By Bryce Jarvis
Coburg was a dominant force against Geelong on Saturday at ABD Group stadium and it was courtesy of a exceptional display from Jay Schulz.
The big forward stood up and kicked a bag of seven goals, which helped Coburg absolutely obliterate Geelong by 74 points. The often-maligned Richmond Tiger was an imposing force for Coburg and has more than likely earnt a recall to the Richmond Tigers.
New skipper Nick Carnell was also instrumental in the Burgers massive victory, booting four goals and once again exhibiting his hard-as-nails football style. Richard Tambling's work rate was first-class and he provided plenty of run throughout the middle and set up several goals for the Tigers forwards.
Tim Clarke backed up last week's blinder with another blistering performance. Clarke kicked two goals and appears to have been a massive pick up for Coburg. Andrew Horne, Tyrone Vickery and Adam Thomson were also all significant contributors on the day.
Coburg was the far superior side from the first bounce to the end of the last quarter, with the Cats offering only a glimpse of hope for their supporters in the first quarter, when they trailed by fourteen points. The Cats were simply pedestrians to the constant onslaught of goals from the Tigers.
The Cats looked stunned for most of the match, with the majority of the Geelong players on the back foot all day. Nathan Djerrkura provided some much needed run through the corridor, and Brodie Moles and Kane Smith contributed three goals each and were no doubt Geelong's best players for the day with the duo giving their all. Scott Simpson was also solid, as was Bryn Weadon, Paul Carson and James Podsiadly who all contributed with goals.
It was a truly dominant performance from the Burgers. Even though their senior squad changes from week-to-week, Rawlings has still been able to gather a core of young players that are doing incredible things on the field.
Coburg Tigers 5.4 13.9 20.10 27.16 (178)
Geelong 3.2 8.3 12.6 16.8 (104)
GOALS:
Coburg Tigers: Schulz 7 Carnell 4 Gourdis 2 Thomson 2 Liddle 2 Vickery 2 Clarke 2 Oakley-Nicholls Carrick Horne Tambling Pattison Edwards
Geelong: Smith 3 Moles 3 Simpson 2 Weadon 2 Djerrkura 2 Carson Podsiadly Hollmer Hogan
BEST:
Coburg Tigers: Horne Schulz Clarke Silvester Tambling Carnell
Geelong: Johnson Moles Djerrkura Podsiadly Carson Smith
REPORTED PLAYERS:
Coburg Tigers: Nil
Geelong: Nil
Last Modified on 23/04/2009 11:56