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EDITION 25, OCTOBER 2, 2021
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GRAND FINAL
GRAND
PREVIEW
They ultimately were separated by one goal at the
top of the ladder come the end of the season, they
have split the past three premierships and it’s only
fitting Subiaco and South Fremantle battle in the
2021 WAFL Grand Final.
It’s hard to argue that this isn’t the Grand Final we
deserve in 2021 when you consider Subiaco is now
searching for its fifth premiership over the last eight
years while South Fremantle is aiming to go back-to-
back in their third straight appearance on the big day.
They finished one and two at the end of the regular
season too and the way the final round turned out,
had Peel Thunder kicked one more goal to beat
Subiaco then South Fremantle would have claimed
the minor premiership over the Lions.
It’s also the rematch of the 2019 Grand Final
with Subiaco looking for more of the same after
that 96-point triumph while South Fremantle have
redemption on their minds.
This will also be the seventh finals meeting
between the two teams over the past six years and
Subiaco has dominated that recent period. Along
the way, the Lions have beaten the Bulldogs in four
second semi-finals, a preliminary final and then that
2019 Grand Final.
Subiaco also more recently beat South Fremantle
by 22 points in the second semi-final two weeks
ago at Leederville Oval. The Lions opened up a
40-point lead by early in the third term and while
the Bulldogs mounted a fightback, they couldn’t
u Jesse Motlop quite bridge the gap.
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Chris Pike
FINAL u Jakob Atkinson
That saw the Lions move straight into the Grand
Final on the back of also having a week off to start the
finals, while the Bulldogs had to lick their wounds and
deal with the absence of Dylan Main, Blayne Wilson,
Brandon Donaldson and Blake Schlensog to take on
Claremont in the preliminary final.
South Fremantle went on to keep Claremont goalless for three
quarters and then held on for the 11-point win to book in their
appearance in a third straight Grand Final as they now attempt to go
back-to-back for the first time since the hat-trick of 1952-53-54.
After a down year in 2020 where they missed finals altogether,
Subiaco has returned to familiar territory in 2021 to have claimed a
sixth minor premiership from the last seven years as they try to win fifth
premiership in the last eight years, and a ninth since 2003.
While coaches will often tell you games are won in the midfield, Subiaco’s
back-line could very well be the deciding factor.
The Lions have been remarkably stingy conceding only 62.7 points a game in
2021. Only once did they give up 100 points and in 12 of their 19 games did they
have 11 goals or fewer kicked against them.
There is the experienced brigade of Jordan Lockyer, Aaron Heal, Angus Dewar,
Hayden Kennedy and Drew Rohde showing the way and if they can hold up like
they have throughout the season, South Fremantle kicking a winning score will
be quite the challenge.
That doesn’t mean South Fremantle’s back-line isn’t strong too. The Bulldogs
only gave up 65.7 points this season and are fresh off holding Claremont to a
lowest preliminary final score in history.
Given the strong defensive units at both ends of the Grand Final teams, first use
out of the middle and giving your forwards first chance is going to be pivotal.
Both sides have star-studded midfields and forwards capable of standing out,
it might just take one to decide the 2021 premiership.
That means that it’s fair to say goals are going to be cherished out on Optus
Stadium on Saturday afternoon with the WAFL Grand Final returning to the
same stage the AFL occupied a week earlier.
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During 2021, the Football Budget will again feature a section on WAFL memorabilia and invites you to write
or email if you want more information about the football collectables you have tucked away at home.
As I sit here writing the final instalment of WAFL one of the most collected items.
Collectables for the year, I must admit that I don’t Excluding club ticket books (which were issued to
actually know the ticketing situation for this weekend’s club members from the very earliest days of football
big match. right through to the 1980s), the oldest WAFL ticket I
I was at the AFL grand final last weekend and, as have seen dates to 1933 and came as a pair.
most people would know, there were no paper tickets The two tickets (a player’s pass and a lady’s pass)
for Optus Stadium at all. Entry was gained using your were issued for the first semi-final, between East
phone. Perth and Subiaco (the Lions won the game and the
And for those of us who collect old tickets, that was a preliminary final the following week, only to lose the
bit of a shame. The digital tickets simply don’t have the grand final to East Fremantle).
same cache. Surprisingly, tickets changed very little in the
All of which reminded following 20 years, with tickets from 1951, 1954 and
me that I have never 1955 being of the same basic design.
really written about By the 1970s, they had changed somewhat, before a
old WAFL tickets in series of rapid changes came in the 1980s and 1990s as
this column before. printing technology improved.
So what better time Bar codes were added in the 2000s, as technology
to do that than on started to impact the look of the humble ticket… and
grand final day, when eventually to supersede it entirely.
tickets are actually Of course, there were special tickets for special
games, too, including grand finals and state games or
exhibition games against visiting VFL or SANFL teams.
Now, the sad thing is that there doesn’t seem to be
much value in them. While collectors will often try to
accumulate tickets from games of importance to their
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by Sean Cowan
COLLECTABLES
own club, they rarely sell for more than a It’s a beauty, and only the second one of this
few dollars apiece for anything from particular bag that I’ve seen. It sold for
the 1980s onwards. $280.
I suspect tickets from the Last, but not least as I sign off for
1950s and 1960s would sell for the 11th season of WAFL Collectables,
more, but nothing more than don’t forget that you can email or call
$5 to $10 for a home-and-away any time during the summer break.
game. As is the case every year, I’m
What I don’t really know is available to provide information or
whether a 1930s tickets would advice on items relating to the history
sell for a price reflective of its of the WAFL (or other leagues) and I
rarity. I’ll keep an eye out at the love to hear from Budget readers.
auctions and let readers know if I ever see one The website will also get another update with
for sale. In the meantime, enjoy the memories that information gathered during 2021, so check out www.
these photos of old tickets will doubtless bring for waflcollectables.webs.com for details and photos of
WAFL diehards. almost every type of WAFL memorabilia imaginable.
A couple of weeks ago in this column, I featured And if you can help with copies of club annual
the leather/vinyl carry bags that were used by WAFL reports (which I rely upon for some of the research that
players from the 1950s through to the 1980s. goes into each WAFL Collectables column), please get
In those days, kids could buy the same bag as their in touch. I’m still seeking lots of reports for all clubs
heroes in shops like Aherns or Boans. from before WWII and the following 64 reports from
One bag that didn’t feature, but which turned up for the post-war era: Claremont: 1946, 47, 49, 53-57, 59, 60,
sale in the past week, was actually stocked by Boans 62, 63, 66; East Perth: 1946-1950, 52, 63; Perth: 1946-54,
during the mass marketing era. 57, 60, 61; South Fremantle: 1946, 49, 2019; Subiaco:
In the early 1980s, Boans had a “League Shop”, which 1946-53; Swans: 1946, 47, 49-57, 60, 62, 64-67, 69, 70,
was a department within the store that stocked items 75, 79.
relating to the WAFL. Thanks for reading in 2021.
