A fast-finishing but inaccurate West Coast nearly stole the points against Richmond, holding the Tigers goalless in the final term but falling 9 points short and as a result falling out of the eight. Phil Matera kicked four goals and Dean Kemp again led his side with 30 possessions.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3.4.22 | 9.7.61 | 11.10.76 | 11.13.79 | ||||
| West Coast | 2.6.18 | 3.8.26 | 6.14.50 | 9.16.70 |
Goals: Ph.Matera 4, Embley, Gardiner, Gehrig, Pe.Matera, Wooden
Best: Ph.Matera, Jones, Morrison, Kemp, Pe.Matera, Embley
Injuries: Pe.Matera (calf)
Reports: Rintoul for striking M.Rogers
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Richmond | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 44.Wirrpanda | 11.McIntosh | 36.Read | B: | 42.Vardy | 39.A.Kellaway | 3.D.Kellaway |
| HB: | 8.Metropolis | 27.Jakovich | 30.Pe.Matera | HB: | 6.Chaffey | 16.Holland | 15.Cameron |
| C: | 42.Rintoul | 35.Crabb | 10.Braun | C: | 29.Torney | 33.Knights | 22.Biddiscombe |
| HF: | 5.Morrison | 7.Gehrig | 2.Kemp | HF: | 14.Fiora | 1.Hilton | 30.Bourke |
| F: | 41.Fletcher | 14.Cummings | 33.Ph.Matera | F: | 10.Daffy | 25.Gale | 4.Rogers |
| R: | 19.Gardiner | 18.Jones | 9.Cousins | R: | 5.Ottens | 11.Bowden | 21.King |
| I: | 32.Embley | 23.Glass | 16.Symmons | I: | 32.Tivendale | 20.Harrison | 7.Dragicevic |
| 50.Turnbull | 17.Broderick | ||||||
| E: | 22.Stone | 37.Williams | 13.Wooden | E: | 26.Poyas | 19.Evans | 34.Mills |
In: Pe.Matera
Out: McKenna (back)
Late change: (WCE) Wooden for Wirrpanda (foot), (RIC) Poyas for Gale (back spasms)
From the papers[]
The Sunday Age[]
"West Coast muffed its chances in the first half, and surprisingly played better under adversity when undermanned in the second half.
Shortly after Peter Matera limped from the field early in the third quarter with a recurring calf problem, the Eagles trailed by 43 points. The margin had blown out after an undisciplined act from Chad Rintoul, who was reported for allegedly striking Matthew Rogers. The resulting 50-metre penalty provided Rogers with the easiest of his three goals for the night. It was Richmond's last goal.
The Eagles booted the last five goals of the game to get within 10 points of Richmond with about four minutes to play. It was, however, only in the final minutes that the Eagles threatened to tear the contest from the Tigers' grasp."[1]
WAFL[]
Round 6 (6 May)
East Perth (Chambers, Williams, Antonowicz, O'Brien, Haynes, Cox) vs East Fremantle
Subiaco (Donnelly, Holmes) vs South Fremantle (McGrath)
Peel (Hill) vs Swan Districts
West Perth (S.Duckworth) vs Perth
Bye: Claremont
Injury list[]
In the leadup to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[2]
| Player | Injury | Expected return | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis | Retired | Season | ||||
| White | Knee | 3 weeks | ||||
| Hunter | Knee | 2 weeks | ||||
| Munro | Collarbone | 1 week | ||||
| Banfield | Knee | 1 week | ||||
| Pe.Matera | Calf | Test | ||||
| McKenna | Back | Test | ||||
| Bennett | Hand | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/2000/141820000506.html
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