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Perth Now
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Premiership star to boost Eagles for historic Bunbury clash
West Coast premiership star Jamie Cripps has completed a near-miraculous comeback from minor knee surgery only two weeks ago to be named for the Eagles' clash against North Melbourne in Bunbury on Sunday. Cripps has missed the past two games because of a minor knee issue he carried into the Eagles' round 10 win over St Kilda and was set to be sidelined until after the bye. But the 33-year-old has made a quicker than expected recovery and has been named in the extended squad to take on fellow bottom two side in the Kangaroos at Hands Oval. Cripps is joined by South West product Clay Hall and ruckman Bailey Williams in the extended squad as the Eagles look to claim an elusive win against Alastair Clarkson's side. 'Everyone heals differently and he's just healed a bit quicker than expected which is terrific,' Eagles coach Andrew McQualter said on Cripps. Forward Liam Ryan has also been named in the starting side after being listed as a test after he copped a bad cork to his lower leg early in their 43-point loss to Geelong at Optus Stadium on Sunday evening. Hall and Williams have been named on an extended bench alongside Tyler Brockman, Noah Long, Tyrell Dewar, Jack Williams, Ryan Maric and last week's sub Bo Allan with the squad to be cut to 23 on Friday afternoon. North Melbourne have named three West Australians in their squad with former Fremantle defender Griffin Logue as well as small forward Robert Hansen Jnr and ruckman Brynn Teakle in the squad. Swan Districts product Logue has not played since round six, while Teakle has been named for what could be his first game of the season after the Northampton product played 11 matches last year having been picked up in the mid-season rookie draft. Hansen Jnr has not played since round four but signed a contract extension last month to remain at the club until the end of 2026. The Kangaroos have lost backman Aidan Corr to injury, while Finnbar Maley has been dropped, with Kallan Dawson and Cooper Harvey also a chance to come into the team. The Eagles travel to Bunbury on Saturday where they will have main training at Hands Oval before taking on the Kangaroos on Sunday afternoon. 'It's awesome we get to spend another game over here in WA. It saves us getting on a plane which is great,' McQualter said. 'We're really excited to get down to Bunbury ... we've got a couple of guys that grew up near there which is great. 'Our families can go to another game which is great.' Jamie Cripps at West Coast Eagles training. Credit: Riley Churchman / The West Australian There has been a lot of talk leading into the game about a strong Southerly breeze which favours scoring to the City end of the oval. It was a significant factor in the Eagles' pre-season win over the Kangaroos, with only five goals kicked into it but McQualter wasn't concerned about the conditions. 'I'm very poor at predicting the weather and the feedback we've got at the moment is it doesn't look like it's going to be as windy as it was last time,' he said. 'If it is on the day, we'll adjust accordingly but hopefully it's not a big issue. 'We're going to be prepared. We'll have a run around on Saturday afternoon, but at the end of the day it's a big chunk of grass with some lines on it and four posts up either end.' North Melbourne v West Coast Sunday, Hands Oval (Bunbury), 1.10pm KANGAROOS B: C Comben T Pink G Logue HB: R Hardeman C Daniel L McDonald C: D Stephens L Davies-Uniacke J Simpkin HF: T Powell N Larkey C McKercher F: P Curtis J Darling C Zurhaar FOLL: T Xerri G Wardlaw H Sheezel I/C: F O'Sullivan Z Fisher L Parker C Harvey J Konstanty K Dawson B Teakle R Hansen Jnr IN: G Logue C Harvey K Dawson B Teake R Hansen Jnr OUT: A Corr (injured) F Maley (omitted) EAGLES B: R Ginbey H Edwards T Cole HB: L Duggan S Brock L Baker C: J Hunt H Reid J Hutchinson HF: J Graham A Reid J Cripps F: E Hewett O Allen L Ryan FOLL: M Flynn B Hough T Kelly I/C: T Brockman N Long R Maric B Allan C Hall B Williams J Williams T Dewar IN: J Cripps C Hall B Williams
Daily Telegraph
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Telegraph
‘So, so sad': Eagles deliver heartfelt tribute to Adam Selwood
Don't miss out on the headlines from AFL. Followed categories will be added to My News. West Coast Eagles forward Jamie Cripps was fighting back the tears as the club paid tribute to Adam Selwood on Sunday. News of the 41-year-old's death on Saturday left the AFL world in deep mourning — coming just three months after twin brother Troy took his own life. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Ahead of the Eagles' clash against St Kilda at Optus Stadium, the club delivered a minute of silence to honour their former premiership star. One of four Selwood brothers to play AFL football, Adam played 187 games for West Coast and was famously part of the Eagles' 2006 premiership win over the Sydney Swans. Cripps played alongside Selwood during his first year in the league and was seen fighting back tears as the tribute played out. Watch the heartbreaking scenes in the video player above Jamie Cripps fights back tears. Cripps delivered his own tribute to his late mate only moments into the first quarter after dancing around a Saints defender and slotting a goal. As he celebrated the moment with his teammates he tapped the black tape wrapped around his left arm. 'Emotional scenes after a tragic 24 hours - a goal that means more than most,' Adam Papalia said. 'You can see what it means to him as well - great goal and great tribute,' Matthew Pavlich added. 