A classic last lap duel decided an extraordinary Bathurst 1000, Sam Stosur loves Japan and the AFL trade period continues to throw up surprises – this is the Monday sports wrap.
AFL:
The NAB AFL Trade Period started with a rush this morning: Greater Western Sydney insist Tom Boyd will not be traded “under any circumstances”, despite the 19-year-old requesting a move to Western Bulldogs.
Boyd was taken with the number one pick in last year’s draft and the Bulldogs have confirmed they are willing to recruit the hulking full-forward in exchange for disgruntled captain Ryan Griffen.
But GWS rubbished the notion that Boyd could be part of a deal for the Dogs’ two-time club champion.
Gun midfielder Griffen last week requested a trade to the Giants, setting in motion a chain of events that led to coach Brendan McCartney’s resignation.
The trade period runs four more days with several key trades yet to be completed.
Paddy Ryder, Dayne Beams, Mitch Clark, Ryan Griffen and Heritier Lumumba are yet to have their moves secured.
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Each move is unlikely to be known until the close of trade.
Hawthorn defender Ryan Schoenmakers could land in Adelaide’s camp after he learnt the Hawks have been shopping him around to other clubs, the Herald Sun reports.
Adelaide and Fremantle are interested in the versatile tall, whose spot in the Hawks defence was undermioned following the recruitment of free agent and former Demon James Frawley.
The 23-year-old South Australian has said he’d prefer to stay at Hawthorn.
MOTORSPORT: His Ford started dead last on the grid and was at one point lodged in a fence, yet somehow Chaz Mostert dragged it home to win the longest and most extraordinary Bathurst 1000 in Australian touring car history.
It was just the 22-year-old’s second start in the endurance classic, having crashed out in the 2013 edition it was also his first finish; and what a finish it was for the young winner.
The Ford Performance Racing (FPR) young gun did not lead until the last lap, when he overtook the spluttering Holden of championship leader Jamie Whincup who was running on empty.
Nissan’s James Moffat crossed behind in second, with the Holden of Nick Percat in third. Whincup coasted home in fifth, behind the Mercedes of Will Davison.
The race lasted for seven hours and 58 minutes, becoming the longest ever on the mountain, the previous record being set at 7 hours, 50 minutes in 1974.
Being held-up for 63 minutes after officials suspended the race to repair a damaged section of the newly-resurfaced track only added to the drama.
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No driver had previously won the Great Race from further back than 19th – a feat achieved by the late, great Peter Brock, David Parsons and Peter McLead in 1987.
“Words can’t even describe how I feel right now,” said Mostert.
“To be up the front at a Bathurst 1000, after coming off last year with a damaged car for the race is unbelievable.
“I just kept screaming in the cockpit, ‘Cough you bastard, cough!’ It started to slow on the last couple of laps.
“It was the best feeling ever to cross that line in front of all the Ford fans.”
TENNIS: Samantha Stosur has now won six WTA titles in her career and half of them have come at the Japan Women’s Open in Osaka.
The top-seeded Australian clinched the Japan title for a third time when she overcame stern resistance to beat Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 in Sunday’s final.
The Australian went through the tournament without dropping a set as she added the 2014 title to those she won in 2009 and 2013.
But 2011 US Open champion Stosur has made a habit of firing late in the season and she was delighted to collect her first title since her victory in the same event a year ago.
Meanwhile, Roger Federer insists he won’t go out of his way to capture the coveted year-end world No.1 ranking, despite sealing back-to-back Masters wins in Shanghai with a 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-2) victory over Gilles Simon.
SOCCER: England was forced to rely on a 74th minute Wayne Rooney free kick to beat 10-man Estonia 1-0 away from home to maintain their 100 per cent record in Euro 2016 qualifying.
MOTORSPORT: Lewis Hamilton reeled off his fourth consecutive victory to extend his lead in the Formula One drivers’ title race, winning the inaugural Russian Grand Prix in emphatic fashion with Aussie Daniel Ricciardo finishing seventh.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Uncapped prop Aaron Woods may have played his way into Australia’s Four Nations squad, after producing a two-try performance in a 34-16 win for the Prime Minister’s XIII against Papua New Guinea.
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