2011 West Coast Eagles season

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West Coast Eagles
2011 season
President Alan Cransberg
Coach John Worsfold
Captain(s) Darren Glass
Home ground Patersons Stadium
Pre-season competition Semi-finals
AFL season 4th
Finals series 4th
Best & Fairest Darren Glass
Leading goalkicker Josh Kennedy (59)
Highest home attendance42,803 vs. Carlton (semi-final)
Lowest home attendance35,059 vs. Port Adelaide (round 13)
Average home attendance37,436
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The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football team based in Perth, Western Australia. Their 2011 season was their 25th season in the Australian Football League (AFL), their tenth season under premiership coach John Worsfold, and the fourth season with Darren Glass as captain. In the previous season, West Coast finished last on the ladder to receive their first wooden spoon. West Coast began their 2011 season with a four-point win over North Melbourne on 27 March. At the conclusion of round ten, West Coast had won five of their nine games and lost four, but over the remainder of the season they won 12 of their 13 games to finish fourth at the end of the regular season. In the finals series, the club lost their qualifying final to Collingwood by 20 points. They defeated Carlton in a home semi-final, but lost to Geelong, the eventual premiers in a preliminary final at the MCG the following week.

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At the conclusion of the season, Glass was awarded the Club Champion Award as the club's best and fairest, with Matt Priddis finishing runner-up. Josh Kennedy was the leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals throughout the season.

Background

The Eagles' leadership group for 2011 was composed of the captain Darren Glass, vice-captain Beau Waters, as well as Andrew Embley, Shannon Hurn, Josh Kennedy, Mark LeCras, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood, Scott Selwood and Beau Waters. [1]

Playing list

Ashley Hansen, Matthew Spangher, Will Sullivan, Adam Cockie and Tony Notte were delisted. [2] [3] [4] Tim Houlihan was delisted but was later re-listed by the Eagles in the 2011 Rookie draft. [5]

West Coast traded Ben McKinley to North Melbourne in exchange for pick 86 in the 2010 National draft.

Draft selections

4 - Andrew Gaff (Oakleigh Chargers)
26 - Jack Darling (West Perth) (priority)
29 - Scott Lycett (Port Adelaide)
62 - Jacob Brennan (East Fremantle) (F/S)
5 - Blayne Wilson (Peel Thunder)
10 - Tim Houlihan (West Coast Eagles) (re-drafted)
27 - Anton Hamp (Claremont)
44 - Jeremy McGovern (Claremont)

West Coast also upgraded rookies Lewis Stevenson, Callum Wilson and Andrew Strijk to the senior list using selections 78, 84 and 93 respectively.

Statistics

Playing list and statistics [6]
PlayerNo.Games Goals Behinds Kicks Handballs Disposals Marks Tackles Notes/Milestone(s)
Mitch Brown 16003923621410
Mark LeCras 22247292371213589286
Andrew Gaff 317771721303027519AFL debut (round 1)
Daniel Kerr 416781742203943538
Brad Ebert 5221471761232998273
Mark Nicoski 62541252141053197270
Chris Masten 7137491991903242
Beau Waters 81100129691985334
Nic Naitanui 92318101201792995088
Scott Selwood 102591022024846869202
Matt Priddis 11259527638666276193
Brad Sheppard 126104826741722
Luke Shuey 1325242232317950265104
Koby Stevens 1420052742
Tom Swift 15512463783235
Eric Mackenzie 16150079831625530
Josh Kennedy 172359382086227014470
Bradd Dalziell 1810032530
Tim Houlihan 190——————— Rookie
Dean Cox 2025201727017644613743
Quinten Lynch 2124282026212538715733
Ryan Neates 220———————
Darren Glass 2324001221442669748200th AFL game
Matt Rosa 2418542331684019456
Shannon Hurn 25255334310945211444
Sam Butler 261300160682288051
Jack Darling 2723241116511928410393AFL debut (round 1)
Ashley Smith 281844164972618133
Scott Lycett 29120471121AFL debut (round 19)
Blayne Wilson 300———————
Will Schofield 3123241541092639147
Andrew Embley 32241719312206518113104
Jordan Jones 330———————
Jacob Brennan 340———————
Patrick McGinnity 3519141091102194167
Callum Wilson 360———————
Adam Selwood 37253424518543010257150th AFL game
Brett Jones 380———————
Lewis Broome390——————— Rookie
Anton Hamp400——————— Rookie
Andrew Strijk 4110021311
Jeremy McGovern 420——————— Rookie
Ashton Hams 43413252449137
Gerrick Weedon 4410021302AFL debut (round 7)
Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls 450——————— Rookie
Lewis Stevenson 470———————

Season summary

The first round of the 2011 NAB Cup was played using a round-robin format where the Eagles, Fremantle and Hawthorn each played each other once in a series of games held at Patersons Stadium on 13 February. [7] The Eagles won both of their games, progressing through to the NAB Cup quarter-finals where they defeated Gold Coast by 37 points to progress to a semi-final against Collingwood; however they lost their semi-final by 24 points and were eliminated from the NAB Cup.

