Allen boots match-winner as West Coast stun Kangaroos

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Allen boots match-winner as West Coast stun Kangaroos

Oscar Allen has booted West Coast to a thrilling five-point win over North Melbourne, nailing a match-winning goal with 18 seconds left on the clock.

The Eagles kicked the final four goals of the match at Blundstone Arena on Saturday to stun the Kangaroos who had led by 35 points in the third term.

Allen slotted five goals in the 15.12 (102) to 14.13 (97) win – West Coast’s second in a row under interim coach Jarrad Schofield.

North Melbourne appeared to have the game sewn up when Paul Curtis put his side up 96-77 in the 23rd minute of the last term.

But goals to Elliot Yeo and Allen got West Coast right back in the mix, before Jamie Cripps kicked a major with about one minute left.

Andrew Gaff marked just inside 50m with just over 30 seconds left – Allen picked up the scraps from his ensuing kick, snapping the winner.

The win was 16th-placed West Coast’s fifth of the season, leaving the Kangaroos (17th) just one win above last-placed Richmond who play St Kilda on Sunday.

Jeremy McGovern (25 disposals) was huge in defence for the Eagles, while Harry Sheezel (31 disposals) was among several Kangaroos who had strong games.

Sheezel played much of the match with a limp after copping a knock to his lower leg in the second quarter.

North Melbourne’s Paul Curtis kicked all his three goals in the last term, in what appeared enough to get his team home.

The Eagles started strongly, picking up the first two goals before the Kangaroos came to life late in the quarter.

Youngster Eddie Ford snapped a goal from a tight angle in heavy traffic before Toby Pink put his side ahead 26-21 with a major after the siren.

West Coast ******* to kick a goal in a scrappy second quarter in which a spectacular flying grab from Harley Reid was a rare highlight.

Reid found himself in multiple scraps in a first half with tempers flaring several times.

North Melbourne’s Tom Powell helped his side get ahead 48-26 at the main break with back-to-back goals.

The Kangaroos threatened to run away with it after opening up a 35-point lead before West Coast surged with four straight majors in the third quarter.

Allen picked up three for the quarter including several strong pack marks as West Coast cut the lead to 13 points heading into the final term

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