West Coast overcame some horrible inaccuracy in the first half to run away from the Cats, piling on seven goals in the final term to record a thumping win, their 6th straight. Josh Kennedy was mammoth up forward with six goals from 20 possessions, and Nic Naitanui had 36 hitouts, two goals and Mark of the Year in the last quarter.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2.6.18 | 4.17.41 | 9.21.75 | 16.24.120 | ||||
| Geelong | 3.1.19 | 5.2.32 | 9.3.57 | 10.4.64 |
Goals: Kennedy 6, Hill, Naitanui, Sinclair 2, Cripps, LeCras, McInnes, Shuey
Best: Gaff, Priddis, Kennedy, McGovern, Naitanui, Shuey
Injuries: Nil
Sub: Colledge for Bennell at three quarter time
Milestones: Colledge final appearance
Named side[]
| West Coast | Geelong | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | Butler | Schofield | Nelson | B: | Bews | Lonergan | Taylor |
| HB: | Hurn | McGovern | Wellingham | HB: | Thurlow | Rivers | Kelly |
| C: | Sheppard | Priddis | Duggan | C: | Enright | Selwood | Motlop |
| HF: | LeCras | McInnes | Masten | HF: | Murdoch | Clark | Stokes |
| F: | Cripps | Kennedy | Hill | F: | Johnson | Hawkins | Kersten |
| R: | Naitanui | Shuey | Gaff | R: | Stanley | Blicavs | Caddy |
| I: | Selwood | Colledge | Sinclair | I: | Gregson | Guthrie | Lang |
| Bennell | Mackie | ||||||
| Em: | Lycett | McGinnity | Barrass | Em: | Luxford | Kolodjashnij | Blease |
In: Colledge
Out: Yeo (susp)
Quarter by quarter[]
Club Champion votes[]
| [1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 15 | Shuey | 6 | |||
| Gaff | 12 | Sinclair | 6 | |||
| Masten | 11 | Cripps | 5 | |||
| Naitanui | 11 | Duggan | 5 | |||
| Priddis | 10 | Nelson | 5 | |||
| McGovern | 9 | Selwood | 5 | |||
| Sheppard | 8 | McInnes | 3 | |||
| Wellingham | 8 | Hurn | 2 | |||
| Butler | 7 | Schofield | 2 | |||
| Hill | 7 | Bennell | 0 | |||
| LeCras | 6 | Colledge | 0 |
From the coach[]
"We had everything going our way except for the scoreboard in that first half. It was disappointing that we couldn't convert, but we have been pretty accurate this year. I think we are number 1 or 2 for accuracy so we put it down to an aberration. Our players responded in a way that we kept our systems and structures to what we have been doing and we were a bit more accurate in the second half.
The game was played in our half a fair bit and I thought when Geelong lost a couple of big fellas it hurt what they were trying to do and we took advantage. So as much as I thought we matured to a level where we can play four quarters, we were given a bit of an opportunity with what was presented to us as well.
The game was played in our half and it gave them an opportunity to slingshot at stages. We thought overall our defenders defended it pretty well. That was their only way to hurt us on the scoreboard and we would take that. Having said that, we were forced wide for most of the day and they protected the corridor and used it themselves so we never felt quite comfortable with how the game was played other than the fact we were getting entries and some scoreboard presence in the second half."
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"The Cats had no right to be in the match at three-quarter time, with the Eagles dominating the contest but unable to convert in front of goal.
But West Coast finally took full toll in the final term with seven goals to one to make it another percentage-boosting win.
Nic Naitanui had a huge influence with 36 hit outs, 17 disposals and two goals and brought the crowd of 37, 676 to their feet when he took what could be mark of the year in the final term.
Andrew Gaff (32 disposals) got plenty of the ball, while Josh Kennedy maintained his lead in the Coleman Medal race with another six goals."[2]
The Age[]
"Despite dominating a period of play between the middle of the second term and the start of the third, West Coast kicked nine consecutive behinds. They had 4.19 on the scoreboard to Geelong's 5.3 before Josh Hill managed to slot one through from 50m out.
The Geelong sides of old would have made the most of the chances their opposition afforded them. But Rhys Stanley was subbed out of the game at half-time with a leg injury and his back-up ruckman Mitch Clarke was sitting next to him six minutes later with ice on his calf.
The margin was only nine points at half-time and based on that it would suggest a close game.
But the key statistics told a different picture. The Eagles had 33 inside 50 entries to the Cats' 15 at that stage and 11 West Coast players had hit the scoreboard to the Cats' five. The Eagles had 21 scoring shots to the Cats' seven, plus had earned 71 contested possessions to 57. The Eagles had taken nine marks inside their attacking 50 area the Cats two.
But despite dominating the second term, with 19 runs into attack, they kicked 2.11."[3]
Herald-Sun[]
"The Cats emerged for the third term knowing they had already used up most of their nine lives, trailing by just nine points despite conceding a whopping 21 scoring shots to seven in the first half.
What Geelong didn’t need was adversity in the form of injury and it arrived as a double blow with the losses of ruck options Rhys Stanley and Mitch Clark.
With Nic Naitanui already looming large after a dominant first half, the Cats were forced to substitute Stanley out of the game with injury and half-time and then lost Clark (calf) in the third term.
Naitanui went on to cap his best game of the season with a towering mark of the year contender in the last quarter, finishing it with his second goal."[4]
East Perth report[]
Round 10 (1 June)
East Perth recorded a comfortable win over arch rivals West Perth at Leederville, winning by 48 points. Patrick McGinnity picked up 26 possessions for the victors and ruckman Scott Lycett kicked four goals.
Appearing for East Perth: Barrass, Brophy, Ellis (East Perth debut), Karpany, Lucas, Lycett, McGinnity, Powell, Waterman. Reserves: Adamson
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKenzie | Knee | Season | (Placed on LTI list 2/4/15, replaced by Lucas) | |||
| Brown | Knee | Season | ||||
| Tunbridge | Ankle | 10 weeks | ||||
| Lamb | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Cavka | Foot | 2 weeks | ||||
| Darling | Foot | 2 weeks | ||||
| Rosa | Hamstring | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Yeo | Suspension | 1 week | ||||
| Sheed | Hand | 1 week | ||||
| Main | Back | 1 week | ||||
| Hutchings | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Newman | Finger | 2 weeks (approx.) | (rookies not officially listed) | |||
| Maginness | Foot | Unknown | (rookies not officially listed) |
References[]
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2015/9/wce-v-geel
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2015/091820150531.html
- ↑ West Coast Eagles Year Book 2015, p.36
- ↑ Bridget Lacy, The West Australian (31 May 2015), "Eagles pull away to thrash Cats": https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/28289008/eagles-pull-away-to-thrash-cats/
- ↑ Brad Elborough, The Age (31 May 2015), "After early goal-kicking yips, West Coast demolish Geelong": http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-match-report/after-early-goalkicking-yips-west-coast-demolish-geelong-20150531-ghdnym.html
- ↑ Braden Quartermaine, Herald-Sun (31 May 2015), "Impressive Eagles blow the Cats away": http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2015-west-coast-defeats-geelong-by-56-points-at-subiaco-in-round-9/story-fni5f22o-1227376745399
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