AFL Live Updates: West Coast hope to continue winning ways as they face massive Sydney Swans test
West Coast have been blown off the park by a superstar Sydney outfit to fall to one of their worst ever losses in history. Relive all the action.
AFL: West Coast are looking to win three straight games for the first time in more than five years, but will face a massive challenge as Chad Warner and Sydney land at Optus.
The Eagles will be without Elliot Yeo and Deven Robertson, while Sydney will welcome back Isaac Heeney as Charlie Curnow returns to a ground he’s dominated as a Blue.
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Key events
2 hours ago - 06:39 PM
END of Q3 SYD 20.10 (130) WCE 3.11 (29)
4 hours ago - 05:08 PM
END of Q1 SYD 6.2 (38) WCE 0.5 (5)
4 hours ago - 05:03 PM
Isaac Heeney with a huuuge grab
4 hours ago - 04:36 PM
Swans score inside the first minute
4 hours ago - 04:30 PM
A late change
5 hours ago - 04:00 PM
Can Eagles stop Curnow the Swan?
5 hours ago - 03:42 PM
Welcome
Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.
Amartey is everywhere at the moment
He’s outmarking every Eagle around the ground and takes his fourth of the game.
From 50 on a tight angle he slots through to make it four straight for the Swans.
Eagles just look undersized in defence but a horror turnover from Tim Kelly at half back does not give them much of a chance to defend
Eagles miss a couple of chances
They’ve both been tough as Shanahan and Duff-Tytler have shots from the boundary but both drift across the goals.
The Swans counterpunch from the kick-in and blitz through the Eagles defence as Jake Lloyd kicks his first of the season.
Waterman misses the change to settle
Eagles finally win a clearance and Malakai Champion takes a nice mark on the wing and the ball gets to Wateman on a lead.
He’s right on 50 but it misses left.
Curnow’s on the board
‘An absolute domination’ Jack Reiwoldt calls it as the Eagles have failed to get the ball forward of centre.
Curnow gets on a lead to leave Tylar Young in the dust and gets an early goal on the board.
Amartey misses another chance
He gets an early push on Brady Hough and takes another mark virtually uncontested but misses left.
The Eagles have barely touched the ball in the opening exchanges with Harley Reid being tagged by James Jordan.
Swans score inside the first minute
Matt Flynn falls over in the ruck and the Swans are out through Heeney.
Tylar Young slips over in the goal square and Joel Martey takes an uncontested mark and converts.
A late change
Malcom Rosas Jnr has tweaked a calf in the warm-up and Harry Cunningham has been brought in.
He ran into the rooms just after the warm uo with Dean Cox in tow but he’ll not feature today.
Mini speaks
“We’ve had a couple of good games on the trot now,” he says on the broadcast.
“But we’re still far away from our best football.
“We’ve spoken about our roles and system so hopefully we can get off to a better stay today.
“If we don’t protect the corridor today, it will be over, so that’s been a focus.
“We now Duursma as the ability to compete in the middle and a lot of that willbe on how he’s going because he’s having plenty of influence on the wing.”
The difference between the sides
The 10 youngest players on the ground today are all West Coast players, which shows you the difference between a team built for the now and the future.
Eagles fans will be hoping the young guns can continue to build on what they’ve shown in recent weeks.
Sydney have never lost to the Eagles at Optus Satdium.
Where the Swans sit
If you’ve forgotten how the Swans are going they last went down in a narrow loss to Hawthorn 16 days ago thanks to the wonderful AFL scheduling this season.
Before that, they smashed an undermanned Brisbane but the loss of Errol Gulden was a hammer blow.
But they welcome back Heeney this week and you’d think they’ll be too strong for the Eagles, who are coming off a six day break after there thrilling win over Port Adelaide.
