1991 AFL Preliminary Final: Geelong v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 21 September 1991 between Geelong and West Coast in the preliminary final of the 1991 AFL season.
Geelong hosted West Coast at Waverley Park.
Andrew Bews captained the hosts.
John Worsfold captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Malcolm Blight and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
Geelong
A. Bews (capt.), M. Bairstow, D. Bourke, N. Bruns, M. Christensen, P. Couch, T. Darcy, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Hooper, J. Lamb, M. Mansfield, R. Merriman, M. Neeld, T. Poole, A. Rogers, R. Scott, T. Spencer, B. Stoneham, A. Wills
West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), A. Barich, M. Brennan, D. Hart, B. Heady, D. Irving, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, D. Lamb, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, D. Pyke, P. Sumich, C. Turley, C. Waterman, S. Watters, P. Wilson
Geelong (8.16.64) were defeated by West Coast (11.13.79).
Goalkickers
Geelong: M. Neeld (2), R. Scott (2), M. Bairstow, M. Mansfield, T. Poole, B. Stoneham
West Coast: P. Sumich (6), C. Lewis (2), D. Hart, B. Heady, G. Jakovich
As a result of this match, Geelong were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and West Coast faced Hawthorn in the grand final.
Match Details
Season:
1991 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
Geelong
v
West Coast
Date:
Saturday 21 September 1991
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Waverley Park
Attendance:
47,638
Match Results
Outcome:
Geelong
def. by
West Coast
Score:
8.16.64 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong | 1 | . | 2 | 2 | . | 6 | 5 | . | 7 | 8 | . | 16 | 8 | . | 16 | (64) |
| West Coast | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 12 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | WCST by 22 | WCST by 27 | WCST by 23 | WCST by 15 | WCST by 15 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Malcolm Blight
(Geelong),
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast)
Captains:
Andrew Bews
(Geelong),
John Worsfold
(West Coast)
Player Statistics
Geelong
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bairstow, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Bews, Andrew (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bourke, Damian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bruns, Neville | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Christensen, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Couch, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | Darcy, Tim | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Hocking, Garry | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Hocking, Steve | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Hooper, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Lamb, Jamie | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Mansfield, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 43 | Merriman, Russell | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Neeld, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Poole, Trevor | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rogers, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Spencer, Trevor | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Stoneham, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 8 | 16 | 288 | 209 | 79 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 24 | 16 | |||
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Barich, Adrian | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Brennan, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Hart, David | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Heady, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Irving, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jakovich, Glen | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Lamb, Dwayne | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Lockyer, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Pyke, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Sumich, Peter | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Turley, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Waterman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Watters, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wilson, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 13 | 264 | 199 | 65 | 51 | 10 | 39 | 16 | 24 | |||