1991 AFL Round 21: West Coast v Geelong

This is the match report for the match played on 9 August 1991 between West Coast and Geelong during round 21 of the 1991 AFL season. West Coast hosted Geelong at WACA. John Worsfold captained the hosts. Andrew Bews captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.

West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), M. Brennan, B. Heady, M. Hepburn, D. Irving, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, D. Lamb, K. Langdon, C. Lewis, C. Mainwaring, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, D. Pyke, P. Sumich, C. Turley, C. Waterman, S. Watters, P. Wilson

Geelong
A. Bews (capt.), G. Ablett, M. Bairstow, P. Brown, B. Brownless, P. Couch, T. Darcy, K. Hinkley, G. Hocking, S. Hocking, S. Hooper, S. Malakellis, M. Mansfield, R. Merriman, M. Neeld, T. Poole, A. Rogers, S. Simpson, T. Spencer, B. Stoneham

West Coast (11.16.82) defeated Geelong (12.9.81).

Goalkickers
West Coast: P. Sumich (5), B. Heady, D. Kemp, K. Langdon, C. Mainwaring, P. Matera, S. Watters
Geelong: B. Brownless (4), G. Ablett (3), M. Bairstow, A. Bews, T. Darcy, G. Hocking, M. Mansfield

As a result of this match, West Coast remained 1st on the ladder and Geelong were then 3rd on the ladder (down from 2nd) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1991 AFL Season
Round: Round 21
Teams: West Coast v Geelong
Date: Friday 9 August 1991
Time: 7:40 PM
Venue: WACA
Attendance: 30,987

Match Results

Outcome: West Coast def. Geelong
Score: 11.16.82 - 12.9.81

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Coast 1 . 5 5 . 10 8 . 14 11 . 16 11 . 16 (82)
Geelong 5 . 4 5 . 6 8 . 7 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
Margin GEEL by 23 WCST by 4 WCST by 7 WCST by 1 WCST by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Mick Malthouse (West Coast), Malcolm Blight (Geelong)
Captains: John Worsfold (West Coast), Andrew Bews (Geelong)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: P. Cameron, C. Mitchell

Brownlow Votes

Player Team # Votes
Scott Watters WCST 13 3
Garry Hocking GEEL 32 2
Ken Hinkley GEEL 29 1

Player Statistics

West Coast

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
14 Brennan, Michael ? ? 0 0 6 5 1 1 0 1 1 1
1 Heady, Brett ? ? 1 0 28 23 5 9 0 1 1 1
16 Hepburn, Mark ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 16 1 4 0
34 Irving, Dean ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 6 3 2 0
48 Jakovich, Glen ? ? 0 1 25 14 11 3 6 1 1 1
2 Kemp, Dean ? ? 1 1 24 11 13 0 0 4 0 3
5 Lamb, Dwayne ? ? 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 Langdon, Karl ? ? 1 1 15 10 5 4 1 3 1 2
28 Lewis, Chris ? ? 0 1 18 13 5 1 0 5 1 4
3 Mainwaring, Chris ? ? 1 0 24 18 6 1 0 0 2 2
30 Matera, Peter ? ? 1 2 23 12 11 1 0 1 3 1
53 McIntosh, Ashley ? ? 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 0 1 0
17 McKenna, Guy ? ? 0 0 16 11 5 3 0 0 2 1
10 Pyke, Don ? ? 0 0 12 10 2 1 0 2 2 1
4 Sumich, Peter ? ? 5 8 17 17 0 10 0 0 1 1
7 Turley, Craig ? ? 0 0 19 9 10 0 0 2 3 0
39 Waterman, Chris ? ? 0 0 15 9 6 2 0 3 0 0
13 Watters, Scott ? ? 1 0 31 13 18 6 0 2 0 0
9 Wilson, Peter ? ? 0 0 17 9 8 3 0 8 1 1
24 Worsfold, John (c) ? ? 0 0 15 6 9 1 0 3 0 2
Rushed 2
Total (20 players) 11 16 331 207 124 55 29 40 26 21

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO TA FF FA
5 Ablett, Gary ? ? 3 3 9 8 1 3 1 1 1 4
3 Bairstow, Mark ? ? 1 0 32 22 10 4 1 1 2 0
27 Bews, Andrew (c) ? ? 1 0 25 14 11 2 0 1 0 2
40 Brown, Paul ? ? 0 0 8 3 5 0 0 0 1 1
16 Brownless, Bill ? ? 4 2 12 10 2 8 0 1 0 1
7 Couch, Paul ? ? 0 0 25 14 11 1 1 1 1 4
28 Darcy, Tim ? ? 1 0 13 7 6 4 0 3 3 0
29 Hinkley, Ken ? ? 0 0 32 26 6 6 0 1 3 2
32 Hocking, Garry ? ? 1 0 34 18 16 5 1 3 2 3
1 Hocking, Steve ? ? 0 0 12 6 6 4 0 1 1 0
10 Hooper, Stephen ? ? 0 0 17 8 9 7 38 2 0 2
12 Malakellis, Spiro ? ? 0 2 11 5 6 0 0 1 0 1
21 Mansfield, Michael ? ? 1 0 4 4 0 3 0 1 1 1
43 Merriman, Russell ? ? 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
22 Neeld, Mark ? ? 0 0 13 6 7 1 1 2 1 1
24 Poole, Trevor ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 3 0 0 1 0
20 Rogers, Andrew ? ? 0 0 10 6 4 1 0 2 2 1
37 Simpson, Sean ? ? 0 1 8 6 2 2 0 1 0 0
34 Spencer, Trevor ? ? 0 0 7 5 2 1 1 1 1 1
26 Stoneham, Barry ? ? 0 0 16 14 2 6 4 1 1 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 12 9 304 193 111 63 48 25 21 26

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