Eagles v West Maughan Thiem Kia Oval 15 Jun

Seconds 10.30 am
League 1.10 am

Just saw Sam on 7 news
Seems Rowe is a big chance to return .

Funny last time Casey said we had no chance of making the five this week we are climbing and trying to get back into the five .

EAGLES

Woodville-West Torrens has regained a clever goal sneak for its match against West on Saturday.

James Rowe has recovered from the AC Joint injury he suffered against South Adelaide in Round 8 to be named on the extended interchange bench.

He has been joined by tall utility Tom Schmusch, with two players to be trimmed before the bounce.

League

F: Von Bertouch, N. Hayes, Moore

HF: Poole, J. Hayes, Johansen

C: Boyd, Foote, Hall

HB: Sinor, Thompson, J. Gaffney

B: Goldsworthy, Giuffreda, C. Gaffney



R: J. Redden, Petrenko, Sharrad

INT: Firns, Comitogianni, Guilhaus, Rowe, Schmusch

IN: Rowe, Schmusch



Reserves
Weidemann, Haylock, Nason, Cook, West, E. Miller, X. Redden, Wehr, Brill, Bruce, Lewis, Morgan, Michael, McLeod, Heinjus, Westbrook, Armfield, Williams, Hoile, Pedler.

Under-18
F: Dawkins, Pearce, Buck
HF: Scott, Coff, Carter
C: Frederick, Beecken, McCann
HB: Jackson, Jones, Dorian
B: Gaze, McNeilly, Francis

R: Phillips, Lock, Barnett
INT: Azzolini, Brownlie, Kennedy, Ueding, R. Williams

goddy11 wrote:A great team display today. Gus Poole is so tough. I could rattle off quite a few bog players.

Totally agree was a great win
Two big ruckmen works
VB down back bonus
Poole getting the ball out of centre awesome
Rowe four goals great forward

By ZAC MILBANK

Woodville-West Torrens extended its winning streak to four as it cruised to a comfortable 60-point win against West Adelaide at Maughan Thiem Kia Oval on Saturday.

Coming off wins against Norwood, South Adelaide and Central District, the Eagles have well and truly put themselves back into the finals mix by playing an attractive brand of football under new coach Sam Lonergan.

With key midfield recruit Jordan Foote again leading the way in the centre square, the hosts also got vital contributions from Jake Johansen, who had 27 disposals and booted two goals while ball magnet James Boyd has enjoyed his return to the League side after a stint in the Reserves.

A six-goal second stanza set up the Eagles’ fifth victory of the season, with James Rowe – returning from an AC-joint injury – pivotal in the match-defining run of play.

Rowe slotted through a tight set shot from the pocket to give his side a 32-point lead at half-time after earning a free kick seconds before the siren to end the second term.

Only inaccurate kicking prevented the lively goal sneak from finishing with an eight-goal haul, after tallying 4.4 from his 16 disposals and six marks.

”I was blazing away a bit there in the end so I’ll have to make sure I address that on the training track this week,” Rowe told Channel 7 after the match.

After failing to register a disposal in the opening term, Eagle Jared Petrenko exploded in the final three quarters to kick two goals, tally 18 disposals and produce a remarkable rugby-style tackle on West’s Murray Waite, which forced his lightly-framed opponent 15m backwards.

West Adelaide was again well served by star midfielder Kaine Stevens who took an eye-catching mark in the first quarter to go with his 34 disposals, 10 clearances and a goal.

Developing duo Waite and Patrick Fairlie cracked the 20-disposal barrier while journeyman Nigel Osborn booted two goals, laid six tackles and had five clearances.

Makeshift forward Tom Pillion looked dangerous on the lead early in the contest, only to be let down by inaccurate kicking for goal as he tallied three behinds in a frustrating afternoon for the Bloods.

Eagle James Rowe returned from an AC Joint injury to kick four goals in his team’s win.
EAGLES 1.1 7.3 11.9 16.11 (107)

WEST 1.3 1.7 3.10 6.11 (47)

LEADING DISPOSALS – Eagles: Foote 28, Johansen 27, Boyd 26, Sinor 24, J. Gaffney, Poole, Sharrad 19, Hall, N. Hayes, Petrenko, Von Bertouch 18.

West: K. Stevens 34, Fairlie 23, Waite 21, Keough 18, Batley, Hill 17.

GOALS – Eagles: Rowe 4, Johansen, Petrenko, J. Redden 2, Foote, Hall, J. Hayes, N. Hayes, Moore, Poole.

West: Osborn, B. Turner 2, H. Haysman, K. Stevens.