Fellow finalists St Kilda contested fiercely with West Coast for three quarters before the Eagles were able to overrun their opponents in the final term. The Big Three were front and centre with Chris Judd kicking three goals from 28 possessions, Daniel Kerr recording 26 touches and two goals and Ben Cousins racking up 35 touches.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda | 1.2.8 | 3.4.22 | 5.10.40 | 8.11.59 | ||||
| West Coast | 2.5.17 | 4.9.33 | 7.11.53 | 14.14.98 |
Goals: Judd 3, Kerr, Sampi 2, Armstrong, Fletcher, Hansen, Lynch, Staker, Stenglein, Wirrpanda
Best: Kerr, Cousins, Judd, Waters, Stenglein, R.Jones, Selwood
Injuries: Nil
Named sides[]
| West Coast | St Kilda | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | Chick | Glass | Wirrpanda | B: | Baker | Hudghton | L.Fisher |
| HB: | Waters | Graham | Selwood | HB: | S.Fisher | Maguire | Gram |
| C: | Embley | Cousins | Braun | C: | Dal Santo | Ball | Peckett |
| HF: | Fletcher | Hansen | Stenglein | HF: | Powell | Riewoldt | Montagna |
| F: | Armstrong | Lynch | Sampi | F: | Voss | Gehrig | Milne |
| R: | Seaby | Judd | Kerr | R: | Ackland | Goddard | Harvey |
| I: | Banfield | R.Jones | Butler | I: | Blake | Fiora | Gwilt |
| Staker | Thompson | ||||||
| E: | B.Jones | Morton | Rosa | E: | Gilbert | McQualter | Rix |
In: Fletcher, Embley
Out: Morton, B.Jones
Late change: (WCE) B.Jones for Banfield; (STK) Gilbert for Baker (suspended)
From the papers[]
The West Australian[]
"Both sides were coming off hige wins but the midfield class gulf was noticeable from the start.
Daniel Kerr began like he had been eating Mexican jumping beans all week but was probably just shaded by Ben Cousins, who ran a marathon in the second half to cut the Saints to ribbons.
The Eagles slipped and slid and took their time to adjust to the notoriously treacherous surface but showed composure when it was needed and finals-like intensity for most of the match.
They were playing at a level the Saints could match only in patches."
The Age[]
"The Eagles were 11 points up after a first half they had largely dominated. When Steven Armstrong combined with Sampi to kick their fourth goal halfway through the term, they had led by 23 points.
West Coast had played with great intensity, which the Saints mostly matched. It took St Kilda until the last minute of the first quarter to score a goal and it was halfway through the second before the Saints added another and led by nine points at the end of the first term.
There were plenty of mistakes, players on both sides slipping, fumbling and mis-kicking. But they were errors born of pressure, the tackling of both sides in close limiting the opportunities for clean possession and disposal."
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 19 (5 Aug)
East Perth (McKinley) vs West Perth (LeCras, Sharp)
Perth vs Subiaco (Wooden, Priddis)
Claremont (Gardiner) vs Swan Districts. M.Embley played reserves
East Fremantle vs South Fremantle
Bye: Peel
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith | Knee | Season | ||||
| Adkins | Leg | Season | ||||
| Gardiner | Internal suspension | Indefinite | ||||
| Nicoski | Fractured ankle | 3 weeks | ||||
| Hunter | Knee | 3 weeks | ||||
| Cox | Collarbone | Test | ||||
| Gaspar | Foot | 3 weeks | ||||
| Spangher | Groin | 2 weeks | ||||
| Fletcher | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| A.Embley | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Rosa | Corked thigh | Test |
Links[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2006/151820060804.html
David Reed, The West Australian (5 August 2006, p.188), "Eagles midfield class sinks the Saints"
Len Johnson, The Age (5 August 2006), "Eagles sound a warning": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=sampi+and+armstrong+and+fiora&pb=age&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE060805ME7KR7J99SA
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