1993 season

1993

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Position

4th

H&A record

12-8 (6th)

Finals

Lost Semi Final

Captain

John Worsfold

Coach

Mick Malthouse

Best & Fairest

Glen Jakovich/Don Pyke

Most goals

Peter Sumich (76)

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Fresh from their historic premiership win, West Coast started the 1993 season strongly and spent much of the early months in the upper reaches of the ladder. A few unfortunate losses saw them slip, and when Essendon won a thriller at the MCG the Eagles worryingly sat outside the top six with just six rounds to play. Four straight wins saw them climb back into second, but losses to Footscray and Geelong threatened to knock them out of the finals race altogether. West Coast narrowly qualified for the finals ahead of Geelong on percentage, and then upset North Melbourne to keep their premiership defence alive. It was not to last, however, with a semi-final loss to eventual premiers Essendon ending the Eagles' season.

For the first time two players could not be split for the Club Champion award, with young defender Glen Jakovich and unassuming midfielder Don Pyke sharing the honour. Other premiership stars to follow up with strong seasons included Peter Matera and Guy McKenna, both of whom were named in the All-Australian side, and Ashley McIntosh who proved himself extremely useful at both ends of the ground. Spearhead Peter Sumich had another good year in front of goal, with his final tally of 76 including a season-opening 7 goal effort against the Bombers and a handful of half-dozen hauls. Top draft pick Drew Banfield impressed in limited appearances, as did second-year utility Matt Clape. On the downside, popular Craig Turley announced a surprise retirement early in the season (although he would return in 1994).

Honour board

Coach: Mick Malthouse

Captain: John Worsfold

Vice-captain: Michael Brennan

Club Champion: Glen Jakovich/Don Pyke

Rookie of the Year: Drew Banfield

Best Clubman: John Worsfold

Leading Goalscorer: Peter Sumich (76)

All-Australians: Peter Matera, Guy McKenna

Rising Star nominees: Nil.

Milestones:

100 games: Peter Sumich (round 17)

Squad

Offseason player movements

26	Jason Ball	55	Brendan Green*	19	Karl Langdon	46	Jarrad Schofield*
31	Drew Banfield*	20	Derek Hall	28	Chris Lewis	51	Brett Spinks*
29	Shane Bond*	40	Damian Hampson	45	Andrew Lockyer	4	Peter Sumich
14	Michael Brennan	23	Paul Harding	52	Brayden Lyle*	43	Paul Symmons*
60	Matthew Burton	36	David Hart	3	Chris Mainwaring	7	Craig Turley
44	Travis Burton*	1	Brett Heady	30	Peter Matera	50	Ryan Turnbull
32	Matt Clape	16	Mark Hepburn	11	Ashley McIntosh	35	Troy Ugle
42	Matthew Connell	22	David Hynes	17	Guy McKenna	25	Lee Walker*
49	Rhys Croxford*	34	Dean Irving	21	Daniel Metropolis	39	Chris Waterman
47	Steven Davies	27	Glen Jakovich	38	David Muir*	37	Robert West
54	Travis Edmonds*	2	Dean Kemp	8	Trent Nichols	12	Mitchell White
18	Tony Evans	15	Brendan Krummel	10	Don Pyke	9	Peter Wilson
33	Tony Godden*	5	Dwayne Lamb	48	Brendon Retzlaff*	24	John Worsfold

(* indicates new addition to playing list)

#	Player	Games	Goals
1	Heady	19	24
2	Kemp	17	9
3	Mainwaring	12	10
4	Sumich	21	76
5	Lamb	15	3
7	Turley	2	0
9	Wilson	22	6
10	Pyke	22	12
11	McIntosh	19	25
12	White	20	1
14	Brennan	20	1
15	Krummel	7	3
17	McKenna	21	1
18	Evans	19	16
19	Langdon	1	0
20	Hall	2	3
21	Metropolis	2	2
22	Hynes	21	14
23	Harding	21	3
24	Worsfold	19	6
26	Ball	1	0
27	Jakovich	22	3
28	Lewis	15	22
30	Matera	20	23
31	Banfield	7	2
32	Clape	14	8
33	Godden	5	4
34	Irving	1	0
35	Ugle	4	5
36	Hart	8	1
37	West	10	3
39	Waterman	20	15
40	Hampson	4	1
42	Connell	3	0
46	Schofield	1	0
48	Retzlaff	3	0

Results

Rd	Opponent	Venue	Res	Score	Posn
1	Essendon	Subiaco	W	123-110	6th
2	Adelaide	Football Park	L	86-101	7th
3	Richmond	Subiaco	W	109-65	4th
4	Brisbane	Subiaco	W	98-46	2nd
5	Bye				2nd
6	Footscray	Subiaco	W	125-84	2nd
7	Geelong	Kardinia Park	W	113-105	2nd
8	Fitzroy	WACA	L	58-76	3rd
9	Melbourne	MCG	L	88-101	3rd
10	St Kilda	Waverley	W	66-64	3rd
11	Sydney	SCG	W	120-63	2nd
12	North Melbourne	WACA	L	101-107	3rd
13	Collingwood	Victoria Park	W	94-71	2nd
14	Carlton	Subiaco	L	91-92	5th
15	Bye				6th
16	Essendon	MCG	L	87-89	7th
17	Adelaide	Subiaco	W	107-70	7th
18	Richmond	Princes Park	W	100-81	6th
19	Brisbane	Gabba	W	131-71	3rd
20	Hawthorn	Subiaco	W	67-45	2nd
21	Footscray	Western Oval	L	52-94	4th
22	Geelong	WACA	L	96-116	6th
EF	North Melbourne	Waverley	W	120-69
SF	Essendon	MCG	L	76-108

Club Champion leaderboard

#	Player		Votes		Games
1st (tie)	Jakovich		34		22
1st (tie)	Pyke		34		22
3rd	McKenna		31		21
4th	Wilson		31		21
5th	Harding		30		21
6th (tie)	Brennan		29		20
6th (tie)	Matera		29		20
8th	Worsfold		27		19
9th	McIntosh		26		19
10th	Sumich		26		21

Stats leaders

#	Goals		Disposals		Disp/game		Marks
1st	Sumich	76 .	Pyke	464 .	Matera	22.05 .	Jakovich	104
2nd	McIntosh	25	Matera	441	Mainwaring	21.83	Hynes	100
3rd	Heady	24	Jakovich	393	Pyke	21.09	Sumich	100
4th	Matera	23	Wilson	382	Kemp	20.94	Pyke	100
5th	Lewis	22	McKenna	364	Jakovich	17.86	McKenna/Waterman	92
#	Kicks		Handballs		Tackles		Hit-outs
1st	Pyke	352 .	McKenna	165 .	Kemp	63 .	Harding	251
2nd	Matera	317	Matera	124	Evans	53	Hynes	79
3rd	Jakovich	297	Worsfold	119	Lewis	44	Jakovich	44
4th	Wilson	284	Evans	112	Matera	43	McIntosh	15
5th	Kemp	248	Pyke	112	Wilson	43	Irving	12