And a range of generic WAFL products was branded If you have a query regarding WAFL memorabilia,
with “League Shop”, usually in the WA colours of black- send photographs and/or details to Sean at
and-gold. blackswan@iinet.net.au or Sean Cowan, PO Box
This bag was from that range, featuring a marking Z5047, St Georges Terrace WA 6831. His website is at
scene that looks suspiciously like Stephen Michael www.waflcollectables.webs.com and he also can be
leaping over the top of an opponent in a Big V. contacted on 0412 760 004.
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Season Review
Claremont East Fremantle
There did appear only one It was quite the rollercoaster
outcome for Claremont that was ride for East Fremantle in 2021
acceptable after their recent but by the end of the season
trajectory and by the end of having re-signed their coach,
preliminary final day, the Tigers there’s perhaps more hope
would have been terribly disappointed in how heading into 2022 about their on-field prospects
their 2021 ended up. than in a long time.
After being the dominant WAFL team between The big question mark for East Fremantle
2010-13 in a period where the Tigers racked up two moving forward will be how they cope without
premierships, three Grand Final appearances and having a home ground while East Fremantle
four straight minor premierships, it’s been a steady Oval is undergoing a spectacular and overdue
build to being a powerhouse once more. redevelopment, but there’s plenty to like about
Claremont got back to finals and won an how they look on the field based on how they
elimination final in 2018 before reaching the ended 2021.
preliminary final in 2019 and then the Grand Final East Fremantle started the season well enough
in 2020 so it did appear there was only place to with three wins in their first five games but as
go in 2021 and that was on the back of the club they began to lose some key personnel, the losses
replacing Darren Harris as coach with the returning racked up and by halfway through the season a
Ash Prescott. return to finals for the first time since 2014 was out
The Tigers started the 2021 season on fire of reach.
winning the opening four matches before a The Sharks persevered, though, and while ending
surprising 40-point loss to Subiaco. They bounced their derby drought wasn’t in the clouds, they did
back well to win the next four games as well, but finish the season impressively including a first win
the second half of the campaign didn’t quite go the over West Perth under coach Bill Monaghan who
same way. re-signed late in the campaign too.
After holding an 8-1 record, Claremont finished The Sharks won their last three games against
the home and away season at 13-5 and in third Subiaco, West Perth and Peel Thunder to end the
position before resuming hostilities with South season with momentum and high hopes of what
Fremantle and losing the qualifying final by a might be possible heading into 2022.
solitary point after the siren. East Fremantle got nine games or fewer out of
The Tigers bounced back to beat West Perth Milan Murdock, Josh Schoenfeld, Morgan Davies,
but again South Fremantle was their nemesis with Hugh Dixon and Cody Leggett so if that can change,
Claremont not managing a goal for three quarters suddenly it’s a strong looking Sharks line-up.
of the preliminary final on the way to an 11-point Luke Strnadica looks capable of being a strong
loss. ruckman who can rest forward while the back-line
Falling short in the preliminary final will take anchored by Team of the Year member Matthew
some time to get over, but there was still a lot to Jupp, Jamie Meade and company is solid.
like about this Claremont team of 2021. If Dixon remains, Dillon O’Reilly stays healthy and
The midfield was brilliant led by Jye Bolton and Jonathon Marsh can build on his 30-goal season,
with the addition of Bailey Rogers alongside Jared then the Sharks appear to have plenty of weapons
Hardisty and Ben Edwards with Declan Mountford in attack.
and Ryan Lim playing a variety of roles. Everything is pointing towards a Sharks team
Lachlan Martinis gave great drive from defence who finished 2021 with enough momentum to be
and while they didn’t have a genuine key forward feeling good about what 2022 should hold even
target, Alex Manuel ended up kicking 42 goals, Jack minus a home ground.
Buller 31, Isaac Barton 30 and Callan England 30.
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East Perth Peel Thunder
East Perth made a horror start to the It’s very much the beginning of a
2021 season but once they settled new era for Peel Thunder moving
into things the Royals showed towards 2022 with a new captain
enough to suggest the future can be and coach to be called upon after
bright under coach Jeremy Barnard. a 2021 campaign that they will
The Royals hadn’t made finals since 2018 and feel like they underachieved in.
still hasn’t, and still hasn’t won a final since the first It was quite the remarkable start to the season
semi-final of 2015 but they do appear to be closer for the Thunder as they set new club scoring and
to fixing that after the second half of 2021 and winning margin records with 105 and 79-point
having now re-signed Barnard to continue as coach wins against East Perth and the West Coast Eagles.
in 2022 and beyond. The Thunder team of early 2021 was perhaps
The season couldn’t have started worse for East the most potent the Thunder have ever had and
Perth with five consecutive losses including a despite playing good football for a lot of the first
record 105-defeat at the hands of Peel Thunder. season, they couldn’t quite string the wins together
They broke through to beat West Coast in Round their form was perhaps deserving of.
7 but then two more losses to Claremont and West Following three losses of under 10 points to
Perth meant they sat at 1-7 and finals were virtually Swan Districts, Claremont and East Perth, Peel
out of the possibility already once again. slipped to a 3-7 record and finals were looking a
However, East Perth were starting to find some distant reach, and that proved to be the case.
impressive form and went on a run of winning five There was a couple of horror weeks when the
of seven matches including an impressive win over Fremantle-listed players were unavailable, but Peel
the finals bound South Fremantle. again finished the year strongly with wins over the
By the end of Round 18, the Royals had given West Coast Eagles and Perth before almost pulling
themselves an outside chance of returning to finals off the most remarkable of comeback wins against
action and while it didn’t happen with three losses Subiaco in the last round.
to close the campaign, they have plenty to build There was a lot to like about what Peel did for
upon moving forward. a lot of the season which might sound surprising
The midfield at East Perth is their great given their eventual 6-12 record, but they were a
strength. With Scott Jones in the ruck, a midfield much better side than that suggested.
consisting of Angus Scott, Jackson Ramsay, Angus However, now Peel begins a new era with the
Schumacher, Aidan Lynch and Christian Ameduri search for a new coach following the departure
moving forward will give them a chance even with of dual premiership winner Cam Shepherd while
the retirement of Rohan Kerr. inspirational captain Ben Howlett has also retired.
The East Perth back-line stood up well through Homegrown talent shone for Peel during the
most of 2021 as well with the growth of Kye season with 123-game veteran Ben Hancock and
Willcocks, Jacob Msando and Brad Fullgrabe, but 20-year-old excitement machine Tyrone Thorne
they will miss the retired Nathan Blee moving standing out to be named to the WAFL Team of the
forward. Year.
Eddie Simpson and Nick Merritt showed enough Blair Bell ended up as the leading goalscorer
to suggest the Royals can keep their forward-line with 19 goals while Jackson Merrett continued to
focused around them as targets too with Simpson shine on the wing, Michael Randall consolidated
kicking 29 goals, Merritt 11 and then Jayden Magro himself in the midfield and the new coach will have
24 and Matthew Young 20. plenty to work with heading into 2022.
The pieces appear mostly there for the Royals in
2022, add a couple of recruits and there’s no reason
they can’t be part of finals action.
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Season Review
Perth
On the back of the high of ending
their finals drought in 2020, the
season 2021 couldn’t have gone
worse for Perth and at no point at
all did they field anything close
to what they would consider their best 22.
