The West Australian’s expert AFL analyst Danielle laidley has run the rule over West Coast and Fremantle’s efforts in round 17.

See who made the grade and who needs to lift.

WEST COAST

1. Jake Waterman: 9

He out-worked his opponents from half-forward back to the goal-square. Kicked three goals straight, had a goal assist and six score involvements.

2. Oliver Francou: 8

Had a great first game and will be a find for the West Coast. Was strong in the contest with four clearances, nine tackles and three intercepts because of his pressure. Was able to get outside the contest to get handball receives and finished with 18 touches and three score involvements.

3. Harley Reid: 8

Just missed out on a high-level game. Worked extremely hard around the ball with six clearances and four tackles. Kicked four points, leaving at least a few goals on the table.

4. Jobe Shanahan: 8

Looked to move around the front half of the ground more freely to be a target around the ground. His first goal resulted from a smart agile recovery at ground level and a snap. His second was a strong contested mark inside 50 and then his last was another snap.

5. Tom McCarthy: 8

Defensively he was very good and made some great goal-line saves, spoils and even won some two-on-one contests, leading to seven intercepts. Provided run and rebound, but perhaps didn’t use the ball as well as usual.

6. Bailey Williams: 7

Had a poor first quarter where he was not aggressive around the ball. Turned the tables as the game progressed to finish with 23 hit outs, eight clearances and five tackles.

7. Liam Duggan: 7

Was tough in the clinches as a defender throughout the game, putting his body on the line many times. He led the team with 24 touches, but made a few errors late in the game with the ball.

8. Tim Kelly: 7

Was able to run and spread to link the play early. Also supported the defence and changed angles with his kicking. His strong last quarter helped West Coast dominate late.

9. Brandon Starcevich: 7

Struggled early with the amount of ball coming into defence, but was able to win groundballs using handball to rebound. Grew into the game and came forward to defend, including won play where he was rewarded with a goal. He is starting to intercept the ball and penetrate the game later in matches. Finished with 17 touches and seven intercepts.

10. Rhett Bazzo: 7

Made a few mistakes early, but put them aside to become very solid in defence with a team-high 10 intercepts and several strong spoils.

11. Bo Allan: 7

Had just 10 touches, but was influential across the game. He pushed forward to take a contested mark but missed the goal and just minutes later worked hard back into defence to take a strong intercept mark. Made a good shepherd to allow the ball to roll through for one goal and kicked a great one himself in the final quarter.

12. Marcus Herbert: 6

Was solid defensively and played with dash, gaining 19 touches from defence. Looks to be biting off a little too much with the ball at AFL level, but he’s still a positive.

13. Hamish Davis: 6

Was strong defensively as a winger. He saved goals and had five intercepts. Got more offensive in the last quarter when the team was coming hard.

14. Jack Williams: 6

Was thrown around a bit. Started in defence, played second ruck and then pushed forward. Competed well in the ruck, winning three clearances and was solid in defence with three intercepts. Had 11 touches, kicked a goal and had five tackles for the game.

15. Liam Baker: 6

Started very well with seven touches in the first quarter, hunting the ball and intercepting from defence. Was more proactive when his team had the dominance in the game.

16. Willem Duursma: 6

Started forward and lacked opportunities early. He was thrown behind the ball in the second quarter, where he influenced the game by settling the Crows dominance. He was able to intercept the ball, then run and carry with it before pushing forward to receive a free kick and goal. Spent less time in the midfield, amassing just 12 touches for the game.

17. Tom Cole: 6

Had 15 disposals and kicked 1.1 as a forward. Worked high up the ground, but didn’t make a lot of his touches count to punish the opposition.

18. Tylar Young: 4

Had a horror start, dropping multiple intercept marks which were costly. Steadied as the game progressed, winning four intercepts for the night.

19. Jack Hutchison: 4

Worked extremely hard, bringing lots of pressure and six tackles, which his team were rewarded for on the scoreboard. Had 10 touches, seven of which came in the last quarter.

20. Milan Murdock: 4

Showed a high work-rate, but his decision-making is hit and miss. He didn’t hurt the opposition more than he did.

21. Brady Hough: 4

Tried to tag Jordan Dawson from half forward, which didn’t work. Eventually he switched into defence, where he was solid. Had nine touches for the game.

22. Jack Graham: 4

Performed like it was only his second game back. He had just three touches until three quarter time, before getting rolling in the last with seven disposals. He was still tough in the contest with six tackles.

23. Elliot Yeo: 2

Is out of form and had a poor game, not influencing around the contest and not working on his spreading game. Had just seven touches and a lot of those came in the last quarter.

