Round 15 2010

West Coast v Adelaide
Round 15, 2010

Embley kicked 3 goals in his 200th game. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 10 July 2010 (1:10 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

26,976

Result

Lost by 22

Score

ADL 17.15.117 - 14.11.95 WCE

Brownlow

3 S.Thompson (ADL)
2 S.Goodwin (ADL)
1 R.Henderson (ADL)

Ladder

16th

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West Coast put up a spirited but ultimately unsuccessful fight to attempt to avoid their seventh straight loss. The Eagles led shortly before the final change but three quick goals to Kurt Tippett to start the last term gave the Crows a comfortable margin, and although West Coast got within two points heading into time-on Adelaide were able to steady and run out 22-point winners. Andrew Embley had 23 possessions and three goals in his 200th game, and Mark LeCras kicked four goals.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.2.14		7.5.47		10.9.69		14.11.95
Adelaide		4.3.27		6.9.45		10.12.72		17.15.117

Goals: LeCras 4, Embley 3, Stevenson 2, Cox, Hams, A.Selwood, Sheppard, Smith

Best: LeCras, Rosa, Cox, Embley, S.Selwood, Waters, Brown

Injuries: Waters (hamstring)

Milestones: Embley 200th game, B.Jones 100th game, Smith AFL debut

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Adelaide
B:	31.Schofield	16.MacKenzie	28.Smith	B:	18.Johncock	25.Rutten	27.Stevens
HB:	8.Waters	1.Brown	12.Sheppard	HB:	11.Doughty	16.Davis	15.Symes
C:	24.Rosa	11.Priddis	32.Embley	C:	17.Vince	32.Dangerfield	31.Sloane
HF:	41.Strijk	21.Lynch	18.Ebert	HF:	45.Henderson	13.Walker	7.Van Berlo
F:	20.Cox	17.Kennedy	2.LeCras	F:	40.Porplyzia	4.Tippett	26.Douglas
R:	9.Naitanui	7.Masten	37.A.Selwood	R:	20.Maric	5.S.Thompson	36.Goodwin
I:	10.S.Selwood	38.B.Jones	47.Stevenson	I:	3.Reilly	6.Griffin	38.Armstrong
	43.Hams				48.Jaensch
E:	14.Stevens	27.McKinley	36.C.Wilson	E:	8.Cook	28.Gunston	29.Sellar

In: B.Jones, Smith, Stevenson, Brown, Hams

Out: McGinnity (abductor), Swift (abdominal soreness), Dalziell (finger), Wilkes, McKinley

New: Ashley Smith (Dandenong Stingrays)

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"Adam Selwood, who has handed over the rigid tagging assignments to younger brother Scott, often found space and freedom on the outer wing to provide an outlet for his defenders, while Matt Rosa enjoyed his best match of the year.

And Andrew Embley, whose work at full-forward in the final term helped West Coast close to just two points before the cavaliers resumed control, played as solidly as he had all season in his 200th match.

Still, the Eagles fret under pressure and Chris Masten, who's no orphan in this area, remains a prime offender and needs to get his head steady to make his disposals hurt."^[1]

The Sunday Age[]

"The Eagles stretched Adelaide all the way, but couldn't stop Kurt Tippett, who plunged a triple dagger through the hearts of Eagles fans early in the fourth term.

But playing at full-forward, Embley bagged two easy goals and debutant Ashley Smith � from Dandenong Stingrays � caused an eruption among the sparse crowd as the Eagles clung for their dear life in the game.

It all came to nought as Jason Porplyzia sealed the deal for the Crows to give his team a 15-point lead with only minutes to go in an enthralling final term."^[2]

WAFL[]

Round 16 (9-10 July)

South Fremantle (Wilson) vs West Perth

Perth (Sullivan) vs Swan Districts (Notte)

East Fremantle (Spangher, Houlihan, Stevens) vs Claremont (Wilkes, Neates). Weedon played reserves.

Peel vs Subiaco

Bye: East Perth

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected duration
Glass	Abdomen	Season	(Placed on LTI list, replaced by Wilson)
Nicoski	Shoulder	Season
Shuey	Virus	Indefinite
Dalziell	Finger	6-8 weeks
Hansen	Hip	4-5 weeks
Kerr	Hamstring	4-5 weeks	(Placed on LTI list, replaced by Stevenson)
Butler	Ankle	4 weeks	(Placed on LTI list, replaced by Hams)
J.Jones	Ankle	3 weeks	(Placed on LTI list, replaced by Strijk)
Hurn	Calf	1 week