Maric hit Waterman on the lead and he has gone back and kicked the goal.
He grabbed at the Eagles logo. He wants the home fans to roar their side home.
Eagles 64, Roos 61 with six mins to go.
Eagles players Liam Duggan and Jack Hutchinson have had an accidental head clash as both were running for the footy.
Duggan has come off worse for wear and is being slowly walked from the ground.
He won’t be back today as they will need to do a head injury assessment for him. He looks shaky on his feet.
Roos 61, Eagles 58 with seven mins to go.
The Eagles won a free kick and Jack Petruccelle had the footy and played on kicking a goal and bringing his club within three points of the Roos.
The crowd is roaring. The Eagles have comeback from 33 points down.
Roos 61, Eagles 58 with eight mins to go.
Jack Petruccelle of the Eagles.Credit: AFL Photos
Alex Witherden pushed forward from defence and was taken high in a tackle.
He went back and kicked the goal.
The Roos seem to have stopped. They need to get going again.
Roos 61, Eagles 52 with 10 mins to go.
Waterman has booted a goal from the square and they are within 15 points.
The Eagles have all the momentum and the Roos seem to have gone into their shells or pouches or whatever the proper term is.
There is time enough if West Coast are good enough.
Roos 60, Eagles 45 with 14 mins to go.
Matt Flynn has booted a goal after bumping Tristian Xerri out in the ruck contest from a throw in.
The crowd has stirred. Surely, the Eagles can’t make a comeback?
Roos 60, Eagles 39 with 16 mins to go.
Tom Barrass of the Eagles spoils a making contest.Credit: AFL Photos
Jake Waterman hasn’t had too many chances today but he pulled in a mark and kicked a goal.
It’s the first goal for the Eagles in almost an hour of play.
Roos 60, Eagles 33 with 16 mins to go.
Jy Simpkin is one of the smaller players in the AFL but he booted a goal from outside 50m to open this last term.
He loved the goal and so did his teammates.
Now the Roos need to go on with this and make sure of the win.
Roos 60, Eagles 27 with 18 mins to go.
Jy Simpkin.Credit: AFL Photos
The Roos are within reach of their first win of 2024 taking a lead into the final term.
Larkey was excellent that term while the Eagles are spraying their shots at goal.
They have kicked 12 behinds for the match. Such a waste.
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