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The Bulldogs slammed on the first ten goals of the contest before going on to record a 20.7 (127) to 7.15 (57) victory.

It was the Dogs' third successive win and sixth of the season.

The big story to come out of the match was the report of prize Bulldogs recruit Barry Hall for engaging in rough conduct and wrestling Kangaroos defender Scott Thompson in the second quarter.

Thompson sparked the incident by bumping Hall onto the ground while the former Swan was tying his bootlaces.

Hall responded by grabbing Thompson in a headlock and didn’t relinquish his grip as Roos players converged.

Thompson finally managed to get his head free and ended up having his name put in the book for an alleged head-butt on Hall.

Adam Cooney was best afield with 36 possessions and two goals while Brian Lake did as he pleased in defence, finishing with 41 disposals and 22 marks.

Josh Hill kicked four goals while Hall chimed in with three majors.

NORTH MELBOURNE: 0.5, 2.10, 4.13, 7.15 (57)
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 6.0, 11.1, 18.4, 20.7 (127)
GOALS: North Melbourne: Edwards 2, Campbell, McMahon, Wright, Thomas, Ziebell

Western Bulldogs: Hill 4, Hall 3, Cooney 2, Grant 2, Akermanis, Giansiracusa, Griffen, Minson, Hudson, Stack, Hahn, Picken, Eagleton
BEST: North Melbourne: Rawlings, Swallow, Harvey
Western Bulldogs: Cooney, Lake, Griffen, Boyd, Cross, Hill, Hargrave, Grant
INJURIES: North Melbourne: Nil
Western Bulldogs:Nil
REPORTS: Western Bulldogs: Barry Hall for rough conduct and wrestling North’s Scott Thompson in the second quarter
North Melbourne: Scott Thompson for wrestling and head-butting the Bulldogs’ Barry Hall. Scott McMahon for pushing his knee into the head of Dogs tagger Liam Picken in the fourth quarter
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Stevic , Kennedy, Kamolins
CROWD: 30,794 at Etihad Stadium

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Eagles down Demons

May 15th 2010 07:42

WEST COAST has recorded a rare win away from home, downing Melbourne by 29 points at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.

Scores were level at the main break but the Eagles played with greater intent than the Demons in the second half and booted five goals to one to record a 10.15 (75) to 6.10 (46) victory.

It was just West Coast's second win away from Subiaco Oval in 25 attempts.

The result sees the Eagles improve to 3-5 - the same win-loss record as Melbourne.

Matt Priddis racked up a game-high 35 possessions while Dean Cox was also instrumental in the win with 25 disposals and 14 hit-outs.

Adam Selwood and Matt Rosa won plenty of the football while Mark LeCras was lively up forward but let himself down in front of goal, booting a wasteful 2.5.

For the Demons, skipper James McDonald (31 touches) and hard-running defender Jack Grimes (30) tried hard all day while 2008 number one draft pick Jack Watts showed some good signs, finishing with 15 possessions and five marks.

MELBOURNE: 1.3, 5.5, 6.8, 6.10 (46)
WEST COAST: 3.0, 5.5, 8.8, 10.15 (75)
GOALS: Melbourne: Green 2, McDonald, Hughes, Bennell, Scully
West Coast: Kennedy 2, LeCras 2, Selwood, Lynch, Cox, Selwood, Rosa, McKinley
BEST: Melbourne: McDonald, Grimes, Moloney, Bruce, McKenzie
West Coast: Priddis, Cox, A.Selwood, Rosa, LeCras, Ebert, Stevenson
INJURIES: Melbourne: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Meredith, Wenn, Mollison
CROWD: 28,593 at the MCG

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Eagles account for Hawks

May 8th 2010 09:29

WEST COAST has registered its second win of the season, accounting for Hawthorn by eight points at Subiaco Oval on Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles kicked the first three goals of the final stanza to open up a 25-point lead before withstanding a Jarryd Roughead led fight-back to post a 15.12 (102) to 14.10 (94) victory.

Roughead booted four of his six goals in the last quarter but his efforts were in vain as the Hawks slumped to 1-6.

Josh Kennedy starred for West Coast with a career-best six majors - five of which came in the first half - while Mark LeCras chimed in with four goals.

Nic Naitanui (19 possessions, 23 hit-outs and seven clearances) and Dean Cox (16 disposals, 35 hit-outs and one goal) were also influential while Patrick McGinnity kept Cyril Rioli quiet.

