West Coast knocked the Bulldogs out of the top eight, opening up a match-winning lead by half-time and then opening the floodgates in the final quarter to cruise to a big win. Daniel Kerr was in superb form in the middle, ably assisted by Ben Cousins in his second game back.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 2.5.17 | 4.7.31 | 6.12.48 | 9.17.71 | ||||
| West Coast | 4.4.28 | 11.9.75 | 15.11.101 | 24.14.158 |
Goals: Lynch 5, Staker 4, LeCras 3, Embley, Hansen, Judd 2, Cousins, Hunter, Hurn, Kerr, Priddis, Seaby
Best: Kerr, Cousins, Staker, Braun, Lynch, Cox
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Schofield AFL debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Bulldogs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | Staker | Glass | Selwood | B: | McMahon | Lake | Morris |
| HB: | Waters | Hunter | B.Jones | HB: | Wight | Williams | Hargrave |
| C: | Embley | Priddis | Braun | C: | Ray | West | Everitt |
| HF: | Chick | Hansen | Stenglein | HF: | Giansiracusa | Johnson | Murphy |
| F: | Cousins | Lynch | Seaby | F: | Higgins | Skipper | Akermanis |
| R: | Cox | Judd | Kerr | R: | Darcy | Cooney | Boyd |
| I: | Schofield | LeCras | R.Jones | I: | Tiller | Power | Harbrow |
| Hurn | Eagleton | ||||||
| E: | Armstrong | C.Jones | Rosa | E: | Hill | McDougall | Robbins |
In: Schofield
Out: Rosa
Late change: (WBD) Hill for West (groin)
New: Will Schofield (Geelong Falcons/Newtown & Chilwell JFC)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"After Daniel Kerr dominated the first term, Judd joined him to cut loose at the stoppages in the second and with Cousins and Braun proving irresistible link men, the Eagles broke the back of the Bulldogs.
Three goals in as many minutes gave them a 37-point lead. They had dominated the ruck hit-outs 15-6 at that stage and 7-2 out of the centre.
By half-time, West Coast had put the ball into their forward 50 zone 34-23 and their pressure from contest to contest was simply astounding.
Bulldogs were very hard to find and it was tough to see how they were going to save themselves, and their ultra-important percentage, from annihilation."[1]
The Age[]
"Five goals to one in the second half of the second term boosted the Eagles to a matchwinning 44-point lead at half-time. Until then, the Bulldogs had stayed in the contest, but they paid a high price for turnovers coming out of defence.
Lynch got the first two goals of the term, including a quick, round-the-body effort from 45 metres out that never looked like missing.
Slack West Coast marking - a rare defensive error - then let Nathan Eagleton scoot round the back of Luke Darcy, take a handball and then kick accurately from outside the 50 to get the Bulldogs' third goal.
From then on, the Eagles found another gear. Staker added two goals, giving him three for the half, Judd got one on the run from 50, and Mark LeCras and Priddis one apiece as West Coast took over. The Bulldogs' lone reply came from Tiller from a free kick against Daniel Chick for holding."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 18 (28-29 July)
West Perth (Sharp) vs East Perth (McKinley). Butler played reserves for West Perth.
Subiaco (Nicoski) vs South Fremantle
Bye: Claremont, East Fremantle, Swan Districts, Peel, Perth
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampi | Personal | Indefinite | (On LTI list 24/7) | |||
| Wooden | Hip | 3 weeks | (On LTI list 21/6, replaced by C.Jones) | |||
| Fletcher | Groin | 1 week | ||||
| Brown | Groin | Test | ||||
| Nicoski | Shin splints | Test | ||||
| Graham | Calf | Test | ||||
| Morton | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Calf | Test | ||||
| Thornton* | Knee | Season | ||||
| Spaanderman* | Knee | 4-6 weeks | ||||
| Wilkes* | Hand | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/071820070727.html
- ↑ Steve Butler, The West Australian (28 July 2008, p.180), "Midfield maestros lead the demolition"
- ↑ Len Johnson, The Age (28 July 2007), "Super Eagles soar past dismal Dogs": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=eagleton+and+seaby&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE070728QO6H97J99SA
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