Round 14 2022

West Coast v Geelong
Round 14, 2022

Rioli returned to the side. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 18 June 2022 (2.35pm WST)

Venue

Perth Stadium

Attendance

32,526

Result

Lost by 18

Score

GEE 12.9.81 - 9.9.63 WCE

Brownlow

3 C.Guthrie (GEE)
2 S.Menegola (GEE)
1 T.Stengle (GEE)

Ladder

18th

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A much-improved effort by West Coast couldn't end their record losing streak, falling by three goals to Geelong. The Eagles dominated patches of play, with four straight goals to end the second term seeing the two sides dead even at half-time, but some clinical finishing by Geelong, coupled with some confusing umpiring decisions, clinched the match for the finals-bound Cats. Jack Redden had seven tackles and six clearances, both team-highs, to go with his 24 possessions and the returning Elliot Yeo had 22 touches in a backline role.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.3.15		6.5.41		8.6.54		9.9.63
Geelong		4.4.28		6.5.41		11.6.72		12.9.81

Goals: Cripps, Kennedy, Waterman 2, Petruccelle, Rioli, West

Best: Yeo, Barrass, Redden, Gaff, Shuey, Cripps

Injuries: McGovern (ribs)

Reports: Rioli for striking S.De Koning

Substitutes: (WCE) Clark for McGovern (ribs) in the second term; (GEE) Evans, not used

Milestones: Nelson 100th game, Petruccelle 50th game

Records: WCE ninth-straight loss (new club record)

Jumper: Home, blue shorts

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Geelong
B:	25.Hurn	37.Barrass	14.Duggan	B:	44.Stewart	16.De Koning	30.Atkins
HB:	31.Jones	20.McGovern	19.Hough	HB:	24.Bews	46.Blicavs	39.Z.Guthrie
C:	3.Gaff	11.Kelly	8.Redden	C:	22.Duncan	29.C.Guthrie	7.Smith
HF:	4.Sheed	27.Darling	2.Waterman	HF:	2.Tuohy	5.Cameron	12.Stephens
F:	15.Cripps	17.Kennedy	44.Rioli	F:	45.Close	26.Hawkins	18.Stengle
R:	32.B.Williams	6.Yeo	13.Shuey	R:	1.Stanley	27.Menegola	14.Selwood
I:	21.Petruccelle	33.Bazzo	36.West	I:	8.Kolodjashnij	42.O'Connor	40.Dahlhaus
	40.Jamieson				32.Miers
E:	23.Witherden	29.Foley	30.Nelson	E:	4.Higgins	31.Evans	28.Dempsey
	39.Clark				33.Neale

In: Sheed, McGovern, Yeo, Jones, Rioli, Petruccelle, Bazzo

Out: Petrevski-Seton (ill), H.Edwards, Winder, Witherden, Foley, Nelson, Clark, Naish (medical sub)

Late change: Nelson for Kelly (ill)

Quarter by quarter[]

West Coast were forced into a late change with Nelson earning a reprieve, coming in for his 100th game in place of an ill Kelly. Forecast heavy rain stayed away, with the match played in fine but chilly conditions.

From the coach[]

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"When Jack Darling marked on the defensive side of the wing early in the second quarter, all of his instincts would have demanded kicking the ball down the line. Instead, he looked into the centre of the ground where Dom Sheed, Andrew Gaff, Jack Redden and Brady Hough were all screaming for the ball.

Darling’s kick was intercepted by Brad Close and it took little time for the Cats to get the ball inside 50 where Jeremy Cameron marked and kicked the goal.

The Eagles paid a price for the error, but the intent was there.

There is absolutely no way the Eagles would have previously been happy with Elliot Yeo’s decision during the second term to play on after marking at the top of Geelong’s goal square, run down the spine, take a bounce and then handball.

But that audacious decision got the Eagles an inside 50 which led to three consecutive stoppages before Kennedy kicked a goal."^[1]

The Age[]

"The Eagles lost a little shape behind the ball after that, which the Cats exploited in a third-quarter burst.

They swiftly opened up another four-goal lead, Stengle again prominent, turning Tom Barrass inside-out on a wing to help set up Isaac Smith, and kicking his third goal shortly after from a tight angle.

Jamie Cripps kept the Eagles in touch with a late third-quarter goal, but it was a margin they were unable to breach, despite having the better of Geelong for much of the last quarter, at least in territory.

It was a valiant effort, but the Cats had more guns and more class when it counted. It wasn’t their most convincing win of the season, but they’ll take the four points happily, as they consolidate their hold on yet another top four finish."^[2]

Reserves[]

Round 9 (18 June)

West Coast remained winless, falling to Subiaco at Perth Stadium in a curtain-raiser to the AFL clash. The Eagles gave the reigning premiers a scare, narrowing the margin to eight points during the third term, but ultimately couldn't stay with the Lions, falling by 28 points. Josh Rotham impressed in an unfamiliar ruck role with 21 disposals and 20 hitouts, and Jai Culley took another step towards a senior debut with 20 touches and five tackles.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		0.3.3		4.6.30		5.10.40		8.14.62
Subiaco		3.1.19		7.3.45		11.3.69		12.8.80

Goals: Eastough, Henderson, Johnstone, McCarthy, A.Ryan, J.Williams, Winder, L.Young

Best: Rotham, Browne, Culley, Witherden, Hansen, Henderson

Injuries: Feeney (ankle)

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	53.Henderson	42.H.Edwards	63.Hansen
HB:	58.Levien	56.Creasey	64.Mercer
C:	60.Deegan	26.Trew	43.Naish
HF:	75.Eastough	22.Winder	61.McCarthy
F:	51.L.Young	35.Rotham	71.Johnstone
R:	34.J.Williams	54.Browne	49.Culley
I:	52.Feeney	48.Kemp	59.Nitschke
	55.A.Ryan
E:	67.Penny	65.Pickett	18.Pobjoy
	62.Wilson

In: H.Edwards, Trew, Browne, Eastough, Johnstone, Mercer, L.Young, Feeney, Kemp, Nitschke

Out: L.Ryan (ill), Petrevski-Seton (ill), Bazzo, Foley, Petruccelle, Rioli, Sheed (AFL), Strnadica (health protocols), Sumich (hamstring), J.Edwards

Late changes: Witherden, Foley for Kemp, Levien

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected return
Allen	Foot	Indefinite	(on inactive list)
Cole	Ankle	Indefinite	(on inactive list)
Chesser	Ankle	Indefinite	(on inactive list)
L.Edwards	Groin	Indefinite	(on inactive list)
Langdon	Ankle	3-4 weeks
Joyce	Ankle	3-4 weeks
Naitanui	Knee	2-3 weeks
O'Neill	Knee	1 week
Dixon	Calf	1 week
McGovern	Back	Test
Jones	Concussion	Test
Trew	Knee	Tes