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West Coast v Melbourne
Round 7, 2009
S09r07
LeCras kicked 4.6 and had a wrestle. Photo: aflphotos.com.au
Date
Sun, 10 May 2009 (2:40 PM WST)
Venue
Attendance
35,209
Result
Won by 8
Score
WCE 12.18.90 - 13.4.82 MEL
Brownlow
3 M.LeCras (WCE)
2 N.Jones (MEL)
1 A.Selwood (WCE)
Ladder
11th
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West Coast were given a scare by a determined Melbourne side, the Demons leading by 11 during the third quarter before four late goals (two to Mark LeCras) gave the Eagles a useful buffer heading into the final term. Once again West Coast squandered chances in front of goal, only recording an 8-point win despite having nearly twice as many scoring shots as their opponents. LeCras finished with four goals but also kicked six behinds, and Josh Kennedy took nine marks in his first game of the year but also wasted a couple of shots.

Summary[]

1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
West Coast 2.4.16 7.7.49 11.12.78 12.18.90
Melbourne 1.1.7 7.3.45 10.3.63 13.4.82

Goals: LeCras 4, Hunter 2, Cockie, Cox, Masten, McKinley, McNamara, A.Selwood

Best: LeCras, Cox, A.Selwood, Embley, Kennedy, Wirrpanda, Glass

Injuries: Kerr (groin)

Named sides[]

West Coast Melbourne
B: 44.Wirrpanda 23.Glass 6.Nicoski B: 8.Frawley 37.Warnock 15.Petterd
HB: 25.Hurn 16.MacKenzie 37.A.Selwood HB: 32.Bruce 27.Rivers 36.Davey
C: 24.Rosa 4.Kerr 32.Embley C: 3.Bartram 12.Sylvia 5.McLean
HF: 48.Cockie 17.Kennedy 26.Butler HF: 10.Morton 14.Dunn 24.Robertson
F: 2.LeCras 21.Lynch 27.McKinley F: 7.Miller 34.Martin 6.Bate
R: 20.Cox 11.Priddis 13.Masten R: 11.Johnson 22.Moloney 23.McDonald
I: 39.Hunter 38.B.Jones 12.McNamara I: 2.Jones 19.Maric 43.Bennell
30.Spangher 16.Grimes
E: 31.Schofield 10.S.Selwood 42.Wilkes E: 39.Jetta 29.Newton 25.Cheney

In: McNamara, Spangher, Kennedy

Out: Staker (hand), Brown (hamstring), Hansen

Late changes: S.Selwood, Schofield for Priddis (hamstring), MacKenzie (thigh)

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"Andrew Embley and Mark Nicoski were outstanding in defence, with Nicoski guarding the elusive Aaron Davey.

Though Nicoski got a handle on the would-be match-winner, Melbourne couldn't get to grips with Wirrpanda.

Apart from the four points, West Coast were buoyed by the deeds of Josh Kennedy, whose first game this year demonstrated the high regard in which he is held within the camp.

Kennedy bounds around the forward line like a kelpie off the lead, and plays with plenty of courage and dash, not shy at all about crashing packs. In his very first contest, he rammed the pack and forced the ball to bob free to Ben McKinley, who kicked the first goal within 13 seconds."[1]

The Age[]

"Melbourne's 35 tackles to the Eagles' 20 at half-time was the perfect indicator of its workrate, with Dean Cox edging a willing Paul Johnson in the ruck, and Nathan Jones - and his head - shining like a beacon in Perth's afternoon sunshine.

At the heart of everything good the Demons did, it was Jones' influence that dragged Melbourne into a brief lead late in the first half, presenting Miller with three successive goals on a plate.

Trailing by four points and two players down at the main break, the Demons were still outsiders - but for most of the third quarter dominated possession, making the usually forgiving Eagle natives very restless indeed.

Jones' first and a second from the increasingly dangerous Russell Robertson brought the prospect of a horror loss looming into West Coast's view.

But the hulking presence of Quinten Lynch in the ruck gave the Eagles three successive clearances, which led to the goals that turned a two-goal deficit into a near three-goal lead that Melbourne just failed to reel in. "[2]

Players in the WAFL[]

Round 8 (9 May)

Subiaco (Fletcher, Stenglein) v East Fremantle (Houlihan)

Perth (Smith, Sullivan) v Claremont (Swift, Stevenson, McGinnity, Wilkes, Bedford)

Swan Districts (Hansen, Naitanui, Notte, Davis) v East Perth

Peel (Ebert, J.Jones, Arrowsmith) v West Perth (Seaby)

Bye: South Fremantle

Injury list[]

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

Player Injury Expected duration
Waters Elbow Season On the LTI list, replaced by Davis 2/4/09
Staker Broken hand 6 weeks
Shuey Groin 4 weeks On the LTI list, replaced by Cockie 23/4/09
Kennedy Eye Available

References[]

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2009/111820090510.html

  1. Ray Wilson, The West Australian (11 May 2009, p.GAM8), "Little men stand tall"
  2. Tim Clarke, The Age (11 May 2009), "Battling Dees come up just short": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=mckinley+and+mcnamara+and+maric&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE090511O03EV47MFQE
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