2021 AFL Round 6: Geelong v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 2021 between Geelong and West Coast during round 6 of the 2021 AFL season. Geelong hosted West Coast at GMHBA Stadium. Joel Selwood captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Chris Scott and the visitors were coached by Adam Simpson.

Geelong
Back: L. Henderson, M. Blicavs, J. Henry
Half-back: T. Atkins, J. Kolodjashnij, T. Stewart
Centre: I. Smith, M. O'Connor, Z. Tuohy
Half-forward: L. Dahlhaus, J. Cameron, B. Parfitt
Forward: G. Rohan, T. Hawkins, B. Close
Follower: R. Stanley, M. Duncan, J. Selwood (capt.)
Int.: J. Bews, C. Guthrie, S. Menegola, G. Miers
Sub.: J. Clark

West Coast
Back: J. Rotham, T. Barrass, A. Witherden
Half-back: B. Sheppard, J. McGovern, J. Nelson
Centre: J. Redden, D. Sheed, L. Duggan
Half-forward: N. Vardy, J. Darling, J. Cripps
Forward: J. Waterman, O. Allen, J. Jones
Follower: N. Naitanui, T. Kelly, A. Gaff
Int.: J. Brander, T. Cole, Z. Langdon, X. O'Neill
Sub.: B. Ainsworth

Geelong (21.10.136) defeated West Coast (5.9.39).

Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Duncan (4), J. Cameron (3), T. Hawkins (3), G. Rohan (3), L. Henderson (2), B. Close, J. Henry, S. Menegola, G. Miers, M. O'Connor, R. Stanley
West Coast: O. Allen (2), J. Brander, J. Darling, N. Vardy

As a result of this match, Geelong were then 4th on the ladder (up from 8th) and West Coast were then 10th on the ladder (down from 6th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 2021 AFL Season
Round: Round 6
Teams: Geelong v West Coast
Date: Saturday 24 April 2021
Time: 1:45 PM
Venue: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 21,282

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. West Coast
Score: 21.10.136 - 5.9.39

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 3 12 . 4 18 . 7 21 . 10 21 . 10 (136)
West Coast 3 . 2 3 . 3 4 . 4 5 . 9 5 . 9 (39)
Margin WCST by 5 GEEL by 55 GEEL by 87 GEEL by 97 GEEL by 97
Duration 31:29 35:23 31:56 28:32 2:07:20

Honour Roll

Coaches: Chris Scott (Geelong), Adam Simpson (West Coast)
Captains: Joel Selwood (Geelong), unknown (West Coast)

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Lachie Henderson GEEL 25 3
Mitch Duncan GEEL 22 2
Jack Henry GEEL 38 1

AFLCA Champion Votes

Player Team # Votes 5 4 3 2 1
Mitch Duncan GEEL 22 10 2 0 0 0 0
Cameron Guthrie GEEL 29 5 0 1 0 0 1
Jack Henry GEEL 38 5 0 1 0 0 1
Rhys Stanley GEEL 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
Tom Stewart GEEL 44 3 0 0 1 0 0
Lachie Henderson GEEL 25 2 0 0 0 1 0
Gary Rohan GEEL 23 2 0 0 0 1 0

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
30 Atkins, Tom HBFL 89% 0 0 22 14 8 9 0 6 1 2 2 2 3 2
24 Bews, Jed INT 83% 0 0 17 12 5 6 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 4
46 Blicavs, Mark FB 95% 0 0 12 8 4 5 0 3 0 3 2 1 1 1
5 Cameron, Jeremy CHF 69% 3 2 9 8 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2
6 Clark, Jordan SUB↑ 17% 0 0 6 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
45 Close, Brad FPR 75% 1 0 9 5 4 2 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 3
40 Dahlhaus, Luke HFFL 78% 0 1 15 7 8 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 2
22 Duncan, Mitch RR 84% 4 1 26 20 6 13 0 2 4 2 2 0 3 3
29 Guthrie, Cameron INT 75% 0 0 35 11 24 5 0 3 10 0 2 0 1 3
26 Hawkins, Tom FF 96% 3 1 14 10 4 4 4 1 1 5 0 2 0 1
25 Henderson, Lachie BPL 100% 2 0 19 13 6 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1
38 Henry, Jack BPR 84% 1 0 19 15 4 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Kolodjashnij, Jake CHB↓ 63% 0 0 9 3 6 1 0 1 0 5 1 3 1 1
27 Menegola, Sam INT 84% 1 0 20 11 9 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 3
32 Miers, Gryan INT 85% 1 2 17 11 6 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 3
42 O'Connor, Mark C 71% 1 0 15 11 4 4 0 7 2 1 1 0 2 1
3 Parfitt, Brandan HFFR 65% 0 0 16 8 8 0 0 4 2 4 1 3 1 4
23 Rohan, Gary FPL 84% 3 1 13 10 3 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
14 Selwood, Joel (c) RO 77% 0 0 29 13 16 4 0 2 6 2 2 0 1 4
7 Smith, Isaac WL 82% 0 0 23 16 7 7 0 6 2 8 0 1 6 5
1 Stanley, Rhys RU 83% 1 0 15 9 6 4 22 3 4 1 2 0 0 2
44 Stewart, Tom HBFR 86% 0 0 27 18 9 8 0 2 2 3 3 2 4 1
2 Tuohy, Zach WR 76% 0 0 11 6 5 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 3 1
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 21 10 398 243 155 120 28 57 43 52 29 15 32 55

