1991 AFL Round 4: West Coast v North Melbourne

This is the match report for the match played on 12 April 1991 between West Coast and North Melbourne during round 4 of the 1991 AFL season. West Coast hosted North Melbourne at WACA. John Worsfold captained the hosts. Matthew Larkin captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Wayne Schimmelbusch.

West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), A. Barich, M. Brennan, D. Hart, B. Heady, D. Hynes, D. Irving, D. Lamb, K. Langdon, C. Lewis, A. Lockyer, C. Mainwaring, P. Matera, C. McGrath, G. McKenna, D. Pyke, P. Sumich, C. Turley, C. Waterman, P. Wilson

North Melbourne
M. Larkin (capt.), B. Allison, B. Buckley, W. Carey, J. Chandler, D. Crocker, I. Fairley, M. Gallagher, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, J. McCarthy, L. Pickering, M. Roberts, A. Rock, J. Romero, W. Schwass, C. Sholl, P. Spargo, D. Steele, A. Stevens

West Coast (18.19.127) defeated North Melbourne (8.7.55).

Goalkickers
West Coast: P. Sumich (7), C. Lewis (4), K. Langdon (2), D. Hart, B. Heady, D. Lamb, P. Matera, C. Turley
North Melbourne: J. Longmire (3), P. Spargo (2), A. Rock, J. Romero, C. Sholl

As a result of this match, West Coast remained 1st on the ladder and North Melbourne were then 11th on the ladder (down from 10th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: West Coast v North Melbourne
Date: Friday 12 April 1991
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: WACA
Attendance: 28,362

Match Results

Outcome: West Coast def. North Melbourne
Score: 18.19.127 - 8.7.55

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Coast 3 . 5 6 . 9 14 . 15 18 . 19 18 . 19 (127)
North Melbourne 2 . 1 4 . 3 6 . 4 8 . 7 8 . 7 (55)
Margin WCST by 10 WCST by 18 WCST by 59 WCST by 72 WCST by 72
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (West Coast), Wayne Schimmelbusch (North Melbourne)
Captains: John Worsfold (West Coast), Matthew Larkin (North Melbourne)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Goldspink, G. Vernon

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Craig Turley WCST 7 3
Peter Matera WCST 30 2
Peter Sumich WCST 4 1

Player Statistics

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
38 Barich, Adrian ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 2 0 1 0 0
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 1 1 0 0 1
36 Hart, David ? ? 1 0 17 11 6 2 0 0 0 0
1 Heady, Brett ? ? 1 3 19 14 5 7 0 1 0 1
22 Hynes, David ? ? 0 1 11 7 4 1 7 1 1 0
34 Irving, Dean ? ? 0 0 9 5 4 2 23 2 0 0
5 Lamb, Dwayne ? ? 1 0 26 13 13 1 0 1 1 0
19 Langdon, Karl ? ? 2 2 14 10 4 8 2 1 0 1
28 Lewis, Chris ? ? 4 3 22 15 7 4 0 0 1 2
45 Lockyer, Andrew ? ? 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
3 Mainwaring, Chris ? ? 0 0 21 18 3 6 0 1 3 2
30 Matera, Peter ? ? 1 2 22 16 6 6 0 3 1 2
21 McGrath, Craig ? ? 0 0 10 3 7 2 6 0 0 0
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 2 2 2
10 Pyke, Don ? ? 0 0 14 10 4 4 0 2 0 2
4 Sumich, Peter ? ? 7 4 19 16 3 11 0 2 4 4
7 Turley, Craig ? ? 1 0 26 13 13 1 0 0 2 2
39 Waterman, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 10 5 2 0 2 1 1
9 Wilson, Peter ? ? 0 1 16 13 3 3 3 0 1 2
24 Worsfold, John (c) ? ? 0 0 21 8 13 2 0 0 0 0
Rushed 3
Total (20 players) 18 19 317 201 116 67 42 20 17 23

North Melbourne

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
33 Allison, Brett ? ? 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Buckley, Ben ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Carey, Wayne ? ? 0 1 15 9 6 7 2 0 1 2
30 Chandler, Jeff ? ? 0 0 15 12 3 0 0 0 2 1
27 Crocker, Darren ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 4 0 0 2 0
6 Fairley, Ian ? ? 0 1 10 8 2 3 7 0 1 0
31 Gallagher, Michael ? ? 0 0 13 8 5 3 16 1 0 0
9 Larkin, Matthew (c) ? ? 0 0 14 6 8 2 0 0 1 0
35 Longmire, John ? ? 3 2 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
4 Martyn, Mick ? ? 0 0 16 9 7 3 0 0 1 2
16 McCarthy, John ? ? 0 1 13 8 5 4 1 3 2 0
28 Pickering, Liam ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 4 0 1 1 1
22 Roberts, Mark ? ? 0 0 12 5 7 0 2 1 4 1
3 Rock, Anthony ? ? 1 0 14 9 5 1 0 1 1 1
36 Romero, Jose ? ? 1 0 15 8 7 1 0 1 1 2
2 Schwass, Wayne ? ? 0 0 17 13 4 6 0 0 0 0
24 Sholl, Craig ? ? 1 0 10 9 1 2 0 2 0 3
1 Spargo, Paul ? ? 2 1 25 21 4 0 0 0 2 1
7 Steele, Darren ? ? 0 0 8 5 3 0 0 0 2 0
10 Stevens, Anthony ? ? 0 0 16 12 4 1 0 1 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 8 7 254 172 82 47 28 11 23 17

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s