Match

West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle

Commentary / 09 Apr 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Fremantle Round 3 clash.
59:33
Outs for Eagles: J.Bennell
59:34
Ins for Eagles: C.Masten
59:35
Outs for Dockers: D.Mundy, C.Pearce
59:36
Ins for Dockers: M.De Boer, T.Mzungu
59:40
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00:00
The Dockers have scored from 20 per cent of intercept possessions this season, ranked 16th.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
06:37
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Weller)
06:43
Fremantle's foot skills are hurting them early, going at a kicking efficiency of 46 per cent compared to the Eagles' 76 per cent. The Dockers rank 17th for kicking efficiency this season, going at just 62 per cent by foot.
10:24
West Coast have recorded seven of the first 10 inside 50s of the match, but the Dockers defence has held up well with the Eagles failing to register a score.
11:07
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
12:52
Fremantle gets the first goal of the Derby on the back of some repeat forward 50 entries. The Dockers still trail the inside 50 count seven to five, but have recorded five of the last six entries for the game.
13:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
13:59
West Coast scores its first goal of the match from a centre bounce clearance. This would worry the Dockers, who conceded 37 points from centre bounce clearances last week, its equal worst result ever recorded.
14:56
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
16:05
Nathan Fyfe answers with a goal for the Dockers from a centre bounce clearance, only its third goal from this score source for the season.
16:30
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
16:49
The last three centre bounces have resulted in goals, with Jack Darling now getting on the board for the Eagles. Both West Coast's goals have come as a result of centre bounce clearances. The Eagles failed to score from this score source last week.
20:50
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
21:29
Since the five-minute mark of the term, the Dockers have been on top in the inside 50s 10 to four.
22:00
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Barlow)
25:41
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
28:56
Fremantle holds a narrow lead in contested possession, 37 to 32. Brownlow Medalist Nathan Fyfe has started well in this area, with five contested possessions, seven disposals, two clearances and a goal.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:50
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Cam Sutcliffe)
02:36
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Chris Mayne)
04:03
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Nic Naitanui)
05:12
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
05:22
Dockers Interchange - Aaron Sandilands and is possibly out for the game.
06:36
Fremantle lead the disposal count 34 to 19 in the early stages of the second term, with both sides missing early chances on goal kicking 0.2.2 apiece.
07:39
Fremantle's tackling pressure has been good in the second quarter, leading the tackle count 11 to four. All 11 tackles have taken place in the Dockers' forward half, as they have pinned the ball in their forward end of the ground.
09:20
The Dockers lead the contested possession count 16 to 10 this term, with 13 of these contested possessions being won in their forward half.
14:00
At the 14 minute-mark of the second term, the Eagles have just 28 disposals for the quarter. The Dockers have controlled the footy, with 67 disposals at 79 per cent efficiency.
14:56
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
16:00
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
16:50
Eagles Interchange - Jamie Cripps off due to an injury.
21:22
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
22:04
Finally the Eagles break the Dockers defence with a goal to Eric Mackenzie, the first from either side for the quarter. West Coast has had eight of the last 10 inside 50s of the match in the last 10 minutes.
23:08
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
23:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
24:50
With Aaron Sandilands out for the game with a suspected rib injury and Alex Pearce resting up forward after doing the majority of the ruck work, Michael Barlow has taken the last three ruck contests, giving up 10cm in height to Nic Naitanui
26:35
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
27:06
Weight of numbers is finally catching up with the Dockers. The Eagles kick their second goal of the term after totalling 11 of the last 13 inside 50s for the match.
27:27
The Eagles scored 17 of their 18 points for the quarter on the back of intercept possessions, with 2.4.16 coming from intercepts in the midfield zone. Shannon Hurn leads West Coast with six possession gains for the match.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
04:11
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
06:49
The Eagles are taking control of the game. They have the first four inside 50s of the third term, lead the disposals 24 to nine, contested possessions nine to four and have kicked the first two goals of the term from forward half intercept possessions.
07:43
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
09:37
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Ed Langdon)
10:32
The Dockers kick their first goal since the 20-minute mark of the first term, 45 minutes of game time in total.
11:31
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
13:23
Eagles Interchange - Brad Sheppard off due to an injury.
13:37
The Dockers have just 20 disposals for the quarter compared to West Coast's 45 disposals. West Coast lead uncontested possession 30 to nine in the third term.
14:08
Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to the blood rule.
15:50
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh Hill)
17:20
Since the 11-minute mark of the second term, West Coast has had 19 inside 50s to Fremantle's four, kicking 5.6.36 to 1.2.8 over the time period. All five of the Eagles' goals have come from intercept possessions, four from forward half intercepts.
19:28
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Weller)
20:08
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Danyle Pearce)
23:44
Matt de Boer has taken the last three ruck contests against Nic Naitanui, giving up 12cm in height.
25:39
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
26:02
Eagles Interchange - Josh J. Kennedy off due to the blood rule.
26:23
The Dockers have recorded a disposal efficiency of just 57 per cent for the quarter, compared to West Coast's 73 per cent.
27:47
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Chris Masten)
29:27
The Dockers have turned 37 defensive 50 chains into just six inside 50s for the match, a percentage of just 16 per cent. The AFL average this season is 22 per cent. For the season Fremantle is going for 13 per cent in this area, ranked 17th.
32:23
Matt Priddis has responded from his first sub 20 disposal game in 59 games last week against Hawthorn with 22 disposals, 11 contested possessions and five clearances to three-quarter time.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:18
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)
00:59
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
02:06
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
03:52
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
04:34
West Coast have five inside 50s for the term in the first four minutes, but have been wasteful kicking four behinds from these entries.
06:52
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Michael Walters)
08:55
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Chris Mayne)
10:03
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
10:42
The Dockers are coming. They have kicked the last two goals of the match, the last one to Matthew Pavlich coming from a stoppage win. The Dockers have outscored the Eagles 3.5.23 to 2.6.18 from this score source.
10:57
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
12:39
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Pavlich)
13:17
Make that the last three goals for the Dockers. The last two have come from stoppage wins, the Dockers registering six of the last nine inside 50s of the match.
14:37
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Scott Lycett)
17:20
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
17:50
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
18:37
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Lewis Jetta)
18:58
The Eagles turn back the momentum once again with eight of the last nine inside 50s and two goals from intercept possessions launched from the attacking midfield zone in the last five minutes.
22:12
The Eagles have outscored Fremantle 7.11.53 to 3.6.24 from intercepts, with 6.9.45 coming from forward half intercepts.
22:45
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
24:53
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Hayden Ballantyne)
26:48
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
27:13
Jack Darling kicks the sealer, West Coast's eighth goal as a result of an intercept possession and sixth from an intercept possession in the attacking midfield zone. West Coast average 45 points per game from this zone, ranked No.1 in the competition.
28:37
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Shuey)
30:21
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
32:00
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Mark LeCras)
32:20
In his 200th game, Matt Priddis was fantastic recording 32 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 10 clearances and eight tackles.