Round 17 1989

Footscray v West Coast
Round 17, 1989

Date

Sun, 30 July 1989 (2:10 PM EST)

Venue

Western Oval

Attendance

9,467

Result

Won by 37

Score

WCE 16.13.109 - 10.12.72 FOO

Brownlow

3 G.McKenna (WCE)
2 C.Lewis (WCE)
1 G.Miles (WCE)

Ladder

13th

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Footscray players appeared distracted by merger talk surrounding the club and West Coast took full advantage, moving off the bottom of the ladder with a 37-point win. Chris Lewis cut the Bulldogs apart with 32 possessions, and Geoff Miles picked up 25 while sneaking forward for two goals.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Footscray		2.2.14		4.5.29		6.6.42		10.12.72
West Coast		6.2.38		8.5.53		12.10.82		16.13.109

Goals: Sumich 4, Ugle 3, Jackson, MacNish, Miles 2, Lamb, Langdon, Scott

Best: Lewis, McKenna, Miles, Hart, Sumich, Turner, Mainwaring

Injuries: Nil

Milestones: Ellis final appearance

Records: WCE biggest win vs Footscray, WCE highest score vs Footscray

Named sides

	West Coast				Footscray
B:	38.Barich	45.Lockyer	6.Miles	B:	43.Hogg	6.Wigney	24.Wallis
HB:	5.Lamb	23.Rance	17.McKenna	HB:	35.Baxter	32.Foster	12.Eppelstun
C:	3.Mainwaring	36.Hart	10.Turner	C:	7.Hawkins	16.Wallace	23.Atkins
HF:	19.Langdon	27.Jackson	24.Worsfold	HF:	3.Campbell	8.Kennedy	28.Williams
F:	11.Breman	4.Sumich	18.MacNish	F:	2.Cousins	31.O'Keefe	33.Royal
R:	12.Scott	22.Ellis	28.Lewis	R:	15.Wynd	27.MacPherson	11.McGuinness
I:	35.Ugle	29.Higgins		I:	20.Athorn	48.Kellett
E:	2.Annear	15.Laidley	7.Turley	E:	22.Cullen	42.Fitzpatrick	36.Hannebery

In: Worsfold, Ellis, Higgins, Ugle

Out: Brennan (ankle), Peos (thumb), O'Connell (shoulder), Pyke

From the papers

The Age

"This miserable game had only three redeeming features. The first was the majesty of Chris Lewis who, left to his own devices, wrought havoc early to set the pattern of the contest; the second was Guy McKenna, whose calm and faultless game on the back flank prompted Malthouse to label him the best back flanker in the business and to "tag" him with Steven Wallis.

And the third feature was the overtly physical, but highly entertaining, clash between Peter Foster and Murray Rance that ended with the former teammates shaking hands, and Foster winning the struggle on points.

Games at the Western Oval are supposed to be tight, tough affairs in which earning a kick is an achievement in itself. But West Coast, the competition's bottom side before yesterday, played the sort of loose, offensive football that it favours on its home turf. The amazing part was that it was allowed to get away with it."

Canberra Times

"The Perth side used the wind effectively to set up a 24-point lead at quarter time with forwards Peter Sumich and Stevan Jackson kicking two goals each.

It was only two goals by Foster in time-on that gave the home side's score some respectability. Footscray then failed to use the blustery conditions to it's advantage in the second term and trailed by four goals at half time.

The Eagles kicked eight majors to six after the main break, due to some outstanding work by half-backs Guy McKenna and Geoff Miles. So easy was their job of minding Footscray forwards that Miles had time to run upfield and kick two majors in the second half."

Players in the WAFL

Round 17 (29 July)

Claremont (Pyke, Melesso) vs Swan Districts (Holmes, Cormack)

East Perth vs West Perth (Laidley, Turley)

East Fremantle vs Perth (Cable)

Subiaco vs South Fremantle

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1989/071819890730.html