West Coast kicked off the season in inauspicious style as they were dismantled by Fremantle in match simulation at Lathlain Park. Missing a number of key players, the Eagles quickly lost touch with the visitors, not helped by inaccurate kicking.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 1.3.9 | 3.9.27 | 3.14.32 | 5.16.46 | ||||
| Fremantle | 4.2.26 | 6.6.42 | 10.13.73 | 14.14.98 |
Goals: Allen, Kelly, Livingstone, Maric, Yeo
Best: not reported
Injuries: Ginbey (concussion)
Named squads[]
West Coast: Waterman, Gaff, Hunt, Yeo, Ginbey, H.Reid, Kelly, Allen, Long, Duggan, Cripps, L.Edwards, Chesser, Hough, Petruccelle, Witherden, Flynn, Cole, Jones, B.Williams, J.Williams, Rawlinson, Barrass, Livingstone, Jamieson, Maric, Dewar
Late withdrawal: Flynn (hamstring)
Fremantle: Sturt, O'Meara, Serong, Darcy, Clark, Fyfe, Brayshaw, Jackson, Walters, Aish, Davies, Ryan, Sharp, Hughes, Brodie, Emmett, Taberner, McDonald, Knobel, Worner, Amiss, Pearce, Young, Jones, Erasmus, Simpson, O'Driscoll, Walker, Frederick, Wagner, Treacy, Draper, Voss, Switkowski, Delean, Banfield, Reidy, Johnson, Williams, Stanley
Late withdrawal: Sharp (ill)
Injury list[]
West Coast provided the following information in the leadup to the match:
| Player | Injury | Expected return | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | Hamstring | Unavailable | ||||
| Sheed | Foot | Unavailable | ||||
| Hewett | Foot | Unavailable | ||||
| Bazzo | Groin soreness | Unavailable | ||||
| H.Edwards | Finger | Unavailable | ||||
| Hall | Ankle | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Rotham | Groin | 1 week | ||||
| Darling | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| McGovern | Soreness | Test | ||||
| Jones | Hip | Likely |
References[]
| 2024 season <--2023-24 offseason | Playing squad | Coaching panel | 2024-25 offseason--> |
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| AFLW | Reserves |
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Pre-season : 1 (FRE) | 2 (ADL) |