MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2014 SPORT 21 Hayes records stirring end despite the wooden spoon

ADELAIDE V ST KILDA CROWS 4.2 11.5 15.5 22.9 141 SAINTS 2.2 3.3 8.7 9.8 62 BEST Adelaide: R Sloane B Smith E Betts S Jacobs M Jaensch P Dangerfield T Walker. St Kilda: J Steven L Hayes S Fisher L Montagna D Armitage GOALS Adelaide: E Betts 5 R Sloane 3 T Walker 3 J Lyons 2 S Kerridge 2 B Rutten B Smith D Mackay J Podsiadly M Crouch P Dangerfield R Douglas St Kilda: D Armitage 2 A Schneider B Murdoch C Jones F Ray L Montagna R Stanley S White. UMPIRES Jason Armstrong, Luke Farmer, Craig Fleer CROWD 44,969 at

By STEVE LARKIN

ST Kilda great Lenny Hayes set an AFL record but his struggling club collected the wooden spoon when trounced by 79 points by Adelaide yesterday. Hayes, in his last AFL game, broke the competition’s record for most tackles as the Crows posted a 22.9 (141) to 9.8 (62) win at Adelaide Oval. Hayes surpassed the all- time record of Sydney’s Jude Bolton – the esteemed Saint laid 13 tackles for a career tally of 1496, six more than the ex- Swan. Adelaide’s Scott Thompson gets brought down by St Kilda’s Jack Steven during the game at Adelaide Oval yesterday Picture: SARAH REED While Hayes claimed a milestone, Adelaide backman The Crows end their season 44,969-strong crowd, Adelaide Adelaide’s acting captain Smith (33 touches), Sam ens, who was their standout could end his in 10th spot with 11 wins and 11 cracked the game open. was best afield Jacobs (50 hit outs), Matthew with 30 disposals. career with a suspension. losses while the Saints, winners The Crows booted 11 of the with three goals and 30 dispos- Jaensch (27 possessions) and Hayes gathered 21 dispos- Rutten, playing his last AFL just four times, finish bottom next 12 goals en route to a als in his 100th AFL match (25 dispos- als, while fellow onballer game, felled Saint Adam for the first time since 2000. resounding victory punctuated while Taylor Walker also pot- als) were all prominent. David Armitage was the visi- Schneider with an elbow to the After St Kilda kicked two of by a five-goal haul from live- ted three majors. The Saints were overly re- tor’s only multiple goalkicker head in the opening quarter. the initial three goals before a wire forward . Their teammates Brodie liant on midfielder Jack Stev- with two majors.

Giants shadow Dog’s day WESTERN Demons resigned BULLDOGS V GWS BULLDOGS to losing Frawley By BEN McKAY The madcap last quarter The normally tenacious 2.4 10.4 11.14 18.7 was in sharp contrast to the Bulldogs had just 18 tackles in 115 GWS Giants have played start of the match, with early the first half, but responded. GIANTS By ROB FORSAITH Frawley is yet to inform the party-pooper to Daniel Gian- mistakes costly for the Bull- A fine running goal to Gian- 4.0 5.8 12.6 15.19 109 club of his plans. siracusa’s AFL farewell with a dogs. siracusa announced the Bull- BEST chief execu- “He says he hasn’t made up last minute six-point win over If GWS led early by taking dogs were back in the contest, GWS: D Shiel W Hoskin-Elliott H Shaw tive Peter Jackson suspects in- his mind and that might be the . their opportunities, with 4.0 to with two T Greene A Treloar D Smith J Kelly Z demand free agent James genuine,” Jackson said. Williams. kicked a goal 2.4 at quarter-time, they goals setting up Tom Liberato- Bulldogs: R Griffen S Crameri T Frawley has played his last “I hope it is genuine. I hope with 16 seconds remaining to surged in the second term on re to take the lead. Liberatore M Boyd J Stringer D game for the AFL club. he stays, but you would have ruin the veteran Bulldog’s last their talent. A Giansiracusa If there was any doubt this Giansiracusa R Murphy M Bontempelli The future of Frawley, thought he might have made match, while sending their goal provided brief respite for game mattered to the players, GOALS named in the 2010 All Austra- up his mind by now.” GWS: W Hoskin-Elliott 5 J Stewart 3 A own retiree Josh Hunt out a the Bulldogs, who had no it was gone on three-quarter Treloar 2 R Palmer 2 C McCarthy D lian side, has been up in the air Jackson admitted the lowly winner. answer to the Giants’ run. time as a 36-player brawl Smith J Kelly T Boyd T Greene Z since he put contract talks on club would be disappointed to With 30 seconds to play, The Giants kicked four broke out with Ryan Griffen, Williams. hold in January. lose one of their brightest stars. Bulldogs: Stringer 4 S Crameri 4 D dropped a goals in six minutes to push who was irrepressible around Giansiracusa 2 M Bontempelli 2 R Jackson said yesterday he “Of course we are. That’s straightforward mark inside their lead to 32 points. the packs at the bottom of the Griffen T Liberatore W Minson. was essentially resigned to los- the problem with free agency,” 50, with the Giants able to re- was clearing scramble. INJURIES ing the versatile 25-year-old, he said. “My understanding is bound and snatch an 18.7 (115) the lines, Phil Davis was strong While Crameri’s purple Greater Western Sydney: Z Williams who has been heavily linked to the offer we’ve put on the table to 15.19 (109) win. in defence and centremen patch extended to another (ankle). Geelong. for him is not unreasonable UMPIRES Led by Will Hoskin-Elliot’s Adam Treloar and Hoskin- goal, the Giants came again, Sam Hay, David Harris, . “He’s had an offer on the compared to other offers he five goals, the Giants looked to Elliot were surging forward to with Hoskin-Elliot and Toby CROWD table for some time, quite a few might have. have blown an early lead, trail- kick goals. Greene goals grabbing back 14,725 at Etihad Stadium. weeks,” Jackson said. Jackson and coach Paul ing by nine points at the start Fourth-gamer James Stew- the lead. “So if that was acceptable to Roos both joined the club last of the final term. But the art was also dangerous, kicking The 14,725 in attendance him, I assume he would have year and loom as arguably the Giants resisted a long stretch two strong goals from outside may have come to farewell accepted it by now. two most important figures in of Bulldog dominance to set up 50 before a smart, running Giansiracusa but they were “You can draw your own Melbourne’s bid to become a the winning play. snap for this third. treated to a grandstand finish. conclusions.” successful side again.

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