After finishing with the wooden spoon in 2010, most commentators predicted the Eagles to finish in the bottom four. [8] [9] [10] [11] The team won their first two matches, against North Melbourne and Port Adelaide by four points and 18 points respectively, and lost the next two, at home to Sydney by 13 points and away to Hawthorn by seven points. The team won the Western Derby by 33 points in round 8, their first since 2007. The Eagles won their round 9 match against the Western Bulldogs by 123 points, the Eagles' highest score and greatest winning margin against the Bulldogs, and the third-biggest winning margin in the club's history, with Josh Kennedy kicking 10 goals, the season-high for the competition. [12] West Coast lost to Collingwood in round 10 by 52 points before going on a five-match winning streak, their best since 2007. The team's round 16 win over Geelong was their first over the Cats since 2006. [13]

Results

Regular season results [14]
RoundDateResultScoreOpponentScoreGroundAttendanceLadder
GBTGBT
1 Sunday 27 MarchWon131492 North Melbourne 131088 Patersons Stadium H35,8785th
2 Saturday 2 AprilWon1620116 Port Adelaide 15898 AAMI Stadium A23,2143rd
3 Saturday 9 AprilLost131088 Sydney 1511101 Patersons Stadium H37,2889th
4 Saturday 16 AprilLost91165 Hawthorn 101272 Aurora Stadium A15,06310th
5 Bye 10th
6 Thursday 28 AprilWon1516106 Melbourne 61652 Patersons Stadium H36,2987th
7 Sunday 8 MayLost121890 Essendon 1610106 Etihad Stadium A33,63110th
8 Sunday 15 MayWon141296 Fremantle 9963 Patersons Stadium H40,5677th
9 Sunday 22 MayWon2619175 Western Bulldogs 8452 Patersons Stadium H37,3086th
10 Sunday 29 MayLost71153 Collingwood 169105 Melbourne Cricket Ground A52,5607th
11 Saturday 4 JuneWon13785 Gold Coast 10767 Patersons Stadium H36,8156th
12 Saturday 11 JuneWon1516106 Adelaide 10767 AAMI Stadium A31,4126th
13 Sunday 19 JuneWon1520110 Port Adelaide 131088 Patersons Stadium H35,0595th
14 Sunday 26 JuneWon1513103 Carlton 10767 Etihad Stadium A38,2415th
15 Bye 6th
16 Friday 8 JulyWon141296 Geelong 131088 Patersons Stadium H40,1645th
17 Saturday 16 JulyLost9761 St Kilda 13482 Etihad Stadium A31,4165th
18 Sunday 24 JulyWon81765 Fremantle 91064 Patersons Stadium A41,0555th
19 Saturday 30 JulyWon1513103 Western Bulldogs 15595 Etihad Stadium A20,8835th
20 Sunday 7 AugustWon2215147 Richmond 14690 Patersons Stadium H38,1065th
21 Sunday 14 AugustWon1614110 Melbourne 9862 Etihad Stadium A15,7405th
22 Saturday 20 AugustWon2014134 Essendon 111177 Patersons Stadium H38,2534th
23 Saturday 27 AugustWon131189 Brisbane Lions 111581 The Gabba A13,5004th
24 Saturday 3 SeptemberWon2213145 Adelaide 7850 Patersons Stadium H36,0624th
QF Saturday 10 SeptemberLost9862 Collingwood 121082 Melbourne Cricket Ground F67,502—
SF Saturday 17 SeptemberWon1511101 Carlton 15898 Patersons Stadium F42,803
PF Saturday 24 SeptemberLost10969 Geelong 1715117 Melbourne Cricket Ground F59,455
Key
HHome game
AAway game
QF Qualifying final
SF Semi-final
PF Preliminary final

Ladder

2011 AFL ladder
PosTeam
PldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Collingwood 22202025921546167.780 Finals series
2 Geelong (P)22193025481619157.476
3 Hawthorn 22184023551634144.172
4 West Coast 22175022351715130.368
5 Carlton 22147122251700130.958
6 St Kilda 22129118911677112.850
7 Sydney 22129118971735109.350
8 Essendon 221110122172217100.046
9 North Melbourne 221012021062082101.240
10 Western Bulldogs 2291302060215595.636
11 Fremantle 2291301791215583.136
12 Richmond 2281312069239686.434
13 Melbourne 2281311974231585.334
14 Adelaide 2271501742219379.428
15 Brisbane Lions 2241801814224081.016
16 Port Adelaide 2231901718266364.512
17 Gold Coast 2231901534272656.312
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Tribunal cases

