Round 19 1992

Geelong v West Coast
Round 19, 1992

Date

Sat, 25 July 1992 (2:10 PM EST)

Venue

Kardinia Park

Attendance

25,585

Result

Won by 19

Score

WCE 15.6.96 - 12.5.77 GEE

Brownlow

3 D.Kemp (WCE)
2 K.Hinkley (GEE)
1 C.Mainwaring (WCE)

Ladder

4th

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West Coast bounced back from the previous week's poor showing, kicking 7 goals in the opening term and holding on for a 19-point win. Dean Kemp picked up 35 possessions and Craig Turley kicked two goals from 27 disposals.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Geelong		2.2.14		5.3.33		8.5.53		12.5.77
West Coast		7.2.44		9.4.58		13.5.83		15.6.96

Goals: Langdon, Sumich 3, Pyke, Turley, Wilson 2, Clape, Harding, Lewis

Best: Kemp, Turley, Evans, Mainwaring, Pyke, Langdon

Injuries: Nil

Reports: Langdon for striking K.Hinkley

Milestones: Wilson 50th WCE game

Named sides

	West Coast				Geelong
B:	5.Lamb	14.Brennan	11.McIntosh	B:	40.Brown	22.Neeld	17.McGrath
HB:	24.Worsfold	27.Jakovich	15.Laidley	HB:	29.Hinkley	14.Handley	5.Ablett
C:	3.Mainwaring	2.Kemp	30.Matera	C:	15.Riccardi	1.S.Hocking	3.Bairstow
HF:	28.Lewis	19.Langdon	9.Wilson	HF:	7.Couch	26.Stoneham	8.Scott
F:	16.Hepburn	4.Sumich	18.Evans	F:	21.Mansfield	16.Brownless	2.Miles
R:	23.Harding	7.Turley	10.Pyke	R:	6.Barnes	32.G.Hocking	27.Bews
I:	32.Clape	31.White		I:	12.S.Malakellis	31.Mensch
E:	38.Barich	22.Hynes	50.Turnbull	E:	33.Forssman	20.Rogers	37.Simpson

In: McIntosh, Laidley, Pyke, Clape, Hepburn

Out: Hart (ankle), Waterman (ankle), Watters (thigh), Peos, Hynes

Late change: Turnbull for McIntosh (thigh)

From the papers

The Sunday Age

"The Cats lost by 19 points after looking to be some chance of getting back into this contest halfway through the last quarter. A victory would have been a triumph for persistence in the face of every conceivable football sin.

It would have been an injustice to the Eagles, and perhaps Geelong's hopes for 1992 if they had stolen it.

Even so, it's difficult to work out how much this victory was due to the successful coverage of the top Cats such as Bairstow, G.Hocking, Scott (three touches between them to half-time), by Kemp, Pyke and Lamb respectively, and the failure or simple inability of any of their teammates to step into the breach.

Initially they were set back on their heels by the ferocity and pressure of an opposition from whom less was expected - bearing in mind that the Eagles went under to St Kilda by 11 goals six days earlier."

Canberra Times

"The key to the Eagles win, which keeps them in fourth place on the ladder and promotes Collingwood to the top, was to control the mid-field after shutting down most of Geelong's on-ball prime movers.

Dean Kemp, Craig Turley, Dwayne Lamb, Don Pyke, Chris Mainwaring and Peter Matera were all major influences for West Coast across mid-field, closing down their opponents.

Their efforts during the term paved the way for full-forward Peter Sumich to kick his three goals for the game and set the tone for the match.

Although Geelong outscored West Coast 10.3 to 8.4 over the course of the last three quarters, the damage had been done and the Cats never fully recovered."

Players in the WAFL

Round 17 (25 July)

Swan Districts (Ugle, Gow, Ball, Ogg) vs West Perth (West, Freeman)

Claremont (McKenna) vs East Fremantle (Lockyer, Nichols)

South Fremantle (Hynes, Irving) vs East Perth (Peos)

Perth vs Subiaco (Scott, Burton, Hampson)

Injury list

In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
Keene		Heel injury		Indefinite
Heady		Strained hamstring		Test
McKenna		Strained groin		Test
Langdon		Medial ligament		Test
A.McIntosh		Cork thigh		Test
Waterman		Sprained ankle		Test

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1992/091819920725.html