Match

West Coast Eagles vs Carlton

Commentary / 15 Jun 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Carlton has won its last four games at Optus Stadium – scoring an average of 116.2 points while only conceding 44 points per game.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:21
Carlton wins the first centre clearance of the match. They have been averaging 1.3 more centre clearances than their opponents this season - ranked fifth.
03:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Tom De Koning)
04:00
Tom De Koning kicks off the scoring this afternoon from a turnover. The Blues have only scored from 18.1% of their possession gains this year - ranked third-last.
08:01
The Blues have been aggressive early, having four shots at goal early but only converting 1.0 (6) on the scoreboard. On the flipside, the Eagles are yet to register a shot on goal.
08:03
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Carroll)
09:20
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
10:38
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
12:26
West Coast has struggled to get any territory, having just two of the first 16 inside 50s as well as 19% time in forward half.
13:22
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
14:38
Lachie Fogarty secures his second goal of the match, with it being launched from a centre clearance. Despite the Blues ranking fifth for centre clearance differential, they only rank 10th for points scored from this source.
17:29
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
18:06
Bailey J. Williams slots West Coast's first goal of the match, with it being launched from an attacking midfield chain. Since Round 10, the Eagles have launched the sixth most points per game from this zone.
19:39
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
21:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Williams)
22:53
There has been a clear contrast between the teams' ability to move the ball from the back half. The Eagles have had 14 chains in this zone, with none of them resulting in an inside 50, whilst the Blues have had 11 chains in this zone, with five going inside 50 and resulting in 2.1 (13) on the scoreboard.
24:30
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
25:25
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lachie Fogarty)
26:57
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
27:17
George Hewett, Alex Cincotta, Mitch McGovern and Lachie Fogarty have all been involved in five scores for the Blues. Cincotta and McGovern have both already assisted three goals each.
31:46
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Orazio Fantasia)
32:44
Another big first quarter for the Blues as they put 7.4 (46) on the scoreboard. They are averaging 40.0 points scored in first quarters over the last two weeks - ranked first (13.5 points above the next most).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:55
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Harley Reid)
01:13
Harley Reid has been a shining light for the Eagles, collecting a team-high 10 disposals, of which eight have been won in a contested manner, two contested marks and 129 metres gained.
02:26
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jaxon Binns)
04:15
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
05:34
In the wet, the Blues have taken seven marks inside 50 and have scored 3.2 (20). In the last three weeks, only 35.3% of their scores have come from this source - ranked 15th.
07:52
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
09:34
The pressure in this match-up has been below the AFL average of 179, with the match pressure factor being 177 for the game so far. Carlton has been involved in the highest-pressure games on average this season, averaging a match pressure factor of 184.
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
12:08
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Alex Cincotta)
12:18
Alex Cincotta gets a goal of his own after registering a game-high five score assists, of which four have been goals.
13:44
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
16:26
Debutant Tom McCarthy has looked the part, collecting an equal team-high 11 disposals (91% efficiency), 225 metres gained and a goal assist.
18:25
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Blake Acres)
18:56
Blues Interchange - Charlie Curnow and is possibly out for the game.
20:34
The Eagles lead the contested possessions for the term by three, although they haven't been able to get the ball to the outside as they trail the uncontested possessions by 15.
24:16
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
24:48
The Eagles break a run of six goals with a goal launched from defensive 50. They have struggled to launch scores from this zone in the last three weeks, scoring just 7.0 points launched from this zone on average - ranked 17th in this time period.
25:34
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Elijah Hewett)
27:27
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Hudson O'Keeffe)
32:51
Carlton takes a 46-point lead into the main break - their previous biggest halftime lead this season was 29 points against the Eagles in Round 5.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:36
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
00:48
Charlie Curnow has enjoyed playing the Eagles in the past, averaging 16.8 disposals, 9.8 marks, 12.5 score involvements, and 6.5 goals over his last four games against them. His night has concluded with five disposals and a goal following being subbed off.
01:24
Eagles Interchange - Harry Edwards off due to an injury.
03:09
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elijah Hewett)
04:40
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tyrell Dewar)
05:07
Carlton has already had 22 forward-half intercepts this evening. They are averaging 22.1 for the season - ranked fourth.
06:51
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Williams)
08:28
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Blake Acres)
09:10
George Hewett has had plenty of it, collecting a game-high 23 disposals, of which 10 have been won in a contested manner. He finished with 39 disposals, 13 contested possessions, eight clearances, and 14 score involvements when these teams met in Round 5.
12:39
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tyler Brockman)
13:02
Tyler Brockman breaks the third quarter goal drought with a goal launched from attacking midfield. Despite having seven fewer intercepts in this zone compared to Carlton, they have only scored one point fewer from this source.
17:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Corey Durdin)
18:18
Despite the wet conditions, Carlton haven't been afraid to move the ball through handball receives, as they have gained 549 more metres from this source in comparison to West Coast
20:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
21:03
West Coast trail the repeat inside 50 ledger 10-21, yet only trail points scored from this zone by eight points.
22:30
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
25:11
Blues Interchange - Hudson O'Keeffe and is possibly out for the game.
27:07
Carlton has been noticeably better when retaining their entries, having an inside 50 retention rate of 63% in comparison to 37% from the Eagles.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:45
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Mitch McGovern)
01:51
West Coast leads the centre clearance ledger 13-7 but trails the scores from this source by six points. The Eagles have only won the centre clearances once this season, which came back in Round 9 against Richmond.
04:24
Tim Kelly is averaging just 16.6 disposals this season – his lowest in any season before this one (excluding 2020). He has had just eight disposals and two clearances this evening.
06:46
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
08:40
Tom De Koning has been on top in the ruck contest against Matt Flynn as he leads the hitouts 21-9 and hitouts-to-advantage 6-2, as well as Carlton leading the scoring shots from clearance 7-1 whilst these two have been ruck opponents.
09:54
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Harley Reid)
11:49
Since Round 7, Nick Haynes is averaging 4.5 intercept marks – the most of any player in the competition. He has snatched an equal game-high three intercept marks this evening.
13:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Orazio Fantasia)
15:08
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Williams)
15:35
Eagles Interchange - Oscar Allen and is possibly out for the game.
16:40
The Eagles average just 62.9 uncontested marks – the least of any team in the competition. They've taken 53 in this match compared to Carlton's 90.
17:41
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
20:58
In his first match, Tom McCarthy becomes the first Eagle to have at least 30 disposals in a game this season. He also breaks the record of most disposals on debut for West Coast, surpassing Greg Clark's 24 disposals in 2022.
25:01
Patrick Cripps has polled Brownlow Medal votes in his last six games at Optus Stadium – averaging 29.5 disposals, 19.5 contested possessions, and 9.0 clearances. He has amassed 20 disposals and an equal game-high five clearances this evening.
26:59
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Williams)
28:18
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Williams)
29:55
After going down by 39 points in the first term, the Eagles outscored the Blues by five points in the following three quarters. A positive takeaway for the Eagles is that they were able to get on top at stoppages, leading the clearances by two and centre clearances by four, although they were outscored from this source by seven points.