Waalitj Marawar (West Coast) stunned premiership hopefuls Narrm (Melbourne) with an impressive 35-point upset win in Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round. The Eagles took the lead in the first term and were able to hold the visitors at bay from then on to celebrate defender Tom Cole's 100th game in style. Jake Waterman returned to the side and kicked five goals to go with 13 marks, while Jack Darling returned to some of his best form with three goals and 12 tackles and Harley Reid kicked two goals including a Goal of the Year contender in the first term.
Summary[]
1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
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Waalitj Marawar | 4.3.27 | 7.8.50 | 12.8.80 | 16.9.105 | ||||
Narrm | 2.1.13 | 6.1.37 | 9.8.62 | 10.10.70 |
Goals: Waterman 5, Darling 3, H.Reid, Ryan 2, Cripps, Ginbey, Hunt, Maric
Best: H.Reid, Waterman, Kelly, Darling, McGovern, Ginbey, Duggan
Injuries: Nil
Substitutes: (WCE) Dewar for L.Edwards in the fourth term; (MEL) Woewodin for Lever (concussion) in the first term
Milestones: Cole 100th game
Jumper: Indigenous, blue shorts
Named sides[]
Waalitj Marawar | Narrm | ||||||
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B: | 23.Witherden | 37.Barrass | 19.Hough | B: | 22.Hwoes | 1.May | 24.Rivers |
HB: | 28.Cole | 20.McGovern | 14.Duggan | HB: | 4.McVee | 25.McDonald | 8.Lever |
C: | 18.Chesser | 9.H.Reid | 5.Hunt | C: | 14.Billings | 13.Oliver | 6.Windsor |
HF: | 16.L.Edwards | 2.Waterman | 15.Cripps | HF: | 30.Neale-Bullen | 31.Fritsch | 36.Pickett |
F: | 1.Ryan | 27.Darling | 34.J.Williams | F: | 37.Chandler | 35.Petty | 23.McAdam |
R: | 32.B.Williams | 11.Kelly | 7.Ginbey | R: | 11.Gawn | 7.Viney | 5.Petracca |
I: | 4.Sheed | 31.Jones | 35.Rotham | I: | 3.Salem | 17.Bowey | 32.Sparrow |
41.Maric | 43.Dewar | 40.Woedwodin | 50.B.Brown | ||||
E: | 3.Gaff | 42.H.Edwards | 49.Culley | E: | 20.Tomlinson | 33.Fullarton | 39.Tholstrup |
In: Waterman, Jones
Out: Petruccelle (ankle), Johnston
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Reserves[]
The WAFL had a general bye as a representative side (including Trey Ruscoe) played the SANFL in a curtain-raiser.
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:
Player | Injury | Expected return | ||||
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Long | Knee | Season | ||||
Brockman | Personal | Indefinite | (not on official list) | |||
Hewett | Foot | Post-bye | ||||
Bazzo | Groin | 4-5 weeks | ||||
Allen | Knee | 3-4 weeks | ||||
Jamieson | Hamstring | 2-3 weeks | ||||
Petruccelle | Ankle | 1-3 weeks | ||||
Flynn | Hamstring tendon | 1-2 weeks | ||||
Barnett | Shin | 1-2 weeks | ||||
McGovern | Internal | Test | ||||
Yeo | Groin | Test | ||||
Waterman | Concussion protocols | Test | ||||
Hall | Hand | Test | ||||
Trew | Concussion protocols | Available |
References[]
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5984
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