1997 AFL Qualifying Final 2: Western Bulldogs v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1997 between Western Bulldogs and Sydney in the second qualifying final of the 1997 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Sydney at MCG.
Scott Wynd captained the hosts.
Paul Kelly captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Rodney Eade.
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
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), S. Arnott, L. Barry, S. Carey, T. Cook, D. Cresswell, A. Dunkley, K. Dyson, S. Grant, D. Lewis, T. Lockett, T. Luff, S. Maxfield, J. Mooney, M. Nicks, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard, P. Roos, G. Stafford, J. Stevens
Western Bulldogs (18.11.119) defeated Sydney (12.12.84).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: J. Cook (4), C. Grant (3), P. Hudson (3), B. Montgomery (2), R. Smith (2), N. Brown, S. Cox, B. Johnson, S. West
Sydney: T. Lockett (3), T. Luff (2), S. Grant, P. Kelly, D. Lewis, J. Mooney, M. O'Loughlin, G. Stafford, J. Stevens
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs faced Adelaide in the first preliminary final and Sydney were eliminated (finishing 7th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Qualifying Final 2
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 6 September 1997
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
62,432
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def.
Sydney
Score:
18.11.119 - 12.12.84
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 9 | . | 2 | 12 | . | 5 | 14 | . | 7 | 18 | . | 11 | 18 | . | 11 | (119) |
| Sydney | 0 | . | 5 | 4 | . | 7 | 6 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 12 | 12 | . | 12 | (84) |
| Margin | WBUL by 51 | WBUL by 46 | WBUL by 45 | WBUL by 35 | WBUL by 35 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Terry Wallace
(Western Bulldogs),
Rodney Eade
(Sydney)
Captains:
Scott Wynd
(Western Bulldogs),
Paul Kelly
(Sydney)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Goldspink
(#32),
B. Sheehan
(#9),
G. Vernon
(#2), E:
S. McBurney
(#29)
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Nathan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Cook, James | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Cox, Simon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Croft, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Curley, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dent, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Hudson, Paul | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Martin, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Montgomery, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | West, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 18 | 11 | 316 | 193 | 123 | 80 | 28 | 30 | 17 | 20 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arnott, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Barry, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Carey, Stefan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Cook, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Dunkley, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Lockett, Tony | ? | ? | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 | Luff, Troy | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Maxfield, Stuart | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Nicks, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Orchard, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Stevens, John | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 12 | 278 | 181 | 97 | 67 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 17 | |||