For Hawthorn, Jordan Lewis - who was a late replacement for Lance Franklin - made the most of his reprieve - racking up 31 touches while Grant Birchall (20, two goals) and acting captain Luke Hodge (22) battled hard.

WEST COAST: 3.1, 8.5, 10.8, 15.12 (102)
HAWTHORN: 3.1, 5.4, 9.7, 14.10(94)
GOALS: West Coast: Kennedy 6, LeCras 4, Lynch 2, McKinley 2, Cox
Hawthorn: Roughead 5, Birchall 2, Whitecross 2, Young, Peterson, Muston, Morton,
BEST: West Coast: Kennedy, Naitanui, LeCras, Cox, McGinnity, Selwood, Priddis
Hawthorn: Lewis, Roughead Birchall, Hodge, Peterson
INJURIES: West Coast: Nil
Hawthorn: Guerra (hamstring)
REPORTS: Hawthorn: Chance Bateman for rough conduct against Brad Sheppard in the second quarter.
CHANGES: West Coast: Scott Selwood replaced in selected side by Bradd Dalziell
Hawthorn: Lance Franklin (ankle) replaced in Hawthorn's selected side by Jordan Lewis
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Grun, Pannell
CROWD: 35,864 at Subiaco Oval

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Masten out for up to six weeks

May 4th 2010 08:23

WEST COAST midfielder Chris Masten won't require surgery on his injured knee but will still be sidelined for up to six weeks.

The 21-year-old injured his right knee when his leg became caught under Fremantle's Adam McPhee during the second quarter of the Eagles' 38-point loss last Sunday.

Masten revealed the results of scans on West Coast's official website on Tuesday.

"I have damaged the lateral ligament, which means I will be out for only 5-6 weeks," Masten said.

"That’s good news ... relatively speaking."

The young Eagle has his knee in a brace and won't be able to run for three to four weeks.

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Embley facing two-match ban

May 3rd 2010 08:47

WEST COAST veteran Andrew Embley is facing at least a two-match ban for his bump on Fremantle young gun Rhys Palmer during the first quarter of Sunday's western derby.

The match review panel assessed the incident as reckless conduct, medium contact and high contact, which equated to 400 points and a four-game suspension.

But Embley can reduce his sanction to just two matches with an early guilty plea due to his existing five-year good record.

Essendon midfielder Andrew Welsh was hit with a three-match ban for kneeing Hawthorn's Xavier Ellis in the groin during the third term of Saturday night's match at the MCG.

Welsh will be risking a four-match suspension if he takes his case to the AFL Tribunal.

Welsh's teammate David Hille had his report of engaging in rough conduct against Hawk Clinton Young thrown out, the panel ruling that the Bombers ruckman had slowed down to minimise the contact and reduce the impact.

Dons veteran Dustin Fletcher was looked at over a clash with Ellis but was given the all-clear.

Brisbane defender Matt Maguire can accept a one-game ban for engaging in rough conduct against Sydney Swans on-baller Jude Bolton.

Bolton faces a one-match suspension for making forceful contact from front-on against Lion Joel Patfull but he can escape with a reprimand and 93.75 demerit points towards his future record with an early guilty plea.

Melbourne captain James McDonald was charged with striking North's Andrew Swallow but due to not being suspended in the past five years he can accept a reprimand and 70.31 points.

West Coast midfielder Matt Priddis can accept a $900 fine for making negligent contact with an umpire while teammate Adam Selwood and Dockers small forward Hayden Ballanytne can accept $1800 and $900 fines respectively for wrestling each other.

Richmond pair Daniel Jackson and Dean Polo were looked at over clashes involving Geelong duo Steve Johnson and Paul Chapman but no further action was taken.

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Naitanui nabs nomination

April 20th 2010 00:33

WEST COAST ruckman Nic Naitanui has earned the round four nomination for the NAB Rising Star award for his impressive performance against Essendon at Subiaco Oval last Friday night.

The exciting 19-year-old - who is the favourite for the award - was a standout in the Eagles' first win of 2010 with 17 hit-outs and 13 possessions - 10 of which were contested - and five tackles in his 14th senior appearance.

Since making his AFL debut in round 12 last year, Naitanui has become a cult figure in the West, thrilling crowds with his extraordinary athleticism.

