West Coast kicked off the coaching career of favourite son John Worsfold with a classy win over local rivals Fremantle. The victory was set up in the third quarter when the Eagles midfield, led by Chad Fletcher and captain Ben Cousins took control of the match. Fletcher won the Glendinning Medal after amassing 34 possessions, with Cousins picking up 29 and powerful spearhead Troy Wilson kicking 6 goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 6.1.37 | 9.5.59 | 16.6.102 | 21.11.137 | ||||
| Fremantle | 4.4.28 | 8.7.55 | 11.9.75 | 18.10.118 |
Goals: Wilson 6, Ph.Matera 4, Embley 3, Chambers, Wirrpanda 2, Cousins, Jones, Pe.Matera, Tuckey
Best: Fletcher, Gardiner, Embley, Jakovich, Wilson
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Tuckey WCE debut
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Fremantle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 23.Glass | 11.McIntosh | 8.Taylor | B: | 5.Jones | 27.Polak | 9.Carr |
| HB: | 7.Fletcher | 27.Jakovich | 37.Williams | HB: | 23.Parker | 30.Brown | 28.Koops |
| C: | 10.Braun | 44.Wirrpanda | 4.Kerr | C: | 38.Cunningham | 10.Cook | 25.Norrish |
| HF: | 21.Merenda | 1.Gardiner | 18.Jones | HF: | 6.Woods | 29.Pavlich | 19.Walker |
| F: | 33.Ph.Matera | 40.Wilson | 30.Pe.Matera | F: | 8.McManus | 20.J.Longmuir | 24.Croad |
| R: | 20.Cox | 32.Embley | 9.Cousins | R: | 2.Simmonds | 4.Hasleby | 32.Bell |
| I: | 22.Collica | 6.Banfield | 15.Chambers | I: | 11.Kickett | 18.Fewster | 35.Siegert |
| 48.Tuckey | 34.Medhurst | ||||||
| E: | 26.Gaspar | 38.Haynes | 3.Judd | E: | 14.Grover | 21.T.Longmuir | 31.Eastaugh |
Late change: (FRE) Grover, T.Longmuir for Simmonds, Koops
New: Brent Tuckey (Collingwood/North Ballarat Rebels)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Worsfold had a couple of important advantages over Connolly in their first coaching encounter. He had three ruckmen at his disposal in Michael Gardiner, Cox and Brent Tuckey and that put the Dockers' pair of Justin longmuir and Fewster under pressure.
Gardiner, who started in the ruck and spent periods at centre half-forward, was a key factor in the Eagles' win.
Worsfold also kept the pressure on the opposition by rotating his mosquito fleet through the midfield. While Cousins and Fletcher spent most of the afternoon on the ball, at various stages they had the support of teammates David Wirrpunda, Phil Matera, Daniel Kerr, Michael Braun and Rowan Jones.
The Eagles were well served by their "old heads" - Glen Jakovich, Peter Matera and McIntosh - against a Fremantle side that is still trying to develop."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 1 (30 March-1 April)
East Fremantle (Green, McCarrey) vs South Fremantle (Gaspar, Sampi)
Peel vs Perth
Swan Districts (Hunter, Munro, Hansen) vs Subiaco (Sierakowski, Wooden, Haynes)
East Perth (Humm, Judd) vs West Perth (Lynch)
Bye: Claremont
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | Knee | Season | ||||
| Morrison | Knee | 4 weeks | (On LTI list, replaced by Tuckey) | |||
| Prior | Knee | 3 weeks | ||||
| McDougall | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Tuckey | Knee | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2002/081820020331.html
- ↑ John McGrath, The Age (1 April 2002), "Cousins, Fletcher set the Eagles soaring": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=matera+and+medhurst+and+croad&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020401M66SH0FT5PE
- ↑ Nabila Ahmed, The Age (26 March 2002), "Your club - news on every club": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=chad+morrison+knee&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020326AEG3L6T2PF3
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