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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Milestone man Greene lights up as Giants flex muscles
GWS superstar Toby Greene celebrated his 250-game milestone in style with a starring role in his side's hard-fought 28-point win over Carlton. Moved into the midfield to cover for injured teammates, Greene was an influential figure throughout the Giants' 17.8 (110) to 12.10 (82) victory at Marvel Stadium on Saturday. The inspirational skipper tallied 28 disposals, six clearances and three goals as GWS improved their record to 6-5, following four defeats in their previous five games. Carlton, meanwhile, slipped to 4-7 heading into their mid-season bye. Greene produced a huge opening term - 11 disposals, four score involvements and two goals - and kicked the sealer to help GWS resist a late challenge. He had plenty of teammates willing to get their hands dirty, with Tom Green (25 disposals), Lachie Whitfield (27), Lachie Ash (28) and Xavier O'Halloran (19) all busy. Jesse Hogan (four), Jake Riccardi (three), Callum Brown (three) and Aaron Cadman (two) all kicked multiple goals as the Giants posted their second-highest score of the season. 250 games for Toby Greene!And of course, the banner mentioned the fines 😂#AFLBluesGiants — AFL (@AFL) May 24, 2025 Blues captain Patrick Cripps struck the first blow in his battle with Toby Bedford, soaring for a mark on the tagger's shoulders and nailing a perfectly executed snap at goal. There were eight lead changes in the first half but none after the main break as GWS, whose greater efficiency in attack led to a 10-point half-time advantage, kept their noses in front. There was controversy when Bedford hurt his right shoulder attempting a tackle and umpires stopped play nearby several seconds later, deeming the injured player was in some danger. Carlton ruckman Tom De Koning had possession when a ball-up was called, while Bedford took his place next to Cripps at the ensuing stoppage despite his injury. Meanwhile, the Giants turned for home with a 14-point buffer when Riccardi delivered a dagger on the three-quarter time siren. GWS ruckman Kieren Briggs produced a highlight when he directly volleyed through a left-foot shot at a ball-up against De Koning at the top of the goal square. Carlton briefly got within nine points in the final term, but the Giants kicked the last three goals of the contest. Sam Docherty had 30 disposals and a goal on return for the Blues, who had few clear winners, with Sam Walsh (26 touches) and Cripps (25, one goal) also busy. Charlie Curnow kicked two of his three goals in the first quarter, but the Giants' defenders largely kept the Blues' tall forwards out of the contest. Carlton's defeat came despite their dominance in contested possession (154-116) and inside-50s (58-47).
News.com.au
12-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Lyon: Jesse Hogan was Jamarra!
AFL: Garry Lyon speaks on AFL 360 about the similarities between Jesse Hogan and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jesse Hogan feeds off hostile crowd as GWS Giants breach Geelong fortress again
Jesse Hogan is one of those footballers who could easily have been lost to the game. He could be kicking bags and collecting cheques in local and country footy. He gradually fell out of favour at Melbourne. He was miserable at Fremantle. He was a worrier and catastrophiser. The key forward was a speculative pick up for GWS Giants. All the things that were missing in his life – a clean bill of health, a sound body, a quiet mind, a stable home life, a good team and a coach who believes in him – have aligned at the Giants. Against Geelong, Hogan kicked seven goals and helped drag his team over the line. He's had some big hauls in recent years – he kicked nine on a West Coast debutant a month ago – but this was in a hot game, in front of a hostile crowd and against one of the best backlines in football. Sam De Koning, a fine player and athlete, had no answers. Advertisement Related: AFL star Jesse Hogan and his love of chess: 'Within a month, I was stone-cold addicted' At first glance, Hogan presents as a highly unorthodox footballer. The stutter steps, the Flintstones run up, and the way he punches at his kicks suggest a player still learning his craft. But his craft is the best in the competition. He shuffles, pivots, positions himself precisely where he wants to be, sticks his arms out, puffs his chest and gobbles it. He's an incredibly hard man to budge. It sounds obvious but, like the best cricketers, he always keeps his eye on the ball. He has quick feet, he never stops moving, and he roams far and wide. In the dying seconds on Sunday, he was in the back pocket, clearing and directing. Hogan also has a fleet of domestiques who separate, block, divert and screen to free him up. My colleague Jack Snape and Hogan recently delved into his love of chess. When he broke his thumb in a bus toilet door earlier this year, his