Footy Form Guide, Round 22, 2007

West Coast v Essendon,
Saturday September 1, Subiaco, 2.10 AEST

Eagles will be desperate to notch up a big win here and try to secure 2nd spot. Farewell game for Essendon greats, but big ask in Subiaco.

Sports Acumen Odds and Markets

Fixed Odds

Spreads

 

To
Win

Line @
$1.90

Margin
1-39

Margin
40+

Draw

Supremacy

West Coast

1.07

-41½

2.35

1.85

61.00

40

Essendon

8.25

+41½

8.00

31.00

46

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The Last Five

Year

Round

Venue

WC
1/2 Score

Ess
1/2 score

1/2 margin

WC
score

Ess
Score

Full Time Margin

Combined
total score

2007

11

TD

68

38

30

94

95

-1

189

2006

8

TD

43

42

1

113

92

21

205

2005

12

SUB

49

42

5

106

82

24

188

2004

16

SUB

49

15

34

117

73

44

190

2004

3

TD

47

61

-14

131

137

-6

268

   

The Teams

 


WEST COAST
Backs: B Jones Glass Wirrpanda
Half-backs: Waters Hunter Stenglein
Centres: Selwood Priddis Braun
Half-forwards: Chick Staker Nicoski
Forwards: LeCras Lynch Seaby
Followers: Cox Cousins Fletcher
Interchange: Hurn C Jones R Jones Rosa
Emergencies: Brown McNamara Morton
In: Chick Nicoski C Jones
Out: Hansen (hamstring) Judd McNamara

ESSENDON
Backs: Slattery Michael Ryder
Half-backs: Winderlich Lucas McVeigh
Centres: Stanton Hird Fletcher
Half-forwards: McPhee Gumbleton Lovett-Murray
Forwards: Neagle Lloyd Welsh
Followers: Laycock Peverill Monfries
Interchange: Heffernan Bolton Bradley Lovett
Emergencies: Hille Houli Hocking
In: Bradley Bolton Heffernan Neagle Fletcher Peverill
Out: Dempsey (hamstring) Nash (concussion) Camporeale (knee) Hille M Johnson Reimers
New: Jay Neagle, 19, Gippsland U18

The West Coast Missing
Steven Armstrong
(65 games, 39 goals)
Sam Butler
(40 games, 10 goals)
Andrew Embley
(143 games, 151 goals)
Jaymie Graham
(31 games, 13 goals)
Ashley Hansen
(53 games, 70 goals)
Daniel Kerr
(144 games, 84 goals)
Mitch Morton
(10 games, 8 goals)

Out for Season
Ashley Thornton
(0 games; 0 goals)

The Essendon Missing
Scott Camporeale
(252 games, 205 goals)
Alwyn Davey
(14 games, 15 goals)
Courtenay Dempsey
(6 games, 2 goal)
Dean Dick
(0 games, 0 goals)
Tom Hislop
(3 games, 1 goal)
Jay Nash
(20 games, 5 goals)

 

West Coast at Subiaco
Won 5 of the last 8
Won Rd 20 2007 v Richmond
Lost Rd 18 2007 v West Coast
Won Rd 16 2007 v Sydney
Lost Rd 14 2007 v Brisbane
Lost Rd 12 2007 v St Kilda
Won Rd 10 2007 v Kangaroos
Won Rd 8 2007 v Melbourne
Won Rd 6 2007 v Western Bulldogs

Essendon at Subiaco
Won 1 of the last 8
Lost Rd 19 2007 v Fremantle
Lost Rd 14 2006 v Fremantle
Lost Rd 12 2005 v West Coast
Lost Rd 16 2005 v West Coast
Won 1EF 2003 v Fremantle
Lost Rd 6 2003 v Fremantle
Lost Rd 15 2002 v West Coast
Lost Rd 6 2002 v Fremantle

Footyratings Tip
West Coast

Overall Record
West Coast: 12
Essendon: 20

Record at Subiaco
West Coast: 9
Essendon: 2

Coaches Head to Head
2002-2007: Essendon v West Coast:
Kevin Sheedy: 4
John Worsfold: 4

The Last Six
West Coast: 3
Essendon: 3

Rd 11 2007
Essendon 15. 5 (95) def West Coast 14. 10 (94) Telstra Dome
Rd 6 2006
West Coast 16. 17 (113) def Essendon 14. 8 (92) Telstra Dome
Rd 12 2005
West Coast 15. 16 (106) def Essendon 12. 10 (82) Subiaco
Rd16 2004
West Coast 18. 9 (117) def Essendon 10. 13 (73) Subiaco
Rd3 2004
Essendon 22. 5 (137) def West Coast 20. 11 (131) Telstra Dome
Rd 10 2003
Essendon 19. 14 (128) def West Coast 16. 10 (106) Telstra Dome

The Form
West Coast: Have won 14 from 21 for the season. Coming off an 8 point win over St Kilda at Telstra Dome in Round 21, following a a 31 point win over Richmond at Subiaco in Round 20, and a 17 point win over the Kangaroos at Telstra Dome in Round 19. Currently in 3rd place on the ladder at 112.09%

Essendon: Have won 10 from 21 for the season. Coming off a 27 point loss to Richmond at the MCG in Round 21, following a 10 point win over Carlton at the MCG in Round 20, and a 63 point loss to Fremantle at Subiaco in Round 19. Currently in 12th place on the ladder at 91.07%