What’s On | Round 14
West Coast Eagles v Carlton
Sunday, June 15 | 4.10pm (AWST) | Optus Stadium / Whadjuk 
Gates open 2.30pm 

Be there in round 14 as we take on the Blues in the WA Freeze FightMND.

FightMND Big Freeze 11

This match day is dedicated to FightMND and the Big Freeze 11. Now in the 11th year, we need your help to bring us closer to finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. Once again, we will be holding our very own WA Freeze throughout the match.   

Cheer on our ‘dunkees’ – Kath & Kim’s Peter Rowsthorn, Channel 7’s Rick Ardon, and Mix 94.5’s Kymba Cahill, as they face the MND WA Freeze Dunk Tank in the match breaks!  

This is a cause close to the Club’s heart. Neale Daniher, former AFL player, coach and West Coast Eagles General Manager of Football was diagnosed with MND in 2013 and co-founded FightMND in 2014 to raise awareness and vital funds for effective treatments, care initiatives, and ultimately, a cure for ‘The Beast’ impacting thousands of Australians. 

Big Freeze 11 Beanies will be available to purchase on match day from the following locations:  

• Fan Zone (Level 1), inside Gate D 
• By the Matagarup Bridge 
• Outside Gates A, B & D 
• Roaming volunteers inside the stadium on Level 1 & 5

Please note, stock is limited and will sell quickly. 

For more information, or to purchase a beanie online, visit fightmnd.org.au. 

If a beanie isn’t for you – you can purchase a digital beanie here. Every digital beanie purchase is a tax-deductible donation that directly funds vital research and support programs for Australians living with MND and their families.

Match Day Timeline 

2.30pm | Gates/Fan Zone open  

3.50pm | Auzzie’s flight around the stadium 

3.59pm | Team entry 

4.10pm | Bouncedown 

Quarter-time | Peter Rowsthorn is in the Fight MND Dunk Tank 

Half-time | Rick Ardon and Kymba Cahill face the Fight MND Dunk Tank 

Three-quarter time | Crown Kick To Win – be in your seats at half-time for your chance to be selected 

Post-match | Player giveaways to lucky fans around the boundary 

Fan Zone

Head to the Fan Zone on the western concourse on Level 1 (inside Gate D) from 2.30pm 

• Purchase your Big Freeze 11 beanies and caps 
• Selected player signings from 3.10pm 
• Facepainting and airbrush tattoos 
• Create your own sign to cheer on the team or make a personalised bracelet 
• Life-size height charts of our players – compare how you measure up 
• Mix 94.5 games and giveaways 
• Join the WA All Abilities Football Association in a game of wheelchair footy 

Public Transport

Remember to plan your journey ahead of Sunday with Transperth’s Journey Planner.  

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. 

The Thornlie-Cockburn train line is now open, with new connections to Optus Stadium. For more information on this line, click here. 

With the opening of the Ellenbrook line, direct trains from Fremantle to Perth Stadium Station will not be operating before AFL matches.  

Bus route 652 (Mirrabooka Bus Station) and route 653 (Galleria Bus Station) will now arrive and depart from Bus Hub. Patrons will no longer need to walk across Matagarup Bridge. 

The Armadale/Thornlie train line is closed until mid-2025. Suburban Event Buses will run to and from Optus Stadium, and trains will continue to operate between Victoria Park and Perth Stations, including Stadium Station. Information on changes to Optus Stadium special event services can be found here. 

West Coast was left to rue a poor first quarter as Carlton dominated and then kept the Eagles at arms length to win by 34-points. 

The Blues raced to a 39-point lead at quarter time on the back of a commanding midfield led by George Hewett, Adam Cerra and Patrick Cripps.  

To their credit the Eagles stuck with Carlton after half-time, winning the second half of the  12.14 (86) to 7.10 (52) result. 

Mid-season recruit Tom McCarthy was outstanding, finishing with a club-record 31 disposals on debut, with half-back/wingman Tyrell Dewar (27 and seven rebounds) also prominent.  

The Eagles are hopeful their co-captain Oscar Allen has escaped serious injury after the key forward went down innocuously behind play in the final quarter and had to be helped from the ground by trainers with an apparent left leg issue.

The Blues were fierce with their pressure and clinical with their handball chains early but lost a lot of the flow from their game for the final two-and-a-half quarters as the Eagles kicked six of the last eight goals of the game to add a little respectability to the scoreboard.

Curnow was substituted at half-time after coming to the bench during the second quarter for assessment, with the gun goalkicker declaring post-match that it was "a bit of awareness" and he expected to be available next week. 

The visitors also lost Hudson O'Keeffe to a hamstring injury, while West Coast key defender Harry Edwards finished his 50th game with ice on his hamstring having earlier nursed an arm injury. 

With Curnow sidelined after two first-half goals, tall forward Mitch McGovern stood up to boot three goals, while Lachie Fogarty also added three. Midfielder George Hewett was central to the early charge and motored on to finish with a game-high 35 disposals and seven clearances. 

Adam Cerra (30 and nine marks) and star ruck Tom De Koning (21, five clearances and six inside 50s) were also prominent, with the Blues doing all of their hard work early and then slowing the game down when injuries stifled them.  

There were alarms going off everywhere for West Coast early as it succumbed to the Blues' fierce pressure, with Allen forced to move behind the ball after four straight goals from the Blues to open the game. 

Some stern words from coach Andrew McQualter drew a response, and the team lifted to a more competitive standard, with young star Harley Reid (28 disposals and five clearances) leading the charge in a combative performance. 

Forward/ruck Bailey Williams was dangerous with a team-high three goals, benefiting from the Eagles' increased intensity and ability to turn the ball over and counter-attack. 

The Eagles have the bye next week to regroup ahead of the round 16 clash against Collingwood. 

WEST COAST          1.1     3.4         5.7        7.10 (52)
CARLTON                7.4     10.8     11.11     12.14 (86)

GOALS
West Coast: B.Williams 3, J.Williams, Hewett, Cripps, Brockman
Carlton: McGovern 3, Fogarty 3, Williams 2, Durdin, De Koning, Curnow, Cincotta

BEST
West Coast: McCarthy, Reid, B.Williams, Dewar, Ryan, Graham
Carlton: Hewett, McGovern, De Koning, Cerra, Fogarty, Binns

INJURIES
West Coast: Allen (TBC)
Carlton: Curnow (calf tightness), O'Keeffe (hamstring)

SUBSTITUTES
West Coast: Clay Hall (replaced Jayden Hunt in the third quarter)
Carlton: Corey Durdin (replaced Charlie Curnow at half-time)

Crowd: 43,803 at Optus Stadium