West Coast suffered their first defeat of the 1995 season in a tight, low-scoring struggle at Football Park, with the home-town Crows coming from behind in the final term to take a 10-point win. Glen Jakovich did his best in defence with 28 possessions and David Hart had 26.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1.3.9 | 3.6.24 | 3.11.29 | 7.14.56 | ||||
| West Coast | 3.3.21 | 3.8.24 | 5.9.39 | 6.10.46 |
Goals: Heady 3, Ball, Lewis, Pyke
Best: Jakovich, White, Pyke, McKenna
Injuries: Nil
Records: WCE lowest score vs Adelaide, Adelaide lowest score vs WCE
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Hart | 12.White | 50.Turnbull | B: | 34.Hart | 19.Chalmers | 35.Jameson |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 27.Jakovich | 14.Brennan | HB: | 28.McKinnon | 7.Smart | 44.Wellman |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 2.Kemp | 8.Metropolis | C: | 1.Anderson | 2.Jarman | 12.Tregenza |
| HF: | 39.Waterman | 11.McIntosh | 9.Wilson | HF: | 32.Ricciuto | 8.McCartney | 21.Brown |
| F: | 1.Heady | 26.Ball | 28.Lewis | F: | 14.Connell | 6.Modra | 31.Kluzek |
| R: | 22.Hynes | 10.Pyke | 6.Banfield | R: | 5.Robran | 26.Bickley | 11.McGuinness |
| I: | 20.Bond | 15.Dunstan | 16.Symmons | I: | 10.McDermott | 15.Pittman | 20.Powell |
| E: | 4.Sumich | 18.Evans | 7.Turley | E: | 29.Ingerson | 13.Lee | 23.McLeod |
| 33.Weidemann |
In: Brennan, Metropolis
Out: Sumich, Evans
Late change: Evans for Waterman (hamstring)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The Crows beat the Eagles at their own game, grinding down the disciplined Perth side with a watertight defence and continuous hard running.
The Crows managed just three goals for the first three terms, but a lift from Tony Modra up forward was decisive.
Modra, returning after a week-long absence, kicked three of the Crows' four goals in the final term to finish with a promising return of 4.5 after his early-season troubles.
Pittman had 20 possessions of his own and dominated the hit-outs against Ryan Turnbull."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"West Coast, unbeaten until yesterday. held a narrow lead for much of yesterday's game and was 10 points clear with one quarter to play.
But the Crows finished over the top of the Eagles, with four goals to one in the final quarter.
Star Adelaide forward Tony Modra was the hero with four goals, three of them in the final quarter."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 2 (15-17 Apr)
East Fremantle (Harding) vs East Perth (Peos, Lyle)
Swan Districts vs Claremont
West Perth (Turley, Blurton, Downsborough) vs Perth (Gehrig, Robbins, Dyer)
Subiaco (Langdon, Schofield, Heatley, Godden) vs South Fremantle (Sumich, Spinks)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[3]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.Spinks | Knee | 6-8 weeks | ||||
| Worsfold | Thigh strain | Test | ||||
| Matera | Hamstring strain | Test | ||||
| Brennan | Hamstring strain | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1995/011819950423.html
- ↑ Michael Moroney, The Age (24 April 1995, p.39), "Crows grind down Eagles to beat them at their own game"
- ↑ Canberra Times (24 April 1995, p.26), "Adelaide Crows over the 'unbeatable' West Coast": https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130545695
- ↑ The Age (19 April 1995, p.34), "AFL injury list"
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