Round 6 2018

Fremantle v West Coast
Round 6, 2018

Kennedy became the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 29 April 2018 (2.40pm WST)

Venue

Perth Stadium

Attendance

56,521

Result

Won by 8

Score

WCE 13.11.89 - 12.9.81 FRE

Brownlow

3 L.Neale (FRE)
2 L.Shuey (WCE)
1 S.Hurn (WCE)

Ladder

2nd

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West Coast finished on top of Fremantle in a classic Western Derby, the first to be played at the new Perth Stadium. After a poor start, the Eagles took control of the match in the second term and were able to hold off a determined Dockers side throughout the second half to claim their fifth straight win for 2018 and their sixth straight Derby. Jack Redden had a big second half to finish with 34 possessions and skipper Shannon Hurn tied with Fremantle's Lachie Neale for the final-ever Glendinning Medal after tallying 31 disposals off half-back. Josh Kennedy's first goal put him past Peter Sumich as the club's all-time leading goalscorer.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Fremantle		4.3.27		5.4.34		9.7.61		12.9.81
West Coast		1.1.7		6.6.42		10.7.67		13.11.89

Goals: Darling, Kennedy 3, Waterman 2, LeCras, Redden, Sheed, Shuey, Yeo

Best: Hurn, Lycett, Gaff, Darling, McGovern, Redden

Injuries: Jetta (calf)

Reports: Shuey for kneeing B.Banfield, Masten for misconduct against E.Langdon

Milestones: Petruccelle AFL debut, Kennedy 517 career goals (new WCE record), Waterman Rising Star nomination

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Fremantle
B:	25.Hurn	37.Barrass	5.Sheppard	B:	14.Wilson	21.Hamling	37.Johnson
HB:	23.Jetta	20.McGovern	14.Duggan	HB:	38.Ryan	25.A.Pearce	26.Langdon
C:	3.Gaff	4.Sheed	7.Masten	C:	27.Neale	19.Blakely	32.S.Hill
HF:	15.Cripps	27.Darling	21.Petruccelle	HF:	41.Banfield	23.McCarthy	1.Ballantyne
F:	2.LeCras	17.Kennedy	29.Lycett	F:	3.Matera	10.Walters	5.Cerra
R:	9.Naitanui	6.Yeo	13.Shuey	R:	31.Sandilands	7.Fyfe	16.Mundy
I:	8.Redden	28.Cole	44.Rioli	I:	18.Tucker	44.Duman	8.Brayshaw
	45.Waterman				12.Crowden
E:	30.Nelson	31.Schofield	34.Hutchings	E:	22.Kersten	15.Hughes	40.Jones
	36.McInnes				11.Sheridan

In: Jetta, Petruccelle

Out: Nelson, Hutchings

New: Jack Petruccelle (Northern Knights)

Quarter by quarter[]

Both sides went in as named. The match was played in warm conditions in front of a new record crowd for WA football.

Club Champion votes[]


Gaff	15	Rioli	8
Hurn	15	Sheed	8
McGovern	15	Sheppard	8
Redden	15	Waterman	8
Lycett	14	Duggan	7
Cole	13	Masten	6
Darling	11	Barrass	4
Yeo	11	Jetta	4
Shuey	9	Kennedy	4
LeCras	8	Cripps	3
Naitanui	8	Petruccelle	0

From the coach[]

"I thought we had a pretty good game collectively. I thought Freo threw everything at us and, early, we had dominance with field position and supply but we couldn't finish off and every time it went up the other end we got goals scored against us. At quarter time, while we weren't in front on the scoreboard there were some numbers that (showed) if we kept going we would get back into the game. We held our nerve a little bit and in the second quarter we got rewarded. Then after half time that probably flipped a little bit and then it became a little bit of a grind in that last bit. It was a fight all day and in the end we came out on top.

"...It was as big as last week. In the scheme of things - the day, the build-up - it is a massive game. It feels like a final, but it isn't. We embraced the week. I don't think the boys were too nervous before the game. They were in a pretty good headspace. There is a really good spirit among the players, they play for each other. We stand back a little bit and let them go to work.

"...The midfield I thought as a collective was pretty proud. It is not a new group, but there are new responsibilities. That is off the back of two new ruckmen and a couple of quality mids leaving the club. They have got a real sense of purpose and they want to get it done. They don't want to rely on one person. I thought they did that today."

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"This was a hell of a match to mark one hell of an occasion in front of one hell of a crowd.

Ruckman Scott Lycett upstaged his more illustrious couterparts Nic Natianui and Aaron Sandilands and could consider himself a little unlucky not to have figured more in Glendinning Medal calculations. Andrew Gaff had 32 disposals and Jack Redden was both a monster at stoppages and a threat in attack.

Neale had helpers, but the Dockers could not get the brave and decisive ball movement going that has marked their wins this season. Ed Langdon not only had 26 disposals, he also kicked two goals. David Mundy kicked one and was useful and Alex Pearce and Joel Hamling fought mighty duels with Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling. They gave plenty, but it wasn’t enough.

The Dockers overcame a nervous start to the term to kick four goals to one and take a 20-point lead to the first change but the biggest story of the quarter was star forward Michael Walters clutching at his left knee – the one in which he suffered a posterior cruciate ligament injury last year. It would hurt them when they most needed goals at the other end of the match."

The Age[]

"Cam McCarthy managed two goals and looked dangerous, but he could have and should have booted more.

Having him as their sole obvious target in attack also made life easy for West Coast’s intercept marking expert Jeremy McGovern.

At quarter-time, the Dockers had gone into attack seven times. They had 4.3 on the board, but McGovern had already taken five marks and had nine possessions. He finished with a handy 10 marks and 19 touches.

Most of the Dockers concerns came further up the ground. They only had 45 inside 50 entries for the game, compared to the Eagles 55."

East Perth report[]

Round 5 (29 April)

East Perth recorded a sizeable win over Peel at Leederville Oval, holding the Thunder at bay for most of the match before racing away to an 11-goal victory in the final term. Mark Hutchings responded well to his demotion with a team-high 33 possessions and 14 marks and Matthew Allen kicked a career-high five goals, but Nathan Vardy broke down in his first game of the year.

Appearing for East Perth: Ah Chee, Ainsworth, M.Allen, O.Allen, Bayok, Brander, Hutchings, Karpany, McInnes, Mutimer, Rotham, Schofield, Vardy, Watson. Reserves: Burrows, England, Olango.

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected return
MacKenzie	Toe	Indefinite
Venables	Ankle	11 weeks	(Placed on LTI list 26/4)
Ryan	Ankle	10 weeks
Brayshaw	Knee	4 weeks
Partington	Hamstring	1 week
Jetta	Soreness	Test
Vardy	Adductor	Available
Burrows*	Illness	Test
Olango*	Knee	Available