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West Coast v Essendon
Round 22, 2007
S07r22
Braun chases the retiring Hird. Photo: aflphotos.com.au
Date
Sat, 1 September 2007 (2:10 PM WST)
Venue
Attendance
42,761
Result
Won by 8
Score
WCE 21.6.132 - 19.10.124 ESS
Brownlow
3 S.Lucas (ESS)
2 R.Jones (WCE)
1 J.Hird (ESS)
Ladder
3rd
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Essendon headed west for the final games of coach Kevin Sheedy and captain James Hird, but West Coast looked set to spoil the farewell party when they led by 44 points at three-quarter time. Bombers veteran Scott Lucas then put on a show, kicking seven last-quarter goals to put the Dons within reach of a fairytale. The Eagles were able to hold on through the efforts of Rowan Jones, who kicked three goals to go with his 30 possessions, Adam Hunter's rebound from defence and Brent Staker's soccered goal to seal the win. The Bombers' comeback cost West Coast a top-two spot, finishing below Port Adelaide on percentage.

Summary[]

1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
West Coast 5.1.31 12.2.74 19.4.118 21.6.132
Essendon 2.3.15 5.6.36 11.8.74 19.10.124

Goals: R.Jones, Morton 3, Chick, Cousins, LeCras, Seaby, Wirrpanda 2, Cox, Lynch, Stenglein

Best: R.Jones, Hunter, Stenglein, Cousins, Cox

Injuries: Priddis (cork)

Milestones: Chick 250th AFL game, Morton final appearance

Named sides[]

West Coast Essendon
B: 38.B.Jones 23.Glass 44.Wirrpanda B: 20.Slattery 22.Michael 30.Ryder
HB: 8.Waters 39.Hunter 5.Stenglein HB: 8.Winderlich 25.Lucas 10.McVeigh
C: 37.Selwood 11.Priddis 10.Braun C: 24.Stanton 5.Hird 31.Fletcher
HF: 17.Chick 41.Staker 6.Nicoski HF: 33.McPhee 3.Gumbleton 42.Lovett-Murray
F: 14.Seaby 21.Lynch 2.LeCras F: 34.Neagle 18.Lloyd 12.Welsh
R: 20.Cox 9.Cousins 7.Fletcher R: 27.Laycock 11.Peverill 6.Monfries
I: 24.Rosa 15.C.Jones 18.R.Jones I: 26.Heffernan 23.Bolton 16.Bradley
25.Hurn 13.Lovett
E: 1.Brown 45.McNamara 12.Morton E: 19.Hille 43.Houli 39.Hocking

In: Chick, C.Jones, Nicoski

Out: Judd (rested), Hansen (hamstring), McNamara

Late change: (WCE) Morton for Selwood (calf); (ESS) Hille for Ryder

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"West Coast needed a rousing win to boost their percentage well above Port Adelaide in the hope of hosting a home final.

Driven by the defensive rebound of Adam Hunter, Matt Rosa and Brett Jones, coupled with the midfield and forward work of Rowan Jones, Chad Fletcher and Ben Cousins, West Coast were looking for a healthy percentage return after galloping to a 51-point lead in the third term.

But by game's end, the Bombers had fallen just short at 21.6 (132) to 19.10 (124) and claimed a moral victory because they fired one, last glorious shot for James Hird and Kevin Sheedy and, in the process, scuttled West Coast's hopes of a home final."[1]

Players in the WAFL[]

Round 23 (1 Sept)

East Perth (McKinley, Spaanderman) vs Swan Districts

Claremont (MacKenzie, Thomson, Wilkes) vs Peel (Schofield)

East Fremantle (Brown) vs West Perth (Sharp)

Perth vs Subiaco

Bye: South Fremantle

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 4-5 weeks
Hansen Hamstring 2-3 weeks
Graham Knee 1 week
Embley Hamstring 1 week
Chick Throat Test
Armstrong Knee Test
Butler Groin Test
Thornton* Knee Season

References[]

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2007/051820070901.html

  1. Ray Wilson, The West Australian (3 September 2007, p.GAM6), "Hurt Eagles head to Port in a storm"
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