Adelaide made an 11th-straight Eagles' finals appearance almost impossible with a hard-fought victory at home under lights. Ryan Turnbull competed hard against Crow Shaun Rehn with 29 hitouts and two goals and Chad Fletcher also kicked two from 24 touches.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 3.6.24 | 9.10.64 | 11.11.77 | 15.17.107 | ||||
| West Coast | 5.2.32 | 5.4.34 | 11.10.76 | 13.12.90 |
Goals: McIntosh 3, Fletcher, Turnbull 2, Gehrig, Kemp, Jones, Pe.Matera, Ph.Matera, Read
Best: Jakovich, Kemp, Turnbull, Cousins, Fletcher, Read
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Bellotti final appearance, Crabb final appearance
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 37.Williams | 11.McIntosh | 36.Read | B: | 34.Hart | 8.Bassett | 9.Edwards |
| HB: | 8.Metropolis | 27.Jakovich | 6.Banfield | HB: | 28.Johnson | 44.Caven | 26.Bickley |
| C: | 16.Symmons | 47.Green | 18.Jones | C: | 14.Connell | 32.Ricciuto | 38.Gallagher |
| HF: | 12.White | 29.Donnelly | 5.Morrison | HF: | 6.Byrne | 10.Robran | 11.James |
| F: | 30.Pe.Matera | 7.Gehrig | 33.Ph.Matera | F: | 17.Welsh | 22.Perrie | 52.Rehn |
| R: | 50.Turnbull | 2.Kemp | 9.Cousins | R: | 35.Biglands | 36.Goodwin | 23.McLeod |
| I: | 45.Bellotti | 35.Crabb | 41.Fletcher | I: | 1.Crowell | 16.McGregor | 27.O'Loughlin |
| 38.Haynes | 30.Vardy | ||||||
| E: | 4.Antonowicz | 13.Wooden | 32.Embley | I: | 42.Cicolella | 31.Marsh | 29.Thiessen |
In: Pe.Matera
Out: Embley
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"Ashley McIntosh, switched from full-back to full-forward, kicked three goals in nine minutes in the third quarter, while the reinvigorated Eagles were taking advantage of a strong northerly wind and some defensive errors by the Crows, and seemingly ignoring the wet, slippery conditions.
Adelaide, five goals in front at half-time, was a goal behind 17 minutes into the last term, but McLeod, Goodwin, Ricciuto and Bickley lifted their work-rate again as the home team quickly added 3.4 to nil to clinch its sixth win in nine matches - and leave West Coast rueing its seventh loss in eight games and its first season out of the finals since 1989."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 16 (15 July)
East Perth (Wooden, Chambers, Antonowicz, O'Brien, Munro, Cox) vs Swan Districts (Embley, Hunter)
Claremont (Stone) vs East Fremantle (Bennett)
Peel (Hill) vs South Fremantle
Subiaco (Holmes) vs Perth (Glass)
Bye: West Perth
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings | Groin | Season | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Foot | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Gardiner | Shoulder | Test | ||||
| Braun | Knee | Test | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Calf | Test | ||||
| McKenna | Back | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2000/011820000714.html
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