West Coast had their work cut out against an unbeaten St Kilda but gave the Saints a scare, drawing level at three quarter time before the ladder leaders kicked away in the final quarter to win by 20 points. Adam Selwood led the Eagles with 29 possessions and Darren Glass was his usual rock in defence.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2.1.13 | 4.3.27 | 9.3.57 | 11.4.70 | ||||
| St Kilda | 3.4.22 | 5.7.37 | 8.9.57 | 13.12.90 |
Goals: Embley, Hansen 3, Kennedy, LeCras 2, Cockie
Best: Masten, Embley, A.Selwood, Hurn, Lynch, Glass, Priddis
Injuries: Cox (groin), LeCras (shoulder)
Milestones: LeCras 50th game, McGinnity AFL debut, Stenglein final appearance
Named sides[]
| West Coast | St Kilda | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 44.Wirrpanda | 23.Glass | 30.Spangher | B: | 27.Blake | 19.Gilbert | 43.Dawson |
| HB: | 25.Hurn | 16.MacKenzie | 6.Nicoski | HB: | 10.Baker | 25.S.Fisher | 18.Goddard |
| C: | 24.Rosa | 11.Priddis | 37.A.Selwood | C: | 22.Ray | 32.McQualter | 26.Dal Santo |
| HF: | 32.Embley | 17.Kennedy | 26.Butler | HF: | 1.Gram | 12.Riewoldt | 13.Schneider |
| F: | 2.LeCras | 21.Lynch | 1.Brown | F: | 7.Hayes | 23.Koschitzke | 44.Milne |
| R: | 20.Cox | 18.Ebert | 13.Masten | R: | 15.Gardiner | 38.Jones | 11.Montagna |
| I: | 48.Cockie | 29.Hansen | 35.McGinnity | I: | 16.R.Clarke | 14.Ball | 24.Dempster |
| 5.Stenglein | 5.McEvoy | ||||||
| E: | 7.Fletcher | 27.McKinley | 15.Swift | E: | 40.Eddy | 33.Gwilt | 45.Miles |
In: MacKenzie, Nicoski, Cox, Hansen, McGinnity
Out: B.Jones (hamstring), S.Selwood (soreness), Naitanui (glute), McKinley, Fletcher
Late change: (STK) Eddy for Schneider (personal)
New: Patrick McGinnity (Claremont/Marist JFC)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"With Lenny Hayes well held by Adam Selwood and Luke Ball having little influence, Luke (sic) Montagna was best afield, gathering 43 disposals in a commanding display of running and ball use.
Andrew Embley, Selwood, Matthew Priddis and Chris Masten worked hard but the Eagles often coughed up the ball by overusing handball.
Darren Glass and David Wirrpanda were strong in defence and Mitch Brown continues to show why his potential is reason for optimism.
Ashley Hansen, a forgotten forward force, kicked three goals to breathe life back into his career. He remains as honest as the day is long and his form should concern Ben McKinley."[1]
The Age[]
"To three-quarter-time, the Eagles who play in Perth continued to outshine the West Coast that leaves Western Australia every other week, as they stood toe-to-toe with the flag favourites and entered the last quarter on equal footing.
With the Saints obviously feeling the effects of their clash of the titans against Geelong, and West Coast successfully countering many of St Kilda coach Ross Lyon's front-line weapons, the locals sensed blood and the visitors looked tired.
But within eight minutes, St Kilda had put the game away with four goals that both proved what it has, and what the Eagles lack.
After Robert Eddy's early major, Nick Dal Santo pounced on Shannon Hurn's errant kick-in to finally make the home side pay for its continued errors by foot. Two more goals followed from Eddy and Stephen Milne, and perfection was maintained, albeit with a few more dents."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 16 (4 July)
South Fremantle (Wilson) vs East Perth (McKinley)
Perth (Smith, Sullivan) vs East Fremantle (McNamara)
Swan Districts (Notte, Davis) vs West Perth (Seaby)
Peel (J.Jones, Arrowsmith) vs Claremont (Wilkes, Stevenson)
Bye: Subiaco
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 | |||
| Hunter | Shoulder | Indefinite | ||||
| Shuey | Fibula | 5-7 weeks | ||||
| Staker | Knuckle | 3-5 weeks | ||||
| B.Jones | Hamstring | 3 weeks | ||||
| J.Jones | Hamstring | 2 weeks | ||||
| S.Selwood | Soreness | 1 week | ||||
| Cox | Groin | Test | ||||
| Nicoski | Back | Test | ||||
| Kerr | Ribs | Test | ||||
| Houlihan | Hamstring | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2009/151820090712.html
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2009/15/wce-v-stk
- ↑ Ray Wilson, The West Australian (13 July 2009, p.GAM8), "Tired Saints find how to march home"
- ↑ Tim Clarke, The Age (13 July 2009), "Saints trot to a tricky triumph": http://www.theage.com.au/news/rfmatchreport/saints-trot-to-tricky-triumph/2009/07/12/1247337027844.html
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