sydney v west coast mcg saturday afternoon
sydney win their first flag as sydney and the first for the swans in 72 years over west coast by 4 points.
SYDNEY SWANS: 3.0, 6.3, 6.5, 8.10 (58)
WEST COAST EAGLES: 2.4, 2.7, 5.9, 7.12 (54)
GOALS – Sydney: Hall 2, Buchanan, Goodes, Jolly, Kennelly, O’Loughlin, Schneider
West Coast: Hunter 2, Cousins, Cox, Embley, Hansen, Nicoski
BEST – Sydney: Fosdike, Goodes, Barry, Hall, Roberts-Thomson, Kirk, Crouch, Buchanan
West Coast: Judd, Cox, Wirrpunda, Cousins, Hunter, Green
UMPIRES – Allen, Goldspink, McLaren
2006 round 1 matches
thursday
west coast v st kilda S (N)
friday
bulldogs v richmond TD (N)
saturday
geelong v brisbane SS
essendon v sydney TD (N)
port v north AAMI (N)
sunday
hawthorn v freo YP
carlton v melbourne TD (T)
monday
collingwood v adeliade TD (N)