Pre-season 2007

Priddis in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

The reigning premiers had an underwhelming pre-season campaign, recording just a single win in the unfamiliar surrounds of Alice Springs.

Rules

The league experimented with a number of new rules during the pre-season. Any ball hitting the goal or behind posts and remaining in the field of play was play on. The boundary umpire moved 10 metres inside the boundary line to throw the ball back in. Marks were only paid for kicks travelling 20 metres (up from 15), and were not paid for backwards kicks in the defensive half of the ground. To speed the game up, players were allowed to kick in from a behind as soon as the goal umpire had signalled the score, without waiting for him to wave the flags.

Teams had a six-man bench, increased to eight in hot weather. As usual goals kicked from outside 50 were worth nine points. Shots that hit the post (and didn't rebound back into play) were worth three points.

Round 1

Sun, 25 February 2007 (5:40 PM WST)

West Coast v Fremantle

Subiaco Oval

Attendance: 39,027

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		0.2.0.6.18		0.2.0.10.22		0.4.0.13.37		0.10.0.15.75
Fremantle		1.0.0.2.11		2.4.0.4.46		2.8.0.8.74		4.11.0.10.112

Supergoals: Nil

Goals: C.Jones, McKinley 2, Armstrong, Cousins, LeCras, Lynch, Rosa, Staker

Best: Cousins, Rosa, Priddis, B.Jones, Hurn, McKinley

Injuries: Waters (foot), Selwood (head), Glass (cut head)

In hot conditions, West Coast struggled to convert early and ended up on the wrong side of a 37-point margin in front of a big pre-season crowd.

Named side: LeCras, Stenglein, Fletcher, Waters, Cousins, Braun, Priddis, Seaby, C.Jones, MacKenzie, Chick, R.Jones, Cox, Lynch, Graham, Glass, Rosa, Hurn, McKinley, Hansen, Armstrong, Selwood, B.Jones, Hunter, Staker, Wirrpanda

Emergencies: Kerr, Houlihan

Fremantle: Webster, J.Carr, Hasleby, Dunn, Solomon, Peake, McManus, M.Carr, Headland, Grover, Crowley, Mundy, McPharlin, Walker, Longmuir, Campbell, Dodd, Gilmore, Murphy, Pavlich, Drum, Sandilands, Farmer, Ibbotson, Browne, Johnson, Duffield, Hayden

NAB Challenge week 1

West Coast v Essendon

Sat, 3 March 2007

Subiaco Oval

Attendance: 11,012

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.5.17		3.7.25		5.11.41		5.12.42
Essendon		2.4.16		7.6.48		8.9.57		15.10.100

Goals: Brown, Hansen, LeCras, Lynch, Priddis

Best: Wirrpanda, Rosa, Priddis, Glass, Chick

Injuries: Nil

West Coast went into their pre-season clash undermanned and were thumped by the Bombers, with inaccurate kicking from set-shots not helping matters.

Named squad: Brown, LeCras, Stenglein, Fletcher, Priddis, Seaby, C.Jones, Mackenzie, Chick R.Jones, Houlihan, Lynch, Graham, Glass, Rosa, Hurn, McKinley, Hansen, Thomson, Sharp, Armstrong, B.Jones, Hunter, Spaanderman, Staker, Wirrpanda, McNamara

Essendon: M.Johnson, Dyson, Gumbleton, Watson, Monfries, Jetta, Winderlich, McVeigh, Peverill, Welsh, Lovett, Dempsey, Bradley, Lloyd, Hille, Slattery, Johns, Michael, Bolton, Stanton, Heffernan, Laycock, Davey< Ryder, Fletcher, Neagle, Hocking, Houli

NAB Challenge week 2

Adelaide v West Coast

Fri, 9 March 2008

Traeger Park

Attendance: 11,000 (approx)

		Final
Adelaide		11.11.77
West Coast		12.12.84

Goals: Hunter, Lynch 2

Best: Hurn, Kerr, Braun

Injuries:

West Coast trailed by almost five goals during the third term but stormed home to defeat the Crows.

Named squad: Brown, LeCras, Judd, Kerr, Stenglein, Braun, Priddis, Seaby, C.Jones, Mackenzie, Chick R.Jones, Houlihan, Cox, Lynch, Graham, Rosa, Hurn, McKinley, Hansen, Spangher, Embley, Armstrong, B.Jones, Hunter, Spaanderman, Staker, McNamara

Adelaide: Massie, Tippett, Thompson, Griffin, Van Berlo, Bassett, Edwards, Bode, Doughty, Shirley, Hudson, Torney, Welsh, Johncock, Pfeiffer, Knights, McLeod, Burton, Rutten, Douglas, Stevens, Vince, Reilly, Goodwin, Mattner, Archard, McIntyre, Bock

NAB Challenge week 3

West Coast v Western Bulldogs

Sat, 17 March 2007

Subiaco Oval

Attendance: 6,873

		Final
West Coast		11.10.76
Western Bulldogs		15.10.96

Goals: Lynch 4, Armstrong, LeCras 2

Best: Cousins, Judd, Wirrpanda

Injuries:

West Coast stumbled out of the blocks and could not make up the early deficit, falling to the Bulldogs by 20 points.