West Coast tuned up for their premiership defence with a comfortable dismantling of local rivals Fremantle in Mandurah. The Eagles blew the game open with a big third quarter, piling on seven straight goals. Willie Rioli kicked four goals, including two during that third-term blitz, and Dom Sheed continued his big pre-season with 40 possessions and a goal.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremantle | 5.3.33 | 6.6.42 | 7.6.48 | 8.10.58 | ||||
| West Coast | 4.0.24 | 7.4.46 | 13.8.86 | 16.13.109 |
Goals: Rioli 4, O.Allen, Petruccelle 2, Darling, Hickey, Masten, Ryan, Sheed, Shuey, Vardy, Venables
Best: Rioli, Sheed, Hurn, Jetta, Duggan, Redden
Injuries: Sheppard (corked knee)
Named squads[]
| West Coast | Fremantle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 5.Sheppard | 37.Barrass | 25.Hurn | B: | 38.Ryan | 21.Hamling | 14.Wilson |
| HB: | 28.Cole | 20.McGovern | 23.Jetta | HB: | 33.Colyer | 25.Pearce | 18.Tucker |
| C: | 4.Sheed | 8.Redden | 3.Gaff | C: | 5.Cerra | 16.Mundy | 9.B.Hill |
| HF: | 7.Masten | 12.O.Allen | 44.Rioli | HF: | 15.Hughes | 10.Walters | 26.Langdon |
| F: | 1.Ryan | 27.Darling | 16.Hickey | F: | 41.Banfield | 11.Hogan | 37.Lobb |
| R: | 19.Vardy | 6.Yeo | 13.Shuey | R: | 4.Darcy | 6.Conca | 8.Brayshaw |
| I: | 2.Waterman | 10.Brander | 14.Duggan | I: | 20.Taberner | 44.Duman | 3.Matera |
| 18.Venables | 21.Petruccelle | 26.Watson | 36.Cox | 1.Ballantyne | 42.Giro | ||
| 34.Hutchings | 39.Cameron | 23.McCarthy | 28.Schultz | ||||
| E: | 30.Nelson | 35.Rotham | 41.Ah Chee | E: | 40.Jones | 27.Sturt | 34.Bewley |
| 45.Smith | 43.Nyhuis |
Late changes: (WCE) Cameron, Watson out; (FRE) Taberner, McCarthy out
WAFL[]
West Coast's standalone reserves side won their historic first practice match, defeating Peel by 39 points at Rushton Park in a curtain-raiser to the JLT clash. Brady Grey kicked three goals.
| Final | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peel | 4.7.31 | |
| West Coast | 10.10.70 |
Goals: Grey 3, Ah Chee, M.Allen, Bines, McInnes, Nelson, Robilliard, Rotham
Best:
Appearing for West Coast: Ah Chee, Ainsworth, M.Allen, Bines, Brayshaw, Brooksby, Edwards, McInnes, Mutimer, Nelson, Riach, Rotham, Smith, Watson, Williams, Acres, Ashman, Coe, Curnow, Fisher, Grey, Hug, Kalajzic, Lamont, Robilliard, Salomone
Links[]
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/jlt-community-series/2019/2/fre-v-wce