Round 4 2021

St Kilda v West Coast
Round 4, 2021

Jones given no space. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 10 April 2021 (3.25pm EST)

Venue

Docklands

Attendance

16,710

Result

Lost by 20

Score

STK 15.12.102 - 13.4.82 WCE

Brownlow

3 J.Steele (STK)
2 M.King (STK)
1 B.Crouch (STK)

Ladder

6th

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West Coast coughed up a big lead to slump to a shock loss against St Kilda, steamrolled in the second half to go down by 20 points. The visiting Eagles seemingly had the game under control in the third term when they led by 33 points, but the Saints were able to turn the momentum their way and force West Coast into numerous errors with relentless pressure, booting the last eight goals of the game as the Eagles had no answers. Stand-in skipper Jeremy McGovern tallied 22 possessions and ten marks, and Jack Petruccelle kicked four goals but Shannon Hurn lasted less than a quarter in his club-record-equalling 290th game before injuring a calf.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
St Kilda		4.2.26		5.5.35		10.11.71		15.12.102
West Coast		6.2.38		10.3.63		13.3.81		13.4.82

Goals: Petruccelle 4, Allen, Darling, Kennedy 2, Cripps, Ryan, Winder

Best: Darling, Petruccelle, Sheed, Naitanui, McGovern

Injuries: Hurn (calf)

Medicals subs: (WCE) Winder for Hurn (calf) in the first quarter; (STK) Long, not used

Milestones: Hurn 290th game (equal club record), Sheppard 200th game, Winder AFL debut

Jumper: Away, white shorts

Named sides

	West Coast				St Kilda
B:	5.Sheppard	37.Barrass	25.Hurn	B:	2.Carlisle	20.Howard	44.Wilkie
HB:	28.Cole	20.McGovern	30.Nelson	HB:	29.Webster	35.Sinclair	11.Clark
C:	14.Duggan	4.Sheed	8.Redden	C:	15.Billings	3.Jones	8.Hill
HF:	15.Cripps	27.Darling	10.Brander	HF:	28.Membrey	22.Higgins	16.Butler
F:	1.Ryan	17.Kennedy	12.Allen	F:	6.Ross	12.King	26.Battle
R:	9.Naitanui	11.Kelly	3.Gaff	R:	19.Marshall	5.Crouch	9.Steele
I:	2.Waterman	21.Petruccelle	35.Rotham	I:	1.Coffield	13.Lonie	23.Bytel
	31.Jones				36.McKenzie
E:	19.Vardy	22.Winder	23.Witherden	E:	21.Long	32.Wood	39.Joyce
	24.O'Neill				27.McKernan

In: Waterman

Out: Shuey (hamstring), Langdon (medical sub)

Quarter by quarter

Both sides went in as named, with West Coast including debutant Isiah Winder as the medical sub. The match was played under the Docklands roof.

From the coach

"We played some pretty good footy in the first half. We thought St Kilda's pressure was there all night, it elevated in the second half and we couldn't handle it. We got beaten up in the midfield and we couldn't stop momentum with the contest, it forced us into fumbles and poor decisions and they capitalised, and we just couldn't get momentum back.

"They were more desperate than we were, obviously. When the game was right at that point when we could have put the hammer down, I think the belief was still there with the Saints - it was there all day - and they showed tremendous heart, and we couldn't stop it.

"...Leadership is always important, especially when you're conceding multiple goals in a row. Being predictable is probably even more important, with the contest and the ball, stoppage work was poor and theirs was good, and the run and spread off that complemented their stoppage wins. So like I said, all credit to the Saints, and disappointment for us."

From the papers

The West Australian

"West Coast’s talls were superb early. Jack Darling kicked the opening two goals, Oscar Allen kicked their third and Josh Kennedy created the crumb that set up Petruccelle for the next.

Petruccelle kicked three goals in the first half in a huge bonus for the Eagles. But scoring dried up after he booted his fourth at the 16 minute mark of the third quarter.

Their ability to turn the lack of forward entries into goals was the key to them being in front and suddenly they couldn’t create those chances

The Saints laid 17 more tackles including 12 more tackles inside 50. They won 15 more clearances, had 77 more possessions and 18 more inside 50s."

The Age

"St Kilda’s golden run persisted into the last quarter. Max King slotted his fifth goal after Liam Ryan ran too far, before Tim Membrey snapped truly as the Saints stole the lead and never looked back winning 15.12 (102) to 13.4 (82).

Jack Billings steered through his second from a tight angle, then Jack Steele kicked a captain’s goal to put his side in the box seat. A minute later, the win was sealed as another Jack — this time Higgins — blasted one home.

The win from the clouds comes after alarm bells were sounding early St Kilda. Jack Darling kicked two goals in the first five minutes, then Oscar Allen’s quick left-foot snap from a stoppage gave the Eagles an early break.

But St Kilda hit back through King, who crumbed his own marking contest, dribbled the ball through traffic at the top of the square and put the Saints on the board. Membrey goaled minutes later, before King added two more of his own to illustrate his prodigious talents."

Reserves

Round 2 (10 April)

West Coast were thumped by West Perth in Yanchep, north of Perth, with the Falcons extending their lead at every change to run out 78-point winners. Brayden Ainsworth had a team-high 36 possessions and Alex Witherden tallied 26 as he pushed for a senior berth.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Perth		4.1.25		9.2.56		13.4.82		19.6.120
West Coast		1.1.7		3.2.20		5.4.34		6.6.42

Goals: Feeney, Hansen, Langdon, Nitschke, Robilliard, Trew

Best: Witherden, Marlin, Ainsworth, L.Edwards, Deegan, Sinclair

Injuries: Busher (head), Fitzgerald (thumb)

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	29.Foley	50.Fitzgerald	38.Johnson
HB:	66.McGee	42.H.Edwards	51.Marlin
C:	33.Ainsworth	26.Trew	61.Robilliard
HF:	59.Nitschke	58.Busher	7.Langdon
F:	54.Sinclair	32.Williams	63.Hansen
R:	40.Jamieson	16.L.Edwards	45.Brayshaw
I:	62.Cary	60.Deegan	52.Feeney
	53.Humble
E:	57.Bentley	67.Borgogno	55.Flint
	65.Hobbs

In: Langdon, Williams, Sinclair, Cary, Deegan, Feeney, Humble

Out: Waterman, Vardy, Winder, O'Neill, Witherden (AFL), Hug, Flint

Late change: Witherden for Johnson (back)

WCE debuts: Joey Deegan (North Beach), Lachlan Feeney (South Fremantle), Michael Humble (Boddington), Harry Sinclair (Beverley)

Injury list

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

Player		Injury		Expected return
Rioli		Suspension		19 weeks
Yeo		Groin		TBC
Shuey		Hamstring		TBC (expected 3-4 weeks)
Cameron		Groin		1 week
Williams		Ankle		Test
Venables*		Concussion		Indefinite
Hutchings*		IT band		1 week
Ah Chee*		Hamstring		Test

References

https://www.afl.com.au/matches/3011

https://www.wafl.com.au/match/league-west-perth-v-west-coast-round-2-2021