Round 12 2009

Richmond v West Coast
Round 12, 2009

Naitanui made a much-anticipated debut. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 13 June 2009 (7:10 PM EST)

Venue

Docklands

Attendance

30,117

Result

Lost by 15

Score

RIC 13.14.92 - 11.11.77 WCE

Brownlow

3 N.Foley (RIC)
2 R.Tambling (RIC)
1 M.Priddis (WCE)

Ladder

13th

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In their first match under caretaker coach Jade Rawlings, Richmond got away to a fast start and then managed to hold off West Coast to score a rare win. Matt Priddis picked up plenty of touches and Josh Kennedy was dangerous throughout for his four goals, while a couple of familiar faces in Mitch Morton (five goals) and Ben Cousins (28 possessions) were prominent for the Tigers.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Richmond		5.6.36		8.8.56		10.12.72		13.14.92
West Coast		2.0.12		6.2.38		9.7.61		11.11.77

Goals: Kennedy 4, LeCras 3, Brown, Priddis, Rosa, A.Selwood

Best: Priddis, Kennedy, Masten, Wirrpanda, LeCras, A.Selwood

Injuries: Nil

Milestones: Naitanui AFL debut

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Richmond
B:	Spangher	Glass	Wirrpanda	B:	Polo	Moore	Newman
HB:	A.Selwood	MacKenzie	Hurn	HB:	Thursfield	McGuane	Edwards
C:	Nicoski	Kerr	Rosa	C:	Deledio	Tuck	Collins
HF:	Masten	Kennedy	S.Selwood	HF:	Cousins	Riewoldt	Tambling
F:	Naitanui	Lynch	LeCras	F:	Nahas	Morton	Pattison
R:	Cox	Priddis	Ebert	R:	Graham	Jackson	Foley
I:	Brown	McNamara	Stenglein	I:	Cotchin	Hislop	Rance
	Swift				Vickery
E:	Fletcher	Houlihan	Wilkes	E:	King	Oakley-Nicholls	Thomson

In: Kerr, Wirrpanda, Naitanui

Out: Embley (ankle), Hunter (shoulder), McKinley

New: Nic Naitanui (Swan Districts/Midvale JFC)

From the papers[]

The Sunday Age[]

"In his sixth game this year Cousins started on a wing. The 2005 Brownlow medallist has averaged 23 disposals over the past month and quickly set about building his numbers. His first quarter laid the foundation and his influence grew as the match unfolded.

In just his 15th game Scott Selwood started on Cousins and worked hard to limit his impact.

By contrast former midfield mate Daniel Kerr, back for the Eagles after a one-match suspension, had little impact and looked frustrated.

The Tigers opened a 19-point lead with Morton's second goal before Kennedy's first goal cut the margin back to 14 points. A four-goal lead at the first break could have been greater if Richmond was more accurate - Deledio and Morton both missing set shots before Morton kicked his third goal for the term."

Players in the WAFL[]

Round 12 (13 June)

Perth (Butler, Sullivan) vs East Perth (McKinley)

Peel (Schofield, J.Jones, Arrowsmith) vs East Fremantle (Staker, Houlihan)

Subiaco (Cockie) vs Swan Districts (Hansen, Notte, Davis)

South Fremantle (Wilson) vs West Perth (Seaby)

Bye: Claremont

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected duration
Waters	Elbow	Season	On the LTI list, replaced by Davis 2/4/09
Shuey	Fibula	6-8 weeks
Staker	Broken hand	2 weeks
Embley	Ankle	2 weeks
Hansen	Groin	Test
Wirrpanda	Hamstring	Test