Posts tagged 2008
Swans punish dismal Eagles
Apr 12th
The Swans have handed the West Coast Eagles their third-straight defeat with an emphatic 16.11 (107) to 5.15 (45) drubbing at ANZ Stadium on Saturday night.
Spurred on by a partisan crowd of 44, 235, the Swans had victory well in hand at the long break with a 39-point advantage after a dominant first-half display.
The undermanned Eagles simply had no answer for the in-form Swans who continued to employ a more direct approach with good effect on their way to a 62-point victory.
New recruit Martin Mattner continued his impressive start to the season with 25 touches but he was not alone More >
Swans smash Port
Mar 31st
Pinch-hitting ruckman Lewis Roberts-Thomson takes on Brendon LadeTHE Sydney Swans have won their first game of the season after thrashing Port Adelaide by 68 points in an entertaining, high tempo clash at a sunny SCG today.
The Swans’ hard, contested style of footy was back on show as they subdued a disappointing Port winning 22.14(146) to 11.12(78).
Barry Hall, with a game-high five goals, showed he was back with a confident display harking back to Big Barry’s golden days.
The win was set up by a dominant third quarter from the Swans who rolled a tiring Port 7.5 to 0.1 to take a More >
NZ man sentenced after claiming to have been raped by a wombat
Mar 29th
A New Zealand man who claimed to have been left speaking Australian after being raped by a wombat has been sentenced to 75 hours community service.
Arthur Ross Cradock, a 48-year-old orchard worker, admitted in the Nelson District Court yesterday to the charge of using a phone for a fictitious purpose, after calling police with the message, “I've been raped by a wombat”.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Chris Stringer told the court that on the afternoon of February 11 Cradock called the police communications centre, threatening to “smash the filth” if they arrived at his home that night.
When asked if he had an More >
