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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. |
Family success inspires McGrath all the way to 200
SOUTH Fremantle captain Toby McGrath has used his brothers as inspiration as he's watched them play AFL football, but his outstanding WAFL career has also spurred them on and now he adds 200 games to his career as an all-time great at the famous port club. While older brother Cory played 50 matches with Essendon and 28 with Carlton, and younger brother Ash is still an outstanding contributor to the Brisbane Lions having played 154 games including a premiership, Toby's career at South Fremantle is nothing to be sneezed at. McGrath made his debut back in 1998 and played in the 1999 and 2001 losing grand finals to West Perth and East Perth before being picked up by Essendon where he joined Cory. |
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. |
LeCras proud to reach 100 with West Perth
STAR West Perth forward Brent LeCras reaches his 100th WAFL match with the Falcons this Saturday in the double-header at Steel Blue Oval and the dual Simpson Medallist couldn’t be more proud to now end his career right where it started. LeCras burst onto the WAFL scene in 2002, had a brilliant 2003 season culminating in a best on ground performance in the grand final that earned him three years in the AFL. After a year then with the Port Adelaide Magpies, he was quick to return home to WA in 2008 to set up his life with wife Lauren, who was pregnant with the couple's son Koby, and now LeCras is tremendously proud to book his name on the No. 20 locker at West Perth. |
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. |
First WAFL Double Header for more than 20 years
Round 22 of the AAMI WAFL Premiership will see two league games played consecutively at Steel Blue Oval in Bassendean as part of a double-header event on Saturday, August 21. The Swan Districts Football Club will host West Perth versus Claremont at 11.15am and then the home team will take on Perth at 2.15pm. This will be the first double-header for the WAFL competition in more than 20 years, with three similar fixtures held in 1988 at Subiaco Oval and the WACA Ground. |
Prior stepping up big for Royals
EAST Perth forward Adam Prior is getting better all the time in his first season in the WAFL and he's now hoping the 2010 campaign ends in finals action if the Royals can overcome Subiaco and Claremont after this week's bye. Prior arrived at East Perth in January from the Wodonga Raiders in country Victoria and now that he has found his feet at the highest level he's ever played at he is now the Royals' best key forward option with Andrew Merrington and Tim Noakes injured, and Ben McKinley with West Coast. Prior is now the Royals' leading goal kicker this season with 35 goals and that included four in last Saturday's terrific 14-point win over West Perth that took East Perth into fourth spot on the ladder. |
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