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CibbuanoEagles pummel Power
April 5th 2009 10:15
WEST COAST has recorded its first win of the season, thumping a disappointing Port Adelaide side by 50 points at Subiaco Oval on Sunday.
The Eagles led at every change and prevailed 19.11 (125) to 10.15 (75) over a Port outfit that lacked any polish.
The win ended West Coast’s four-game losing streak against the Power and left Port Adelaide's milestone men Chad Cornes (200 games), Shaun Burgoyne (150), Brett Ebert (100) and Toby Thurstans (100) with nothing to celebrate.
The loss was made worse for the Power with forward Justin Westhoff injuring his foot in the third term.
Daniel Kerr starred with 28 possessions and four goals, including a brilliant running goal in the third term after sidestepping Port defender Troy Chaplin while Adam Selwood was effective in close and helped get the Eagles going, racking up 20 of his 33 touches in the first half.
Shannon Hurn generated plenty of run off half-back with 24 disposals and one goal while Matt Rosa was a busy contributor with 26 touches.
Daniel Motlop was the only shining light for the Power, booting four goals while Kane Cornes (33 possessions) tried hard but like a lot of his teammates most of his disposals weren’t damaging.
West Coast started brightly, moving the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on three unanswered goals in a nine-minute burst to skip out to an early 20-point lead.
Port slowly worked their way into the contest and started to win their fair share of the football but they failed to punish the Eagles on the scoreboard, booting five straight behinds for Westhoff kicked truly at the 22-minute mark to get his side to within 15 points at the first change.
A Steven Salopek goal from outside 50 a minute into the second term saw Port close to within nine points but from that moment on it was all West Coast with long-range majors from Hurn and Quinten Lynch sparking a run of five unanswered goals.
The Power hit back with two goals but the Eagles were well and truly in control, taking a 33-point advantage into half-time.
Port were kept in the contest by Motlop who booted two goals in the third term and set up Robert Gray after taking a spectacular mark.
Gray’s major marked the first time Port Adelaide had kicked consecutive goals all day and reduced the deficit to just 26 points at the 23-minute mark.
West Coast of last year would have allowed the Power to get a run on but with Kerr leading from the front with 16 possessions and two goals in the third quarter, the Eagles were able to hit back with three goals in five minutes to take a match-winning 44-point advantage into the final change.
WEST COAST: 4.1, 10.6, 16.8, 19.11 (125)
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.6, 4.9, 8.12, 10.15 (75)
GOALS: West Coast: Kerr 4, Le Cras 3, Lynch 2, Hansen, Selwood, Hurn, Masten, Embley, Ebert, Stenglein, Cox, Priddis,
Port Adelaide: Motlop 4, Westhoff 2, Salopek, Peter Burgoyne, Cassisi, Gray
BEST: West Coast: Selwood, Kerr, Rosa, Glass, Hurn, Cox, Fletcher, Priddis
Port Adelaide: Motlop, Kane Cornes, Thurstans, Salopek
INJURIES: West Coast: nil
Port Adelaide: Westhoff (foot)
REPORTS: nil
CHANGES: West Coast: David Wirrpanda (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Ryan Davis.
UMPIRES: Margetts, Schmitt, Kamolins
The Eagles led at every change and prevailed 19.11 (125) to 10.15 (75) over a Port outfit that lacked any polish.
The win ended West Coast’s four-game losing streak against the Power and left Port Adelaide's milestone men Chad Cornes (200 games), Shaun Burgoyne (150), Brett Ebert (100) and Toby Thurstans (100) with nothing to celebrate.
The loss was made worse for the Power with forward Justin Westhoff injuring his foot in the third term.
Daniel Kerr starred with 28 possessions and four goals, including a brilliant running goal in the third term after sidestepping Port defender Troy Chaplin while Adam Selwood was effective in close and helped get the Eagles going, racking up 20 of his 33 touches in the first half.
Shannon Hurn generated plenty of run off half-back with 24 disposals and one goal while Matt Rosa was a busy contributor with 26 touches.
Daniel Motlop was the only shining light for the Power, booting four goals while Kane Cornes (33 possessions) tried hard but like a lot of his teammates most of his disposals weren’t damaging.
West Coast started brightly, moving the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on three unanswered goals in a nine-minute burst to skip out to an early 20-point lead.
Port slowly worked their way into the contest and started to win their fair share of the football but they failed to punish the Eagles on the scoreboard, booting five straight behinds for Westhoff kicked truly at the 22-minute mark to get his side to within 15 points at the first change.
A Steven Salopek goal from outside 50 a minute into the second term saw Port close to within nine points but from that moment on it was all West Coast with long-range majors from Hurn and Quinten Lynch sparking a run of five unanswered goals.
The Power hit back with two goals but the Eagles were well and truly in control, taking a 33-point advantage into half-time.
Port were kept in the contest by Motlop who booted two goals in the third term and set up Robert Gray after taking a spectacular mark.
Gray’s major marked the first time Port Adelaide had kicked consecutive goals all day and reduced the deficit to just 26 points at the 23-minute mark.
West Coast of last year would have allowed the Power to get a run on but with Kerr leading from the front with 16 possessions and two goals in the third quarter, the Eagles were able to hit back with three goals in five minutes to take a match-winning 44-point advantage into the final change.
WEST COAST: 4.1, 10.6, 16.8, 19.11 (125)
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.6, 4.9, 8.12, 10.15 (75)
GOALS: West Coast: Kerr 4, Le Cras 3, Lynch 2, Hansen, Selwood, Hurn, Masten, Embley, Ebert, Stenglein, Cox, Priddis,
Port Adelaide: Motlop 4, Westhoff 2, Salopek, Peter Burgoyne, Cassisi, Gray
BEST: West Coast: Selwood, Kerr, Rosa, Glass, Hurn, Cox, Fletcher, Priddis
Port Adelaide: Motlop, Kane Cornes, Thurstans, Salopek
INJURIES: West Coast: nil
Port Adelaide: Westhoff (foot)
REPORTS: nil
CHANGES: West Coast: David Wirrpanda (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Ryan Davis.
UMPIRES: Margetts, Schmitt, Kamolins
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