2 C.Staunton (GWS)
1 A.Eva (GWS)
West Coast continued their winless start to the season despite a fast start against the Giants in Blacktown. The Eagles had a season-high four goals by halftime but ran out of steam and the hometown Giants were able to pull away to secure the points. Rookie Bella Lewis had 16 touches and nine tackles and defender Tayla Bresland tallied 13 disposals and seven tackles.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWS Giants | 4.2.26 | 5.3.33 | 5.4.34 | 7.6.48 | ||||
| West Coast | 3.1.19 | 4.1.25 | 4.3.27 | 4.4.28 |
Goals: Atkins, Bowen, Collier, Laurie
Best: Bresland, Swanson, McCarthy, Lewis, Bowen
Injuries: McCarthy (leg)
Milestones: Gauci AFLW debut, Janz WCE debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | GWS Giants | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 35.McDonald | 27.Perera | B: | 21.Randall | 9.Hetherington | ||
| HB: | 14.Smith | 33.Ward | 20.Bresland | HB: | 18.Evans | 12.Stephenson | 14.Lister |
| C: | 8.Collier | 6.Lewis | 1.Bowen | C: | 22.Bennetts | 36.Tully | 2.Eva |
| HF: | 9.Atkins | 10.Caulfield | 19.Cameron | HF: | 32.Mackrill | 7.Dal Pos | 24.Zreika |
| F: | 15.G.Kelly | 37.Janz | F: | 13.Staunton | 19.Privitelli | ||
| R: | 25.Laurie | 11.McCarthy | 13.Swanson | R: | 23.McKinnon | 3.Parker | 6.Beeson |
| I: | 29.Pope | 2.Gibson | 24.Bullas | I: | 17.Garnett | 39.Allan | 1.Goodsir |
| 4.Guard | 26.Gauci | 16.Davies | 8.Barr | ||||
| E: | 32.Orme | 28.Davison | E: | 20.Steane | 30.Halvorsen |
In: Janz, Gauci
Out: Gilmore (concussion protocol), Davison
New: Lauren Gauci (North Adelaide), Alicia Janz (Fremantle)
From the papers[]
"West Coast were their own worst enemies at times, with ill-discipline and poor decisions under pressure allowing the Giants to get out the back of their defence to kick goals.
Staunton caused plenty of headaches for the Eagles' defence by either kicking goals or setting them up.
The game became a battle of midfield attrition after their first break and the scoring dried up as a result, as the likes of Swanson and Bella Lewis (16 disposals, nine tackles and five clearances) took it up to the Giants' experience in Alicia Eva (18 disposals), Rebecca Beeson (22 and seven clearances) and Alyce Parker (25 and six clearances)."[1]
Players in the WAFLW[]
Round 1 (20-21 Feb)
Peel (Liddle) vs East Fremantle (Norrish)
South Fremantle vs Subiaco
Swan Districts (Davison) vs Claremont
References[]
https://womens.afl/match-centre/2021/3311/gws-v-wce
- ↑ Mitchell Woodcock, The West Australian (22 February 2021, p.51), "Eagles stymied by Giants' Irish star"
| 2021 AFLW season <--2020-21 offseason | Playing squad | 2021-22 offseason--> |
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| 2021 AFL season |
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Pre-season | 1 (ADL) | 2 (FRE) | 3 (BRI) | 4 (GWS) | 5 (GC) |