Round 6 2001

Essendon v West Coast
Round 6, 2001

Fletcher lays a tackle. Photo: aflphotos.com.au

Date

Sun, 6 May 2001 (2:10 PM EST)

Venue

Docklands

Attendance

38,424

Result

Lost by 88

Score

ESS 24.14.158 - 10.10.70 WCE

Brownlow

3 M.Lloyd (ESS)
2 J.Hird (ESS)
1 D.Peverill (ESS)

Ladder

14th

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Essendon careened away with the match on a bad day for West Coast, who lost Michael Gardiner in the opening quarter with a bad ankle injury and had no answer for Matthew Lloyd. The Bombers' spearhead kicked a ground-record 10 goals as his side increased their lead at every change. Troy Wilson had 5 goals for the Eagles and former Bomber Michael Prior picked up 27 possessions.

Summary[]

		1/4 time		1/2 time		3/4 time		Final
Essendon		4.3.27		11.8.74		19.10.124		24.14.158
West Coast		3.3.21		7.4.46		8.7.55		10.10.70

Goals: Wilson 5, Ph.Matera, Merenda 2, Taylor

Best: Pe.Matera, Wirrpanda, Wilson, Jones, Prior

Injuries: Gardiner (ankle), Cousins (thigh), Kemp (thigh), Pe.Matera (calf), McIntosh (thigh)

Milestones: Williams 50th game, Wirrpanda 50th game

Named sides[]

	West Coast				Essendon
B:	44.Wirrpanda	11.McIntosh	22.Collica	B:	11.Hardwick	31.Fletcher	1.M.Johnson
HB:	30.Pe.Matera	27.Jakovich	16.Prior	HB:	6.Wellman	3.Henneman	7.Solomon
C:	5.Morrison	9.Cousins	37.Williams	C:	9.Ramanauskas	14.J.Johnson	45.Peverill
HF:	34.Kerr	46.Carroll	21.Merenda	HF:	2.Mercuri	25.Lucas	5.Hird
F:	7.Fletcher	40.Wilson	33.Ph.Matera	F:	27.Alessio	18.Lloyd	16.Barnard
R:	1.Gardiner	6.Banfield	8.Taylor	R:	22.Barnes	32.Blumfield	33.Caracella
I:	20.Cox	12.Harding	18.Jones	I:	43.Rioli	10.McVeigh	42.Jacobs
	2.Kemp				29.Moorcoft
E:	15.Chambers	39.Hunter	50.Turnbull	E:	23.Bolton	12.Robran	13.Long