Carlton leapt out of the blocks but West Coast fought their way back into a compelling contest, ending up going down by just seven points. Wingman Paul Symmons kicked two goals from 22 possessions and Guy McKenna had a team-high seven tackles to go with 25 disposals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 1.5.11 | 6.7.43 | 10.8.68 | 11.13.79 | ||||
| Carlton | 6.2.38 | 8.3.51 | 11.9.75 | 12.14.86 |
Goals: Symmons 2, Evans, Gehrig, Grgic, Kemp, Lovell, Pe.Matera, Morrison, Turnbull, Wooden
Best: Pe.Matera, Symmons, McKenna, Braun, Jakovich, Kemp
Injuries: Nil
Reports: Gehrig for charging M.Hogg
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Carlton | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 50.Turnbull | 11.McIntosh | 17.McKenna | B: | 32.Whitehead | 1.Silvagni | 35.Dean |
| HB: | 6.Banfield | 27.Jakovich | 24.Worsfold | HB: | 9.Hickmott | 14.Sexton | 5.McKay |
| C: | 30.Pe.Matera | 10.Braun | 16.Symmons | C: | 33.Hogg | 2.Williams | 16.Camporeale |
| HF: | 1.Heady | 22.Stone | 42.Morrison | HF: | 22.Manton | 43.Koutoufides | 27.O'Sullivan |
| F: | 33.Ph.Matera | 7.Gehrig | 26.Ball | F: | 8.Whitnall | 4.Kernahan | 41.Anstey |
| R: | 14.Grgic | 21.Schofield | 2.Kemp | R: | 24.Allan | 7.Ratten | 21.Bradley |
| I: | 18.Evans | 5.Lovell | 13.Wooden | I: | 34.De Iulio | 36.Hamill | 18.Murphy |
| E: | 32.Blurton | 29.Donnelly | 4.Sumich | E: | 47.Hulme | 3.Welsh | 30.White |
In: Ball
Out: Donnelly
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"Carlton extended the margin to 31 points 25 minutes into the third term and suddenly the Eagles were galvanised into action. Wingman Paul Symmons, the most-improved player in the club, goaled after a 50-metre penalty and then Chad Morrison, Ilija Grgic and Tony Evans cut the deficit to seven points.
The four goals in eight minutes were the response to 24 minutes of dominance by the Blues that had returned a disappointing 3.6.
In the tense 32 minutes that was the final term, both sides kicked 1.5. The Eagles closed to three points, but then the Blues got out to 10 points before the margin came back to that final seven."[1]
WAFL and State of Origin[]
State of Origin (20-21 June)
WA (McKenna (c), Jakovich, Peter Matera, Phil Matera, Symmons, Turnbull) vs Allies
SA v Victoria
Round 13 (21-22 June)
West Perth (Fewster, Blurton, Smoker, Webb) vs Subiaco (Schofield, Simpson)
Perth (Spinks) vs South Fremantle (Sumich, Hart)
East Fremantle vs East Perth (Wirrpanda)
Swan Districts vs Claremont (Marshall)
Bye: Peel
Round 14 (28-29 June)
South Fremantle (Sumich) vs Swan Districts
Perth (Spinks) vs Claremont (Marshall, Gardiner)
East Perth vs Peel
Subiaco (Simpson) vs East Fremantle (Waterman)
Bye: West Perth
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainwaring | Knee | Season | ||||
| White | Knee | Season | ||||
| Dunstan | Ankle | Season | ||||
| Lewis | Suspension | 4 weeks | ||||
| Fewster | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Cousins | Fractured leg | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Metropolis | Groin | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Cummings | Knee | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Jakovich | Hamstring | 2 weeks | ||||
| Hart | Hamstring | 2 weeks | ||||
| Sikora | Groin | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Waterman | Neck | 1 week | ||||
| Ball | Ankle | 1 week | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Groin | Test | ||||
| Heady | Calf | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1997/031819970627.html
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