West Coast continued their unbeaten start to the season, knocking off Geelong by a comfortable margin. Peter Sumich kicked eight goals but could have had more, the left-footer also tallying seven behinds.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 3.4.22 | 5.4.34 | 10.10.70 | 13.11.89 | ||||
| West Coast | 3.4.22 | 10.10.70 | 12.13.85 | 19.20.134 |
Goals: Sumich 8, Heady 4, Lewis 3, Barich, Mainwaring, Matera, McGrath
Best: Sumich, Heady, Mainwaring, Worsfold, Lewis, Hart, Brennan
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: McGrath final appearance
Records: WCE biggest win vs Geelong, WCE highest score vs Geelong
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Geelong | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Hart | 45.Lockyer | 14.Brennan | B: | 22.Neeld | 38.McCrabb | 20.Rogers |
| HB: | 24.Worsfold | 22.Hynes | 17.McKenna | HB: | 39.Lamb | 26.Stoneham | 29.Hinkley |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 28.Lewis | 30.Matera | C: | 37.Simpson | 7.Couch | 9.Sterrett |
| HF: | 7.Turley | 21.McGrath | 1.Heady | HF: | 4.Fletcher | 16.Brownless | 32.Hocking |
| F: | 19.Langdon | 4.Sumich | 2.Kemp | F: | 11.T.Malakellis | 6.Russell | 17.Exell |
| R: | 34.Irving | 10.Pyke | 5.Lamb | R: | 30.Bourke | 3.Bairstow | 19.Bruns |
| I: | 38.Barich | 39.Waterman | I: | 10.Hooper | 21.Mansfield | ||
| E: | 40.Evans | 49.Hall | 6.Miles | E: | 23.Schulze | 24.Poole | 18.Denham |
No change
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"Once the Eagles had broken Geelong midway through the second quarter, their forwards had a picnic.
Loving every centimetre of VFL Park's open spaces, Peter Sumich led left, right and centre. Not even Superman could have kept up with Sumich. Needless to say, it was too much to ask of poor old Austin McCrabb.
Feeding the ball to Sumich were two of the classiest forwards in the game - Brett Heady and Chris Lewis. What a duo! Heady led young Jamie Lamb a merry dance in the first half and did the same to three other opponents after half-time. Chris Lewis had a great battle with Ken Hinkley but you cannot give latitude to this young magician, as he showed with his two goals late in the second quarter."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"West Coast set up its 45-point victory in the opening term when it contained Geelong, who was kicking with a strong wind, to level the scores at three goals four at the first break.
The Eagles opened up with a seven goal to two second quarter to go in at half-time with a six-goal buffer. Geelong made a gallant effort after half-time to peg back West Coast, but the closest it got was 10 points late in the third term.
The superiority of wingman Chris Mainwaring, Craig Turley and Peter Matera at ground level and the close checking of John Worsfold cut out most of the Cats' midfielders."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 4 (25-27 April)
East Fremantle (Higgins) vs West Perth (Laidley, Gwilliam, West, Hall)
Subiaco (MacNish, Breman, White, Dargie, Young, Burton) vs East Perth (Peos, Turnbull, Clape)
Claremont (Malaxos, McIntosh, Begovich, Evans) vs Perth (Porter, McNaughton)
Swan Districts (Rance, Narkle, Ugle) vs South Fremantle (Jackson, Jakovich)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[3]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickett | Suspension | 5 weeks | ||||
| Keene | Arthroscopy on ankle | 4 weeks | ||||
| Watters | Knee medial ligament | 2 weeks | ||||
| Hepburn | Torn groin | 2 weeks | ||||
| Wilson | Suspension | 1 week | ||||
| Jackson | Groin strain | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1991/091819910427.html
- ↑ Gareth Andrews, The Sunday Age (28 April 1991, p.SPORT11), "Eagles' early burst shuts out the Cats"
- ↑ Canberra Times (28 April 1991, p.13), "West Coast keeps win record intact": http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13005118
- ↑ The Age (24 April 1991, p.34), "The injury list"
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