AFLW Round 3 2022

West Coast v Adelaide
AFLW Round 3, 2022

Ward in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 22 January 2022 (12.40pm EDT)

Venue

Punt Road

Attendance

323

Result

Lost by 33

Score

ADL 6.6.42 - 1.3.9 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

13th

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West Coast were overwhelmed by a strong Adelaide side, crashing to a third straight defeat to start the 2022 season. With the Eagles "hosting" the match at Melbourne's Punt Road Oval due to the WA border closure, West Coast were competitive in the first quarter but were gradually ground into the Richmond turf by their more experienced opponents. Parris Laurie thrived in a new role with 13 touches and seven marks.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		1.0.6		1.0.6		1.3.9		1.3.9
Adelaide		1.1.7		3.2.20		5.4.34		6.6.42

Goals: Schmidt

Best: Laurie, Bowen, Hooker, McCarthy, Gooch

Injuries: Nil

Milestones: Lakay AFLW debut, Rowley AFLW debut

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Adelaide
B:	16.Hill	31.Gooch		B:	7.Gore	32.Rajcic
HB:	22.Gilmore	33.Ward	11.McCarthy	HB:	16.Considine	39.S.Allen	8.N.Allen
C:	8.Collier	2.Gibson	1.Bowen	C:	14.Thompson	33.Hatchard	25.Charlton
HF:	35.McDonald	7.Schmidt	12.N.Kelly	HF:	5.Martin	15.Ponter	2.Jones
F:	23.Lakay	10.Caulfield		F:	24.Woodland	27.Ballard
R:	25.Laurie	24.Bullas	17.Hooker	R:	21.McKinnon	13.Phillips	10.Marinoff
I:	3.Thomas	4.Guard	6.Lewis	I:	11.Simmons	12.Biddell	23.Mules
	15.G.Kelly	14.Smith			6.Button	19.Hewett
E:	5.Rowley	20.Bresland		E:	22.Whiteley	4.Prowse

In: Bullas, Lakay, Hill, McDonald

Out: Swanson (suspended), Atkins (health protocol), Gauci, Bresland

Late change: Rowley for N.Kelly (groin)

New: Sarah Lakay (Swan Districts), Courtney Rowley (Peel Thunder)

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"Off-season recruit Aimee Schmidt played a lone hand up forward, kicking West Coast’s only goal from a distance seven minutes into the first quarter in reply to Erin Phillips’ opener.

The Eagles went goalless after that, Adelaide constantly finding spares behind the ball to mop up West Coast’s forward forays.

For every ounce of effort West Coast poured into each contest, often it was sliced apart by the Crows precision kicking or Eagles errors at crucial moments.

West Coast’s midfield put in a much improved fight - even missing captain Emma Swanson through suspension - after being beaten the past two weeks."^[1]