Match

West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood

Commentary / 10 Aug 2014

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:50
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
03:40
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
05:47
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
09:30
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Kennedy)
10:48
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
12:15
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
14:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
17:01
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mitchell Brown)
22:17
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
23:47
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Sam Dwyer)
24:54
Eagles Interchange - Xavier Ellis and is possibly out for the game.
30:43
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Travis Cloke)
32:28
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
34:06
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
34:12
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:51
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
04:04
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
07:41
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
08:53
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Tim Broomhead)
09:59
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
11:20
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jesse White)
13:49
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
15:16
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Reid)
18:11
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Dayne Beams)
21:19
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
23:35
Eagles Interchange - Mitchell Brown off due to an injury.
24:42
Eagles Interchange - Scott Lycett off due to an injury.
29:13
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Steele Sidebottom)
30:43
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
02:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
04:53
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
06:19
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
06:46
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
08:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
11:54
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
15:45
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Jarrod Witts)
17:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)
21:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark Hutchings)
23:31
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dean Cox)
27:07
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Ben Kennedy)
29:47
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:27
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Jamie Elliott)
02:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
07:16
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
09:45
There's been no easy possessions for the Pies out there this afternoon with the closing pressure from the Eagles outstanding right from the first bounce.
11:30
A scramble develops in the Eagles' forward pocket however the Pies have the numbers and they see the ball to the safety of the boundary line.
13:00
Cox marks at half back and the retiring Eagle is given a rousing round of applause for what has been an outstanding performance in his first game back.
14:00
GOAL EAGLES - Naitanui flies high and cannot complete the mark but the ball spills out the back to Darling who dribbles it toward goal and it rolls through.
14:11
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
16:20
It is like a training drill at the moment with the Eagles racking up possessions at will.
17:23
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Matthew Priddis)
17:30
The pressure from the Eagles' forwards has been relentless and, on this occasion, they strangle the Pies' attempt to clear and force a ball up 30m from goal.
18:09
Eagles Interchange - Eric Mackenzie off due to the blood rule.
18:50
GOAL EAGLES - Priddis has been outstanding with 39 possessions to date and he caps off an excellent afternoon with a clever snap that bounces through.
19:12
SCORE GOAL - Magpies (Travis Cloke)
19:30
GOAL PIES - A driving drop punt into the open Collingwood forward line allows Cloke to run onto the bouncing ball and he gathers, runs to the line and scores his first goal.
21:00
BEHIND PIES - After much deliberation, a score review determines that the Beams running shot at goal had shaved the post on the way through.
22:06
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Dayne Beams)
23:41
SCORE BEHIND - Magpies (Rushed)
23:55
BEHIND PIES - Pendlebury attempts to screw the ball back however his kick falls short and it will be Butler who sees the ball safely through for a rushed behind.
25:55
Given the one sided nature of the contest, we have a streaker, fully clothed, on the field to give the crowd some excitement before the Collingwood fan is collared in a three man tackle!
27:10
This result has opened the race for the top eight wide open with the Eagles right back in the hunt and leaving the Pies with plenty of work to do in the final three weeks.
29:21
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
30:50
BEHIND EAGLES - Sheed has options but elects to go it alone however his kick is offline and he receives some few glares from teammates in a better position.
31:15
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
31:20
BEHIND EAGLES - Darling with a chance to put the icing on the cake however he has pushed his set shot out to the right and misses near side.
31:30
FULL TIME - Final siren at Patersons Stadium and the Eagles have announced themselves as finals contenders with a 60 point victory over Collingwood who have been dispatched from the top eight.