The Demons became one of the stories of 2020
when they reached the finals for the first time since
1997 in remarkable fashion. The challenge was there
to back that up with a new coach in Garry Moss in
2021, but they were just never given a genuine
chance.
The season didn’t start too badly with a Round 1
win against the West Coast Eagles for the Demons
and then following losses to Swan Districts and
Claremont, they beat East Fremantle, South
Fremantle and West Perth so things were looking
promising.
Especially when you consider they defeated
the reigning premiers and broke a 19-game
losing run against the Falcons. However, after
beating West Perth the Demons wouldn’t
win another game for 2021 and finished
the season with an 11-game losing
streak.
Perth avoided the wooden spoon
by percentage with a 4-14 record and
there were some genuine personnel
reasons for it.
Key players Dakota Baldwin-Wright, Haydn
Busher, Fraser McInnes, Chris Masten, Christian
Eyres, Doulton Langlands, Brant Colledge, Conor
McPartland and Brady Grey all missed at least seven
matches for the Demons throughout 2021.
There were still some positives including the
further growth of Corey Byrne into a leader in the
midfield while Kristian Cary was outstanding kicking
27 goals on limited opportunities for the most part
in the forward-line.
Sam Stubbs, Austin Davis, Jacob Coniglio, Kasey
Nicholas, Zac Hill, Regan Clarke, Jack Avery, Jordon
Reid, Jye Clark and Brodie Gray all showed they are
players they can bank on moving forward, and their
reserves winning straight into the Grand Final is
something they can build upon.
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Swan Districts
It has been a long build back to
playing finals for Swan Districts
but they got there in 2021 and
ultimately deserved to consider
themselves a little unlucky to not
have a greater impact in them.
Really it has been a tough grind for Swan Districts
since their remarkable premiership triumph of 2010.
Over the next decade, Swans would only play in six
finals matches and only win one of them which was
an elimination final over West Perth in 2017.
Following an impressive home and away season,
the black-and-whites found themselves back in the
same position in 2021 as they played finals for the
first time in four years and for the first time under
coach Adam Pickering.
Swans would go on to open up a 14-point half-
time lead on the road to West Perth and even
though they ended up losing the elimination final
in heartbreaking fashion, the season was one that
should be able to built upon further moving forward.
They have lost retiring stars Matt Riggio and Alex
Howard, with Howard part of a star back-line for
Swan Districts in 2021 featuring new recruit Chris
Jones, 264-game veteran Tony Notte, lockdown
master Anthony Stephens and then WAFL Team of
the Year member Brandon Erceg.
The Swans midfield was also vastly improved led
by Team of the Year members Frank Anderson and
Jesse Turner along with Sandover Medallist Sam
Fisher and Josh Cipro.
Kicking goals has been the question over Swans
for much of the past decade but they got some
answers in 2021 with 35 goals to Jesse Palmer and 24
to Brayden Noble.
Swans will be hoping Corey Gault is back in 2021
even though they will lose Frank Anderson after he
ruptured his ACL, with impressive talent to bring
through from the colts, the future should be bright
at Steel Blue Oval.
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Season Review
West Perth West Coast
Finals looked to be starting
to slip from reach of West
Eagles
Perth early in 2021 but by The West Coast Eagles WAFL
the end of the season, the team ended up with the
Falcons would have been wooden spoon in 2021 but
left frustrated to have not once they settled into the season they were
at least ended up reaching another preliminary much more competitive than that suggested.
final. In the end, the Eagles did only finish in that
West Perth has done a remarkable job to remain bottom place courtesy of percentage behind
perennial contenders since winning their last Perth finishing with a 4-14 record. That obviously
premiership in 2013, but that task was a significant isn’t what they were hoping for, but after losing
one when the Falcons opened up 2021 losing three the opening eight matches of 2021 that puts into
of their first four matches. perspective their improvement as the year went
They got things back on track with a come from on.
behind win against Swan Districts in a game that There were some horror losses in that start to the
ultimately could have made or broke their season. season including by 125 points to East Fremantle,
A loss there in Round 6 and it might have been too but once the Eagles got some stronger personnel
much to come back from being 1-4. available and built some chemistry, they played
But West Perth got that win and built momentum well starting with a stunning upset of minor
impressively from there to win 11 of the last 14 premiers Subiaco.
games to only narrowly miss out on earning a finals That was their first win of the season before
double chance. backing up beating East Fremantle by 51 points,
That saw them host Swan Districts in an and making it four wins from six games with wins
elimination final where they had to come from 14 against East Perth and Perth also.
points down at half-time to win the game on the They might not have quite won another game
back of the last goal of the contest from Mitch over the past month but the improved form was
Antonio. on the back of a blend of West Coast-listed players
West Perth then threw down the gauntlet to fighting for their lives and WAFL-listed players
Claremont in the first semi-final to be well on top finding their feet at the level.
midway through the third term, but they couldn’t Hamish Brayshaw, Brayden Ainsworth, Xavier
keep it going and eventually lost to the Tigers to O’Neill and Ben Johnson all had good seasons as
see another impressive season come up just short ball winners for the Eagles WAFL team while it was
of the ultimate goal. a couple of former Perth players, Kieran Hug and
West Perth’s midfield was again anchored by Lennon Marlin who were among their standout
veteran superstars Aaron Black and Shane Nelson performers.
who were named to the WAFL Team of the Year Hug would go on to be named the club’s fairest
alongside defenders Zac Guadagnin and Noah and best for the season while it was son of a
Pegoraro, and Bernie Naylor Medallist Tyler Keitel. legend Zane Sumich who benefited from his move
The Falcons had stars in each area of the ground from South Fremantle to show his potential as a
but good depth with emerging players in the defender too.
middle, down back and up forward as well so Cooper Nitschke and Hug ended up as their
there’s no reason to suggest they won’t once again leading goalkickers with just 16 for the season and
be around the mark again in 2022. their biggest problem was just having a consistent
line-up throughout the season, but all in all there
was plenty to take out of their second half.
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LEAGUE PREVIEW
WAFL 2021 LEAGUE GRAND FINAL
SUBIACO V SOUTH FREMANTLE
Optus Stadium - 2 October 2021
1st 14-4 128.37% Tip - Subiaco by 27 2nd 13-5 129.86%
15 (2019) Premierships (Last) 14 (2020)
Key Facts:
1. In the last 10 meetings between these teams, Subiaco lead 7 wins to 3.
2. In 2021, Subiaco rank #1 in points against (62.05) and South Fremantle rank #2 (64.33).
3. In 2021, South Fremantle have been the most accurate in front of goals with a goal accuracy of 58.97%
(253.176), whilst Subiaco are the least accurate with a goal accuracy of 51.41% (219.207).
