2 D.Lewis (SYD)
1 S.Carey (SYD)
Sydney ran away from a depleted Eagles side in the second half, with only inaccuracy preventing the final margin from being greater. Peter Sumich kicked four goals including his 500th career goal for West Coast, who slipped out of the top eight.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 3.7.25 | 5.10.40 | 11.18.84 | 15.22.112 | ||||
| West Coast | 3.4.22 | 7.5.47 | 9.7.61 | 11.9.75 |
Goals: Sumich 4, Cousins, Symmons 2, Evans, Heady, Turnbull
Best: Gehrig, Banfield, Symmons, Morrison, Marshall, Sumich
Injuries: Grgic (concussion), Schofield (wrist)
Reports: Gehrig for striking S.Grant, Gehrig, Ball and Blurton for wrestling
Milestones: Marshall AFL debut, Blurton final appearance
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Sydney | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 32.Blurton | 11.McIntosh | 50.Turnbull | B: | 24.Orchard | 6.Dunkley | 7.Seymour |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 7.Gehrig | 38.Braun | HB: | 9.Grant | 1.Roos | 3.Lewis |
| C: | 39.Waterman | 2.Kemp | 16.Symmons | C: | 11.Maxfield | 8.Cresswell | 20.Stevens |
| HF: | 21.Schofield | 19.Gardiner | 1.Heady | HF: | 19.O'Loughlin | 31.Carey | 30.Bayes |
| F: | 18.Evans | 4.Sumich | 35.Cousins | F: | 41.Cook | 4.Lockett | 2.Arnott |
| R: | 14.Grgic | 6.Banfield | 5.Lovell | R: | 15.Stafford | 14.Kelly | 36.Mathews |
| I: | 22.Stone | 42.Morrison | 13.Wooden | I: | 17.Mooney | 23.Nicks | 33.Warfe |
| E: | 43.Marshall | 37.Smoker | 25.Spinks | E: | 21.Barry | 18.Direen | 26.Myles |
In: Cousins, Lovell
Out: Jakovich (knee), Wirrpanda
Late changes: Ball, Marshall for McIntosh (back spasms), McKenna (ankle)
New: Neil Marshall (Claremont)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The Eagles led by seven points at half-time but the Swans took control in the third kicking six goals to two.
The stirling work of Fraser Gehrig on a struggling Lockett notwithstanding, the Eagles had run out of options in defence.
The Swans ran tall forwards Mark Bayes and Jason Mooney across the half-forward line to exploit West Coast's lack of size. This, in turn, forced them to move Brett Heady, one of their few dangerous forwards, to half-back.
But the Eagles had run out of fingers to stem the leaks as the Swans midfielders led by Daryn Cresswell continued to feed their forwards."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 17 (19 July)
South Fremantle (Hart) vs Subiaco (Blair, Simpson)
West Perth (Smoker) vs East Fremantle
Claremont vs East Perth (Nener)
Peel (Cummings) vs Swan Districts
Bye: 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 | ||||
| Jakovich | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Fewster | Knee | 3 weeks | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Thigh | 2 weeks | ||||
| Cousins | Fractured leg | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Worsfold | Calf | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Ball | Ankle | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Ph.Matera | Ankle | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Lewis | Suspension | 1 week | ||||
| Hart | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Lovell | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Metropolis | Groin | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1997/161819970719.html
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