West Coast fell well short in their first Grand Final appearance as they were overrun by a vastly more experienced Hawthorn side in the final quarter, with the Hawks piling on eight goals in the period to turn a smallish margin into a blowout. Guy McKenna was his side's best player with 24 possessions in defence, and Brett Heady kicked four goals from 15 touches.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 3.4.22 | 7.12.54 | 12.15.87 | 20.19.139 | ||||
| West Coast | 5.1.31 | 7.2.44 | 12.5.77 | 13.8.86 |
Goals: Sumich 5, Heady 4, Lewis 2, Pyke, Wilson
Best: McKenna, Heady, Mainwaring, Matera, Pyke, Sumich
Injuries: Wilson (corked thigh)
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Hawthorn | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 24.Worsfold | 14.Brennan | 17.McKenna | B: | 35.Morrissey | 24.Langford | 7.Ayres |
| HB: | 7.Turley | 45.Lockyer | 39.Waterman | HB: | 17.Tuck | 2.Mew | 1.Jencke |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 13.Watters | 30.Matera | C: | 18.Pritchard | 15.Allan | 16.Gowers |
| HF: | 1.Heady | 11.McIntosh | 28.Lewis | HF: | 33.Hudson | 23.Brereton | 6.Hall |
| F: | 27.Jakovich | 4.Sumich | 36.Hart | F: | 11.Jarman | 19.Dunstall | 13.P.Dear |
| Foll: | 34.Irving | 9Wilson | 10.Pyke | Foll: | 12.Lawrence | 3.Condon | 44.Platten |
| I: | 2.Kemp | 5.Lamb | I: | 8.Anderson | 4.Collins | ||
| E: | 38.Barich | 22.Hynes | 20.Peos | E: | 20.Maginness | 25.Robran | 10.Wittman |
In: Mainwaring
Out: Barich
From the papers[]
Canberra Times[]
"Neither side was able to gain any ground during the third term with both teams registering 5.3.
But the hopes of West Coast were quickly dashed when Hawthorn's centre half-forward Dermott Brereton, in his eighth grand final, booted two goals from strong marks in the first three minutes of the term.
Brereton's effort was followed by a Paul Hudson goal one minute later as the Hawks raced to a 29-point lead.
To top. things off, full-forward Jason Dunstall kicked four goals in 13 minutes to give him six for the match and take the game well beyond West Coast's grasp."
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1991/101819910928.html
Canberra Times (29 September 1991), "Hawks back as force of the 90s": http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122387382
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