West Coast kept their slim finals chances alive with a big win over St Kilda in their last ever game at the WACA. Glen Jakovich had a big game with 34 possessions and 13 marks and Phil Matera kicked five goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 4.3.27 | 9.6.60 | 15.8.98 | 17.13.115 | ||||
| St Kilda | 2.1.13 | 3.4.22 | 3.4.22 | 4.5.29 |
Goals: Ph.Matera 5, Donnelly 3, Fletcher, Jones, Read 2, Crabb, Morrison, Turnbull
Best: Kemp, Morrison, Jakovich, Ph.Matera, Gehrig, Read
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Final game at WACA
Named sides[]
| West Coast | St Kilda | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Read | 11.McIntosh | 18.Jones | B: | 26.McLaren | 15.D.Wakelin | 43.Moyle |
| HB: | 8.Metropolis | 27.Jakovich | 6.Banfield | HB: | 6.Delaney | 8.Hudghton | 14.Charles |
| C: | 35.Green | 2.Kemp | 16.Symmons | C: | 5.Jones | 4.A.Thompson | 45.Cranage |
| HF: | 37.Williams | 12.White | 32.Embley | HF: | 27.Davis | 25.Hall | 7.Hayes |
| F: | 33.Ph.Matera | 7.Gehrig | 29.Donnelly | F: | 23.Loewe | 31.Elliott | 36.Knowles |
| R: | 50.Turnbull | 5.Morrison | 9.Cousins | R: | 13.Sierakowski | 19.Sziller | 3.Burke |
| I: | 45.Bellotti | 35.Crabb | 41.Fletcher | I: | 30.Beetham | 39.Blake | 29.Baker |
| 38.Haynes | 2.Brown | ||||||
| E: | 4.Antonowicz | 42.Rintoul | 22.Stone | E: | 16.Carr | 32.Traianidis | 11.Mitchell |
In: Crabb, Haynes
Out: Glass, Rintoul
Late change: (STK) Traianidis for Jones
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"The Eagles launched many of their first-quarter attacks from half-back and while they wasted a few possessions going forward, they used the ball well enough to kick four goals.
One player to use the ball well was maligned forward Fraser Gehrig. Given the license to run on a centre wing, Gehrig had it all over Joe McLaren in the first term and was an integral part of several of West Coast's attacking moved.
Watson swung Loewe back to centre-half-forward for the second quarter but it didn't solve the problem in the forward line and left a hole in defence.
Glen Jakovich was waiting for Loewe when he went forward and stopped the strong-marking Saint from exerting a major influence on the game. Loewe's absence at the other end left space for Andrew Donnelly and Phil Matera to move around and both players cashed in to kick two goals each for the quarter."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 15 (8 July)
East Fremantle (Rintoul, Bennett) vs East Perth (Wooden, Chambers, Antonowicz, O'Brien, Munro, Cox)
Swan Districts vs Peel (Hill)
South Fremantle (McGrath) vs Subiaco
Perth (Glass) vs West Perth (S.Duckworth)
Bye: Claremont
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings | Groin | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Gardiner | Shoulder | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Foot | 3-4 weeks | ||||
| Braun | Knee | Test | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Quadriceps | Test | ||||
| McKenna | Back | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2000/151820000708.html
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