West Coast bounced back from a disappointing performance to knock off the Bombers on a windy and drizzly afternoon. The match was close at three-quarter time but a six-goal final term saw the Eagles run out 27 point winners. Glen Jakovich controlled the backline and Chad Fletcher kicked two goals from 23 possessions.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 3.4.22 | 6.9.45 | 7.10.52 | 13.12.90 | ||||
| Essendon | 1.2.8 | 3.6.18 | 6.10.46 | 8.15.63 |
Goals: Fletcher, Gardiner, Wilson, Wirrpanda 2, Chambers, Cousins, Cox, Kerr, Ph.Matera
Best: Jakovich, Fletcher, Wirrpanda, Gardiner, Cousins
Injuries: Pe.Matera (calf)
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Essendon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 13.Wooden | 11.McIntosh | 23.Glass | B: | 1.M.Johnson | 6.Wellman | 23.Bolton |
| HB: | 35.Green | 27.Jakovich | 22.Collica | HB: | 21.Jacobs | 5.Hird | 9.Ramanauskas |
| C: | 15.Chambers | 9.Cousins | 44.Wirrpanda | C: | 33.Caracella | 14.J.Johnson | 32.Blumfield |
| HF: | 30.Pe.Matera | 1.Gardiner | 7.Fletcher | HF: | 25.Lucas | 18.Lloyd | 10.McVeigh |
| F: | 39.Hunter | 40.Wilson | 33.Ph.Matera | F: | 43.Rioli | 16.Barnard | 27.Alessio |
| R: | 20.Cox | 3.Judd | 4.Kerr | R: | 34.Hille | 26.Heffernan | 11.Peverill |
| I: | 10.Braun | 32.Embley | 45.Lynch | I: | 41.Welsh | 29.Moorcroft | 40.Reynolds |
| 6.Banfield | 36.Bannister | ||||||
| E: | 28.Sampi | 25.Sierakowski | 37.Williams | E: | 38.Harvey | 12.McAlister | 15.Forster-Knight |
In: Gardiner, Wilson
Out: Merenda (back), Sampi
Late change: Williams for Glass
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The Eagles' pacy midfield brigade kept the pressure on the Bombers all day. With captain Ben Cousins well tagged early by Damien Peverill, it was left to David Wirrpunda and Chad Fletcher to do the damage.
Rookie Chris Judd used his pace to carry the ball through the lines and veteran Drew Banfield was also very effective early in his tagging job on Jason Johnson, putting the classy Bomber under pressure.
Realistically, the Eagles should have had the game sewn up at half-time had it not been for Hird's efforts and some atrocious kicking at goal.
In the windy conditions, the Eagles saw five shots at goal before half-time sail out on the full and another two hit the post."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 15 (13 July)
East Perth (Prior, Tuckey) vs Perth (Glass)
West Perth (Seaby) vs South Fremantle (Sampi)
Subiaco (Sierakowski, Haynes) vs Peel
Claremont (Harding, Carroll, Rudeforth) vs Swan Districts (Taylor, Munro)
Bye: East Fremantle
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | Knee | Season | ||||
| Morrison | Knee | Season | ||||
| Jones | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Gaspar | Foot | 4 weeks | ||||
| Wilson | Shoulder | Test | ||||
| Gardiner | Hamstring | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2002/051820020714.html
- ↑ John McGrath, The Age (15 July 2002), "Eagles blunt Hird's magic": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=wirrpunda+and+fletcher+and+caracella&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020715PQH9K6BFV27
- ↑ The Age (9 July 2002), "AFL Injury List 2002": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=chad+morrison+knee&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020709F0JRD72669E
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