Round 20 2013

Essendon v West Coast
Round 20, 2013

LeCras kicked 5 goals with a broken rib. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 11 Aug 2013 (1:10 PM EST)

Venue

Docklands

Attendance

32,595

Result

Won by 53

Score

WCE 18.12.120 - 9.13.67 ESS

Brownlow

3 B.Goddard (ESS)
2 M.Priddis (WCE)
1 M.LeCras (WCE)

Ladder

10th

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West Coast caught the Bombers at the end of a turbulent week, even by their 2013 standards, with coach James Hird forced to deny rumours he would resign in the lead-up to the clash. The Eagles put their foot squarely on Essendon's throat, turning a narrow half-time lead into a 53-point blowout at the final siren. Mark LeCras went off with a chest injury (that later turned out to be a broken rib) before halftime but returned to kick 5 second-half goals, and Sharrod Wellingham added two goals from 24 possessions.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Essendon		3.3.21		6.7.43		8.13.61		9.13.67
West Coast		3.6.24		6.9.45		12.10.82		18.12.120

Goals: LeCras 5, Dalziell, Darling, Hill, Wellingham 2, Cripps, Gaff, Kennedy, Priddis, Schofield

Best: Wellingham, LeCras, Darling, MacKenzie, Masten, Brown

Injuries: LeCras (ribs)

Sub: Sheppard for Wilson in 4th quarter

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Essendon
B:	1.Brown	23.Glass	30.Wilson	B:	46.Baguley	22.Carlisle	1.Hibberd
HB:	26.Butler	16.MacKenzie	28.Smith	HB:	16.Pears	26.Hooker	31.Fletcher
C:	3.Gaff	12.Wellingham	18.Dalziell	C:	8.Winderlich	4.Watson	21.Heppell
HF:	15.Cripps	17.Kennedy	33.Hill	HF:	29.Davey	3.Gumbleton	38.Kommer
F:	31.Schofield	29.Lycett	27.Darling	F:	5.Stanton	30.Ryder	17.Melksham
R:	20.Cox	10.S.Selwood	5.Sheppard	R:	2.Bellchambers	39.Hocking	34.Hardingham
I:	35.McGinnity	2.LeCras	7.Masten	I:	23.Myers	40.Howlett	11.Zaharakis
	11.Priddis				9.Goddard
E:	43.Hams	34.Hutchings	32.Embley	E:	19.Hille	7.Jetta	32.Colyer

In: McGinnity, LeCras, Masten, Priddis

Out: Carter, Hams, Hutchings, Embley

From the papers[]

The Age[]

"Up forward the Bombers were impotent, losing Jason Winderlich after two early goals to a hamstring issue, and getting nothing out of Scott Gumbleton or Tom Bellchambers as Mitch Brown and Darren Glass stood tall.

Gumbleton was hampered by what Hird reported was a very bad early corky, and after not touching the ball in the first quarter his day went downhill from there. Bronx cheers greeted his few second-half possessions, and turned to laughter when he kicked the ball into the point post from two metres away.

From the outset the portents were gloomy. Andrew Gaff goaled with the first kick of the game after a 50-metre penalty, Dustin Fletcher was denied a free despite stripping Scott Lycett of the ball, and Josh Hill swooped amid goalmouth confusion. Even Watson handballed to nobody."^[1]

PerthNow[]

"LeCras and his third term heroics were matched with stunning support from boom recruit Sharrod Weelingham who snuffed out the Bombers with two classy running goals and important composure around congestion in tandem with other big ball-winners Matt Priddis and Chris Masten.

A badly fading Bombers were kept within a remote hope of a come-from-behind win with a courageous third term resistance from recruit Brendon Goddard in a near best-on-ground outing but West Coast ran away with the vital premiership points with a relentless final term.

The lead changed six times through the first half after West Coast slammed on two goals in the opening 90 seconds and then an intensity of a crucial clash to determine finals destiny for both outfits forced some horrific turnovers at times."^[2]

Players in the WAFL[]

Round 21 (10 August)

Peel vs Swan Districts (Embley, Bennell)

Perth (McInnes, Tunbridge) vs West Perth

East Perth (Rosa, A.Selwood, Morton) vs Subiaco. Brennan played reserves for Subiaco

Bye: Claremont, East Fremantle, South Fremantle

Injury list[]

In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:

Player	Injury	Expected duration
Waters	Shoulder	Season
Naitanui	Groin	Indefinite
Colledge	Ankle	Season
Nicoski	Wrist	Season	(Placed on LTI 25/7/14, replaced on list by Bennell)
Sinclair	Knee	Season
Newman	Personal	Season
Hurn	Ankle	4 weeks	(Placed on LTI 26/6/13, replaced by Tunbridge)
Shuey	Hamstring	1 week
Masten	Ankle	Test
LeCras	Foot	Test
Priddis	Thigh	Test
Brennan	Calf	Test