Coming off a toughly-fought Derby, West Coast were undermanned and never in the contest at Football Park. Adelaide shut down the Eagles from the outset and had a broad spread of contributors as West Coast bowed out in the first round of the finals for the second straight year. Captain Ben Cousins kicked three goals from 22 possessions to be his side's best but had little help.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 3.4.22 | 7.6.48 | 11.12.78 | 16.17.113 | ||||
| West Coast | 1.1.7 | 3.4.22 | 5.7.37 | 8.9.57 |
Goals: Cousins, Gardiner 3, Embley 2
Best: Cousins, Embley, Banfield, Chick, Judd, Fletcher
Injuries: Green (hip)
Milestones: Haynes final appearance, McIntosh final appearance, Read final appearance, Sierakowski final appearance
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 35.Green | 11.McIntosh | 6.Banfield | B: | 19.Stevens | 7.Smart | 20.Stenglein |
| HB: | 39.Hunter | 23.Glass | 17.Chick | HB: | 9.Edwards | 16.McGregor | 3.Massie |
| C: | 32.Embley | 9.Cousins | 10.Braun | C: | 24.Burton | 32.Ricciuto | 34.Hart |
| HF: | 18.Jones | 1.Gardiner | 3.Judd | HF: | 36.Goodwin | 8.Bassett | 17.Welsh |
| F: | 33.Matera | 41.Staker | 28.Sampi | F: | 5.Burns | 2.Carey | 18.Johncock |
| R: | 20.Cox | 7.Fletcher | 4.Kerr | R: | 4.Clarke | 23.McLeod | 26.Bickley |
| I: | 24.Read | 13.Wooden | 38.Haynes | I: | 35.Biglands | 10.Bode | 12.Shirley |
| 37.Selwood | 15.Torney | ||||||
| E: | 8.Humm | 14.Seaby | 25.Sierakowski | E: | 40.Ladhams | 22.Perrie | 33.Reilly |
In: Embley, Wooden, Haynes, Selwood
Out: Jakovich (hamstring), Wirrpanda (hamstring), McDougall (jaw), Chambers
Late change: (WCE) Sierakowski for Wooden; (ADL) Perrie, Reilly for McGregor (flu), Johncock (hamstring)
Club Champion votes[]
| [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousins | 20 | Sierakowski | 6 | ||
| Gardiner | 14 | Cox | 5 | ||
| Embley | 13 | Selwood | 5 | ||
| Hunter | 12 | Staker | 5 | ||
| Judd | 12 | Kerr | 4 | ||
| Banfield | 7 | Sampi | 3 | ||
| Chick | 7 | Glass | 1 | ||
| Fletcher | 7 | Haynes | 1 | ||
| Jones | 7 | Green | 0 | ||
| Braun | 6 | Matera | 0 | ||
| Read | 6 | McIntosh | 0 |
Players in the WAFL[]
Semi Finals (7 Sept)
Subiaco (Wooden, Nicoski) vs West Perth (Chambers, Seaby, Lynch)
East Perth (Wilson, Humm, Beeck) vs Claremont (Carroll, Rudeforth)
Prelim Final (14 Sept)
East Perth (Wilson, Humm, Selwood, Beeck) vs West Perth (Chambers, Seaby, Lynch)
Grand Final (21 Sept)
West Perth (Chambers, Seaby, Lynch) def. Subiaco (Wooden, Sierakowski, Nicoski). Former Eagles Brendon Fewster and Simon Duckworth also won premiership medals.
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2003/011820030906.html
- ↑ West Coast Eagles Year Book 2003, p.80
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