Coburg v Port Melbourne - 2nd Semi Final (ABC tv game)

[Darth Tiger]

Final Score

Coburg  5.2  10.5   12.11    21.16-142
Port       1.4   6.7     7.10     10.12-72

Goals:  Jack 4, Krak 4, Connors 2, Hughes 2, Jackson 2, Schulz, Casserly, N.Caruso, F.Caruso, Hill, Moore, Paddy

Coburg through to meet Williamstown in the Preliminary Final  .

Take 2.  Got cut off.  But thanks again MT.

To the questions;

1.  Nat Caruso - Rookie list if Petts is traded ?

2.  Jacko - % effectiveness of the disposals when in general play, particularly in heavy centre square traffic ??

3.  Matt Whites ankle - does it require post-season surgery ???

4.  Kel Moore - any upside greater than a 24 year old 3rd tall defender ????

5.  Silvester - a mature age Rookie chance ?????

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Krakouer sparks a Tiger rout in semi-final
Chris Walker | September 10, 2007

COBURG has moved a step closer to its first VFL premiership since 1989, defeating Port Melbourne 21.16 (142) to 10.12 (72) in the second semi-final at TEAC Oval yesterday.

In swirly conditions, the Tiger engine took time to get started, remaining goalless for the first 17 minutes of the game. Andrew Krakouer then provided the spark with two goals in quick succession and Coburg was up and running. Slotting three more unanswered goals before quarter-time, the Tigers opened up a 22-point first-quarter lead.

Port Melbourne lifted in the second quarter but was unable to convert it to scoreboard pressure as both sides snagged five majors for the term.

After a third quarter in which the two sides again broke even, the Tigers used the final term to build confidence and momentum for next week's preliminary final against Williamstown.

Krakouer kicked a seemingly impossible goal through heavy traffic and backed it up with another to make it four for the day. From then on it was all Coburg, which booted nine goals to the Borough's three for the quarter.

Richmond-listed Kelvin Moore had 21 possessions and pulled down two spectacular grabs. Jack Riewoldt was dangerous up forward and scored four goals from nine kicks. Daniel Jackson had 23 possessions and kicked 2.5.

Andy Collins is confident Coburg can break its flag drought. "I think we can definitely go all the way. It's an excellent group of players and we rely on each other. Any given player can stand up on game day," said the coach.

The Tigers' Alistair Neville, who collected 21 possessions yesterday, is favourite for tonight's J. J. Liston Medal to be awarded to the season's best and fairest player.

Neville has had an outstandingly consistent season in the Coburg midfield and was awarded the Frank Johnson Medal in the state representative match against WA earlier this year.

http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/krakouer-sparks-a-tiger-rout-in-semifinal/2007/09/09/1189276545269.html

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Coburg cruise to preliminary final
10 September 2007   Herald Sun
Geoff Poulter

THE COBURG Tigers showed they should be worthy opponents for rested Williamstown next weekend after their clinical elimination of Port Melbourne in yesterday's second semi-final.

Coburg was rarely threatened in the TEAC Oval clash to win by 70 points - 21.16 (142) to 10.12 (72).

Port was gritty and did not lose without a fight, but in the end lacked sufficient class and was overwhelmed in a 9.5 to 3.2 last quarter.

Most of the 12 players Coburg fielded from AFL affiliate Richmond were prominent at various stages, with defender Kelvin Moore dragging in two classic high marks to highlight the first half.

Daniel Jackson was lively and damaging around the ground and Matt White, Travis Casserly and Daniel Connors showed plenty of zip and determination.

Andrew Krakouer, an exquisite shot for goal, and the bouncy Jack Riewoldt both kicked four goals to keep the pressure on the Port defence.

"I was really pleased with the really good team effort," Coburg coach Andrew Collins said. "We finished the final quarter right out.

"To finish the game off was a really strong sign for us and we had a strong side in.

"Our reserves won as well so it was a great day for the club.

"We are in a preliminary final with a chance to get into a grand final.