J. Clark replaced J. Kolodjashnij.

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA CL CR FF FA RF IF
33 Ainsworth, Brayden SUB↑ 48% 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Allen, Oscar FF 85% 2 2 8 8 0 3 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3
37 Barrass, Tom FB 89% 0 0 9 5 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 1
10 Brander, Jarrod INT 81% 1 0 12 6 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 2
28 Cole, Tom INT 87% 0 0 9 7 2 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 1
15 Cripps, Jamie HFFR 77% 0 2 10 7 3 1 0 5 2 3 2 2 0 2
27 Darling, Jack CHF 100% 1 2 12 9 3 8 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1
14 Duggan, Liam WR 88% 0 0 10 6 4 3 0 2 1 4 0 1 2 0
3 Gaff, Andrew RO 84% 0 0 27 18 9 7 0 2 7 5 1 3 1 4
31 Jones, Jamaine FPR 75% 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 5 1 1 1 1 1 1
11 Kelly, Tim RR 83% 0 0 16 8 8 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 2
7 Langdon, Zac INT 76% 0 0 9 6 3 4 0 2 0 4 1 2 1 1
20 McGovern, Jeremy CHB↓ 30% 0 0 7 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
9 Naitanui, Nic RU 62% 0 0 13 10 3 0 25 3 7 3 0 1 1 4
30 Nelson, Jackson HBFR 89% 0 0 13 9 4 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 4 0
24 O'Neill, Xavier INT 71% 0 0 14 8 6 2 0 2 4 4 2 1 1 4
8 Redden, Jack WL 84% 0 0 20 9 11 1 0 5 3 2 1 2 2 5
35 Rotham, Josh BPL 86% 0 0 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 3 0
4 Sheed, Dom C 82% 0 1 14 9 5 3 0 4 2 6 2 5 0 4
5 Sheppard, Brad HBFL 91% 0 0 13 8 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0
19 Vardy, Nathan HFFL 72% 1 0 4 3 1 2 18 3 0 2 1 1 1 1
2 Waterman, Jake FPL 81% 0 0 6 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 0
23 Witherden, Alex BPR 78% 0 0 18 15 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2
Rushed 2
Total (23 players) 5 9 262 170 92 64 45 51 35 56 15 29 33 38

B. Ainsworth replaced J. McGovern.

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

Score Timeline

Quarter Team Scoring Event Score Time
Q1 WCST Nathan Vardy goal 0.0.0 - 1.0.6 02:53
WCST Jamie Cripps behind 0.0.0 - 1.1.7 06:32
GEEL Gryan Miers goal 1.0.6 - 1.1.7 14:20
GEEL Rushed behind 1.1.7 - 1.1.7 16:06
GEEL Tom Hawkins behind 1.2.8 - 1.1.7 18:17
WCST Oscar Allen goal 1.2.8 - 2.1.13 20:22
WCST Jarrod Brander goal 1.2.8 - 3.1.19 24:51
GEEL Rhys Stanley goal 2.2.14 - 3.1.19 27:02
WCST Jamie Cripps behind 2.2.14 - 3.2.20 28:37
GEEL Jeremy Cameron behind 2.3.15 - 3.2.20 31:26
Q2 WCST Rushed behind 2.3.15 - 3.3.21 01:54
GEEL Gary Rohan goal 3.3.21 - 3.3.21 04:17
GEEL Mitch Duncan goal 4.3.27 - 3.3.21 06:40
GEEL Gary Rohan goal 5.3.33 - 3.3.21 08:30
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 6.3.39 - 3.3.21 09:55
GEEL Brad Close goal 7.3.45 - 3.3.21 15:37
GEEL Gary Rohan behind 7.4.46 - 3.3.21 19:58
GEEL Jeremy Cameron goal 8.4.52 - 3.3.21 20:35
GEEL Jeremy Cameron goal 9.4.58 - 3.3.21 26:03
GEEL Mark O'Connor goal 10.4.64 - 3.3.21 27:51
GEEL Jack Henry goal 11.4.70 - 3.3.21 29:07
GEEL Mitch Duncan goal 12.4.76 - 3.3.21 35:21
Q3 GEEL Mitch Duncan goal 13.4.82 - 3.3.21 00:18
GEEL Jeremy Cameron goal 14.4.88 - 3.3.21 03:57
WCST Jack Darling goal 14.4.88 - 4.3.27 07:07
WCST Jack Darling behind 14.4.88 - 4.4.28 08:55
GEEL Lachie Henderson goal 15.4.94 - 4.4.28 10:43
GEEL Gary Rohan goal 16.4.100 - 4.4.28 13:29
GEEL Gryan Miers behind 16.5.101 - 4.4.28 18:37
GEEL Mitch Duncan goal 17.5.107 - 4.4.28 20:42
GEEL Gryan Miers behind 17.6.108 - 4.4.28 22:59
GEEL Jeremy Cameron behind 17.7.109 - 4.4.28 25:42
GEEL Lachie Henderson goal 18.7.115 - 4.4.28 29:41
Q4 WCST Rushed behind 18.7.115 - 4.5.29 01:53
WCST Jack Darling behind 18.7.115 - 4.6.30 03:35
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 19.7.121 - 4.6.30 05:29
WCST Oscar Allen behind 19.7.121 - 4.7.31 08:30
GEEL Sam Menegola goal 20.7.127 - 4.7.31 10:00
GEEL Rushed behind 20.8.128 - 4.7.31 11:42
WCST Oscar Allen goal 20.8.128 - 5.7.37 12:57
GEEL Luke Dahlhaus behind 20.9.129 - 5.7.37 20:08
GEEL Tom Hawkins goal 21.9.135 - 5.7.37 23:18
GEEL Mitch Duncan behind 21.10.136 - 5.7.37 25:03
WCST Dom Sheed behind 21.10.136 - 5.8.38 26:21
WCST Oscar Allen behind 21.10.136 - 5.9.39 28:26