West Coast 99 v Geelong 65
Leedeeville Oval, March 1
An even contest for much of the game until the Eagles were able to hit the scoreboard late in the last Qtr kicking with a slight favourable cross wind, 14 of the 23 Goals were kicked to that end of the ground.
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Player Notes (Not all players covered)
Dom Sheed
Found the ball with ease in the 2nd half recording 25 Disposals for a total of 39 for the game, Luke Shuey didn’t play the 2nd half which likely helped.
Jack Darling
Was too strong against his opponents, 5 Marks Inside 50, 5 Goals, solid outing.
Elliot Yeo
Played 74% of game time, recorded 23 Disposals, solid enough pre-season game.
Francis Watson
Game high 10 Tackles to go along with 17 Disposals, Adam Simpson may be more than interested at Round 1.
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Andrew Gaff
Standard role floating out on a wing, 27 Disposals without raising a sweat, won’t be available until Round 3.
Shannon Hurn
Had a quiet patch in the 2nd Qtr, other than that had an influence in a similar role to last season, didn’t seem to want to leave the goal square on a couple of kick-ins.
Jack Redden
70% Game time, 8 Tackles, 5 Clearances.
Luke Shuey
Best on the ground in the 1st half with 17 Disposals, didn’t play in the 2nd half, looked sharp.
Tom Hickey
Shared Ruck duties with Vardy, finished with a game high 20 Hit Outs from 65% game time.
Willie Rioli
9 Disposals from 69% game time, struggled to impact.
Jack Petrucelle
Finished with 9 Disposals, plenty of those in junk time, struggled to find enough of the ball when it was a contest, 62% game time.
Mitch Duncan
Improved as the game went on, 29 Disposals & 10 Marks, solid game.
Patrick Dangerfield
16 Contested Possessions, 8 Clearances, 85% game time, excellent game.
Tom Stewart
Similar role to Hurn, floating defender, looked to take a few kick-ins, solid.
Brandan Parfitt
Was manic in his attack on the ball, 21 Disposals, 3 Goals, played extended minutes in the midfield, moved forward late, outstanding game.
Charlie Constable
Found the ball with ease, looked great in traffic, provided plenty of run, 26 Disposals from 71% of game time, Chris Scott the only one in the way of a Round 1 debut.
Sam Menegola
Played in the 2nd half only, 18 Disposals, scored points at an alarming rate.
Jordan Clark
21 Disposals, 5 Marks, very impressive, looked like a veteran with his vision, a definite Round 1 chance.
Tom Atkins
14 Disposals from 88% of game time, started Forward quite a bit, impacted when he had the chance.
Joel Selwood
Looked sharp, rested late in the game, 15 Disposals from 52% game time.
Tim Kelly
Slow day for Kelly, found it difficult to be involved, 13 Disposals, Brandan Parfitt midfield usage likely impacted.
Darcy Fort
Really struggled in the 1st half, started to find his way in the 2nd half finishing with 7 Disposals & 12 Hit Outs, Stanley had 19 Hit Outs.
Team Disposals
West Coast 434
Geelong 378
Top Scorers
West Coast
136 Dom Sheed
107 Jack Darling
99 Elliot Yeo
Geelong
111 Mitch Duncan
108 Patrick Dangerfield
94 Tom Stewart
Points Per Game Time Leaders
West Coast
1.92 Dom Sheed
1.57 Dan Venables
1.44 Chris Masten
Geelong
1.70 Sam Menegola
1.34 Mitch Duncan
1.27 Patrick Dangerfield
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