Match

West Coast Eagles vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 30 Jul 2017

Pre Game

59:30

Welcome to Domain Stadium for the West Coast Eagles v Brisbane Lions Round 19 clash.

59:33

Outs for Eagles: L.Jetta, M.Priddis, N.Vardy, T.Cole

59:34

Ins for Eagles: S.Mitchell, L.Partington, E.Mackenzie, M.Karpany

59:35

Outs for Lions: H.McCluggage, D.Zorko, J.Berry, D.McStay, E.Hipwood

59:36

Ins for Lions: M.Close, J.Jansen, N.Robertson, S.Skinner, J.Allison

59:40

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00:00

Without Nic Naitanui this season due to injury, West Coast has battled at the stoppages. The Eagles average eight fewer hitouts (ranked 15th) and four fewer clearances (ranked 16th) per game than its opposition.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

01:33

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ben Keays)

01:36

Brisbane is off to a good start with three forward half intercepts setting up forward 50 entries, and now the first goal of the game as a result. The Lions have scored from 38 per cent of its forward half intercepts this season (ranked third).

02:37

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

03:01

West Coast has hit back immediately with a goal launched from the following centre bounce clearance. The Eagles have outscored their opposition by an average of 2.9 points per game launched from centre clearances this year (ranked third).

06:28

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

12:39

We've reached a stalemate at Domain Stadium, with no goals in the past ten minutes. So far West Coast has had the ability to win the ball (winning three more clearances) but the Eagles' kicking efficiency is 56 per cent compared to the Lions' 81 per cent

15:35

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jacob Allison)

16:39

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)

16:44

Jack Darling has kicked West Coast's entire score to date and also had a further shot for no score. This season, the Eagles forward averages 18.6 points of total scoreboard impact per game, ranked 21st of all players in the league.

18:14

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Schache)

18:58

Now it's Brisbane turn to reply immediately from the centre bounce, launching its second goal kicked by Josh Schache from a Ryan Bastinac centre clearance. Two of the Lions' five clearances for the match have been won at the centre bounce.

20:56

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

23:50

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

23:58

West Coast has taken five marks inside forward 50 and has kicked 19 points from resulting set shots. This season the Eagles have averaged 44 per cent of their total score from shots generated from marks, the second highest proportion in the league.

25:40

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Skinner)

27:11

Eagles Interchange - Luke Shuey off due to an injury.

30:20

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Sam Skinner)

30:50

After a miss, debutant Sam Skinner has found the middle with his next shot to keep Brisbane in touch late in the quarter. The Lions have won 12 midfield intercepts, launching seven forward 50 entries and two goals as a result.

32:40

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

32:50

West Coast takes a slight lead to the first break, launched from ascendancy at the stoppages (13 clearances to nine). Brisbane has kept itself in touch through quality disposal, with a kicking efficiency of 76 per cent compared to the Eagles' 59 per cent

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

00:24

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

03:27

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

03:34

West Coast has now launched 19 points from clearances following a Mark LeCras ball up clearances and terrific checkside goal from the boundary line. The Eagles have won eight more ball up clearances than the Lions.

05:18

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

10:05

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

10:29

West Coast is well on top this quarter with three goals from six forward 50 entries, while Brisbane has managed one behind from two inside 50s. Luke Partington has won three clearances for the Eagles this term.

12:01

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Sam Mitchell)

13:32

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Mark LeCras)

13:39

The Eagles have completely broken this game open with five goals in under 14 minutes this term, set up by a powerful midfield performance. Four of West Coast's five goals have been launched from the midfield zone.

16:30

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

19:02

The Eagles are completely controlling field position this term, with the ball inside their forward half for 88 per cent of the past ten minutes. In this period, West Coast has amassed 27 forward half disposals compared to just three by Brisbane.

19:04

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)

20:01

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jeremy McGovern)

22:53

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

26:19

Dom Sheed has amassed nine disposals this term (including eight kicks) and now has recorded a game-high 15 disposals for the match. He has also won three clearances and taken the ball inside forward 50 on four occasions.

29:54

Lions Interchange - Michael Close off due to the blood rule.

