The West Coast season continues to worsen, with Adam Simpson’s men suffering an eighth straight loss to Adelaide.
The West Coast horror season continues to worsen, with the Eagles suffering their eighth straight loss on Saturday afternoon.
And a debilitating moment at the end of the first quarter summed up his last performance.
The Crows advanced to the Adelaide Oval, scoring 32 unanswered points before West Coast finally had a chance to get on the scoreboard.
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Eagles midfielder Tim Kelly threw his foot in the 50s toward veteran striker Josh Kennedy, who had settled under the Sherrin next to the unopposed goal, with rival Tom Doedee slipping and stretching. back.
But the 34-year-old player inexplicably dropped the regulation mark, frantically retrieving the ball before throwing it towards the goal, missing the ball from behind.
West Coast coach Adam Simpson could not hide his displeasure at the display box, with his head down in his hands.
“That sums up what we’ve seen from the Eagles in this term,” sighed Fox Footy commentator Mark Howard.
“The coach can’t believe what he’s seeing.”
It was the Eagles’ only goal-scoring opportunity in the opening period, with Adelaide leading 5.2 (32) to 0.1 (1) in the quarter.
West Coast managed to find some momentum in the second quarter with Jack Darling scoring two goals to keep the Eagles in the competition, but it looks like the visitors couldn’t reduce the deficit.
The Crows maintained a 35-point lead in the third quarter, but on a late turn, the West Coast started last season with four straight majors to send a fright into the Adelaide field.
But it was too late, and the Crows got a 13.10 (88) to 8.9 (57) victory to break a dying streak of five straight losses.
“I’d rather talk about the start than the finish,” Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks said at the start of his post-match press conference.
“It simply came to our notice then.
“We did enough work early to prepare for the game, but unfortunately we left it to the competition, which is our wood, our DNA.
“I’m not sure this will go to the archives, but we’ll take all four points.”
The Round 12 match was played in wet conditions in the Adelaide Oval, with occasional rain on the ground.
Rory Laird was Adelaide’s best player with 33 possessions, while experienced striker Taylor Walker scored three goals, as did Shane McAdam and Darcy Fogarty.
Both parties will enjoy a farewell next weekend.
– with Jason Phelan, NCA NewsWire
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