P: 353 W: 165 L: 185 D: 3 Head to Head P: 353 W: 185 L: 165 D: 3
P: 20 W: 14 L: 6 D: 0 Head to Head Finals P: 20 W: 6 L: 14 D: 0
P: 3 W: 2 L: 1 D: 0 Head to Head in GF’s P: 3 W: 1 L: 2 D: 0
33.9 (207) in round 23, 2010 Highest Score 35.18 (228) in round 16, 1953
0.0 (0) in round 14, 1906 Lowest Score 1.7 (13) in round 11, 1918
154 points in round 2, 2007 Biggest Winning Margin 192 points in round 16, 1953
2021 Team Averages (rank)
80 Points For 81
62 Points Against 64
333 Disposals 321
214 Kicks 200
119 Handballs 120
88 Marks 81
35 Hit Outs 49
48 Inside 50’s 45
65 Tackles 61
Stats Leaders in 2021
Ben Sokol (44) Goals (Total) Mason Shaw (51)
Greg Clark (27.2) Disposals (Avg) Haiden Schloithe (24.8)
Greg Clark (15.7) Kicks (Avg) Haiden Schloithe (14.7)
Leigh Kitchin (13.3) Handballs (Avg) Tom Blechynden (10.5)
Ben Sokol (6.2) Marks (Avg) Blake Schlensog (6.8)
Lachlan Delahunty (18.3) Hit Outs (Avg) Hamish Free (34.5)
Leigh Kitchin (5.1) Inside 50’s (Avg) Matthew Parker (5.4)
Jack Beverley (6.7) Tackles (Avg) Jarrad Doney (6.8)
Grand Final Facts
• Archie Strang (EF) played in 14 grand finals between • The highest combined points scored in a grand final
1906 and 1923 which is most by any player. is 265 in 1977 between Perth and East Fremantle. The
• Steve Marsh has won the most premierships with seven. lowest is 40 points between Subiaco and Perth in 1915.
Six with South Fremantle and one with East Fremantle. • South Fremantle have suffered
• The most goals kicked in a grand final is 9 by Eric the four biggest defeats in
Gorman (SD) in 1961. grand finals; losing by 104
• The most disposals in a grand final since 2005 is 43 by points against West Perth in
Chad for Subiaco against South Fremantle in 2009. 1975, 96 points against Subiaco
• The record highest and lowest scores in a grand final are in 2019, 83 points against
held by Perth, both against East Fremantle. In 1908, Perth Subiaco in 2006 and by 82
kicked 0.8 (8) to record the lowest score and in 1977 they points against East Perth in
kicked the highest score in a grand final of 26.13 (169). 2001. waflfootyfacts.net
112021 WAFL LEAGUE GRAND FINAL
No. Player Pnts D.O.B HT WT Recruited from WAFL games Goals Bhds
1 KITCHIN, Leigh 1 08/01/1990 181 77 Frankston 133 ............ ............
2 STAINSBY, Kyle 1 20/04/2000 181 77 Carine JFC 33 ............ ............
3 KENNEDY, Hayden 1 27/04/1995 176 76 Mines 90 ............ ............
4 BREMAN, Aaron 1 07/09/1998 188 78 Sorrento Duncraig JFC 2 ............ ............
5 FULLGRABE, Kaidyn 1 14/09/1995 187 91 Ocean Ridge 18 ............ ............
7 MARSH, Harrison 10 13/01/1994 189 90 Margaret River / Sydney Swans 38 ............ ............
8 DEWAR, Angus 3 12/10/1992 190 88 Ongerup / Hawthorn 82 ............ ............
9 WALTERS, Max 1 09/08/1996 185 88 Whitford JFC 80 ............ ............
10 MAYO, Jack 1 22/07/1999 192 81 Carine 5 ............ ............
11 FULLGRABE, Koby 1 27/04/1999 183 86 Joondalup Kinross JFC 11 ............ ............
12 CLARK, Gregory 1 24/05/1997 193 94 Sorrento Duncraig JFC 93 ............ ............
13 HICKMOTT, Liam 1 26/07/1999 181 81 Sorrento Duncraig JFC 22 ............ ............
14 BORCHET, Ryan 1 15/05/1997 190 84 Railways 34 ............ ............
16 BEVERLEY, Jack 1 08/07/1998 189 95 Sorrento Duncraig JFC 23 ............ ............
COLOURS: Maroon and Gold Coach: Beau Wardman
17 DELAHUNTY, Lachlan 1 26/10/1990 194 91 Frankston 128 ............ ............
18 SOKOL, Ben 1 28/10/1995 186 92 South Coogee JFC 110 ............ ............
Subiaco Football Club
20 ATKINSON, Jakob 1 10/04/1997 191 94 Toodyay 17 ............ ............
21 LOCKYER, Jordan 1 15/06/1993 192 90 Joond Kinross JFC / Syd Swans 117 ............ ............
22 ROBINSON, Corey 2 25/12/1999 179 76 Marist JFC / Aquinas 2 ............ ............
25 BRAUT, Michael 1 27/06/1997 186 95 Mt Hawthorn JFC 51 ............ ............
26 HARRIS, Chad 10 02/08/1998 181 76 Sorrento (Vic) 20 ............ ............
27 PUTT, Lewis 1 17/01/2001 196 94 Scarborough 16 ............ ............
28 MARTIN, Nicholas 1 03/04/2001 190 86 Noranda JFC 25 ............ ............
31 HICKMOTT, Wil 1 11/12/2000 181 79 Sorrento Duncraig JFC 21 ............ ............
32 MATERA, Brandon 12 11/03/1992 173 74 Bullcreek Leeming JFC / GCS / FFC 17 ............ ............
33 MATERA, Bailey 1 22/08/1996 181 73 Bullcreek Leeming JFC 41 ............ ............
34 FARAONE, Jordan 1 02/03/2000 173 72 Harvey 10 ............ ............
35 ROHDE, Drew 3 31/08/1993 187 88 Whitford JFC 109 ............ ............
36 HEAL, Aaron 1 12/07/1992 189 82 Peel Thunder 127 ............ ............
40 ROBBINS, Joshua 1 19/11/1999 178 80 Scarborough JFC 6 ............ ............
41 ASH, Noah 1 19/02/2001 180 80 Kingsway JFC 0 ............ ............
48 JOHNSON, Matthew 1 16/03/2003 191 80 North Beach JFC 3 ............ ............
53 GOLDING, Benjamin 1 25/07/2001 180 79 North Beach JFC 4 ............ ............
56 CLINCH, Isaac 1 25/09/2000 188 83 Warwick Greenwood JFC 15 ............ ............
60 HOLT, Bailey 1 06/10/1998 191 85 Rosebud 0 ............ ............
Rushed ............
