AFL Mid West round 11 wrap: Cripps and the Blues go down to the Giants
Northampton's Patrick Cripps and his Carlton side went down to GWS by 28-points at Marvel Stadium while the Eagles failed to fly in Adelaide in the of the AFL's Sir Doug Nicholls round.
Round 11 was one of mixed fortunes for the AFL's Mid West talent, as the Cripps-led Blues continued their up-and-down form.
On Saturday, the Blues drew first blood in the 15th minute mark of the first quarter through Charlie Curnow from outside 50, sparking Carlton into action as Cripps then went on to take a mark over the top of Giants' Toby Bedford which led to a well-executed goal.
GWS bounced back through Toby Greene, the first of what would be a big day for Greene as the Giants got their contest under way.
A high-scoring first term set the tone for the rest of the game.
It was a goal-for-goal second term. GWS edged in front with goals through Callum Brown and Jake Riccardi pushing the Giants ahead going into the half-time break.
The Giants pulled away in the third term and followed through to the final quarter as the Blues failed to convert in front of goal.
A brief fightback from the Blues saw some momentum swing their way but it was short-lived as the Giants kicked ahead through Jesse Hogan.
The Giants ran over the top of the Blues in the fourth quarter, with the final score GWS 17.8 (110) to Carlton 12.10 (82). Cripps was still one of the Blues' best with 25 disposals, one goal, seven tackles and eight clearances.
Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) suffered a big loss when they came up against Kuwarna (Adelaide) at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.
Tyler Brockman had a decent day out with 16 disposals and one goal while Liam Ryan struggled in front of goal with four behinds and collected 11 disposals.
The Eagles held their own with the Crows going goal for goal in the first quarter, before Brockman kicked one from outside 50 in the second term to keep the Eagles in touch.
The Crows kicked truly in front of goal in the second term applying constant pressure on the Eagles backs.
It was a tale of two halves for the Eagles as the third quarter saw the Crows pull away. The Crows smashed the Eagles with relentless inside 50s.
The onslaught continued in the final term as the home side ran away with it comfortably. In the end, the final score was Kuwarna 19.14 (128) to Waalitj Marawar 8.14 (62).
Judd McVee and the Demons had an important win against the Swans at the MCG on Sunday.
McVee shone bright with a solid performance amassing 21 disposals, 14 kicks and eight marks in what was a big win for Narrm at home.
The Dees were ahead for the entire game as the Swans failed to make their way back into the game after the first term.
It was all but over in the third as Narrm ran away with it, before piling on the goals in the final term, winning by 53 points 19.17 (131) to 12.6 (78).
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