West Coast's poor recent form continued with an upset two-point loss to the Hawks at the WACA. The Eagles held what appeared to be a comfortable lead at quarter time but Hawthorn fought their way into the game, and hit the front approaching the final siren before a stunning smother by Michael Collica on Phil Read sealed the win. Chad Morrison had 29 possessions and Ben Cousins picked up 26.
Summary[]
1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
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West Coast | 6.4.40 | 9.4.58 | 9.12.66 | 11.16.82 | ||||
Hawthorn | 1.3.9 | 5.8.38 | 9.10.64 | 12.12.84 |
Goals: Cummings 4, Gardiner, Ph.Matera 2, Donnelly, Gehrig, Morrison
Best: Morrison, Jakovich, Gardiner, Kemp, Cousins, Cummings
Injuries: Nil
Reports: McKenna for engaging in rough conduct against R.Taylor
Milestones: Donnelly 50th game
Named sides[]
West Coast | Hawthorn | ||||||
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B: | 44.Wirrpanda | 11.McIntosh | 7.Gehrig | B: | 20.Rawlings | 3.Hay | 37.Lekkas |
HB: | 17.McKenna | 27.Jakovich | 13.Wooden | HB: | 7.McCabe | 10.Robran | 33.Barlow |
C: | 6.Banfield | 35.Crabb | 37.Williams | C: | 5.Harford | 9.Crawford | 11.Smith |
HF: | 12.White | 29.Donnelly | 5.Morrison | HF: | 8.Treleven | 2.Holland | 15.Lord |
F: | 9.Cousins | 14.Cummings | 33.Ph.Matera | F: | 19.Dixon | 24.Croad | 17.Chick |
R: | 19.Gardiner | 2.Kemp | 36.Read | R: | 16.Thompson | 30.Woods | 6.Taylor |
I: | 26.Ball | 10.Braun | 8.Metropolis | I: | 34.Graham | 23.Collica | 32.Rock |
42.Rintoul | 29.Tallis | ||||||
E: | 41.Fletcher | 21.O'Brien | 16.Symmons | E: | 27.Barker | 1.Chapman | 22.Turvey |
In: McIntosh, Ball, Wooden, Crabb
Out: Pe.Matera (hamstring), Fewster, Embley, Symmons
Late change: (HAW) Barker for Graham
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"At quarter-time, the Hawks trailed by 31 points. Judge summoned John Barker from the bench to quell Andrew Donnelly, reshuffled his midfield, rotated his small forwards on David Wirrpunda, shifted Michael Collica on to Mitchell White and demanded that the Hawks drop back in numbers to congest the defensive area.
With the Eagles' forward line crowded, Cummings could no longer find space to lead to and turnovers were plentiful. The momentum was now with the Hawks, who trailed by only two points at three-quarter-time after Aaron Lord kicked his third.
The Eagles increased their lead by 10 points early in the final quarter and were looking comfortable again - but the Hawks refused to yield.
Kris Barlow converted from an uncontested mark 20 metres out and when a Wirrpunda pass failed to hit Cousins - allowing Tony Woods to score - Hawthorn got its nose in front for the first time in the game."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 18 (7 Aug)
West Perth (Fewster) vs Claremont (Stone, Chambers, Jones, Holmes, Antonowicz, Fletcher, Bellotti, O'Brien, Embley, Bennett, S.Duckworth, Younie, Taylor)
Perth vs Swan Districts
East Perth (Turnbull) vs Peel
Subiaco vs East Fremantle
Bye: South Fremantle
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:[2]
Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
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Lewis | Ankle | Indefinite | ||||
Matera | Hamstring | 2 weeks | ||||
McKenna | Hip | Test | ||||
McIntosh | Knee | Test | ||||
Cousins | Hip | Test | ||||
Stone | Hand | Test | ||||
Hill | Concussion | Test | ||||
Holmes | Groin | Test | ||||
Bellotti | Flu | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1999/101819990814.html
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