very impressive score dipped. This time it was the Giants and coach Adam Kingsley who shuffled their pieces; protecting, releasing and emboldening their colossus. Giants skipper Toby Greene says Hogan is the best key forward of the past decade. Certainly he plays a game that would have dominated in previous generations. He's the most accurate Coleman medallist since Fraser Gehrig and Matthew Lloyd. The closest modern comparison is probably Tom Hawkins. But Hawkins sought more one-on-one mismatches. Hogan seems to prefer two on five. Advertisement There was more to the Giants' win over the Cats than Jesse Hogan. Tom Green vied with him for best afield honours. At stoppages, Green fought for front position and positioned himself as close as possible to his ruck Kieren Briggs, who was also excellent. Green is a big man but much like Lachie Neale, he gets down low and never fumbles. He's one of the best and most creative handballers in the game, and he got GWS moving. For a large part of autumn, the Giants' home ground in usually unavailable because of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. They're bumped off by a bunch of woodchoppers, wool classers and alpacas. They'd happily relocate to Kardinia Park, where they've won their past five games. The Cats were left ruing some tardy goalkicking. Patrick Dangerfield, who was like a SWAT team leader last weekend, was well held by Jack Buckley. Mark Blicavs, also a keen chess player and footy's ultimate deploy-where-required option, has pretty much performed every role on the football field this year – ruck, spare, goalkeeper, winger, cooler, everything but carting the water. In the dying stages of the game on Sunday, he drifted forward and had the game on his boot, but his set shot hit the post. Related: AFL invite backlash as they make it up as they go with Willie Rioli case | Jonathan Horn Advertisement Eight of the nine games this weekend were decided by 14 points or less. Beginning in Perth on Thursday, round nine was highlighted by the draw in Hobart between Brisbane and North Melbourne, by Richmond's Tom Brown suddenly morphing into Gout Gout to mow down West Coast's Tom Gross, and by Mark Keane hurling himself back into traffic to shore up the Showdown for Adelaide. Keane later explained his thought process in his melodic Cork accent; 'Yer, I just threw meself back and prayed'. The worst moment was the serious injury to Essendon's first gamer Lewis Hayes. The key defender was taken at pick 25 in the 2022 draft and has been patiently developed for two years in the VFL. He was playing well on debut, getting a heap of the ball, and looked to be exactly the player the Bombers needed after their glut of injuries. And then his left knee buckled. Michael Tuck once described footy as 'an endless series of kicks in the guts'. Tucky, to be fair, played about a thousand games and half of those were finals. Hayes has played three quarters of a senior game. But he'd no doubt concur right now.
The Guardian
11-05-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Jesse Hogan feeds off hostile crowd as GWS Giants breach Geelong fortress again
Jesse Hogan is one of those footballers who could easily have been lost to the game. He could be kicking bags and collecting cheques in local and country footy. He gradually fell out of favour at Melbourne. He was miserable at Fremantle. He was a worrier and catastrophiser. The key forward was a speculative pick up for GWS Giants. All the things that were missing in his life – a clean bill of health, a sound body, a quiet mind, a stable home life, a good team and a coach who believes in him – have aligned at the Giants. Against Geelong, Hogan kicked seven goals and helped drag his team over the line. He's had some big hauls in recent years – he kicked nine on a West Coast debutant a month ago – but this was in a hot game, in front of a hostile crowd and against one of the best backlines in football. Sam De Koning, a fine player and athlete, had no answers. At first glance, Hogan presents as a highly unorthodox footballer. The stutter steps, the Flintstones run up, and the way he punches at his kicks suggest a player still learning his craft. But his craft is the best in the competition. He shuffles, pivots, positions himself precisely where he wants to be, sticks his arms out, puffs his chest and gobbles it. He's an incredibly hard man to budge. It sounds obvious but, like the best cricketers, he always keeps his eye on the ball. He has quick feet, he never stops moving, and he roams far and wide. In the dying seconds on Sunday, he was in the back pocket, clearing and directing. Hogan also has a fleet of domestiques who separate, block, divert and screen to free him up. My colleague Jack Snape and Hogan recently delved into his love of chess. When he broke his thumb in a bus toilet door earlier this year, his very impressive score dipped. This time it was the Giants and coach Adam Kingsley who shuffled their pieces; protecting, releasing