Pre-season 2003

West Coast won their first-up match before losing the quarter-final to eventual pre-season premiers Adelaide.

Rules[]

The Wizard Cup reverted to a knockout format, with the league experimenting with a number of new rules. Goals kicked from outside 50 were worth nine points. Deliberately rushed behinds were worth three points. Kicks backwards outside of the attacking 50 metre arc were called play-on.

Round 1[]

Fri, 21 February 2003 (7:10 PM WST)

West Coast v Fremantle

Subiaco Oval

Attendance: 32,701

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		0.3.0.3.21		0.8.0.6.54		0.11.0.6.72		1.13.0.13.100
Fremantle		0.6.0.3.39		0.7.1.4.49		0.9.1.5.62		1.11.1.5.83

Supergoals: Gardiner

Goals: Ph.Matera 3, Chick, Judd, Wilson 2, Adkins, Fletcher, Humm, Munro

Best: Embley, Fletcher, Judd, Banfield, Gardiner, Chick

Injuries: tba

In a tense pre-season derby, Fremantle hit the front early in the final term but West Coast rallied to win through to the quarter-finals.

Named squad: Gardiner, Judd, Kerr, Banfield, Fletcher, Humm, Cousins, Braun, Munro, Wooden, Chambers, Adkins, Chick, Jones, Cox, Lynch, Collica, Glass, Sierakowski, Jakovich, Sampi, Embley, Ph.Matera, Green, Haynes, Hunter, Wilson, Carroll.

Quarter final[]

Adelaide v West Coast

Fri, 28 February 2003 (7.10pm CST)

Marrara Oval

Attendance: 9,404

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Adelaide		0.4.0.1.25		0.9.0.4.58		0.12.0.4.76		0.17.0.4.106
West Coast		0.5.0.1.31		0.6.0.3.39		1.9.0.7.70		1.10.0.11.80

Supergoals: Gardiner

Goals: Embley, Jones 2, Judd, Sampi, Selwood, Sierakowski, Staker, Wilson

Best: Cousins, Chambers, Jones, Cox, Sierakowski, Selwood

Injuries: tba

Reports: Wilson for charging J.Torney

West Coast dropped to Adelaide on a hot and humid Darwin night.

Named squad: Gardiner, Judd, Kerr, Fletcher, Humm, Cousins, Braun, Munro, Chambers, Jones, McDougall, Cox, Lynch, Collica, Glass, Read, Sierakowski, Sampi, Nicoski, Embley, Green, Selwood, Haynes, Hunter, Wilson, Staker, Edwards, Carroll.

Adelaide: Crowell, Clarke, Burns, Smart, Edwards, Bode, Doughty, Shirley, Smith, Torney, McGregor, Johncock, Stevens, Stenglein, Gallagher, Perrie, McLeod, Burton, Rutten, Bickley, Begley, Reilly, Hart, Biglands, Goodwin, Mattner, Ladhams, Bock.

Regional Challenge week 3[]

West Coast v Hawthorn

Sat, 8 March 2003 (4.00pm WST)

Subiaco Oval

Attendance: 8,000 (approx)

		Final
West Coast		5.4.34
Hawthorn		14.5.89

Goals: tba

Best: tba

Injuries: tba

West Coast suffered a heavy loss to Hawthorn in oppressive 40 degree heat.

Named squad: Kerr, Morrison, Banfield, Humm, Cousins, Braun, McIntosh, Munro, Seaby, Chick, Jones, McDougall, Cox, Lynch, Collica, Glass, Read, Jakovich, Hansen, Pe.Matera, Embley, Green, Selwood, Haynes, Hunter, Staker, Johnson, Carroll.

Regional Challenge week 4[]

Melbourne v West Coast

Fri, 14 March 2003

Princes Park

Attendance: 800 (approx)

		Final
Melbourne		6.9.45
West Coast		7.14.56

Goals: Haynes 5, Adkins, Jones

Best: Haynes, Cousins

Injuries: tba

In a game switched to Melbourne to avoid Perth's summer heat, West Coast overcame the Demons thanks to a standout performance from David Haynes who kicked five of his side's seven goals.