West Coast bounced back from a heavy defeat to score a thrilling 1-point win over the reigning premiers and keep their finals hopes alive. Hawthorn went into the halftime break with a handy lead but the Eagles were able to peg them back and hit the front late in the match. Laurie Keene had 30 hitouts and 22 touches and Chris Lewis kicked four goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 5.4.34 | 6.6.42 | 11.8.74 | 17.13.115 | ||||
| Hawthorn | 4.4.28 | 9.8.62 | 11.9.75 | 17.12.114 |
Goals: Lewis 4, Hart, Lockyer 3, Glendinning 2, Barich, Gastev, Keene, Miles, Wiley
Best: Keene, Hart, Lewis, Mainwaring, Lamb, Gastev
Injuries: Ishchenko (thigh)
Reports: Ishchenko for striking J.Platten
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Hawthorn | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 5.Lamb | 14.Brennan | 6.Miles | B: | 41.Pritchard | 24.Langford | 6.Lester-Smith |
| HB: | 28.Lewis | 27.Zanotti | 24.Worsfold | HB: | 34.Kennedy | 2.Mew | 1.Jencke |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 8.Malaxos | 38.Barich | C: | 9.Dipierdomenico | 30.Schwab | 7.Ayres |
| HF: | 10.Turner | 22.O'Connell | 36.Hart | HF: | 23.Brereton | 15.Morris | 11.Buckenara |
| F: | 27.Ishchenko | 4.Glendinning | 1.Matera | F: | 25.Curran | 19.Dunstall | 22.Loveridge |
| R: | 25.Keene | 16.Annear | 2.Wiley | R: | 14.G.Dear | 17.Tuck | 44.Platten |
| I: | 30.Gastev | 45.Lockyer | I: | 12.Harding | 29.Greene | ||
| E: | 7.Narkle | 18.MacNish | 32.Wrensted | E: | 39.Abbott | 43.Condon | 4.Russo |
In: Ishchenko, Lockyer, Worsfold
Out: Scott (inj), Peos, Narkle
Late change: (HAW) Russo for Mew
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Keene was magnificent in a desperate last quarter. He was forced to do all the heavy work after West Coast lost its other key ruckman, Alex Ishchenko.
In a hectic passage of play at the 23-minute mark of the first term, with the Eagles leading five goals to four, Ishchenko strained his troublesome thigh, got mixed up with Dermott Brereton was reported for striking Hawthorn rover John Platten and left the ground.
That left the Eagles undermanned in the heavyweight department, but Keene answered the challenge superbly, controlling the air as West Coast clawed its way to victory."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"The lead kept shrinking until Chris Lewis marked and put the Eagles in front.
Russell Greene snatched it back with a freak snap from the pockct but Keene topped that with a 70m punt from the wing.
Defender Rod Lester-Smith missed two set shots in the dying minutes before Platten put the Hawks back in front.
Eagles captain Ross Glendinning, held to three kicks in the first three terms, slammed through his second goal of the term, in what looked like the clincher."[2]
Players in the State of Origin/WAFL[]
State of Origin (22 July)
Victoria def. Western Australia (Brennan, Hart, Ishchenko, Keene, Mainwaring, Malaxos, Narkle)
Round 17 (25 July)
Swan Districts (Holmes) vs Subiaco (MacNish, O'Loughlin)
South Fremantle vs West Perth (King)
Claremont vs East Fremantle
Perth vs East Perth (Bartlett)
Round 18 (1 August)
East Perth (Peos, Bartlett) vs Swan Districts (Langsford)
West Perth (King) vs Perth
Subiaco (MacNish) vs Claremont
East Fremantle vs South Fremantle
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/101819870802.html
- ↑ Alan East, The Age (3 August 1987, p.30), "Keene the catalyst as Eagles claw win"
- ↑ Canberra Times (3 August 1987, p.20), "Eagles push Hawks down to third place": http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/132150809/12977226
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