1997 AFL Round 9: West Coast v Essendon
This is the match report for the match played on 25 May 1997 between West Coast and Essendon during round 9 of the 1997 AFL season.
West Coast hosted Essendon at Subiaco Oval.
Gary O'Donnell captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Kevin Sheedy.
West Coast
J. Ball, D. Banfield, B. Cousins, T. Cummings, A. Donnelly, T. Evans, B. Fewster, F. Gehrig, I. Grgic, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, A. McIntosh, G. McKenna, C. Morrison, J. Schofield, P. Symmons, R. Turnbull, J. Wooden
Essendon
G. O'Donnell (capt.), S. Alessio, P. Barnard, J. Blumfield, C. Daniher, S. Denham, B. Doolan, D. Fletcher, M. Fraser, D. Hardwick, J. Hird, M. Lloyd, S. Lucas, J. Misiti, D. Morgan, R. O'Connor, R. Olarenshaw, M. Prior, P. Somerville, S. Wellman, B. Young
West Coast (16.14.110) defeated Essendon (13.7.85).
Goalkickers
West Coast: B. Fewster (4), P. Matera (3), B. Cousins (2), C. Morrison (2), I. Grgic, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, J. Wooden
Essendon: J. Hird (4), S. Alessio (2), M. Lloyd (2), M. Prior (2), S. Denham, M. Fraser, B. Young
As a result of this match, West Coast were then 2nd on the ladder (up from 3rd) and Essendon were then 11th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 9
Teams:
West Coast
v
Essendon
Date:
Sunday 25 May 1997
Time:
2:20 PM
Venue:
Subiaco Oval
Attendance:
38,984
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def.
Essendon
Score:
16.14.110 - 13.7.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2 | . | 4 | 7 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 12 | 16 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 14 | (110) |
| Essendon | 3 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 4 | 13 | . | 7 | 13 | . | 7 | (85) |
| Margin | ESSE by 2 | WCST by 20 | WCST by 26 | WCST by 25 | WCST by 25 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast),
Kevin Sheedy
(Essendon)
Captains:
unknown
(West Coast),
Gary O'Donnell
(Essendon)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Nicholls
(#20),
D. Rich
(#3),
G. Vernon
(#2)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Matera | WCST | 30 | 3 |
| Glen Jakovich | WCST | 27 | 2 |
| James Hird | ESSE | 5 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Banfield, Drew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Cousins, Ben | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cummings, Trent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Donnelly, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Fewster, Brendon | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Jakovich, Glen | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Matera, Phillip | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Morrison, Chad | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Schofield, Jarrad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wooden, Josh | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 16 | 14 | 301 | 185 | 116 | 81 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 12 | |||
Essendon
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Alessio, Steven | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Barnard, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Blumfield, Justin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniher, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Denham, Sean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Doolan, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | Fletcher, Dustin | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Fraser, Mark | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Hardwick, Damien | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Hird, James | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Lloyd, Matthew | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Lucas, Scott | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Misiti, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Morgan, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | O'Donnell, Gary (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Olarenshaw, Ricky | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Prior, Michael | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Somerville, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Wellman, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Young, Barry | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 13 | 7 | 275 | 178 | 97 | 69 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | |||