2 N.Smart (ADL)
1 A.McLeod (ADL)
West Coast slumped to its fourth-straight loss, despite a final quarter fightback that saw the Eagles threaten to overcome a 29-point deficit. Chris Waterman picked up 27 possessions and Ben Cousins kicked 2 goals from 19 possessions.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 5.6.36 | 6.8.44 | 9.12.66 | 11.13.79 | ||||
| West Coast | 2.2.14 | 4.3.27 | 5.7.37 | 10.11.71 |
Goals: Cousins, Morrison 2, Braun, Fewster, Kemp, Ph.Matera, Read, Waterman
Best: McIntosh, McKenna, Waterman, Banfield, Gehrig, Morrison
Injuries: Nil
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Adelaide | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 50.Turnbull | 11.McIntosh | 36.Read | B: | 11.James | 8.Bassett | 34.Hart |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 27.Jakovich | 24.Worsfold | HB: | 28.Johnson | 44.Caven | 7.Smart |
| C: | 30.Pe.Matera | 2.Kemp | 33.Ph.Matera | C: | 5.Koster | 32.Ricciuto | 29.Thiessen |
| HF: | 39.Waterman | 7.Gehrig | 42.Morrison | HF: | 23.McLeod | 20.Keating | 42.Rintoul |
| F: | 25.Holmes | 29.Donnelly | 21.Schofield | F: | 17.Downsborough | 35.Jameson | 18.Bond |
| R: | 19.Gardiner | 6.Banfield | 9.Cousins | R: | 52.Rehn | 3.Jarman | 26.Bickley |
| I: | 23.Fewster | 8.Metropolis | 16.Symmons | I: | 14.Connell | 33.Eccles | 21.Ormond-Allen |
| 13.Wooden | 30.Vardy | ||||||
| E: | 10.Braun | 28.Lewis | 5.Lovell | E: | 4.Picioane | 24.Sampson |
In: Worsfold, Kemp, Fewster
Out: Heady (ankle), Lovell (calf), Lewis
Late change: (WCE) Braun for Symmons (ill); (ADL) Picioane for Jameson (family)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"With nine minutes remaining of yesterday's match, Adelaide led by 29 points, before West Coast, going with a strong wind, scored three goals within four minutes, then added three behinds to finish so near, yet so far.
The Eagles were left to rue what might have been if Andrew Donnelly's set shot from just outside the goal square had not been touched by man-on-the-mark Ben Hart 90 seconds before three-quarter-time.
For most of the willing struggle, though, Adelaide enjoyed a greater share of the play and used the ball more skilfully, and should have won by much more."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 7 (9 May)
Peel (Lovell, Grgic) vs East Perth (Wirrpanda)
Claremont (Lewis, Evans, Sikora, Stone, Crabb, Bellotti) vs South Fremantle
Subiaco (Simpson, Fletcher) vs Perth
East Fremantle vs West Perth (Williams, Younie)
Bye: Swan Districts
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable.[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings | Knee reconstruction | Season | ||||
| Marshall | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Mainwaring | Knee reconstruction | 3 weeks | ||||
| Ball | Suspension | 1 week | ||||
| Worsfold | Thigh | Test | ||||
| Braun | Foot | Test | ||||
| White | Thigh | Test | ||||
| Grgic | Back | Test | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Thigh | Test | ||||
| Kemp | Concussion | Available |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1998/011819980510.html
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