Where and when: Optus Stadium, Sunday June 2, 3.20pm AWST
Last time they met: Optus Stadium, round 18, 2018: West Coast 14.16 (100) defeated Western Bulldogs 6.10 (46)
Life without Nic Naitanui after his second ACL rupture started comfortably for the Eagles, who set up victory with their best first quarter of the season – a six-goal-to-two term. Andrew Gaff polled top Brownlow votes for his 35 touches.
What it means for West Coast: The Eagles have set their season up after another memorable victory at Adelaide Oval and can keep pace in the top-four race with a fifth straight victory.
What it means for Western Bulldogs: It’s impossible to trust the Dogs at the moment but their best is still dangerous and if they can register an upset in Perth it will revive a flagging season.
How West Coast wins: With plenty of firepower up front, the Eagles just need to give their forwards – led by Josh Kennedy, Jack Darling and Jamie Cripps coming off three goals each – enough supply to kick a winning score.
How Western Bulldogs win: They will need something special from a talented midfield brigade and emerging star Aaron Naughton in attack to put the reigning premiers’ stingy defence under pressure.
The stat: The Dogs claimed victory only once on their past 13 trips west – the famous 2016 elimination final upset of the Eagles – and have lost all three of their games at Optus Stadium by 54, 54 and 19 points.
The match-up: Will Schofield v Aaron Naughton
Schofield’s rank of 45th-best key backman in the AFL, according to the Official Player Ratings, undersells him. The veteran held Taylor Walker scoreless last round and can help West Coast go a long way to victory if he can restrict Naughton, the 24th-best forward who is rising fast.
It’s a big week for: Luke Beveridge
The Dogs have been one of the most frustrating teams, showing they are capable of beating Richmond and Brisbane but then losing to Carlton, Gold Coast and North Melbourne. Beveridge needs to inspire his underdogs to at least push the Eagles and get some momentum back in their season.
Father Dougal’s Tip: Eagles by 30 points.
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NO LATE CHANGES
FINAL INTERCHANGES
West Coast: Jake Waterman, Dom Sheed, Jack Petruccelle, Tom Cole
Western Bulldogs: Bailey Smith, Toby McLean, Billy Gowers, Lachie Young
Dogs by 17, reminiscence of the 2016 elimination final.
This didn’t age well
go dunks
libba playing walsh’s roll , more mid mins coming
Dogs players must have Hurn in their Supercoach teams, already kicked 8 behinds early in the 2nd.
darling on fire
HT scores in a close one in the West
Eagles up 45 to 34
West Coast Eagles: 7.3.45
Jack Darling 66
Andrew Gaff 62
Luke Shuey 59
Elliot Yeo 55
Shannon Hurn 46
Jamie Cripps* 44
Jeremy McGovern 43
Lewis Jetta 42
Brad Sheppard 40
Dom Sheed 38
Nathan Vardy 37
Jake Waterman 32
Mark Hutchings 32
Josh J. Kennedy 30
Will Schofield 27
Jack Petruccelle 25
Tom Cole 25
Liam Duggan 23
Willie Rioli 20
Liam Ryan 20
Oscar Allen 19
Jack Redden 13
Western Bulldogs : 4.10.34
Josh Dunkley 79
Caleb Daniel 60
Tim English 55
Jason Johannisen 54
Jack Macrae 50
Easton Wood 50
Tom Liberatore 46
Bailey Dale 45
Sam Lloyd 43
Lachie Hunter 43
Billy Gowers 43
Zaine Cordy 42
M. Bontempelli 41
Toby McLean 40
Patrick Lipinski 39
Bailey Smith 38
Bailey Williams 30
Lachie Young 27
Ryan Gardner 23
Aaron Naughton 18
Matt Suckling 17
Jackson Trengove 15
SUPEHCOACH
1/2 time
WC 7.3.45 – 4.10.34
J. Darling 65
J. Dunkley 78
A. Gaff 61
C. Daniel 59
L. Shuey 58
T. English 54
E. Yeo 54
J. Johannisen 53
S. Hurn 45
E. Wood 49
J. Cripps 43
J. Macrae 49
J. McGovern 42
T. Liberatore 45
L. Jetta 41
B. Dale 44
B. Sheppard 39
L. Hunter 42
D. Sheed 37
S. Lloyd 42
N. Vardy 36
B. Gowers 42
J. Waterman 31
Z. Cordy 41
M. Hutchings 31
M. Bontempelli 40
J. Kennedy 29
T. McLean 39
W. Schofield 26
P. Lipinski 38
J. Petruccelle 24
B. Smith 37
T. Cole 24
B. Williams 29
L. Duggan 22
L. Young 26
L. Ryan 19
R. Gardner 22
W. Rioli 19
A. Naughton 17
O. Allen 18
M. Suckling 16
J. Redden 12
J. Trengove 14
darling becoming a fwd option now
its party time in the west
another point payed as a goal
pust WB pretty much out of the game if they weren’t before
Paid*
mi mistak
stuff like that happens when yr doin 12 hr shifts every night
You spend the other 12 here too, PJ.