"Nic is a very exciting developing player and is certainly capturing the imagination of the public," West Coast coach John Worsfold said.

"He is still learning, but has a great appetite for the game, so he's a great young player to coach."

"We knew when we drafted Nic that he had some special qualities and we are already seeing some of those qualities on display."

From Midvale Junior Football Club, Naitanui was taken by the Eagles with pick two in the 2008 national draft.

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Eagles down Dons

April 16th 2010 13:25

WEST COAST has broken through for its first win of 2010, downing Essendon by 23 points at Subiaco Oval on Friday night.

The Eagles kicked nine unanswered goals from late in the first term to early in the third quarter to establish a match-winning 52-point lead before eventually prevailing 15.11 (101) to 11.12 (78).

Some of the gloss was taken off the win for West Coast with star midfielder Daniel Kerr suffering what appeared to be a serious hamstring injury just before half-time.

Dean Cox (19 possessions, 30 hit-outs and one goal) and Nic Naitanui (13 disposals, 17 hit-outs, seven clearances and a goal) were instrumental in the victory while Matt Priddis was influential early, collecting 20 of his 30 possessions in the first half.

Andrew Embley was a busy contributor with 28 disposals while Beau Waters (28) was solid in defence.

Up forward, Mark LeCras kicked four goals while Josh Kennedy chimed in with three majors.

For the Bombers, skipper Jobe Watson led from the front with a game-high 34 touches while David Hille tried hard all night, finishing the match with 21 possessions, nine marks and two goals.

West Coast got off to a dream start with Naitanui winning the first clearance and pumping the football inside 50 before LeCras finished off the exciting 19-year-old's good work with a classy snap.

Essendon was soon on the board through Patrick Ryder but majors from Naitanui and Kennedy saw the Eagles open up an early mini-break.

The Bombers responded with four of the next five majors - two of which came as a direct result of West Coast turnovers - to hit the front before LeCras soccered home his second to give the Eagles a four-point advantage at quarter-time.

As he did in the opening stanza, Naitanui set up the first goal of the second quarter in the opening minute - this time for Brad Ebert.

It was all West Coast from that moment on with a long goal from Matt Rosa followed by majors from Ashley Hansen, Embley, Adam Selwood and LeCras as the Eagles went into the main break with a commanding 39-point advantage.

West Coast's half-time score of 11.8 (74) was the highest by any side so far this season.

Goals from LeCras and Mitch Brown saw the margin blow out to 52 points in the third term before Hille ended a 49-minute goal-scoring drought for Essendon with his first at the nine-minute mark.

The Bombers had the better of general play in the second half of the quarter but were unable to make any inroads on the scoreboard with the Eagles holding a 45-point lead at three-quarter time.

To their credit the Dons finished the match strongly, booting five goals to two in the final stanza to add some respectability to the scoreboard.

WEST COAST: 5.5, 11.8, 13.10, 15.11 (101)
ESSENDON: 5.1, 5.5, 6.7, 11.12 (78)
GOALS: West Coast: LeCras 4, Kennedy 3, Naitanui, Cox, Ebert, Rosa, Hansen, Embley, A Selwood, Brown
Essendon: Ryder 2, Hurley 2, Hille 2, Zaharakis 2, Williams, Reimers, Hooker
BEST: West Coast: Priddis, Naitanui, Cox, LeCras, Embley, Waters, Glass
Essendon: Watson, Hille, Lovett-Murray, Welsh, Fletcher
INJURIES: West Coast: Kerr (hamstring)
Essendon: Reimers (ankle)
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Margetts, McBurney, Ryan
CROWD: 38,676 at Subiaco Oval

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Eagles fined by AFL

April 13th 2010 08:36

WEST COAST has been fined $5000 by the AFL for using a mobile phone on the ground during the three-quarter time break of last Saturday's loss to North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.

Eagles ruckmen Dean Cox and Nic Naitanui used the phone to speak with the club's ruck coach Simon Eastaugh who had not travelled with the team.

Under section 13 of the AFL Regulations clubs are not permitted to use any form of communications device either during the match or at quarter breaks within the playing arena.

Clubs can be sanctioned up to $25,000 per breach.

AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said that in imposing a fine at the lower end of the scale the league had accepted the breach was inadvertent and took into account West Coast's admission and apology.

