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AFL SCOREBOARD

Finals,Week 1

1st Qualifying FinalHAWTHORN 3.4 4.7 9.9 15.15 (105)SYDNEY 3.3 4.7 5.8 7.9 (51)

GOALS—Hawthorn: J Gunston 3 DHale 2 J Roughead 2 BHill B Lake JAnderson L Breust L ShielsMBaileyMSpangher P Puopolo. Sydney:KTippett 2 G Rohan JWhite L JettaMPyke RO’Keefe.BEST—Hawthorn: LHodge SMitchell B Sewell S BurgoyneGBirchall BGuerra DHale J Gunston B Lake. Sydney:K Jack J Kennedy L Parker TRichards C Bird TMitchell.Injuries—Hawthorn: J Gibson (corked thigh) C Rioli (ankle) replaced inselected side by L Shiels.Umpires: Shane Stewart, Brett Rosebury, DeanMargetts.Official Crowd: 59,615 atMCG.

2ndQualifying Final

FREMANTLE 2.5 7.9 10.12 12.15 (87)GEELONG 4.6 6.11 9.13 9.18 (72)

GOALS—Fremantle:MBarlow 3MPavlich 2 SHill 2 A Sandilands CMayneHBallantyne L SpurrMWalters.Geelong: J Podsiadly 3 SJohnson 2 J CoreyMDuncanNVardy SMotlop.BEST—Fremantle:MBarlow L Spurr N Fyfe A Sandilands C Sutcliffe RCrowley SHill.Geelong:AMackie J Bartel J Corey CGuthrieMStokes.Injuries—Fremantle:NSuban (ankle) A Silvagni (soreness) replacedin selected side by LMcPharlin.Geelong:C Enright (knee) THawkins(back) replaced in selected side by JWalker, T Hunt (ankle) replaced inselected side by CGuthrie.Reports—Fremantle:ZDawson (Fre) for striking J Podsiadly (Gee) inthe opening quarter.Umpires:Matt Stevic, Troy Pannell, ShaneMcInerney.Official Crowd: 32,815 at Simonds Stadium.

2nd Elimination Final

PORTADELAIDE 2.4 6.6 8.9 12.15 (87)COLLINGWOOD 1.4 4.6 7.7 9.9 (63)

GOALS—Port Adelaide:CWingard 3 J Schulz 3OWines 2 T Boak 2AMonfries JWesthoff.Collingwood:DSwan 3 TCloke 2 BMacaffer DBeams LKeefeMWilliams.BEST—Port Adelaide:Brad Ebert D Cassisi CWingard T LoganACarlileK Cornes.Collingwood:DSwanDBeamsMWilliams S Sidebottom.Injuries—Collingwood:QLynch (ankle) replaced in selected side by JElliott.Umpires:Chris Donlon, Jeff Dalgleish, Scott Jeffery.Official Crowd: 51,722 atMCG.

1st Elimination Final

CARLTON 2.3 6.5 12.6 18.8 (116)RICHMOND 3.5 10.7 12.10 14.12 (96)

GOALS—Carlton: JWaite 4 NDuigan 4 E Betts 3 J Garlett 2MRobinson 2C JuddHScotland RWarnock.Richmond:AEdwards 2 IMaric 2 TCotchin 2 T Vickery 2 B Ellis CNewmanDMartin J Riewoldt R Petterd STuck.BEST—Carlton:C JuddBGibbsMMurphy JWaite E Betts NDuigan.Richmond: TCotchin IMaric B Deledio DMartin NVlastuin S Tuck.Umpires: SimonMeredith,MathewNicholls, Luke Farmer.Official Crowd: 94,690 at theMCG.

NEXTWEEK—Finals,Week 2Friday, Sepember 13—1st semi-final:Geelong v PortAdelaide at theMCG, 7.20pm. Saturday, September 14—2nd semi-final: Sydney v Carlton at ANZ Stadium,7.15pm.

Port finds hero

in man of steel

Territorian Tom Logan produced the best performance of his 113-game career against the Magpies Picture: MICHAEL KLEIN

By ANDREW CAPEL

Hewants to be here, hewants to be a part

of this club and hewants to play. Again

tonight, hewas incredible

KEN Hinkley describes PortAdelaide’s man of steelTom Logan as ‘‘the greatsurvivor’’.

Against Collingwood, hebecame the club’s unlikelyhero.

One of the last playersbrought into the Power’s 22for the knockout final, Loganproduced arguably the great-est performance of his113-game career, which start-ed with Brisbane in 2005.

The tough-as-nails 28-year-old Territorian led the wayagainst the Pies with histrademark fierce attack onthe ball and body and fin-ished with 24 disposals and10 marks while beating a suc-cession of opponents.

Playing at half-back,Logan — one of five remain-ing members from Port’s ill-fated 2007 grand final team —epitomises the club’s ‘‘neverever give in’’ mandate.

