West Coast piled on nine unanswered goals either side of quarter time to open up a commanding 40-point lead. Geelong fought back, getting within a couple of goals several times but the Eagles were able to hold off the charge and take the points. Andrew Embley impressed with 32 touches and a goal.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 5.5.35 | 11.7.73 | 12.10.82 | 14.12.96 | ||||
| Geelong | 4.1.25 | 6.2.38 | 11.5.71 | 13.10.88 |
Goals: Nicoski 3, LeCras, Shuey 2, Cox, Ebert, Embley, Kennedy, Naitanui, Smith, Swift
Best: Priddis, Embley, Smith, Nicoski, Hurn, Kerr, MacKenzie
Injuries: Nil
Reports: Naitanui for forceful front-on contact against T.Hunt
Sub: Stevens for Swift at three quarter time
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Geelong | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 31.Schofield | 23.Glass | 25.Hurn | B: | 8.J.Hunt | 30.Scarlett | 13.Lonergan |
| HB: | 32.Embley | 16.MacKenzie | 10.S.Selwood | HB: | 19.T.Hunt | 7.Taylor | 44.Enright |
| C: | 5.Ebert | 11.Priddis | 24.Rosa | C: | 22.Duncan | 9.Kelly | 40.Wojcinski |
| HF: | 13.Shuey | 17.Kennedy | 6.Nicoski | HF: | 5.Varcoe | 20.S.Johnson | 27.Stokes |
| F: | 27.Darling | 9.Naitanui | 2.LeCras | F: | 10.Menzel | 31.Podsiadly | 35.Chapman |
| R: | 20.Cox | 37.A.Selwood | 4.Kerr | R: | 6.Ottens | 45.Ling | 11.Corey |
| I: | 15.Swift | 28.Smith | 35.McGinnity | I: | 32.Motlop | 3.Bartel | 36.Vardy |
| 14.Stevens | 28.Christensen | ||||||
| E: | 8.Waters | 1.Brown | 12.Sheppard | E: | 26.Hawkins | 34.Hogan | 17.Byrnes |
In: McGinnity, Stevens
Out: Butler (quad), Lynch (susp)
Club Champion votes[]
| Embley | 22 | LeCras | 12 | ||
| Hurn | 20 | McGinnity | 12 | ||
| Priddis | 18 | S.Selwood | 12 | ||
| A.Selwood | 18 | Swift | 12 | ||
| Glass | 17 | Darling | 11 | ||
| Nicoski | 17 | Kennedy | 11 | ||
| Cox | 16 | Smith | 11 | ||
| Ebert | 16 | Rosa | 10 | ||
| Naitanui | 16 | Schofield | 10 | ||
| Kerr | 15 | Shuey | 10 | ||
| MacKenzie | 14 | Stevens | 5 |
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Part of West Coast's midnight oil was spent on ways of attaching a leash on Matthew Scarlett. It worked. The playmaking defender was kept busy on Brad Ebert, who was given a defensive role in attack, and the Cat then had to stand Naitanui or Cox when the Eagles' ruckmen went forward.
The Eagles' unrelenting first-half pressure produced some uncharacteristic Geelong blunders, especially in defence, while the Eagles midfield, led by Matthew Priddis and Andrew Embley drove the momentum of the home side.
After leading by 35 points at half-time, West Coast needed to withstand a withering assault by the Cats in the first 10 minutes of the third term, and also another assault in the last when Geelong was pushing hard."[2]
WAFL[]
Round 16 (9 July)
Peel (J.Jones, Lycett, B.Wilson) vs East Fremantle (Masten, Brown, Dalziell, Sheppard, Brennan, Houlihan)
West Perth (Strijk) vs Claremont (Waters, B.Jones, Stevenson, Weedon). Broome and Hamp played reserves
Subiaco vs South Fremantle (Gaff, Hams, C.Wilson)
Foxtel Cup (9 July)
East Perth (Oakley-Nicholls) vs Williamstown
Bye: Perth, Swan Districts
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neates | Elbow | Season | (placed on LTI, replaced by Hams) | |||
| Butler | Calf | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Lynch | Suspension | 1 week |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2011/091820110708.html
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2011/16/wce-v-geel
- ↑ West Coast Eagles Year Book 2011, p.45
- ↑ Ray Wilson, The Age (9 July 2011), "It's the Eagles to the four": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=nicoski+and+shuey+and+podsiadly&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE110709NF1QE2MPMPB
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