Round 4 1999

West Coast v Essendon
Round 4, 1999

Rowan Jones in action. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 18 April 1999 (4:50 PM WST)

Venue

Subiaco Oval

Attendance

32,893

Result

Won by 74

Score

WCE 15.7.97 - 3.5.23 ESS

Brownlow

3 G.McKenna (WCE)
2 D.Wirrpanda (WCE)
1 Ph.Matera (WCE)

Ladder

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West Coast shot to the top of the ladder while holding the previously undefeated Essendon to their lowest score in nearly half a century. The Bombers kicked just a single goal after quarter time, with West Coast dominating all over the field. Ben Cousins kicked 2 goals from 23 possessions, and Glen Jakovich controlled the backline.

Summary

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
West Coast		3.1.19		8.3.51		11.4.70		15.7.97
Essendon		2.2.14		2.2.14		2.4.16		3.5.23

Goals: Cummings 4, Ph.Matera 3, Cousins, Gehrig, Metropolis 2, Embley, Rintoul

Best: Cousins, Braun, McKenna, Read, Wirrpanda, Jakovich

Injuries: Nil

Records: Essendon lowest score vs WCE

Named sides

	West Coast				Essendon
B:	44.Wirrpanda	11.McIntosh	36.Read	B:	21.Wallis	31.Fletcher	11.Hardwick
HB:	17.McKenna	27.Jakovich	30.Pe.Matera	HB:	16.Barnard	6.Wellman	12.Symons
C:	2.Kemp	10.Braun	42.Rintoul	C:	30.Fraser	13.Long	8.Bewick
HF:	5.Morrison	7.Gehrig	37.Williams	HF:	2.Mercuri	25.Lucas	35.Young
F:	33.Ph.Matera	14.Cummings	12.White	F:	43.Rioli	18.Lloyd	26.Heffernan
R:	26.Ball	6.Banfield	9.Cousins	R:	27.Alessio	32.Blumfield	10.McVeigh
I:	45.Bellotti	32.Embley	31.Jones	I:	20.Berbakov	33.Caracella	23.Bolton
	8.Metropolis				1.Ukovic
E:	19.Gardiner	16.Symmons	13.Wooden	E:	7.Solomon	38.Doolan	37.Grgic

In: Gehrig

Out: Gardiner

Late change: (ESS) Solomon for Rioli

From the papers

The Age

"Cousins was best on ground and Wirrpunda, prowling across half-back, displayed that sixth, spatial sense that is the hallmark of Aboriginal footballers. Read managed the imposing feat of beating both Darren Bewick and Mark Mercuri.

But Jakovich and Matera, emerging from slumps, both played his best game for more than a season, and Kemp, who was under an injury cloud, had the luxury of sitting out much of the second half.

Scott Cummings, an ex-Bomber, kicked four goals without having to work especially hard for them. This is disturbing for rivals who will wake this morning to see West Coast again atop the AFL ladder."

WAFL

Round 3 (17 April)

Swan Districts v Claremont (Crabb, Antonowicz, Fletcher, Hill, Bennett, Younie, Taylor)

Perth vs East Fremantle

Subiaco (Heady) vs West Perth (Symmons, Fewster)

South Fremantle vs Peel

Bye: East Perth

Injury list

In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:

Player		Injury		Expected duration
Stone		Groin		4-5 weeks
Lewis		Ankle		4-5 weeks
Gehrig		Foot		Test
Heady		Ankle		Test
Kemp		Calf		Test
Holmes		Foot		Available
J.Duckworth		Quad		Available

References

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1999/051819990418.html