Round 6 2024

West Coast v Fremantle
Round 6, 2024

Ginbey in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 20 April 2024 (6.10pm WST)

Venue

Perth Stadium

Attendance

54,473

Result

Won by 37

Score

WCE 16.9.105 - 10.8.68 FRE

Brownlow

3 E.Yeo (WCE)
2 H.Reid (WCE)
1 J.Waterman (WCE)

Ladder

14th

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West Coast stunned the Dockers in Derby 58, controlling the game to record a stirring win after coming into the clash remote outsiders. The Eagles absorbed some early pressure, holding Fremantle goalless until midway through the second term, by which time they already had seven on the board. The Eagles' margin got as high as 64 points when Ryan Maric goaled on the three-quarter-time siren, and although the Dockers briefly threatened to stage a remarkable comeback with four quick goals to start the final term, West Coast were able to snuff out the challenge and reclaim the Derby crown in front of a rapturous crowd. Elliot Yeo won the Glendinning-Allan Medal with 26 possessions and six clearances, narrowly pipping Rising Star Harley Reid (19 touches, three goals and a Mark of the Year contender) and in-form forward Jake Waterman (five goals).

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		4.1.25		9.4.58		14.9.93		16.9.105
Fremantle		0.3.3		3.3.21		4.5.29		10.8.68

Goals: Waterman 5, H.Reid 3, Darling 2, Chesser, Cripps, Long, Maric, J.Williams, Yeo

Best: Yeo, H.Reid, Waterman, Kelly, Barrass, McGovern, Duggan

Injuries: Nil

Reports: Barrass for rough conduct on M.Walters

Substitutes: (WCE) Sheed for Chesser in the fourth term; (FRE) Erasmus for Amiss (concussion) in the first term

Jumper: Home, blue shorts

Named sides

	West Coast				Fremantle
B:	23.Witherden	37.Barrass	19.Hough	B:	11.Aish	25.Pearce	37.Draper
HB:	5.Hunt	20.McGovern	28.Cole	HB:	31.Walker	11.Ryan	6.Clark
C:	14.Duggan	6.Yeo	7.Ginbey	C:	26.Young	7.Fyfe	14.Sharp
HF:	15.Cripps	2.Waterman	21.Petruccelle	HF:	41.Banfield	35.Treacy	2.O'Meara
F:	13.Long	27.Darling	34.J.Williams	F:	10.Walters	24.Amiss	9.Jackson
R:	32.B.Williams	11.Kelly	9.H.Reid	R:	4.Darcy	3.Serong	8.Brayshaw
I:	4.Sheed	10.Brockman	18.Chesser	I:	18.Emmett	44.Johnson	1.Sturt
	35.Rotham	41.Maric			28.Erasmus	15.Hughes
E:	3.Gaff	24.Johnston	31.Jones	E:	29.Simpson	12.Davies	20.Taberner

In: Sheed

Out: L.Edwards (concussion)

Reserves

Round 4 (20 April)

In a curtain-raiser to the Derby, West Coast's reserves suffered a heavy loss Fremantle-affiliated Peel Thunder. The Eagles started reasonably well but fell in a huge hole, giving up 12 straight goals including nine unanswered goals in a horror third term.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.3.15		3.6.24		3.10.28		7.13.55
Peel Thunder		1.4.10		5.10.40		14.12.96		18.15.123

Goals: Ruscoe 2, Barnett, Culley, Dewar, Rawlinson, A.Reid

Best: Johnston, Ruscoe, Lucassen, Trew

Injuries: tbc

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	60.Mouritz	42.H.Edwards	38.Baker
HB:	1.Ryan	45.Burgiel	54.Barker
C:	55.Gillbee	51.Sparks	71.Sambo
HF:	36.Rawlinson	50.Ruscoe	43.Dewar
F:	30.Barnett	49.Culley	22.A.Reid
R:	39.Livingstone	29.Hall	26.Trew
I:	75.Eastough	70.Lucassen	64.Mercer
	66.L.Yeo
E:	80.Charles	56.Creasey	63.Hansen
	76.Lloyd

In: H.Edwards, Burgiel, Rawlinson, A.Reid, L.Yeo

Out: Gaff, Sheed, Jones, Johnston (AFL), Creasey

Late changes: Gaff, Jones, Johnston for Eastough, Mercer, L.Yeo

New: Archer Reid (Gippsland Power)

Injury list

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

Player		Injury		Expected return
Hewett		Foot		Post-bye
Jamieson		Hamstring		TBC
Allen		Knee		6-8 weeks
Bazzo		Groin		5-6 weeks
Flynn		Hamstring tendon		4-5 weeks
L.Edwards		Concussion		1 week
Burgiel		Appendix		Available
A.Reid		Knee		Available

References

https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5945