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Round: 13 Venue: Subiaco Oval Date: Sat, 14-06-2014 2:40 pm Crowd: 32,942 | |||||
West Coast | 4.3.27 | 9.7.61 | 14.10.94 | 15.13.103 | C: Adam Simpson |
Gold Coast | 3.3.21 | 6.4.40 | 9.5.59 | 15.10.100 | C: Guy McKenna |
WCE by 6 | WCE by 21 | WCE by 35 | WCE by 3 |
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Brownlow Medal | 3 Josh Kennedy (WCE) | 2 Dion Prestia (SUNS) | 1 Matt Priddis (WCE) |
West Coast withstood a withering last-quarter burst from Gold Coast to winning a thrilling contest by three points at Subiaco on Saturday afternoon. The Suns came back from 35 points down at three-quarter time to kick six unanswered goals and snatch a one-point lead at the 19-minute mark but the Eagles' only goal of the final term came three minutes later from the boot of young Jeremy McGovern in just his third game. That goal restored a five-point lead for West Coast but the Suns attacked again with a Harley Bennell shot at goal travelling wide and reducing the margin to four points. Gary Ablett then had a snapshot from an acute angle in the last minute of the game that would have almost certainly given the Suns victory, but it slammed into the goal post and the Eagles were able to cling on for a win in the final seconds of the match.
Earlier, after a relatively even first term which saw West Coast ahead by six points at quarter time, the Eagles got on top gradually across the second and third terms, taking a 21-point lead into the long break, and leading by just a point shy of six goals at the last change of ends. New captain Josh Kennedy, who took over the leadership role after the surprise retirement of Darren Glass during the week, relished the promotion and had kicked 7.0 up until the last break. The Suns threatened to spoil the party in the last quarter but ultimately his first match at the helm was a victory.
As well as Kennedy, the Eagles had fine players in Nic Natanui, who played his best game for a long time, garnering 34 hitouts and 22 disposals, and McGovern, whose 14 possessions yielded three goals. For the Suns, Dion Prestia (38 disposals, five tackles), Gary Ablett (33 possessions, eight tackles) and Jaeger O'Meara (22 touches and six marks) all played important roles in keeping the Suns in the match.
The win leaves West Coast two games shy of the eighth-placed Suns and still an outside chance of competing in September. The Eagles will be expected to win, and win well, when they take on bottom-placed St Kilda at Docklands next Sunday. The Suns, having now lost three matches on end, face another tough task at Carrara this Saturday when they take on Geelong.
GOALS
West Coast: Kennedy 7; McGovern 3; LeCras, Cripps, Hutchings, Lycett, Wellingham
Gold Coast: Dixon, Lynch 3; Matera, Rischitelli 2; Hall, Bennell, Harbrow, Prestia, O'Meara
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West Coast: Naitanui, Kennedy, Priddis, McGovern, Hurn, Hutchings, Wellingham
Gold Coast: Presita, Ablett, Swallow, May, Bennell, McKenzie, Lynch, Shaw
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West Coast: Naitanui, Kennedy, McGovern, Priddis, Hurn, Rosa
Gold Coast: Prestia, Ablett, O'Meara, Swallow, Bennell, McKenzie
INJURIES
West Coast: Shuey (ankle) replaced in selected side by Butler.
Gold Coast: Nil
SUBSTITUTES
West Coast: Sam Butler replaced Elliot Yeo in the third quarter.
Gold Coast: Alex Sexton replaced Aaron Hall at three-quarter time.
UMPIRES: Donlon, Leppard, Dalgleish
TELEVISION BROADCAST: Fox Footy
COMMENTATORS: Dwayne Russell, Dermott Brereton, Tony Shaw, Barry Hall
Video sourced from YouTube, courtesy of AFL Media.
West Coast | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
44 | Bennell, Jamie | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24y 7d | 69 | 24 |
1 | Brown, Mitchell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25y 179d | 82 | 11 |
26 | Butler, Sam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28y 151d | 110 | 13 |
15 | Cripps, Jamie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22y 52d | 43 | 46 |
27 | Darling, Jack | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22y 1d | 80 | 137 |
18 | Ellis, Xavier | 13 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26y 106d | 96 | 32 |
3 | Gaff, Andrew | 17 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21y 363d | 75 | 26 |
25 | Hurn, Shannon | 19 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26y 283d | 142 | 42 |
34 | Hutchings, Mark | 16 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23y 20d | 16 | 5 |
17 | Kennedy, Josh | 12 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26y 293d | 131 | 259 |
2 | LeCras, Mark | 8 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27y 288d | 122 | 279 |
29 | Lycett, Scott | 9 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21y 261d | 14 | 7 |
16 | Mackenzie, Eric | 18 | 14 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26y 26d | 111 | 5 |
7 | Masten, Chris | 13 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25y 43d | 108 | 51 |
42 | McGovern, Jeremy | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22y 60d | 3 | 6 |
9 | Naitanui, Nic | 7 | 2 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24y 41d | 100 | 66 |
11 | Priddis, Matt | 9 | 2 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29y 85d | 163 | 53 |
24 | Rosa, Matt | 9 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27y 203d | 148 | 36 |
31 | Schofield, Will | 7 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25y 141d | 101 | 19 |
5 | Sheppard, Brad | 10 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23y 22d | 55 | 12 |
12 | Wellingham, Sharrod | 13 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 25y 342d | 112 | 68 |
6 | Yeo, Elliot | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20y 256d | 39 | 3 |
Rushed | 7 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 225 | 115 | 130 | 355 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 63 | 12 | 11 | 24y 295d | 1920 | 1200 |
Gold Coast | Match Stats | Career | ||||||||||||
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# | Player | K | M | H | D | G | B | HO | T | FF | FA | Age | Games | G |
9 | Ablett, Gary | 20 | 1 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30y 31d | 265 | 355 |
11 | Bennell, Harley | 10 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21y 255d | 56 | 67 |
36 | Broughton, Greg | 6 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27y 258d | 97 | 19 |
12 | Day, Sam | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21y 281d | 54 | 36 |
23 | Dixon, Charlie | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 23y 264d | 43 | 43 |
33 | Hall, Aaron | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23y 217d | 41 | 41 |
5 | Harbrow, Jarrod | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25y 331d | 138 | 40 |
28 | Kolodjashnij, Kade | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18y 309d | 10 | 4 |
19 | Lynch, Tom | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21y 226d | 50 | 61 |
32 | Matera, Brandon | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22y 95d | 50 | 55 |
17 | May, Steven | 14 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22y 155d | 46 | 15 |
18 | McKenzie, Trent | 12 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22y 72d | 69 | 19 |
1 | O'Meara, Jaeger | 9 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20y 111d | 34 | 21 |
10 | Prestia, Dion | 20 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21y 245d | 63 | 18 |
35 | Rischitelli, Michael | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28y 157d | 169 | 75 |
8 | Russell, Luke | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22y 141d | 53 | 21 |
6 | Sexton, Alex | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20y 193d | 14 | 4 |
26 | Shaw, Matt | 8 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22y 129d | 64 | 24 |
2 | Smith, Zac | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24y 112d | 49 | 28 |
25 | Stanley, Danny | 10 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26y 116d | 70 | 35 |
24 | Swallow, David | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21y 207d | 63 | 33 |
16 | Thompson, Rory | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23y 94d | 43 | 7 |
Rushed | 1 | |||||||||||||
Totals | 184 | 70 | 162 | 346 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 23y 116d | 1541 | 1021 |