"It's a big week; that's an understatement, isn't it?"

Collins expects to have virtually a full list from which to choose to play Williamstown on Sunday.

"Nick Carnell was a bit sore (after last week's clash with Geelong) and we decided not to risk him in this game. He will be back next week."

Coburg also had other high possession-getters among its VFL-listed players with cool heads Paul Shelton and Alister Neville again inspiring.

Port, with no AFL content, improved a lot this season and performed well to reach the second week of the finals.

John Baird battled hard in defence on Jay Schulz and David Fanning worked strongly in the ruck.

Experienced David Robbins and David Spriggs were outnumbered in the end by the class of the Coburg midfield.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22390414%255E19895,00.html

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Take 2.  Got cut off.  But thanks again MT.

To the questions;

1.  Nat Caruso - Rookie list if Petts is traded ?

The small size of both Carusos goes against them Darth. The reason why neither were drafted or even rookied last year (Fort won two Morrish (best U18) medals). Nat didn't play HFF yesterday either. Played mainly on-ball.   

2.  Jacko - % effectiveness of the disposals when in general play, particularly in heavy centre square traffic ??

I wouldn't say his % effectiveness was any different to what it is when Jacko is playing for Richmond. Just got more of it and in damaging spots running forward of centre and across the forward 50. He could have kicked 5.2 really. IIRC he hit the post twice. He won plenty of footy due to his hard running rather than busting out of heavy traffic although he teamed well in traffic. Jacko would say have the ball at CHB, pass it off and then you'd see him get it straight back on the wing or across HF.

3.  Matt Whites ankle - does it require post-season surgery ???

Going by what Andy Collins says it sounds as thought Matty will be fine for next week. If it was anything serious I'd doubt they let him play on after half-time like he did. He was only pulled off once the game was sewn up and sat on the bench with the ankle iced.

4.  Kel Moore - any upside greater than a 24 year old 3rd tall defender ????

All you can say was he was great yesterday for Coburg. Best game he's played in his 4-5 years on our list. Possibly won't save his AFL career though as space on our list needs to be freed up if 3 of our rookies are promoted.

5.  Silvester - a mature age Rookie chance ?????

Silvester is still only 22 (turns 23 end of Jan) so I think he's still underage to be a normal rookie. The problem is 3 other Vic clubs at least are sniffing around so we'd have to pick him up in the National draft if we wanted him.

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2nd Semi Final Match Report Vs. Port Melbourne
coburgtigers.com.au

Coburg showed they are the real deal on Sunday with a solid 70 point victory against the Boroughs. A strong four quarter effort saw the Burgers win every quarter, and a lot of positives will be taken into next weeks do or die game against Williamstown.

The ground was in perfect condition, and although there was a slight breeze, goals were easy to come by at either end.

The Burgers kicked with the mild breeze during the first term and built a strong four goal lead and although Port had a couple of little run-ons, the margin never went below the four goal mark for the rest of the match.

Port kicked the first goal of the game in the first two minutes, but that was the last hurrah for them. It took until the 17 minute mark for Coburg to kick their first through Andrew Krakouer, but it opened the flood gates and the Burgers kicked another four goals in very quick time. Logan Hill continued on last weeks fine form to goal, followed by another to Patrick Bowden. Nat Caruso then kicked goal of the day as he intercepted a Port kick near the wing, took a bounce and kicked a bomb from 65m. Matt White and Kelvin Moore were fantastic holding up the backline in the first term, they had 18 touches between them and stopped many Borough forward surges. The Burgers ended the first term 22 points up.

¼ Time: Coburg 5.2 (32) Port Melbourne 1.4 (10)

It took only 30 seconds for a Paul Shelton clearance to end in a Jay Schultz goal in the second quarter. Jack Riewoldt then added his first and made it seven in a row for the Burgers. Midway through the term Riewoldt kicked another and set up Cleve Hughes a minute later; Kelvin Moore then ran forward and kicked accurately as Coburg shot out to a 41 point lead. However credit should go to Port Melbourne as they kicked the next few goals and cut the margin back to 22 points at the main break.

