Blown away in the first quarter, West Coast fought their way back into the match thanks to Dean Cox's dominanance in the ruck and the midfield work of Ben Cousins and Matt Priddis. The Eagles got in front by as much as 17 points in the final term before the Saints fought back to narrow the margin to just 3 points. A last-minute goal by Mark LeCras sealed the win. Quinten Lynch continued his good form with five goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 5.5.35 | 9.8.62 | 10.9.69 | 14.14.98 | ||||
| West Coast | 1.1.7 | 6.4.40 | 11.9.75 | 16.10.106 |
Goals: Lynch 5, LeCras, Wirrpanda 3, R.Jones 2, Fletcher, Hansen, Priddis
Best: Priddis, Lynch, Glass, Cousins, Cox, Wirrpanda
Injuries: Hansen (hamstring)
Reports: Judd for making negligent contact with umpire
Milestones: McNamara AFL debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | St Kilda | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 41.Staker | 23.Glass | 44.Wirrpanda | B: | 6.L.Fisher | 31.Maguire | 19.Gilbert |
| HB: | 8.Waters | 39.Hunter | 38.B.Jones | HB: | 10.Baker | 25.S.Fisher | 1.Gram |
| C: | 37.Selwood | 3.Judd | 10.Braun | C: | 11.Montagna | 7.Hayes | 17.Fiora |
| HF: | 25.Hurn | 29.Hansen | 9.Cousins | HF: | 16.R.Clarke | 12.Riewoldt | 3.X.Clarke |
| F: | 2.LeCras | 21.Lynch | 14.Seaby | F: | 22.Birss | 9.Gehrig | 44.Milne |
| R: | 20.Cox | 5.Stenglein | 7.Fletcher | R: | 23.Koschitzke | 26.Dal Santo | 14.Ball |
| I: | 24.Rosa | 11.Priddis | 12.Morton | I: | 27.Blake | 28.M.Clarke | 21.Ferguson |
| 45.McNamara | 13.Voss | ||||||
| E: | 15.C.Jones | 18.R.Jones | 6.Nicoski | E: | 43.Attard | 38.Jones | 32.McQualter |
In: Cousins, Judd, Waters, McNamara
Out: Kerr (finger), Armstrong (knee), Schofield, R.Jones
Late change: (WCE) R.Jones for Morton; (STK) Attard for Baker
New: Jamie McNamara (East Fremantle/Booragoon JFC)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"When Ashley Hansen goaled early in the final term, the Eagles had advanced their third-quarter comeback to settle into a 17-point lead and appeared to have the game in hand.
St Kilda then goaled through Fraser Gehrig to bring the Saints back in touch and when Justin Koschitzke marked strongly and converted, the Saints were back within one straight kick.
A silly Matt Maguire 50-metre penalty for unnecessarily tackling Rowan Jones after a mark allowed the Eagles to restore the lead to nine points and establish some comfort. Matt Priddis and Ben Cousins were running through the Saints in the middle feeding off Dean Cox's ruckwork. Priddis also had an astonishing 15 tackles for the game, reflecting his work-rate as well as his run.
When Quinten Lynch kicked across his body for his fifth goal of the game, the Eagles again had tapped a St Kilda query away."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 22 (25 August)
East Perth (McKinley, Spaanderman) vs Claremont (Morton, MacKenzie, C.Jones, Wilkes) . Thomson played reserves.
West Perth (Sharp) vs South Fremantle
Peel (Schofield) vs Perth
Swan Districts vs East Fremantle (Brown, Houlihan)
Bye: Subiaco
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spangher | Shoulder | Season | ||||
| Wooden | Hip | Season | (On LTI list 21/6, replaced by C.Jones) | |||
| Sampi | Personal | Indefinite | (On LTI list 24/7, replaced by McNamara) | |||
| Kerr | Finger tendon | 5-6 weeks | ||||
| Graham | Knee | 2 weeks | ||||
| Embley | Hamstring | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Chick | Throat | 1 week | ||||
| Armstrong | Knee | 1 week | ||||
| Butler | Groin | Test | ||||
| Thornton* | Knee | Season |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/151820070824.html
- ↑ Michael Gleeson, The Age (25 August 2007), "Eagles hold off dogged Saints": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=riewoldt+and+gehrig+and+wirrpanda&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE070825LK3F57J99SA
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