In the hunt for a finals spot, Brisbane dominated early but failed to pull away on the scoreboard and West Coast were able to take control in the second half, kicking six straight goals to streak to a 39 point win. Brett Heady was outstanding with 22 possessions and 3 goals and Jarrad Schofield had a game-high 33 disposals.
Summary[]
| 1/4 time | 1/2 time | 3/4 time | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 2.2.14 | 6.6.42 | 12.10.82 | 18.12.120 | ||||
| Brisbane | 2.6.18 | 6.11.47 | 7.13.55 | 11.15.81 |
Goals: Gehrig, Heady, Sumich 3, Banfield, Donnelly, Ph.Matera 2, Lewis, McKenna, Symmons
Best: Heady, Kemp, Pe.Matera, Schofield, McKenna, Ph.Matera
Injuries: Gardiner (knee), Lewis (arm), Turnbull (eye)
Named sides[]
West Coast Eagles[]
| B: | 6.Drew Banfield | 22.Nick Stone | 50.Ryan Turnbull |
| HB: | 17.Guy McKenna | 27.Glen Jakovich | 24.John Worsfold |
| C: | 16.Paul Symmons | 2.Dean Kemp | 42.Chad Morrison |
| HF: | 29.Andrew Donnelly | 7.Fraser Gehrig | 1.Brett Heady |
| F: | 35.Ben Cousins | 4.Peter Sumich | 19.Michael Gardiner |
| R: | 14.Ilija Grgic | 30.Peter Matera | 21.Jarrad Schofield |
| I: | 28.Chris Lewis | 33.Phil Matera | 39.Chris Waterman |
| E: | 18.Tony Evans | 5.Andy Lovell | 25.Brett Spinks |
Brisbane Lions[]
| B: | 5.Nathan Chapman | 11.Alastair Lynch | 14.Danny Dickfos |
| HB: | 2.Chris Johnson | 1.Richard Champion | 33.Darryl White |
| C: | 34.Scott Bamford | 6.Adrian Fletcher | 8.Andrew Gowers |
| HF: | 4.Craig McRae | 38.Dion Scott | 44.Nigel Lappin |
| F: | 36.Daniel Bradshaw | 23.Justin Leppitsch | 12.Jason Akermanis |
| R: | 16.Matthew Clarke | 10.Marcus Ashcroft | 28.Ben Robbins |
| I: | 15.Steven Lawrence | 32.Shaun Hart | 42.Tristan Lynch |
| E: | 13.Brett Voss | 26.John Barker | 40.Shane Clayton |
WAFL[]
Round 23 (30 Aug)
Peel (Lovell, Cummings) vs Subiaco (Blair, Simpson)
East Perth (Nener) vs Perth (Sikora)
South Fremantle (Hart) vs East Fremantle
Claremont vs Swan Districts
Bye: West Perth