Round 7 2017

Port Adelaide v West Coast
Round 7, 2017

Redden in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sat, 6 May 2017 (4.35pm CST)

Venue

Adelaide Oval

Attendance

38,333

Result

Won by 10

Score

WCE 15.7.97 - 12.15.87 PA

Brownlow

3 E.Yeo (WCE)
2 M.Priddis (WCE)
1 P.Ryder (PA)

Ladder

4th

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West Coast scored a stirring away win over Port Adelaide, opening up a 27-point lead early in the final term and then hanging on as the Power pressed late. The backline stood up under immense pressure, limiting Port to 12 goals from 68 inside-50s, led by the in-form Elliot Yeo who had 27 disposals and an important late goal. Mark LeCras kicked three first-term goals and finished with four.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Port Adelaide		2.3.15		5.7.37		7.13.55		12.15.87
West Coast		4.1.25		7.3.45		12.4.76		15.7.97

Goals: LeCras 4, Darling, Hill, Kennedy 2, Masten, Mutimer, Sheed, Sheppard, Yeo

Best: LeCras, Shuey, Yeo, Priddis, Hurn, Barrass, Sheppard

Injuries: Nil

Milestones: Giles final appearance

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Port Adel
B:	Hurn	Barrass	Sheppard	B:	Byrne-Jones	Clurey	Hombsch
HB:	Yeo	McGovern	Butler	HB:	Broadbent	Jonas	Pittard
C:	Gaff	Mitchell	Masten	C:	Ebert	Wines	Polec
HF:	Redden	Darling	Duggan	HF:	Boak	Young	Wingard
F:	Vardy	Kennedy	LeCras	F:	S.Gray	Dixon	Trengove
R:	Giles	Priddis	Shuey	R:	Ryder	R.Gray	Powell-Pepper
I:	Sheed	Wellingham	Hill	I:	Hartlett	Impey	Westhoff
	Mutimer				Houston
E:	Hutchings	McInnes	Karpany	E:	Amon	Austin	Johnson

No change.

Late change: Hutchings for Duggan (corked thigh).

Quarter by quarter[]

Hutchings was a late inclusion for Duggan, who failed to recover in time from a corked quad. The match was played under clear Adelaide skies.

Club Champion votes[]


Sheppard	15	Gaff	5
Yeo	15	Mitchell	5
LeCras	14	Butler	4
Priddis	13	Hill	4
Wellingham	12	Sheed	4
Hurn	11	Hutchings	1
Kennedy	8	McGovern	1
Barrass	7	Mutimer	1
Masten	6	Redden	1
Shuey	6	Giles	0
Darling	5	Vardy	0

From the coach[]

"We did find a way to win, didn't we? Not many numbers are in our favour from the game, but I suppose the biggest stat we looked at today was the contested possession. It's something that's been lacking when we've traveled away from home and it was a real focus of ours. I thought that was the only reason we stayed in the game there at stages, our ability to fight it out. We got some ascendancy at the start of the third which probably broke it open a little bit. I'm really proud of our players and our back line in particular for handling 68 inside 50s. It was a good effort by them.

"You've got to make the most of your opportunities when you go forward and you've got to convert. We kicked straight, which was really important. But if we weren't in front in the ground ball and contested ball, it would've gone the other way.

"...I don't think we gave up the lead, so we started well which is really important here. We seemed to respond pretty quickly when they scored. Centre-bounce goals, I think we kicked a couple when they seemed to get a bit of momentum. But I suppose it was the start of that third quarter when they jumped out of the blocks that set us up."

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"Port Adelaide did most of the attacking in the final term and outscored the visitors five goals to three.

Meanwhile, the home side lacked composure as it reverted back to its way of 2016 with poor entry inside 50.

The Eagles led midway through the third term thanks to four unanswered goals - all claimed from centre-bounce clearances.

But the Power fought back and managed to cut it to 21 points at the final break."

The Age[]

"Although West Coast had been labelled "flat-track bullies" and criticised for its inability to win on the road, it has recorded a victory in five out of its last six matches in Adelaide.

The result - which was built on the back of four quick, unanswered goals from the centre bounce early in the third term - lifted the side to fourth place on the ladder.

But it did not come without a fight, as the Power, led by Chad Wingard, Brad Ebert, Charlie Dixon and Paddy Ryder in the ruck, battled hard to get their side within seven points at the 23rd minute mark of the final term."

East Perth report[]

East Perth have a bye.

Injury list[]

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

Player	Injury	Expected duration
Waterman	Foot	Indefinite
Naitanui	Knee	Late 2017 season	(On LTI list 21/3/17, replaced by Petrie)
Cripps	Ankle	6 weeks
Lycett	Shoulder	4-5 weeks	(On LTI list 21/3/17, replaced by McInnes)
Nelson	Wrist	4 weeks
Rioli	Hamstring	2 weeks
Partington	Hand	1 week
Duggan	Thigh	Test
Vardy	Elbow	Test
Tunbridge*	Knee	Mid-late 2017 season
Petrie*	Hand	3-4 weeks
Watson*	Ankle	Unknown	(not on official list)