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ROUND 5: COUNTRY FESTIVAL
ESSENDON VS GEELONG
REID OVAL, WARRNAMBOOL
Sunday October 8 @ 1.05pm AEDT
Essendon’s match-up against Geelong on Sunday will be an interesting one, with the afternoon game in Warrnambool shaping as an important moment for both teams to amplify their finals ambitions.
ESSENDON was defeated by 20 points at Punt Road Oval last week by the Collingwood Football Club.
As the glaring sun set in across the city ahead of the AFL Grand Final, the Pies brought their own heat to keep their season alive with a 6.8 (44) to 3.6 (24) victory.
Despite trailing across all metrics bar tackles early, Collingwood capitalised on its opportunities to keep itself in the game. Conceding the first five inside-50s, the Pies found a reply, winning two of the next three and scoring a goal from both entries.
Bonnie Toogood again showed her prowess, worrying Collingwood’s defence, with two goals in the first half on the back of strong leads and body work.
Essendon had an opportunity to score with the breeze in the second quarter, but the experienced Magpies outfit responded quickly, tightening up their defence and denied Essendon the chance to score.
The Dons continued to find plenty of the ball but Collingwood were more impactful with their possessions, and led the second quarter inside 50 count to take a 13 point lead into the half-time break.
Maddy Prespakis was immense, especially in the third term, with 10 disposals (5 contested) and 3 tackles in that quarter, while Georgia Nanscawen continued to put her body on the line in Round 5, amassing 16 disposals and laying seven tackles for the day.
Bonnie Toogood displayed more of her brilliance and Essendon battled hard, but the Bombers struggled to create scoring opportunities after the Pies sent Bri Davey to half forward and lifted their intensity to frustrate Essendon's ball movement.
A day full of 'learnings' was made worse in the final term when Sophie Alexander, who had been among the bests last week, was stretchered off in a neck brace and sent to hospital following an incident in the final term.
Dons coach Nat Wood reflected on the midfield battle after the game:
"We over-handballed it today, that’s for sure. That’s what good teams with pressure do, they force you into doing things you don’t really want to do, so credit to Collingwood with that.
"We’re trying to find that balance of getting those kick marks but also making sure we’ve got enough speed on the game - we’ll keep evolving that."
COLLINGWOOD 2.2 4.4 5.7 6.8 (44)
ESSENDON 1.0 2.1 2.2 3.6 (24)
GOALS: Toogood 3
BEST: Prespakis, Toogood, Nanscawen, Wales, Cain
ESSENDON was defeated by 20 points at Punt Road Oval last week by the Collingwood Football Club.
As the glaring sun set in across the city ahead of the AFL Grand Final, the Pies brought their own heat to keep their season alive with a 6.8 (44) to 3.6 (24) victory.
Despite trailing across all metrics bar tackles early, Collingwood capitalised on its opportunities to keep itself in the game. Conceding the first five inside-50s, the Pies found a reply, winning two of the next three and scoring a goal from both entries.
Bonnie Toogood again showed her prowess, worrying Collingwood’s defence, with two goals in the first half on the back of strong leads and body work.
Essendon had an opportunity to score with the breeze in the second quarter, but the experienced Magpies outfit responded quickly, tightening up their defence and denied Essendon the chance to score.
The Dons continued to find plenty of the ball but Collingwood were more impactful with their possessions, and led the second quarter inside 50 count to take a 13 point lead into the half-time break.
Maddy Prespakis was immense, especially in the third term, with 10 disposals (5 contested) and 3 tackles in that quarter, while Georgia Nanscawen continued to put her body on the line in Round 5, amassing 16 disposals and laying seven tackles for the day.
Bonnie Toogood displayed more of her brilliance and Essendon battled hard, but the Bombers struggled to create scoring opportunities after the Pies sent Bri Davey to half forward and lifted their intensity to frustrate Essendon's ball movement.
A day full of 'learnings' was made worse in the final term when Sophie Alexander, who had been among the bests last week, was stretchered off in a neck brace and sent to hospital following an incident in the final term.
Dons coach Nat Wood reflected on the midfield battle after the game:
"We over-handballed it today, that’s for sure. That’s what good teams with pressure do, they force you into doing things you don’t really want to do, so credit to Collingwood with that.
"We’re trying to find that balance of getting those kick marks but also making sure we’ve got enough speed on the game - we’ll keep evolving that."
COLLINGWOOD 2.2 4.4 5.7 6.8 (44)
ESSENDON 1.0 2.1 2.2 3.6 (24)
GOALS: Toogood 3
BEST: Prespakis, Toogood, Nanscawen, Wales, Cain
ESSENDON
FB: | 7. Jacques | 17. Clarke | |
HB: | 20. Cain | 14. Gamble | 27. Van De Heuvel |
C: | 9. Walker | 10. Vogt | 2. Gee |
HF: | 19. Van Dyke | 32. Scott | 8. Toogood |
FF: | 3. Bannister | 5. Nanscawen | |
Foll: | 30. Wales | 33. Clarke | 4. M. Prespakis |
Int: | 6. Marshall | 16. Dyke | 25. Morcom |
| 22. Radford | 24. Alexander | |
Emg: | 28. Busch | 23. Tierney | 12. Doonan |
GEELONG
FB: | 11. M. McDonald | 26. Gunjaca | |
HB: | 10. Rankin | 21. Webster | 16. Emonson |
C: | 1. Bowen | 41. G. Prespakis | 6. Crocket-Grills |
HF: | 4. D. Moloney | 45. A. Moloney | 7. Surman |
FF: | 14. Scheer | 5. Parry | |
Foll: | 46. Hoare | 3. Amy McDonald | 9. Morrison |
Int: | 15. S. Scott | 20. Friswell | 8. Darby |
| 39. Abbey McDonald | 22. Kearns | |
Emg: | who cares? | | |
Essendon has made three changes for its team to take on Geelong this Sunday.
Sophie Van De Heuvel will make her return to the side, with Mia Van Dyke and Dani Marshall set to make their first appearances of the season.
Brooke Brown and Jess Wuetschner will both miss through injury, while Mia Busch has been omitted.
The Dons and Cats will square off at Reid Oval in Warrnambool this Sunday, the first bounce at 1:05pm.
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