Blog log from R14 of 2025: West Coast vs Carlton

De Koning roves a pack at the hotspot and snaps the first goal of the greasy, wet day in Perth off his left. (Q1 3:49)
De Koning drops a mark 20m out but the crumb bounces up for him to gather and give behind to Cerra whose left-foot snap flies OOTF to the left. (Q1 6:35)
Carroll scrubs a clearance from 40m on the flank, ball skids past two contests across the face for a point to the left. (Q1 8:03)
Cincotta roves the latest repeat inside 50 by the Blues and handballs inside for Cripps whose snap from the hotspot falls on the line for Brock to touch through. (Q1 9:06)
De Koning engineers another repeat inside 50 from a stoppage on the wing, Eagles just can’t rebound, McGovern worries Brock off a ground ball in the pocket, Fogarty goal. (Q1 11:16)
McGovern marks well in front of Brock 30m out for his first goal. (Q1 13:22)
Surge play for the Blues from the next bounce, Fogarty fumbles Cerra’s forward handball but has time to butter up and jink onto his right for the goal from 20m, too easily. (Q1 14:38)
McCarthy hits the lead of Bailey Williams in front of O’Keeffe 40m out on a slight angle, who sails through the perfect drop punt. (Q1 17:29)
Lord runs from a pack on outer wing and hits Motlop to leap and mark in front of Dewar 40m out on a slight angle, but the set shot just misses. (Q1 19:39)
Ginbey’s late contact to the back of Williams after marking at the hotspot earns a 50m penalty to ensure the goal. (Q1 21:36)
Allan roves a scrubbing rebound kick at half forward and gives to Cripps who shoots across the face to the left from the flank 45m out. (Q1 24:49)
Fogarty pushes Harry Edwards in the back going for a Fantasia kick 30m out, ump doesn’t whistle, McGovern taps the crumb to him and he taps it home. Footy gods grumble. (Q1 25:47)
McGovern has Curnow over the back in the pocket on another fast rebound, wants to give a Joe the Goose to De Koning but gets corralled and snaps it himself from 25m. (Q1 27:17)
Fantasia misses a tough set shot from 45m near the boundary. (Q1 31:32)
Kelley receives from Hewett after an Eagle centre clearance and kicks high from the flank to the pocket, Harley Reid marks in front of Holland but shanks it left for a point. (Q2 0:55)
Fogarty roves a long ball to the square and gives outside to Binns who misses from 10m out. (Q2 2:26)
Williams marks a Cincotta pass to the flank 35m out in a wrestle with Allan and fades in his second goal from right to left. (Q2 5:34)
McGovern dumps Allan after they contest in the pocket, Harry Edwards drops McGovern who went down as if shot, ump sucked in for the charity free and goal. (Q2 8:02)
Cincotta worries Baker and Duggan off a ground ball after a stoppage on the HFF, looks inside then goes himself off a step from 30m on the boundary… fabulous finish! (Q2 12:33)
Kelly sharks a Haynes handball at CHF and feeds Jamie Cripps for a snap from 40m that flies to the right. (Q2 13:54)
Acres misses a running snap from the HFF. (Q2 18:25)
Jamie Cripps finally kicks the second goal for West Coast after a rebound around members wing and a mark over the back from a long Allen kick. (Q2 24:48)
Ryan streak away from the next centre bounce, crumb from his kick tapped to Hewett who snaps the goal off his left. (Q2 25:34)
Fogarty mows down Harley Reid after the next bounce, De Koning long kick and dropped after disposal by Duggan, downfield free to O’Keeffe in the pocket 20m out, miss. (Q2 27:22)
De Koning catches Flynn high in ruck just before the HT siren, set shot from 40m on a slight angle which he shanks with a slippery ball for no score. (Q2 32:29)
Lord feeds Patrick Cripps to run to CHF after the first centre bounce of Q3 and go long, drifts to the right and through McGovern’s fingers for a point. (Q3 0:50)
Hewett flashes through a ball up to rove and shoots from 30m near the boundary but tumbles it to the right. (Q3 3:09)
Durdin telegraphs an inside pass from the back pocket and can’t find a target in between four Eagles, Graham passes to Dewar 35m out in the pocket who misses. (Q3 4:40)
Williams gets a holding free on McCarthy 45m out on a slight angle but tugs his set shot to the left. (Q3 6:51)
Acres marks a long Fantasia kick to the pocket, keeps his feet and turns to run into the open goal but nicks the post from point blank range! (Q3 8:53)
Brockman flies in the middle of a big pack at the hotspot and holds on to the juggle falling to ground, then converts. (Q3 12:39)
Durdin marks a Cerra pass up the corridor on the lead in front of Ginbey 40m out and sneaks the set shot inside the left goalpost. (Q3 17:33)
Dewar pokes a pass down the flank to Bailey Williams 35m out who delivers another peach of a set shot for his second goal. (Q3 20:43)
Haynes’ tackle prevent Bailey Williams from snapping his third from near the behind line. (Q3 22:30)
Binns finally gets a kick on target to find Fogarty 45m out, he gives off to Silvagni who shanks under pressure. (Q3 26:03)
From the resultant scramble, Durdin catches Brock HTB in the pocket 20m out and shoots after the 3QT siren… across the face to the left and OOTF. (3 Qtr Time)
McGovern kicks the first junk time goal of Q4 after Patrick Cripps kicks from the opening bounce to 30m. (Q4 1:20)
Ryan intercepts Hewett at CHB and sets up Hall to pass over Haynes to Bailey Williams 40m out on a slight angle, he shoots for a personal best three goals… it’s good! (Q4 6:46)
Harley Reid receives from Ryan, fumbles, regathers, spins away from Saad and snaps a goal from 30m to the delight of the home crowd. (Q4 10:06)
A late and very unpopular review from the ARC reverses the score, touched off the boot by Saad. (Q4 10:56)
Fantasia misses a set shot from near the boundary 35m out, to a fusillade of hoots. (Q4 13:10)
Jack Williams misses a set shot from 30m on the flank. (Q4 15:15)
Jamie Cripps passes to Ryan leading to the boundary 40m out, who misses near side left. (Q4 17:26)
Haynes passes to Williams to mark untouched 40m out on a slow play, junk time well and truly in session with the zone breakdown on that play. ZWill hits the post. (Q4 26:27)
Jack Williams flies in a pack 20m out to clunk a long Dewar kick from the centre with a minute to go, he converts. (Q4 27:52)