AFLW Round 8 2022

West Coast v Brisbane
AFLW Round 8, 2022

Niamh Kelly gets tackled. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 26 February 2022 (6.10pm WST)

Venue

Lathlain Park

Attendance

730

Result

Lost by 98

Score

BRI 15.8.98 - 4.0.24 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

14th

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West Coast were handed a footballing lesson by the reigning AFLW premiers, smashed from pillar to post as Brisbane opened up a 46 point lead at the main break while preventing the Eagles from even entering their forward 50 for most of the first half. The home side managed to find a few goals in the second half and narrowly prevented the Lions from reaching triple figures, but the result still represented the biggest defeat and highest score conceded by any side in AFLW history.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		0.0.0		0.0.0		2.0.12		4.0.24
Brisbane		4.3.27		7.4.46		11.4.70		15.8.98

Goals: Bullas, Cameron, Gooch, Hooker

Best: Swanson, Lewis, Bowen

Injuries: Hooker (knee)

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Brisbane
B:	16.Hill	31.Gooch		B:	20.Campbell	10.Grider
HB:	2.Gibson	35.McDonald	14.Smith	HB:	11.Monahan	3.Koenen	26.Tahau
C:	7.Schmidt	13.Swanson	1.Bowen	C:	9.O'Dwyer	1.Bates	12.Conway
HF:	12.N.Kelly	22.Gilmore	19.Cameron	HF:	17.Dawes	31.T.Smith	15.Bodey
F:	9.Atkins	24.Bullas		F:	30.Wardlaw	21.Hodder
R:	25.Laurie	6.Lewis	17.Hooker	R:	2.Hickie	18.Anderson	25.C.Svarc
I:	5.Rowley	23.Lakay	26.Gauci	I:	29.R.Svarc	5.Ellenger	14.Davidson
	27.Bennett	3.Thomas			24.Pullar	22.Farquharson
E:	4.Guard	10.Caulfield		E:	28.Moloney	16.B.Smith

In: McDonald, Atkins, Gauci

Out: Collier (leg), Davison, Guard

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"When the Eagles recorded their first inside 50 for the match just under 10 minutes into the second quarter, Brisbane had 21 of their own and had booted six goals as West Coast's attempts to send extras into defence failed.

West Coast went goalless in the first quarter for the seventh time from eight starts, continuing a trend of slow starts Prior had no answer to. Captain Emma Swanson (22 disposals, six clearances) played through the pain of a fractured finger."^[1]