West Coast battled to keep up with the Tigers, hanging on despite losing key players to injury before ultimately falling by 15 points to drop out of the top eight. Chris Waterman picked up 30 possessions and young ruck Michael Gardiner had 18 hitouts to go with 17 possessions.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 4.5.29 | 7.9.51 | 9.12.66 | 12.14.86 | ||||
| West Coast | 3.1.19 | 8.3.51 | 8.8.56 | 10.11.71 |
Goals: Morrison 3, White 2, Braun, Gehrig, Kemp, Lewis, Symmons
Best: Kemp, Morrison, Waterman, Gardiner
Injuries: Kemp (concussion), Cousins (hip), Worsfold (thigh), White (knee)
Milestones: Crabb AFL debut, Holmes AFL debut, Grgic final appearance
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Richmond | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Read | 11.McIntosh | 50.Turnbull | B: | 28.Moore | 41.Turner | 29.Torney |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 27.Jakovich | 24.Worsfold | HB: | 7.Prescott | 21.Bulluss | 3.Kellaway |
| C: | 30.Pe.Matera | 2.Kemp | 16.Symmons | C: | 4.Rogers | 33.Knights | 9.Campbell |
| HF: | 28.Lewis | 7.Gehrig | 39.Waterman | HF: | 8.Merenda | 2.Gaspar | 11.Bowden |
| F: | 9.Cousins | 42.Morrison | 10.Braun | F: | 35.Rombotis | 16.Holland | 20.Harrison |
| R: | 19.Gardiner | 6.Banfield | 21.Schofield | R: | 25.B.Gale | 10.Daffy | 13.Powell |
| I: | 35.Crabb | 14.Grgic | 25.Holmes | I: | 6.Chaffey | 5.Ottens | 17.Broderick |
| 12.White | 22.Bower | ||||||
| E: | 33.Ph.Matera | 22.Stone | 13.Wooden | E: | 19.Evans | 24.Blurton | 40.Proctor |
In: Grgic, Banfield, Crabb, Holmes
Out: Ball (susp), Evans, Ph.Matera, Wooden
Late change: Stone for Schofield (ankle)
New: Jaxon Crabb (Claremont), Todd Holmes (Subiaco)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Two incidents, one showing bone-jarring intensity, the other sublime skill, highlighted Richmond's 15-point win over West Coast on Friday night.
The physical was Scott Turner's demolition bump on Dean Kemp late in the third quarter, which resulted in Kemp being carried from the ground. West Coast had not goaled since the main break and wouldn't until well into the last quarter. The sublime skill was provided by Mark Merenda who, running with the flight of the ball, launched himself head-on onto the shoulders of Eagles defender Guy McKenna and pulled in a spectacular "grab". Merenda kicked his third and Richmond's 11th goal.
West Coast was never capable of winning after the first incident; Richmond was never going to lose after the second." [1]
WAFL[]
Round 5 (25-27 April)
Swan Districts vs Subiaco (Metropolis, Wooden, Antonowicz, Simpson, Fletcher)
Claremont (Evans, Sikora, Bellotti) vs East Fremantle
South Fremantle (Ph.Matera) vs Peel
East Perth (Nener) vs Perth
Bye: West Perth
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable.[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings | Knee | Season | ||||
| Marshall | Knee | 6 weeks | ||||
| Mainwaring | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Ball | Suspension | 3 weeks | ||||
| Fewster | Shoulder | 2 weeks | ||||
| Heady | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Banfield | Groin | Test | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Morrison | Concussion | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1998/141819980424.html
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