Buoyed by their massive win the previous week, West Coast travelled to Adelaide to take on Port in a top-of-the-table clash. The Power hit hard early, with their aggression evidenced by a free kick paid to Ben Cousins before the bounce for a hit by his opponent, and by a dangerous spear tackle by Peter Burgoyne on Daniel Kerr. The approach paid off (not for Burgoyne, who was later suspended for three weeks) as Port romped out to a handy lead by quarter time and then increased the margin at every change to record a comprehensive 64 point win. Michael Braun led West Coast with 21 possessions and Andrew Embley added 20 touches and a goal.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 6.1.37 | 10.3.63 | 12.9.81 | 17.12.114 | ||||
| West Coast | 1.2.8 | 4.3.27 | 6.6.42 | 7.8.50 |
Goals: Jones 2, Embley, Judd, Kerr, Wirrpanda, Wooden
Best: Embley, Cox, Wirrpanda, Braun, Kerr
Injuries: Gardiner (knee), Jones (concussion), Carroll (concussion), Fletcher (back)
Records: WCE equal lowest score vs Port
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Port Adel | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 39.Hunter | 23.Glass | 44.Wirrpanda | B: | 11.Hardwick | 2.Wakelin | 4.Wanganeen |
| HB: | 10.Braun | 27.Jakovich | 35.Green | HB: | 3.Montgomery | 14.Paxman | 19.Bishop |
| C: | 3.Judd | 9.Cousins | 32.Embley | C: | 36.Stevens | 9.Carr | 7.P.Burgoyne |
| HF: | 16.Adkins | 19.McDougall | 28.Sampi | HF: | 38.James | 16.Tredrea | 35.C.Cornes |
| F: | 33.Matera | 38.Haynes | 20.Cox | F: | 15.Pickett | 8.S.Burgoyne | 1.Primus |
| R: | 1.Gardiner | 4.Kerr | 7.Fletcher | R: | 20.Brogan | 26.Cochrane | 6.Schofield |
| I: | 18.Jones | 46.Carroll | 13.Wooden | I: | 27.Poulton | 25.Cassisi | 17.Dew |
| 6.Banfield | 31.Salopek | ||||||
| E: | 37.Selwood | 41.Staker | 15.Chambers | E: | 34.Guerra | 5.Lade | 12.Cockatoo-Collins |
No change
Late changes: (PA) Guerra, Cockatoo-Collins for Cochrane (ankle), Hardwick (back)
Club Champion votes[]
| [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embley | 14 | Judd | 3 | ||
| Banfield | 9 | Wirrpanda | 3 | ||
| Braun | 9 | Gardiner | 2 | ||
| Cousins | 9 | Green | 1 | ||
| Kerr | 9 | Jakovich | 1 | ||
| Cox | 8 | McDougall | 1 | ||
| Glass | 8 | Sampi | 1 | ||
| Hunter | 8 | Adkins | 0 | ||
| Fletcher | 7 | Carroll | 0 | ||
| Jones | 6 | Haynes | 0 | ||
| Wooden | 6 | Matera | 0 |
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 17 (19 July)
East Fremantle (Read, Collica, Staker) vs Perth
East Perth (Wilson, Selwood, Beeck) vs Swan Districts (Munro, Hansen, Johnson)
Claremont (McIntosh, Rudeforth) vs Peel
West Perth (Seaby, Lynch, Edwards) vs South Fremantle
Bye: Subiaco
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2003/131820030719.html
- ↑ West Coast Eagles Year Book 2003, p.73
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