LEAGUE GRAND FINAL SCOREBOARDh
Subiaco 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH
South Fremantle 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH
12Saturday, October 2, 3.20pm, Optus Stadium
Broadcast: Channel 7. Radio: SportFM 91.3, SEN, TripleM, 6PR, ABC Live Scores: WAFL App & Website
No. Player Pnts D.O.B HT WT Recruited from WAFL games Goals Bhds
1 SCHLOITHE, Haiden 1 16/06/1993 184 88 Katanning 180 ............ ............
2 DRAGOVICH, Jacob 1 12/03/1996 178 81 Winnacott JFC 112 ............ ............
3 FLORENCA, Jake 1 15/05/1997 184 86 South Coogee JFC 52 ............ ............
4 WESSELS, George 1 12/05/2001 186 80 Boddington 8 ............ ............
5 DONEY, Jarrad 1 28/02/1996 187 85 Kukerin Dumbleyung 9 ............ ............
7 BLECHYNDEN, Tom 1 10/01/2000 186 85 Brookton / Pingelly 31 ............ ............
8 SUBAN, Nicholas 6 09/05/1990 180 89 North Ballarat 101 ............ ............
9 NINYETTE, Cody 5 30/12/1997 175 72 Kelmscott JFC 73 ............ ............
10 SPOONER, Regan 1 14/01/2000 191 86 South Coogee 12 ............ ............
11 BARKER, Kye 1 24/01/2000 192 80 Upper Swan JFC 13 ............ ............
12 PEARSON, Chad 1 14/02/1998 193 89 Bullcreek Leeming JFC 81 ............ ............
14 STROM, Zachary 1 12/02/1994 198 103 Exmouth 137 ............ ............
15 WARD, Matthew 1 24/11/1999 186 81 South Coogee JFC 9 ............ ............
16 DONALDSON, Brandon 1 26/08/1997 170 65 Kwinana JFC 81 ............ ............
COLOURS: Red and White Coach: Todd Curley
South Fremantle Football Club
17 HALL, Aiden 1 13/06/2002 184 68 Kwinana JFC 10 ............ ............
18 HIGGINS, Brock 1 11/11/1989 193 103 East Perth 161 ............ ............
19 BYRON, Glenn 1 03/03/1999 179 72 Carnarvon 18 ............ ............
20 FREE, Hamish 1 23/07/1998 202 103 Mandurah 11 ............ ............
21 MAIN, Dylan 1 02/09/1995 190 85 South Coogee JFC 111 ............ ............
22 SHAW, Mason 1 15/01/1994 197 95 Winnacott JFC 120 ............ ............
23 MILLER, Jimmy 1 25/07/1997 195 90 Exmouth 32 ............ ............
24 KELLY, Manfred 1 15/12/2001 172 73 Armadale jfc 16 ............ ............
26 ABBOTT, Travis 1 19/03/1998 191 81 Kojonup 12 ............ ............
28 STROM, Noah 1 02/05/1996 198 92 Exmouth 71 ............ ............
30 WILSON, Blayne 1 26/01/1992 188 89 Halls Head 189 ............ ............
33 MASKOS, Jason 1 03/03/1993 173 84 South Coogee JFC 130 ............ ............
34 PARKER, Matthew 1 25/01/1996 187 79 Melville 37 ............ ............
37 THOMPSON, Seaton 1 22/01/1998 177 71 Forrestdale JFC 19 ............ ............
38 SALMERI, Jarrod 1 02/10/2001 176 70 Boddington 5 ............ ............
42 MCQUILKIN, Toby 1 10/11/2000 184 70 Mundijong 15 ............ ............
46 NEWTON, Trent 1 29/06/1999 186 80 Booragoon JFC 7 ............ ............
49 MOTLOP, Jesse 1 23/11/2003 176 74 South Coogee JFC 7 ............ ............
61 BELLCHAMBERS, Jaxon 1 19/03/2002 179 74 Bibra Lakes JFC 2 ............ ............
Rushed ............
Field: 8 - Trent McPhee, 12 - Ryan Shelton, 27 - Ben Laycock, EM: 2 - Curtis Snadden
UMPIRES
Boundary: Jordan Russell, Luke Graves, Ryan Kukura, Ethan Lamont
Goal: Jason Yazdani, Steve Gaensler, EM: Chad Smith
132021 SIMPLY ENERGY WAFL COLTS GR
COLTS GRAND FINAL PREVIEW
Swan Districts have been as close as one-point at three
the dominant team this quarter-time.
colts season but Claremont Swans stood tall in the
got over them two weeks finish to win by two points
ago setting the stage for and then lock in their place
a tantalising Grand Final in the Grand Final at Optus
match up between them at Stadium against Claremont.
Optus Stadium. It should be quite the
Swan Districts won 15 of 16 matches of the 2021 fascinating contest. Swans have won 16 of their 18
colts season to secure themselves top position and the games in 2021 but losing that second semi-final
minor premiership, but it was Claremont that ended to Claremont means the Tigers deserve to come in
their winning streak in the second semi-final. confident on the back of that performance.
Claremont booked their place in that game with a There are plenty of emerging stars to keep your
41-point qualifying final win against East Perth, the eyes out for on both teams too with the match up in
only team to beat Swan Districts during the season, Claremont’s forward-line between their key target
and the Tigers then scored the upset win over Swans. Jacob Van Rooyen and Swan Districts’ defender Rhett
Claremont prevailed by nine points in a terrific Bazzo one to especially keep a watch for.
contest to mean that the Tigers have had a week’s Max Chipper is coming off a best on ground
break to prepare for the Grand Final while the black- performance in the preliminary final for Swan Districts
and-whites had to do it the hard way to get there. with 30 possessions while Ben Hewett finished with 18
Swan Districts did open up a 27-point half-time lead disposals and Noah Hannan 17.
in the preliminary final against East Fremantle last But Kendyll Blurton, Angus Sheldrick and ruckman
Sunday, but the Sharks stormed home and got back Eric Benning were among the standouts too for
Claremont in the second semi-final along with Van
Rooyen who kicked four goals.
Swan Districts is attempting to win its first colts
premiership since 2008 and seventh overall while
Claremont continues to dominate the colts competition.
Prior to losing last year’s Grand Final to Subiaco,
Claremont had won colts premierships in 2009, 2012,
2015, 2016 and 2019. The Tigers are now attempting to
win their fourth flag in the past seven years, sixth in the
last 13 and 17th overall since breaking through in 1976
for the first time.
14COLTS
AND FINAL Saturday, October 2, 12.10pm, Optus Stadium.