FREMANTLE

1. Caleb Serong: 10

The best player in a badly beaten midfield. Worked extremely hard in the contest having six clearances and six tackles. Also worked hard in chains of possession to penetrate the game with eight inside 50s and eight score involvements.

2. Karl Worner: 10

Brilliant performance in an underperforming defence. Stood tall with nine intercepts. Was the only defender who was able to penetrate the game with nearly 700 metres gained and used the ball very well across the game.

3. Murphy Reid: 8

A typical game from him, playing forward-mid. Kept running all day, accumulating 19 touches. He kicked 1.2, had a goal assist and eight score involvements.

4. Shai Bolton: 7

Was busy early with plenty of the ball, but was not as clean as usual. There were two centre clearances, where he used his legs to get involved in chains. He drifted in and out of the game, playing time forward as well. Finished with 20 touches, a snap goal and seven score involvements for the game.

5. Luke Jackson: 7

Was on fire early with two early goals and had a huge 32 hit outs, but didn’t equate to his team winning clearances. Unusually, he didn’t have a clearance himself and just 12 disposals for the game.

6. Andrew Brayshaw: 6

Played a role with 21 touches and eight tackles. Had five inside 50s but wasn’t as punishing as usual with just three score involvements for the game.

7. Brennan Cox: 6

Was sloppy at times, but was one player who could read the play and intercept mark, with a total of nine intercepts. His possession mostly resulted in long-down-the-line kicks.

8. Alex Pearce: 6

Had eight touches and six intercepts and they’re lucky he was in defence because it could have been worse. Just the one intercept mark, in the first half. GWS did a good job bringing the ball to ground, breaking down Fremantle’s defence.

9. Sam Switkowski: 6

Worked hard trying to get chains of possessions happening from different phases. Put plenty of pressure on across the game and had six score involvements.

10. Nathan O’Driscoll: 5

Played mainly on the wing, but kicked a long snap goal out of a stoppage. Moved to an inside mid role where he had more influence and finished the game with five score involvements from 14 touches and three intercepts from pressure around the contest.

11. Matthew Johnson: 5

Played a role on a wing. Did have a good patch to influence as an inside midfielder, including two goal assists. Finished with 16 touches and four inside 50s.

12. Neil Erasmus: 5

Had only 10 disposals, but what he did was classic wing play. Worked hard to take an intercept mark which saved a goal and pushed to the goal square to give off a sharp handball for a goal assist. Held width at times, which gave them an avenue to goal.

13. Michael Frederick: 5

Had 14 disposals for the game. Started on a wing with seven touches in the first quarter, finding space and linking the play. Drifted out of the game from there. The highlight was a massive chase and rundown tackle.

14. Josh Treacy: 5

May have kicked three goals, but two were very late in the last quarter. Didn’t have a tackle in the first half and just one until three quarter time. Had five marks for the game, two early, then faded.

15. Patrick Voss: 5

Kicked two goals, including one from a lead-and-mark early and the other from a free kick. Disappointingly, he had just one tackle at half time.

16. Jordan Clark: 4

Trailed his opponents to the footy and had just two intercepts for the game. Couldn’t influence offensively, apart from a lot of long point kick ins and took just one mark in the first half, with GWS breaking down Fremantle’s ball use.

17. Judd McVee: 4

Some strong spoils early were the highlight. He did turn the ball over by hand and like other defenders, he trailed his opponents. Didn’t take a mark by three quarter time and like the other defenders, he couldn’t get free offensively.

18. Heath Chapman: 4

Floated across for an intercept mark was a rare highlight on the day. He was forced into errors and turnovers, which were costly on the scoreboard.

19. Isaiah Dudley: 4

He had five touches until three quarter time, then doubled his possessions in the last quarter. Unlike many forwards he had four tackles for the game.

20. Sean Darcy: 3

His tap work in the ruck was better in his second game back with 16 hit outs, but they didn’t result in clearances for the team. Had eight touches from 57 per cent game time.

21. Luke Ryan: 3

Was sloppy from the outset, trying to handball to himself and turning the ball over which resulted in a goal. Trailed his opponent too often. Couldn’t get involved in the kick-mark game because of GWS’ one-on-one team defence.

22. Jye Amiss: 2

Was completely shut out of the game with just two possessions and two tackles at half time. Did kick a goal, but was well beaten on the day.

23. Hayden Young: 2

A kick inside 50 for a goal assist was the highlight among six first quarter touches, but he was very quiet from then on and left the ground with injury.