Round 6 2017

West Coast v Fremantle
Round 6, 2017

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Yeo had the best of his duel with Fyfe. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 29 April 2017 (6.10pm WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

40,836

Result

Won by 41

Score

WCE 16.7.103 - 9.8.62 FRE

Brownlow

3 J.Kennedy (WCE)
2 J.McGovern (WCE)
1 E.Yeo (WCE)

Ladder

6th

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West Coast rebounded with a big win over local rivals Fremantle in Western Derby 45. The Eagles jumped Freo in the first term with seven goals, and were able to keep the match on their terms throughout to run out 41-point victors. Josh Kennedy won his second straight Glendinning Medal after booting six goals, while Elliot Yeo recorded 32 possessions and 14 marks while keeping Dockers skipper Nathan Fyfe relatively quiet.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		7.2.44		10.5.65		13.6.84		16.7.103
Fremantle		1.2.8		3.2.20		6.4.40		9.8.62

Goals: Kennedy 6, Hill, LeCras 3, Darling 2, Duggan, Priddis

Best: McGovern, Yeo, Kennedy, Priddis, Gaff, Butler

Injuries: Vardy (elbow), Duggan (corked leg), Mutimer (knee)

Milestones: Redden 150th AFL game, Mutimer AFL debut

Named sides

	West Coast				Fremantle
B:	Hurn	Barrass	Butler	B:	Hughes	Hamling	Spurr
HB:	Sheppard	Yeo	Redden	HB:	Ibbotson	Johnson	Blakely
C:	Sheed	Priddis	Gaff	C:	Tucker	Neale	B.Hill
HF:	Mutimer	McGovern	LeCras	HF:	Crozier	McCarthy	Langdon
F:	Hill	Kennedy	Darling	F:	Walters	Kersten	Grey
R:	Giles	Shuey	Mitchell	R:	Sandilands	Fyfe	Mundy
I:	Masten	Wellingham	Duggan	I:	Logue	Sheridan	Weller
	Vardy				Balic
E:	Jetta	Schofield	Hutchings	E:	Suban	Griffin	Taberner

In: Mitchell, Mutimer, Giles

Out: Cripps (ankle), Nelson (wrist), Schofield

New: Kurt Mutimer (Dandenong Stingrays)

Quarter by quarter

Both sides went in as named, despite a cloud hanging over veteran Sam Mitchell. The match was played under a clear night sky.

From the coach

"It was a good response after a disappointing week. We thought Freo was a difficult challenge. They'd won three in a row and would have been up and about. To start the way we did was really pleasing. I thought we lowered our colours in the second half, it was a pretty equal second half. But it probably leaves us with more questions than answers about where we're at at the moment. We respect the win and take it, and we're 4-2. That's a good position to be in. But we've still got some work to do.

"...You always want to see that [killer instinct] but teams respond, so momentum shifts happen and I thought we defended really well almost all night. So teams are going to challenge. I don't think we can say we're just going to rock up and win every quarter. But the start of the game and the really good intent that we showed was pleasing. But we're looking to do that next week."

"...In the first quarter we were +10 or +11 in pre- and post-clearances. I think we won a fair share of our one-on-ones and when you do that you can feed off it. And when you fumble and you cough it up, you don't. It's prety simple."

From the papers

The West Australian

"The Eagles went inside 50 just 11 times in the opening term. The demoralised Dockers had 12 entries of their own. The quarter-time score-line of 7.2 to 1.2 told a tale of two ends of the ground.

At one end, the Eagles showed off their arsenal in attack as Josh Kennedy, who finished with a bag of six and his second straight Glendinning Medal, Jack Darling and Josh Hill all kicked two goals for the quarter.

At the other, there was Jeremy McGovern.

Returning to defence, McGovern was a brick wall in the first half as he dragged down nine marks, with seven of them intercepts."

The Age

"The victory was a terrific reply from West Coast, who endured a tough week of scrutiny after returning to Perth following their embarrassing 50-point loss to Hawthorn at the MCG last week.

Efficiency in attack and goal scoring were issues against the Hawks, but not against the Dockers on Saturday night, particularly early.

The damage was done in the opening term when they kicked 7.2 from just 11 inside-50 entries. Josh Kennedy, Josh Hill and Jack Darling each had two goals by quarter-time. That trio kicked seven between them last week, over four quarters, and Darling booted four of those.

Hill kicked one more after the first break this week and Mark LeCras chimed in with three also."

East Perth report

Round 7 (29 April)

East Perth won their second straight game after overcoming an inaccurate Peel Thunder to win by 33 points. Tom Lamb kicked four goals and Matthew Allen added three in his first senior game for the year.

Appearing for East Perth: Allen, Cole, Gorter, Jetta, Karpany, Lamb, MacKenzie, McInnes, Rotham, Schofield, Venables. Reserves: Bayok, Snadden.

Injury list

In the leadup to the round the following players were listed as injured:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
Naitanui		Knee		Late 2017 season		(On LTI list 21/3/17, replaced by Petrie)
Cripps		Ankle		8 weeks
Waterman		Foot		8 weeks
Lycett		Shoulder		4-6 weeks		(On LTI list 21/3/17)
Nelson		Wrist		4 weeks
Rioli		Hamstring		4 weeks
Partington		Hand		2 weeks
Mitchell		Ankle		Test
Gaff		Ankle		Test
Sheppard		Knee		Test
Tunbridge*		Knee		Mid-late 2017 season
Petrie*		Hand		5-6 weeks
Watson*		Ankle		Unknown		(not on official list)

Links

http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2017/6/wce-v-fre

Braden Quartermaine, The West Australian (29 April 2017), "Eagles remain kings of the west after 41-point western derby demolition of Fremantle": https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/eagles-remain-kings-of-the-west-after-41-point-western-derby-demolition-of-fremantle-ng-b88460665z

Brad Elborough, The Age (30 April 2017), "Eagles return to the comforts of home and dominate Dockers": http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-match-report/west-coast-vs-fremantle-eagles-return-to-the-comforts-of-home-and-dominate-dockers-20170429-gvvisa.html