30:29

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Josh Schache)

31:05

Brisbane has stemmed the flow since West Coast's early avalanche of five goals. The Lions have improved their time in possession to 45 per cent in this period, after it was just 30 per cent in the first 14 minutes of the quarter.

32:42

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

32:52

West Coast skipped away early in the second quarter with five goals from its first nine forward 50 entries. After this point Brisbane made going much harder, conceding only six further inside 50s and three behinds for the remainder of the quarter.

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:24

Alex Witherden has continued his impressive start to senior football, with 16 disposals and six intercepts to half time. The 23rd selection from the 2016 National Draft has averaged 24 disposals per game across his first five career games.

01:09

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

04:59

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)

05:03

Jack Darling has been targeted nine times inside forward 50 and taken four marks in this zone. He has let himself down a little with his conversion, with 1.2 (8) and a miss from his four set shots.

05:12

Eagles Interchange - Brad Sheppard off due to the blood rule.

07:45

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

08:51

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

09:13

After almost half an hour without a goal to either side, Josh Kennedy has kicked his third. The Eagles have now launched four goals from 32 midfield intercepts, compared to the Lions with two goals launched from one fewer intercept in the midfield zone.

10:55

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Sam Skinner)

10:59

Sam Skinner has now kicked his second goal on debut for Brisbane. He is the seventh Lion to debut for the club this season and fifth to debut at AFL level this year.

11:54

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)

15:54

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)

16:54

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Luke Partington)

16:57

Another goal on debut, this time to Luke Partington for West Coast. The 28th selection in the 2015 National Draft has amassed 12 disposals and three clearances, to go with his three forward 50 entries and his first major.

19:52

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Ryan Bastinac)

20:09

Ryan Bastinac has kicked Brisbane's fifth goal from just its fourth make inside forward 50 for the match. This season the Lions average just 8.1 marks inside forward 50 per match, the lowest in the league.

22:47

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

23:46

The Eagles have launched two goals from defensive 50 this quarter and four for the game. In 2017 the Lions' opposition score from 15.8 per cent of possession chains launched from defensive 50, the highest rate in the league.

30:32

Daniel Rich has recorded 14 disposals this term and now has 28 for the game, including 19 kicks. He has won eight intercepts and recorded 743 metres gained, the highest by any player in a game to three-quarter time this year.

30:57

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

32:12

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

32:22

Brisbane limited the damage in the third term by controlling the ball, with 28 more uncontested possessions than West Coast. The Eagles were slightly more efficient with three goals from 14 inside 50s, compared to two goals from the Lions' 18 entries.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

00:58

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

01:39

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

02:03

Josh Kennedy has kicked a goal in every quarter and now has 47 goals for the season. He trails Joe Daniher by four goals in the Coleman Medal race.

03:04

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Duggan)

03:33

West Coast has been productive from its forward press, launching ten possession chains from within forward 50 and kicking 3.2 (20) in turn. Brisbane is yet to kick a major from a possession chain launched from inside forward 50.

05:33

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

09:29

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

09:32

Josh Kennedy has now kicked his fifth, which pushes him up to 48 goals for the season. This is the 28th time he has kicked five goals or more in a match across his 201-game career.

13:28

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)

14:58

SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jake Barrett)

18:33

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)

18:44

West Coast has dominated this term, with a kicking efficiency 11 per cent superior to Brisbane helping to seven more forward 50 entries. The ball has been inside the Eagles' forward half for 68 per cent of the quarter.

23:02

SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Rockliff)

23:29

Tom Rockliff has kicked his first goal to help celebrate his 150th game. The Brisbane midfield has won five clearances for the match and applied nine tackles, to go with his 18 disposals.

25:03

SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)

25:24

That's now six goals for Josh Kennedy (just one off his season best with seven goals in Round 1) and now 499 goals for his career. The West Coast forward has now kicked 19 goals in his past three games against Brisbane.

28:25

SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)

29:07

Brisbane's captain Dayne Beams has led from the front, with a game-high nine clearances. He has also registered a personal best and game-high 41 disposals.

30:47

The siren has sounded to end Q4.

30:57

West Coast has won every quarter to run out comfortable 68-point winners against the 18th-placed Brisbane. The Eagles won 12 more clearances than the Lions, recorded 15 more forward 50 entries and took 16 more shots at goal.