West Coast continued their unbeaten start to the year and sent the once-mighty Lions to the bottom of the ladder with a thumping win in Brisbane. The Eagles blew the game open with a 9-goal second term and had 13 individual goalscorers for the match. David Wirrpanda controlled play across the backline and Tyson Stenglein was busy with 27 possessions and a goal.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 3.2.20 | 6.3.39 | 8.10.58 | 12.12.84 | ||||
| West Coast | 4.4.28 | 13.9.87 | 17.14.116 | 23.19.157 |
Goals: Lynch 4, Chick 3, Embley, Gardiner, Hunter, Sampi, Seaby 2, Banfield, Braun, Fletcher, Hansen, Matera, Stenglein
Best: Cousins, Wirrpanda, Cox, Stenglein, Braun, Banfield, Embley
Injuries: Nil
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Brisbane | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 44.Wirrpanda | 23.Glass | 39.Hunter | B: | 2.Johnson | 15.Michael | 25.McLaren |
| HB: | 17.Chick | 21.Lynch | 5.Stenglein | HB: | 30.Copeland | 23.Leppitsch | 44.Lappin |
| C: | 26.Butler | 7.Fletcher | 10.Braun | C: | 12.Akermanis | 3.Voss | 5.B.Scott |
| HF: | 32.Embley | 29.Hansen | 28.Sampi | HF: | 18.Corrie | 13.Pike | 26.Macdonald |
| F: | 33.Matera | 1.Gardiner | 14.Seaby | F: | 7.Adcock | 36.Bradshaw | 29.Sherman |
| R: | 20.Cox | 9.Cousins | 3.Judd | R: | 19.Charman | 20.Black | 6.Power |
| I: | 38.B.Jones | 16.Adkins | 6.Banfield | I: | 27.Keating | 22.C.Scott | 34.Attard |
| 37.Selwood | 9.McGrath | ||||||
| E: | 31.Nicoski | 48.Graham | 13.Wooden | E: | 8.Notting | 24.Spaanderman | 10.Moody |
In: Gardiner
Out: Graham
Late change: (BRI) 31.Wood for Charman (leg fracture)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"Dean Cox made Clark Keating look prehistoric while later, Mark Seaby was too accomplished for debutant Cameron Wood.
Andrew Embley blossomed in the second half, Quinten Lynch held enough marks to thump through four goals and Ashley Sampi is like a short-range, heat-seeking missile, such is his ferocity on the ball, or the player with it.
He was one of 13 West Coast goal kickers, further emphasising the team's ability to kick a winning score without a major contributor."[1]
The Age[]
"Adam Hunter led a West Coast half-back line that provided a lot of drive, and Ashley Hansen continued his bright start to the year at centre half-forward.
Daniel Chick, with three first-half goals, was brilliant when the game was in the balance, Chad Fletcher and Ben Cousins were the best of the midfielders, and Adam Cox - with 16 possessions, 22 hitouts and 10 marks - led a dominant big-man division.
Hansen limped off the ground late in the game but Worsfold confirmed it was only cramp. He will be available for Sydney at Subiaco on Saturday night.
Eighteen-year-old ruck debutant Cameron Wood did a few handy things for the Lions, but for much of the day, Matthews was caught with two big men on the bench."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 6 (22-25 April)
Subiaco (Nicoski) vs Claremont (R.Jones, Wilkes)
Perth vs West Perth (LeCras, Sharp)
East Fremantle (Staker, Green) vs East Perth (Humm, McConnell)
Swan Districts (Edwards) vs South Fremantle (Graham)
Bye: Peel
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Knee | Season | ||||
| Gaspar | Foot | Indefinite | ||||
| Beeck | Finger | 6 weeks | (On LTI list, replaced by Graham) | |||
| Waters | Groin | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Kerr | Calf | Test | ||||
| Gardiner | Hamstring | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2005/181920050424.html
- ↑ The West Australian (25 April 2005, p. GAM6), "Hansen adds spice to Eagle boys"
- ↑ Peter Blicher, The Age (25 April 2005), "Lions on the wane: Worsfold": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=sampi+and+keating+and+lappin&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE050425RE7FM6BSPPD
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