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CibbuanoRound seventeen preview: Fremantle v West Coast
July 24th 2009 15:25
VENUE and TIME: Subiaco Oval, Saturday 25 July, 4:00 pm (AEST)
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 29, Fremantle 11, West Coast 18
LAST TIME: Fremantle 13.9 (87) def West Coast 9.20 (74), Round 6, 2009 at Subiaco Oval
RECENT HISTORY: Fremantle has won its past four matches against West Coast and six of the last seven.
FORM: Fremantle made it nine losses in a row when they went down to Brisbane by 15 points in wet conditions at Subiaco Oval last Saturday night. The Dockers have won just three games for the year. West Coast was made to pay for its slow start against Port Adelaide, eventually going down by 36 points. The Eagles have lost their past three matches and find themselves in 13th spot on the AFL ladder with four wins for the season.
MEDICAL ROOM: Fremantle welcomes back skipper Matthew Pavlich and ruckman Aaron Sandilands from calf and hamstring injuries respectively but Andrew Foster (ankle) will miss two to four matches. Byron Schammer (calf) and Des Headland (hamstring) are a week away from resuming while hard-running defender Roger Hayden (broken leg) is out for another two weeks. Michael Johnson (ankle) remains on the sidelines while Brock O'Brien (quad), Rhys Palmer (knee) and Ryan Crowley (foot) are out for the season. For the Eagles, star duo Dean Cox (groin) and Daniel Kerr (abdominal) are sidelined indefinitely while Adam Hunter (shoulder) is at least two matches from resuming. Brent Staker (broken hand) is a chance to earn a recall next week while Brett Jones (quad) will miss at least another two weeks. Beau Waters is out for the rest of the year with a dislocated elbow.
KEY MATCH-UPS: Patrick McGinnity vs. Stephen Hill
The last time these two sides met in round six Hill starred with 21 possessions, two goals and seven inside 50’s.
The exciting 19-year-old is damaging with his ability to break the lines, use the football well by foot and kick goals.
West Coast will need to shut-down his run and carry if they are going to have any hope of snapping a four-game losing streak against Fremantle.
McGinnity, who kept Port Adelaide midfielder Danyle Pearce to just 16 disposals last weekend, has the pace to run with Hill and will most likely be given the job of tagging last year’s number three draft pick.
Expect McGinnity to apply plenty of body pressure at the stoppages and run off Hill at every available opportunity and try and hurt him on the scoreboard.
Chris Tarrant vs. Mark LeCras
LeCras has been the Eagles most consistent and productive forward in 2009, booting 41 goals in 15 games.
When these two sides met earlier in the year Tarrant did a superb blanketing job on LeCras, restricting the West Coast goal sneak to just six possessions and two goals.
Expect the former Magpie to line-up on LeCras once again in what shapes as being a pivotal duel in determining the outcome of this match.
In last weekend’s loss to Port Adelaide the Eagles went inside their forward line two more times than the Power yet they finished the match with six fewer scoring shots.
West Coast was continually guilty of butchering the football going forward - they will need to be cleaner and smarter with their delivery on Saturday otherwise LeCras will struggle to have an impact on the scoreboard.
Adam Selwood vs. Paul Hasleby
Along with Hill, Hasleby was instrumental in the Dockers’ come-from-behind 13-point win over the Eagles earlier in the year with a game-high 35 possessions in a performance that earned him the Ross Glendinning Medal.
Hasleby has a history of performing well against West Coast - he has won four Ross Glendinning Medals.
The 28-year-old is an integral part of Fremante’s midfield with his ability to win the contested football and use it cleanly by hand to find the likes of Garrick Ibbotson and Hill in space.
West Coast will be keen to limit his influence in close as it will help shut-down Fremantle’s running game.
Selwood is the Eagles best stopper in the midfield and looms as the obvious candidate to go head-to-head with Hasleby in what will be a crucial match-up in determining the outcome of this contest.
The Eagles tagger can’t afford to be reactive otherwise Hasleby will dominate at the stoppages and continually feed the football out to his runners.
