Qualifying Final 1999

W.Bulldogs v West Coast
Qualifying Final, 1999

The players celebrate on the final siren. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Fri, 3 Sept 1999 (7:45 PM EST)

Venue

MCG

Attendance

41,227

Result

Won by 5

Score

WCE 9.11.65 - 8.12.60 WBD

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Spurred on by Mick Malthouse's resignation announement mid-week, West Coast defied their late-season form slump to overcome the Bulldogs in a tight finals contest. A big second quarter was the key for the Eagles, and their defensive line which, led by Guy McKenna and Glen Jakovich, had been on top of their opponents throughout, was able to hang on when the Dogs threatened to steal the win in the dying moments. Jakovich was West Coast's best with 28 possessions and Scott Cummings kicked an invaluable four goals in his 100th AFL appearance.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Western Bulldogs		2.5.17		4.7.31		6.9.45		8.12.60
West Coast		2.3.15		7.5.47		8.9.57		9.11.65

Goals: Cummings 4, Wirrpanda 2, Pe.Matera, Rintoul, White

Best: McKenna, Rintoul, Cummings, Banfield, Jakovich, Wirrpanda, Kemp. Cousins

Injuries: Nil

Milestones: Cummings 100th AFL game, Braun 50th game, Ball final appearance

Named sides

	West Coast				Bulldogs
B:	36.Read	7.Gehrig	8.Metropolis	B:	11.Curley	16.Croft	35.Kretiuk
HB:	17.McKenna	27.Jakovich	5.Morrison	HB:	17.Brown	8.Southern	32.Ellis
C:	30.Pe.Matera	2.Kemp	44.Wirrpanda	C:	6.Johnson	7.S.West	28.Dimattina
HF:	12.White	26.Ball	37.Williams	HF:	5.Smith	3.Grant	9.Hudson
F:	9.Cousins	14.Cummings	33.Ph.Matera	F:	14.Darcy	1.Winmar	10.Montgomery
R:	19.Gardiner	35.Crabb	10.Braun	R:	15.Wynd	36.Romero	39.Liberatore
I:	6.Banfield	29.Donnelly	42.Rintoul	I:	29.Powell	2.Kolyniuk	31.Alvey
	22.Stone				4.Garlick
E:	23.Fewster	31.Jones	13.Wooden	E:	43.Contessa	21.Dent	12.Cook

In: Pe.Matera, Stone

Out: McIntosh (knee), Wooden

From the papers

The Age

"In their worst display for several weeks, if not months, the Bulldogs struggled with their skills, made dozens of errors and were stricken with an apparent lack of confidence. To the frustration of their fans, they often came unstuck just as they appeared set to score.

While the Eagles were better than they have been for weeks, they were still well short of their early-season form. The Doggies were so far beneath their best that the Eagles didn't have to play stellar football.

Once the Eagles established their modest advantage in the first half, they successfully closed the match down in trademark defensive style, with Jakovich dominating Chris Grant."

WAFL

Round 22 (4 Sept)

East Perth (Turnbull) vs Claremont (Wooden, Chambers, Jones, Antonowicz, Fletcher, Bellotti, Younie, Hill, O'Brien, Embley, Bennett, S.Duckworth)

Subiaco vs Peel

Swan Districts vs West Perth (Symmons, Fewster)

South Fremantle vs Perth

Bye: East Fremantle

Injury list

In the lead-up to the game the following players were listed as injured:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
Lewis		Ankle		Indefinite		(not on official list)
Braun		Knee		Test
McIntosh		Knee		Test
McKenna		Knee		Test
Wirrpanda		Hip		Test
Pe.Matera		Hamstring		Available

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1999/071819990903.html