AFL Round 4 2013 Match Reports

Round 4 is in the books, so without further ado let’s look at the match reports for each game:

GEELONG 19.10 (124)
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SYDNEY 16.7 (103)

GEELONG remain undefeated in season 2013 after a 21 point win over the Sydney Swans at the SCG. After an exhilarating opening term, which saw 15 goals kicked between the two sides, the grinding contest many expected came to be. Read more…

PORT ADELAIDE 16.8 (104)
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GOLD COAST 9.12 (66)

THE Gold Coast Suns started strongly, applying heaps of pressure early withstanding Port’s good start after the visitors kicked the opening two goals.  However, The Suns, superbly led by Gary Ablett Jr with 15 first quarter touches, were able to apply some scoreboard pressure of their own to surprisingly lead at quarter time. Read more…

ESSENDON 19.14 (128)
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ST KILDA 13.13 (91)

IT was always going to be a big ask for St Kilda and on an emotional day when the Saints took on the prodigal son Brendon Goddard and his new team, the talent gap between the two sides was visible as Essendon came away with a 37 point victory at Etihad Stadium last night. Read more…

CARLTON 12.17 (89)
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WEST COAST 7.23 (65)

MICK Malthouse had his first win as a Carlton coach after his Blues defeated West Coast by 24 points at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night. Sam Rowe had Carlton on the board with the first goal of the game at the six minute mark and ten minutes later Eagle Mark LeCras kicked the Eagles first major after splitting the middle from 50. Read more…

COLLINGWOOD 16.17 (113)
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RICHMOND 11.13 (79)

ALL the hype heading into this contest was all about Richmond. And fair enough, too. The club had started 3-0 for the first time in nearly 20 years, had beaten tough opponents Carlton and St Kilda and smashed the Western Bulldogs the week before. Meanwhile Collingwood had faded, badly, against Hawthorn. Could it get up for its third consecutive MCG blockbuster? Read more…

HAWTHORN 18.10 (118)
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FREMANTLE 11.10 (76)

IT is as if the Hawks round one loss to Geelong has added a hard edge to the brown and gold – and rather than become dispirited after that close result – they have instead become unified. The 42-point win against Fremantle was its third in a row on Saturday in Launceston. Read more…

MELBOURNE 22.12 (144)
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GWS GIANTS 15.13 (103)

IN the face of the fiery hell burning below, Melbourne has exorcised their Demons by unleashing a record-breaking 12-goal last quarter haul to overcome Greater Western Sydney. It marks the highest ever last quarter score in the history of the club. Read more…

ADELAIDE 12.8 (80)
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WESTERN BULLDOGS 4.4 (28)

THE result was a 52-point win to Adelaide and in this encounter that was slow to get going, it was Patrick Dangerfield, who scored the Crows first three goals and created some excitement. The only real talking point was the suspected shoulder injury to Ryan Griffen, which was a double blow for the Bulldogs considering the result. Read more…

NORTH MELBOURNE 18.17 (125)
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BRISBANE 9.8 (62)

NORTH Melbourne jumped the Brisbane Lions in the first quarter to be run-away winners by 63 points. The Roos were unbeatable in the third quarter with seven goals to Brisbane’s two goals, to kill off any hope of a Lions comeback. Read more…

And here is the AFL’s “Top 10 moments” video for Round 4: