Led by a superb 7-goal effort from full-forward Quinten Lynch, the Eagles did what they needed to do against Richmond, winning comfortably in the end despite the Tigers closing the gap on a few occasions. As he had done several times already during the season, Daniel Kerr stood up in the absence of Chris Judd and Ben Cousins, dominating the clearances and finishing with 31 possessions. Mark LeCras supported Lynch with 4 goals and earned a Rising Star nomination.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 4.5.29 | 9.8.62 | 13.8.86 | 18.9.117 | ||||
| Richmond | 3.3.21 | 6.6.42 | 10.11.71 | 12.14.86 |
Goals: Lynch 7, LeCras 4, Hunter 3, Staker 2, Braun, Seaby
Best: Kerr, Lynch, LeCras, Hansen, Stenglein, Hunter, Staker
Injuries: Armstrong (knee)
Reports: Staker for striking A.Pattison
Milestones: LeCras Rising Star nomination
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Richmond | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | Staker | Glass | Wirrpanda | B: | Newman | Thursfield | King |
| HB: | Hurn | Hunter | B.Jones | HB: | Raines | Polak | Connors |
| C: | Selwood | Judd | Braun | C: | J.Bowden | Tuck | Johnson |
| HF: | Cousins | Hansen | LeCras | HF: | Pettifer | Richardson | Deledio |
| F: | Seaby | Lynch | Armstrong | F: | Tambling | Riewoldt | Brown |
| R: | Cox | Kerr | Stenglein | R: | Pattison | Tivendale | Foley |
| I: | Fletcher | Schofield | Rosa | I: | Jackson | Edwards | McGuane |
| Priddis | Howat | ||||||
| E: | R.Jones | McKinley | Morton | E: | Hyde | Moore | White |
In: Fletcher
Out: Embley (hamstring)
Late changes: R.Jones, Morton for Cousins (hamstring), Judd (groin)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"West Coast's forward line functioned as well as it has all year, with Ashley Hansen and Quinten Lynch taking 21 marks between them in the duo's best combined showing for 2007.
Hansen worked vigorously up the ground to provide a target for the half-backs while Lynch's seven goals came because he was too strong, too fast and too energetic for Joel Bowden.
Marks inside the forward 50m though were not restricted to the key-position men. On his way to a four-goal haul, Mark LeCras took five marks, Brent Staker took seven (though not all in the forward 50m) and Adam Hunter contributed a hat-trick of goals all from pack marks during raiding missions from defence.
West Coast also continued with the ploy of using Dean Cox and Mark Seaby deep in attack at various times."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 21 (17-19 August)
South Fremantle (Graham) vs Swan Districts
Perth vs Claremont (MacKenzie, C.Jones, Wilkes). Thomson played reserves.
East Fremantle (Brown, Houlihan, McNamara) vs Peel
Subiaco (Nicoski) vs West Perth (Sharp)
Bye: East Perth
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spangher | Shoulder | Season | ||||
| Sampi | Personal | Indefinite | (On LTI list 24/7) | |||
| Embley | Hamstring | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Wooden | Hip | 2 weeks | (On LTI list 21/6, replaced by C.Jones) | |||
| Butler | Groin | 1 week | ||||
| Chick | Throat | 1 week | ||||
| Waters | Finger | 1 week | ||||
| Judd | Abductor | Test | ||||
| Thornton* | Knee | Season | ||||
| Spaanderman* | Knee | 1 week |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/141820070818.html
- ↑ Ray Wilson, The West Australian (20 August 2007, p.GAM6), "Muggings enough to drive you Kerr-azy"
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