West Coast's premiership defence came to an end at the hands of the Bombers, with the home side taking control of the match early and running out comfortable 32-point winners. Chris Mainwaring led the Eagles with 27 disposals and a goal, and Don Pyke had 23 touches.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon | 4.2.26 | 10.4.64 | 13.6.84 | 16.12.108 | ||||
| West Coast | 1.5.11 | 4.8.32 | 8.9.57 | 11.10.76 |
Goals: Sumich 3, Heady, Lewis 2, Brennan, Mainwaring, Pyke, Waterman
Best: Mainwaring, Pyke, Hart, Evans, Kemp, McKenna
Injuries: Worsfold (ankle), McKenna (knee), Evans (arm)
Named sides[]
| West Coast | Essendon | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B: | 36.Hart | 12.White | 9.Wilson | B: | 4.Wanganeen | 31.Fletcher | 29.Grenvold |
| HB: | 14.Brennan | 27.Jakovich | 17.McKenna | HB: | 10.O'Donnell | 1.Harvey | 24.Misiti |
| C: | 30.Matera | 24.Worsfold | 3.Mainwaring | C: | 47.Olarenshaw | 13.Long | 11.Hills |
| HF: | 39.Waterman | 11.McIntosh | 28.Lewis | HF: | 32.Watson | 12.Symons | 2.Mercuri |
| F: | 18.Evans | 4.Sumich | 1.Heady | F: | 8.Bewick | 5.Hird | 3.Salmon |
| R: | 23.Harding | 2.Kemp | 10.Pyke | R: | 19.Somerville | 7.C.Daniher | 38.Denham |
| I: | 33.Godden | 22.Hynes | I: | 48.Calthorpe | 9.Kickett | ||
| E: | 31.Banfield | 15.Krummel | 50.Turnbull | E: | 28.Flood | 20.Kilpatrick | 27.Alessio |
No change
Late change: (ESS) Flood for Harvey (foot)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"Yesterday, West Coast looked anything but a contender. Apart from the opening minutes, when Peter Sumich's snap for goal at the scoreboard sailed through, it trailed all day - by 15 points at quarter-time, 32 at half-time, and 27 at the final change.
West Coast could never break loose and score goals in quick succession. On the only occasion it had a chance, when Sumich marked 35 metres out immediately after he had scored West Coast's 10th goal in the final quarter, he kicked into Dustin Fletcher standing on the mark.
The Eagles were hit when skipper John Worsfold limped off with an injured ankle in the second quarter, Guy McKenna injured his knee near the end of the third quarter, and was a virtual spectator on the forward line in the last quarter. As well, Paul Harding, concussed last week, struggled in the ruck, though credit must go to Peter Somerville, who had one of his best games."[1]
Canberra Times[]
"With Somerville controlling the ruck, Essendon's forwards were well fed from the midfield.
At the other end, Bomber defenders Fletcher and David Flood dominated key Eagles forwards Peter Sumich and Ashley McIntosh respectively.
Sumich kicked three goals, but only one in the first three quarters, and McIntosh failed to score."[2]
Players in the WAFL[]
Preliminary Final (11 Sept)
West Perth (West, Hall, Symmons) def. Subiaco (Lamb, Connell, Metropolis, Banfield, M.Burton, Schofield)
Grand Final (19 Sept)
Claremont (Muir, Green) def. West Perth (West, Hall, Symmons). Former Eagle Dale Kickett also won a premiership medal.
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:[3]
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampson | Broken leg | Season | ||||
| Langdon | Knee | Test | ||||
| Lamb | Ankle | Test | ||||
| Harding | Concussion | Test |
References[]
http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1993/051819930912.html
http://waflfootyfacts.net/season/games/stats.php?GameID=7444
- ↑ Len Johnson, The Age (13 September 1993, p.27), "Fighting Dons stun wilting Eagles"
- ↑ Canberra Times (13 September 1993), "Bombers only one win off finals berth": http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/13971040
- ↑ The Age (8 September 1993, p.32), "Finals notebook '93"
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