1997 AFL Round 1: West Coast v Sydney
This is the match report for the match played on 29 March 1997 between West Coast and Sydney during round 1 of the 1997 AFL season.
West Coast hosted Sydney at Subiaco Oval.
Paul Kelly captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Rodney Eade.
West Coast
J. Ball, D. Banfield, B. Cousins, A. Donnelly, T. Evans, F. Gehrig, I. Grgic, B. Heady, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, A. Lovell, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, D. Metropolis, C. Morrison, P. Symmons, R. Turnbull, C. Waterman, M. White, J. Wooden
Sydney
P. Kelly (capt.), M. Bayes, S. Carey, W. Chapman, S. Corcoran, D. Cresswell, K. Dyson, P. Filandia, S. Garlick, S. Grant, D. Lewis, P. Licuria, T. Luff, J. Mooney, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin, M. Orchard, P. Roos, B. Seymour, G. Stafford, B. Wilson
West Coast (12.6.78) defeated Sydney (5.7.37).
Goalkickers
West Coast: B. Cousins (3), J. Ball (2), P. Matera (2), D. Banfield, B. Heady, C. Lewis, A. McIntosh, C. Morrison
Sydney: S. Carey, P. Filandia, D. Lewis, C. O'Brien, M. O'Loughlin
As a result of this match, West Coast were then 1st on the ladder and Sydney were then 16th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 1
Teams:
West Coast
v
Sydney
Date:
Saturday 29 March 1997
Time:
6:40 PM
Venue:
Subiaco Oval
Attendance:
29,965
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def.
Sydney
Score:
12.6.78 - 5.7.37
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2 | . | 1 | 5 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 6 | 12 | . | 6 | (78) |
| Sydney | 1 | . | 1 | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 7 | 5 | . | 7 | (37) |
| Margin | WCST by 6 | WCST by 12 | WCST by 24 | WCST by 41 | WCST by 41 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast),
Rodney Eade
(Sydney)
Captains:
unknown
(West Coast),
Paul Kelly
(Sydney)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Matera | WCST | 30 | 3 |
| Ilija Grgic | WCST | 14 | 2 |
| Ben Cousins | WCST | 35 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Banfield, Drew | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 35 | Cousins, Ben | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Donnelly, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Heady, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Metropolis, Daniel | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 42 | Morrison, Chad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Waterman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | White, Mitchell | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Wooden, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 6 | 303 | 198 | 105 | 73 | 20 | 16 | 26 | 15 | |||
Sydney
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Bayes, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Carey, Stefan | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Chapman, Wade | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Corcoran, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Cresswell, Daryn | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Dyson, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Filandia, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Garlick, Simon | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Grant, Shannon | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Kelly, Paul (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lewis, Dale | ? | ? | 1 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | Licuria, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Luff, Troy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Mooney, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | O'Brien, Craig | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | O'Loughlin, Michael | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Orchard, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Roos, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Seymour, Brad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Stafford, Greg | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | Wilson, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 5 | 7 | 314 | 203 | 111 | 70 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 26 | |||