West Coast continued their winning run, piling on 14 goals to two across the second and third quarters to record a big victory over the Demons. Chris Lewis had a big game with 26 possessions and two goals, and Ben Cousins kicked five.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 5.1.31 | 6.2.38 | 7.4.46 | 12.6.78 | ||||
| West Coast | 4.1.25 | 10.4.64 | 18.7.115 | 19.12.126 |
Goals: Cousins 5, Sumich 3, Lewis, Stone, Symmons 2, Grgic, Hart, Lovell, Morrison, White
Best: Pe.Matera, Cousins, Symmons, Lewis, Kemp, Lovell
Injuries: White (knee)
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Melbourne | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 24.Worsfold | 7.Gehrig | 22.Stone | B: | 27.Ingerson | 32.Gaspar | 21.S.Febey |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 50.Turnbull | 16.Symmons | HB: | 35.McDonald | 18.Nettelbeck | 36.Leoncelli |
| C: | 30.Pe.Matera | 2.Kemp | 44.Wirrpanda | C: | 20.M.Febey | 17.B.Lovett | 13.Yze |
| HF: | 12.White | 26.Ball | 5.Lovell | HF: | 28.Pesch | 9.Neitz | 6.G.Lovett |
| F: | 11.McIntosh | 4.Sumich | 33.Ph.Matera | F: | 14.Newton | 3.Lyon | 23.Clarkson |
| R: | 14.Grgic | 6.Banfield | 28.Lewis | R: | 11.Stynes | 16.Pyman | 12.Viney |
| I: | 35.Cousins | 21.Schofield | 42.Morrison | I: | 22.Woewodin | 15.Hopgood | 1.Charles |
| E: | 18.Evans | 19.Gardiner | 36.Hart | E: | 10.Seecamp | 7.Kowal | 31.Don.C-Collins |
In: Matera, McIntosh
Out: Heady (hamstring), Gardiner
Late change: (WCE) Hart for McKenna (hamstring); (MEL) Seecamp, Kowal for G.Lovett (shoulder), Charles (hamstring)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Former Bulldog Grgic has grown in confidence in every game for his new club this season, and on Saturday against Jim Stynes, he showed he was the immediate answer to West Coast's achilles heel.
Grgic gave his midfield a dream run, and when he was beaten in the tap outs, the likes of Dean Kemp, Andy Lovell, Jarrod Schofield and a revitalised Chris Lewis took advantage of a weakened opposition on-ball brigade, which was minus Glenn Lovett, Andrew Obst and Stephen Tingay.
The might of the Eagles was on display from quarter-time when they kicked 15 of the next 17 goals, including nine in a row until they ran out of steam in the final 20 minutes.
Young West Coast half-forward Ben Cousins, who kicked five goals in the first three quarters, vyed for best afield honors with teammates Peter Matera and Lewis."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 5 (25-26 April)
East Perth vs South Fremantle
Subiaco (Wooden, Braun, Blair, Simpson) vs Perth (Spinks)
West Perth (Webb) vs Peel
East Fremantle vs Claremont (Marshall, Gardiner)
Bye: Swan Districts
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainwaring | Knee | Season | ||||
| Dunstan | Ankle | Season | ||||
| Fewster | Knee | 8 weeks | ||||
| Jakovich | Knee | 5 weeks | ||||
| Hart | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Donnelly | Knee | Test | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Waterman | Thigh | Test | ||||
| McIntosh | Rib | Test | ||||
| Blurton | Thigh | Test | ||||
| Cummings | Knee | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1997/111819970426.html
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