Round 10 2022

GWS Giants v West Coast
Round 10, 2022

McGovern in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 22 May 2022 (2.10pm EST)

Venue

Sydney Showground

Attendance

5,057

Result

Lost by 52

Score

GWS 21.12.138 - 13.8.86 WCE

Brownlow

3 J.Kelly (GWS)
2 S.Coniglio (GWS)
1 J.Peatling (GWS)

Ladder

18th

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West Coast's run of heavy defeats continued with a 52-point loss to the Giants. The Eagles were once again blown away early, conceding seven goals in each of the first two quarters as the game was well gone by halftime. Tim Kelly led the way with 23 touches and 10 clearances and Isiah Winder kicked a career-high three goals.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
GWS Giants		7.3.45		14.3.87		17.7.109		21.12.138
West Coast		4.1.25		5.4.34		9.5.59		13.8.86

Goals: Winder 3, Cripps, Dixon, Waterman 2, Clark, Darling, Duggan, Shuey

Best: Kelly, McGovern, Redden, Cripps

Injuries: Shuey (back)

Substitutes: (WCE) Hough for Shuey (back) in the fourth term; (GWS) Stein, not used

Records: GWS Giants highest score vs WCE

Jumper: Indigenous, blue shorts

Named sides

	West Coast				GWS Giants
B:	23.Witherden	37.Barrass	35.Rotham	B:	40.Kennedy	15.Taylor	13.Cumming
HB:	14.Duggan	20.McGovern	31.Jones	HB:	10.Wehr	39.Idun	36.Perryman
C:	3.Gaff	11.Kelly	36.West	C:	26.Riccardi	12.Green	22.Kelly
HF:	39.Clark	2.Waterman	15.Cripps*	HF:	24.De Boer	27.Himmelberg	37.Hill
F:	40.Jamieson	27.Darling	22.Winder	F:	28.Sproule	23.Hogan	4.Greene
R:	32.B.Williams	8.Redden	13.Shuey	R:	30.Flynn	3.Coniglio	8.Ward
I:	30.Nelson	41.Dixon	42.H.Edwards	I:	31.Brander	5.Bruhn	20.Peatling
	43.Naish				33.O'Halloran
E:	19.Hough	26.Trew	33.Bazzo	E:	42.Stein	43.Hamilton	34.Fahey
	34.J.Williams				29.Fleeton

In: Gaff, Shuey, Naish (medical sub)

Out: Foley (concussion), Ryan (hamstring/susp), Petrevsk-Seton* (health protocols)

(*Cripps replaced Petrevski-Seton in squad)

Quarter by quarter

Both sides went in as named.

From the coach

"The start wasn’t great, beaten up around the ball, around the contest, and they were really efficient in the front half, in particular the first quarter. Then the second quarter, we got some supply, which we haven’t had for a fair few weeks, and our inability to keep it in the front half was not good enough. I think for the night they would’ve kicked probably at least eight goals from our forward half, which is a reflection of how you defend behind your ball movement. So the second quarter in particular, they must have kicked six goals from our front half. So that’s a new problem, but we settled a bit after half time, went back and gave a bit more effort in the second half, and I think we won the second half, but our first and second quarters were not good enough.

"...I think we just couldn’t get the ball back from the Giants in the second quarter, the first 10 minutes, that just wasn’t good enough, so on the back foot, and knowing the Giants if they start on the front foot, they’re hard to stop. So, we need to look at it, we’re not hiding away from it, so got to be honest whether it’s a senior player, or a second or third gamer. We want to be more consistent and that’s our challenge, until you’re consistent in that area, you’re going to struggle. So, we’re pretty clear about what we need to do, now it’s just getting on with it.

"Take some little wins out of today, and Issy (Winder) kicking three, really good for him, probably played four or five games, a couple as a sub. And Jamieson, must be his third game, was good. He was exciting, pleasantly impressed with his ability to adapt to the contest. And he’s still probably got some kilos to put on, but he competes and that’s what we admire, that’s what we like, so we’ll keep growing that."

From the papers

The West Australian

"By the time the Eagles got their bearings it was half-time.

They were 53 points in arrears, had conceded 14 first-half goals, and another game was gone.

West Coast then played their best half of football for well over a month and squared the second half.

Depending on whether you are a glass half full or a glass half empty observer, that was either a sign of progress or way too little, too late."

The Age

"GWS had 87 points by the long break, a tally they had bettered only twice in their first nine full games. The half-time lead was 53 points.

It was difficult to know whether McVeigh and his high-profile helpers had instituted a more attacking style of play given a decimated West Coast allowed the Giants to run free.

There were certainly some interesting positional moves, chief among them Harry Himmelberg’s switch from key forward to key defender.

Not that it stopped Himmelberg kicking at least one goal for the 20th consecutive game. He marked on the wing, was given a 50-metre penalty, and unloaded from outside 50 metres."

Reserves

Round 5 (21 May)

West Coast's horror season continued with another heavy loss, blown away by 81 points by West Perth in Joondalup. The Eagles side, featuring the bare minimum three AFL-listed players, managed just two scoring shots for the first three quarters before improving the scoreboard in the final term. Josh Browne had a team-high 36 possessions and Zane Trew tallied 22.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Perth		5.5.35		7.9.51		11.13.79		17.17.119
West Coast		1.0.6		2.0.12		2.0.12		6.2.38

Goals: Burke 2, Eastough, Levien, Penny, J.Williams

Best: Browne, Levien, Trew, Creasey, AMbrose

Injuries: Strnadica (calf), Nitschke (hamstring)

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	63.Hansen	50.Sumich	75.Eastough
HB:	53.Henderson	64.Mercer	58.Levien
C:	67.Penny	26.Trew	60.Deegan
HF:	61.McCarthy	73.J.Edwards	59.Nitschke
F:	55.A.Ryan	57.Burke	68.Watson
R:	74.Strnadica	51.L.Young	56.Creasey
I:	54.Browne	52.Feeney	18.Pobjoy
	47.Underwood
E:	72.Curley	49.Johnstone	48.Kemp
	71.B.Young

In: Strnadica, Deegan, L.Young, Pobjoy, Underwood

Out: Bazzo, Hough (AFL), Pickett (hamstring), Emery, Medland (East Fremantle)

Late change: J.Williams for Deegan

New: Riley Pobjoy (Thornlie), Josh Underwood (East Perth)

Injury list

In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as being injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected return
Cole		Ankle		Indefinite		(On inactive list)
Chesser		Ankle		Indefinite		(On inactive list)
Joyce		Ankle		TBC
Allen		Foot/ankle		TBC
Langdon		Ankle		TBC
L.Edwards		Groin		TBC
Naitanui		Knee		7-8 weeks
O'Neill		Knee		6-7 weeks
Rioli		Hamstring		3-4 weeks
Petruccelle		Hamstring		3-4 weeks
Ryan		Hamstring/suspension		3 weeks
Hurn		Calf		2 weeks
Sheed		Ankle		1-2 weeks
Foley		Concussion		1-2 weeks
Kennedy		Knee		1 week
Gaff		Quad		Test
Shuey		Hamstring		Test
Yeo		Health & safety protocols		Available		(not on official list)

References

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2022/182120220522.html

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/3897