West Coast Eagles
2011 season
PresidentAlan Cransberg
CoachJohn Worsfold
Captain(s)Darren Glass
Home groundPatersons Stadium
Pre-season competitionSemi-finals
AFL season4th
Finals series4th
Best & FairestDarren Glass
Leading goalkickerJosh 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 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.

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]
Player No. 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 Broome 390———————Rookie
Anton Hamp 400———————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]
Round Date Result Score Opponent Score Ground Attendance Ladder
G B T G B T
1 Sunday 27 March Won 13 14 92 North Melbourne 13 10 88 Patersons Stadium H 35,878 5th
2 Saturday 2 April Won 16 20 116 Port Adelaide 15 8 98 AAMI Stadium A 23,214 3rd
3 Saturday 9 April Lost 13 10 88 Sydney 15 11 101 Patersons Stadium H 37,288 9th
4 Saturday 16 April Lost 9 11 65 Hawthorn 10 12 72 Aurora Stadium A 15,063 10th
5 Bye 10th
6 Thursday 28 April Won 15 16 106 Melbourne 6 16 52 Patersons Stadium H 36,298 7th
7 Sunday 8 May Lost 12 18 90 Essendon 16 10 106 Etihad Stadium A 33,631 10th
8 Sunday 15 May Won 14 12 96 Fremantle 9 9 63 Patersons Stadium H 40,567 7th
9 Sunday 22 May Won 26 19 175 Western Bulldogs 8 4 52 Patersons Stadium H 37,308 6th
10 Sunday 29 May Lost 7 11 53 Collingwood 16 9 105 Melbourne Cricket Ground A 52,560 7th
11 Saturday 4 June Won 13 7 85 Gold Coast 10 7 67 Patersons Stadium H 36,815 6th
12 Saturday 11 June Won 15 16 106 Adelaide 10 7 67 AAMI Stadium A 31,412 6th
13 Sunday 19 June Won 15 20 110 Port Adelaide 13 10 88 Patersons Stadium H 35,059 5th
14 Sunday 26 June Won 15 13 103 Carlton 10 7 67 Etihad Stadium A 38,241 5th
15 Bye 6th
16 Friday 8 July Won 14 12 96 Geelong 13 10 88 Patersons Stadium H 40,164 5th
17 Saturday 16 July Lost 9 7 61 St Kilda 13 4 82 Etihad Stadium A 31,416 5th
18 Sunday 24 July Won 8 17 65 Fremantle 9 10 64 Patersons Stadium A 41,055 5th
19 Saturday 30 July Won 15 13 103 Western Bulldogs 15 5 95 Etihad Stadium A 20,883 5th
20 Sunday 7 August Won 22 15 147 Richmond 14 6 90 Patersons Stadium H 38,106 5th
21 Sunday 14 August Won 16 14 110 Melbourne 9 8 62 Etihad Stadium A 15,740 5th
22 Saturday 20 August Won 20 14 134 Essendon 11 11 77 Patersons Stadium H 38,253 4th
23 Saturday 27 August Won 13 11 89 Brisbane Lions 11 15 81 The Gabba A 13,500 4th
24 Saturday 3 September Won 22 13 145 Adelaide 7 8 50 Patersons Stadium H 36,062 4th
QF Saturday 10 September Lost 9 8 62 Collingwood 12 10 82 Melbourne Cricket Ground F 67,502 —
SF Saturday 17 September Won 15 11 101 Carlton 15 8 98 Patersons Stadium F 42,803
PF Saturday 24 September Lost 10 9 69 Geelong 17 15 117 Melbourne Cricket Ground F 59,455
Key
H Home game
A Away game
QF Qualifying final
SF Semi-final
PF Preliminary final

Ladder

2011 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Collingwood 22 20 2 0 2592 1546 167.7 80 Finals series
2 Geelong (P) 22 19 3 0 2548 1619 157.4 76
3 Hawthorn 22 18 4 0 2355 1634 144.1 72
4 West Coast 22 17 5 0 2235 1715 130.3 68
5 Carlton 22 14 7 1 2225 1700 130.9 58
6 St Kilda 22 12 9 1 1891 1677 112.8 50
7 Sydney 22 12 9 1 1897 1735 109.3 50
8 Essendon 22 11 10 1 2217 2217 100.0 46
9 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2106 2082 101.2 40
10 Western Bulldogs 22 9 13 0 2060 2155 95.6 36
11 Fremantle 22 9 13 0 1791 2155 83.1 36
12 Richmond 22 8 13 1 2069 2396 86.4 34
13 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1974 2315 85.3 34
14 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1742 2193 79.4 28
15 Brisbane Lions 22 4 18 0 1814 2240 81.0 16
16 Port Adelaide 22 3 19 0 1718 2663 64.5 12
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1534 2726 56.3 12
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:

Player Round Charge category Subject of offence (club) Result Verdict Points[b]
Callum Wilson PS Striking Nathan Krakouer (Gold Coast) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand 93.75
Luke Shuey PS Rough conduct Tom Hunter (Collingwood) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand 93.75
Scott Selwood 11 Striking Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand 93.75
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) Guilty Suspension (one match) 126.56
Quinten Lynch 14 Striking Marc Murphy (Carlton) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand 45.00
Will Schofield 14 Tripping Marc Murphy (Carlton) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand 93.75
Nic Naitanui 16 Forceful front-on contact Taylor Hunt (Geelong) Guilty (early plea) Reprimand 93.75

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
1Darren Glass398[a]
2Matt Priddis398[a]
3Dean Cox397
4Shannon Hurn374
5Luke Shuey359
6Adam Selwood342
7Nic Naitanui338
8Andrew Embley333[b]
9Mark Nicoski333[b]
10Scott Selwood332
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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