The Cats were much too good for the Crows in round 14 of the AFL while Collingwood topped Sydney and Fremantle beat Brisbane.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Geelong belts Adelaide
Published:Sunday, June 26, 2011 7:20 AESTExpires:Saturday, September 24, 2011 7:20 AEST
Saturday Night Spin
Published:Saturday, June 25, 2011 6:55 AESTExpires:Friday, September 23, 2011 6:55 AEST
Matt Clinch and Adam Rozenbachs take an alternative look at the AFL landscape.
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australiaAFL pay debate heats up
Cats' depth embarrasses Crows
Updated June 26, 2011 17:56:00 Geelong overcame the omission of a handful of key players to smash Adelaide by 52 points at Kardinia Park on Sunday afternoon, turning up the heat on embattled Crows coach Neil Craig.
Cats stars James Kelly (ankle) and Brad Ottens (soreness) were late withdrawals joining Jimmy Bartel, Josh Hunt, Mathew Stokes and Darren Milburn on the sidelines, but Geelong's depth was more than capable of completing the 19.11 (125) to 10.13 (73) cakewalk.
Adelaide's fate was sealed by quarter-time as the Cats ran amok in a seven-goals-to-one opening term.
The Cats led by 38 points at quarter-time, 46 by half-time and extended the margin beyond 10 goals by the final change.
Geelong led by as much as 80 points in the final term before the Crows lifted with the game lost, booting five of the last six goals as the Cats appeared to put the cue in the rack.
It was Adelaide's 10th defeat of the season and sixth on the trot, leaving the club wallowing in 14th spot.
The ladder-leading Cats are now undefeated in 13 games this season, as well as in their last 27 games at home, and still sit four points in front of reigning premier Collingwood.
Newcomer Mitchell Brown kicked three goals for Geelong with Daniel Menzel also continuing his outstanding form with three of his own.
Allen Christensen led the charge of the young Cats with two goals and 16 touches while veterans Corey Enright, Cameron Ling and Joel Corey were all clinical.
Cats coach Chris Scott admitted the future and depth of the Cats heading towards the business end of the season were both hugely encouraging.
"We have a lot of young players ready to play at AFL level and I think we saw that a little bit today," Scott said.
"It does give our supporters an insight into what our side might look like in three to four years, and we think the signs are pretty positive."
Bernie Vince kicked two goals to add to his 34 disposals and was easily the best for the Crows.
Adelaide coach Neil Craig admitted he was no closer to bridging the gap between the Crows' best and their worst - the latter on show for large parts of Sunday's match.
"Apart from the competitive nature of our effort (late in the game), there wasn't much good stuff today," Craig said.
"Our best - I'm happy to say is very, very good. Our worst is sub-standard AFL, and that's a huge gap."
Cats: 19.11 (125) - D Menzel 3, M Brown 3, A Christensen 2, C Ling 2, S Johnson 2, T Varcoe 2, A Mackie, D Wojcinski, J Podsiadly, M Duncan, S Motlop.
Crows: 10.13 (73) - B Reilly 2, B Vince 2, I Callinan, J Gunston, N van Berlo, P Dangerfield, R Douglas, R Sloane.
-ABC/AAP
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australia, sa, adelaide-5000, vic, geelong-3220 First posted June 26, 2011 16:00:00Interview: Justin Sherman
Published:Saturday, June 25, 2011 5:07 AESTExpires:Friday, September 23, 2011 5:07 AEST
Western Bulldogs' Justin Sherman told Iain Gustafson and the Grandstand commentary team his side is building in confidence following their 22-point win over Gold Coast at Carrara.
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australiaMedia Call: Dean Bailey
Published:Monday, June 20, 2011 2:38 AESTExpires:Sunday, September 18, 2011 2:38 AEST
Demons coach Dean Bailey said he will consider playing three talls if ruckman Mark Jamar is fit to return to the side for this weekend's AFL clash with Richmond.
Tags: sport, australian-football-league, australiaBuddy facing one-match ban
Posted June 20, 2011 18:09:00 Hawthorn star Lance Franklin has been offered a one-match ban among 12 charges laid by the match review panel.
Franklin can accept the suspension for his elbow to the head of Gold Coast midfielder Maverick Weller, which occurred during the Hawks' 71-point thrashing of the Suns at York Park.
His previous poor record means he cannot have the penalty reduced with an early guilty plea.
St Kilda's Justin Koschitzke faces a two-match suspension for his sling tackle on Geelong's Mitch Duncan and Sydney ruckman Shane Mumford has also fallen foul of the panel for a similar tackle.
Mumford can accept two weeks for rough conduct against Carlton's David Ellard in the Blues' 34-point triumph at Docklands.
Cats duo Mathew Stokes and Josh Hunt have also been hit with one-match bans for striking.
Stokes has been charged over an incident involving Koschitzke and defender Hunt for striking the Saints' Adam Schneider.
Others to be offered one-match suspensions were Essendon's Kyle Hardingham (rough conduct) and Richmond's Jake King (striking).
Cats midfielder Joel Corey can escape with a reprimand for a sling tackle, as can Sydney forward Ryan O'Keefe for front-on contact if they make early guilty pleas.
The Bombers' Brent Stanton can accept a reprimand for tripping North Melbourne's Nathan Grima because of his previous good record.
Melbourne's Tom Scully and the Swans' Nick Malceski have been given $900 fines for umpire contact.
- AAP
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