and emboldening their colossus. Giants skipper Toby Greene says Hogan is the best key forward of the past decade. Certainly he plays a game that would have dominated in previous generations. He's the most accurate Coleman medallist since Fraser Gehrig and Matthew Lloyd. The closest modern comparison is probably Tom Hawkins. But Hawkins sought more one-on-one mismatches. Hogan seems to prefer two on five. There was more to the Giants' win over the Cats than Jesse Hogan. Tom Green vied with him for best afield honours. At stoppages, Green fought for front position and positioned himself as close as possible to his ruck Kieren Briggs, who was also excellent. Green is a big man but much like Lachie Neale, he gets down low and never fumbles. He's one of the best and most creative handballers in the game, and he got GWS moving. For a large part of autumn, the Giants' home ground in usually unavailable because of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. They're bumped off by a bunch of woodchoppers, wool classers and alpacas. They'd happily relocate to Kardinia Park, where they've won their past five games. The Cats were left ruing some tardy goalkicking. Patrick Dangerfield, who was like a SWAT team leader last weekend, was well held by Jack Buckley. Mark Blicavs, also a keen chess player and footy's ultimate deploy-where-required option, has pretty much performed every role on the football field this year – ruck, spare, goalkeeper, winger, cooler, everything but carting the water. In the dying stages of the game on Sunday, he drifted forward and had the game on his boot, but his set shot hit the post. Sign up to From the Pocket: AFL Weekly Jonathan Horn brings expert analysis on the week's biggest AFL stories after newsletter promotion Eight of the nine games this weekend were decided by 14 points or less. Beginning in Perth on Thursday, round nine was highlighted by the draw in Hobart between Brisbane and North Melbourne, by Richmond's Tom Brown suddenly morphing into Gout Gout to mow down West Coast's Tom Gross, and by Mark Keane hurling himself back into traffic to shore up the Showdown for Adelaide. Keane later explained his thought process in his melodic Cork accent; 'Yer, I just threw meself back and prayed'. The worst moment was the serious injury to Essendon's first gamer Lewis Hayes. The key defender was taken at pick 25 in the 2022 draft and has been patiently developed for two years in the VFL. He was playing well on debut, getting a heap of the ball, and looked to be exactly the player the Bombers needed after their glut of injuries. And then his left knee buckled. Michael Tuck once described footy as 'an endless series of kicks in the guts'. Tucky, to be fair, played about a thousand games and half of those were finals. Hayes has played three quarters of a senior game. But he'd no doubt concur right now.
News.com.au
11-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
GWS Giants soar as Geelong's recruit of the year turns it on
The GWS Giants continued their dominant run at GMHBA Stadium over Geelong to five-games in a nailbiting contest on Sunday. Jesse Hogan put the side on his back in a blistering display in front of goal, kicking seven as the Giants secured the 16.9 (105) to 14.17 (101) victory. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Not since 2018 have the Cats defeated GWS at their home venue. New Cat Bailey Smith left it all out on the park in yet another enormous outing, racking up a team-high 35 disposals, 10 tackles and eight marks. But it wasn't to be as the Giants held on thanks to some wayward kicking in front of goal from the Cats in the fourth quarter. The Cats had plenty of chances to win the match late, but Mark Blicavs sprayed his set shot while Shaun Mannagh couldn't convert his snap in the dying seconds. 'What a gutsy win!' Jonathan Brown said. 'That third quarter where they just hung on for dear life was inspirational.' While Hogan was the star of the show, Smith's continued brilliance since landing in Geelong continued in front of his home fans. His 35-disposal display equals his season high and comes after he tallied 34-disposals in the three-point win against Collingwood last weekend. Through the opening eight games of the season, Smith is averaging a career-high 30.8 disposals per game and has the Cats midfield firing alongside Max Holmes. On the other side of the field, fellow new recruit Jake Stringer was proving his worth in front of goal for the Giants. With questions hanging overhead of the forward line set up, Stringer showed glimpses of his best form. He had two goals – and could have had a third before half time – before a hamstring injury saw his day end early. Despite losing Stringer, the Giants had Hogan in unstoppable form as they took care of business against the Cats to record their fifth win of the season and slot into eighth spot on the ladder. Geelong sit on spot ahead on seventh with only percentage separating the two teams.
