West Coast suffered another loss, this time in heartbreaking fashion as the Tigers fought from a big deficit at the final break to pip the Eagles by just two points. Chris Lewis had 24 possessions and nine marks to be his side's best.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3.3.21 | 4.5.29 | 7.11.53 | 13.14.92 | ||||
| West Coast | 0.2.2 | 7.5.47 | 11.7.73 | 13.12.90 |
Goals: Jackson 4, Sumich, Watters 3, Mainwaring, Miles, Scott
Best: Mainwaring, Lewis, Scott, Sumich, Watters
Injuries: Langdon (hip)
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Richmond | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 5.Lamb | 45.Lockyer | 6.Miles | B: | 30.Free | 11.Manton | 23.Poole |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 14.Brennan | 24.Worsfold | HB: | 19.Wilson | 26.Leys | 31.B.Bower |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 31.Waterman | 15.Laidley | C: | 35.M.Pickering | 13.Egan | 15.Thompson |
| HF: | 36.Hart | 23.Rance | 28.Lewis | HF: | 2.J.Pickering | 27.Morrish | 12.McKellar |
| F: | 27.Jackson | 9.Hutton | 1.Pyke | F: | 37.Lounder | 34.Hogg | 33.Knights |
| R: | 21.O'Connell | 7.Turley | 13.Watters | R: | 42.Honybun | 4.Lambert | 3.Weightman |
| I: | 4.Sumich | 10.Turner | I: | 38.Laffy | 5.Peters | ||
| E: | 19.Langdon | 12.Scott | 22.Ellis | E: | 10.Pym | 32.Ryan | 29.Mahony |
In: Hutton, Laidley, Sumich
Out: Browning, Ellis, Langdon
Late changes: Scott, Langdon for Hart, Laidley
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The Eagles should never have found themselves in a position to lose. In the second and third terms they had discovered the merit in having an open forward line and a minimum number of touches before shooting.
In the second term, Stevan Jackson kicked four goals out of a total of seven, and it seemed that the Eagles could do no wrong.
Most of their goals were coming from marks in the forward line that the Richmond defence seemed incapable of stopping, or unwilling perhaps. They finished the quarter 18 points ahead, and maintained a similar lead going into the last quarter. Then came the Richmond crunch, to which the Eagles had no answer, other than to hit the post with a minute remaining."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"West Coast's running players managed to get on top in the second and third quarters to give the Eagles the advantage in a lacklustre game.
Richmond, who had shown a marked improvement on last year's form in the first six rounds, failed to produce its normal hard tackling, running game with any consistency.
This was highlighted by a move in the first quarter when the Tigers had seven handballs to move the ball forward only 40 metres.
But experienced players Trevor Poole and Phillip Egan lifted the Tigers out of their slumber in the final quarter and put them on the road to victory."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 6 (13 May)
Subiaco (Breman) v East Fremantle (Browning, Ellis)
West Perth v Swan Districts (Holmes, Cormack, Ugle)
South Fremantle (Geary) v East Perth
Claremont v Perth (Barich, Cable)
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1989/141819890513.html
- ↑ Sam Prenesti, The Age (15 May 1989, p 30), "Eagles do their best to lose - and succeed"
- ↑ Canberra Times (14 May 1989, p.11), "Eagles lose altitude in Tigerland": https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122262378/12987380
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