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Saturday, May 10, 2008 --- 70 days ago http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080510223706786
| The much anticipated Tribute Game has been won by Victoria by 17 points before nearly 70,000 fans at the MCG. The one-off match was close all night but never really rose to great heights, with the Big V pulling away in the last quarter.
The Dream Team burst out of the blocks and their potent forward line looked like it would be too classy to control. But just as the Dreamers had awesome forwards, Victoria always looked to have an advantage in the midfield, and when the away side lost Daniel Kerr for the match with a lower leg injury, the balance swung even further. Slowly but surely the home team exerted their dominance around the packs. Josh Fraser and Troy Simmons performed better than expected against Dean Cox and Jamie Charman in ruck (why didn't coach Mark Williams select either of his acclaimed ruckmen?). Ironically it was South Australian Adam Goodes (controversially deemed a Victorian despite stating otherwise) who took control of the second quarter, winning a lot of the ball and nullifying the Dream Team's ruck dominance by being third man up at the ruck contests around the ground. From that point on Victoria looked the better team, pushing out to a comfortable lead. Matthew Scarlett outclassed Geelong team-mate Cam Mooney (while at times other star forwards like Matthew Pavlich sat on the bench or were used elsewhere). Scarlett's run and other quick Vic clearances unsettled their opponent's defence. Brendan Fev ... |
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