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West Coast v Port Adelaide
Round 5, 2014
S14r05
Darling was one of West Coast's best. Photo: aflphotos.com.au
Date
Sat, 19 April 2014 (5:40 PM WST)
Venue
Attendance
35,366
Result
Lost by 14
Score
PA 10.10.70 - 7.14.56 WCE
Brownlow
3 B.Ebert (PA)
2 R.Gray (PA)
1 J.Bennell (WCE)
Ladder
4th
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West Coast battled hard for three quarters but were wasteful in front of goal and it came back to haunt them in the fourth, with Port Adelaide running over the top to come away with a 14 point win. Forward Jack Darling was busy but inaccurate, and Jamie Bennell provided good run from defence.

Summary[]

1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
West Coast 2.5.17 5.8.38 6.12.48 7.14.56
Port Adelaide 3.5.23 5.6.36 7.7.49 10.10.70

Goals: Darling 2, Cox, Cripps, Kennedy, Masten, Wellingham

Best: Darling, Priddis, Bennell, Glass, Hutchings, Shuey, Rosa

Injuries: Ellis (calf)

Reports: Glass for rough conduct on C.Wingard

Sub: Sheed for Ellis (calf)

Named side[]

West Coast Port Adelaide
B: 1.Brown 23.Glass 44.Bennell B: 13.O'Shea 27.Carlile 24.Impey
HB: 18.Ellis 16.MacKenzie 15.Cripps HB: 42.Jonas 12.Trengove 5.Broadbent
C: 3.Gaff 10.Selwood 5.Sheppard C: 19.White 1.Boak 18.Cornes
HF: 13.Shuey 17.Kennedy 33.Hill HF: 40.Young 39.Westhoff 16.Wines
F: 7.Masten 9.Naitanui 27.Darling F: 9.R.Gray 28.Schulz 20.Wingard
R: 20.Cox 11.Priddis 12.Wellingham R: 23.Lobbe 7.Ebert 8.Hartlett
I: 34.Hutchings 4.Sheed 24.Rosa I: 25.Cassisi 29.Pittard 21.Polec
6.Yeo 46.S.Gray
E: 31.Schofield 29.Lycett 22.Sinclair E: 30.Colquhoun 38.Newton 14.Stewart

In: Glass, Masten, Shuey, Rosa, Hutchings

Out: Butler, Colledge, McGinnity, Schofield, Lycett

From the coach[]

"It felt like it was a pretty intense game. Losing Ellis early didn't help. We thought we were slow out of the blocks, but to their credit they responded really well. At the end of the day, we won a lot of stats, but we didn't win inside 50s and we didn't win the scoreboard in terms of goals. We had more scoring shots. The last quarter I think there were six inside 50s to 22. For a game that was an arm wrestle all night, we were disappointed with the last quarter, but really pleased with the endeavour and the intent.

"There's a little bit behind just not taking your chances. Our ball use a little bit in the last (quarter) and throughout the game in such a high-intense, pressure game, I thought we were just a tiny bit behind where Port are at the moment. That was disappointing, that we didn't take our chances earlier in the game, and it probably caught up with us in the last.

"...It probably wasn't the midfield run that got us in terms of the match-ups. Their forwards play quite high. The third quarter I think you would have noticed that the game was a little bit different. It was probably a little bit more about ball control. Then the last quarter opened up a little bit. I think we conceded too many goals from our forward 50, which is the problem. I think it was around four goals."[1]

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"The free-running style of the first half disappeared in the second, with both sides opting to hold possession and wait for gaps rather than take the game on.

It was working for West Coast early, with the club’s staunch defence typified by a courageous hard-ball get from Sheppard in the defensive 50 which saved a certain goal to Port.

A goal to Chris Masten after 14 minutes broke the deadlock and gave the Eagles a 10-point lead.

However a two-goal cameo from Robbie Gray swung the lead back in favour of Port and saw them take a one-point lead into the final change.

The fourth quarter was a battle of wills, with both sides out on their feet."[2]

The Age[]

"Port Adelaide benefited from fresh legs late in its game at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night to beat West Coast by 14 points.

The Power was able to sub Aaron Young into the game at three-quarter-time, more than two quarters after the Eagles were forced to bench Xavier Ellis.

Port's Chad Wingard gave the Power a match-winning 14-point lead 11 minutes into the final term after receiving a free kick that could see Eagles captain Darren Glass sidelined for several weeks.

The Power kicked five of the last six goals of the game, including four in the final term."[3]

Herald-Sun[]

"West Coast cut the margin to six points by quarter-time, and they entered the long break with a two-point lead after fine work from Priddis and Darling.

Priddis tallied 13 possessions for the term to give West Coast the edge in the midfield, while Darling’s frenetic pressure up forward was rewarded with two goals.

The third quarter was a goalless arm wrestle for the first 14 minutes before a magic piece of work in defence from Jamie Bennell set up a goal for Masten.

Two goals from Port Adelaide forward Robbie Gray gave the Power a one-point edge at the final change, and a few dubious umpiring decisions cost West Coast dearly in the last quarter."[4]

East Perth report[]

The Royals fought back from a big early deficit and led at the final change but were held goalless in the final quarter as Subiaco claimed a four goal win. Scott Lycett was outstanding with 5 goals while spending time in the ruck, and Jeremy McGovern again performed well in his new role as a defender.

Appearing for East Perth: Brennan, Butler, Carter, Colledge, Karpany, Lycett, McGinnity, McGovern, McInnes, Sinclair(*first East Perth appearance), Smith, Tunbridge, Wilson. Reserves: Barrass, Maginness, Main, Powell

Injury list[]

In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured:

Player Injury Expected duration
Waters Shoulder Season (on LTI 17/4/14, replaced on list by Sinclair)
LeCras Arm 3-4 weeks
Hurn Knee 3-4 weeks
Barrass Hip Test (on LTI 23/1/14, replaced on list by Sinclair on 20/3/14,
removed from LTI 17/4/14)
Masten Hamstring Test
Selwood Ankle Test
Glass Hip Test
Rosa Ill Available
Newman Jail Season

References[]

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2014/131820140419.html

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/5/wce-v-port

  1. The West Australian (21 April 2014, p.GAM12), "Word for word"
  2. Nick Rynne, The West Australian (19 April 2014), "Strife for Eagles in Power loss": https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/afl/a/22757059/strife-for-eagles-in-power-loss/
  3. Brad Elborough, The Age (20 April 2014), "Fast-finishing Port powers clear": http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-match-report/fastfinishing-port-powers-clear-20140419-36y60.html
  4. AAP, Herald-Sun (19 April 2014), "Port Adelaide shores up top-eight credentials with come-from-behind win over West Coast": http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/port-adelaide-shores-up-topeight-credentials-with-comefrombehind-win-over-west-coast/story-fni5f9de-1226890155193
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