Round 7 2014

West Coast v Fremantle
Round 7, 2014

Sheppard was one of the best in the defeat. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 4 May 2014 (2:40 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

40,476

Result

Lost by 19

Score

FRE 11.7.73 - 7.12.54 WCE

Brownlow

3 L.Neale (FRE)
2 A.Sandilands (FRE)
1 H.Ballantyne (FRE)

Ladder

9th

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Once again poor kicking haunted West Coast, with only 1.8 to show from a dominant second quarter. Fremantle pulled away in the third and held on for a 19 point win. Brad Sheppard continued his good form and Eric MacKenzie kept Matthew Pavlich quiet.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		2.0.12		3.8.32		5.11.41		7.12.54
Fremantle		4.2.26		5.3.33		9.6.60		11.7.73

Goals: Cripps, Darling 2, Kennedy, Rosa, Tunbridge

Best: Selwood, Darling, Hutchings, MacKenzie, Priddis

Injuries: Shuey (ankle)

Sub: Schofield for Lycett in the third quarter

Named side[]

	West Coast				Fremantle
B:	44.Bennell	23.Glass	16.MacKenzie	B:	3.Dawson	18.McPharlin	34.Spurr
HB:	31.Schofield	1.Brown	6.Yeo	HB:	6.D.Pearce	37.Johnson	46.C.Pearce
C:	15.Cripps	11.Priddis	24.Rosa	C:	41.Duffield	15.Crowley	16.Mundy
HF:	34.Hutchings	17.Kennedy	5.Sheppard	HF:	7.Fyfe	29.Pavlich	1.Ballantyne
F:	13.Shuey	9.Naitanui	27.Darling	F:	23.Mayne	30.Clarke	27.Neale
R:	20.Cox	10.Selwood	7.Masten	R:	31.Sandilands	13.Mzungu	8.Suban
I:	32.Tunbridge	25.Hurn	29.Lycett	I:	33.Sutcliffe	17.Crozier	9.De Boer
	3.Gaff				21.Barlow
E:	42.McGovern	12.Wellingham	4.Sheed	E:	36.Silvagni	11.Sheridan	38.Hannath

In: Glass, Tunbridge, Hurn

Out: McGovern, Wellingham, Sheed

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"Nat Fyfe had dominated the first term, collecting 13 disposals, but Eagles tagger Scott Selwood was sent to him in the second, denying him another touch before half-time.

With Fyfe out of the picture the Eagles began to take the game by the scruff of the neck, but the inaccuracy of the last quarter against Carlton last week raised its head again.

Mark Hutchings was the worst offender with two behinds from easy opportunities in the first two minutes, but he had plenty of mates as the Eagles recorded 1.8 for the term."

The Age[]

"Injuries early to Fremantle key defenders Luke McPhalin and Zac Dawson could have helped keep the Eagles in the game. The Eagles tall forwards will stretch any defence at the best of times.

McPharlin continued despite a hip injury, but Dawson's ankle forced him to the sub's bench at half-time.

For the second consecutive week the Eagles were unable to make the most of their attacking opportunities. After kicking 1.8 in the final term to lose to Carlton by three points, the Eagles produced the same tally in the second term against the Dockers.

Goalkicking is now a problem for West Coast."

Herald-Sun[]

"Having been obliterated statistically in the first quarter, the Eagles led when youngster Simon Tunbridge snapped a goal seven minutes into the third term to make amends for his simple dropped mark.

But four unanswered goals to the Dockers before three-quarter time were telling and there was no way back for West Coast when Clarke kicked his third goal early in the final term."