Garrick Ibbotson vs. Matt Priddis
Priddis struggled against Port last weekend, managing just 13 possessions - well down on his season average of 25 disposals per game.
West Coast will need a lift from their most prolific ball-winner in 2009 otherwise they will struggle to win enough of the football to have any hope of kicking a winning score.
Ibbotson has been given some big run with roles in recent times and could well be given first crack at Priddis.
Expect Ibbotson who has averaged just under 19 touches per game this season to try and expose Priddis' lack of pace and try and hurt him going the other way.
VERDICT: Fremantle will head into the 30th Western Derby with plenty of confidence given their recent record against West Coast. With Cox still unavailable you would expect Sandilands to dominate in the ruck and provide his midfield with first use of the football. If the Dockers can move the football quickly into Pavlich and co. could cause quite a few headaches for an Eagles side that is vulnerable to run-ons. Dockers by 14 points.
FREMANTLE v WEST COAST
FREMANTLE
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Nic Suban
HB: Antoni Grover, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Tim Ruffles
HF: Stephen Hill, Matthew Pavlich, Dean Solomon
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Kepler Bradley, Jay van Berlo
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Steven Dodd, David Mundy
I/C: Brett Peake, Matt DeBoer, Clancee Pearce, Zac Clarke
Emg: Clayton Hinkley, Marcus Drum, Scott Thornton
In: van Berlo, Pavlich, Sandilands
Out: Andrew Foster (ankle), Scott Thornton, Adam Campbell
New: Jay van Berlo (West Perth)
WEST COAST
B: Matt Spangher, Darren Glass, David Wirrpanda
HB: Andrew Embley, Mitch Brown, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Tim Houlihan
HF: Sam Butler, Ashley Hansen, Adam Selwood
F: Quinten Lynch, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Chris Masten, Brad Ebert
I/C: Pat McGinnity, Mark Seaby, Scott Selwood, Tom Swift
Emg: Ryan Davis, Eric Mackenzie, Tyson Stenglein
In: S. Selwood, Swift
Out: Eric Mackenzie, Adam Cockie
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 29, Fremantle 11, West Coast 18
LAST TIME: Fremantle 13.9 (87) def West Coast 9.20 (74), Round 6, 2009 at Subiaco Oval
RECENT HISTORY: Fremantle has won its past four matches against West Coast and six of the last seven.
FORM: Fremantle made it nine losses in a row when they went down to Brisbane by 15 points in wet conditions at Subiaco Oval last Saturday night. The Dockers have won just three games for the year. West Coast was made to pay for its slow start against Port Adelaide, eventually going down by 36 points. The Eagles have lost their past three matches and find themselves in 13th spot on the AFL ladder with four wins for the season.
MEDICAL ROOM: Fremantle welcomes back skipper Matthew Pavlich and ruckman Aaron Sandilands from calf and hamstring injuries respectively but Andrew Foster (ankle) will miss two to four matches. Byron Schammer (calf) and Des Headland (hamstring) are a week away from resuming while hard-running defender Roger Hayden (broken leg) is out for another two weeks. Michael Johnson (ankle) remains on the sidelines while Brock O'Brien (quad), Rhys Palmer (knee) and Ryan Crowley (foot) are out for the season. For the Eagles, star duo Dean Cox (groin) and Daniel Kerr (abdominal) are sidelined indefinitely while Adam Hunter (shoulder) is at least two matches from resuming. Brent Staker (broken hand) is a chance to earn a recall next week while Brett Jones (quad) will miss at least another two weeks. Beau Waters is out for the rest of the year with a dislocated elbow.
KEY MATCH-UPS: Patrick McGinnity vs. Stephen Hill
The last time these two sides met in round six Hill starred with 21 possessions, two goals and seven inside 50’s.
The exciting 19-year-old is damaging with his ability to break the lines, use the football well by foot and kick goals.
West Coast will need to shut-down his run and carry if they are going to have any hope of snapping a four-game losing streak against Fremantle.