Broadcast: Channel 7. Live Scores: WAFL App & Website
No. Player D.O.B HT WT Recruited from Goals Bhds
1 JONES, Arthur 18/07/2003 178 60 Mt Barker ............ ............
2 MUMME, Max 09/09/2003 178 70 Swanbourne JFC ............ ............
3 ROGERS, Campbell 12/06/2003 192 82 Marist JFC ............ ............
4 CIMINATA, Jacquin 29/10/2002 176 63 Marist JFC ............ ............
5 BLURTON, Kendyll 23/05/2003 175 76 Warwick/Greenwood JFC ............ ............
6 BAILEY, Will 16/01/2004 181 79 Mosman Park JFC ............ ............
7 HAYDEN, Jaxon 02/04/2003 188 67 Cottesloe JFC / Scotch ............ ............
8 WATERS, Riley 12/09/2002 189 74 Marist JFC ............ ............
10 KAVANAGH, Kieran 19/12/2002 174 79 Marist JFC ............ ............
COLOURS: Navy and Gold Coach: Matt Angus
12 DELACEY, Talon 17/07/2002 184 80 North Albany FC ............ ............
17 DAVIES, Hugh 28/09/2004 193 84 Claremont JFC ............ ............
Claremont Football Club
18 KITCHENER, Patrick 02/10/2002 175 61 Cable Beach FC ............ ............
19 WILLIAMS, Sean 02/09/2002 184 78 Towns FC ............ ............
20 NETHERWAY, Fletcher 08/02/2004 181 79 Swanbourne JFC ............ ............
21 OWEN, Matao 18/10/2003 184 75 Marist JFC ............ ............
22 GILBEY, Samuel 14/05/2004 185 67 Wembley Downs JFC ............ ............
23 CLARKE, Benjamin 12/05/2003 193 79 Swanbourne JFC / Scotch ............ ............
24 MACNEILL, Rohan 19/10/2004 187 76 Scarborough JFC ............ ............
25 MULLIGAN, Dylan 13/08/2002 195 81 Scarborough JFC ............ ............
26 GRAHAM, George 29/08/2002 194 82 Claremont JFC / Scotch ............ ............
27 SHELDRICK, Angus 07/11/2003 179 84 Mosman Park JFC ............ ............
28 SUKUROSKI, Joshua 07/01/2004 193 85 Scarborough JFC ............ ............
29 STRETCH, Jahmal 16/01/2003 178 64 Halls Creek ............ ............
30 MUIR, Griffin 08/06/2002 198 95 Swanbourne JFC ............ ............
31 ALLAN, Edward 26/05/2004 191 77 Mosman Park JFC ............ ............
32 VAN ROOYEN, Jacob 16/04/2003 194 88 Wembley Downs JFC ............ ............
33 WILLIAMS, Conrad 30/11/2004 182 62 Wembley Downs JFC ............ ............
34 BROWN, Tyreice 13/09/2002 178 70 Royals FC ............ ............
35 BROWN, Luke 21/01/2004 199 76 Mosman Park JFC ............ ............
36 BENNING, Eric 14/07/2003 196 85 Waringarri Crows ............ ............
37 ALFORQUE, Henrick 11/01/2002 167 60 Railways FC ............ ............
38 GINBEY, Brodie 24/01/2004 190 80 Scarborough JFC ............ ............
39 CRUMP, Lewis 05/06/2004 181 69 Claremont JFC ............ ............
42 COLES, Peter 10/11/2002 188 92 North Beach JFC ............ ............
43 MACERI, Julian 06/02/2004 179 73 North Beach JFC ............ ............
Rushed ............
No. Player D.O.B HT WT Recruited from Goals Bhds
1 BAZZO, Rhett 17/10/2003 195 81 South Mandurah JFC ............ ............
2 CHIPPER, Max 09/09/2003 182 72 Caversham JFC ............ ............
4 KING, Ethan 08/09/2003 178 73 Kalamunda JFC ............ ............
5 CLARK, Alec 16/05/2003 188 71 Upper Swan JFC ............ ............
7 FARMER, Kobe 10/09/2002 169 65 Karratha Kats JFC ............ ............
8 HEWETT, Elijah 27/05/2004 186 82 Caversham JFC ............ ............
10 HEWETT, Benjamin 27/11/2002 183 78 Upper Swan JFC ............ ............
COLOURS: Black and White Coach: John Armstrong
12 EHLERS, Cian 27/09/2002 188 78 High Wycombe JFC ............ ............
13 DADALIARIS, Antonio 24/01/2003 190 73 Bassendean JFC ............ ............
Swan Districts Football Club
14 SULLIVAN, James 21/01/2004 186 79 Upper Swan JFC ............ ............
15 CARTWRIGHT, Ayden 29/01/2002 182 70 Kalamunda JFC ............ ............
18 LAURISSON, Angus 19/06/2003 188 73 Upper Swan JFC ............ ............
19 JENKIN, Bailey 12/09/2003 186 84 Upper Swan JFC ............ ............
20 WATSON, Bryce 28/01/2003 183 70 Gingin ............ ............
21 JONES, Brayden 07/08/2003 187 90 South Bunbury ............ ............
22 FAWCETT, Braydon 10/05/2003 178 67 Karratha Falcons ............ ............
26 LUZI, Beau 17/03/2002 191 83 Bunbury ............ ............
30 MORRIS, Brodie 02/07/2002 197 87 South Bunbury JFC ............ ............
31 HANNAN, Noah 10/04/2003 181 80 Mazenod JFC ............ ............
32 METCALF, Tyrell 17/10/2002 183 74 Mandurah Mustangs JFC ............ ............
34 TESTER, Lewis 29/07/2002 188 74 Mt Lawley Inglewood JFC ............ ............
35 HUMPHRIES, Lawson 24/04/2003 182 79 Wickham Wolves JFC ............ ............
36 WATSON, Mel (Jiripas) 30/08/2004 183 74 Bassendean JFC ............ ............
38 JONES, Darcy 03/04/2004 173 60 Kalamunda JFC ............ ............
41 MARSHALL, Liam 26/11/2004 168 66 Forrestfield Football Club ............ ............
45 HARDEMAN, Riley 27/02/2005 185 65 Caversham JFC ............ ............
46 BROCK, Adam 11/05/2004 182 68 Caversham JFC ............ ............
47 PITTS, Jaxon 07/12/2002 183 84 Collie ............ ............
49 BURGESS, Tristen 19/01/2005 191 78 Kalamunda JFC ............ ............
51 SEARS, Ty 22/01/2002 185 80 South Bunbury ............ ............
55 COWIE, Brandon 12/10/2003 186 78 High Wycombe JFC ............ ............
Rushed ............
COLTS GRAND FINAL SCOREBOARDh Field: 17 - James Kerr, 37 - Mitch Forsyth, 43 - Jack McCarthy EM: 32 - Josh Antulov
UMPIRES
Claremont 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Boundary: Trent Ramshak, Jon Nolan, Bailey Foulk, Ben Robinson
Swan Districts 1 ST
2 ND
3 RD
4TH Goal: Matt Devenish, Neve Worthy EM: Cadmon Cocliff
15V 16
17
2021 RESERVES WAFL GRAND FINAL RESERVES GRAND FINAL PREVIEW Perth won its way straight to the Rogers, but Corey Yeo is a former reserves Grand Final for 2021 captain of the club and he’ll lead impressively but Subiaco come into the way in the midfield while Jack the game off the high of a stirring Richardson is a proven goalkicker. preliminary final fightback to set up Mitch Browne, Conor McPartland, a terrific contest for Optus Stadium. Oscar Bird, Jye Clark, Jordon Reid, The reserves Grand Final will Marshall Jones, Jayden Quill, Mitch open the day at Optus Stadium on Henderson, Brodie Gray and Conor Saturday and will feature Perth taking Sing are among the others who have on Subiaco. shown they can deliver at league That’s a Demons team that features level. a pair of retiring league players Subiaco’s reserves have kept the Christian Eyres (113 league games) pressure on for spots in their league and Matthew Rogers (161) along with side as well with Kaidyn Fullgrabe, a string of experienced and young players looking to Ryan Borchet, Jack Beverley, Lewis Putt, Jordan Faraone, make up for a disappointing 2021 overall at Perth. Noah Ash and Isaac Clinch among those who wouldn’t Subiaco, meanwhile, has had to come through be out of place playing later on Saturday afternoon. winning the elimination final over West Perth by 44 This is only the second time that Perth and Subiaco points, first semi-final against Swan Districts by 24 have met in the reserves Grand Final. The first time was points and then the preliminary final by eight points to 1972 with the Lions prevailing while the Demons won get to the Grand Final. their encounter in 1988. The Lions were 14 points down in last Sunday’s Perth is attempting to win the club’s 13th reserves preliminary final to Claremont but kicked the only four premiership and first since 1996. The Demons’ last goals of the last quarter to win and set up a Grand Final premiership at any level came in 1999 with the colts clash with the Demons at Optus Stadium. triumphant so a win on Saturday would be their first Perth beat Swan Districts by nine points in the flag this century. qualifying final and then Claremont by four points in It’s a different story at Subiaco with the Lions looking the second semi-final to get to the Grand Final. for a 19th reserves premiership and first since going It should be a high quality contest too with plenty back-to-back in 2017-18. Across the three grades this of league experienced players on either side. Perth century, Subiaco has already won 16 premierships to not only includes retiring ruckman Eyres and forward Perth’s zero. 18
Saturday, October 2, 9.20am, Optus Stadium.
