Round 15 2024

Essendon v West Coast
Round 15, 2024

Petruccelle in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 23 June 2024 (1.00pm EST)

Venue

Docklands

Attendance

40,840

Result

Lost by 30

Score

ESS 19.8.122 - 13.14.92 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

16th

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West Coast were beaten but not disgraced by Essendon under the Docklands roof, maintaining touch with the top-four Bombers until late in the match to go down by 30 points. Essendon threatened to kick away with three quick goals before halftime but the Eagles fought back in the third, narrowing the margin to 13 at the final change. Elliot Yeo continued his good form with a team-high 20 possessions, 13 tackles and a goal, and Jamie Cripps kicked two goals from 19 touches.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Essendon		4.2.26		10.4.64		14.5.89		19.8.122
West Coast		4.3.27		6.5.41		11.10.76		13.14.92

Goals: Waterman 3, Allen, Cripps, Darling, Petruccelle 2, Chesser, Yeo

Best: Cripps, Ryan, McGovern, Duggan, Yeo

Injuries: Nil

Substitutes: (WCE) Hutchinson for Maric in the fourth term; (ESS) Menzie for Cox in the fourth term

Jumper: Away, white shorts

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Essendon
B:	19.Hough	37.Barrass	23.Witherden	B:	14.Ridley	32.McKay	15.Laverde
HB:	28.Cole	20.McGovern	14.Duggan	HB:	37.Martin	27.Redman	1.McGrath
C:	31.Jones	6.Yeo	5.Hunt	C:	28.Duursma	22.Durham	16.Perkins
HF:	15.Cripps	2.Waterman	1.Ryan	HF:	35.Guelfi	23.Jones	19.Hind
F:	41.Maric	12.Allen	27.Darling	F:	25.Stringer	20.Wright	4.Langford
R:	25.Flynn	7.Ginbey	21.Petruccelle	R:	17.Goldstein	6.Caldwell	7.Merrett
I:	10.Brockman	18.Chesser	32.B.Williams	I:	2.Draper	13.Cox	21.Heppell
	35.Rotham	44.Hutchinson			29.Kelly	47.Menzie
E:	3.Gaff	42.H.Edwards	49.Culley	E:	11.Gresham	12.Setterfield	30.Caddy

In: Hunt, Allen, Brockman, Rotham

Out: Sheed (hamstring), Gaff, H.Edwards, Culley

Late change: (ESS) Caddy for Goldstein (managed)

Quarter by quarter[]

From the coach[]

From the papers[]

Reserves[]

Round 12 (22 June)

West Coast's reserves were thumped by South Fremantle, managing just five goals as they were blown away by 53 points at Fremantle Oval. Zane Trew continued to rack up plenty of the ball, with 32 possessions.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
South Fremantle		4.1.25		9.7.61		10.8.68		13.11.89
West Coast		1.2.8		3.2.20		4.6.30		5.6.36

Goals: Baker, Barnett, Livingstone, A.Reid, Ruscoe

Best:

Injuries:

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	55.Gillbee	40.Jamieson	64.Mercer
HB:	38.Baker	50.Ruscoe	51.Sparks
C:	24.Johnston	16.L.Edwards	45.Burgiel
HF:	36.Rawlinson	70.Lucassen	43.Dewar
F:	34.J.Williams	30.Barnett	22.A.Reid
R:	39.Livingstone	29.Hall	26.Trew
I:	54.Barker	76.Lloyd	71.Sambo
	66.L.Yeo
E:	62.Alone	74.Anderson	63.Hansen
	65.R.Hutchinson

In: L.Edwards, Sparks, Lloyd, Sambo

Out: Brockman, Rotham (AFL), Eastough, Charles

Late changes: Gaff, H.Edwards for Barker, Sambo

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected return
Long	Knee	Season	(on inactive list)
Hewett	Foot	3-4 weeks
Bazzo	Groin	3-4 weeks
Kelly	Hip	1 week
Sheed	Hamstring	1 week
H.Reid	Suspension	1 week
Allen	Knee	Test
Duggan	Concussion protocols	Test
Hunt	Toe	Available	(not on official list)