Seven West Coast Eagles were cited by the Match Review Panel for eight separate offences during the 2011 season: [15] Quinten Lynch was the only player suspended, receiving a one-match suspension after the round 14 game against Carlton for forceful front-on contact with Marc Murphy:

PlayerRoundCharge categorySubject of offence (club)ResultVerdictPoints [b]
Callum Wilson PS Striking Nathan Krakouer (Gold Coast)Guilty (early plea)Reprimand93.75
Luke Shuey PS Rough conduct Tom Hunter (Collingwood)Guilty (early plea)Reprimand93.75
Scott Selwood 11 Striking Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)Guilty (early plea)Reprimand93.75
Jack Darling 12 Negligent contact with an umpire Brett Rosebury (umpire)Guilty (early plea)Fine ($900)0
Quinten Lynch 14 Forceful front-on contact Marc Murphy (Carlton)GuiltySuspension (one match)126.56
Quinten Lynch 14 Striking Marc Murphy (Carlton)Guilty (early plea)Reprimand45.00
Will Schofield 14 Tripping Marc Murphy (Carlton)Guilty (early plea)Reprimand93.75
Nic Naitanui 16 Forceful front-on contact Taylor Hunt (Geelong)Guilty (early plea)Reprimand93.75

Awards

League awards

Club awards

The 2011 West Coast Eagles Club Champion Awards were held on Friday, 7 October 2011, at Crown Perth. Darren Glass was named Club Champion and Best Finals Player, Brett Jones received the Best Clubman award and Luke Shuey was awarded Rookie of the Year. Josh Kennedy was leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals for the year. Mark LeCras (47 goals) and Mark Nicoski (41 goals) was next. [21] Adam Selwood, Richard Godfrey and Glenn Stewart were inducted as life members of the club. The voting for the Club Champion Award went as follows: [22]

2011 Club Champion
PositionNameVotes
1 Darren Glass 398 [a]
2 Matt Priddis 398 [a]
3 Dean Cox 397
4 Shannon Hurn 374
5 Luke Shuey 359
6 Adam Selwood 342
7 Nic Naitanui 338
8 Andrew Embley 333 [b]
9 Mark Nicoski 333 [b]
10 Scott Selwood 332
a Glass and Priddis finished equal first on votes, but Glass was awarded Club Champion on countback, having played less games.
b Embley and Nicoski both polled the same number of votes, but Embley finished higher, having played less games.

Notes

b "Points" refers to carry-over points accrued following the sanction. For example, 154.69 points draw a one-match suspension, with 54.69 carry-over points (for every 100 points, a one-match suspension is given).

References

  1. ↑ Eagles go for top 10 - WestCoastEagles.com.au
  2. ↑ "Spangher wants out of Eagles - AFL.com.au". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "AFL Team Lists – New and Delisted AFL players for season 2011 | Sports and Racing.com.au". www.sportsandracing.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ashley Hansen delisted by West Coast | Herald Sun". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Rookie Draft Wrap | AFL Blog - ContestedFooty". www.contestedfooty.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
  6. ↑ "2011 Player Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ↑ 2011 NAB Cup fixtures
  8. ↑ AFL Ladder Prediction 2011 Archived 6 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine - The Final Siren. Written by Anthony Piccolo. Published 31 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  9. ↑ The also-rans - afl.com.au. Written by Leigh Matthews. Published 22 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  10. ↑ AFL 2011: odds for the teams to win title - The Roar. Written by Andrew Leonard. Published 18 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  11. ↑ Just How Good Are The Eagles? - Thebigtip. Written by Matt Marsden. Published 8 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  12. ↑ West Coast slaughters [sic] woeful Bulldogs by a staggering 123 points Archived 25 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine - PerthNow. Written by Michael Washbourne. Published 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  13. ↑ Coghlan, Scott (9 July 2011). "West Coast Eagles topple falling Geelong". The Australian . Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  14. ↑ "2011 Season Scores and Results". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Tribunal 2011 Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – Footystats. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  16. ↑ Worsfold: a team effort – westcoasteagles.com.au. Published 29 September 2011. Written by Gary Stocks. Published 12 October 2011.
  17. ↑ Glass, Cox earn All Australian nod – westcoasteagles.com.au. Published 20 September 2011. Written by Gary Stocks. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  18. ↑ "Nic Naitanui Pack Mark & Winning Goal after the siren (R8, 2013) - YouTube". YouTube .
  19. ↑ Heppell, the first Don – Published 7 September 2011. Written by Luke Holmesby. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  20. ↑ Brownlow voting – theage.com.au. Published 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  21. ↑ 2011 West Coast statistics - Official AFL website of the West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  22. ↑ Glass takes home Club Champion – westcoasteagles.com.au. Published 8 October 2011. Written by Nathan Schmook. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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