Jack makes top 10 Round 12 By MICHAEL HORAN happy we’ve had a win, our second win since Jonathan Brown booted 10.1 NORTH MELB 4.5 8.8 11.11 14.13 (97) in for the year, and happy that our game against Carlton at in round CARLTON 1.5 6.3 10.4 10.8 (68) plan is coming together well. I was just 16, 2007 but the Tiger spearhead laid all GOALS — North Melbourne: L Thomas 7 R Bastinac 2 B Warren JACK was here. And there, every- 2 B Harvey H McIntosh Wright. Carlton: E Betts 5 J Waite 3 M where. lucky enough to get on the end of a few the glory at the feet of his cohorts Kreuzer S O’hAilpin. today,’’ Riewoldt said after the game. further afield. BEST — North Melbourne: L Thomas S Thompson B Warren S (pictured) be- McMahon R Bastinac M Firrito. Carlton: E Betts B Gibbs J came the new forward line super When his 10th came deep into time-on ‘‘ had 14 touches in the Murphy C Judd S Simpson R Hadley. in the last quarter, Riewoldt was first quarter, which was sensational. Umpires: Scott McLaren. hero for Richmond yesterday Crowd: 43,732 at Etihad . with a lifetime best bag of 10.3 swamped by teammates to celebrate the was leading from the feat a couple of minutes before they front. You can’t get the ball unless your HAWTHORN 7.2 9.3 13.4 19.10 (124) amid the Tigers’ 49-point maul- 2.3 6.6 9.8 11.11 (77) ing of the . collectively rejoiced in the side’s second mid-field gets it,’’ he said. win of the year GOALS — Hawthorn: C Rioli 3 J Roughead 3 L Franklin 3 L The 21-year-old kicked four Riewoldt has now booted 45.25 for the Hodge 3 C Peterson 2 M Osborne 2 B Guerra B Muston X Ellis. goals in the opening 10 minutes ‘‘I think you see that a lot when guys season — a conversion rate of 64.3 per Adelaide: K Tippett 4 P Dangerfield 2 T Walker 2 R Douglas R Henderson S Stevens. of the game, had six by half-time kick their first goal ... it’s a great cent — and taken his 58-game career BEST — Hawthorn: L Hodge C Rioli J Lewis S Mitchell G Birchall and finished with a flourish by feeling,’’ he said. ‘‘I think that just total to 102. It is the first time he has L Franklin B Renouf. Adelaide: D Mackay R Douglas S Goodwin booting three in the final term to symbolises what we’re about as a group booted more than six in a game at any K Tippett R Sloane. Umpires: , Heath Ryan, Jason Armstrong. reach double figures. at the moment.’’ level of football. Crowd: 16,167 at Aurora Stadium. ‘‘It hasn’t really sunk in. I’m just It was the first 10-goal haul in the AFL ‘‘I’ve been doing a lot of work,’’ he said. 6.3 11.6 16.11 23.16 (154) ESSENDON 4.3 8.6 10.9 12.11 (83) GOALS — Geelong: J Podsiadly 5 T Varcoe 5 S Johnson 4 J Picture: DANIEL WILKINS Bartel 3 S Byrnes 3 J Kelly M Stokes P Chapman. Essendon: M Hurley 4 A Davey 3 B Stanton 2 D Zaharakis L Jetta M McVeigh. Milestone man BEST — Geelong: J Bartel J Kelly G Ablett T Varcoe P Chapman J Podsiadly J Selwood. Essendon: J Watson M Hurley A Davey C Dempsey N Lovett-Murray P Ryder. sparks Saints Umpires: Stuart Wenn Michael Vozzo . Crowd: 46,358 at Etihad Stadium. ST KILDA’S second triumph 3.2 10.4 11.6 14.9 (93) PUB: PORT ADELAIDE 4.0 6.2 8.5 8.7 (55) in the space of three weeks saw it GOALS — Sydney: A Goodes 3 D Hannebery 2 J Bolton 2 J surge into the top two last night Kennedy 2 B Kirk B McGlynn J McVeigh K Jack N Malceski. Port ahead of a week’s rest and a Adelaide: B Ebert C Hitchcock H Hartlett J Davenport J TNEWS NT highly anticipated Trengrove K Cornes M Thomas T Boak. BEST — Sydney: N Malceski A Goodes S Mumford R O’Keefe with Geelong. J Bolton M Mattner H Grundy. Port Adelaide: K Cornes J Surjan Sparked by four first-half goals C Cornes H Hartlett. Umpires: Jacob Mollison. from milestone man Stephen Crowd: 20,106 at AAMI Stadium. Milne, the Saints controlled the RICHMOND 6.1 11.5 16.11 19.12 (126) opening half against Fremantle WEST COAST 2.3 3.5 7.6 11.11 (77) before standing firm in the face of GOALS — Richmond: J Riewoldt 10 B Nason 3 D Martin 2 A DATE: a late Dockers’ charge to prevail Collins M Farmer M White T Vickery. West Coast: B McKinley 3 12.13 (85) to 10.7 (67). M LeCras 3 J Kennedy 2 B Dalziell B Waters M Priddis. BEST — Richmond: J Riewoldt B Deledio S Tuck D Martin J King ‘‘It’s been a long journey and T Cotchin. West Coast: M Priddis D Cox M LeCras B Waters M this is another step,’’ Milne said. Rosa A Embley. Umpires: , Shane Stewart, Michael Jennings. 14-JUN-2010 ‘‘The boys were tremendous to- Crowd: 30,870 at Melbourne Ground. day, it was a great effort to come over here and have a good win.’’ W’BULLDOGS 5.6 7.9 13.12 17.19 (121) 1.1 5.2 6.4 8.8 (56) kicked St GOALS — : B Hall 6 D Giansiracusa 3 B Stack Kilda’s only goal of the final 2 W Minson 2 J Grant J Hill L Gilbee N Eagleton. Brisbane: A quarter to seal the result after Buchanan 3 B Fevola 2 B Staker J Redden M Rischitelli. BEST — Western Bulldogs: M Boyd B Hall A Cooney D Morris Fremantle had kicked five R Murphy R Griffen D Cross. Brisbane: S Black T Rockliff M consecutive majors to close Rischitelli D Rich. to within 12 points with two Umpires: Chris Kamolins, Michael Avon, Shane McInerney.

PAGE: Crowd: minutes remaining. 30,831 at Etihad Stadium. ST KILDA 4.2 8.6 11.7 12.13 (85) The Saints’ win came despite FREMANTLE 2.1 4.5 7.6 10.7 (67) them playing most of the match GOALS — St Kilda: S Milne 4 A Schneider 2 J Koschitzke 2 A one rotation down, with defender McQualter C Jones M Gardiner S Gilbert. Fremantle: A Morabito 42 Raphael Clarke injuring a 2 H Ballantyne 2 K Bradley M Barlow M Pavlich N Fyfe P Duffield hamstring in the first term and P Hasleby. BEST — St Kilda: B Goddard S Milne C Jones S Gilbert J

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C from the second GEELONG 12 10 2 0 1495 962 155.4 40 minute of the match when he ● COLL’WOOD 11 8 3 0 1187 928 127.9 32 M broke two tackles to snap the ST KILDA 12 9 3 0 1054 841 125.3 36 opening goal. FREMANTLE 12 8 4 0 1270 1067 119.0 32 Y BULLDOGS 12 7 5 0 1171 937 125.0 28 The Dockers had a different look CARLTON 12 7 5 0 1173 1047 112.0 28 K about them, with raw ruckman SYDNEY 12 7 5 0 1083 978 110.7 28 and out-of-favour HAWTHORN 12 6 6 0 1054 1037 101.6 24 midfielder earn- CARRIED AWAY: St Kilda’s is chaired off by teammates after his 200th game NORTH MELB 12 6 6 0 980 1233 79.5 24 ing their first games for the season ESSENDON 12 5 7 0 1088 1215 89.6 20 as Fremantle made four changes. BRISBANE 12 5 7 0 1058 1192 88.8 20 PORT ADEL 12 5 7 0 940 1132 83.0 20 Out-of-sorts Adam McPhee, Bulldogs bite back to crush Lions ● MELBOURNE 11 4 7 0 867 956 90.7 16 most recently deployed as a key WEST COAST 12 3 9 0 980 1207 81.2 12 defender, was a surprise choice as MELBOURNE: The Western further off the top-eight pace. then went up a gear and kicked ADELAIDE 12 3 9 0 909 1162 78.2 12 the midfield minder of Lenny Bulldogs have smashed Brisbane Brisbane captain Jonathan six goals to lead by 50 points at RICHMOND 12 2 10 0 869 1284 