West Coast lost first-up to St Kilda in Melbourne before recording some big scratch match wins.
Format[]
The Fosters Cup night series was played as a knockout competition during the pre-season as a precursor to the home-and-away season.
Exhibition game[]
Melbourne v West Coast
Fri, 12 October 1990
Attendance: 12,000
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.4.22 | 11.6.72 | 19.10.124 | 24.16.160 | ||||
| West Coast | 4.5.29 | 7.7.49 | 8.10.58 | 11.13.79 |
Goals: Jackson 5, Matera, Sumich 2, Barich, O'Connell
Best: Matera, Jackson, Lamb, Lewis
Injuries: Not reported
Round 1[]
St Kilda v West Coast
Sat, 16 February 1991
Attendance: 13,625
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 4.1.25 | 7.5.47 | 8.8.56 | 12.10.82 | ||||
| West Coast | 3.2.20 | 4.5.29 | 7.9.51 | 9.11.65 |
Goals: Sumich 3, Wilson 2, Barich, Hynes, Jackson, Kickett
Best: Turley, Mainwaring, Lamb, Lockyer, Sumich
Injuries: Nil
West Coast were bounced out of the Foster's Cup in the first round, going down to St Kilda in an entertaining battle. The Eagles took the lead early in the last term but fell away as the Saints recorded a 17 point win.
Named side: Heady, Kemp, Mainwaring, Sumich, Lamb, Turley, Malaxos, Wilson, Pyke, Breman, Scott, Watters, Brennan, McKenna, Hynes, Rance, Worsfold, Jackson, Matera, Clape, Kickett, Irving, Ugle, Barich, Waterman, Gwilliam, Lockyer, Hall
St Kilda: Newport, Frawley, Krakouer, Lockett, McAdam, Grant, Russo, Kitschke, Morris, Ralphsmith, Craven, Coghlan, Wilson, Bowey, Nixon, Dwyer, Loewe, Taylor, Smith, Burke, Shanahan, Lawrie, Daniels, Harvey, Fode, Rice, Pekin, Vidovic
Practice match 1[]
West Coast v Adelaide
Sat, 23 February 1991
Attendance: not reported
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 4.2.26 | 11.9.75 | 15.14.104 | 24.16.160 | ||||
| Adelaide | 4.3.27 | 4.4.28 | 9.9.63 | 14.13.97 |
Goals: Lewis 5, Evans, Ugle 4, Sumich 3, Breman, McGrath 2, Hall, Hynes, Turley, Wilson
Best: Lewis, Turley, Wilson, Matera, Hall, Irving
Injuries: Nil
West Coast made light work of the fledgling Crows, setting up a big win in Bunbury with a dominant second quarter.
Practice match 2[]
West Coast v Essendon
Sat, 2 March 1991
Attendance: 7,000 (approx)
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 8.8.56 | 13.10.88 | 23.16.154 | 27.19.181 | ||||
| Essendon | 3.1.19 | 4.5.29 | 4.5.29 | 5.6.36 |
Goals: Sumich 8, White 4, Evans, Kickett, McGrath 2, Clape, Hall, Heady, Irving, Matera, McKenna, Turley, Ugle, Worsfold
Best: Sumich, Heady, Matera, Ugle, Watters, McGrath
Injuries: Nil
West Coast demolished a listless Bombers by a huge margin, including a 10-goal to none third quarter.
Practice match 3[]
West Coast v Geelong
Sun, 10 March 1991
Attendance: not reported
| 1/4 | 1/2 | 3/4 | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 3.3.21 | 8.6.54 | 16.12.108 | 19.18.132 | ||||
| Geelong | 1.4.10 | 3.5.23 | 4.8.32 | 7.16.58 |
Goals: Sumich 4, Evans, Heady, Lamb, Watters, White 2, Lewis, Mainwaring, Malaxos, Matera, Ugle
Best: McKenna, Matera, Irving, Evans, Lewis, Brennan
Injuries: Nil
Links[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Foster%27s_Cup
http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/night%252Fpre-season%2Bcompetition/11/12/1991
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