West Coast broke a near-record losing streak in emphatic fashion, holding the in-form Crows to just five goals en route to a 50 point win. One of those goals should not have been awarded, with youngster Ryan Davis becoming the first player to give away a free kick under the new interchange infringement rules but later exonerated by video evidence. Andrew Embley had 29 touches and 2 goals and David Wirrpanda also kicked 2 goals in his 200th game.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 1.4.10 | 7.5.47 | 10.10.70 | 14.13.97 | ||||
| Adelaide | 0.3.3 | 1.7.13 | 4.12.36 | 5.17.47 |
Goals: Cox, Embley, McKinley, Wirrpanda 2, Armstrong, Braun, Ebert, Kennedy, Masten, Staker
Best: Embley, Priddis, Braun, B.Jones, Fletcher, Glass, Rosa, A.Selwood
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Wirrpanda 200th game, Houlihan AFL debut, Wilkes AFL debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 38.B.Jones | 23.Glass | 45.Davis | B: | 18.Johncock | 25.Rutten | 8.Bassett |
| HB: | 31.Schofield | 42.Wilkes | 32.Embley | HB: | 23.McLeod | 44.Bock | 7.Van Berlo |
| C: | 10.Braun | 11.Priddis | 24.Rosa | C: | 33.Reilly | 5.Thompson | 11.Doughty |
| HF: | 7.Fletcher | 17.Kennedy | 41.Staker | HF: | 17.Vince | 27.Stevens | 21.Knights |
| F: | 44.Wirrpanda | 21.Lynch | 27.McKinley | F: | 40.Porplyzia | 4.Tippett | 24.Burton |
| R: | 20.Cox | 5.Stenglein | 13.Masten | R: | 6.Griffin | 36.Goodwin | 9.Edwards |
| I: | 18.Ebert | 19.Houlihan | 14.Seaby | I: | 12.Shirley | 14.Mackay | 20.Maric |
| 37.A.Selwood | 26.Douglas | ||||||
| E: | 35.Armstrong | 6.Nicoski | 30.Spangher | E: | 16.McGregor | 30.Jericho | 31.Campbell |
In: Wilkes, Houlihan
Out: Graham, Nicoski
Late change: Armstrong for Seaby
New: Tim Houlihan (North Ballarat Rebels/Harrow-Balmoral JFC), Beau Wilkes (Claremont/ Railways (Albany) JFC)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"The Crows came to town with two of their match-winners - Andrew McLeod and Brett Burton - in outstanding form and the toughest assignments were handed to Selwood (on McLeod) and Brett Jones.
By game's end, McLeod had only eight possessions while the Bird Man couldn't get off the ground, picking up a paltry five touches on Jones, whose career has blossomed.
Andrew Embley was squeezed from the leadership group early this year, but in recent weeks his gut-busting running from defence has inspired his teammates.
He was best afield and had help from any number of quarters, especially through the midfield where Chad Fletcher and Michael Braun fired."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 10 (24 May)
West Perth (Seaby) vs Claremont (MacKenzie, Thomson, McGinnity, Stevenson)
Swan Districts (Hansen, Notte) vs Peel (Arrowsmith)
Subiaco (Nicoski) vs South Fremantle (Graham, Wilson)
East Fremantle (Spangher) vs Perth (Butler, Sullivan)
Bye: East Perth
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Knee | Season | (On LTI list, replaced by Davis 14/5/08) | |||
| Hunter | Knee | 4-5 weeks | ||||
| C.Jones | Ankle | 4-5 weeks | ||||
| Hurn | Fractured fibula | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| LeCras | Groin | 1 week | ||||
| Waters | Groin | 1 week | ||||
| Hansen | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| McNamara | Thigh | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2008/011820080524.html
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