sorry
It was meant to be a joke, my bad. Next time I’ll put a wink emote 😉
Mcgovern is one angry man hahah
LoL @ Chillo the supercoach Spud.
He had Cogs(207) and Boak (131) and I only had 21 onfield due to having Hore onfield without bench-cover (Williams and Lockhart out) BUT I still beat the one season wonder that is Chillo.
You’re a legend Chillo; at least in your own mind, you loser 🙂
go back to your classroom troll
hurn needs register for the old coffee scroll
he’s got no job to do down back
SUPERCOACH
3/4 time
WC 17.6.108 – 7.11.53
J. Darling 105
J. Dunkley 94
A. Gaff 102
C. Daniel 93
J. Cripps 80
J. Johannisen 92
L. Shuey 79
T. English 79
E. Yeo 76
T. Liberatore 64
S. Hurn 75
J. Macrae 63
D. Sheed 69
B. Dale 59
J. Waterman 68
E. Wood 57
J. McGovern 67
S. Lloyd 57
N. Vardy 66
M. Bontempelli 55
J. Kennedy 65
T. McLean 55
B. Sheppard 62
L. Hunter 54
L. Jetta 62
B. Gowers 53
L. Duggan 60
P. Lipinski 53
M. Hutchings 51
Z. Cordy 50
W. Schofield 41
L. Young 45
O. Allen 41
B. Smith 44
T. Cole 39
B. Williams 40
L. Ryan 38
M. Suckling 32
J. Petruccelle 37
R. Gardner 28
W. Rioli 35
J. Trengove 27
J. Redden 30
A. Naughton 26
off to work
can someone post final scores
Where is Shannon Hurn.
Hardly sighted in the second half.
I guess he felt like an early shower
Simpson has given Hurn a rest in the last quarter 🙁
went off , mid way through the 3rd ,
gna park him on the pine for the rest of the game by the looks of it
smart move by the coach , not needed down back now
not good for the supercoach owners he was so close to 100 hahah
still got his BE dammit for those of us waiting for him to drop!! *wink*
His BE will be huge next week, don’t worry mate 😉
Will let you know just how large post-scaling but currently looks like 167!!
Make that 170, post-scaling 😉
keep going up … 200 anyone?? that would be good!!
The Bont 27 disposals, 1 goal. 3 for 71 points. There it is for people who say Champion Data always favours him.
His kicking efficiency disposal was deplorable to say the least.
West Coast Eagles: 21.7.133
Jack Darling 134
Andrew Gaff 120
Jamie Cripps* 104
Luke Shuey 97
Dom Sheed 91
Elliot Yeo 88
Jake Waterman 86
Nathan Vardy 85
Shannon Hurn 85
Brad Sheppard 80
Jeremy McGovern 78
Lewis Jetta 77
Josh J. Kennedy 76
Liam Duggan 75
Mark Hutchings 68
Will Schofield 58
Liam Ryan 56
Oscar Allen 55
Willie Rioli 51
Tom Cole 51
Jack Petruccelle 48
Jack Redden 44
Western Bulldogs : 10.12.72
Caleb Daniel 122
Josh Dunkley 119
Jason Johannisen 116
Tim English 96
Tom Liberatore 83
Jack Macrae 82
Bailey Dale 75
Toby McLean 75
Sam Lloyd 72
M. Bontempelli 71
Patrick Lipinski 70
Easton Wood 70
Lachie Hunter 69
Zaine Cordy 66
Billy Gowers 57
Bailey Williams 56
Bailey Smith 55
Lachie Young 53
Matt Suckling 50
Ryan Gardner 40
Jackson Trengove 34
Aaron Naughton 26
may still be some scaling to come …
Libba robbed?