1998 AFL Qualifying Final 3: Western Bulldogs v West Coast

This is the match report for the match played on 6 September 1998 between Western Bulldogs and West Coast in the third qualifying final of the 1998 AFL season. Western Bulldogs hosted West Coast at MCG. Scott Wynd captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Terry Wallace and the visitors were coached by Mick Malthouse.

Western Bulldogs
S. Wynd (capt.), N. Brown, L. Cameron, M. Croft, T. Curley, L. Darcy, M. Dent, S. Garlick, C. Grant, P. Hudson, B. Johnson, S. Kolyniuk, S. Kretiuk, T. Liberatore, M. Martin, S. Minton-Connell, B. Montgomery, J. Romero, R. Smith, M. West, S. West, B. Wira

West Coast
J. Ball, D. Banfield, M. Braun, B. Cousins, B. Fewster, M. Gardiner, F. Gehrig, B. Heady, G. Jakovich, D. Kemp, C. Lewis, P. Matera, A. McIntosh, D. Metropolis, C. Morrison, P. Read, J. Schofield, N. Stone, P. Symmons, C. Waterman, M. White, J. Wooden

Western Bulldogs (18.13.121) defeated West Coast (7.9.51).

Goalkickers
Western Bulldogs: S. Minton-Connell (5), C. Grant (4), P. Hudson (2), S. Kolyniuk (2), T. Curley, S. Garlick, M. Martin, B. Montgomery, R. Smith
West Coast: B. Fewster (2), J. Ball, F. Gehrig, D. Kemp, P. Matera, M. White

As a result of this match, Western Bulldogs faced Adelaide in the first preliminary final and West Coast were eliminated (finishing 7th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1998 AFL Season
Round: Qualifying Final 3
Teams: Western Bulldogs v West Coast
Date: Sunday 6 September 1998
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 43,025

Match Results

Outcome: Western Bulldogs def. West Coast
Score: 18.13.121 - 7.9.51

Quarter Breakdown

	Q1			Q2			Q3			Q4			Final
Western Bulldogs	5	.	0	8	.	7	14	.	11	18	.	13	18	.	13	(121)
West Coast	1	.	1	4	.	4	5	.	6	7	.	9	7	.	9	(51)
Margin	WBUL by 23			WBUL by 27			WBUL by 59			WBUL by 70			WBUL by 70
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Terry Wallace (Western Bulldogs), Mick Malthouse (West Coast)
Captains: Scott Wynd (Western Bulldogs), unknown (West Coast)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: M. Ellis (#23), D. Goldspink (#32), M. Nash (#14), E: B. Allen (#10)

Player Statistics

Western Bulldogs

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
17	Brown, Nathan	?	?	0	0	21	12	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
18	Cameron, Leon	?	?	0	0	16	12	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
16	Croft, Matthew	?	?	0	0	11	7	4	3	0	3	0	3	1	1	3	0
11	Curley, Todd	?	?	1	0	15	9	6	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	2
14	Darcy, Luke	?	?	0	1	17	11	6	4	1	0	1	1	2	1	4	4
21	Dent, Matthew	?	?	0	0	9	6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
4	Garlick, Simon	?	?	1	1	18	13	5	6	0	3	4	0	1	1	2	4
3	Grant, Chris	?	?	4	0	21	14	7	7	0	2	0	3	3	1	0	3
9	Hudson, Paul	?	?	2	1	12	9	3	4	0	3	0	2	0	3	1	2
6	Johnson, Brad	?	?	0	2	21	15	6	7	0	2	1	3	1	2	3	5
2	Kolyniuk, Steven	?	?	2	0	14	10	4	5	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	5
35	Kretiuk, Steven	?	?	0	0	11	7	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	3	0
39	Liberatore, Tony	?	?	0	0	13	6	7	2	0	3	0	1	1	1	2	0
23	Martin, Michael	?	?	1	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
1	Minton-Connell, Simon	?	?	5	3	16	9	7	8	0	3	0	2	1	1	0	1
10	Montgomery, Brett	?	?	1	0	22	15	7	11	0	3	0	3	0	1	2	4
36	Romero, Jose	?	?	0	0	27	16	11	7	0	3	6	1	1	3	1	4
5	Smith, Rohan	?	?	1	1	17	14	3	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	4	3
34	West, Mark	?	?	0	0	15	7	8	1	0	3	4	3	0	0	2	3
7	West, Scott	?	?	0	0	22	8	14	2	0	1	4	0	2	0	2	2
24	Wira, Brad	?	?	0	1	10	7	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	1
15	Wynd, Scott (c)	?	?	0	0	11	6	5	3	21	1	6	1	1	1	2	1
Rushed					3
Total (22 players)				18	13	343	215	128	84	22	36	34	25	20	20	42	52

West Coast

#	Player	Pos.	ToG%	GL	BH	DI	KI	HB	MK	HO	TA	CL	CR	FF	FA	RF	IF
26	Ball, Jason	?	?	1	0	7	4	3	4	4	0	1	1	0	2	0	1
6	Banfield, Drew	?	?	0	0	16	11	5	3	0	4	4	4	2	0	0	4
10	Braun, Michael	?	?	0	0	14	8	6	2	0	0	3	3	0	2	1	3
9	Cousins, Ben	?	?	0	0	22	14	8	2	0	4	7	1	2	1	3	5
23	Fewster, Brendon	?	?	2	0	5	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
19	Gardiner, Michael	?	?	0	0	19	7	12	8	20	0	3	4	1	1	1	4
7	Gehrig, Fraser	?	?	1	1	8	4	4	4	0	2	0	3	2	2	0	2
1	Heady, Brett	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
27	Jakovich, Glen	?	?	0	1	13	10	3	7	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	3
2	Kemp, Dean	?	?	1	0	9	6	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
28	Lewis, Chris	?	?	0	1	20	13	7	4	0	1	1	6	0	1	0	4
33	Matera, Phillip	?	?	1	2	12	9	3	2	0	3	0	2	3	3	0	1
11	McIntosh, Ashley	?	?	0	0	10	5	5	1	0	6	1	1	2	2	4	1
8	Metropolis, Daniel	?	?	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
42	Morrison, Chad	?	?	0	0	19	16	3	6	0	2	1	1	2	3	3	6
36	Read, Phil	?	?	0	0	16	8	8	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	4	1
21	Schofield, Jarrad	?	?	0	0	12	7	5	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	2
22	Stone, Nicholas	?	?	0	0	16	7	9	7	0	4	0	1	1	0	5	2
16	Symmons, Paul	?	?	0	0	13	9	4	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	3
39	Waterman, Chris	?	?	0	1	28	15	13	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	5
12	White, Mitchell	?	?	1	0	10	8	2	3	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	1
13	Wooden, Josh	?	?	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Rushed					3
Total (22 players)				7	9	274	166	108	76	27	37	30	34	20	20	30	51

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s

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