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May 09, 2006
Swans Bitch Slap Lions in Easy Walk in the Park
With the season back on track and the heading to to Brisbane which had become a happy hunting ground under the coaching of Paul Roos the Swans came into the match against the Brisbane Lions expecting to win. In the build up to the match the Lions game plan had been leaked to the local media and reports had the side split in two between those loyal to the coach Leigh Matthews and those loyal Jason "I cry like a little girl" Akermanis.
For the Swans the game started on a great note which the late withdrawl of Ben Mathews for Sean Dempster who had some impact on the match including his first goal in League football. The Swans led most of the day and really weren't pressed at any stage despite the Lions getting within two goals half way in the last quarter. Sydney was particularly dominant in the second term but led by only 26 points at half-time thanks to Barry Hall missing a pair of gettable set shots.
However, the Swans were able to build on their advantage in a third quarter when Jason Akermanis blew up and gave in to his "serial pest" Jared Crouch. First the he gave away a free kick that resulted in a goal to Crouch, then he tangled with Crouch which saw him get reported and conceded another free which resulted in the goal to Sean Dempster from 60m's out on the run.
Thanks Aker
The last quarter was a task of getting to the 100 point target for the second week in a row and hold the Lions at bay, which the Swans did with ease. For Sydney, Jude Bolton, Nick Fosdike and Adam Goodes were prominent with Goodes getting 28 possession alone to wrap up Best on Ground honours. In defence Lewis Roberts-Thompson did a fine job standing Jonathan Brown, while Crouch kicked two goals, had 19 disposals and won his running battle with Akermanis. Hall was good early kicking three goals until young first gamer, Jason Roe was put on him. The kid was outsized but put up a great fight and stopped Hall for ripping the Lions apart any further.
All in all a good win, but we'll face better sides in the coming weeks. This Lions side isn't what it was.
BRISBANE LIONS: 3.4, 4.4, 8.7, 10.10 (70)
SYDNEY: 5.2, 8.6, 13.10, 15.12 (102)
GOALS: Hall 3, Goodes, Crouch, Bolton, Ablett 2, Kirk, McVeigh, Dempster, Malceski 1.
Best Swan On Ground: Adam Goodes. That's more like his Brownlow winning best.
Rising Star: McVeigh. His Best. Game. Ever.
Posted by robbieando at May 9, 2006 06:19 PM