Live Stream: WAFL Facebook. Live Scores: WAFL App & Website
No. Player D.O.B HT WT Recruited from Goals Bhds
6 YEO, Corey 09/05/1991 187 93 Attadale JFC ............ ............
11 RICHARDSON, Jack 15/02/1993 186 80 Swanbourne JFC / Scotch ............ ............
13 BROWNE, Mitchell 15/01/1996 176 77 Wongan-Ballidu FC ............ ............
14 BIRD, Oscar 10/03/2001 193 86 North Shore ............ ............
15 MCPARTLAND, Conor 28/04/2001 176 86 Willetton JFC ............ ............
18 ROGERS, Matthew 10/09/1990 183 93 Cunderdin ............ ............
20 CLARK, Jye 02/10/2001 180 80 Marist JFC ............ ............
21 EYRES, Christian 11/10/1990 194 97 Trinity Aquinas ............ ............
COLOURS: Black and Red Coach: Andrew Panetta
24 REID, Jordon 20/06/1999 195 90 Mount Barker ............ ............
29 JONES, Marshall 26/08/1997 190 87 York FC ............ ............
30 QUILL, Jayden 13/10/1998 174 76 Rossmoyne ............ ............
31 MARTIN, Christian 02/05/1999 194 79 Subiaco ............ ............
Perth Football Club
34 HENDERSON, Mitchell 20/02/1996 184 81 York FC ............ ............
37 PELETIER, Jacob 12/08/2000 187 71 Ports FC ............ ............
38 PERKUSICH, Sam 24/03/1998 182 83 Dongara ............ ............
39 BODLE, Jack 28/02/1998 187 66 Ballajura AFC ............ ............
41 MCCARTHY, Darby 09/10/1996 175 65 North Beach ............ ............
42 MERCER, Andries 12/06/1995 183 89 Huntingdale JFC ............ ............
43 JOHN, Nyika 28/09/2000 184 83 Queens Park FC ............ ............
44 MOORE, Thomas 15/09/2000 179 82 Goomalling ............ ............
48 STEEL, Jack 04/10/1998 192 85 Canning South Perth ............ ............
50 SING, Connor 17/06/2000 186 77 York FC ............ ............
51 GRAY, Brodie 16/07/2001 186 82 Belmont JFC ............ ............
52 BROGAN-HENRY, Tarkyn 12/04/2001 188 84 Beverley FC ............ ............
53 SANDERSON, Zac 19/11/2001 186 72 Kalannie ............ ............
56 TOMBIDES, Kade 11/11/2001 182 71 Wembley Downs JFC ............ ............
57 MCFARLANE, Hamish 08/03/2001 180 83 York FC ............ ............
61 DELLAMARTA, Liam 13/12/2000 181 79 Joondalup Kinross/ Trinity College ............ ............
63 MELONCELLI, Zak 07/11/2002 189 78 Redcliffe JFC ............ ............
64 GROCOTT, Deklyn 10/09/2002 188 78 Bassendean JFC ............ ............
67 LOCICERO, Aaron 20/12/1989 198 88 Willeton AFC ............ ............
69 LA FONTAINE, Kane 15/01/1999 195 98 Augusta Margaret River ............ ............
Rushed ............
No. Player D.O.B HT WT Recruited from Goals Bhds
4 BREMAN, Aaron 07/09/1998 188 78 Sorrento Duncraig JFC ............ ............
5 FULLGRABE, Kaidyn 14/09/1995 187 91 Ocean Ridge ............ ............
11 FULLGRABE, Koby 27/04/1999 183 86 Joondalup Kinross JFC ............ ............
14 BORCHET, Ryan 15/05/1997 190 84 Railways ............ ............
16 BEVERLEY, Jack 08/07/1998 189 95 Sorrento Duncraig JFC ............ ............
20 ATKINSON, Jakob 10/04/1997 191 94 Toodyay ............ ............
22 ROBINSON, Corey 25/12/1999 179 76 Marist JFC / Aquinas ............ ............
COLOURS: Maroon and Gold Coach: Glen Mccallum
24 LAWRENCE, McKenzie 26/03/1998 177 76 Warwick-Greenwood JFC ............ ............
27 PUTT, Lewis 17/01/2001 196 94 Scarborough ............ ............
28 MARTIN, Nicholas 03/04/2001 190 86 Noranda JFC ............ ............
30 MULLANE, Patrick 06/10/2001 183 75 Warwick Greenwood JFC ............ ............
Subiaco Football Club
34 FARAONE, Jordan 02/03/2000 173 72 Harvey ............ ............
37 PATTERSON, Connor 11/03/2002 180 80 Kingsway JFC ............ ............
38 BORCHET, Jack 17/04/2001 188 86 Railways ............ ............
40 ROBBINS, Joshua 19/11/1999 178 80 Scarborough JFC ............ ............
41 ASH, Noah 19/02/2001 180 80 Kingsway JFC ............ ............
42 MATTHEWS, Oskar 26/10/1998 199 87 Hills Rangers JFC ............ ............
43 PAGE, Sandon 17/04/2002 190 80 Sorrento-Duncraig JFC ............ ............
44 BELLOUARD, Corey 11/06/2002 179 65 Carine JFC ............ ............
45 DAVIS, Lachlan 18/04/2001 187 81 Cottesloe JFC ............ ............
47 KEMP, Jed 09/07/2002 170 68 Railways ............ ............
48 JOHNSON, Matthew 16/03/2003 191 80 North Beach JFC ............ ............
51 SAVIGNI, Galen 26/03/2002 184 79 Kingsway JFC ............ ............
52 CORDEROY, Bill 29/08/2003 191 88 North Beach JFC ............ ............
53 GOLDING, Benjamin 25/07/2001 180 79 North Beach JFC ............ ............
56 CLINCH, Isaac 25/09/2000 188 83 Warwick Greenwood JFC ............ ............
57 STERGIOU, Jake 11/01/1998 182 73 Claremont ............ ............
58 DEAN, Cameron 29/01/2002 192 79 Dunsborough JFC ............ ............
59 HENDERSON, Lachlan 04/02/2002 191 73 Carine JFC ............ ............
60 HOLT, Bailey 06/10/1998 191 85 Rosebud ............ ............
62 FARMER, Richard 16/07/2003 173 71 North Beach JFC ............ ............
63 GARLETT, Jonathon 25/10/2000 188 80 Towns FC ............ ............
65 FARAONE, Connor 11/01/2002 180 66 Scarborough ............ ............
Rushed ............
