Upcoming AFL milestones:
200 games – J Elliott
100 – B King
100 club – D Cameron, L Weller
50 – H Sheezel, J Mead, C Durdin
Travis Boak to play game 376 – will draw level with D Mundy in 9th spot all time VFL / AFL list.
Upcoming AFL milestones:
200 games – J Elliott
100 – B King
100 club – D Cameron, L Weller
50 – H Sheezel, J Mead, C Durdin
Travis Boak to play game 376 – will draw level with D Mundy in 9th spot all time VFL / AFL list.
Sydney: Joel Amartey is expected to miss 4+ matches with his latest hamstring strain.
West Coast Eagles: Andrew McQualter is hopeful that Jeremy McGovern will return to the side this week.
Danger signs re Brock.
Melbourne: Kysaiah pickett came from the training track today and has been reduced to jogging laps.
Fremantle: Have appealed the three game suspension offered to Pat Voss. The AFL Tribunal will meet today to hear the appeal.
WAFL report
Bo Allan missed the game with Illness.
West Coast’s Matt Flynn continued his dominant form from round one, leading from the front for West Coast, controlling the ruck contests and making his presence felt up forward.
Flynn finished with a game-high 49 hit outs, 20 touches, a team-high eight marks and a goal, while Lucca Grego impressed with a team-high 23 disposal and managed four marks and five tackles.
In his WAFL return, Tim Kelly finished with 20 disposals, 5 tackles, a game-high 10 inside 50s and a goal, while 19-year-old Jobe Shanahan impressed with three majors.
Subiaco put their foot down in the second quarter, piling on the pressure and dominating the possession. The Eagles held strong, before May responded with his second goal, extending the lead to 25 points.
Subiaco remained slick in the midfield while the Eagles struggled to make the most of their possessions, with the momentum continuing to swing against them. A free kick to Richard Bartlett left the Eagles trailing by 30 points.
Shannon Lucassen hit back for West Coast, slotting a desperately needed goal, but multiple turnovers saw the Lions keep their lead and continue to pile on additional pressure.
A fourth quarter fight-back from the Eagles took them within 20 points, but the Lions responded through Borchet and Kody Eaton.
While the Eagles didn’t come away with the four points, there was plenty of positives to take out of the game, winning the clearances (39-31) inside 50s (54-49) and hitouts (52-22).
West Coast return to Mineral Resources Park on Saturday to take on Perth in round three.
WEST COAST 3.3 4.8 6.13 9.19 (73)
SUBIACO 6.1 8.9 10.14 13.14 (92)
Goals
West Coast: Shanahan 3; Kelly, Lucassen, Livingstone, Champion, Flynn, Petruccelle.
Subiaco: Borchet 5; May 3; Bartlett 2; Mayo, Robbins, Eaton.
Best
West Coast: Grego, McCarthy, Flynn, Kelly, Long, Lucassen.
Subiaco: Corbett, Schofield, May, Borchet, Savigni, Snadden.
Fremantle: Patrick Voss has failed in his bid to overturn a three-match suspension
St Kilda: Max King will have further knee surgery tomorrow.
Expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Western Bulldogs: Harvey Gallagher (injured) will be replaced in our emergencies by Caleb Poulter for Sunday’s game against St Kilda.
Sam Darcy avoids the dreaded ACL injury. Still requires surgery for a knee fracture but may return this season.