West Coast prevailed in unwelcoming Geelong conditions to successfully mark the 200th game of skipper John Worsfold. After both sides fought out a goalless first quarter, the Eagles put through five in the next term to take control of the match. Ben Cousins led West Coast with 23 possessions and Chad Morrison kicked two goals from 17th touches in his 50th appearance.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 0.3.3 | 2.6.18 | 4.10.34 | 5.14.44 | ||||
| West Coast | 0.3.3 | 5.7.37 | 6.8.44 | 9.11.65 |
Goals: Fewster, Gehrig, Morrison 2, Donnelly, Lewis, Pe.Matera
Best: McIntosh, Metropolis, Cousins, Evans, Ball, McKenna
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Worsfold 200th game, Morrison 50th game
Records: Geelong lowest score vs WCE
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Geelong | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 8.Metropolis | 11.McIntosh | 17.McKenna | B: | 29.Lowther | 7.Graham | 17.McGrath |
| HB: | 24.Worsfold | 27.Jakovich | 42.Morrison | HB: | 21.Mansfield | 26.Stoneham | 27.Sanderson |
| C: | 30.Pe.Matera | 9.Cousins | 16.Symmons | C: | 8.Burns | 2.Colbert | 15.Riccardi |
| HF: | 7.Gehrig | 23.Fewster | 2.Kemp | HF: | 18.Lynch | 6.Barnes | 37.S.Simpson |
| F: | 39.Waterman | 29.Donnelly | 26.Ball | F: | 4.Snell | 14.Spinks | 19.Hall |
| R: | 19.Gardiner | 6.Banfield | 21.Schofield | R: | 31.Mensch | 12.Sholl | 30.Biddiscombe |
| I: | 10.Braun | 25.Holmes | 44.Wirrpanda | I: | 22.Hargreaves | 9.Bizzell | 42.Wood |
| 13.Wooden | 20.Steinfort | ||||||
| E: | 18.Evans | 28.Lewis | 22.Stone | E: | 39.Milburn | 34.Rahilly | 24.H.Simpson |
In: Braun, Holmes
Late changes: Evans, Lewis, Stone for Braun (ill), Holmes (ill), Wirrpanda (hamstring); (GEE) Rahilly for Snell
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"They booted five goals to two in the second quarter, giving them a half-time break of 17 points that was always going to be difficult for the Cats to haul in. Although Geelong threatened, in the early stages of the third and final quarters, it never regained the lead.
In that decisive second quarter, the difference between these sides was the respective midfields. Geelong had no-names such as Daniel Lowther, Carl Steinfort and Sean Simpson, while the Eagles had the experience and class of Peter [sic] Banfield, Dean Kemp and Tony Evans.
The most important contribution, however, came from a highly talented youngster who could easily have been playing for the Cats. That Ben Cousins stayed in Perth rather than play for his father Bryan's team, Geelong, has been a sore point with Geelong since his 1996 debut.
Yesterday, Cousins showed, again, that his destiny may lie in the midfield. In that second quarter, he, Banfield and Evans won decisive possessions. Jason Ball, too, was an effective follower, while Ashley McIntosh smothered his former teammate, Geelong's goal-square behemoth, Jason [sic] Spinks."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 9 (23 May)
Subiaco (Simpson) vs Peel (Lovell, Grgic)
Perth vs Swan Districts (Nener)
East Perth (Turnbull) vs Claremont (Sikora, Marshall, Crabb, Jones, Bellotti)
West Perth (Williams) vs South Fremantle (Ph.Matera)
Bye: East Fremantle
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable.[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummings | Knee | Season | ||||
| Marshall | Knee | 2 weeks | ||||
| Mainwaring | Knee | 1-2 weeks | ||||
| Read | Suspension | 1 week | ||||
| Heady | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Turnbull | Thigh | Test | ||||
| White | Thigh | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1998/091819980523.html
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