RESERVES GRAND FINAL SCOREBOARDh Field: 3 - Cory Dugan, 16 - Lachie Fahey-Gilmour, 18 - Alex Crowhurst EM: 23 - Keegan Titterton
UMPIRES
Perth 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Boundary: Bryn Weir, Jarrad Andrews, Lachlan Mazurak, Nicholas Holmes
Subiaco 1 ST
2 ND
3 RD
4TH Goal: Christian Cutrona, Luke Caifano EM: Chloe Wright
19WA
Football
Volunteer
of the Year
Award
presented
by
RIO TINTO
The West Australian Football
Commission pays tribute to more
than 40,000 football volunteers
with the presentation of the WA
Football Volunteer of the Year
Award presented by Rio Tinto.
This award is presented
to someone who makes an
outstanding contribution in a
volunteer capacity.
Western Australia was the first
State to recognise its volunteers
on such a large scale. The award’s
success has prompted the AFL to
run the program nationwide.
The West Australian Football
Commission would like to thank
Rio Tinto and The Sunday Times for
their support of this program.
In 2021, there was dual winners
of the award with Shane Harris
(Pilbara) and Evelyn Costaine
(Kimberley) winning the WA
Football Volunteer of the Year.
20The West Australian Football Commission inducted
four new members into the WA Football Hall of
Fame at a combined Sandover Medal last Tuesday,
September 28.
For the first time in WA Football history, each
recipient was honoured at an evening celebrating
both the Sandover Medal and Hall of Fame at Optus
Stadium.
Six-time Doig Medallist Matthew Pavlich entered the
WA Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility
after a stellar career with the Fremantle Football Club.
Pavlich kicked 738 goals in 375 games and was only
recently overtaken as the club’s games record-holder.
A voice that will be recognised for decades to come,
Dennis Cometti was elevated into the Hall of Fame off
the back of a marvellous 40-year career in the media.
Jim Krakouer’s starring role at Claremont, North
Melbourne and St Kilda has earnt the speedy rover a
place in the WA Football Hall of Fame.
As only the second person to be awarded the
Sandover and Brownlow Medal, Matt Priddis joined the
elite in the WA Football Hall of Fame.
The WA Football Hall of Fame event was established
in 2004 to recognise and honour players, coaches,
umpires, administrators, and media representatives
that have made a significant contribution to the game
of Australian Football in WA.
It was convened as an annual event for the first nine
years of its existence. The event shifted to a biennial
celebration across 2015, 2017 and 2019 before being
put on hold due to COVID-19.
The opportunity to restore the Hall of Fame to an
annual affair means the WA Football community can
celebrate its current inductees and legends and induct
up to four new members a season.
To date, 182 inductees have been honoured, with 18
of those elevated to legend status.
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21Bailey Rogers
claims 2021 Sandover Medal
Claremont midfielder Bailey Rogers has capped off 13th Sandover Medallist, following the likes of Bolton,
an incredible individual season by claiming the 2021 Kane Mitchell, Luke Blackwell and Steve Malaxos.
Sandover Medal on Tuesday night at Optus Stadium. For the first time in WA Football history, both the
Rogers finished the count on 30 votes, five ahead Sandover Medal and WA Football Hall of Fame was
of dual Sandover Medallist and Tigers teammate held on the same evening.
Jye Bolton (25 votes) and a trailing pack of Haiden Fremantle Dockers legend Matthew Pavlich was
Schloithe (South Fremantle), Aaron Black (West Perth) inducted into the Hall of Fame, while media figure
and Greg Clark (Subiaco) all on 22 votes. Dennis Cometti and Claremont Premiership player Jim
The half-back turned midfielder averaged 28 Krakouer were also honoured with the same accolade.
possessions during the season, polling three best- Brownlow and Sandover Medallist Matthew Priddis
afield performances in the final four matches to storm was elevated into the Hall of Fame after a stellar career
home and claim his maiden Sandover Medal. with Subiaco and West Coast.
The Marist product took his game to a new level Claremont midfielder Rylie Morgan claimed the
in 2021, kicking 19 goals for the season through the Prendergast Medal for the WAFL Reserves fairest and
midfield, and was rewarded with a second Black Swan best player, while East Fremantle young gun Josh
jumper in the Kia WA State Team. Browne was crowned Jack Clarke Medallist as the
Rogers rose through the ranks early in his career, Simply Energy Colts fairest and best.
named as the vice-captain of the WA State U18s side, Two-time WAFLW premiership coach Steve Markham
before breaking into the Tigers league side in 2016 finished his sensational season with the JJ Leonard
playing 20 games and finishing fifth in the club’s fairest Medal for Coach of the Year.
and best. Trent McPhee was named as the best WAFL umpire
The 24-year-old becomes Claremont Football Club’s in season 2021, winning the Montgomery Medal.
222021 SANDOVER MEDAL LEADERBOARD
30 Bailey Rogers (Claremont) 15 Frank Anderson (Swan Districts)
25 Jye Bolton (Claremont) 13 Sam Fisher (Swan Districts)
22 Greg Clark (Subiaco) 11 Jonathon Marsh (East Fremantle)
22 Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle) 11 Harrison Marsh (Subiaco)
22 Aaron Black (West Perth) 11 Angus Scott (East Perth)
21 Leigh Kitchin* (Subiaco) * ineligible
23WA Football Awards of Excellence
The following WA Football Awards
of Excellence were handed out on
Sandover Medal night.
Claremont Midfielder Rylie
Morgan took out the WAFL
Reserves best and fairest after a
stellar season in the midfield.
Draft hopeful and East Fremantle
gun Josh Browne was crowned the
best player in the Simply Energy
WAFL Colts competition.
After back-to-back flags with
Peel WAFL Women’s side, Steve
Markham claimed the JJ Leonard
Coach of the Year.
Shane Harris and Evelyn Costaine
were dual winners of the WA
Football Volunteer of the Year
presented by Rio Tinto.
WA FOOTBALL AWARDS
OF EXCELLENCE
Sandover Medallist
Bailey Rogers (Claremont)
WAFL Reserves
Prendergast Medal
Rylie Morgan (Claremont)
Simply Energy Colts
Jack Clarke Medal
Joshua Browne (East Fremantle)
Bernie Naylor Medal –
WAFL Leading Goalkicker
Tyler Keitel (West Perth)
JJ Leonard Coach
of the Year
Steve Markham (Peel Thunder
WAFLW )
Umpires Montgomery
Medal
Trent McPhee
Rodriguez Shield –
Champion Club
Claremont Football Club
Volunteer of the Year
Shane Harris & Evelyn Costaine
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