He was outstanding in theheat of battle at the MCG,failing to concede a goalagainst the nine opponents

he spent time on, includingaces Dane Swan, SteeleSidebottom and Alan Didak.

Logan’s desperation andfierce desire to win shonethrough for a club whichwas fielding the third-youngest list in the leagueagainst one of the mostexperienced and finals-hardened teams there is.

The Power side whichran on to the MCG on Satur-day night boasted just 35 ga-mes of finals experience,compared with Colling-wood’s 215.

But when the Magpies keptcharging in the second half,Logan was one of the Portmen who refused to break,inspiring his team to one ofits most famous victories.

‘‘Some blokes just want to

compete and when you’vegot blokes who just want tocompete (you are hard tobeat),’’ said Hinkley, whoplayed Logan just eight timesduring the minor round.

‘‘I think Tommy’s been ona one-year contract for aboutsix years. He’s a survivor.

‘‘He wants to be here, hewants to be a part of this cluband he wants to play. Againtonight, he was incredible.’’

Logan described the24-point upset victory as oneof the greatest he had beeninvolved with.

‘‘It was just great to be outthere running around andsoaking it all up,’’ he said.

‘‘We just had a crack allnight and as a back six thatwas the best we’ve played asa group.

‘‘We just felt that if weworked harder than them wecould stop them from impact-ing the scoreboard and that’sthe way it turned out.’’

Logan said he played thefinal like he does every othergame — with the attitudethat it might be his last.

‘‘Every year I reckonthere’s times where I thinkthis could be my last yearon a list so I keep fightingon and trying to do my best,’’he said.

‘‘I know I’m not the mostskilful footballer out thereand that I have to put 110 percent effort in every time Iplay but that’s what I pridemyself on, having a crack.

‘‘Hopefully I can hangaround for another year.’’

Logan said Saturday’sCinderella story buried someof the demons of the record119-point loss to Geelong inthe 2007 grand final.

But he said the club isn’tfinished yet.

‘‘We still feel we can dosome more damage,’’ Logansaid. ‘‘We’re not putting anylimits on ourselves.’’

INTERSTATE SCORESSANFL, Rd 23: Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) d Glenelg 11.14 (80);Norwood 14.6 (90) d North Adelaide 7.7 (49); Central Districts 19.14(128) d Sturt 15.13 (103); Eagles 22.11 (143) dWest Adelaide 11.6 (72).Ladder:Norwood 34; Eagles 26; West Adelaide 24; Central Districts24; North Adelaide 22; Port Adelaide 16; Sturt 14; South Adelaide 18;Glenelg 8.

WAFL, Finals,Week 1 — 1st semi-final: East Perth 18.14 (122) dSwan Districts 15.4 (94). 2nd semi-final:West Perth 11.21 (87) dClaremont 12.11 (83).

VFL Finals,Week 2 — 1st Semi-final:Williamstown 27.14 (176) dPort Melbourne 14.5 (89). 2nd Semi-final:Werribee 19.10 (124) dCasey Scorpions 12.12 (84).

NEAFLNthn Conference — Preliminary Final: Aspley 20.15 (135) dSouthport 8.21 (69).

FINALS SNAPSHOTSNAPSHOTOFWEEKONE IN THEAFL FINALSTHEYSAID IT: ‘‘(That’s) out of line becausewhat I sawwas someDocker players go down off the ball. It is a silly question, we playedwithin the rules.’’ Fremantle coach Ross Lyon bristles when askedabout incidents in the qualifying final win over Geelong.STATSTHATMATTER: Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said 27of their kicks weremarked by Port Adelaide opponents in theelimination final. He ruefully described it as aworld record.MENOFTHEWEEKEND:Hawthorn captain Luke Hodge, himselfbest afield in the qualifying final win over Sydney. Went on Twitterto praise the enormous influence that Carlton veteran Chris Judd hadin the third quarter of yesterday’s elimination final boilover againstRichmond.KEYMOMENT: A fewminutes after gifting Richmond a goal with asilly attempt at a rushed behind, Carlton’s Mitch Robinson kicks agoal at eight minutes into the last term. It is the first time the Blueshave led since the first term and they stay ahead for amemorablewin.TALKINGPOINT: The openingweekend of the finals series wasmarked by outstanding upset wins to Fremantle, Port Adelaide andCarlton.TRIBUNALWATCH: Zac Dawson (Freo) reported for striking.Several other incidents from a physical qualifying final between theDockers and Cats will also come under scrutiny, including contactbetween Dawson and Geelong captain Joel Selwood. Fremantle’sChris Mayne also clashedwith Steve Johnson.INJURYWATCH: C Rioli (Haw, ankle), N Suban (Freo, ankle), ASilvagni (Freo, soreness), T Hawkins (Geel, back), C Enright (Geel,knee) T Hunt (Geel, ankle), B McLean (Carl, quad).UNDERPRESSURE: Sydney and Geelong have several injuryproblems as they try to rebound from their qualifying final losses.