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West Coast traveled to Darwin to beat the Magpies before losing their quarter final.

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 match[]

West Coast v Hawthorn

Mon, 14 October 1991

The Oval (London)

Attendance:

1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
West Coast 14.12.96
Hawthorn 10.6.66

Goals:

Best:

Injuries:

Round 1[]

West Coast v Collingwood

Sun, 9 February 1992

Marrara Oval

Attendance: 11,000 (approx)

1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
West Coast 2.2.14 7.6.48 9.9.63 14.13.97
Collingwood 3.4.22 3.8.26 4.11.35 8.15.63

Goals: Hynes 7, Heady, Lewis 2, Clape, Nichols, Pyke

Best: Turley, Hynes, Heady, Mainwaring, Laidley, Harding

Injuries: Nil

Despite missing a number of big guns and battling oppressive conditions in Darwin, West Coast scored a first-up win over the Magpies thanks to a bag of goals to stand-in full-forward David Hynes.

Quarter final[]

Geelong v West Coast

Wed, 26 February 1992

Waverley Park

Attendance: 8,367

1/4 time 1/2 time 3/4 time Final
Geelong 8.2.50 10.4.64 13.8.86 15.9.99
West Coast 2.0.12 5.4.34 6.6.42 11.12.78

West Coast were blown away early by the Cats, and despite fighting their way back into the contest to reduce the margin to single figures during the final term, were knocked out of the Foster's Cup.

Goals: Peos 5, Heady, Sumich 2, Jakovich, Waterman

Best: Mainwaring, Lewis, Heady, Laidley

Injuries: McIntosh (knee), Matera (concussion)

Named side: Heady, Mainwaring, Sumich, Lamb, Peos, Turley, Nichols, Pyke, McIntosh, Watters, Laidley, Hepburn, McKenna, Evans, Hall, Hynes, Harding, Jakovich, Lewis, Matera, White, Clape, Irving, Ugle, Hart, West, Waterman, Metropolis, Turnbull, Krummel

Geelong: S.Hocking, Miles, Bairstow, Wills, Ablett, Barnes, Couch, Scott, T.Malakellis, S.Malakellis, Merriman, Brownless, Bruns, Rogers, Neeld, Poole, Stoneham, Mensch, G.Hocking, Spencer, Simpson, Lamb, Brown, Darcy, Riccardi

Practice match[]

West Coast v Sydney

Sun, 15 March 1992

Subiaco Oval

Attendance:

Final
West Coast 31.17.203
Sydney 10.6.66

Goals: Metropolis 9, Hynes 7, Lewis, McKenna 3, Nichols, Watters 2, Burton, Irving, Pyke, Ugle, Waterman

Best: Metropolis, Kemp, Watters, Pyke, Hynes, Nichols

Injuries: Laidley (foot)

Links[]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Foster%27s_Cup

http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/afl/138/foster%2527s%2Bcup/11/12/1992/basic

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