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AAMI WAFL Premiership season Semi-Finals
 CLAREMONT asserted its dominance over Swan Districts to advance to the grand final with a win on Sunday while East Perth continued its amazing form to beat East Fremantle and qualify for the preliminary final. Claremont finished as minor premiers to earn a home second semi-final at Claremont Oval and took advantage beating Swan Districts 17.17 (119) to 10.9 (69) to move one step closer to a first premiership since 1996. East Perth has now won seven straight games after a disastrous start to 2010 and won a terrific contest with East Fremantle at East Fremantle Oval 15.12 (102) to 13.10 (88). That sets up what should be a cracking preliminary final at Steel Blue Oval between Swan Districts and East Perth as they vie for a grand final spot against Claremont. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership Season Semi-Final Preview
THE WAFL finals series kicks off on Sunday with a second semi-final battle that Claremont and Swan Districts have been preparing almost half a season for and a cut-throat first semi-final battle between East Fremantle and East Perth that should be a cracker. Claremont and Swan Districts separated themselves from the pack early in the 2010 campaign and were locked in to finish top-two fairly early on, and now play off for a grand final spot at Claremont Oval on Sunday. East Fremantle returns to finals action for the first time in eight years and East Perth the first time in three when they meet to book a preliminary final berth at East Fremantle Oval also on Sunday. |
Ledger claims Jack Clarke Medal
Claremont Colts midfielder Tom Ledger was honoured last night as the overall winner of the Colts fairest and best Jack Clarke Medal, which was presented during an AAMI WAFL Colts dinner presentation at Subiaco Oval. The agile, high endurance midfielder, who positions himself well and finds a lot of the football, polled 36 votes to win the award ahead of Peel Thunder’s Joel Beasley on 34 votes, and East Perth’s Ryan Maldenis and Swan’s Adam Faulkner on 33 votes each. Ledger, who also possesses quality decision making skills, is renowned for his terrific work ethic and is greatly respected and liked by his team mates. |
Royals want to make impact after stirring run
EAST Perth co-captain Michael Swan is pumped after the Royals' pulled off a massive finish to the season to make the finals but he knows that now they are there, there's no point not making a big impact. The Royals looked virtually no chance of making the finals for just the third time since the hat-trick of premierships between 2000-02, but turned it around after a disastrous 2-7 start to put a host of dramas behind them to win the last six games to finish in fourth spot.That will see East Perth travel to East Fremantle Oval to take on the Sharks in Sunday's first semi-final and it came after the Royals became just the second team all year to beat Claremont last Saturday at Medibank Stadium. |
Twomey looks for successful Swans' finals campaign
KEY Swan Districts play-maker Wayde Twomey is having a third straight outstanding WAFL season, this time with the added responsibility of stopping roles as he prepares for Sunday's second semi-final with Claremont at Claremont Oval. Twomey arrived at Swan Districts from VFL club Werribee and over three seasons has established himself as one of the most creative players and best users of the ball coming out of defence. While more time in the midfield might be something he craves, he has made the role across half-back his own and after being able to basically roam free in 2008 and 09, he has done some good stopping roles on dangerous forwards as well this year. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership season Round 23
EAST Perth continued its massive turnaround this season to beat Claremont on Saturday to book a finals berth as Subiaco, Swan Districts and West Perth also record final round WAFL victories. East Perth had to beat Claremont to make the finals and overcame some inaccurate kicking to do so with a 12.23 (95) to 11.13 (79) victory at Medibank Stadium. That made for a disappointing day for West Perth, who beat Perth 16.16 (112) to 14.3 (87), but missed out on finals with the Royals' win. Subiaco also beat South Fremantle 33.9 (207) to 21.18 (144) in a massively high scoring contest at Fremantle Oval and Swan Districts thrashed Peel 22.25 (157) to 7.5 (47). |
AAMI WAFL Premiership Season Round 23 Preview
EAST Perth and West Perth fight over fourth spot and a finals appearance in the last round of the WAFL on Saturday while last year's grand finalists do battle at Fremantle Oval and Swan Districts look to tune up for the second semi-final against Peel. East Perth currently holds fourth spot on the ladder and West Perth is fifth meaning that a Royals upset win over Claremont will guarantee them a finals appearance, however, a loss to the Tigers, who have lost just once this year, will open the door for the Falcons if they can beat Perth. The Royals will host Claremont at Medibank Stadium and the Falcons take on Perth at Arena Joondalup while South Fremantle plays Subiaco at Fremantle Oval and Swan Districts takes on Peel at Steel Blue Oval. |
Claremont's Walton reaches 100 but wants premiership
RORY Walton has been a tough and consistent ball-winner over his first 99 games with Claremont dating back to his debut in 2004 and now he is proud to reach the century this Saturday but is more focused on that elusive premiership. Walton has been right up in fairest and best voting in strong seasons from Claremont between 2004-07 where it played in three losing grand finals and a heartbreaking preliminary final loss to South Fremantle. Only because of Jaxon Crabb, Daniel Bandy and Anthony Jones did he fly under the radar, but he has been a mainstay of the midfield since his debut despite the year off he took in 2008. |
Round 23 WAFL broadcast changes
DUE to a late change in the West Australian Football League broadcast schedule, ABC TV will now cover this weekend’s East Perth versus Claremont game instead of the South Fremantle and Subiaco game. Sport FM will broadcast the South Fremantle versus Subiaco game. Other games remain as scheduled. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership season Round 22 wrap up
SWAN Districts and Claremont recorded big victories in the Steel Blue Oval double-header with third and fourth-placed East Fremantle and East Perth also recording wins in Round 22 of the WAFL. The round began on Saturday morning at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval with minor premiers Claremont hammering West Perth 22.8 (140) to 11.6 (72). In the second half of the double-header second-placed Swan Districts took care of Perth 25.16 (166) to 16.8 (104). East Perth moved into fourth place on the ladder with a 17.7 (109) to 13.18 (96) win over Subiaco at Leederville's Medibank Stadium while on Sunday East Fremantle thrashed Peel 25.15 (165) to 7.10 (52) at Bendigo Bank Stadium in Mandurah. |
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