1997 AFL Preliminary Final 1: Western Bulldogs v Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 20 September 1997 between Western Bulldogs and Adelaide in the first preliminary final of the 1997 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Adelaide at MCG.
Scott Wynd captained the hosts.
Mark Bickley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Malcolm Blight.
Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), N. Brown, L. Cameron, J. Cook, S. Cox, M. Croft, T. Curley, L. Darcy, M. Dent, C. Ellis, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, M. Martin, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, R. Smith, M. West, S. West
Adelaide
M. Bickley (capt.), T. Bond, P. Caven, M. Connell, T. Edwards, S. Ellen, S. Goodwin, B. Hart, R. Jameson, D. Jarman, K. Johnson, A. Keating, K. Koster, A. McLeod, T. Modra, T. Ormond-Allen, S. Rehn, C. Rintoul, M. Robran, C. Sampson, N. Smart
Western Bulldogs (13.13.91) were defeated by Adelaide (12.21.93).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: J. Cook (6), C. Grant (2), M. West (2), N. Brown, M. Dent, P. Hudson
Adelaide: D. Jarman (3), R. Jameson (2), N. Smart (2), S. Goodwin, A. McLeod, S. Rehn, C. Rintoul, C. Sampson
As a result of this match, Adelaide faced St Kilda in the grand final and Western Bulldogs were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final 1
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 20 September 1997
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
70,088
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def. by
Adelaide
Score:
13.13.91 - 12.21.93
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 2 | . | 2 | 10 | . | 6 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 13 | 13 | . | 13 | (91) |
| Adelaide | 0 | . | 7 | 4 | . | 11 | 8 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 21 | 12 | . | 21 | (93) |
| Margin | WBUL by 7 | WBUL by 31 | WBUL by 22 | ADEL by 2 | ADEL by 2 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Terry Wallace
(Western Bulldogs),
Malcolm Blight
(Adelaide)
Captains:
Scott Wynd
(Western Bulldogs),
Mark Bickley
(Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
B. Allen
(#10),
G. Scroop
(#21),
B. Sheehan
(#9), E:
R. Sawers
(#5)
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Nathan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Cook, James | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cox, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Curley, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Dent, Matthew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Hudson, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Martin, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Montgomery, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | West, Mark | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 13 | 302 | 193 | 109 | 85 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |||
Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bickley, Mark (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Bond, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Caven, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Connell, Matt | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Edwards, Tyson | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Ellen, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Goodwin, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Hart, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jameson, Rod | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Jarman, Darren | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Johnson, Kane | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Keating, Aaron | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Koster, Kym | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | McLeod, Andrew | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Modra, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Ormond-Allen, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Rehn, Shaun | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Rintoul, Chad | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Robran, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sampson, Clay | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Smart, Nigel | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 21 | 291 | 197 | 94 | 88 | 21 | 43 | 19 | 17 | |||