West Coast romped to a big win for the second straight week, knocking off the Lions by 79 points in front of a healthy WACA crowd. Peter Matera kicked two goals from 31 possessions and young key forward Brett Spinks took 10 marks in a promising display.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 6.4.40 | 11.11.77 | 14.16.100 | 18.21.129 | ||||
| Fitzroy | 4.0.24 | 4.3.27 | 5.4.34 | 8.5.53 |
Goals: Heady 4, Sumich 3, Bond, Kemp, Matera 2, Clape, Lewis, Mainwaring, McIntosh, Schofield
Best: Jakovich, Kemp, Heady, Wilson, Matera, Spinks
Injuries: Lewis (wrist)
Milestones: Spinks Rising Star nomination
Records: WCE highest score vs Fitzroy
Named side[]
| West Coast | Fitzroy | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Hart | 11.McIntosh | 14.Brennan | B: | 22.Stretch | 17.Hawking | 16.Zanotti |
| HB: | 24.Worsfold | 27.Jakovich | 17.McKenna | HB: | 18.Dunstan | 5.Barker | 1.Roos |
| C: | 30.Matera | 2.Kemp | 3.Mainwaring | C: | 11.McGregor | 26.Johnston | 21.Sporn |
| HF: | 28.Lewis | 29.Spinks | 1.Heady | HF: | 32.Baldwin | 4.Paxman | 7.Molloy |
| F: | 7.Turley | 4.Sumich | 9.Wilson | F: | 14.Armstrong | 29.Lyon | 10.Hogg |
| R: | 23.Harding | 6.Banfield | 10.Pyke | R: | 30.Manson | 34.Boyd | 8.Wynd |
| I: | 20.Bond | 32.Clape | 50.Turnbull | I: | 6.Guard | 19.Bain | 12.Wheildon |
| E: | 21.Schofield | 39.Waterman | E: | 20.Cummings | 31.Dent |
No change
Late change: Schofield for Brennan (hamstring)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Fitzroy went into the match with a four-man forward line, which backfired as the Eagles always managed to have extra men in attack.
There were touches of magic from all the Eagle forwards with Brett Heady (four goals), Chris Lewis (one) and Peter Sumich (three) capitalising on the strength and influence flowing from Spinks.
Heady, the elusive half-forward who lost his premiership touch for almost all of 1993, was back feeding off the bottom of the packs like a hungry shark, and when he snapped the ninth, 10th and 11th goals in the second term, the match fizzled out.
Roos, by his sheer persistence, and Kieran Sporn, who had to handle a number of tagging tasks, did well for Fitzroy, along with half-back Brad Boyd, who was probably the team's only winner in his battle with Craig Turley."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 3 (16 April)
Subiaco (Lamb, Langdon, Connell, Godden, Hampson, Heatley, Thomson) vs Swan Districts (Ball)
East Fremantle (Waterman) vs West Perth (Symmons)
Perth (Gehrig) vs South Fremantle (Hynes)
Claremont vs East Perth (Lyle, Walker)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Groin | 6 weeks | ||||
| Krummel | Knee | 5-6 weeks | ||||
| Hynes | Corked thigh | Test | ||||
| Evans | Foot | Test | ||||
| Godden | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Connell | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Ball | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Ugle | Hamstring | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1994/061819940416.html
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