Round 21 2013

West Coast v Geelong
Round 21, 2013

Wellingham's form was a rare highlight. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 17 August 2013 (5:40 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

34,394

Result

Lost by 66

Score

GEE 16.11.107 - 6.5.41 WCE

Brownlow

3 J.Selwood (GEE)
2 S.Johnson (GEE)
1 M.Stokes (GEE)

Ladder

11th

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West Coast gave up the first 5 goals of the match and were already down by more than 9 goals when the teams hit the changerooms at half-time. It didn't get much better in the second half, Geelong's lead hit 76 points before a couple of late West Coast goals reduced the final margin. Those late goals weren't enough to prevent the Eagles from setting their lowest-ever score at Subiaco. Sharrod Wellingham was a rare bright spot for West Coast with 29 possessions and a goal, and Matt Priddis also had 29 touches.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.1.13		2.3.15		4.5.29		6.5.41
Geelong		6.1.37		11.5.71		15.9.99		16.11.107

Goals: Dalziell, Darling, Hill, Schofield, S.Selwood, Wellingham

Best: Wellingham, MacKenzie, Glass, S.Selwood, Schofield, Carter

Injuries: Shuey (hamstring)

Reports: Cox for striking J.Selwood, S.Selwood for tripping M.Duncan

Sub: Embley for Shuey (hamstring) in 3rd quarter

Milestones: Wellingham 100th AFL game

Records: WCE lowest score at Subiaco Oval

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Geelong
B:	1.Brown	23.Glass	35.McGinnity	B:	25.Rivers	13.Lonergan	44.Enright
HB:	26.Butler	16.MacKenzie	28.Smith	HB:	29.Guthrie	7.Taylor	3.Bartel
C:	3.Gaff	12.Wellingham	18.Dalziell	C:	28.Christensen	14.Selwood	9.Kelly
HF:	15.Cripps	17.Kennedy	33.Hill	HF:	27.Stokes	46.Blicavs	20.Johnson
F:	13.Shuey	29.Lycett	27.Darling	F:	32.Motlop	31.Podsiadly	5.Varcoe
R:	20.Cox	10.S.Selwood	11.Priddis	R:	30.Vardy	23.Caddy	22.Duncan
I:	31.Schofield	5.Sheppard	7.Masten	I:	11.Corey	4.Mackie	21.Murdoch
	19.Carter				34.Walker
E:	43.Hams	32.Embley	24.Rosa	E:	8.J.Hunt	15.Schroder	41.Stringer

In: Shuey, Carter

Out: LeCras (ribs), Wilson

Late change: Embley for Masten (thigh)

From the papers[]

The Age[]

"Small forwards Motlop and Allen Christensen set the tempo - the former kicking two goals in the first 10 minutes of the game.

The high work rate and tough one-on-one play that has been a highlight of the Eagles' season since the mid-season bye was missing.

Geelong had 30 more possessions in the opening term and also had almost double the number of tackles.

The Cats kept the Eagles goalless in the second term and went in to the main break having entered their attacking 50 on 32 occasions to West Coast's 17."^[1]

PerthNow[]

"The Cats had winners all over the ground and while Selwood and his on-ball team dominated relentless defenders Harry Taylor and Tom Lonergan held West Coast power forwards Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling goalless.

Kennedy retained a share of the lead in the Coleman Medal with Hawthorn gun Jarryd Roughead and exciting newcomer Jeremy Cameron from Greater Western Sydney with 60 majors, ahead of Collingwood big man Travis Cloke on 58.

Kennedy and Darling managed only eight possessions each and four marks between them to the final change when the ruthless Cats led by 70 points.

Darling booted his only goal inside the last two minutes of the dismal night."^[2]

Players in the WAFL[]

Round 22 (17-18 August)

East Perth (Rosa, A.Selwood, Wilson, Morton) v Perth (McInnes, Tunbridge)

West Perth (Hutchings) vs East Fremantle (Brennan, Dick)

Peel v South Fremantle (Hams)

Claremont vs Swan Districts (Bennell)

Bye: Subiaco

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	3-4 weeks	(Placed on LTI 26/6/13, replaced by Tunbridge)
Shuey	Hamstring	1 week
Masten	Ankle	Test
LeCras	Ribs	Test
Priddis	Thigh	Test