Round 23 2024

West Coast v Carlton
Round 23, 2024

Witherden lays a tackle. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 17 August 2024 (2.40pm WST)

Venue

Perth Stadium

Attendance

48.455

Result

Lost by 65

Score

CAR 14.15.99 - 4.10.34 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

16th

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West Coast turned in an appalling effort against an injury-ravaged Carlton in their final home game of 2024. Marking the retirement of Andrew Gaff, the Eagles went into the game in the unfamiliar position of being favourites and started strongly with the first two goals of the contest, but that was quickly swept aside as the visiting Blues hit the front on the quarter-time siren and then held the home side scoreless in the second term. The woeful Eagles looked all at sea, unable to win a contested possession or move the ball with any fluidity as Carlton cruised to a 65-point win. Elliot Yeo was one of few players who never stopped trying, finishing with 28 disposals and nine tackles.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.2.14		2.2.14		3.5.23		4.10.34
Carlton		2.4.16		6.9.45		11.12.78		14.15.99

Goals: Waterman 2, Cripps, Petruccelle

Best: H.Reid, Yeo, McGovern, Waterman

Injuries: Nil

Reports: H.Reid for wrestling

Substitutes: (WCE) Petruccelle for J.Williams in the third term; (CAR) Moir for C.Durdin (shoulder) at three-quarter time

Milestones: Gaff 300th official game and final appearance, Cripps 250th AFL game, Trew final appearance

Jumper: Home, blue shorts

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Carlton
B:	28.Cole	42.H.Edwards	19.Hough	B:	17.Kemp	23.Weitering	2.Cowan
HB:	14.Duggan	20.McGovern	5.Hunt	HB:	33.Young	11.McGovern	24.Newman
C:	3.Gaff	11.Kelly	7.Ginbey	C:	25.Binns	9.Cripps	13.Acres
HF:	15.Cripps	2.Waterman	43.Dewar	HF:	4.O.Hollands	20.E.Hollands	6.Williams
F:	27.Darling	12.Allen	1.Ryan	F:	44.Owies	7.Kennedy	3.Motlop
R:	32.B.Williams	6.Yeo	9.H.Reid	R:	27.Pittonet	18.Walsh	29.Hewett
I:	21.Petruccelle	23.Witherden	24.Johnston	I:	39.Cincotta	36.Lord	16.Carroll
	26.Trew	34.J.Williams			19.C.Durdin	43.Moir
E:	29.Hall	41.Maric	44.Hutchinson	E:	31.Lemmey	35.Wilson	41.Akuei

In: H.Edwards, Petruccelle

Out: Hall, Maric

Quarter by quarter[]

Both sides went in as named, with Jack Petruccelle and debutant Ashton Moir starting as subs. Despite heavy rain over the weekend and a rugby union Test the previous night, the match was played in relatively good conditions apart from some late showers.

From the coach[]

From the papers[]

Reserves[]

Round 20 (17 August)

West Coast's reserves were hammered by Claremont. The Tigers were far better in adapting to some appalling conditions, coasting to a 58-point win.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Claremont		4.1.25		5.3.33		8.5.53		12.7.79
West Coast		1.0.6		1.1.7		1.2.8		3.3.21

Goals: Burke, Nitschke, A.Reid

Best: Ruscoe, Sparks, Maric, Rawlinson

Injuries: tbc

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	52.Spadanuda	33.Bazzo	64.Mercer
HB:	51.Sparks	30.Barnett	38.Baker
C:	71.Sambo	49.Culley	54.Barker
HF:	45.Burgiel	50.Ruscoe	36.Rawlinson
F:	22.A.Reid	70.Lucassen	39.Livingstone
R:	77.Flynn	18.Chesser	66.L.Yeo
I:	57.Burke	63.Hansen	59.Nitschke
	68.Watson
E:	62.Alone	74.Anderson	61.McCarthy
	60.Mouritz

In: Burgiel, Chesser, Nitschke, Watson

Out: Petruccelle (AFL), Jones (head knock), Alone, Mouritz

Late changes: J.Hutchinson, Maric for Hansen, Watson

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	Season
Rotham	Abdominal	Season
Barrass	Back/hamstring	Test
Chesser	Groin	Test
Burgiel	Hamstring	Test
H.Edwards	Concussion protocols	Available