Английская Википедия:2011 West Coast Eagles season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox AFL club season 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 Шаблон:AFL NM 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 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 Шаблон:AFL Col by 20 points. They defeated Шаблон:AFL Car in a home semi-final, but lost to Шаблон:AFL Gee, the eventual premiers in a preliminary final at the MCG the following week.
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 Шаблон:AFL Nor in exchange for pick 86 in the 2010 National draft.
Draft selections
- National 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)
- Pre-season draft selections
- 5 - Blayne Wilson (Peel Thunder)
- Rookie draft selections
- 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
Season summary
The first round of the 2011 NAB Cup was played using a round-robin format where the Eagles, Шаблон:AFL Fre and Шаблон:AFL Haw 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 Шаблон:AFL GC by 37 points to progress to a semi-final against Шаблон:AFL Col; 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 Шаблон:AFL NM and Шаблон:AFL PA by four points and 18 points respectively, and lost the next two, at home to Шаблон:AFL Syd by 13 points and away to Шаблон:AFL Haw 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 Шаблон:AFL WB 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 Шаблон:AFL Col 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 Шаблон:AFL Gee was their first over the Cats since 2006.[13]
Results
| H | Home game |
|---|---|
| A | Away game |
| QF | Qualifying final |
| SF | Semi-final |
| PF | Preliminary final |
Ladder
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 Шаблон:AFL Car for forceful front-on contact with Marc Murphy:
| Player | Round | Charge category | Subject of offence (club) | Result | Verdict | PointsШаблон:Ref label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Striking | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL GC) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | Шаблон:Sort |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Rough conduct | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL Col) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | Шаблон:Sort |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Striking | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL GC) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | Шаблон:Sort |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Negligent contact with an umpire | Шаблон:Sortname (umpire) | Guilty (early plea) | Шаблон:Sort | 0 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Forceful front-on contact | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL Car) | Guilty | Шаблон:Sort | 126.56 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Striking | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL Car) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 45.00 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Tripping | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL Car) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
| Шаблон:Sortname | Шаблон:Sort | Forceful front-on contact | Шаблон:Sortname (Шаблон:AFL Gee) | Guilty (early plea) | Reprimand | 93.75 |
Awards
League awards
- John Worsfold was named Coach of the Year at the 2011 AFL Coaches' Association Awards.[16]
- Dean Cox and Darren Glass were selected as ruckman and full-back respectively in the 2011 All-Australian team. Andrew Embley, Josh Kennedy and Matt Priddis were also named in the initial squad of 40 players, but were not selected in the final team.[17]
- Nic Naitanui was nominated as a finalist for the 2011 AFL Mark of the Year.[18]
- Luke Shuey (round two), Jack Darling (round six) and Andrew Gaff (round 19) were nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award, with Shuey finishing second, Darling fifth and Gaff seventh overall.[19]
- Matt Priddis polled the most club votes in the 2011 Brownlow Medal, receiving 19 votes to finish equal ninth.[20]
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]
| Position | Name | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Glass | 398Шаблон:Ref label |
| 2 | Matt Priddis | 398Шаблон:Ref label |
| 3 | Dean Cox | 397 |
| 4 | Shannon Hurn | 374 |
| 5 | Luke Shuey | 359 |
| 6 | Adam Selwood | 342 |
| 7 | Nic Naitanui | 338 |
| 8 | Andrew Embley | 333Шаблон:Ref label |
| 9 | Mark Nicoski | 333Шаблон:Ref label |
| 10 | Scott Selwood | 332 |
- Шаблон:Note label Glass and Priddis finished equal first on votes, but Glass was awarded Club Champion on countback, having played less games.
- Шаблон:Note label Embley and Nicoski both polled the same number of votes, but Embley finished higher, having played less games.
Notes
Шаблон:Note label "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
External links
- 2011 West Coast Eagles Fixtures
- West Coast Eagles Official AFL Site
- Official Site of the Australian Football League
Шаблон:West Coast Eagles Шаблон:2011 AFL season
- ↑ Eagles go for top 10 - WestCoastEagles.com.au
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- ↑ 2011 NAB Cup fixtures
- ↑ AFL Ladder Prediction 2011 Шаблон:Webarchive - The Final Siren. Written by Anthony Piccolo. Published 31 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ The also-rans - afl.com.au. Written by Leigh Matthews. Published 22 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ AFL 2011: odds for the teams to win title - The Roar. Written by Andrew Leonard. Published 18 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ Just How Good Are The Eagles? - Thebigtip. Written by Matt Marsden. Published 8 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ West Coast slaughters [sic] woeful Bulldogs by a staggering 123 points Шаблон:Webarchive - PerthNow. Written by Michael Washbourne. Published 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
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- ↑ Tribunal 2011 Шаблон:Webarchive – Footystats. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ↑ Worsfold: a team effort – westcoasteagles.com.au. Published 29 September 2011. Written by Gary Stocks. Published 12 October 2011.
- ↑ Glass, Cox earn All Australian nod – westcoasteagles.com.au. Published 20 September 2011. Written by Gary Stocks. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Heppell, the first Don – Published 7 September 2011. Written by Luke Holmesby. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ Brownlow voting – theage.com.au. Published 27 September 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ 2011 West Coast statistics - Official AFL website of the West Coast Eagles. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ↑ Glass takes home Club Champion – westcoasteagles.com.au. Published 8 October 2011. Written by Nathan Schmook. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
