What’s On | Round 12
West Coast Eagles v Collingwood
Saturday, June 3 | 2.35pm (AWST) | Optus Stadium / Whadjuk
Gates open 12.30pm

This Saturday, June 3, be there as we take on Collingwood at Optus Stadium from 2.35pm (AWST).

During our round 12 clash, join the MND Army and don your beanie in support of finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease.

Keep an eye out for Big Freeze 9 Beanies available for purchase and dedicated Big Freeze activations throughout the stadium on match day.   

For more information on MND or to purchase a Big Freeze 9 Beanie online, click here. 

Tickets for Saturday’s match are on sale through Ticketmaster right now, and more tickets will be released in the lead-up to Saturday’s bouncedown.

Fan Zone locations for 2023

Head to the western concourse on level 1 (inside Gate D) and behind section 543 on level 5 before the match for some great kids’ activities.

From 12:30pm until bouncedown, have your face painted by the West Coast Eagles fairies and meet our mascots Rick and Rosie from 1.45pm until 2.05pm (level 1 only).

From 1.35pm until 2.05pm, join us on level 1 and level 5 for a meet and greet with a member of the team pre-match and get a poster signed.

Big Freeze 9 Beanies will be available for purchase on the grassed area near Gate A, next to Matagarup Bridge near Gate D and the Southern Oval between Gate E and the Camfield.

MND Mini Freeze at Optus Stadium

The Mini Freeze is back at Optus Stadium this Saturday! Show your support and cheer on some big names as they take the 'cold' seat, ready to be plunged into icy cold water at the half and three-quarter time breaks in support of Neale Daniher and the fight against MND.

Vaping and Smoking Reminder

Vaping and smoking is not permitted anywhere in Optus Stadium or on concourses. As smoking or vaping is prohibited and offending patrons risk immediate eviction.

Public Transport

Remember to plan your journey ahead of Saturday with Transperth’s Journey Planner, and please click here for further information. Event buses will operate post-match. 

Public Transport is included in the cost of your match day ticket, with free travel on Perth’s buses and trains three hours either side of the match. If asked, please show your ticket to the driver or inspector.

If you’re heading through Gates A or B from Perth Stadium train station, 96FM will provide the afternoon’s soundtrack, with various games and giveaways on offer.

Contactless Payment

All food and beverage outlets at Optus Stadium now accept payment by credit or debit card only. If you do not have access to credit or debit card, cash can be exchanged for a complimentary ‘Cash Card’ via Cash Exchange points located around the stadium. Optus Stadium event day staff will direct you to the nearest Cash Exchange point at the stadium. For more information, please click here.

Mobile Ticketing

Tickets for Reserved Seat members are now available to download in the official West Coast Eagles App.

Avoid match day delays by downloading the official West Coast Eagles app and logging in to your West Coast Eagles account now, ahead of Saturday’s match. We strongly recommend not to leave this until the last minute, in case you encounter problems, and to save your tickets to your phone wallet to ensure no delays.

Instructions on how to use mobile ticketing are available here, and instructions on how to forward your ticket to a family member or a friend are available here.

The West Coast Eagles Membership Services team will be available at the box offices B, C, and E from 12.30pm on Saturday to answer any questions; however, please arrive early if you think that you may require assistance with your tickets.

If you have any issues with your tickets, please attend the match and the Membership Services team will assist; there is no need to miss the match solely for this reason.

Seat Return Program

Can’t make it to the match? Our Seat Return Program is available for Saturday’s match. If your seat successfully sells, you’ll receive a credit towards your 2024 membership renewal.

For more information, including a step-by-step guide to returning your seats, please click here.

Credits will not apply if your seat does not sell, or if you do not attend and do not return your seat.

Auzzie’s Flight

Be sure to be in your seats from 2.10pm to catch Auzzie’s pre-match flight around Optus Stadium!

We’re on the lookout for one lucky member to release Auzzie the Eagle for our round 16 match against St Kilda. Click here to enter.

Where and when: Optus Stadium, Saturday, June 3, 2.35pm

TV: Live on 7 in WA, Fox Footy and streaming on Kayo

Last time we met: Collingwood 10.14 (74) def by. West Coast 14.3 (87) at Marvel Stadium, round four, 2022

At the time, it was one of the Eagles’ great against-the-odds wins on the road. More than 12 months later it stacks up as an all-time classic against a team that fell agonisingly short of making the Grand Final later that season. Following a winless opening three rounds impacted by an injury and Covid crisis, the Eagles jumped on the back of defensive pillars Jeremy McGovern and Tom Barrass, and were guided to victory by some unerring goalkicking – with Josh Kennedy, Junior Rioli, Jack Darling and Liam Ryan combining for 10-straight majors. Xavier O’Neill (24 disposals) produced one of his best games in a midfield missing Luke Shuey, Elliot Yeo, Tim Kelly, Dom Sheed and Andrew Gaff as the Eagles hung on for a stirring triumph. 