67.7 8 Hayes, who carved up West Coast in the second half to win their Brown was a late withdrawal as the last change. ● Playing today AFL clash at Etihad Stadium by Next Week in the Saints’ recent visit to Perth he continues to battle groin Brisbane did not kick another Round 13 (Split) — Friday, June 18: Hawthorn v in Round 9. Power defender Chris 65 points. trouble, while fellow key goal until 11 minutes into the Essendon at the MCG, 7.10pm. Saturday, June 19: Tarrant was something of a sur- kicked six goals and forward Brendan Fevola had an final term, when Amon Carlton v Fremantle at Etihad Stadium, 6.40pm; Brisbane v Richmond at the Gabba, 6.40pm. Sunday, prise as the first match-up for midfielder had 31 unhappy day. Buchanan kicked his third. Milne before young negator Jay possessions in his 150th match Fevola only kicked two goals June 20: North Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Etihad The Bulldogs started the match Stadium, 12.40pm; West Coast v Western Bulldogs at van Berlo was given the job. as the Bulldogs won 17.19 (121) to and looked out of sorts as Dale full of running and kicked five Subiaco Oval, 4.10pm. Plan A later became Plan C 8.8 (56). Morris played a superb game goals to one in the first quarter. though as Tarrant was shifted It was a badly-needed return on him. back onto the livewire St Kilda to form for the Bulldogs, That brought the Lions to Bulldogs forward Robert goalsneak when he kicked his who had lost their previous two within 15 points early in the Murphy was outstanding in his fourth late in the second quarter. games, while the Lions drop third quarter, but the Bulldogs return from knee surgery. Debate over Murphy MELBOURNE: The Western Bulldogs have a pleasant dilemma — should Robert Murphy play Watts will radiate for Demons, says Bruce forward or back? Murphy returned from three weeks out after MELBOURNE: Melbourne veteran a long-term project; the annual well tomorrow.’’ The Demons’ top knee surgery to play a starring role in yesterday’s has backed young Queen’s Birthday clash will be his three draft picks last year — Tom 65-point AFL win over Brisbane at Etihad Stadium. key forward (pictured) eighth AFL match. Scully, and Jordan While Murphy is better-known these days as a to rise to the occasion in today’s AFL ‘‘He’s developing ... a lot of people Gysberts — will all play in their first lead-up forward, he played a great game in clash against Collingwood. don’t realise how limited a prep- Queen’s Birthday match. defence against the Lions. Watts was the 2008 No. 1 draft pick aration he had for AFL footy,’’ Collingwood will start favourites, Murphy had 25 possessions and frequently set and made a much-publicised senior Bruce said. but have been hit by injuries, includ- debut in the corresponding game last ‘‘He’s going to improve and he’s an ing (groin) and Ben up scoring opportunities with his long kicks into year, when the powerful Magpies exciting talent, we’re looking for him Johnson (ankle). the forward 50. defence gave him a rough welcome to step up. The Demons had to leave out ‘‘Our defensive coach wants to play him down and he did not kick a goal. ‘‘He’s a player who loves the big their in-form captain James back and the forward coach wants to play him Melbourne stress that Watts, 19, is occasion and I’m sure he’ll perform McDonald (hamstring). forward,’’ said coach . 42 — Northern Territory News, Monday, June 14, 2010 www.ntnews.com.au