Round 20 2021

Collingwood v West Coast
Round 20, 2021

Hurn in his 300th. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 1 August 2021 (2.10pm EST)

Venue

MCG

Attendance

n/a

Result

Lost by 45

Score

COL 14.6.90 - 6.9.45 WCE

Brownlow

3 J.Crisp (COL)
2 B.Grundy (COL)
1 J.De Goey (COL)

Ladder

7th

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Shannon Hurn became the first 300-game West Coast Eagle but his teammates failed to honour him, crumbling to a lowly Collingwood side to put their finals hopes in jeopardy again. At an empty MCG, the Eagles struggled from the outset and trailed by an even 50 points at half-time, having kicked just one goal while allowing the Magpies the run of the ground. Some last-quarter goals reduced the margin but not the embarrassment. Andrew Gaff had a team-high 33 possessions and Jamie Cripps was his side's only multiple goalscorer.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Collingwood		4.1.25		10.1.61		11.4.70		14.6.90
West Coast		0.4.4		1.5.11		2.7.19		6.9.45

Goals: Cripps 2, Darling, Kennedy, Sheed, Yeo

Best: Gaff, Sheed, Waterman, McGovern, Naitanui

Injuries: Nil

Medical subs: (WCE) Hutchings, not used; (COL) Murphy, not used

Milestones: Hurn 300th game

Jumper: Away, white shorts

Named sides

	West Coast				Collingwood
B:	25.Hurn	42.H.Edwards	5.Sheppard	B:	3.Quaynor	23.Roughead	37.Maynard
HB:	28.Cole	20.McGovern	14.Duggan	HB:	25.Crisp	44.Madgen	38.Howe
C:	3.Gaff	6.Yeo	4.Sheed	C:	32.Hoskin-Elliott	2.De Goey	16.Mayne
HF:	2.Waterman	27.Darling	7.Langdon	HF:	24.Thomas	14.Cameron	33.Ginnivan
F:	12.Allen	17.Kennedy	15.Cripps	F:	35.Henry	41.Mihocek	5.Elliott
R:	9.Naitanui	11.Kelly	8.Redden	R:	4.Grundy	22.Sidebottom	13.Adams
I:	21.Petruccelle	24.O'Neill	35.Rotham	I:	8.Bianco	9.Noble	18.Macrae
	36.West				21.Ruscoe
E:	19.Vardy	29.Foley	33.Ainsworth	E:	15.Lynch	28.Murphy	1.Rantall
	34.Hutchings				43.Tohill

In: Petruccelle, Redden

Out: Ryan (hamstring), Hutchings, Brander (medical sub)

Quarter by quarter

Both sides went in as named. With crowds still locked out of games in Victoria, the game was played at an empty MCG.

From the coach

"Oh look, I thought the first quarter, I don’t know how many inside 50s we had, probably our fair share. No efficiency in the front half and our inability to keep it in our front half was really disappointing. Couldn’t stop their uncontested game and they were running overlap, they made the most of their and we missed our shots. The second quarter was disappointing, really disappointing, it was defensively poor, and offensively there was some poor decisions made as well. And then we chased our tails for the rest of the day. So a really disappointing day altogether.

"(The message at half-time was) Run. Start running. Start defending better. Work together. But I thought the Pies used their brains more than we did as well, with their ball movement, and we didn’t, so we gave them some clarity at half-time. But we shouldn’t need to, we’re better than that so we walk away disappointed, we’ll learn from it, like we do always, but we’re going to review it.

"...The failure to execute, our instructions, the way that we play. Defensively, obviously they were controlling the ball a little bit. Uncontested marks, they had 150 for the day, and if they’re inside the middle of the play, they’re hard to defend. So, I thought our transition was poor, and we got outrun."

From the papers

The West Australian

"The Eagles won the clearance and contested ball counts in the first-half but had no answer to Collingwood’s devastating dash and dare.

The Pies’ ability to run and handball through the corridor — combined with some neat foot skills — set them up, with three of their four goals in the opening term starting from defensive half chains.

When West Coast had the ball, they looked powerless to find a way through a disciplined black and white zone and often butchered the ball when they did.

There was no response from the visitors in the second stanza, as Collingwood piled on six goals to one to kill the contest."

The Age

"The Magpies’ flair was built on the back of pressure as they did not give the Eagles’ midfielders space to hit forward targets. Too many times the Eagles went backwards to find space rather than trusting the contest ahead of the ball and the defensive effort of high-profile players such as Tim Kelly, Andrew Gaff and Nic Naitanui were well below AFL standard.

A smother from Adams at a defensive stoppage in the second quarter when Kelly tried to snap showed what two-way football was about and the young players such as Ollie Henry – who clunked several strong marks – Finley Macrae, Trent Bianco and Jack Ginnivan contributed, with Ginnivan kicking his first AFL goal.

Trey Ruscoe has also found a home across half back, with his ball use sharp and creative and Isaac Quaynor kicked his first goal in his 34th game."

Reserves

Round 17 (31 July)

West Coast had a comfortable win over Lathlain Park co-tenants Perth. The Eagles had the game sewn up by halftime with a 50-point lead. Alex Witherden had a staggering 40 possessions and Jarrod Brander tallied 33 disposals and 13 marks in a new defensive role.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Perth		1.0.6		3.2.20		5.5.35		6.7.43
West Coast		5.1.31		11.4.70		12.6.78		15.9.99

Goals: Busher, Garlett 3, Vardy 2, Foley, Hug, Nelson

Best: Brander, Witherden, Vardy, Busher, Nelson, Garlett, Brayshaw, Marlin

Injuries: Nil

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	38.Johnson	43.Collins	63.Hansen
HB:	18.Sears	70.Sumich	23.Witherden
C:	30.Nelson	45.Brayshaw	60.Deegan
HF:	56.Hug	51.Marlin	22.Winder
F:	49.Garlett	40.Jamieson	59.Nitschke
R:	32.Williams	10.Brander	26.Trew
I:	58.Busher	62.Cary	61.Robilliard
	54.Sinclair
E:	67.Borgogno	55.Flint	53.Humble
	71.Young

In: Brander, Trew, Cary

Out: Ainsworth, Foley, Vardy (AFL)

Late changes: Foley, Vardy for Williams (ankle), Cary

Injury list

In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected return
Cameron		Ankle		TBC		(on inactive list 1/6/21)
Rioli		Suspension		3 weeks
Ryan		Hamstring		2 weeks
Shuey		Calf		1-2 weeks
L.Edwards		Hamstring		1-2 weeks
Barrass		Hamstring		1 week
Redden		Knee		Test
Petruccelle		Hamstring		Test
Venables*		Concussion		Indefinite		(on inactive list 1/6/21)
Ah Chee*		Hand		4-5 weeks
Jones*		Ankle		2-3 weeks
Trew*		Hamstring		Test

References

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2021/041820210731.html

https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3136