From: marino@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.australian
Subject: AFL News for Sat. & Sun. 5 & 6/9/1992
Date: 6 Sep 92 16:30:26 +1000
Organization: Computer Centre, Monash University, Australia

The AFL News for Saturday & Sunday  5 & 6/9/1992.
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 The finals have started and for all those Saints fans out there the news is
fantastic: the Sainters won!!!!!!!! In an absolutely unbelievable game St.Kilda
held on in the last minutes to win by 8 points and win their first final since
1973. The game was full of tension from the start. Even the coin toss was drama-
tic with the coin sticking vertically in the ground twice and the captains gett-
ing frustrated with each other! The game started slowly. The matchups included
Pert (C) on Lockett (S), Christian (C) on Loewe (S), Shanahan (S) on Daicos (S),
Frawley (S) on Brown (C), and Harvey (S) on McGuane (C). The first ten minutes
were tight and defensive. Both teams had kicked a couple of points, but at the
twelve minute mark Francis (C) received a 50 meter penalty to put him right in
front and kick Collingwood's first goal. After that Morris (S) received a sus-
pect free kick to score the Saints first, Russell (C) kicked a great running
goal and Loewe kicked a goal on the siren to give the Saints a one point lead
at the 1/4 time break.
 The second quarter started with a flurry. Collingwood kicked three goals from
Starcevich and Rowe to have a 16 point lead. The Pies were looking good but the
Saints brought on Bowey and Harvey started to take the ascendancy from McGuane,
and this finally gave the Saints some drive and system through the center. Loewe
was dominant across at center half-forward and offering a target. Goals through
Dwyer, Lockett, and two others gave the Saints the lead at half time by nine
points. By this time Harvey and Loewe of St.Kilda were playing fantastic foot-
ball as were Monkhorst and Russell of Collingwood.
 The third quarter saw the Saints forge ahead. Two quick goals gave them a three
goal break but the Magpies came back again with goals from Rowe and Brown. A
great grab by Lockett over Pert, Christian and Loewe gave the Saints a thirteen
point break at 3/4 time. Harvey was again cutting Collingwood to shreds and he
had to be evntually rested in the forward line due to fatigue.
 The last quarter was one of the most thrilling you could ever wish to see. Both
teams threw their bodies in with strong tackles and pure strength. The Saints
kicked three goals through Devonport and Lockett so the Saints opened a 29 point
break. Collingwood gave their all in one final thrust. Collingwood's forward
line had been falling down all day but McKeown at full forward was a target up
forward. He kicked three goals and Russell another but it just wasn't enough.
The Saints won the game by eight points. The details of the game were:


        St.Kilda     2.4  6.7  10.9  13.13 (91)
        Collingwood  2.3  5.4   8.8  12.11 (83)

Goals: St.K.: Lockett 5, Dwyer 2, Loewe 2, Devonport 1, Morris 1, Fletcher 1,
                Kickett 1
       COLL.: McKeown 5, Russell 2, Rowe 2, Francis 1, Brown 1, Starcevich 1

Best: St.K.: Harvey, Loewe, Dwyer, Shanahan, Lockett, Devonport, Ralph-Smith
      COLL.: Monkhorst, Wright, Russell, McKeown

Injuries: Frawley (St) strained achilles tendon;
          Wright (C) foot, Monkhorst (C) hand

Reports: --

 The rankings of each player's performance in the game out of 10 are noted next
to each name are:

ST.KILDA
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B: Devenport 5, Frawley 2, Shanahan 6
HB: Pekin 6, Morris 4, Grant 5
C: Harvey 9, Fletcher 4, Daniels 5
HF: Winmar 4, Loewe 8, Burke 3
F: Kickett 7, Lockett 5, Dwyer 7
FOLL: Vidovic 6, Newport 2, Bowey 7
INTER: Ralph-Smith 6, McAdam 3

COLLINGWOOD
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B: Richardson 5, Pert 7, Gayfer 2
HB: McGuane 5, Christian 2, Crosisca 2
C: Fraser 3, Brown 4, Woods 1
HF: Starcevich 3, McCartney 2, Russell 7
F: Rowe 6, McKeown 5, Daicos 1
FOLL: Monkhorst 6, Shaw 4, Francis 5
INTER: Lehmann 0, Wright 5

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 Geelong and Footscray have both lost a major player each with Footscray losing
Scott Wynd and Geelong losing Mark Bairstow. The final teams for today's two
games are:

GEELONG
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B: Brown, Handley, S. Malakellis
HB: Hinkley, McGrath, Miles
C: Riccardi, Couch, Simpson
HF: Scott, Stoneham, Mansfield
F: Ablett, Brownless, S. Hocking
FOLL: Barnes, G. Hocking, Bews
INTER: Hickmott, Wills

IN: Ablett, Scott, S. Hocking
OUT: Forssman (ankle), Bairstow (virus), Mensch


FOOTSCRAY
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B: MacPherson, T. Campbell, Toohey
HB: Kretiuk, Stanfield, Mansfield
C: Wallis, Atkins, Kellett
HF: Grant, Coleman, Kolyniuk
F: Royal, Del-Re, Hawkins
FOLL: Charles, Baxter, Liberatore
INTER: Corcoran, Reynolds

IN: Royal
OUT: Wynd (thigh)

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WEST COAST
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B: Pyke, Brennan, White
HB: Worsfold, Jakovich, Waterman
C: Matera, Kemp, Mainwaring
HF: Heady, Langdon, Turley
F: McIntosh, Sumich, McKenna
FOLL: Harding, Evans, Lamb
INTER: Lewis, Wilson

IN: Wilson
OUT: Watters


HAWTHORN
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B: Collins, Langford, Ayres
HB: Maginess, Mew, Jencke
C: Gowers, Hall, Pritchard
HF: Jarman, Taylor, Hudson
F: P. Dear, Dunstall, Allan
FOLL: G. Dear, Condon, Platten
INTER: Anderson, McDonald

IN: Anderson, Ayres, G. Dear
OUT: Lawrence (groin), Nixon, Johnston

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 In other news North's coach Wayne Schimmelbusch has been reappointed for two
more years. The club committee have stated that they have faith in his abilities
but with only one proviso: he must become a full time coach. This year he was
the only part time coach in the AFL. Also, Brisbane has sacked their football
manager Shane O'Sullivan. He had been football manager since 1987 when the Bears
were formed.

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