Round 10 2015

N.Melbourne v West Coast
Round 10, 2015

McInnes kicked two goals. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 7 June 2015 (3:20 PM EST)

Venue

Bellerive Oval

Attendance

12,011

Result

Lost by 10

Score

NM 13.7.85 - 10.15.75 WCE

Brownlow

3 S.Wellingham (WCE)
2 S.Higgins (NM)
1 M.Priddis (WCE)

Ladder

3rd

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West Coast's winning streak came to an end at a blustery Bellerive Oval, as North Melbourne were able to hang on in the final quarter for a 10-point victory. Matt Priddis and Andrew Gaff each recorded 32 possessions for the Eagles, with Priddis also adding 11 tackles.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
North Melbourne		4.4.28		5.4.34		9.6.60		13.7.85
West Coast		1.4.10		5.11.41		7.12.54		10.15.75

Goals: Kennedy 3, McInnes 2, Cripps, Duggan, Gaff, Hurn, Wellingham

Best: Priddis, Gaff, Yeo, Wellingham, Shuey

Injuries: Nil

Sub: Sheed for Nelson in the fourth quarter

Milestones: Kennedy 150th AFL game

Named side

	West Coast				North Melbourne
B:	Butler	McGovern	Hurn	B:	Hansen	Thompson	Firrito
HB:	Nelson	Schofield	Yeo	HB:	Wright	Tarrant	MacMillan
C:	Cripps	Priddis	Wellingham	C:	Harvey	Swallow	Gibson
HF:	Gaff	Sinclair	Masten	HF:	Higgins	Waite	Bastinac
F:	LeCras	Kennedy	Hill	F:	Thomas	Petrie	Nahas
R:	Naitanui	Duggan	Shuey	R:	Goldstein	Cunnington	Ziebell
I:	McInnes	Sheed	Selwood	I:	Jacobs	Dumont	McMahon
	Sheppard				Brown
Em:	Bennell	Colledge	Hutchings	Em:	Atley	Wood	Daw

In: Yeo, Sheed

Out: Bennell, Colledge

From the coach

"With the conditions, tactics came into it a bit today and we thought in the third quarter we thought we handled ourselves pretty well, but - I don't know if we took our foot off the pedal - but they made the most of their opportunities, I think there was a 50m penalty in there somewhere, and kicked three goals in two minutes in the first and the last, and that was probably the game in the end."
...
"Both teams had tactics for and against the wind - probably nullified each other there- and then in the last quarter we just didn't win the hunt when we needed to. I thought we got done out of the middle and it looked like North were just a little bit more desperate. We wanted to really hunt the game today, and I thought we did, but it was a pretty ruthless Kangaroos outfit as well and you're not going to get it your way all the time. I thought we had our moments and our numbers probably look pretty good. We got out-tackled in the first quarter, which I don't think always means success or failure, but it felt like they had come to play, and we knew that. We responded in the second quarter, the game see-sawed all day, and then when the crunch was really there we didn't take our opportunities."

From the papers

The West Australian

"The Eagles were in a strong position when they led by 12 points late in the third quarter at Blundstone Arena, but conceded three goals to the Kangaroos in time-on to turn for home six points behind.

They still looked likely to overrun the Kangaroos in the final term, but failed to make the most of a howling breeze at their backs that had played a major role in dictating terms throughout the first three quarters."

The Age

"It was a strange day. Twice the ball stopped and dropped mid-air. Kicks that should go 40 metres gave up fighting the wind after 25 metres and dropped. Another ball booted high almost doubled back on itself and went backwards. Two goals were kicked that went more than 75 metres.

Some games you play two opponents, other days it is three. This was a day when beating the conditions was as difficult as beating the opponent. North proved superior in finding a way to beat the conditions and the Eagles. A strong blustery wind gave at least four goals help to one end. North had the first use of it and took their time to take advantage.

North steadied after an unsteady start when it seemed even the players were wondering what sort of game they were going to bring this week after their weak surrender last week.

Ben Brown, applying local knowledge booted two in a minute for North to open up the sort of lead the wind demanded they get. North appeared to relax into their game after that, comfortable they had not wasted the advantage.

West Coast took time to wind back the lead when they had use of the wind. Fraser McInnes kicked two in a minute but the Eagles otherwise peppered the goal without success finishing the quarter having booted a wasteful 4.7. They should have been several goals ahead at the main break."

Herald-Sun

"Nature remained telling, highlighted by Shannon Hurn and Sharrod Wellingham bombing through last-quarter goals from the wing.

But what wasn’t expected was the sudden rise of Higgins, Jack Ziebell, Ryan Bastinac and Harvey.

The Eagles would take just five minutes in the final term to eradicate North’s lead as Josh Kennedy got away with a push in the back to goal, making the Roos’ final 20 minutes even more extraordinary.

With the goalposts at either end shaking like they should have been props in an AC/DC hit and high kicks morphing into boomerangs, the Kangaroos would conjure four goals into the wind after just four were kicked in the first three quarters."

East Perth report

Round 11 (6 June)

East Perth came out on top of a close tussle with Swan Districts at Bassendean, winning by 17 points. Jack Darling kicked five goals in his first hitout for the season and veteran Xavier Ellis continued his own comeback with 27 possessions across half-back.

Appearing for East Perth: Barrass, Brophy, Colledge, Darling (East Perth debut), Ellis, Hutchings, Karpany, Lucas, Lycett, Newman, Powell. Reserves: Adamson, Cavka, Main

Injury list

In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
MacKenzie		Knee		Season		(Placed on LTI list 2/4/15, replaced by Lucas)
Brown		Knee		Season
Tunbridge		Ankle/shoulder		Season
McGinnity		Wrist		4-6 weeks
Lamb		Knee		3 weeks
Cavka		Foot		Test
Darling		Foot		Test
Rosa		Hamstring		Test
Sheed		Hand		Test
Main		Back		Test
Hutchings		Back		Test
Newman		Finger		1 week (approx.)		(rookies not officially listed)
Maginness		Foot		Unknown		(rookies not officially listed)

References

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/10/nmfc-v-wce

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2015/121820150607.html