1997 AFL Round 1: Western Bulldogs v Fremantle
This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1997 between Western Bulldogs and Fremantle during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season.
Western Bulldogs hosted Fremantle at Optus Oval.
Scott Wynd captained the hosts.
Peter Mann captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Gerard Neesham.
Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), N. Brown, L. Cameron, S. Cox, L. Darcy, M. Dent, C. Ellis, C. Grant, D. Hargraves, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, N. Kellett, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, S. Minton-Connell, J. Romero, R. Smith, J. Watts, S. West, B. Wira
Fremantle
P. Mann (capt.), W. Abraham, B. Allan, D. Bandy, C. Callaghan, S. Chisholm, J. Clement, T. Delaney, G. Harding, A. Jones, D. Kickett, Q. Leach, S. McManus, G. Mitchell, J. Norrish, S. O'Reilly, D. Parker, S. Parker, L. Toia, J. White, A. Wills
Western Bulldogs (11.10.76) were defeated by Fremantle (10.20.80).
Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: S. Minton-Connell (3), L. Darcy (2), R. Smith (2), C. Grant, D. Hargraves, P. Hudson, J. Watts
Fremantle: A. Wills (3), D. Bandy (2), W. Abraham, B. Allan, Q. Leach, P. Mann, D. Parker
As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs were then 9th on the ladder and Fremantle were then 8th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
Western Bulldogs
v
Fremantle
Date:
Saturday 29 March 1997
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Optus Oval
Attendance:
8,664
Match Results
Outcome:
Western Bulldogs
def. by
Fremantle
Score:
11.10.76 - 10.20.80
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Bulldogs | 0 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 6 | 10 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 10 | (76) |
| Fremantle | 3 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 8 | 6 | . | 13 | 10 | . | 20 | 10 | . | 20 | (80) |
| Margin | FREM by 21 | FREM by 2 | WBUL by 17 | FREM by 4 | FREM by 4 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Terry Wallace
(Western Bulldogs),
Gerard Neesham
(Fremantle)
Captains:
Scott Wynd
(Western Bulldogs),
Peter Mann
(Fremantle)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. McCauley
(#31),
D. Rich
(#3),
T. Shearer
(#46)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wills | FREM | 4 | 3 |
| Shaun McManus | FREM | 8 | 2 |
| Scott West | WBUL | 7 | 1 |
Player Statistics
Western Bulldogs
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brown, Nathan | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Cameron, Leon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Cox, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Darcy, Luke | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Dent, Matthew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Ellis, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Grant, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Hargraves, Daniel | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hudson, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kellett, Nigel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kolyniuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Kretiuk, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Liberatore, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minton-Connell, Simon | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Romero, Jose | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Smith, Rohan | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Watts, Jason | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | West, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Wira, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Wynd, Scott (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 11 | 10 | 271 | 187 | 84 | 70 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 7 | |||
Fremantle
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Abraham, Winston | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Allan, Ben | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Bandy, Daniel | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Callaghan, Craig | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Chisholm, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 | Clement, James | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Delaney, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Harding, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jones, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Kickett, Dale | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Leach, Quenton | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Mann, Peter (c) | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | McManus, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Mitchell, Gavin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Norrish, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | O'Reilly, Stephen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Parker, Dan | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Parker, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Toia, Luke | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | White, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Wills, Andrew | ? | ? | 3 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushed | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 10 | 20 | 294 | 187 | 107 | 72 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 25 | |||