Luke McGuane was superb in the backline; his skills were very creative and ran around opponents with ease.

½ Time: Coburg 10.5 (65) Port Melbourne 6.7 (43)

Coburg seemed to take the foot off the gas just a little in the third term kicking only two goals, although the backline was again superb allowing Port only a single major. Port full forward David Pitt had a very off target day finishing with 0.6 for the match.

Nat Caruso and Daniel Jackson both lifted in the third term, while Daniel Connors moved forward and kicked a smart goal.

Coburgs back half was strengthened this week with the return of Jarrod Silvester from a hamstring injury. Jarrod has been very solid all year at full back and again held down the defensive role well on Sunday.

¾ Time: Coburg 12.11 (83) Port Melbourne 7.10 (52)

Daniel Jackson kicked the first of the final quarter, followed by another freak goal to Andrew Krakouer, that shutout any chance of a Port victory. Krakouer made the most of slender situations all day and ended with four skillful goals for the match.

The Burgers added 9.5 for the quarter and simply blew the Borough away. The Burger players shared the goals around nicely and had twelve contributors on the day. Matt White, Luke McGuane and Kelvin Moore were fantastic in the back half, while Moore also added a couple of screamers and a goal to his usual defensive role. Andrew Krakouer and Jack Rielwoldts defensive pressure in the forward line was superb, while both finished with 4 goals a piece as well.

Paul Shelton and Daniel Jackson dominated around the ground, with Sheltons clearance work excellent, while Jackson marked well and finished with 2 goals.

Coburg now play Williamstown on Sunday at TEAC Oval, Port Melbourne. The game starts at 1:10 and will also be televised live on the ABC, with the winner through to the Grand Final.
The last time the two sides met the Burgers got up by eleven goals, but finals pressure will bring the two teams closer to one another and a great tussle will take place.

Coburg Tigers
5.2 10.5 12.11 21.16 (142)

Port Melbourne
1.4 6.7 7.10 10.12 (72)

Goal Kickers
J. Riewoldt 4, A. Krakouer 4, D. Jackson 2, D. Connors 2, C. Hughes 2, J. Schulz, N. Caruso, P. Bowden, K. Moore, F. Caruso, L. Hill, T. Casserly

Best Players
D. Jackson, M. White, K. Moore, P. Shelton, A. Krakouer, J. Oakley-Nicholls


Reserves

After a shaky first quarter the Burger reserves kicked twelve goals to three in a spectacular performance that puts them straight into the Grand Final in two weeks time. Leading by 3 goals at three quarter time the Burgers then added another six in the final term to run over the Borough by 45 points. Like the seniors the goals were shared around evenly with twelve burger players chipping in. Myles Sewell, Steven Foster and Damien Rayson were the standouts for the Burgers, but overall it was another fantastic team effort.

The coaching staff and players will now be able to sit back and watch Williamstown and Port Melbourne battle it out on Sunday to see who they will take on in the Grand Final the following week.

Coburg Tigers
4.2 7.10 10.14 16.19 (115)

Port Melbourne
6.1 6.5 7.13 9.16 (70)

Goal Kickers
N. Lynch 2, R. Trajkovski 2, M. Sewell 2, R. Anderson 2, D. Rayson, J. De Sousa, P. Currie, R. Dagher, S. Huy, M. Farrelly, G. Carrick, J. Mullins

Best Players
M. Sewell, S. Foster, D. Rayson, G. Carrick, S. Huy, N. Liddle

http://coburgtigers.footballvic.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=126167

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McRae in EOTT praised every RFC player. Even JON for rarely being beaten one-on-one and for bring the ball to ground. "Defensively, this was his best game for the season".

Harts got through the 3/4ers of the Coburg ressies game unscathed.

[mightytiges]

They had Fort Caruso on the VFL show tonight. I didn't realise Nat is 183cm tall. Maybe he could be a rookie chance. Fort is 172cm btw.