What it means for the Eagles: There’s no tougher task in football at the moment than taking on the red-hot Pies and the learning opportunity for West Coast’s youngsters will be invaluable. Only five Eagles running out this Saturday played in the 2018 Grand Final triumph – Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass, Liam Duggan, Elliot Yeo and Dom Sheed – with another six missing through injury. The West Coast list transition is well under way and the Eagles will take plenty out of testing themselves against the strong Collingwood side named to fly west.

The stat: West Coast has won three of five clashes with the Pies at Optus Stadium. Both losses - in the 2020 elimination final and round 17 clash the previous year – were by a solitary point.

The match-up: Reuben Ginbey v Nick Daicos

It’s a mouth-watering prospect. Two young guns of the competition going head-to-head and it could happen at stages. Ginbey has been handed some of the biggest jobs in the game in his first season and there’s none more challenging than shadowing Brownlow Medal fancy Daicos when he has stints in midfield. The star Pie rotates through positions and mainly across half-back, where tenacious half-forward Connor West might be tasked with trying to keep a leash on Collingwood's chief playmaker.

It’s a big week for: Dom Sheed

The understated Eagle never seeks the spotlight but has been rightly feted leading into his 150^th match in blue and gold – ironically against Collingwood, the team he will forever be linked with following his 2018 Grand Final heroics. Five years on, the Kalgoorlie kid is now an established leader at West Coast, helping guide the next generation on the path back up the ladder and into flag contention once more.

Big call: Sheed to produce another ‘inch-perfect’ goal from the boundary that brings the blue and gold army at Optus Stadium to their feet.

The West Coast Eagles deserved better, but down on troops, sapped of energy and against arguably the best team in the competition, they fell to a 63-point loss against Collingwood at Optus Stadium today.

Winning against one of the glamour teams in the competition was always going to be a mammoth challenge but when key defender Tom Barrass was withdrawn pre-game with a hip injury, the task became even tougher.

Then small forward Connor West was subbed out with a knee injury, young midfielder Elijah Hewett, brought in to replace Barrass, was ruled out with concussion and veteran Shannon Hurn’s day ended with a hamstring strain.

Despite the spate of injuries that occurred before quarter-time, leaving the Eagles with just two players on the bench for the remainder of the game, they fought bravely and edged within 14 points in the third quarter.

It was a courageous effort from the Eagles with 150-game milestone man Dom Sheed leading the way. In addition Elliot Yeo produced an inspired third quarter that almost had the home fans thinking of a previously unthinkable victory.

Other leaders Tim Kelly and Oscar Allen (three goals) also set a high bar for the teammates along with half-back Liam Duggan.

Unfortunately, in the last quarter the simply ran out of gas. The heavy workload took its toll and the Pies rattled on six goals to none in the final term to post a 18.12 (130) to 8.9 (57) victory.

Knowing their opponents were out on their feet, Collingwood ran the ball at every opportunity stretching their opponents to the brink

Despite the heavy margin the Eagles conceded the inside 50 metre count by just one, won the contested possession battle 132-124 and also had more tackles inside the forward 50 (12-5).

It was also a day when a couple of the young players – small forward Noah Long and midfielder Reuben Ginbey – continued their education and again demonstrated that they are on course to enjoy fruitful careers with the club.

In the end it was the class of Nick Daicos, Tom Mitchell and Taylor Adams that propelled Collingwood to victory.

DETAILS
Collingwood                     4.3          8.5          12.9        18.12     120
West Coast Eagles            0.3          4.3          8.7           8.9          57

GOALS
Collingwood: Mihocek, N Daicos, Hill, Johnson 3; Cox 2; Harrison, Adams, Crisp, Mitchell.
West Coast Eagles: Allen 3; Long, Sheed, Clark, Kelly, O’Neill.

BEST
Collingwood: N Daicos, Mitchell, Cox, Adams, J Daicos, Murphy.
West Coast Eagles: Sheed, Yeo, Duggan, Kelly, Williams, Allen.

INJURIES
Collingwood: McCreery (ankle) replaced by substitute Markov.
West Coast Eagles: Barrass (hip) replaced in selected team by Hewett; West (knee) replaced by substitute Clark; Hewett (concussion), Hurn (hamstring).

ATTENDANCE
41,713