Round 15 2023

Sydney v West Coast
Round 15, 2023

Ginbey gets no room. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 24 June 2023 (4.35pm EST)

Venue

SCG

Attendance

31,367

Result

Lost by 171

Score

SYD 31.19.205 - 5.4.34 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

18th

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West Coast's abysmal season hit a new, historic low with a record-smashing defeat to the Swans in Sydney. Already anchored to the bottom of the ladder and riding a club-worst losing streak, the visitors were blown out of the water in the first term and, following a brief rally in the second, gave up 18 straight goals as they allowed Sydney to hold a training drill. The final margin of 171 was easily the biggest in club history, the fourth-biggest in league history and heaped the pressure on the senior coach and administration.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Sydney		9.4.58		14.9.93		25.14.164		31.19.205
West Coast		1.0.6		4.1.25		4.3.27		5.4.34

Goals: Allen, Darling 2, Kelly

Best: not applicable

Injuries: J.Williams (ankle), Barrass (head knock), Petrevski-Seton (quad)

Reports: Kelly for careless contact with umpire

Substitutes: (WCE) Chesser for J.Williams (ankle) in the second term; (SYD) Fox for Mills in the fourth term

Records: Sydney highest score vs WCE; Sydney equal-biggest win vs any opponent; WCE biggest loss vs any opponent; WCE highest score conceded to any opponent

Jumper: Away, blue shorts

Named sides

	West Coast				Sydney
B:	14.Duggan	37.Barrass	23.Witherden	B:	43.Melican	24.Rampe	7.Cunningham
HB:	19.Hough	33.Bazzo	5.Hunt	HB:	44.Lloyd	22.Blakey	13.Florent
C:	16.L.Edwards	6.Yeo	3.Gaff	C:	16.Campbell	8.Rowbottom	27.McInerney
HF:	44.Long	27.Darling	4.Sheed	HF:	9.Hayward	2.McLean	21.Gulden
F:	41.Maric	12.Allen	21.Petruccelle	F:	11.Papley	36.Amartey	5.Heeney
R:	32.B.Williams	11.Kelly	13.Shuey	R:	31.Hickey	26.Parker	1.Ch.Warner
I:	7.Ginbey	8.Hewett	10.Petrevski-Seton	I:	10.Francis	6.McDonald	29.Sheldrick
	34.J.Williams				14.Mills
E:	18.Chesser	24.O'Neill	26.Trew	E:	4.Clarke	42.Fox	46.McAndrew
	30.Barnett				47.Buller

In: Barrass, Duggan, Hewett, J.Williams

Out: Foley (hamstring), Clark (foot), Chesser, O'Neill, Trew (sub)

Late change: (SYD) Clarke for Hayward (ill)

Quarter by quarter

Sydney made a late change with Ryan Clarke replacing an ill Will Hayward. The match was played under lights in clear conditions.

From the papers

Sunday Times

"As has been the case all season, injuries also began to add salt to the wounds.

Jack Williams was subbed out of the contest early in the second term with a left ankle injury, while Tom Barrass spent two significant times on the bench and Samo Petrevski-Seton appeared to re-injure his quad.

Sydney had no sympathy though, running all over West Coast to kick 18 unanswered goals, including 11 in the third quarter alone.

It resembled more of a training drill rather than a football game for the Swans as the Eagles seemingly watched their opponents run all over them. There were few, if any, Eagles who won their position on the day."

The Age

"Also making his mark was Angus Sheldrick, the young midfielder who has been biding his time in the red and white but shone against the Lions last week. This time the 19-year-old scored a major that blew out the difference to 94 points, before Gulden left five Eagles in his wake to bank his third and put a 100-point lead on the scoreboard.

Gulden set the tone from the off, assisting Chad Warner’s opening major within the first minute and adding his own in the second. Oscar Allen struck next via a set shot, in his 100th goal for West Coast, but that was where it ended for the Eagles, who found themselves on the end of five goals in the opening 13 minutes and an onslaught which did not let up.

Where the visitors struggled for disposals in their forward half, the Swans’ handballs were clean and their contested possession a picture of efficiency, outmuscling their opponents in every key area, albeit under very little pressure.

By half-time the deficit had swollen to 68 points and Simpson, down by the field and visibly strained, hung his head when Amartey landed his second before the major break.

Reserves

Round 11 (24 June)

West Coast's reserves suffered another heavy loss, but at least managed to keep Claremont's winning margin below 100, a rare occurrence in 2023. Zane Trew had a team-high 31 possessions.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Claremont		6.2.38		9.6.60		17.10.112		22.15.147
West Coast		1.4.10		3.4.22		6.6.42		8.8.56

Goals: Burke 3, Nitschke 2, Barnett, Lucassen, Nelson

Best: Trew, Nelson, Burke, Hansen, Mercer

Injuries: Nil

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	67.O'Sullivan	50.Sumich	63.Hansen
HB:	64.Mercer	68.Watson	66.Sambo
C:	59.Nitschke	65.Stevens	61.McCarthy
HF:	43.Dewar	57.Burke	75.Eastough
F:	52.Kemp	66.Garlett	70.Lucassen
R:	73.J.Edwards	48.Nelson	54.Browne
I:	74.Frost	76.Lloyd	81.Mouritz
	72.Pobjoy
E:	77.Brooks	62.Downsborough

In: O'Sullivan, Hansen, Sambo, Garlett, Pobjoy

Out: J.Williams (AFL), Collins (personal), Chatley, Brooks, Downsborough

Late changes: Barnett, Trew for Frost, Pobjoy

Injury list

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

Player		Injury		Expected return
Culley		Knee		Season		(On inactive list 30/5/23)
Naitanui		Achilles		Season
Ryan		Hamstring		TBC
Waterman		Illness		TBC
West		Knee		TBC
H.Edwards		Groin		TBC
Burgiel		Hamstring		7-8 weeks
Jones		Ankle		6-8 weeks
Rotham		Thumb		6 weeks
Clark		Foot		3-5 weeks
Cole		Ankle		3-4 weeks
Winder		Knee		3-4 weeks
Cripps		Ankle		2-3 weeks
Foley		Hamstring		2-3 weeks
Jamieson		Hip		2-3 weeks
Hurn		Hamstring		1 week
Baker		Hamstring		1 week
Barrass		Hip		Available
McGovern		Hamstring		Available
Hewett		Concussion		Available
Duggan		Leg infection		Available

References

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4905