Round 22 2024

N.Melbourne v West Coast
Round 22, 2024

McGovern was West Coast's best. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 10 August 2024 (1.45pm EST)

Venue

Bellerive Oval

Attendance

6,619

Result

Won by 5

Score

WCE 15.12.102 - 14.13.97 NM

Brownlow

Ladder

16th

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West Coast scored a huge comeback win over North Melbourne in Hobart. Seemingly headed for defeat when North opened up a 35-point lead during the third quarter, the Eagles fought back to level the scores early in the last term but looked to have spent the last of their energy doing so, with the Kangaroos steadying to get back out to 13 points in the dying stages. An amazing late flurry saw West Coast surge into the lead, with Oscar Allen's quick snap putting them ahead with 18 seconds to play and the team able to hold off one last-ditch North push. Allen overcame a quiet first half to finish with five goals, while All-Australian hopeful Jeremy McGovern had a team-high 25 disposals and was a brick wall in defence.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
North Melbourne		4.2.26		7.6.48		10.10.70		14.13.97
West Coast		3.3.21		3.8.26		8.9.57		15.12.102

Goals: Allen 5, Cripps 3, Yeo 2, Darling, Dewar, Trew, Waterman, J.Williams

Best: McGovern, Allen, Kelly, Yeo, Trew

Injuries: H.Reid (leg)

Substitutes: (WCE) Gaff for Hall in the third term; (NM) Duursma for Hansen at three-quarter time

Jumper: Clash, white shorts

Named sides[]

	West Coast				North Melb
B:	28.Cole	20.McGovern	23.Witherden	B:	4.Corr	30.Comben	32.Pink
HB:	14.Duggan	7.Ginbey	19.Hough	HB:	34.Archer	3.Sheezel	11.McDonald
C:	26.Trew	6.Yeo	24.Johnston	C:	8.Scott	9.Davies-Uniacke	10.McKercher
HF:	15.Cripps	27.Darling	41.Maric	HF:	13.Tucker	43.Teakle	40.Ford
F:	2.Waterman	12.Allen	1.Ryan	F:	25.Curtis	20.Larkey	44.Zurhaar
R:	32.B.Williams	11.Kelly	9.H.Reid	R:	38.Xerri	12.Simpkin	24.Powell
I:	3.Gaff	5.Hunt	29.Hall	I:	7.Duursma	14.Shiels	27.Bergman
	34.J.Williams	43.Dewar			29.Phillips	46.Hansen
E:	21.Petruccelle	22.A.Reid	44.Hutchinson	E:	35.Lazzaro	41.Drury	42.K.Dawson

In: Gaff

Out: H.Edwards (concussion)

Quarter by quarter[]

From the coach[]

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"The Kangaroos looked to have broken the Eagles with a run of seven unanswered goals from the 22nd minute mark of the first term until the 20th minute of the third.

They led by nearly six goals after star Harry Sheezel kicked his second early in the third quarter, but the Eagles found another gear.

Jake Waterman broke the Eagles’ drought as West Coast kicked four goals in seven minutes to bring the game back to life.

And it gave them hope in a tight final term where both sides traded momentum."^[1]

Reserves[]

Round 19 (10 August)

West Coast's reserves had another heavy loss, this time to East Perth at home. The game was over by half-time following a goalless second term by the home side, as the Royals extended their lead at every change en route to a 67-point win. Jack Petruccelle had a team-high 23 touches and Loch Rawlinson kicked two goals from limited chances.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.4.16		2.5.17		4.6.30		7.9.51
East Perth		5.3.33		9.8.62		13.11.89		17.16.118

Goals: Rawlinson 2, Burke, Jones, Lucassen, Petruccelle, A.Reid

Best: Petruccelle, A.Reid, Lucassen, Flynn, Baker, Jones

Injuries: tbc

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	60.Mouritz	33.Bazzo	64.Mercer
HB:	51.Sparks	50.Ruscoe	38.Baker
C:	54.Barker	49.Culley	71.Sambo
HF:	62.Alone	21.Petruccelle	36.Rawlinson
F:	22.A.Reid	70.Lucassen	39.Livingstone
R:	77.Flynn	66.L.Yeo	31.Jones
I:	63.Hansen	30.Barnett	57.Burke
	52.Spadanuda
E:	74.Anderson	76.Lloyd	59.Nitschke
	68.Watson

In: Petruccelle, Burke

Out: Chesser (groin), Gillbee (elbow)

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected return
Long	Knee	Season	(on inactive list)
Hewett	Foot	Season
Brockman	Ankle	Season
Jamieson	Knee/ankle	Season
Sheed	Hamstring/foot	Season
L.Edwards	Concussion protocols	TBC
Rotham	Abdominal	TBC
H.Edwards	Concussion protocols	1-2 weeks
Burgiel	Hamstring	1-2 weeks
Barrass	Concussion protocols/hamstring	Test