West Coast warmed up for the regular season with a demolition job on the John Worsfold-coached Bombers on a very hot Sunday afternoon. The Eagles kicked the first six goals and ended with 13 individual goalscorers as they recorded a triple-figure win. The midfielders took advantage of some silver service from Nic Naitanui and Jeremy McGovern swung forward to kick three goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
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| West Coast | 0.7.5.47 | 0.13.7.85 | 1.20.9.138 | 1.23.11.158 | ||||
| Essendon | 0.1.4.10 | 0.3.7.25 | 0.5.8.38 | 0.7.11.53 |
Supergoals:Yeo
Goals: Darling, Hill, Kennedy, McGovern 3, Gaff, LeCras 2, Duggan, Karpany, Lycett, Nelson, Priddis, Shuey, Yeo
Best: Naitanui, Gaff, Priddis, Kennedy, Darling, Sheppard, Yeo
Injuries: Nil
Named squads[]
West Coast:LeCras, Gaff, Sheppard, Yeo, Redden, Naitanui, Priddis, Shuey, Duggan, Cripps, MacKenzie, Kennedy, Ellis, McGovern, Giles, Hurn, Butler, Darling, Lycett, Nelson, Schofield, Hill, Karpany, Bennell, Lucas
First Eagles appearance: Redden
Essendon: Daniher, Z.Merrett, Gleeson, Goddard, Zaharakis, Baguley, Fantasia, Cooney, J.Merrett, Bird, Brown, Ambrose, Langford, Hartley, Kommer, Gwilt, McDonald-Tipungwuti, McKernan, McKenna, Kelly, Stokes, Dea, Simpkin, Jamar, Grimley
Emergencies: Ashby, Hams
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
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| Brown | Finger | 8 weeks | ||||
| Mutimer | Hamstring | 8 weeks | ||||
| Masten | Ankle | 6 weeks | ||||
| Jetta | Calf strain | Test | ||||
| Waterman | Glandular fever | Indefinite |
Links[]
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/nab-challenge/2016/1/wce-v-ess
| 2016 season <--2015-16 offseason | Playing squad | Coaching panel | 2016-17 offseason--> |
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NAB Challenge : 1 (ADL) | 2 (GC) | 3 (ESS) |