1997 AFL Round 20: West Coast v Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 August 1997 between West Coast and Melbourne during round 20 of the 1997 AFL season.
West Coast hosted Melbourne at WACA.
John Worsfold captained the hosts.
Glenn Lovett captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mick Malthouse and the visitors were coached by Greg Hutchison.
West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), J. Ball, B. Cousins, M. Gardiner, F. Gehrig, I. Grgic, B. Heady, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, A. Lovell, N. Marshall, Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, G. McKenna, C. Morrison, J. Schofield, P. Sumich, P. Symmons, R. Turnbull, C. Waterman, J. Wooden
Melbourne
G. Lovett (capt.), S. Charles, J. Farmer, S. Febey, B. Grgic, P. Hopgood, A. Ingerson, A. Lamprill, A. McDonald, D. Neitz, L. Newton, D. O'Brien, A. Obst, R. Pyman, R. Robertson, D. Schwarz, S. Smith, J. Stynes, T. Viney, S. Woewodin, A. Yze
West Coast (15.7.97) defeated Melbourne (7.17.59).
Goalkickers
West Coast: F. Gehrig (5), M. Gardiner (3), I. Grgic (2), B. Heady, D. Kemp, J. Schofield, P. Sumich, P. Symmons
Melbourne: D. Neitz (4), A. McDonald, D. O'Brien, R. Robertson
As a result of this match, West Coast were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Melbourne remained 16th on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Round 20
Teams:
West Coast
v
Melbourne
Date:
Friday 15 August 1997
Time:
6:40 PM
Venue:
WACA
Attendance:
21,164
Match Results
Outcome:
West Coast
def.
Melbourne
Score:
15.7.97 - 7.17.59
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 6 | . | 1 | 9 | . | 3 | 12 | . | 4 | 15 | . | 7 | 15 | . | 7 | (97) |
| Melbourne | 0 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 14 | 7 | . | 17 | 7 | . | 17 | (59) |
| Margin | WCST by 34 | WCST by 43 | WCST by 44 | WCST by 38 | WCST by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast),
Greg Hutchison
(Melbourne)
Captains:
John Worsfold
(West Coast),
Glenn Lovett
(Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Malcolm,
G. Scroop
(#21),
G. Vernon
(#2)
Brownlow Votes
| Player | Team | # | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Ball | WCST | 26 | 3 |
| Peter Matera | WCST | 30 | 2 |
| Dean Kemp | WCST | 2 | 1 |
Player Statistics
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 | Cousins, Ben | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Gardiner, Michael | ? | ? | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Gehrig, Fraser | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Grgic, Ilija | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Heady, Brett | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Jakovich, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Marshall, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Matera, Phillip | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | McKenna, Guy | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Morrison, Chad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Schofield, Jarrad | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Sumich, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Waterman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Wooden, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Rushed | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 7 | 335 | 200 | 135 | 75 | 28 | 35 | 26 | 15 | |||
Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles, Sean | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Farmer, Jeff | ? | ? | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Febey, Steven | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 48 | Grgic, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Hopgood, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Ingerson, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Lamprill, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Lovett, Glenn (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | McDonald, Anthony | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Neitz, David | ? | ? | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Newton, Leigh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | O'Brien, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Obst, Andrew | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Pyman, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42 | Robertson, Russell | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Schwarz, David | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Smith, Shaun | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Stynes, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Viney, Todd | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Woewodin, Shane | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Yze, Adem | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushed | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 7 | 17 | 311 | 192 | 119 | 51 | 28 | 24 | 15 | 26 | |||