Swans Surging to Semis
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2017 SPORT 51 SYDNEY V ESSENDON SWANS 3.2 13.5 17.5 19.7 121 BOMBERS 1.3 3.4 5.8 8.8 56 GOALS Sydney: L Franklin 4 C Sinclair 3 D Towers 3 G Rohan 2 I Heeney 2 J Kennedy 2 J Lloyd K Jack T Papley Essendon: J Daniher 3 J Begley 2 D Heppell D Myers O Fantasia BEST Sydney: J Kennedy L Parker L Franklin C Sinclair J Lloyd D Hannebery I Heeney Essendon: D Parish J Daniher D Zaharakis B Goddard A McGrath INJURIES Sydney: L Franklin (corked thigh), I Heeney (nose) UMPIRES S Meredith R Chamberlain B Hosking CROWD 46,323 at SCG Swans surging to semis FROM BACK PAGE COMPARE Still, there was hope. Essen- don’s 39 tackles showed that. THE BOOKIES Then, whooshka. “Thanks AND GET THE for coming,” Lance Franklin BEST ODDS declared. The megastar burst the game apart with three goals in six minutes. A set-shot from beyond 50m, a running goal after storming through two tack- les and then a set-shot from the boundary. The last followed a cool West Coast Eagles players celebrate after Luke Shuey kicked the winning goal in the first AFL elimination final match against Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval last night mark after Patrick Ambrose Picture: AAP and Mark Baguley collided. Bomber fans were sick of the sight of Buddy and Marty Gleeson was sick on the side- lines, vomiting three times. Down by five goals, it had fallen apart. Halfway through the quarter, the margin was 45 Shuey hero in upset points, Sydney slicing through 7.2 from 11 entries. Twelve Bombers had com- STEVE LARKIN had three goals and they were bined for seven disposals and 31 points up. their only centre clearances WEST Coast’s Luke Shuey has But Port were kept in the PORT ADELAIDE V had come from free kicks. kicked a goal after the siren to hunt by Charlie Dixon, who WEST COAST On the rare occasions Es- defeat Port Adelaide by two kicked his side’s initial three sendon won the footy, they POWER points in an extra-time AFL goals, and the home side re- 1.0 5.5 6.8 8.12 10.16 ET gave it back. elimination final epic. duced their deficit to 11 points 76 In three minutes, Daniher, Shuey instantly entered fi- at halftime. Both sides refused EAGLES Heppell and Michael Hurley nals folklore with a cool con- to crack in a brutal third term - 4.2 7.4 7.5 9.6 12.6 ET 78 sprayed it out on the full, with version from 40 metres to the only goal was scored by GOALS Hurley’s delivering Franklin deliver the Eagles a 12.6 (78) to Port’s Chad Wingard and the West Coast: J Darling 3 J Kennedy 3 L his fourth goal of the term. Shuey 2 D Petrie 2 J Cripps M Priddis 10.16 (76) win last night at Ad- Dejected Port players leave the field last night Picture: SARAH REED Eagles led by three points at Then Watson added his Port Adelaide: C Dixon 3 S.Gray 2 O elaide Oval. three-quarter time. Wines 2 B Ebert S Powell-Pepper name to the list of offenders. Scores were locked 60-60 at The midfielder was given a night against Greater Western In a frantic final term, a BEST Essendon was thumped in the the end of regulation time. deserved free kick when Port’s Sydney, after Friday night’s point to Travis Boak made it West Coast: J McGovern M Priddis D midfield and the air. And the Power appeared Jared Polec tackled him high Geelong-Sydney semi at the 60-60, setting up the extra- Petrie L Jetta L Shuey N Vardy By halftime, the Swans had Port Adelaide: C Dixon O Wines B over the line when they surged and, as he lined up, the siren MCG. And the esteemed ca- time drama. Ebert S Powell-Pepper D Howard R.Gray clunked 18 contested marks to 13 points ahead in the 10 extra went. reers of Sam Mitchell, Matt Scores were locked at 60-60 UMPIRES four. Still, this was a positive sea- minutes. From a testing distance and Priddis and Drew Petrie ex- at the end of regulation time at C Donlon C Deboy J Schmitt son. They farewell James Kelly But Eagle Josh Kennedy 45-degree angle, Shuey kicked tend another week. All were Adelaide Oval. The loser is CROWD and Watson and will want to scored two clutch goals as the truly to knock the Power out of valuable in the upset win. eliminated from the finals and 41,172 at Adelaide Oval add more grunt over summer. visitors snuck within two the finals. The Eagles make the per- the winner will meet Greater Sexy and slick might cut points, before Shuey’s last- West Coast advance to an fect start — by 10 minutes into Western Sydney in a semi- it during the season, but not gasp heroics. away semi-final next Saturday the second term, Jack Darling final next weekend. in September. Cats still keen on Menzel Bye weekend in doubt GEELONG want Daniel Men- trades for Gary Ablett and THE AFL will review the con- ing large numbers of players in zel to stay beyond this AFL sea- Greater Western Sydney for- troversial pre-finals bye amid Round 23. son, saying his shock omission ward Devon Smith. ongoing calls for the concept Hawthorn’s four-time was nothing more than an issue “It is more structure with the to be scrapped. premiership coach Alastair of team structure. way we set up the forward line Acting football operations Clarkson has been prominent The decision to drop the for- (for the final),” outgoing Cats manager Andrew Dillon said in his criticism. ward for Friday night’s qualify- football manager Steven Hock- yesterday that the bye had its “I think it’s an enormous ing final loss to Richmond ing said. “It was nothing more merits, but the AFL would for- disadvantage finishing top four fuelled speculation about his sinister. We are definitely in mally review the pros and cons and winning your first final future. communication with his man- anyway. and playing one game in three There has been speculation ager.” The bye weekend before the weeks leading into a prelim,” the Cats might move on Men- Hocking also said Motlop’s opening week of the finals was Clarkson said. zel and Territorian Steven Mot- management had put off con- introduced last year to stop Dillon said the AFL “would Daniel Menzel lop as they try to generate tract talks until the season ends. Alastair Clarkson September-bound teams rest- certainly look at it”. V1 - NTNE01Z01MA.