West Coast remained undefeated, overcoming Geelong in a tight tussle after the Cats led midway through the third quarter. Andrew Embley had 22 touches to go with his 3 goals, and Daniel Chick nullified the Cats' star Gary Ablett.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 3.2.20 | 5.6.36 | 9.9.63 | 12.12.84 | ||||
| Geelong | 1.6.12 | 4.9.33 | 6.11.47 | 8.14.62 |
Goals: Hansen 4, Embley 3, Braun, Cox, Glass, Lynch, Sampi
Best: Embley, Fletcher, Hansen, Wirrpanda, Chick, Nicoski
Injuries: Gardiner (hamstring), Staker (cut head)
Milestones: Fletcher 100th game
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Geelong | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 39.Hunter | 23.Glass | 44.Wirrpanda | B: | 41.Hunt | 30.Scarlett | 33.Rooke |
| HB: | 6.Banfield | 41.Staker | 5.Stenglein | HB: | 40.Wojcinski | 2.Harley | 39.Milburn |
| C: | 32.Embley | 7.Fletcher | 10.Braun | C: | 3.Bartel | 9.Kelly | 44.Enright |
| HF: | 28.Sampi | 1.Gardiner | 26.Butler | HF: | 35.Chapman | 22.Playfair | 29.G.Ablett |
| F: | 33.Matera | 21.Lynch | 29.Hansen | F: | 4.Mackie | 6.Ottens | 18.Kingsley |
| R: | 20.Cox | 3.Judd | 4.Kerr | R: | 1.King | 11.Corey | 45.Ling |
| I: | 37.Selwood | 31.Nicoski | 38.B.Jones | I: | 15.Riccardi | 10.Tenace | 17.Byrnes |
| 17.Chick | 28.D.Johnson | ||||||
| E: | 16.Adkins | 18.R.Jones | 48.Graham | E: | 19.Egan | 7.Callan | 16.Gardiner |
In: Nicoski, Selwood
Out: Cousins (finger), McDougall (shoulder)
Late change: (GEE) Egan for Riccardi (back)
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"Geelong got the first goal of the match, but was plagued by inaccuracy for much of the first quarter. It was a problem that would plague the Cats most of the evening.
Brad Ottens missed set shots right and left and Ablett sprayed a flying shot on the run.
At the other end, West Coast made the most of its chances, with Hansen kicking two great goals and Ashley Sampi adding a third to snare a quarter-time lead.
However, in the second quarter, Gardiner went to stretch for a low pass from Tyson Stenglein pass and pulled up short - running straight off the ground.
A torn hamstring looked the most likely problem, but West Coast would not confirm the extent of the injury."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 3 (1-2 April)
South Fremantle (Graham) vs East Fremantle (Green)
Swan Districts (Edwards) vs Perth (Adkins)
Claremont (B.Jones, Morton, Wilkes) vs Peel (Rosa, Thornton)
West Perth (LeCras, Sharp) vs East Perth (Humm, McConnell)
Bye: Subiaco
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2005/091820050402.html
- ↑ Mark Duffield, The Sunday Age (3 April 2005), "Worries for Cats, Eagles": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=sampi+and+byrnes+and+rooke&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SAG050403GN2JE1BKP59
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