McGinnity, who kept Port Adelaide midfielder Danyle Pearce to just 16 disposals last weekend, has the pace to run with Hill and will most likely be given the job of tagging last year’s number three draft pick.
Expect McGinnity to apply plenty of body pressure at the stoppages and run off Hill at every available opportunity and try and hurt him on the scoreboard.
Chris Tarrant vs. Mark LeCras
LeCras has been the Eagles most consistent and productive forward in 2009, booting 41 goals in 15 games.
When these two sides met earlier in the year Tarrant did a superb blanketing job on LeCras, restricting the West Coast goal sneak to just six possessions and two goals.
Expect the former Magpie to line-up on LeCras once again in what shapes as being a pivotal duel in determining the outcome of this match.
In last weekend’s loss to Port Adelaide the Eagles went inside their forward line two more times than the Power yet they finished the match with six fewer scoring shots.
West Coast was continually guilty of butchering the football going forward - they will need to be cleaner and smarter with their delivery on Saturday otherwise LeCras will struggle to have an impact on the scoreboard.
Adam Selwood vs. Paul Hasleby
Along with Hill, Hasleby was instrumental in the Dockers’ come-from-behind 13-point win over the Eagles earlier in the year with a game-high 35 possessions in a performance that earned him the Ross Glendinning Medal.
Hasleby has a history of performing well against West Coast - he has won four Ross Glendinning Medals.
The 28-year-old is an integral part of Fremante’s midfield with his ability to win the contested football and use it cleanly by hand to find the likes of Garrick Ibbotson and Hill in space.
West Coast will be keen to limit his influence in close as it will help shut-down Fremantle’s running game.
Selwood is the Eagles best stopper in the midfield and looms as the obvious candidate to go head-to-head with Hasleby in what will be a crucial match-up in determining the outcome of this contest.
The Eagles tagger can’t afford to be reactive otherwise Hasleby will dominate at the stoppages and continually feed the football out to his runners.
Garrick Ibbotson vs. Matt Priddis
Priddis struggled against Port last weekend, managing just 13 possessions - well down on his season average of 25 disposals per game.
West Coast will need a lift from their most prolific ball-winner in 2009 otherwise they will struggle to win enough of the football to have any hope of kicking a winning score.
Ibbotson has been given some big run with roles in recent times and could well be given first crack at Priddis.
Expect Ibbotson who has averaged just under 19 touches per game this season to try and expose Priddis' lack of pace and try and hurt him going the other way.
VERDICT: Fremantle will head into the 30th Western Derby with plenty of confidence given their recent record against West Coast. With Cox still unavailable you would expect Sandilands to dominate in the ruck and provide his midfield with first use of the football. If the Dockers can move the football quickly into Pavlich and co. could cause quite a few headaches for an Eagles side that is vulnerable to run-ons. Dockers by 14 points.
FREMANTLE v WEST COAST
FREMANTLE
B: Greg Broughton, Chris Tarrant, Nic Suban
HB: Antoni Grover, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Paul Hasleby, Tim Ruffles
HF: Stephen Hill, Matthew Pavlich, Dean Solomon
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Kepler Bradley, Jay van Berlo
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Steven Dodd, David Mundy
I/C: Brett Peake, Matt DeBoer, Clancee Pearce, Zac Clarke
Emg: Clayton Hinkley, Marcus Drum, Scott Thornton
In: van Berlo, Pavlich, Sandilands
Out: Andrew Foster (ankle), Scott Thornton, Adam Campbell
New: Jay van Berlo (West Perth)
WEST COAST
B: Matt Spangher, Darren Glass, David Wirrpanda
HB: Andrew Embley, Mitch Brown, Shannon Hurn
C: Matt Rosa, Matt Priddis, Tim Houlihan
HF: Sam Butler, Ashley Hansen, Adam Selwood
F: Quinten Lynch, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Chris Masten, Brad Ebert
I/C: Pat McGinnity, Mark Seaby, Scott Selwood, Tom Swift
Emg: Ryan Davis, Eric Mackenzie, Tyson Stenglein
In: S. Selwood, Swift
Out: Eric Mackenzie, Adam Cockie
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