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LeCras likely to miss Power clash

March 31st 2010 03:50

STAR West Coast small forward Mark LeCras is likely to miss the clash against Port Adelaide at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night due to hamstring soreness.

Eagles coach John Worsfold said LeCras - who pulled up sore from the club's 32-point loss to Brisbane at the Gabba in round one - was unlikely to be risked against the Power.

"He's still a bit sore in his hamstring so probably unlikely to play this week, considering how it's feeling at the moment," Worsfold said.

"He cramped up in the last quarter of the game and that soreness, most players that cramp have normally got rid of that soreness by today, his hasn't resided yet."

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Cox, Naitanui right to play

March 16th 2010 05:52

WEST COAST coach John Worsfold says neither Dean Cox or exciting youngster Nic Naitanui are carrying injuries ahead of the round one clash against Brisbane despite the Eagles elevating another ruckman in Will Sullivan to the senior list.

Speaking after the club's season launch on Tuesday, Worsfold said the decision to elevate Sullivan wasn't made with round one in mind.

"This decision was made for the season. Will's on our senior list now for the whole year," Worsfold said.

"He just gives us some insurance if at any stage throughout the year we have an injury to one, or both, of our ruckmen."

Worsfold said Sullivan had what it took to compete at AFL level.

"Against Carlton and the small amount of ground time he got against Melbourne on the weekend, he showed that he can hold up and ruck in the AFL now," he said.

"We wouldn't have elevated him if he wasn't ready to play."

Meanwhile, Fremantle has rewarded Michael Barlow for an outstanding pre-season with elevation to the senior list.

Recruited from VFL side Werribee with pick eight in last year’s rookie draft, Barlow played in all four of the Dockers’ pre-season matches and was a prolific ball-winner.

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Kennedy cleared over Sylvia bump

March 15th 2010 06:19

WEST COAST key forward Josh Kennedy has avoided sanction for his bump on Colin Sylvia which left the Melbourne midfielder with a broken jaw which is expected to sideline him for the first four weeks of the season.

The match review panel assessed Kennedy's shepherd on Sylvia during the third quarter of Saturday's NAB Challenge match at Casey Fields and determined it was within the rules.

"Kennedy did not run far to apply the bump, an elbow was not part of the contact and Kennedy did not leave the ground to deliver the bump," the panel said.

"Sylvia was not in a vulnerable position and could reasonably expect contact to be made. The contact was therefore deemed to not be unreasonable in the circumstances."

Meanwhile, Carlton tagger Aaron Joseph has been charged with striking Adelaide youngster Jared Petrenko in Friday's match at Visy Park and can accept a reprimand and 93.75 demerit points towards his future record with an early guilty plea.

Western Bulldogs veteran Nathan Eagleton was charged with attempting to trip Saint Farren Ray during the third quarter of Saturday night's NAB Cup grand final.

Eagleton can accept a reprimand and 72 points towards his future record with an early plea.

If he elects to contest the charge at the tribunal and is unsuccessful he will still be available for the round one clash against Collingwood.

The match-day report against Brisbane recruit Amon Buchanan for front-on contact against Hawthorn's Xavier Ellis in the practice match at Southport was thrown out with the panel ruling that Buchanan had no realistic alternative way to contest the ball.

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Eagles too good for Blues

March 6th 2010 07:39

WEST COAST has recorded a comfortable 39-point win over Carlton in a practice match at Leederville Oval in Perth on Saturday.

The Eagles set up the victory with a seven-goals-to-two first half before running out 16.9 (105) to 9.12 (66) winners.

Mitch Brown booted three goals while Adam Selwood, Beau Waters, Tom Swift and Nic Naitanui were also instrumental in the win.

Naitanui had his influence quelled Blues duo Robert Warnock and Shaun Hampson in the first half before completely dominating the hit outs and kicking two goals in the third term.

Carlton skipper Chris Judd tried hard all day while Eddie Betts and Ryan Houlihan kicked two goals each.

Jarrad Waite got through his first match since suffering a serious knee injury in round nine last year unscathed while midfielder Marc Murphy collected nine touches and booted a goal in what was his first appearance since undergoing hip surgery in January.

