West Coast's long winning streak was broken in a shoot-out at the Gabba, the Bears piling on 14 goals in the second half to record a comfortable victory. Andrew Donnelly kicked five goals and Jarrad Schofield kicked two from his 22 possessions.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane | 4.2.26 | 11.4.70 | 17.12.114 | 25.13.163 | ||||
| West Coast | 5.3.33 | 12.5.77 | 15.7.97 | 17.14.116 |
Goals: Donnelly 5, Hart, Morrison, Schofield 2, Downsborough, Kemp, Mainwaring, Metropolis, Symmons, White
Best: Banfield, Donnelly, White, Kemp, McKenna, Gehrig
Injuries: Nil
Milestones: Pyke final appearance
Records: Brisbane biggest win vs WCE, Brisbane highest score vs WCE
Named sides[]
Brisbane Bears[]
| B | Andrew Bews | Richard Champion | Andrew Gowers |
| HB | Gilbert McAdam | Danny Dickfos | Chris Scott |
| C | Marcus Ashcroft | Adrian Fletcher | Matthew Kennedy |
| HF | Shaun Hart | Clark Keating | Nigel Lappin |
| F | Darryl White | Alastair Lynch | Jason Akermanis |
| R: | Matthew Clarke | Michael Voss | Craig Lambert |
| I: | Justin Leppitsch | Roger Merrett | Tristan Lynch |
| E: | Ben Robbins | Daniel Bradshaw | Dion Scott |
West Coast Eagles[]
| B | Fraser Gehrig | Ashley McIntosh | David Hart |
| HB | Peter Matera | Ryan Turnball | Guy McKenna |
| C | Chris Mainwarning | Jarrad Schofield | Dean Kemp |
| HF | Andrew Donnelly | Mitchell White | Chris Lewis |
| F | Chad Morrison | Jason Ball | Chris Waterman |
| R: | Ian Downsborough | Don Pyke | Tony Evans |
| I: | Drew Banfield | Ben Cousins | Daniel Metropolis |
| E: | Brayden Lyle | Peter Sumich | Paul Symmons |
In: Lewis
Out: Lovell (hand)
Late change: Symmons for Ball (hamstring)
From the papers[]
The Age[]
"The once dour and tight-fisted West Coast cracked the game open early on as Fraser Gehrig, Dean Kemp, Guy McKenna and others provided some scintillating running football. When Brisbane replied with more of the same, the standard of the game was regularly elevated to classy heights.
Andrew Donnelly (five goals) was the prime Eagle forward target, but often they did not need one, pushing as many as eight different players forward to run in and contribute goals in the first half. Just 10 minutes into the second quarter, the slick Eagles had cleared out to a 25-point advantage.
But then Matthew Clarke got on top of Ryan Turnbull in the ruck contests, eventually taking him apart, and the Bears' highly rated midfield took control. The Bears lost their leading goalkicker for the year, Alastair Lynch, just before half- time with a hamstring injury but you would not have known.
Justin Leppitsch came off the bench for three goals, Jason Akermanis booted six, Michael Voss four, and Shaun Hart three."
WAFL[]
Round 16 (27 July)
West Perth (Blurton, Smoker) vs Perth (Sikora, Trew)
East Perth (Bond, Wirrpanda) vs Swan Districts
Subiaco (Heady) vs Claremont (Marshall)
East Fremantle vs South Fremantle (Sumich, Ph.Matera)
Injury list[]
In the lead-up to the match the following players were listed as injured or unavailable:
| Player | Injury | Expected duration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakovich | Knee | Season | ||||
| Worsfold | Knee | Season | ||||
| Fewster | Knee | Season | ||||
| Dunstan | Quad | 2 weeks | ||||
| Heatley | Quad | 2 weeks | ||||
| Wirrpanda | Shin | Test | ||||
| Heady | Shoulder | Available |