Round 1 2006

West Coast v St Kilda
Round 1, 2006

Wirra fires off a handball. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Thu, 30 March 2006 (6:40 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

40,036

Result

Won by 18

Score

WCE 11.18.84 - 9.12.66 STK

Brownlow

3 D.Kerr (WCE)
2 D.Cox (WCE)
1 R.Harvey (STK)

Ladder

7th

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Despite a goalless final quarter, West Coast ran out reasonably comfortable winners in a scrappy season-opener in which both sides struggled to shake off the pre-season rust. Dean Cox kicked two goals while dominating the ruck and Daniel Kerr led all comers with 30 possessions.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		3.1.19		7.5.47		11.11.77		11.18.84
St Kilda		3.5.23		4.8.32		8.11.59		9.12.66

Goals: Cox, Embley 2, Cousins, Kerr, Lynch, Sampi, Selwood, Staker, Stenglein

Best: Cox, Embley, R.Jones, Kerr, Wirrpanda

Injuries: Nil

Reports: Kerr for striking R.Harvey

Named sides

	West Coast				St Kilda
B:	39.Hunter	23.Glass	44.Wirrpanda	B:	25.S.Fisher	8.Hudghton	13.Voss
HB:	8.Waters	22.Graham	5.Stenglein	HB:	10.Baker	31.Maguire	15.Gram
C:	4.Kerr	9.Cousins	10.Braun	C:	26.Dal Santo	7.Hayes	4.Thompson
HF:	32.Embley	29.Hensen	18.R.Jones	HF:	17.Powell	12.Riewoldt	18.Goddard
F:	17.Chick	21.Lynch	41.Staker	F:	44.Milne	9.Gehrig	2.Hamill
R:	20.Cox	3.Judd	7.Fletcher	R:	28.Ackland	35.Harvey	14.Ball
I:	11.Gaspar	31.Nicoski	14.Seaby	I:	27.Blake	20.Murray	1.Peckett
	37.Selwood				5.Watts
E:	38.B.Jones	24.Rosa	28.Sampi	E:	22.Fiora	11.Montagna	40.Schwarze

Late change: (WCE) Sampi for Gaspar

Players in the WAFL

Round 1 (25 March)

East Perth (McKinley) vs West Perth (LeCras, Sharp)

East Fremantle vs South Fremantle (Sampi)

Peel (Hurn, Thornton) vs Perth (McDougall)

Swan Districts vs Subiaco (Priddis). M.Embley played reserves.

Bye: Claremont

Round 2 (31 March-1 April)

South Fremantle (Gaspar) vs East Perth (McKinley)

West Perth (LeCras, Sharp) vs Peel (Rosa, Hurn, Thornton)

Subiaco (Wooden, Priddis) vs Claremont (B.Jones)

Perth (McDougall, Adkins, Armstrong) vs East Fremantle

Bye: Swan Districts

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2006/151820060330.html