- 1992 AFL Grand Final
The 1992 AFL Grand Final was an historic Grand Final which took place on
September 26 ,1992 at theMelbourne Cricket Ground between AFL clubs Geelong and West Coast. West Coast won the match by 28 points and in doing so became first premiers from outside Victoria. It was attended by a crowd of 95007 people.Match Summary
The day Victorian footy fans had dreaded, as the cherished premiership cup headed west, safe in the hands of Eagles coach
Mick Malthouse , skipperJohn Worsfold ,Norm Smith Medal winnerPeter Matera and their Eagles teamates. Geelong was the villain of the piece, going down by 28 points, after leading by two goals at half-time.Teams
Aussie rules team | title = West Coast
backpocket1 =Guy McKenna
fullback = Michael Brennan
backpocket2 =Don Pyke
halfbackflank1 =John Worsfold (c)
centrehalfback =Glen Jakovich
halfbackflank2 =Mitchell White
wing1 =Peter Matera
centre =Dean Kemp
wing2 =Chris Waterman
halfforwardflank1 =Chris Mainwaring
centrehalfforward =Karl Langdon
halfforwardflank2 = Chris Lewis
forwardpocket1 =Ashley McIntosh
fullforward =Peter Sumich
forwardpocket2 =Dwayne Lamb
ruck = Paul Harding
ruckrover =Craig Turley
rover = Tony Evans
interchange1 = Peter Wilson
interchange2 =Brett Heady
interchange3 =
interchange4 =
interchange5 =
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coach =Mick Malthouse Aussie rules team | title = Geelong
backpocket1 = Sean Simpson
fullback =Tim Darcy
backpocket2 = Andrew Rogers
halfbackflank1 =Ken Hinkley
centrehalfback =Tim McGrath
halfbackflank2 =Trevor Poole
wing1 =Peter Riccardi
centre =Paul Couch
wing2 = Robert Scott
halfforwardflank1 =Gary Ablett
centrehalfforward =Barry Stoneham
halfforwardflank2 =Russell Merriman
forwardpocket1 =Geoff Miles
fullforward =Billy Brownless
forwardpocket2 = Michael Mansfield
ruck = John Barnes
ruckrover =Mark Bairstow (c)
rover =Garry Hocking
interchange1 =Andrew Wills
interchange2 =Neville Bruns
interchange3 =
interchange4 =
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interchange6 =
coach =Malcolm Blight tatistics
core
Goal kickers
Norm Smith Medal
The
Norm Smith Medal was won by West Coast'sPeter Matera who kicked 5 goals from the wing, with 18 disposalsExternal links
* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/1992/GEWC19920926.html Match details at Rleague]
ee also
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1992 AFL season
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