A tight win over Port Adelaide in the wet was marred by a knee injury to Glen Jakovich. Dean Kemp racked up 34 touches and second-gamer Michael Gardiner had 11 hitouts and three goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 5.3.33 | 5.7.37 | 9.10.64 | 12.13.85 | ||||
| Port Adelaide | 2.6.18 | 5.9.39 | 7.11.53 | 9.13.67 |
Goals: Gardiner, Sumich 3, Heady 2, Kemp, Schofield, Stone, Turnbull
Best: Kemp, Heady, Morrison, Gardiner, McIntosh, Sumich
Injuries: Jakovich (knee)
Records: First meeting between WCE and Port Adelaide
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Port Adel | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 17.McKenna | 11.McIntosh | 50.Turnbull | B: | 39.Heuskes | 14.Paxman | 7.Rombotis |
| HB: | 6.Banfield | 27.Jakovich | 13.Wooden | HB: | 5.Bond | 33.Mead | 15.Wilson |
| C: | 44.Wirrpanda | 2.Kemp | 16.Symmons | C: | 8.Francis | 1.Wanganeen | 38.James |
| HF: | 39.Waterman | 7.Gehrig | 1.Heady | HF: | 10.Francou | 3.Breuer | 22.Lockwood |
| F: | 33.Ph.Matera | 4.Sumich | 19.Gardiner | F: | 25.Eagleton | 6.Cummings | 2.Primus |
| R: | 14.Grgic | 38.Braun | 18.Evans | R: | 20.Lade | 9.Lyle | 12.Heaver |
| I: | 32.Blurton | 42.Morrison | 21.Schofield | I: | 28.Daniels | 37.Dew | 19.Dickie |
| E: | 43.Marshall | 37.Smoker | 25.Spinks | E: | 35.Conway | 17.Fiegert | 24.Squire |
| 22.Stone | 34.Steinberner |
In: Sumich, Wirrpanda, Gehrig, Gardiner
Out: Pe.Matera (thigh), Donnelly, Spinks, Stone
Late change: Stone for Ph.Matera (knee)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"For two-and-a-half quarters, the 194 centimetre Primus was a dominant contributor, shading West Coast second-gamer Michael Gardiner and Ryan Turnbull in the centre bounces and, during stints across the half-back line, repeatedly frustrating West Coast moves into attack.
Then, in the 14th minute of the third quarter, the former Fitzroy star marked strongly on Port's defensive 50-metre line. Somehow, his kick went high and to the side - and then backwards - and 19-year-old Gardiner gleefully grabbed the mark, then goaled, from about 35 metres out.
It was the Eagles' first goal since Turnbull kicked their fifth in the dying minutes of the first quarter, and it put West Coast three points in front."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 16 (12 July)
Subiaco (Metropolis, Donnelly, Blair, Simpson) vs Claremont (Marshall)
West Perth (Smoker, Webb) vs Perth (Spinks)
South Fremantle vs East Perth (Nener)
Peel (Cummings) vs East Fremantle
Bye: Swan Districts
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 | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Thigh | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Lewis | Suspension | 2 weeks | ||||
| Cousins | Fractured leg | 2 weeks | ||||
| Fewster | Knee | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Metropolis | Groin | Test | ||||
| Hart | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Worsfold | Knee | Test | ||||
| Lovell | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| McKenna | Calf | Test | ||||
| Donnelly | Concussion | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1997/131819970713.html
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