'It's been a heavy 24 hours for everyone, in particular for Crippa who played with and got coached by him (Selwood),' ex-Eagles coach Adam Simpson said. Cripps celebrates his goal by tapping the black armband. In the lead up to the clash to close out Round 10, the Eagles took to social media to also pay tribute to Selwood. In a heartfelt video, the club paid their respects by uploading highlights of his time in an Eagles jersey. One fan wrote in response to the upload: 'So so sad … RIP Adam Selwood, forever an eagles champ.' A second added: 'He must have been so so heartbroken. Just so sad.' Adam Selwood's final act for his twin Troy is being honoured across the country following his death with fans flocking to donate money to a charity program he was supporting. Adam Selwood was raising raise money for a mental health charity in his brother's honour In a heartbreaking set of circumstances, Adam Selwood recently said his plans to take part in next week's HBF Run for a Reason — in support of the zero2hero charity — was one of the things that 'kept him going' after his brother's death. The Run for a Reason half marathon will continue to take place on Sunday, May 25, and Selwood will be in the hearts of many that run the course in Perth. In a touching twist, more than $4000 was donated to Selwood's zero2hero campaign on Saturday night — taking his total money raised to more than $25,000. Selwood originally set out on his half marathon journey aiming to raise $10,000 — but the exercise has touched the hearts of many more people than may have been expected. — You can donate to Adam Selwood's zero2hero campaign here. Originally published as 'So, so sad': Eagles deliver heartfelt tribute to Adam Selwood
News.com.au
18-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘So, so sad': Eagles deliver heartfelt tribute to Adam Selwood
West Coast Eagles forward Jamie Cripps was fighting back the tears as the club paid tribute to Adam Selwood on Sunday. News of the 41-year-old's death on Saturday left the AFL world in deep mourning — coming just three months after twin brother Troy took his own life. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Ahead of the Eagles' clash against St Kilda at Optus Stadium, the club delivered a minute of silence to honour their former premiership star. One of four Selwood brothers to play AFL football, Adam played 187 games for West Coast and was famously part of the Eagles' 2006 premiership win over the Sydney Swans. Cripps played alongside Selwood during his first year in the league and was seen fighting back tears as the tribute played out. Watch the heartbreaking scenes in the video player above In the lead up to the clash to close out Round 10, the Eagles took to social media to also pay tribute to Selwood. In a heartfelt video, the club paid their respects by uploading highlights of his time in an Eagles jersey. One fan wrote in response to the upload: 'So so sad … RIP Adam Selwood, forever an eagles champ.' A second added: 'He must have been so so heartbroken. Just so sad.' Adam Selwood's final act for his twin Troy is being honoured across the country following his death with fans flocking to donate money to a charity program he was supporting. Adam Selwood was raising raise money for a mental health charity in his brother's honour In a heartbreaking set of circumstances, Adam Selwood recently said his plans to take part in next week's HBF Run for a Reason — in support of the zero2hero charity — was one of the things that 'kept him going' after his brother's death. The Run for a Reason half marathon will continue to take place on Sunday, May 25, and Selwood will be in the hearts of many that run the course in Perth. In a touching twist, more than $4000 was donated to Selwood's zero2hero campaign on Saturday night — taking his total money raised to more than $25,000. Selwood originally set out on his half marathon journey aiming to raise $10,000 — but the exercise has touched the hearts of many more people than may have been expected.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tigers hang on to keep Eagles winless in AFL
Tom Brown's last-minute tackle has saved Richmond, who beat West Coast by two points in an entertaining battle of the AFL cellar dwellars. Tom Gross was streaming forward in the last minute and Brown mowed him down from behind, allowing the Tigers to come away with victory by 11.15 (81) to 11.13 (79) on Sunday at the MCG. Richmond hit the front with the last three behinds of the game and their experienced players, especially Toby Nankervis, Nathan Broad and Nick Vlastuin, were mighty in the final quarter as they held on for their third win of the season. The last-placed Eagles are yet to win a second half this season. Midfielders Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper and forward Rhyan Mansell impressed for the Tigers, while young gun Harley Reid was prominent for West Coast and teammate Jamie Cripps kicked a game-high three goals. Rhyan Mansell turned on the jets 💨#AFLTigersEagles — AFL (@AFL) May 11, 2025 Both sides were hit with late withdrawals. First, Eagles co-captain Oscar Allen pulled out with a knee injury. Then only minutes before the opening bounce, Jayden Short also came out of Richmond's line-up with the same problem. The Tigers were on top initially, kicking the first three goals. But the Eagles bagged the last two of the term and another two to start the second quarter. Harley from downtown 🚀#AFLTigersEagles — AFL (@AFL) May 11, 2025 There were eight lead changes in the second term alone as the Eagles took control of the centre bounces and the Tigers counter-punched. With five goals in the second quarter and Reid prominent, West Coast closed to within one point at the main break. They edged ahead midway through the third quarter and looked ready to take control, but could only manage three straight behinds. After the third Eagles miss, the Tigers quickly moved the ball down the other end and Mansell kicked his second goal late in the quarter. Captain Nankervis, who looked groggy after being caught in a gang tackle earlier in the term, then marked and goaled and the Tigers took a four-point lead into the last quarter.
