West Coast led (narrowly) at every change but could manage just one goal in the final term, with Essendon running over the top to record a 29 point win. Peter Matera led the Eagles with 28 possessions and Don Pyke had 25.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 7.3.45 | 9.5.59 | 12.9.81 | 13.12.90 | ||||
| Essendon | 6.2.38 | 9.3.57 | 12.7.79 | 16.12.108 |
Goals: Ball, Worsfold 3, Heady 2, Banfield, Gehrig, Matera, Pyke, Turley
Best: Hart, Ball, Worsfold, Matera
Injuries: Heady (head)
Reports: Lewis for striking G.Wanganeen
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Essendon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Hart | 25.Gehrig | 24.Worsfold | B: | 4.Wanganeen | 31.Fletcher | 29.Grenvold |
| HB: | 17.McKenna | 27.Jakovich | 12.White | HB: | 26.Thompson | 41.O'Connor | 12.Symons |
| C: | 16.Symmons | 7.Turley | 30.Matera | C: | 47.Olarenshaw | 13.Long | 11.Hills |
| HF: | 39.Waterman | 9.Wilson | 1.Heady | HF: | 2.Mercuri | 5.Hird | 24.Misiti |
| F: | 22.Hynes | 26.Ball | 28.Lewis | F: | 9.Cockatoo-Collins | 27.Alessio | 21.Wallis |
| R: | 50.Turnbull | 10.Pyke | 2.Kemp | R: | 19.Somerville | 10.O'Donnell | 8.Bewick |
| I: | 6.Banfield | 18.Evans | 8.Metropolis | I: | 7.Daniher | 38.Denham | 14.Calthorpe |
| E: | 20.Bond | 40.Downsborough | 4.Sumich | E: | 39.Hardwick | 36.Cummings | 33.Lewfatt |
| 21.Schofield | 30.M.Fraser |
No change
Late change: (ESS) Hardwick, Cummings for Cockatoo-Collins, O'Connor
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Ball marked strongly in the first half and was rewarded with three goals, but was largely nullified by the hard-working Cummings after the break.
At the other end, James Hird was in immaculate form during the first half, with Daniel Metropolis and Mitchell White both struggling to keep up.
Hird had two goals within the first seven minutes and kicked his fourth at the beginning of the second term to be among many quality performers.
Somerville was both busy and productive, David Calthorpe and Long added some magic touches, and Stephen Alessio joined a select band to have matched the might of Eagles strong man Glen Jakovich during an absorbing duel."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"The lead chopped and changed at the start of the second half until Essendon edged out to an 11 point lead when White presented a gift goal to the opposition when he inexplicably kicked straight to Mark Mercuri.
The third term saw Eagles captain John Worsfold make a rare visit to the forward line, and the venture produced immediate success. He kicked two goals in the third term but saved his best until the start of the last quarter, showing impressive agility to escape Michael Symons and kick a short-range gem from over his shoulder.
But soon after Essendon responded through an accurate snap from Long and when Craig Turley missed a chance for the Eagles, the scores were level 11 minutes into the final term."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Round 7 (20 May)
Subiaco (Langdon, Heatley, Schofield, Godden) vs East Fremantle (Harding)
Swan Districts vs East Perth (Peos, Bond, Lyle)
South Fremantle (Sumich, Dunstan, Spinks) vs Perth (Robbins, Dyer)
Claremont v West Perth (Blurton, Downsborough)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[3]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainwaring | Shoulder | 10 weeks | ||||
| J.Spinks | Knee | 4 weeks | ||||
| Dunstan | Broken arm | 1 week | ||||
| Brennan | Hamstring | 2 week | ||||
| McIntosh | Torn stomach muscle | 1 week |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1995/051819950521.html
- ↑ Tim Atkinson, The Age (22 May 1995, p.37), "Bomber win earns praise from Eagles"
- ↑ Canberra Times (22 May 1995, p.26), "Bombers triumph in classic clash with West Coast": https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130552441/14742130
- ↑ The Age (17 May 1995, p.36), "AFL injury list"
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