Round 8 2014

West Coast v GWS Giants
Round 8, 2014

Kennedy celebrates 1 of his 11 goals. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 11 May 2014 (2:40 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

29,391

Result

Won by 111

Score

WCE 30.8.188 - 12.5.77 GWS

Brownlow

3 J.Kennedy (WCE)
2 M.Priddis (WCE)
1 L.Shuey (WCE)

Ladder

7th

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West Coast bounced back from four straight losses and its recent kicking woes in the most emphatic manner possible, kicking a club record 30 goals against the inexperienced Giants. Josh Kennedy led the charge with a remarkable haul of 11 straight goals, assisted by the returning Mark LeCras with four goals from 22 touches.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		5.2.32		11.5.71		21.5.131		30.8.188
GWS Giants		1.2.8		6.2.38		9.3.57		12.5.77

Goals: Kennedy 11, LeCras 4, Darling 3, Cox, Cripps, Hutchings 2, Gaff, Naitanui, Priddis, Selwood, Shuey, Wellingham

Best: Kennedy, Priddis, Hurn, Rosa, LeCras, Selwood, Cox

Injuries: Nil

Reports: LeCras for rough conduct against W.Hoskin-Elliott

Sub: Ellis for Gaff in the third quarter

Records: WCE biggest win vs GWS, WCE highest score vs GWS, GWS highest score vs WCE, Kennedy most goals by individual at Subiaco

Named side[]

	West Coast				GWS Giants
B:	44.Bennell	23.Glass	1.Brown	B:	21.Buntine	35.Corr	48.Frost
HB:	25.Hurn	16.MacKenzie	18.Ellis	HB:	40.Kennedy	19.Haynes	23.Shaw
C:	15.Cripps	11.Priddis	24.Rosa	C:	33.Hoskin-Elliott	4.Greene	20.Tomlinson
HF:	34.Hutchings	17.Kennedy	5.Sheppard	HF:	22.Kelly	12.Patton	6.Whitfield
F:	13.Shuey	9.Naitanui	27.Darling	F:	7.Palmer	27.Phillips	10.Smith
R:	20.Cox	10.Selwood	3.Gaff	R:	26.Giles	3.Coniglio	8.Ward
I:	12.Wellingham	2.LeCras	7.Masten	I:	32.Hunt	11.Lamb	9.Scully
	6.Yeo				5.Shiel
E:	31.Schofield	29.Lycett	32.Tunbridge	E:	16.Wilson	34.Jaksch	24.O'Rourke

In: LeCras, Ellis, Wellingham

Out: Lycett, Schofield, Tunbridge

From the papers[]

The West Australian[]

"LeCras was less than 10 minutes in to his first game back from a broken arm when he collected Giants midfielder Will Hoskin-Elliot late and high in a crude challenge.

The umpires were quick to put him in the books after a round which has seen contact more heavily scrutinised than ever before, and the Eagles will face an anxious wait to hear what penalty the match review panel dishes out tomorrow.

Kennedy’s bag of eleven goals straight was the undisputed highlight of an afternoon which saw the home team register 12 individual goal-kickers and correct their recent inaccuracy in front of goals."

The Age[]

"Such was the dominance of the West Coast midfield that the Giants went inside 50 just 27 times (to West Coast’s 67), by far their worst effort for the season. The tone of the game was set in the first quarter when they managed just five entries to the Eagles’ 18.

The weight of possessions coming from Eagles Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa, Scott Selwood, Luke Shuey, Chris Masten and Elliott Yeo was too much for the Giants. Only captain Callan Ward, Toby Greene and Rhys Palmer managed more than 23 possessions.

It didn’t help that they lost defender Nick Haynes after just two minutes with an ankle injury.

It didn’t hurt the Eagles forwards, though."

Herald-Sun[]

"An irrepressible Kennedy finished the game with 11.0 as a straight-shooting West Coast, the most inaccurate team in the competition leading into the match, halted a four-game losing streak.

His haul was easily the biggest bag of goals by any player this season, with Kennedy kicking three in the opening term followed by two, two and four in the remaining quarters.

Oozing confidence, Kennedy booted his 10th goal entering time-on of the final term with fans clapping his run-up as if he was a bowler on a hat-trick."

East Perth report[]

East Perth ran roughshod over Claremont, opening up a 10-goal margin by halftime and going on to win by 80 points. The game was won in the midfield, where veterans Patrick McGinnity and Sam Butler were strong contributors.

Appearing for East Perth: Brennan, Butler, Carter, Colledge, Hill, McGinnity, McGovern, McInnes, Schofield, Sheed, Sinclair, Smith, Tunbridge. Reserves: Barrass, Karpany, Maginness, Main