Free kick for McGovern. Is that a sign they struggle to get the game on their terms against the top sides? Noble is the man with the set shot from an acute angle but he drills it. It had also been announced that there would not be any spectators at games for the first time in the league's history, and that each quarter would be only 16 minutes long, to facilitate shortening the breaks between each game. Caleb Daniel’s goal brought them within a kick with more than two minutes left to play, but the comeback ultimately fell short. West Coast Eagles (15 played, 40 pts, 115.1%) [To come: St Kilda, North Melbourne]. [30][31], West Coast went back home for their preliminary final against Collingwood, which they hosted at Optus Stadium. Therefore the Eagles need a Geelong win over Richmond in Round 17. Tigers claim clash of the titans as Eagles' wings clipped on the road", "As it happened: Essendon beat Hawthorn, Richmond trump West Coast", "Richmond ends West Coast's AFL winning run, Essendon scores comeback victory over Hawthorn", "Essendon left to rue the upset that got away as West Coast forwards step up when it counts", "AFL 2020 Round 15 live updates: Straight-kicking West Coast take down Dons; Crows humble Hawks", "Bulldogs hold on by a 'bee's d***' to save their season — and maybe ruin the Eagles' flag hopes", "Dom Sheed to miss West Coast Eagles' clash with St Kilda as midfield injuries mount", "Injury-ravaged Eagles a LOCK for finals after intense, costly win over Saints", "West Coast Eagles defeat St Kilda by 15 points but lose AFL premiership defender Jeremy McGovern to injury", "Eagles star Jeremy McGovern hamstrung in huge blow as club's injury toll reaches 'tipping point, "Eagles overcome horror start against Roos to keep top-four hopes alive", "Collingwood knocks West Coast Eagles out of AFL finals, St Kilda edges Western Bulldogs in thriller", "AFL 2020 elimination final: Magpies edge Eagles in thriller – as it happened", "All-Australian team: Danger joins greats, 12 fresh faces", "All-Australian squad: Who's in, shock omissions, three clubs miss out", "Reigning AFL MVP fails to earn nomination as full list is revealed", State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match, Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on sports, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_West_Coast_Eagles_season&oldid=984316346, Use Australian English from September 2020, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 13:27. Big win for the Saints in their first final since Moses was a boy. Great smother from Gaff and then great work from Ryan to set up Kennedy, who kicks straight and true from directly in front. It sure does shape as a contest to savour. 4 AFL finals 2020: West Coast Eagles in quar ... Read full article: 4 AFL finals 2020: West Coast Eagles in ...→, Read full article: 4 Geelong V Richmond: Coronavirus warnin...→, Read full article: 4 AFL TAB Best Bets: Richmond v St Kilda...→, Read full article: 6 AFL news: Geelong defeats Brisbane Lio...→, Read full article: Eagles duo finish top of table for WA...→, Read full article: 6 AFL 2020: Brisbane Lions preliminary f...→, Read full article: AFL finals 2020 live updates: Geelong Ca...→, Read full article: 5 AFL Finals 2020: Brad Ebert retirement...→, Read full article: Fagan unfazed by AFL finals experience g...→, Read full article: 3 AFL 2020 news: Ray Chamberlain, Razor ...→, Read full article: Hot to trot Comments PremiumNic Nat and ...→, Read full article: 4 Lily James cancels TV appearances amid...→, Read full article: Snapshot of week three of the AFL finals...→, Read full article: Matthew Richardson calls for AFL bye wee...→, Read full article: 6 Lily James talks ‘making mistakes’ in ...→, Read full article: AFL Richmond v Port Adelaide live score:...→, Read full article: 6 AFL Finals 2020: Mason Cox three goals...→, Read full article: 7 AFL 2020 Finals: Jonathan Brown wardro...→, Read full article: 5 Brownlow Medal 2020: Lachie Neale wins...→, Read full article: 4 AFL 2020: Trade period, Gold Coast Sun...→, Read full article: 5 AFL Finals 2020: Patrick Dangerfield t...→, Read full article: 1 AFL 2020 Finals: Tom Lynch crying fan ...→, Read full article: Rugby’s pests, silent assassins: 13 to w...→. Strap in. [24][25][26][27] Due to West Coast having already played Sydney, they flew back over to Queensland after playing Greater Western Sydney for a second hub on the Gold Coast. You must provide an email address to create a Roar account, When using Facebook to create or log in to an account, you need to grant The Roar permission to see your email address, By joining The Roar you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.