West Coast won their seventh straight game, but only after holding off the Bombers at their home ground. The Eagles kicked five goals to nil in the first quarter, but the rest of the match was an arm wrestle. Craig Turley tallied 27 possessions and a goal and Guy McKenna had 24 touches across halfback.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 0.3.3 | 6.6.42 | 10.7.67 | 13.9.87 | ||||
| West Coast | 5.1.31 | 8.4.52 | 11.7.73 | 14.10.94 |
Goals: Sumich 5, Wilson 2, Hart, Heady, Hynes, Lamb, Lewis, Turley, Young
Best: Turley, Matera, Lamb, McKenna, Hart, Sumich
Injuries: Heady (blurred vision), Langdon (foot)
Milestones: White AFL debut, Young WCE debut and only appearance
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Essendon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 10.Pyke | 45.Lockyer | 39.Waterman | B: | 45.Heard | 6.A.Daniher | 16.Hamilton |
| HB: | 5.Lamb | 22.Hynes | 17.McKenna | HB: | 10.O'Donnell | 23.Cransberg | 7.C.Daniher |
| C: | 3.Mainwaring | 28.Lewis | 30.Matera | C: | 13.Long | 31.Bailey | 11.Anderson |
| HF: | 9.Wilson | 19.Langdon | 1.Heady | HF: | 17.Sporn | 19.Somerville | 1.Harvey |
| F: | 24.Worsfold | 4.Sumich | 2.Kemp | F: | 14.Plain | 27.Madden | 4.Wanganeen |
| R: | 34.Irving | 7.Turley | 36.Hart | R: | 3.Salmon | 8.Bewick | 15.Ezard |
| I: | 50.Turnbull | 42.Young | I: | 25.Fox | 28.Flood | ||
| E: | 38.Barich | 20.Peos | 47.White | E: | 34.Filandia | 33.Robertson | 40.Burns |
In: Young
Out: Brennan (hamstring)
Late change: (WCE) White for Worsfold (stomach muscles); (ESS) Burns for Plain (hamstring)
New: Cory Young (Richmond/Oakleigh), Mitchell White (Subiaco)
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"At the start of the last quarter, the Eagles started to exploit Heard and Salmon, who were by now immobile on Essendon's forward line.
Although the Bombers continued to defend stoutly, the Eagles scored the first three goals of the quarter to lead by 24 points midway through the term.
The depleted Dons, however, were not going to give up without a fight and successive goals to Chris Daniher, Mark Harvey and Peter Cransberg reduced the Eagles' lead to six points, one minute into time on.
Essendon continued to attack but the Eagles were able to hold on to record a seven-point win and remain the only undefeated team in the competition."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"The Eagles once again set up their victory through ferocious tackling.
This allowed them to get off to a flying five-goal start, stunning Essendon with their aggression. Wingman Peter Matera never stopped running and consistently provided his forwards with opportunities through pin-point passing.
Eagles full forward Peter Sumich was the most dangerous forward on the day and finished with five goals, taking his season tally to 38."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 6 (11 May)
Perth (Barich, Porter, McNaughton) vs East Perth (McGrath, Clape)
Swan Districts (Rance, Narkle, Ugle) vs Subiaco (Breman, Dargie)
Claremont (Miles, McIntosh, Begovich) vs East Fremantle (Higgins)
South Fremantle (Watters, Jackson, Jakovich) vs West Perth (West, Hall)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[3]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene | Arthroscopy on ankle | 3 weeks | ||||
| Kickett | Suspension | 3 weeks | ||||
| Watters | Knee medial ligament | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Hepburn | Torn groin | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Brennan | Strained knee | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1991/051819910511.html
- ↑ David McKay, The Sunday Age (12 May 1991, p.SPORT11), "Eagles on top as Dons lick wounds"
- ↑ Canberra Times (12 May 1991, p.11), "Eagles cement top spot with thrilling win": http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13005680
- ↑ The Age (8 May 1991, p.31), "The injury list"
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