2011 West Coast Eagles season

The 2011 season was the West Coast Eagles' 25th season in the premier Australian rules football competition, the Australian Football League (AFL). The previous season, West Coast had finished 16th and last overall to receive their first wooden spoon. The club began the season by reaching the semi-finals of the league's pre-season knock-out competition, the NAB Cup. They began their season with a four-point win over North Melbourne on Sunday, 27 March. At the conclusion of round 10, 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, to finish fourth overall.

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, against Carlton, semi-final
Lowest home attendance35,059, against Port Adelaide, rd. 13
Average home attendance37,436
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Darren Glass and John Worsfold were retained as captain and coach respectively from the previous season, with Beau Waters appointed as sole vice-captain. 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 J. Kennedy was the leading goal-kicker, kicking 59 goals throughout the season.

Squad
West Coast Eagles
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Leadership group

The Eagles' leadership group for 2011 is 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]

Pre-season

Delistings

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]

Trades

West Coast traded Ben McKinley to North Melbourne 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.

NAB Cup

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.[6] 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.

Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's Score Result Venue Attendance
Pool Sunday, 13 February 4:45pm 0.5.1 (31) Hawthorn 0.4.5 (29) Won by 2 points Patersons Stadium 25,035
Sunday, 13 February 6:55pm 0.5.7 (37) Fremantle 0.4.1 (25) Won by 12 points Patersons Stadium 25,776
QF Sunday, 27 February 4:40pm 0.12.15 (87) Gold Coast 1.5.11 (50) Won by 37 points Patersons Stadium 12,625
SF Saturday, 5 March 5:40pm 0.8.8 (56) Collingwood 1.9.17 (80) Lost by 24 points Patersons Stadium 15,360

Season overview

After finishing with the wooden spoon in 2010, most commentators predicted the Eagles to finish in the bottom four.[7][8][9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Fixtures

Home team's score listed in bold:

Round Date Score Opponent Opponent's score Result Venue Attendance
1 Sunday, 27 March 4:10pm 13.14 (92) North Melbourne 13.10 (88) Won by 4 points Patersons Stadium 35,855
2 Saturday, 2 April 2:40pm 16.20 (116) Port Adelaide 15.8 (98) Won by 18 points AAMI Stadium 23,214
3 Saturday, 9 April 5:40pm 13.10 (88) Sydney 15.11 (101) Lost by 13 points Patersons Stadium 37,288
4 Saturday, 16 April 2:10pm 9.11 (65) Hawthorn 10.12 (72) Lost by 7 points Aurora Stadium 15,063
5 bye
6 Thursday, 28 April 6:40pm 15.16 (106) Melbourne 6.16 (52) Won by 54 points Patersons Stadium 36,298
7 Sunday, 8 May 1:10pm 12.18 (90) Essendon 16.10 (106) Lost by 16 points Etihad Stadium 33,631
8 Sunday, 15 May 2:40pm 14.12 (96) Fremantle 9.9 (63) Won by 33 points Patersons Stadium 40,567
9 Sunday, 22 May 2:40pm 26.19 (175) Western Bulldogs 8.4 (52) Won by 123 points Patersons Stadium 37,308
10 Sunday, 29 May 2:10pm 7.11 (53) Collingwood 16.9 (105) Lost by 52 points MCG 52,560
11 Saturday, 4 June 1:10pm 13.7 (85) Gold Coast 10.7 (67) Won by 18 points Patersons Stadium 36,815
12 Saturday, 11 June 2:40pm 15.16 (106) Adelaide 10.7 (67) Won by 39 points AAMI Stadium 31,412
13 Sunday, 19 June 2:40pm 15.20 (110) Port Adelaide 13.10 (88) Won by 22 points Patersons Stadium 35,059
14 Sunday, 26 June 2:10pm 15.13 (103) Carlton 10.7 (67) Won by 36 points Etihad Stadium 38,241
15 bye
16 Friday, 8 July 6:40pm 14.12 (96) Geelong 13.10 (88) Won by 8 points Patersons Stadium 40,164
17 Saturday, 16 July 7:10pm 9.7 (61) St Kilda 13.4 (82) Lost by 21 points Etihad Stadium 31,416
18 Sunday, 24 July 2:40pm 8.17 (65) Fremantle 9.10 (64) Won by 1 point Patersons Stadium 41,005
19 Saturday, 30 July 2:10pm 15.13 (103) Western Bulldogs 15.5 (95) Won by 8 points Etihad Stadium 28,883
20 Sunday, 7 August 2:40pm 22.15 (147) Richmond 14.6 (90) Won by 57 points Patersons Stadium 38,106
21 Sunday, 14 August 1:10pm 16.14 (110) Melbourne 9.8 (62) Won by 48 points Etihad Stadium 15,709
22 Saturday, 20 August 1:10pm 20.14 (134) Essendon 11.11 (77) Won by 57 points Patersons Stadium 38,253
23 Saturday, 27 August 7:10pm 13.11 (89) Brisbane Lions 11.15 (81) Won by 8 points The Gabba 13,500
24 Saturday, 3 September 5:10 pm 22.13 (145) Adelaide 7.8 (50) Won by 95 points Patersons Stadium 36,062
QF Saturday, 10 September 2:25pm 9.8 (62) Collingwood 12.10 (82) Lost by 20 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 67,379
SF Saturday, 17 September 5:50 pm 15.11 (101) Carlton 15.8 (98) Won by 3 points Patersons Stadium 42,803
PF Saturday, 24 September 2:20 pm 10.9 (69) Geelong 17.15 (117) Lost by 48 points Melbourne Cricket Ground 59,455

source: Fixtures

Tribunal cases

Seven West Coast Eagles were cited by the Match Review Panel for eight separate offences during the 2011 season:[13] 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.[19] 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:[20]

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.

Season records and milestones

Team records
  • Highest home attendance: 42,803 vs. Carlton at Patersons Stadium, 17 September
  • Highest away attendance: 67,379 vs. Collingwood at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 10 September
  • Highest team score for: 26.19 (175) vs. Western Bulldogs at Patersons Stadium, 22 May
  • Highest team score against: 17.15 (117) by Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 24 September
  • Lowest team score for: 9.7 (61) vs. St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, 16 July
  • Lowest team score against: 7.8 (50) by Adelaide at the Patersons Stadium, 3 September
  • Most consecutive wins: 7 (between rounds 18 and 24)
  • Most consecutive losses: 2 (between rounds three and four)

Source: AFL Tables

Player records

Source: West Coast 2011 statistics

Milestones

Debuts

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.

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).

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