WEST COAST: 3.4, 7.6, 11.9, 16.9 (105)
CARLTON: 1.2, 2.5, 6.7, 9.12 (66)
GOALS: West Coast: Brown 3, A Selwood 2, Naitanui 2, Lynch 2, Dalziell, Stevens, McKinley, Rosa, Nicoski, Spangher, Sullivan
Carlton: Betts 2, Houlihan 2, Murphy, Browne, Scotland, Lucas, O'hAilpin

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Cox ready to play

February 24th 2010 04:10

STAR West Coast ruckman Dean Cox will play for the first time since July last year in Saturday night's NAB Cup quarter-final against Port Adelaide at Subiaco Oval.

Cox, who was restricted to just 13 matches in 2009 due to a serious groin problem, was given the green light by Eagles coach John Worsfold on Wednesday.

"Coxy is ready to go, so I expect we will get him up and going this week," Worsfold said.

"It is exciting for him, he is really keen to get back into it. But he won't play a full game."

"Possibly as a substitute, or possibly through four quarters but with limited game time. And he will do some ruckwork for sure."

Worsfold said rugged utility Beau Waters was in the mix for selection after 18 months on the sidelines with a serious elbow injury but the fact that it is expected to top 40 degrees in Perth on Saturday may count against him.

Midfielders Andrew Embley and Matt Priddis are expected to be rested for the clash against the Power while Quinten Lynch is a doubtful starter as his partner is due to give birth to their first child sometime this week.

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Eagles too good for Bombers

February 12th 2010 12:15

WEST COAST is through to the second round of the NAB Cup after recording a 35-point win over Essendon at Subiaco Oval on Friday night.

The Eagles set up the win with a dominant third term before eventually prevailing 1.17.8 (117) to 0.12.10 (82).

It was West Coast’s first victory in the pre-season competition since 2005.

Nic Naitanui ehanced his reputation as a genuine star in the making with 18 possessions, 21 hit-outs, seven clearances and four goals while Josh Kennedy and Mark LeCras chimed in with three majors apiece.

Chris Masten and Matt Priddis were busy contributors with 24 disposals each while Brad Sheppard and Luke Shuey showed some promising signs on debut.

For the Bombers, skipper Jobe Watson racked up a game-high 32 touches, Mark McVeigh and Brent Prismall battled hard while former Hawk Mark Williams booted three goals in his first match for the club.

The Eagles jumped out of the blocks with Kennedy and Ashley Hansen kicking goals in the opening two minutes before the Bombers clicked into top gear.

They moved the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on seven of the next eight majors with Jason Winderlich and Angus Monfries chipping in with two apiece to help the Dons to a 25-point lead at quarter-time.

Back-to-back majors from Williams saw Essendon open up a 30-point break early in the second term.

It appeared as if the Bombers would run away with the contest but Naitanui sparked his teammates into action with his work around the ground.

The Eagles were swifter in their movement of the football and responded with four unanswered goals, including a brilliant snap from Naitanui from an acute angle at the 22-minute mark to reduce the deficit to less than one straight kick.

West Coast thought they had regained the lead when Andrew Embley soccered one home in the dying seconds of the first half but the goal was cancelled after replays showed the ball had hit the post before the 2006 Norm Smith Medallist had got a boot to it.

Hansen’s second early in the third quarter gave the Eagles the back lead for the first time before Naitanui booted a super goal to give his side a 10-point buffer.

It was all one-way traffic from that moment as West Coast added a further five goals with LeCras chiming in with two as the margin blew out to 41 points at three-quarter time.

Majors from Kennedy and Naitanui made it 13 unanswered goals for the Eagles before the Bombers kicked the last three goals of the match to add some respectability to the scoreboard.

WEST COAST: 0.3.0, 0.8.5, 1.14.8, 1.16.12 (117)
ESSENDON: 0.7.1, 0.9.3, 0.9.6, 0.12.10 (82)
SUPER GOALS: WEST COAST: Naitanui
ESSENDON:
GOALS: WEST COAST: LeCras 3, Kennedy 3, Naitanui 3, Hansen 2, Rosa, Embley, Masten, Schofield, Nicoski
ESSENDON: Williams 3, Monfries 2, Winderlich 2, Jetta 2, Still, Reimers, Zaharakis
BEST: WEST COAST: Naitanui, Masten, Kennedy, Lecras, Priddis
ESSENDON: Watson, McVeigh, Prismall, Winderlich
INJURIES: WEST COAST: Nil
ESSENDON: Nil
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Michael Vozzo (2), Matt Stevic (9), Troy Pannell (28)
CROWD 23,860 at Subiaco Oval

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