West Coast strangled the Saints, holding the visitors to a single goal through the first three quarters en route to conceding the fewest points in the club's history. Veteran John Annear kicked two goals from a massive 37 possessions and Chris Lewis had 19 touches and four goals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 7.6.48 | 12.6.84 | 16.7.103 | 17.10.112 | ||||
| St Kilda | 0.1.1 | 1.5.11 | 1.11.17 | 3.18.36 |
Goals: Lewis 4, Gastev, Lockyer 3, Annear, Langdon, Scott 2, Barich
Best: Annear, Lewis, Langdon, Gastev, Peos, Lamb
Injuries: Gastev (knee)
Milestones: Cormack VFL debut
Records: WCE lowest score conceded vs any opponent
Named sides[]
| West Coast | St Kilda | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 2.Annear | 6.Miles | 27.Zanotti | B: | 37.Rice | 2.Frawley | 31.B.Jones |
| HB: | 14.Brennan | 23.Rance | 17.McKenna | HB: | 36.Jeffrey | 33.Elphinstone | 6.Grant |
| C: | 15.Laidley | 24.Worsfold | 5.Lamb | C: | 29.Burke | 7.Winmar | 22.Peter-Budge |
| HF: | 19.Langdon | 12.Scott | 20.Peos | HF: | 38.Simpson | 23.Loewe | 28.Kourkoumelis |
| F: | 28.Lewis | 45.Lockyer | 30.Gastev | F: | 26.Taylor | 4.Lockett | 8.Marcou |
| R: | 26.Ishchenko | 32.Wrensted | 36.Hart | R: | 10.W.Jones | 15.Coghlan | 16.Gotch |
| I: | 16.Cormack | 22.M.O'Connell | I: | 20.Dwyer | 13.Green | ||
| E: | 38.Barich | 25.Keene | 35.Ugle | E: | 19.Nixon | 18.Manning | 40.Turner |
In: Cormack, M.O'Connell, McKenna, Peos
Out: Glendinning (hamstring), Turner (knee), Barich, Ugle
Late change: Barich for Brennan
New: Joe Cormack (Swan Districts)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The home side completely outplayed St Kilda in sometimes atrocious conditions. Perth had experienced 48 hours of storms and St Kilda must have felt that it copped the worst of the weather last night.
In fact, had the weather been as consistently atrocious as St Kilda's play in the first half last night, Perth would have been under water.
West Coast built its win on dominance right around the ground. Either with or against the strong wind, it was more skilled at getting to the foot of packs and sweeping the ball away. The backmen ran the ball out of defence against the wind and the small men snapped up whatever Chris Lewis and Andrew Lockyer missed on the forward line."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 7 (14 May)
Subiaco (Keene, MacNish) vs South Fremantle
Perth vs Swan Districts (Narkle, Holmes, Ugle, Hutton)
East Fremantle (Waterman) vs Claremont (D.O'Connell)
West Perth vs East Perth
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1988/151819880513.html
- ↑ Len Johnson, The Age (14 May 1988, p.40), "Saints to the slaughter"
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