West Coast suffered another tense loss with a 20 point defeat at the hand of the Dees. John Worsfold was his side's best with 28 possessions and a goal.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 4.4.28 | 7.8.50 | 10.13.73 | 13.15.93 | ||||
| West Coast | 2.1.13 | 4.5.29 | 7.10.52 | 10.13.73 |
Goals: Scott 4, Miles 2, Gastev, Peos, Turner, Worsfold
Best: Worsfold, Rance, Turner, Barich, Gastev, Peos
Injuries: Lamb (corked thigh), Hart (concussion)
Records: Melbourne lowest score vs WCE
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Melbourne | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 5.Lamb | 45.Lockyer | 27.Zanotti | B: | 17.Lovett | 10.Hughes | 27.Wight |
| HB: | 10.Turner | 23.Rance | 38.Barich | HB: | 14.Grinter | 5.Spalding | 18.Stretch |
| C: | 36.Hart | 24.Worsfold | 3.Mainwaring | C: | 8.Yeats | 7.Wilson | 9.Johnson |
| HF: | 20.Peos | 12.Scott | 6.Miles | HF: | 16.Lovell | 3.Lyon | 34.Newport |
| F: | 4.Glendinning | 22.M.O'Connell | 30.Gastev | F: | 11.Stynes | 15.Williams | 45.Jackson |
| R: | 26.Ishchenko | 8.Malaxos | 2.Annear | R: | 1.O'Dwyer | 24.Bailey | 33.Healy |
| I: | 25.Keene | 1.Matera | I: | 28.Duursma | 21.Febey | ||
| E: | 28.Lewis | 18.MacNish | 16.Cormack | E: | 4.Campbell | 12.T.Viney | 42.Sparks |
In: Ishchenko, Malaxos, Worsfold, Turner
Out: Brennan (inj), Hutton, McKenna, Cormack
Late change: Lewis for Keene
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Although the Eagles moved to within 13 points of Melbourne in the final quarter, it never seemed that they would win. It was a match that was essentially a battle of the defences and Melbourne was better equipped in this respect. Garry Lyon outplayed Ross Glendinning while Alan Johnson signalled that, like former North Melbourne wingman Keith Greig, he may be about to embark on a second career in defence. The quality of Johnson's judgment and his deployment of the ball were one of the few highlights in a disappointing game.
The caveat in all this is that Western Australians, as they have shown in hockey and cricket, only play to win. Presumably, they are working to a plan and once they have improved in the closer, more physical aspects of the game, they may again play the sort of football that last year had Kevin Sheedy proposing that they be divided into two teams lest they permanently conquer the competition.
Melbourne basically played to par to win the match, which is prudent football, given the length of the season for a side with realistic finals ambitions. Williams, a squirrel of a forward, darted in and out of the game to finish with five goals. Melbourne's incendiary redhead Steven O'Dwyer, who receives almost as much advice from over the fence as Wes Fellowes does at Collingwood, had another forceful game in the ruck while Stephen Newport, who plays with an auditor's eye for fine detail, was again effective as a ruck-rover."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 11 (11 June)
Swan Districts (Narkle, Holmes, Hutton, Cormack) vs West Perth (Laidley)
Subiaco (MacNish) vs Claremont (McKenna, D.O'Connell)
East Fremantle (Waterman) vs Perth
East Perth vs South Fremantle
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1988/111819880613.html
- ↑ Martin Blake, The Age (14 June 1988, p.50), "Eagles looked good, but the wheels fell off"
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