Round 1 2008

West Coast v Brisbane
Round 1, 2008

Seaby takes a pack mark. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 22 March 2008 (4:40 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

39,591

Result

Won by 16

Score

WCE 14.8.92 - 11.10.76 BRI

Brownlow

3 D.Kerr (WCE)
2 S.Black (BRI)
1 J.Brown (BRI)

Ladder

5th

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West Coast kicked the first six goals, then survived a Jonathan Brown onslaught to post a win in the first match of the season. Daniel Kerr reveled in his new role as the #1 mid, while Dean Cox dominated in the ruck.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		6.2.38		7.5.47		10.7.67		14.8.92
Brisbane		1.2.8		4.4.28		9.6.60		11.10.76

Goals: LeCras, Seaby, Waters, Wirrpanda 2, Braun, Cox, Fletcher, Hunter, Lynch, Staker

Best: Cox, Kerr, Seaby. Priddis, Wirrpanda, Braun, B.Jones

Injuries: Hunter (knee)

Milestones: Nicoski 50th game

Named sides

	West Coast				Brisbane
B:	38.B.Jones	23.Glass	44.Wirrpanda	B:	39.Drummond	21.Merrett	24.Patfull
HB:	8.Waters	39.Hunter	37.A.Selwood	HB:	32.Stiller	26.Macdonald	46.Begley
C:	32.Embley	4.Kerr	10.Braun	C:	8.Notting	7.Adcock	4.Johnstone
HF:	7.Fletcher	29.Hansen	24.Rosa	HF:	6.Power	16.Brown	44.Lappin
F:	22.Graham	21.Lynch	2.LeCras	F:	36.Bradshaw	17.Brennan	33.Hooper
R:	20.Cox	11.Priddis	5.Stenglein	R:	19.Charman	20.Black	35.Rischitelli
I:	25.Hurn	6.Nicoski	14.Seaby	I:	30.Copeland	23.Leuenberger	28.Selwood
	41.Staker				18.Corrie
E:	13.Masten	12.McNamara	28.S.Selwood	E:	11.Sherman	14.Henderson	2.Proud

From the coach

"We used the ball very well. Our decision making and ball use for the start of the season was exceptional in the first quarter, but we came back to the field a lot after that. I thought we were able to compose ourselves a bit as well and got it back going.

"...Our first few possessions in the second quarter were errors which allowed them to kick goals and get their confidence up. I'm not sure exactly, but maybe their first three or four goals came from our poor errors. That got them right into the game and our guys got a bit more hesitant after that.

"...There's no doubt it's been a trait of our squad over the last few years, over the last four or five years, that we never give up. Whether we're playing well or playing below our best, we never give up."

From the papers

The Age

"Brown started to get support from Daniel Bradshaw, who kicked three third-quarter goals, and the Eagles' midfield - their great strength during the reign of Judd, Cousins Kerr and company - began to dissolve in a puddle of sweat-soaked turnovers as battlers looked instinctively for champions who were no longer there.

Eagles coach John Worsfold pulled his trademark move in the third term, shifting Adam Hunter forward, and it worked.

Hunter kicked a goal, so did Dean Cox and the Eagles had the lead back.

Brisbane would never head them again.

The Eagles kicked four goals to two to kick-start their 2008 campaign."

WAFL

Round 1 (20-22 March)

South Fremantle (Wilson) vs Subiaco

Perth (Armstrong, S.Selwood, Sullivan) vs East Fremantle (Spangher, Masten, McNamara, Houlihan, Arrowsmith)

Claremont (Thomson, Wilkes, Stevenson) vs West Perth

Peel (Schofield, Ebert) vs Swan Districts (Notte, Davis)

Bye: East Perth

Injury list

In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
Brown		Knee		Season
Butler		Osteitis pubis		2 weeks
Schofield		Shoulder		2 weeks
MacKenzie		Knee		1 week
Kerr		Hamstring		Test

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2008/181920080322.html