Round 2 1987

Essendon v West Coast
Round 2, 1987

Three Eagles fly for a mark. Photo: AFL Record, Vol. 82 no. 16, pg 3

Date

Sat, 4 April 1987 (2:10 PM EST)

Venue

Windy Hill

Attendance

19,845

Result

Lost by 5

Score

ESS 17.17.119 - 17.12.114 WCE

Brownlow

3 L.Baker (ESS)
2 M.Zanotti (WCE)
1 J.Annear (WCE)

Ladder

5th

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West Coast suffered the first loss of their short history, falling by less than a goal at Windy Hill in a tense, see-sawing encounter. Wally Matera kicked a goal and laid five tackles to go with his 21 possessions and Don Holmes kicked four majors.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Essendon		3.4.22		11.5.71		13.11.89		17.17.119
West Coast		4.3.35		10.4.64		14.9.93		17.12.114

Goals: Holmes 4, Bennett, Gastev 3, MacNish 2, Brennan, Malaxos, Matera, Narkle, Zanotti

Best: Matera, Lamb, Narkle, Brennan, Zanotti, Gastev, Holmes

Injuries: Laidley (bruised back)

Reports: Ishchenko for striking R.Merrett

Named sides

	West Coast				Essendon
B:	5.Lamb	6.Miles	3.Mainwaring	B:	9.Heard	24.Winton	28.Flood
HB:	27.Zanotti	4.Glendinning	20.Peos	HB:	10.Foulds	30.K.Walsh	33.Hawker
C:	11.Davidson	32.Wrensted	7.Narkle	C:	17.Francis	4.Baker	6.A.Daniher
HF:	33.Holmes	19.Bennett	28.Lewis	HF:	15.Ezard	18.Van der Haar	5.T.Daniher
F:	8.Malaxos	25.Keene	18.MacNish	F:	2.Antrobus	25.Merrett	12.S.Clark
R:	26.Ishchenko	16.Annear	1.Matera	R:	3.Salmon	26.M.Thompson	13.Williams
I (from):	23.Bartlett	15.Laidley	14.Brennan	I:	31.Bailey	8.N.Clarke
	30.Gastev
E:	22.O'Connell			E:	14.Elshaug	7.C.Daniher	35.Keane

In: Mainwaring, Bartlett, Gastev

Out: Barich (cheek)

Late change: Davidson (concussion), Mainwaring out

New: Glen Bartlett (East Perth), John Gastev (West Perth)

From the papers

The Age

"The match was a magnificent spectacle, a great credit to both sides and the stuff needed to bring crowds to the game.

At the risk of disturbing the Bombers, the Eagles provided the more attractive style of play. It is not necessarily winning football, as was proved this time, but the Eagles' delivery of the ball and their selective use of handball were delightful. They seem to have learned the skills more thoroughly in WA.

However, once more is known of them, their good players will be tagged - nullifying their ability to make the game as open and entertaining.

Essendon does not lack skill, far from it. However, it did not execute the moments.

Canberra Times

"At halftime, Essendon had reversed its deficit but led by only seven points.

Then, in the see-sawing nature of the game, the Eagles' forward line re-asserted itself with rover John Gastev booting three for the quarter and helping his team to a four-point lead.

Right up until the last quarter, the game was anybodys but just when it counted, the Essendon big men began to take over.

Merrett, along with full-forward Paul Salmon, dominated in the air and the Eagles had to wait for the ball to hit the ground to have any chance of making a forward thrust."

Players in the WAFL

Round 1 (4-5 April)

Swan Districts (Langsford) vs West Perth (King, Mifka)

Claremont vs Perth (Wiley)

Subiaco (O'Loughlin) vs East Fremantle (Mainwaring)

South Fremantle (Worsfold, Hart) v East Perth

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1987/051819870404.html