Round 15 2012

N.Melbourne v West Coast
Round 15, 2012

Kerr in his 200th. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 7 July 2012 (1:45 PM WST)

Venue

Bellerive Oval

Attendance

14,113

Result

Won by 2

Score

WCE 12.14.86 - 13.6.84 NM

Brownlow

3 D.Cox (WCE)
2 M.Priddis (WCE)
1 A.Swallow (NM)

Ladder

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Despite trailing by as much as 35 points during the second quarter, West Coast worked their way back into the contest through the dominance of Dean Cox. Cox had 21 possessions and 3 goals and kicked the game's last goal to put West Coast ahead by a point. He was ably supported by Daniel Kerr and Matt Priddis, the latter recording 11 tackles to go with 34 possessions.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
North Melbourne		5.1.31		9.3.57		11.5.71		13.6.84
West Coast		3.2.20		4.6.30		8.8.56		12.14.86

Goals: Cox, Lynch 3, Darling 2, Hill, Kerr, Masten, Priddis

Best: Cox, Priddis, Kerr, Naitanui, Schofield, Lynch, Shuey

Injuries: Nil

Reports: Lynch for tripping S.Atley, Shuey for striking L.Thomas

Sub: Stevens for Newman in the third quarter

Milestones: Kerr 200th game

Named side

	West Coast				North Melb
B:	8.Waters	23.Glass	31.Schofield	B:	15.L.Delaney	42.McMahon	11.Firrito
HB:	25.Hurn	16.MacKenzie	26.Butler	HB:	18.Atley	17.Grima	43.Gibson
C:	24.Rosa	11.Priddis	3.Gaff	C:	3.Bastinac	8.Wells	19.Wright
HF:	43.Hams	21.Lynch	7.Masten	HF:	4.Anthony	25.Tarrant	29.Harvey
F:	9.Naitanui	27.Darling	4.Kerr	F:	6.Hansen	20.Petrie	33.Campbell
R:	20.Cox	10.S.Selwood	13.Shuey	R:	22.Goldstein	9.Swallow	7.Ziebell
I:	35.McGinnity	34.Brennan	33.Hill	I:	12.Thomas	13.Adams	34.MacMillan
	38.Newman				23.Harper
E:	1.Brown	15.Swift	14.Stevens	E:	32.Garlett	28.Sierakowski	39.Pedersen

In: Butler, Schofield

Out: Sheppard (ankle), Brown

Late change: Stevens for Waters (knee)

From the coach

"You know, even the whole last quarter, (it was) a matter of 'can we do enough to get in front?' And when we got in front, then it was a long way to go, so it was always going to be a tight, tough last quarter.

"I don't think, when it's in the first half, we ever feel out of it. You know, there's a certain point in the game when a lead like that is almost too hard to chase down. But halfway through the second quarter, we felt as though things were turning a little bit our way. We still weren't hurting them on the scoreboard, but we did late. So we felt for a period before that, we started getting our hands on the footy more and the game was back being a bit more even and maybe weighted our way.

"Daniel (Kerr) was going pretty well the whole game, but at those crunch times, those guys know what it's all about. Pridda really came into the game and Coxy's effort was pretty outstanding. Through that last quarter he was the one who probably helped us get that score on the board to get in front, and then to hold it up as well. So, big game by Coxy. I know they're good mates, those two. I'd hate to think Coxy tried any harder than he normally would, but the stuff he did was outstanding."

From the papers

The West Australian

"After half-time, the Eagles were able to turn the match into a true test of running and suddenly North started to look physically vulnerable as their game plan, which had held so true, started to collapse.

While Matt Priddis is of medium pace at best, his awareness and clinical disposal helped him forge a telling partnership with Daniel Kerr which the Kangaroos struggled to contain.

But possibly the most telling moment of the match came when Jacob Brennan, who was not having one of his better days, dug in an absolute rib tickler of a bump on North ruckman Todd Goldstein in the third term.

Goldstein had held up strongly to that point, but from then on he became something of a bunny to Cox and Naitanui as they rotated the strike to virtually grind him into the deck."

The Age

"Twenty-five minutes of the final term had expired, and Robbie Tarrant's fourth goal had just given the Roos a five-point lead, when Cox took his 13th mark and coolly slotted his third goal. Then he bobbed up in a pack on the wing and took mark number 14.

Finally, as North broke free of the defensive hold West Coast had on it for much of the afternoon, Liam Anthony crossed centre wing and sent one last, roll-of-the-dice kick into attack. Critical appraisal might contend that he should have had more of a look, yet by then it seemed like the Eagles had three or four big blokes all wearing No. 20 on their back.

Cox marked, West Coast repelled, the siren sounded, and the Eagles' road trip to the nation's southern island was a success."

WAFL results

Round 16 (7 July)

Perth (Smith, McInnes) vs South Fremantle. Tunbridge (Perth) and Mascoulis (Souths) played reserves

Claremont (Swift, Stevenson, Neates, Weedon, McGovern) vs Swan Districts. Hamp played reserves

East Perth (A.Selwood) vs Peel. Dalziell played reserves for Peel

Bye: East Fremantle, Subiaco, West Perth

Injury list

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

Player		Injury		Expected duration
LeCras		Knee		Season
Nicoski		Hamstring		Season
Wilson		Ankle		10 weeks
Kennedy		Ankle		7-8 weeks
Lycett		Knee		7-8 weeks
Embley		Shoulder		2-3 weeks
Sheppard		Ankle		1 week
Schofield		Hamstring		Test

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2012/121820120707.html

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2012/15/nmfc-v-wce