Swan Districts are preparing for their biggest home crowd in more than a decade as they mark the memory of legendary WA football figure John Todd when they take on South Fremantle.
West Coast co-captain Oscar Allen is on the brink of a return and while the team will have a match simulation and some heavy training loads will that be enough for him to be ready for AFL, asks Caitlin Bassett.
Claremont coach Ash Prescott is adamant the Tigers never lost belief amid their up-and-down start to the WAFL season, but downing league-leaders East Perth gives them confidence.
Lachlan Blakiston has proved he can be East Fremantle’s No.1 ruckman with a career-best performance in his side’s 42-point win over West Perth on Sunday.
East Fremantle have been forced to delay their return to ‘Shark Park’ for a second time as they continue to try to get the turf right at their new facilities.
There were 14 AFL-listed players for West Coast in the club’s loss to Subiaco on Saturday, including Tyler Brockman, Clay Hall and Harvey Johnston. Here’s how they fared.
Subiaco captain Greg Clark hasn’t lost hope of a late-season finals pursuit after the club broke a five-game losing streak against West Coast on Saturday.
A rampaging East Fremantle have given themselves some valuable breathing space inside the top five after over running West Perth by 42 points on Sunday.
The argument shouldn’t really be if this was a free kick, more a question of if the AFL rules are rewarding players who hunt the footy. And the answer is a big fat no, writes Mitchell Woodcock.
Claremont have pulled off an upset after outlasting a fast-finishing but ultimately wasteful East Perth 9.5 (59) to 6.14 (50) at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.
Claremont captain Declan Mountford will play his first league game since round three as the Tigers prepare to take on the ladder-leading East Perth on Sunday.