Round 17
Adelaide v West Coast
Saturday, July 21 at 1:40pm (local time)
AAMI Stadium

Latest news
WEST COAST has named Beau Waters (knee) and Jack Darling (hamstring) to play against Adelaide on Saturday. Quinten Lynch and Ashton Hams have also been recalled at the expense of Mitch Brown, Tom Swift and Koby Stevens. Josh Hill will miss with a hamstring complaint.

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Milestones
Bernie Vince - 100 games

Out of action
Luke Shuey (suspension) - 1 week
Jack Darling (hamstring) - test
Josh Hill (hamstring) - test
Ashton Hams (quad) - test
Beau Waters (knee) - test
Andrew Embley (shoulder) - 1-2 weeks
Scott Lycett (knee) - 3-4 weeks
Josh Kennedy (ankle) - 5-6 weeks
Mark Nicoski (hamstring) - season
Mark LeCras (knee) - season

West Coast’s recent form
Round 16, Sydney Swans 18.13 (121) d West Coast 10.9 (69), Patersons Stadium
Round 15, West Coast 12.14 (86) d North Melbourne 13.6 (84), Blundstone Arena
Round 14, West Coast 25.16 (166) d Gold Coast 5.10 (40), Patersons Stadium
Round 13, Collingwood 12.13 (85) d West Coast 12.10 (82), MCG
Round 12, West Coast 10.19 (79) d Carlton 10.9 (69), Patersons Stadium

Recent form against Adelaide
2011, Round 24, West Coast 22.13 (145) d Adelaide 7.8 (50), Patersons Stadium
2011, Round 12, West Coast 15.16 (106) d Adelaide 10.7 (67), AAMI Stadium
2010, Round 15, Adelaide 17.15 (117) d West Coast 14.11 (95), Subiaco Oval
2009, Round 21, Adelaide 18.14 (122) d West Coast 7.6 (48), AAMI Stadium
2008, Round nine, West Coast 14.13 (97) d Adelaide 5.17 (47), Subiaco Oval

Team
B: Beau Waters, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie
HB: Shannon Hurn, Will Schofield, Sam Butler
C: Matthew Rosa, Matthew Priddis, Andrew Gaff
HF: Chris Masten, Jack Darling, Adam Selwood
F: Dean Cox, Quinten Lynch, Patrick McGinnity
Foll: Nic Naitanui, Scott Selwood, Daniel Kerr
INT: Brad Sheppard, Ashton Hams, Jacob Brennan, Murray Newman

EMERG: Tom Swift, Fraser McInnes, Koby Stevens

INS: Beau Waters, Quinten Lynch, Ashton Hams
OUTS: Tom Swift, Koby Stevens, Mitch Brown

Stats that matter
West Coast is ranked No.1 in the AFL for contested marks, averaging 15.5 per game. Adelaide sits third, with an average of 13.0. The Eagles are also the most efficient kicking team, hitting their targets 70 per cent of the time. They are second in the League for long kicks and play on from marks the fourth-most of any side.

Former skipper Simon Goodwin holds the record for most Crows goals in a match against West Coast. Goodwin slotted seven against the Eagles in round two, 2008.

Andrew Gaff is one of West Coast’s most damaging ball users. The young midfielder is ranked second in the competition for both long and effective kicks, and also second in uncontested possessions. Jack Darling, who is in doubt for Saturday’s clash with a hamstring complaint, leads the Eagles’ goalkicking (30).

Adelaide midfielder Scott Thompson amassed a game-high 40 possessions when the teams last met in round 24 last season. It wasn’t enough to earn the Crows Club Champion a Brownlow Medal vote. No Adelaide player polled votes in the two matches between the sides in 2012.

Dean Cox (seventh) and Nic Naitanui (11^th) are both ranked top-12 in the AFL for hit-outs. Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs is No.1.

Cox has earned more free-kicks (39) than any player in the competition this season. Midfielders Luke Shuey (second) and Daniel Kerr (seventh) are also positioned in the top-10.

News Bites
Darling set to miss - AFL.com.au
WEST Coast forward Jack Darling appears set to miss Saturday's clash with Adelaide at AAMI Stadium with a left hamstring injury after failing to complete training on Wednesday ...

LeCras hopes dashed - AFL.com.au
ANY thoughts of Mark LeCras making a miracle AFL return this season have been shelved, with West Coast coach John Worsfold saying the star forward would risk serious damage to his reconstructed right knee.

In the Mix: West Coast - AFL.com.au
KEY forward Quinten Lynch will return from a one-week suspension, boosting the Eagles' decimated forward line. Jack Darling suffered a cork against the Sydney Swans and is also expected to be available. Small forwards Josh Hill (hamstring) and Ashton Hams (soreness) are both in contention but will need to get through training on Wednesday. If further changes are made on form, Bradd Dalziell (31 disposals and three goals) was best afield in his return to league football with East Fremantle, while half-back Lewis Stevenson has been on the cusp for a number of weeks -Nathan Schmook

Worsfold hopeful on Darling - AFL.com.au
WEST Coast coach John Worsfold is hopeful key forward Jack Darling will recover from hamstring tightness and be available to hold up an Eagles forward line that continues to be rocked by injuries …

Midfield must lift - AFL.com.au
WEST Coast on-baller Matt Priddis says the Eagles' midfield will need to rise to another level this season if it is going to challenge for the premiership after being shown up by the top-placed Sydney Swans on Sunday.

Adelaide hosts the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium on Saturday at 1.40pm. Click here  for tickets and match day information.