West Coast's winning streak came to a halt against a Sydney side that applied their trademark pressure at every stoppage. The Eagles got into the game in the second term through four Dean Cox goals, but managed just three more for the game as Sydney put the clamps on. Chad Fletcher had 21 possessions but the Eagles' star midfield was well held.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.2.20 | 5.7.37 | 9.9.63 | 13.10.88 | ||||
| West Coast | 1.5.11 | 6.8.44 | 7.11.53 | 9.13.67 |
Goals: Cox 4, Cousins, Fletcher, Lynch, Seaby, Staker
Best: Wirrpanda, Cox, Fletcher, Judd, Banfield
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Lynch 50th game, Rosa AFL debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Sydney | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 44.Wirrpanda | 23.Glass | 38.B.Jones | B: | 24.Dempster | 21.Barry | 6.C.Bolton |
| HB: | 17.Chick | 41.Staker | 6.Banfield | HB: | 4.Mathews | 30.Roberts-Thomson | 17.Kennelly |
| C: | 5.Stenglein | 9.Cousins | 10.Braun | C: | 32.Buchanan | 20.Ablett | 28.Crouch |
| HF: | 28.Sampi | 2.McDougall | 4.Kerr | HF: | 5.O'Keefe | 1.Hall | 24.J.Bolton |
| F: | 33.Matera | 21.Lynch | 14.Seaby | F: | 2.Davis | 19.O'Loughlin | 37.Goodes |
| R: | 20.Cox | 3.Judd | 7.Fletcher | R: | 16.Jolly | 31.Kirk | 10.Williams |
| I: | 26.Butler | 31.Nicoski | 24.Rosa | I: | 13.Schneider | 40.Malceski | 3.McVeigh |
| 37.Selwood | 27.Ball | ||||||
| E: | 48.Graham | 18.R.Jones | 12.Morton | E: | 12.Fosdike | 22.Saddington | 33.Moore |
In: Sampi, Rosa
Late change: R.Jones for McDougall (ill)
New: Matt Rosa (North Ballarat Rebels/Warrack Eagles JFC)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"After a frenetic opening term, Sydney came out nine points ahead but it was much due to West Coast's errant kicking as any dominance.
Early goals to Darren Jolly and Quinten Lynch got each team on the board before a quarter of missed opportunities for the Eagles compared with the better conversion of the Swans.
Phil Matera, Sam Butler and Chad Fletcher were three Eagles guilty of missing shots they would have expected to kick.
However, each side would have been reasonably satisfied tactically. On the Eagles side, Tyson Stenglein was keeping a tight blanket on Brownlow medallist Adam Goodes, Drew Banfield kept Nick Davis quiet and the midfield rotations looked to be relentlessly grinding towards dominance."[1]
The Age[]
"Sydney booted eight goals to three in the second half, with West Coast unable to kick on after ruckman Dean Cox's four-goal second quarter.
The Swans led by nine at the first break, but Cox put the visitors ahead by seven after scoring from a snap shot, a goal on the run, a free kick and mark to stun the noisy home crowd.
But they whey were in full voice in the third term as Bolton, Schneider, O'Loughlin and Nick Davis all goaled to put the Swans up by 10 into the final quarter.
Schneider's second and O'Loughlin's third in the opening five minutes of the last left Sydney 22 points clear."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 18 (23 July)
Perth (Adkins) vs East Fremantle (Green)
South Fremantle (Gaspar, Graham) vs West Perth (LeCras, Sharp)
Swan Districts vs East Perth
Subiaco vs Peel. Thornton played reserves
Bye: Claremont
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Knee | Season | ||||
| Waters | Groin | 4 weeks | (On LTI list, replaced by Edwards) | |||
| Embley | Foot | 4 weeks | ||||
| Humm | Ankle | 3 weeks | ||||
| Edwards | Knee | 3 weeks | ||||
| Hansen | Thigh | 2 weeks | ||||
| Gardiner | Suspension | 2 weeks | ||||
| Wooden | Shoulder | 1 week | ||||
| Hunter | Knee | 1 week | ||||
| Sampi | Ankle | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2005/161820050724.html
- ↑ David Reed, The West Australian (25 July 2005, p. GAM4), "Dunce turned genius duped Eagles"
- ↑ Peter Stone, The Age (25 July 2005), "Suddenly, things are looking up for Swans": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=seaby+and+staker+and+schneider&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE050725O095U3P5GCB
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