Marsh 2 2020

West Coast v Fremantle
Marsh Series #2, 2020

Brander in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 7 March 2020 (4:10 PM WST)

Venue

Arena Joondalup

Attendance

10,384

Result

Lost by 1

Score

FRE 8.7.55 - 7.12.54 WCE

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An inaccurate West Coast squandered a chance to end the pre-season on a winning note, with Fremantle coming from four goals down in the final term to steal victory by a single point in a pre-season derby. Elliot Yeo led the Eagles with 33 possessions and Dom Sheed kicked two goals from 23 touches.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		3.3.21		3.7.25		5.11.41		7.12.54
Fremantle		1.2.8		3.4.22		3.5.23		8.7.55

Goals: Sheed 2, Hutchings, Kennedy, Naitanui, Ryan, Yeo

Best: Yeo, Sheed, Gaff, Hurn, Naitanui, Duggan

Injuries: Nil

Named squads

	West Coast				Fremantle
B:	20.McGovern	31.Schofield	25.Hurn	B:	13.Ryan	36.Cox	44.Duman
HB:	23.Jetta	37.Barrass	5.Sheppard	HB:	32.Hill	2.Logue	2.Conca
C:	3.Gaff	6.Yeo	4.Sheed	C:	34.Bewley	5.Cerra	11.Aish
HF:	8.Redden	2.Waterman	15.Cripps	HF:	18.Tucker	20.Taberner	23.McCarthy
F:	1.Ryan	17.Kennedy	19.Vardy	F:	28.Schultz	37.Lobb	27.Sturt
R:	9.Naitanui	11.Kelly	13.Shuey	R:	4.Darcy	7.Fyfe	10.Walters
I:	10.Brander	14.Duggan	16.Hickey	I:	41.Banfield	15.Hughes	8.Brayshaw
	21.Petruccelle	42.Edwards	30.Nelson		22.Serong	45.Watson	17.Dixon
	34.Hutchings	41.Ah Chee			12.Crowden	33.Colyer
E:	22.Brayshaw	24.X.O'Neill	33.Ainsworth	E:	43.Frederick	3.Matera	19.Blakely
	26.Watson				24.North

In: McGovern, Yeo, Gaff, Sheppard, Edwards

Out: Cole (thumb), Williams (hamstring tightness), Treacy, Brayshaw, Watson

Late changes: X.O'Neill for Ah Chee (ill), Hickey, Edwards; (FRE) Aish, Ryan out

First WCE appearance: X.O'Neill

Reserves

Practice match (7 March)

West Coast's reserves side played Peel Thunder at Joondalup in a curtain-raiser to the Marsh Series match, coming out narrow winners despite some poor goalkicking. Josh Rotham made a successful return from injury but fellow defender Ben Johnson suffered a shoulder injury.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		0.4.4		2.8.20		5.9.39		6.13.49
Peel Thunder		3.2.20		4.2.26		6.5.41		7.5.47

Goals: Hickey, Humble, Humphries, Jamieson, Lamont, Treacy

Best: Rotham, McInnes, Edwards, Brayshaw, Hickey, Watson, Ainsworth

Injuries: Johnson (shoulder)

Appearing for West Coast: Ainsworth, Brayshaw, Edwards, Hickey, Jamieson, Johnson, Jones, M.O'Neill, Rotham, Treacy, Watson, Humble, Humphries, Lamont, McInnes, other top-up players

Injury list

In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable (expected returns are estimated based on club's description):

Player		Injury		Expected return
Venables		Concussion		Season		(placed on inactive list 4/3/20)
Rioli		Suspension		Indefinite
Foley		Pubic bone stress		Indefinite
Cameron		Pubic bone stress		Indefinite
Cole		Fractured thumb		6-8 weeks
McGovern		Achilles		Test
Darling		Cheekbone		Test
Allen		Ankle		Test