Round 9 2025

Richmond v West Coast
Round 9, 2025

Graham against his old side. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 11 May 2025 (1.10pm EST)

Venue

MCG

Attendance

29,539

Result

Lost by 2

Score

RIC 11.15.81 - 11.13.79 WCE

Brownlow

Ladder

18th

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West Coast squandered an opportunity to get on the board for 2025, finishing on the wrong side of a tight tussle with Richmond. In their only trip to the MCG for 2025, the Eagles started poorly but fought their way into the contest late in the first term, and the two struggling sides traded goals and the lead throughout the second and third terms. Richmond found themselves just ahead late in the match, with a desperate last forward foray by the Eagles snuffed out with a Tom Brown chase-down tackle on young Eagles sub Tom Gross, and the Tigers holding on in the final moments. Jack Graham had 20 touches and 13 tackles against his old side, and Jamie Cripps kicked three goals.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Richmond		3.4.22		7.7.49		10.9.69		11.15.81
West Coast		2.3.15		7.6.42		9.11.65		11.13.79

Goals: Cripps 3, Owies, B.Williams 2, Brockman, Hunt, H.Reid, Waterman

Best: Baker, Hunt, Ryan, H.Reid, Graham

Injuries: tbc

Subs: (WCE) Gross for A.Reid in the fourth term; (RIC) Trezise for Dow in the fourth term

Jumper: Away, white shorts

Named sides

	West Coast				Richmond
B:	7.Ginbey	12.Allen	23.Maric	B:	1.Vlastuin	21.Balta	12.Miller
HB:	14.Duggan	41.Brock	3.Baker	HB:	30.Brown	15.Short	35.Broad
C:	5.Hunt	9.H.Reid	19.Hough	C:	27.Dow	22.Lalor	13.Ralphsmith
HF:	15.Cripps	2.Waterman	44.Hutchinson	HF:	48.Green	5.Ross	44.Campbell
F:	17.Graham	22.A.Reid	1.Ryan	F:	7.Mansell	19.Lynch	26.Faull
R:	25.Flynn	8.Hewett	11.Kelly	R:	25.Nankervis	14.Taranto	2.Hopper
I:	10.Brockman	16.Owies	27.Gross	I:	41.Banks	31.Trainor	38.Sims
	28.Cole	32.B.Williams			33.McIntosh	28.McAuliffe
E:	24.Johnston*	34.J.Williams	42.Edwards	E:	40.Sonsie	29.Alger	36.Trezise

(*Johnston replaced Long in emergencies)

In: Brock, Gross, B.Williams

Out: McGovern (concussion), Allan (suspended), J.Williams

Late changes: (WCE) Edwards for Allen (knee); (RIC) Trezise for Short (knee)

From the papers

The West Australian

"After a blistering second term, both teams tried to lock down more defensively and it seemingly suited the Eagles who upped the pressure.

Brown kicked the first goal of the second half to extend the Tigers’ lead but the Eagles managed to lock the ball inside their forward half for the majority of the third quarter.

For all their effort though they kicked only two goals with misses from Tim Kelly, Matt Flynn and Jake Waterman letting the Tigers off the hook.

And this hurt them when Rhyan Mansell kicked his second excellent goal from on the run before skipper Toby Nankervis restored their lead on the verge of three-quarter time."

Reserves

Round 6 (10 May)

West Coast's reserves fell back to earth after their upset win the previous week, comfortably beaten at home by the Royals. The Eagles started well and led at the first break but five unanswered East Perth goals in the second quarter saw them go into half-time with a handy lead, before running away with the match in the second half. Tyrell Dewar played well off half-back with 25 possessions and seven marks while the omitted Jack Williams was the side's only multiple goalscorer.

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		3.0.18		4.0.24		7.3.45		9.4.58
East Perth		2.3.15		7.4.46		12.8.80		18.10.118

Goals: J.Williams 2, Barnett, Datson, Davis, Edwards-Baldwin, Grego, Livingstone, Petruccelle

Best: Bazzo, J.Williams, Hall, Edwards-Baldwin, Davis

Injuries: Petruccelle (shoulder)

Named side:

	West Coast
B:	79.Ewing	33.Bazzo	64.Mercer
HB:	51.Sparks	70.Lucassen	43.Dewar
C:	66.L.Yeo	56.Edwards-Baldwin	38.Davis
HF:	55.Sambo	21.Petruccelle	36.Rawlinson
F:	37.Champion	35.Shanahan	39.Livingstone
R:	30.Barnett	29.Hall	31.Grego
I:	50.Datson	61.McCarthy	59.Mumme
	58.Walsh
E:	75.Dronow	62.Kerr	72.Melrose

In: Ewing, Mercer, L.Yeo, Sambo, Mumme, Walsh

Out: Brock, Long, B.Williams, Johnston (AFL), Jamieson (hamstring)

Late changes: J.Williams, Long for Mumme, Walsh

Injury list

In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected return
Sheed		Knee		Season
Yeo		Ankle		TBC
Chesser		Ankle		2-3 weeks
McGovern		Concussion protocols		Unavailable
Allan		Suspension		1 week
Edwards		Ankle		Test
A.Reid		Ankle		Available		(not on official list)