Round 16 2015

Collingwood v West Coast
Round 16, 2015

Gaff was among the best in his 100th game. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 18 July 2015 (4:35 PM EST)

Venue

Docklands

Attendance

36,527

Result

Won by 31

Score

WCE 11.21.87 - 7.14.56 COL

Brownlow

3 S.Sidebottom (COL)
2 A.Gaff (WCE)
1 C.Masten (WCE)

Ladder

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West Coast overcame terrible goalkicking and some suspect umpiring decisions to beat Collingwood, breaking a 12-year drought against the Pies in Melbourne. The win came at a cost with important defender Jeremy McGovern suffering a hamstring injury during the third term. In his 100th appearance, Andrew Gaff continued his great form with 34 possessions, and Mark LeCras kicked three goals from his 23 touches.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Collingwood		1.4.10		4.6.30		7.9.51		7.14.56
West Coast		2.6.18		4.10.34		7.16.58		11.21.87

Goals: Kennedy, LeCras 3, Cripps 2, Hill, Masten, Naitanui

Best: Gaff, Masten, LeCras, Priddis, Rosa, Hurn

Injuries: McGovern (hamstring), Hill (shoulder), Ellis (elbow), Selwood (knee)

Sub: Hutchings for McGovern (hamstring) in the third quarter

Milestones: Gaff 100th game

Named side

	West Coast				Collingwood
B:	25.Hurn	31.Schofield	5.Sheppard	B:	8.Langdon	16.Brown	26.Williams
HB:	18.Ellis	20.McGovern	12.Wellingham	HB:	34.Toovey	45.Frost	18.Varcoe
C:	6.Yeo	11.Priddis	24.Rosa	C:	43.Oxley	36.Swan	22.Sidebottom
HF:	33.Hill	27.Darling	7.Masten	HF:	7.Kennedy	9.White	1.Fasolo
F:	2.LeCras	17.Kennedy	22.Sinclair	F:	11.Blair	32.Cloke	4.Grundy
R:	9.Naitanui	13.Shuey	3.Gaff	R:	15.Witts	19.Greenwood	10.Pendlebury
I:	15.Cripps	34.Hutchings	10.Selwood	I:	Crisp	De Goey	Maynard
	4.Sheed				40.Seedsman
E:	21.Colledge	14.Duggan	36.McInnes	E:	2.Dwyer	12.Scharenberg	30.Moore

No change.

Quarter by quarter

Both sides went in as named, with Hutchings and Jarryd Blair starting as the subs.

From the coach

"We had so many things working well for us and we just could not convert. It's happened a few times this year for us and it's just become a habit. It's hard to change the game thinking the scoreboard pressure is there when a lot of things were going right but we just couldn't convert. But I suppose we did what we needed to do. We didn't change too much about the way we played and we just converted a little bit better in the last quarter. It took a while.

"...I think it's cost us games before - last year, luckily not this year. But they're the type of things that do cost you games, especially against good sides. They make you pay. In the first half, I don't know what the inside 50s were but their efficiency going forward was really high, which sometimes happens when you dominate inside 50s. It was a big concern. I don't know how to fix it, though, during a game.

"We were really pleased, really proud of our players. I thought it was a big ask, big challenge to come over here and play against a team who's just as desperate as we are, fighting for similar spots in the eight. To grind it out and pretty much play our way the whole day I thought in the end was pretty satisfying."

From the papers

The West Australian

"West Coast were on top early and had twice as many forward 50m entries in the first half (30-15), but couldn’t convert that dominance into a sizeable lead.

They had chances to kick clear late in the second term, with Chris Masten, Andrew Gaff, Dom Sheed and Josh Kennedy all missing goals they could easily have kicked.

It meant they went into the half-time break with a narrow four-point lead, which was extended to seven points by the final change.

Both sides had their chances in the last quarter, but it was the Eagles who ran the game out stronger."

The Age

"To be honest, even 31 points might not have been reflective of West Coast's advantage in general play. But if nothing else, the fact the Eagles survived their own blunders and still came out comfortably on top gives some indication of the growth of Simpson's outfit in only 12 months.

Despite the largesse given the opponent on the scoreboard, West Coast's forwards at least won the ball well. LeCras was the cool hand at the death, set up opportunities for others and still finished equal leading goalkicker.

Cripps continues to grow in stature as a medium-sized forward, and like LeCras, gave away as many as he kicked. Matt Priddis did as Priddis does and Andrew Gaff likewise.

And in the end it was mission accomplished. Not efficiently. Not with a great deal to spare. And with McGovern injured, not without some headaches about how the next few weeks are going to unfold given the Eagles play Sydney, Hawthorn and Fremantle over the next month."

East Perth report

Round 17 (18 July)

East Perth defeated Perth in a forgettable game at Leederville. Kane Lucas had 30 possessions but the main headline out of the match was a knee injury suffered by Liam Duggan early.

Appearing for East Perth: Adamson, Barrass, Bennell, Brophy, Duggan, Karpany, Lamb, Lucas, Main, McInnes, Nelson, Newman. Reserves: Lycett, Powell

Injury list

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

Player		Injury		Expected duration
MacKenzie		Knee		Season		(Placed on LTI list 2/4/15, replaced by Lucas)
Brown		Knee		Season
Tunbridge		Ankle/shoulder		Season
Waterman		Glandular fever		4-6 weeks
Cavka		Foot		4 weeks
McGinnity		Wrist		1 week
Butler		Hip		Test
Lycett		Quad		Test
Duggan		Calf		Test
Maginness*		Foot		Season

References

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/16/coll-v-wce

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2015/041820150718.html