Thu, 27 February 2020 7:49PM . West Coast Eagles Last 5; ROUND OPP RESULT; Round 14 @ RICH.
L 88-61: Round 13: vs. GWS. Lightning threat causes delay in Eagles game. West Coast Eagles vs Essendon Marsh Community Series 2020 - Round 1. Adam Treloar & Max Gawn. W 72-50: Round 9: vs. GEEL. From Start. West Coast's pre-season clash with Essendon was delayed due to the threat of lightning. Leading all … Jordan McArdle. Charlie Dixon. W 73-64: Essendon Last 5; ROUND OPP RESULT; Round 14 @ HAW. West Coast: J Kennedy 6; J Waterman 3; J Petruccelle, T Kelly, B Williams, B Ah Chee.Best – Essendon: A McGrath, D Shiel, K Langford, D Parish, W Snelling, A Phillips, A McDonald-Tipungwuti. Play Video. Plucky Essendon upstage West Coast Eagles in the wet in pre-season fixture. Matt N … August 25. A lightning delay, a plucky Essendon outfit and a vintage Josh Kennedy performance overshadowed million-dollar man Tim Kelly’s highly-anticipated West Coast debut in the Marsh Community Series.Eagles fans braved the wild weather, which included a 20-minute interruption in the second term, to pack out their Lathlain headquarters and catch a glimpse of their prized recruit.But the undermanned Bombers spoiled his welcoming party with a thrilling eight-point win – 14.11 (95) to 13.9 (87).Enjoy unlimited access to thewest.com.au and everyday digital editions on any device.Former Geelong star Kelly, who started in the engine room and rotated with grand final hero Dom Sheed at half-forward, took just 35 seconds to get his first touch in blue and gold.He showed early signs of chemistry with ruck superstar Nic Naitanui and combined well with new captain Luke Shuey on a few occasions, finishing with 27 disposals and six clearances to go with a final-quarter goal.Dual Coleman medallist Kennedy, 32, reaped the benefits of a rare injury-free pre-season, moving well on his way to a game-high six majors in tough condition for a key forward.Youngster Jake Waterman (three goals) was also prominent in a forward-line missing Jack Darling (cheek) and Oscar Allen (ankle).The only thing more impressive than Shuey in the second quarter was the weather which delayed it, with the Norm Smith medallist racking up 11 of his 31 touches in the nearly 50-minute stanza.Sheed (28 and seven clearances) also made the most of Elliot Yeo and Andrew Gaff’s absence in the midfield to be one of the Eagles’ best.If you’d like to view this content, please adjust yourTo find out more about how we use cookies, please see ourVeteran defender Will Schofield, one of 14 premiership Eagles out there, will face a nervous wait with his high bump on ball magnet Dylan Shiel sure to be looked at by the Match Review Officer.Shiel (29 disposals and five clearances) was the pick of Essendon’s midfield brigade along with former No.1 pick Andrew McGrath (24 and seven) and Darcy Parish (29, five and a goal).Premiership Tiger Jacob Townsend showed a bit across half-forward in his Essendon debut, likewise with ruckman Andrew Phillips who became a three-club player after crossing from Carlton during the off-season.Livewire Irving Mosquito was unleashed after half-time and created a buzz with his long run on the grandstand side of the ground before a clever crumbing goal late in the third term.Youngsters Jordan Ridley and Brayden Ham were decent across half-back and the wing respectively, while Jayden Laverde, Will Snelling and the returning Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti did the damage up forward with two goals apiece.Ruckman Tom Hickey was the only omission from West Coast’s 27-man squad after playing about three quarters in Wednesday night’s WAFL scratch match, leaving Nathan Vardy and athletic tall Bailey Williams to press their case to be Naitanui’s partner in crime for round one.Williams showed glimpses of his enormous potential and Vardy was solid but Naitanui (11 disposals and 28 hit-outs) was the stand-out ruckman on the ground in his first pre-season outing in four years.Both Naitanui and Essendon defender Michael Hurley didn’t feature in the final term, with the latter seen with ice on his left calf at three-quarter time.Townsend went off late but it didn’t look anything serious.Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir and his assistants were keen onlookers ahead of next weekend’s pre-season derby in Joondalup.