulouriotis, Chapman
BEST – Richmond: Gaspar, Tuck, Coughlan, Chaffey, Richardson
Geelong: Enright, Ling, Chapman, Bartel, Ablett, Kingsley, Ottens , Mackie, Hunt, Scarlett
INJURIES – Richmond: TBA
Geelong: Egan (corked buttock), Koulouriotis (hamstring)
CHANGES – Richmond: - nil
4:56:56 PM Sun 27 March, 2005
Matt Burgan
Exclusive to afl.com.au
Brad Ottens has started life as a Cat in terrific style, while Terry Wallace's coaching career at Richmond has got off to a horrible start after Geelong thrashed the Tigers by 62 points at the MCG on Sunday.
The Cats 25.10 (160) defeated the Tigers 15.8 (98) in front of a crowd of 48,251.
Ottens, who was traded to Geelong from Richmond during last October's exchange period, was a fine contributor in the Cats' outstanding victory. It was sweet revenge for Ottens and Geelong after Wallace had been savage in his assessment of Ottens' departure from Punt Rd in the lead-up to the match.
Wallace added the spice when he claimed Ottens left Richmond for monetary reasons, while Geelong coach Mark Thompson remained tight-lipped about biting back.
Although Ottens did not notch up a disposal until he registered a kick at the seven-minute mark of the second term, Ottens finished the match with three goals on top of 15 hit outs, in an impressive start to his career at Geelong.
Geelong entered the match missing regulars Brenton Sanderson, Steve Johnson and Charlie Gardiner because of injury-interrupted pre-seasons, while it also lost versatile tall Cameron Mooney with a buttock injury on Friday.
On top of that, key defender Tom Harley and the hard-at-it Darren Milburn were late withdrawals, while the Tigers went unto the match unchanged.
Midfielder Paul Koulouriotis, who was an important part of Geelong's finals campaign last year, came back into the 22, while key defender Matthew Egan also entered the line-up and played his first AFL match.
Both Egan and Koulouriotis' day was soured somewhat after the debutant received a corked buttock after courageously standing in front of a marking contest, while the midfielder sustained a hamstring injury.
Geelong had winners all over the ground, starting from the Matthew Scarlett-led defence, to the midfield brigade consisting of Cameron Ling and Corey Enright, through to the forward set-up featuring Kent Kingsley, who booted four goals. Ling and Enright vied for best-on-ground honours, as the duo notched up 57 disposals between them,
The Cats also had 13 individual goalkickers, which included eight multiple goalscorers.
Key Richmond forward Matthew Richardson gave his best with three goals, while Shane Tuck and Mark Coughlan battled hard, as did Darren Gaspar, who showed some positives signs after playing with a knee injury last season.
Last year's number one choice in the NAB AFL Draft and first-gamer Brett Deledio also showed some promising signs for the Tigers, particularly early in the match.
Although much had been talked about Ottens, as the replacement forward for the NFL-bound Ben Graham over the summer, he began in the ruck, as Geelong skipper Steven King surprisingly started on the pine when the ball was bounced.
King was soon on the ground and Ottens won six hit outs for the term, yet it was the prodigious talents of Andrew Mackie that was the talking point of the opening quarter.
Mackie was particularly impressive with his leading and marking, while his accuracy in front of goal came to the fore when he finished with three goals for the term. His third was the first of three in a row from the Cats, which resulted in the visitors gaining an 11-point lead at quarter-time.
After an evenly poised start, Geelong took full control after the first change and slammed on six goals to two in the second quarter. In fact, the Cats booted five in succession, making it eight in a row, which was the catalyst in the victory.
Ottens grew in stature as the second term progressed and entered the half-time break with two goals to his name and 10 hit outs.
But it was Enright, who was the star of the first half, as he racked up 16 touches and had two majors. His influence on the game was shown via his decision making and use of the ball.
On top of its 37-point lead, Geelong's dominance was clearly shown in the statistics department, as it had 40 more kicks and 29 more handballs by the main break.
The Cats dug their claws further into the Tigers after half-time, when they added a further seven goals to three in the third quarter. It looked ugly on the scoreboard, as Geelong had 19 goals to nine and a 64-point lead entering the final term.
Although both sides managed six goals each in the last quarter, it mattered little as it was a miserable start to the 2005 season for the Tigers.
RICHMOND: 4.3, 6.5, 9.6, 15.8 (98)
GEELONG: 6.2, 12.6, 19.10, 25.10 (160)
GOALS – Richmond: Brown 3, Pettifer 3, Richardson 3, Gaspar, Krakouer, Graham, Tuck, Chaffey, Campbell
Geelong: Kingsley 4, Mackie 3, Ottens 3, Playfair 2, Ablett 2, Kelly 2, Enright 2, Byrnes 2, Bartel, Riccardi, Ling, Koulouriotis, Chapman
BEST – Richmond: Gaspar, Tuck, Coughlan, Chaffey, Richardson
Geelong: Enright, Ling, Chapman, Bartel, Ablett, Kingsley, Ottens , Mackie, Hunt, Scarlett
INJURIES – Richmond: TBA
Geelong: Egan (corked buttock), Koulouriotis (hamstring)
CHANGES – Richmond: - nil
Was injured for the finals IIRC, so that blows your argument.
