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A warrior right up until the final siren, Patrick Dangerfield still wonders if he had more to give in Geelongs brutal AFL preliminary final loss to Sydney.The Brownlow Medal favourite was yet again the Cats best player on Friday night at the MCG, finishing with 39 touches, nine clearances and a goal.But it wasnt enough to stop the Swans from booking a spot in the grand final with a dominant 37-point win.Limping into the Geelong rooms after the game with a heavily-iced calf, Dangerfield was clearly devastated.Its as tough as it gets, he said.You dont put the work in all season, finish in second position and really give ourselves a chance to have a crack it all and not be disappointed with the season ending the way it did.It just felt like we could have given way more.Sydney booted the first eight goals of the 15.7 (97) to 8.12 (60) win, with all but one coming in an imposing first quarter that left the Cats reeling.Its almost reminiscent of the way Sydney jumped Adelaide last week when the game was over in the first quarter, Dangerfield said.You cant win a game in the first quarter but you can lose one. Its certainly tough to come back from there.The Cats won the inside-50 count by a whopping 72 to 40 but Dangerfield, who added nine to the tally, was quick to concede that too many of the forward entries were ineffective.The loss is sure to prompt fresh questions about Geelongs reliance on Dangerfield and midfield partner in crime Joel Selwood, who racked up 39 disposals and laid 13 tackles.Dangerfield said the side would consider areas to improve on across the ground, including the balance of contributors in the midfieldI think throughout the season when weve played our best footy, weve played with a real even contribution from everyone, he said.Joel and I spend plenty of time in there, thats why our numbers sometimes sit higher than the rest of the players that run through there.But I think while emotions are running pretty high now, its something that I suppose well reflect on over the coming week. China Shoes Wholesale Market . 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Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. WASHINGTON -- Tanner Roark will start Game 2 for the Washington Nationals in their NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.Its the spot that very likely would have gone to Stephen Strasburg, but he is out for the NLDS after hurting his pitching elbow late in the regular season. On Friday, he had his first bullpen session off a mound since being sidelined.For the right-handed Roark (16-10, 2.83 ERA), the assignment announced Friday represents the latest sign of an impressive return to starting in 2016 after being relegated to the bullpen last season. Lefty Rich Hill (3-2, 1.84 ERA in six starts for LA after a trade from Oakland) will pitch Game 2 for the Dodgers.Emotions already are pretty high right now. ... If youre not nervous, youre not human and you dont care, I feel like, said Roark, who was told Thursday he would pitch in Game 2. So for me, being nervous is a good thing.The choice of Roark was not all that surprising, and Nationals manager Dusty Baker smiled broadly as he joked to media members before Game 1 on Friday: Well, you know, we werent debating that much. We were just kind of messing with you guys, to tell you the truth.In a tweak to his batting order, Baker flipped Bryce Harper and Jayson Werth, moving up 2015 NL MVP Harper from No. 3 to No. 2, and shifting Werth from No. 2 too No.dddddddddddd 3.I just talked to them out of respect, Baker said, but they said, `Hey, Skip, whatever you want to do, and whatever you think thats best, thats what you do.Both teams officially released their 25-man NLDS rosters, and Washingtons includes only seven relievers, including three lefties. Baker said he wanted extra position players on the bench because of the possible need for pinch runners, particularly for second baseman Daniel Murphy, who last started on Sept. 17 because of a strained glute muscle.Reynaldo Lopez is the only long reliever in the bullpen, while Sammy Solis, Oliver Perez and Marc Rzepczynski are the lefties; Sean Burnett is the odd man out.Infielder Wilmer Difo and outfielder Michael A. Taylor made the roster, while relievers Burnett, Matt Belisle and Yusmeiro Petit and outfielders Ben Revere and Brian Goodwin were left off.We contemplated many, many different scenarios, Baker said.The Dodgers roster was as promised, with three catchers: Carlos Ruiz, Yasmani Grandal and Austin Barnes, who can also play in the infield. LA also has only seven relievers.The Game 3 starting pitchers are lefty Gio Gonzalez for Washington, and righty Kenta Maeda for Los Angeles. ' ' '