Western Bulldogs vs Sydney 6-Sep-1997 Match Centre

Saturday 6-Sep-1997

Final Qualifying Final

Western Bulldogs Coach: Terry Wallace

119 18.11

84 12.12

Sydney Coach: Rodney Eade

Quarter Scores

Team	1Q	2Q	3Q	4Q	Total
WBD	9.2	3.3	2.2	4.4	119
SYD	0.5	4.2	2.3	6.2	84

Match Leaders

Goals

James CookWBD

Behinds

Tony LockettSYD

SuperCoach

Not available yet

Tackles

Michael OLoughlinSYD

Team Stats

WBDSYD

Scoring / Attack

18Goals12

11Behinds8

0Behinds Rushed0

Possession

316Disposals278

193Kicks181

123Handballs97

Clearance / Contest

30Tackles27

28Hitouts7

Other

80Marks67

17Frees For20

20Frees Against17

How the match finished

Western Bulldogs beat Sydney by 35 points, 119–84.

Western Bulldogs took a 45-point lead into the last quarter. Sydney cut that back to 35 by the final siren, scoring 38 points to 28 in the final term.

This match record does not include scoring sequence.

Match records and coverage

This summary uses the recorded scores; it cannot explain tactics or individual moments. Quarter comparisons are included only when all four quarters add up to the final score. Missing records are not counted as zero.

Understanding historical coverage