West Coast returned from the State of Origin break and picked up where they left off, running over the Crows in the second half after a tight first two quarters. Ten Eagles had 20 or more possessions, led by Chris Mainwaring (28) and David Hart (25 and a goal).
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1.1.7 | 8.3.51 | 9.5.59 | 11.10.76 | ||||
| West Coast | 5.5.35 | 9.8.62 | 18.11.119 | 19.16.130 |
Goals: Evans, Metropolis 3, Ball, Donnelly, White 2, Cousins, Hart, Lovell, Pe.Matera, McIntosh, Morrison, Schofield
Best: McKenna, Evans, Banfield, Pe.Matera, Schofield, Gehrig
Injuries: Kemp (concussion), Ball (shoulder)
Milestones: Ball 50th game
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 10.Pyke | 7.Gehrig | 36.Hart | B: | 37.Edwards | 8.McCartney | 35.Jameson |
| HB: | 27.Jakovich | 11.McIntosh | 17.McKenna | HB: | 13.Ellen | 7.Smart | 34.Hart |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 2.Kemp | 30.Pe.Matera | C: | 32.Ricciuto | 3.D.Jarman | 14.Connell |
| HF: | 35.Cousins | 26.Ball | 42.Morrison | HF: | 2.A.Jarman | 5.Robran | 18.Bond |
| F: | 18.Evans | 12.White | 29.Donnelly | F: | 44.Caven | 6.Modra | 17.Collins |
| R: | 22.Downsborough | 5.Lovell | 21.Schofield | R: | 15.Pittman | 26.Bickley | 27.Liptak |
| I: | 6.Banfield | 8.Metropolis | 16.Symmons | I: | 1.Anderson | 21.Brown | 19.Chalmers |
| E: | 50.Turnbull | 44.Wirrpanda | 28.Lewis | E: | 24.Hodges | 16.Pesch | 4.Tasker |
| 34.Sikora | 23.McLeod |
In: Pyke, Metropolis
Out: Lyle, Wirrpanda
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Mark Ricciuto pole-axed Dean Kemp with a fair bump, forcing him off on a stretcher. Peter Matera came out limping from a skirmish and Andrew Jarman got Chris Mainwaring high. The Eagles seemed to be bruising.
Yet, for all their woes, they were able to steady and went into the half-time break with an 11-point lead, thanks to a goal after the siren from Daniel Metropolis.
What happened from then on, Shaw had difficulty explaining.
His players were embarrassed by the sheer brilliance and fantastic team play from the Eagles. It was premiership-style football.
Then the embarrassment turned into humiliation. So feeble was Adelaide that defender Fraser Gehrig drifted from the back line with four bounces and hit the post, and fellow backmen Matera and Ashley McIntosh also strolled unharmed without a contest and goaled."[1]
State of Origin and WAFL[]
State of Origin (2 June)
South Australia def Western Australia (Ball, Banfield, Donnelly, Hart, Jakovich, McIntosh, McKenna, Schofield, White)
Round 9 (1-3 June)
Swan Districts vs East Perth (Turnbull, Lyle)
Claremont (Lewis, Pyke, Marshall) vs Subiaco (Heatley)
Perth (Sikora) vs West Perth (Blurton)
South Fremantle (Sumich, Spinks, Ph.Matera) vs East Fremantle
Round 10 (8 June)
Subiaco (Heatley) vs Swan Districts
East Perth (Turnbull, Lyle, Wirrpanda) vs South Fremantle (Sumich, Spinks, Ph.Matera)
West Perth (Blurton, Smoker) vs Claremont (Marshall)
East Fremantle vs Perth (Sikora)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worsfold | Knee | Season | ||||
| Heady | Shoulder | 6 weeks | ||||
| Fewster | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Waterman | Knee | 2 weeks | ||||
| Lewis | Broken wrist | Test | ||||
| Evans | Hip | Test | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Calf | Test | ||||
| Mainwaring | Back/hamstring | Test | ||||
| Kemp | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Pyke | Shoulder | Test | ||||
| Bond | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Metropolis | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Groin | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1996/011819960609.html
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