At a wet and windy Subiaco, West Coast were barely challenged by the struggling Kangaroos as they dominated the midfield en route to a 49 point win. Chad Fletcher kicked three goals from 25 disposals and Ben Cousins once again topped the possession tally with 30.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 5.3.33 | 11.8.74 | 16.11.107 | 21.13.139 | ||||
| North Melbourne | 3.2.20 | 5.6.36 | 9.9.63 | 13.12.90 |
Goals: Ph.Matera 4, Fletcher 3, Chambers, Gaspar, Williams, Wirrpanda 2, Braun, Embley, Judd, Kerr, Pe.Matera, Wilson
Best: Cousins, Fletcher, Pe.Matera, Cox, McIntosh
Injuries: Nil
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Kangaroos | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 46.Carroll | 11.McIntosh | 44.Wirrpanda | B: | 35.Makepeace | 27.Baird | 2.Colbert |
| HB: | 18.Jones | 27.Jakovich | 22.Collica | HB: | 34.King | 11.Archer | 44.S.Motlop |
| C: | 10.Braun | 9.Cousins | 13.Wooden | C: | 45.Cochrane | 10.Stevens | 6.Grant |
| HF: | 3.Judd | 26.Gaspar | 38.Haynes | HF: | 28.Pickett | 5.McCartney | 23.Clayton |
| F: | 33.Ph.Matera | 40.Wilson | 32.Embley | F: | 32.Morrell | 26.Rocca | 29.Harvey |
| R: | 20.Cox | 30.Pe.Matera | 4.Kerr | R: | 22.Burton | 7.Simpson | 30.Robbins |
| I: | 7.Fletcher | 37.Williams | 48.Tuckey | I: | 39.Harding | 36.Watt | 17.Porter |
| 15.Chambers | 19.D.Motlop | ||||||
| E: | 35.Green | 31.Munro | 25.Sierakowski | E: | 9.Sinclair | 40.Teague | 20.Petrie |
In: Tuckey, Fletcher, McIntosh, Ph.Matera, Wirrpanda, Carroll
Out: Gardiner (hamstring), Banfield (knee), Glass, Merenda, Munro, Green
Late change: Green for Tuckey (ill)
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"On a day when the wind blew fiercely from the west and it poured with rain in the second quarter, the Eagles controlled the play and led at every change.
The Eagles' brilliant captain Ben Cousins led by example with another near-flawless display on the ball, a performance that would have further enhanced his Brownlow Medal prospects.
Cousins picked up 30 possessions on the way to a best-on-ground performance, but got plenty of support in the midfield from Daniel Kerr (26 possessions), Chad Fletcher (25), Michael Braun (19) and Peter Matera (21 ).
The Eagles' midfield dominance was the most telling factor in the result, especially as Worsfold's team went into the game without No. 1 ruckman Michael Gardiner. However, Dean Cox, 20, stepped into Gardiner's shoes with a solid display against Roos Matthew Burton and Mark Porter."[1]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 7 (10-12 May)
Subiaco (Banfield, Sierakowski) vs South Fremantle (Sampi)
East Fremantle (McCarrey) vs Perth (Glass)
Swan Districts (Taylor, Hunter, Munro) vs Peel
East Perth (Humm, Tuckey) vs Claremont
Bye: West Perth
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the round the following players were listed as injured:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read | Knee | Season | ||||
| Morrison | Knee | Season | ||||
| Prior | Hamstring | 2 weeks | ||||
| McIntosh | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Jakovich | Shoulder | Test | ||||
| Gardiner | Hamstring | Test | ||||
| Gaspar | Hip | Test | ||||
| McDougall | Hamstring | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2002/121820020511.html
- ↑ John McGrath, The Sunday Age (12 May 2002), "Eagles run Roos ragged": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=matera+and+gaspar+and+morrell&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SAG020512LDQ6S37AIBN
- ↑ Nabila Ahmed, The Age (7 May 2002), "Your club": http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=chad+morrison+knee&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE020507F8PP4215MU3
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