1997 AFL Semi Final 1: North Melbourne v West Coast
This is the match report for the match played on 13 September 1997 between North Melbourne and West Coast in the first semi final of the 1997 AFL season.
North Melbourne hosted West Coast at MCG.
Wayne Carey captained the hosts.
John Worsfold captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Denis Pagan and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.
North Melbourne
W. Carey (capt.), B. Allison, S. Anderson, P. Bell, J. Blakey, B. Chandler, D. Crocker, G. Freeborn, B. Harvey, D. King, J. Longmire, M. Martyn, C. McKernan, M. Pike, M. Roberts, A. Rock, R. Scott, C. Sholl, A. Simpson, A. Stevens, D. Stevens
West Coast
J. Worsfold (capt.), J. Ball, D. Banfield, B. Cousins, T. Evans, B. Fewster, M. Gardiner, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, A. Lovell, Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, A. McIntosh, C. Morrison, J. Schofield, N. Stone, P. Symmons, R. Turnbull, C. Waterman, J. Wooden
North Melbourne (15.8.98) defeated West Coast (12.13.85).
Goalkickers
North Melbourne: C. McKernan (4), C. Sholl (3), B. Allison (2), W. Carey (2), S. Anderson, P. Bell, D. Crocker, G. Freeborn
West Coast: P. Matera (3), D. Banfield (2), B. Cousins (2), B. Fewster (2), T. Evans, D. Kemp, C. Lewis
As a result of this match, North Melbourne faced St Kilda in the second preliminary final and West Coast were eliminated (finishing 6th overall).
Match Details
Season:
1997 AFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 1
Teams:
North Melbourne
v
West Coast
Date:
Saturday 13 September 1997
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
MCG
Attendance:
55,781
Match Results
Outcome:
North Melbourne
def.
West Coast
Score:
15.8.98 - 12.13.85
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 2 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 6 | 15 | . | 8 | 15 | . | 8 | (98) |
| West Coast | 5 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 13 | 12 | . | 13 | (85) |
| Margin | WCST by 17 | WCST by 20 | WCST by 8 | NMLB by 13 | NMLB by 13 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Denis Pagan
(North Melbourne),
Mick Malthouse
(West Coast)
Captains:
Wayne Carey
(North Melbourne),
John Worsfold
(West Coast)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
D. Howlett
(#1),
H. Kennedy
(#7),
R. Sawers
(#5), E:
B. Allen
(#10)
Player Statistics
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Allison, Brett | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Anderson, Stuart | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Bell, Peter | ? | ? | 1 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Blakey, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Carey, Wayne (c) | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Chandler, Brett | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Crocker, Darren | ? | ? | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Freeborn, Glenn | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Harvey, Brent | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | King, David | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Longmire, John | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Martyn, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | McKernan, Corey | ? | ? | 4 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Pike, Martin | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | Roberts, Mark | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rock, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Scott, Robert | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Sholl, Craig | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 37 | Simpson, Adam | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stevens, Anthony | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Stevens, Danny | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 15 | 8 | 270 | 185 | 85 | 57 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | |||
West Coast
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | TA | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Ball, Jason | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Banfield, Drew | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Cousins, Ben | ? | ? | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Evans, Tony | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Fewster, Brendon | ? | ? | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Gardiner, Michael | ? | ? | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Jakovich, Glen | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Kemp, Dean | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Lewis, Chris | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Lovell, Andy | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Matera, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Matera, Phillip | ? | ? | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Ashley | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Morrison, Chad | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Schofield, Jarrad | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Stone, Nicholas | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Symmons, Paul | ? | ? | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Turnbull, Ryan | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Waterman, Chris | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Wooden, Josh | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Worsfold, John (c) | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushed | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Total (21 players) | 12 | 13 | 319 | 194 | 125 | 62 | 11 | 42 | 18 | 21 | |||