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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. |
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. |
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. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership Season Round 22 Preview
A HIGHLY anticipated double-header at Steel Blue Oval, massive Medibank Stadium co-tenant battle and important game down at Bendigo Bank Stadium is sure to make Round 22 of the WAFL an exciting one. East Perth takes on Subiaco at Leederville's Medibank Stadium with the co-tenants fighting to stay alive in the last week of the home and away season. Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval will host both West Perth playing Claremont, and Swan Districts face Perth while on Sunday East Fremantle will look to secure a finals berth against Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership season Round 21 wrap-up
EAST Fremantle and West Perth recorded impressive Round 21 wins to hold onto third and fourth spots in the WAFL with Claremont thumping Swan Districts and Peel likely handing Perth the wooden spoon. The round began on Friday night at Fremantle Oval with West Perth beating South Fremantle 15.13 (103) to 11.11 (77). On Saturday, Claremont hammered Swan Districts 18.10 (118) to 6.9 (45) to secure the minor premiership, East Fremantle remained in third spot beating Subiaco 10.15 (75) to 9.10 (64) and Peel got off the bottom at the expense of Perth winning 15.14 (104) to 13.18 (96) at EFTel Oval. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership Season Round 21 Preview
ROUND 21 action gets underway tonight at Fremantle Oval with a top of the table and potentially wooden spoon deciding clash on Saturday in a weekend that could go a long way to deciding who will be there in September. South Fremantle hosts West Perth at Fremantle Oval tonight while on Saturday Claremont and Swan Districts do battle at Claremont Oval, bottom sides Perth and Peel clash at EFTel Oval and Subiaco hosts East Fremantle in a clash that could determine which, if either, will end up playing finals in 2010. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership Season Round 20 preview
ROUND 20 WAFL action will prove crucial to West Perth, Subiaco, East Fremantle, East Perth and South Fremantle as the five sides battle over third and fourth position heading towards the finals. With Claremont and Swan Districts having the top-two spots sewn up and Perth and Peel locked in a battle for the wooden spoon, the other five sides are still alive with a chance to make up the final two spots in the finals. West Perth and Subiaco are in the box seats with nine wins and having played one less game than the other three, but have tough runs home starting this Saturday as the Falcons take on East Perth at Medibank Stadium and the Lions try to upset Claremont at Claremont Oval. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership season Round 19 wrap-up
EAST Fremantle and East Perth recorded impressive WAFL victories in Round 19 to keep their hopes of finals action alive. East Fremantle won a terrific derby beating South Fremantle 20.11 (131) to 19.5 (119) at East Fremantle Oval on Saturday while East Perth thumped Peel Thunder 29.14 (188) to 11.7 (73) at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Sunday. |
AAMI WAFL Premiership Season Round 18 preview
ROUND 18 WAFL action is highlighted by the top-of-the-table clash at Steel Blue Oval, but West Perth and East Perth will be looking for important wins while Subiaco and South Fremantle also do battle on a historic occasion. Claremont will travel to Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval for the second time this season looking to make up for a loss to Swan Districts in Round 7 in what could very well be one of the games of the season. West Perth looks to remain in the top four when it hosts Peel at Arena Joondalup, East Perth will try to remain alive by beating Perth in Craig Glancy's 100th match while Subiaco takes on South Fremantle at Medibank Stadium with the father-son combination of Allistair and Alliston Pickett making history by playing together for the Lions. East Fremantle has the bye. |
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