AFL 2017 - R13 - West Coast v Geelong Cats - Rd 15, 2017

[Chief]

West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats

FORM
9th Ladder Position 3rd
6 Wins 8
5 Losses 3
101.4 % 117.3
983 Points For 1164
969 Points Against 992
WWLLL Form LLWWW

STATS
390 Disposals 391
35 Clearances 38
49 Inside 50 54
137 Contested Possessions 149
65 Tackles 74
38 Hit-Outs 40
18 Free Kicks 20
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS
R7, 2016, Geelong 18.15 (123) d West Coast 12.7 (79) at Simonds Stadium
R9, 2015, West Coast 16.24 (120) d Geelong 10.4 (64) at Domain Stadium
R4, 2014, Geelong 16.11 (107) d West Coast 4.8 (32) at Simonds Stadium
R21, 2013, Geelong 16.11 (107) d West Coast 6.5 (41) at Domain Stadium
R20, 2012, West Coast 16.6 (102) d Geelong 15.7 (97) at Domain Stadium

THE SIX POINTS
1. The Eagles are desperate to arrest a three-game losing skid and haven’t suffered four straight defeats since rounds 4-7 in 2014. Geelong has won three-straight but will be without spearhead Tom Hawkins for the first time since round 12 last year.

2. Geelong – led by superstar Patrick Dangerfield and champion skipper Joel Selwood – could dominate contested possessions. The Cats average 149 per game (AFL No.4) compared to West Coast's 137 (16th).

3. West Coast and Geelong clash for the 50th time and nothing separates the sides with 24 wins each and one draw. Since 2011 it’s four wins to three in the Cats' favour.

4. Both teams take plenty of contested marks, although Tom Hawkins (equal 8th in the AFL) will be missing and Eagles gun goalkicker Josh Kennedy (3rd) is doubtful due to his calf injury. The Eagles average 13 contested grabs per game, with the Cats taking 12.

5. The teams have played 17 times previously at Domain Stadium with West Coast winning nine games to eight, including three of the last four. Geelong defeated Fremantle at Domain in round one.

6. Former West Coast vice-captain Scott Selwood has helped turn Geelong's fortunes around. The tough nut – ranked a lowly 475th in the Schick AFL Player Ratings after being ravaged by injury - is averaging 14.7 tackles over the past three matches.

IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR … Harry Taylor
With Tom Hawkins sidelined by suspension, veteran defender-cum-forward Taylor will have a key role hitting the scoreboard, but also bringing the ball to ground inside 50 against the Eagles' intercept-marking backmen.

PREDICTION: Geelong by 10 points

 

[Woobla Stainz]

West coast will win easy dont think the dogs with bother showing up....

 

[W.C. Fry]

West coast will win easy dont think the dogs with bother showing up....

Dogs by 100.

 

[catpremier 07]

Dogs have been struggling, record in perth not great would be surprised if they got up.

 

[Marmozet]

West Coast 69 - Bulldogs 61

Rest of Round 8 should be good too.

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Bulldogs v West Coast?

 

[Frank Bunn]

Bont, Dollhouse and Murphy to have a blinder.

 

[compact72]

We knew we would get flogged so we didn't even bother showing up

 

[Chief]

LOL WTF - My mistake with the teams. Rushing things.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Eagles by 65 points.

 

[RookiePick]

Big ask for West Coast tonight. Geelong aren't likely to sleep through the whole game and 20 minutes of good footy is probably all that is needed to upset the WCE applecart.

Scooter to have a blinder I reckon and stick it up the haters out West.

 

[Bazza97]

Have a feeling WC could get up, but not brave enough to tip them. Hoping Geelong win so the Eagles don't go ahead of us for the time being. Geelong by 9 points.

 

[Xtreme]

Eagles by 76 points

End the Pussy Cats finals hopes would be just DELIGHTFUL

*For the sake of clarification, yes they might still be entrenched in the top 8............. but if they can't win on the road against an average team, they will be exposed in the finals series itself.

 

[puntking]

Eagles by 76 points

End the Pussy Cats finals hopes would be just DELIGHTFUL

lol

 

[Lsta062]

I am going West Coast by 16 points.

 

[_Mike_]

Lol Chief

 

[funk44]

LOL WTF - My mistake with the teams. Rushing things.

It's round 13 too Chief ...

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

It's a shame Tom Hawkins isn't playing this week.

 

[smasha]

Lingy commentating a Cats game again,odear,put in your earplugs.

 

[HBF]

Geelong by 17 points.
JK still out hurts them big time.

 

[largebus]

Geelong better be ready to feel what its like to be a visiting side at Simonds

 

[JohnZ]

Eagles by 76 points

End the Pussy Cats finals hopes would be just DELIGHTFUL

*For the sake of clarification, yes they might still be entrenched in the top 8............. but if they can't win on the road against an average team, they will be exposed in the finals series itself.

And they say we're headf***ed! Any chance to put Geelong down Hawk supporters come out and about, if we're losing or it's a close game they'll stick around but as soon as we're getting comfortable and win, all of a sudden they go missing, just like their supporters at the G when they stop winning (fancy that ).

 

[Xtreme]

And they say we're headf***ed! Any chance to put Geelong down Hawk supporters come out and about, if we're losing or it's a close game they'll stick around but as soon as we're getting comfortable and win, all of a sudden they go missing, just like their supporters at the G when they stop winning (fancy that ).

That's an urban myth, this is the game day thread. Save your conspiracies for the Bay

Thank you

Xtreme

 

[StillAtLarge]

Amazing that voiceover guy was salvaged from the channel 10 football carcass

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

* off Ling.