AFLW Season Seven Round 8

Geelong v West Coast
Round 8, AFLW Season Seven

Lakay in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 15 October 2022 (5.40pm EDT)

Venue

Princes Park

Attendance

1,085

Result

Lost by 9

Score

GEE 4.10.34 - 4.1.25 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

15th

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West Coast fell to finals-bound Geelong in suburban Melbourne, with the Eagles' pressure and the Cats' inaccuracy keeping the contest close until the final term. Dana Hooker was the Eagles' best with 20 touches and a goal and Emma Swanson continued her fine form with a game-high 24 disposals.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Geelong		1.4.10		1.6.12		4.8.32		4.10.34
West Coast		1.0.6		1.0.6		3.1.19		4.1.25

Goals: Hooker, Humphries, Roberts, Schmidt

Best: Swanson, Thomas, McDonald, Hooker

Injuries: Western (elbow)

Named sides

	West Coast				Geelong
B:	3.Thomas	14.B.Smith		B:	26.Gunjaca	2.Johnson
HB:	18.Britton	35.McDonald	10.Sedunary	HB:	16.Emonson	11.M.McDonald	10.Rankin
C:	5.Rowley	11.McCarthy	21.Western	C:	1.Bowen	41.Prespakis	20.Friswell
HF:	6.Lewis	20.Bartlett	23.Lakay	HF:	9.Morrison	5.Parry	15.Scott
F:	4.Roberts	9.Simmons		F:	14.Scheer	8.Darby
R:	25.Hartill	17.Hooker	13.Swanson	R:	13.Fuller	21.Webster	3.A.McDonald
I:	12.Humphries	32.Petrevski	7.Schmidt	I:	4.Moloney	18.Gardiner	6.Crockett-Grills
	8.Goranova	24.Bullas			19.Plummer	45.Keryk
E:	19.Cameron	27.Bennett	33.Gomes	E:	22.Kearns	12.Garing	44.Bragg

In: Petrevski

Out: E.Smith (foot)

From the coach

"They kept us in it a bit, they missed a lot of opportunities. We got going better in the second half but that first half they had a lot more territory than us and it made it really hard for us to score. We played around with a few things and fixed a few things but they kept us in the game.

"We’ve got some good young players coming through. Sarah Lakay in the ruck keeps developing, obviously Ella Roberts up forward, she kicked our first goal tonight. Jaide Britton out on the wing is just a running machine, she runs all day and Charlie Thomas is also developing in her second year. We’ve had three nominations for the Rising Star in the last three weeks, so we feel we are on the right path. It’ll turn for us, we’ve still got some hard work to go. There’re patches in games you think if we put it together for four quarters we will be okay. That’s just the evolution and growth of our group and it’ll just take a little bit more time.

"...(McDonald) has been fantastic for us, she should be spoken about in All-Australian contention as a key back. Out of eight games we’ve played she’s been beaten once in that time. We continue to throw those jobs at Soph and she does her homework and studies her opposition and that’s clearly why she’s getting the job done on the weekend."

From the papers

The Sunday Times

"The Cats ultimately broke the game open with a three-goal third term but just nine points separated the two sides at the final break (sic) after Emma Humphries kicked a consolation goal in the final minute at Ikon Park.

It could've been more if not for Geelong's inaccuracy, but the home side sealed their fourth straight win for the first time in club history with the 4.10 (34) to 4.1 (25) result.

West Coast continually asked questions of Geelong, applying considerable pressure and staying in the contest on the scoreboard.

But ultimately the Cats were too strong and won a game they should have to cement their spot in the top eight with two rounds to play."

Injury list

In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as being injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected return
Gooch		Wrist		Season		(On inactive list)
L.Wakfer		Knee		Season		(On inactive list)
Davison		Knee		Season		(On inactive list)
Gibson		Knee		Season
E.Smith		Eye		Available
Humphries		Jaw		Available

References

https://www.womens.afl/match-centre/2022/4713/geel-v-wce