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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 quite bridge the gap.

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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 Collectables for the year, I must admit that I don’t actually know the ticketing situation for this weekend’s big match.

I was at the AFL grand final last weekend and, as most people would know, there were no paper tickets for Optus Stadium at all. Entry was gained using your phone.

And for those of us who collect old tickets, that was a bit of a shame. The digital tickets simply don’t have the same cache.

All of which reminded me that I have never really written about old WAFL tickets in this column before. So what better time to do that than on grand final day, when tickets are actually

one of the most collected items.Excluding club ticket books (which were issued to

club members from the very earliest days of football right through to the 1980s), the oldest WAFL ticket I have seen dates to 1933 and came as a pair.

The two tickets (a player’s pass and a lady’s pass) were issued for the first semi-final, between East Perth and Subiaco (the Lions won the game and the preliminary final the following week, only to lose the grand final to East Fremantle).

Surprisingly, tickets changed very little in the following 20 years, with tickets from 1951, 1954 and 1955 being of the same basic design.

By the 1970s, they had changed somewhat, before a series of rapid changes came in the 1980s and 1990s as printing technology improved.

Bar codes were added in the 2000s, as technology started to impact the look of the humble ticket… and eventually to supersede it entirely.

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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own club, they rarely sell for more than a few dollars apiece for anything from the 1980s onwards.

I suspect tickets from the 1950s and 1960s would sell for more, but nothing more than $5 to $10 for a home-and-away game.

What I don’t really know is whether a 1930s tickets would sell for a price reflective of its rarity. I’ll keep an eye out at the auctions and let readers know if I ever see one for sale. In the meantime, enjoy the memories that these photos of old tickets will doubtless bring for WAFL diehards.

A couple of weeks ago in this column, I featured the leather/vinyl carry bags that were used by WAFL players from the 1950s through to the 1980s.

In those days, kids could buy the same bag as their heroes in shops like Aherns or Boans.

One bag that didn’t feature, but which turned up for sale in the past week, was actually stocked by Boans during the mass marketing era.

In the early 1980s, Boans had a “League Shop”, which was a department within the store that stocked items relating to the WAFL.

And a range of generic WAFL products was branded with “League Shop”, usually in the WA colours of black-and-gold.

This bag was from that range, featuring a marking scene that looks suspiciously like Stephen Michael leaping over the top of an opponent in a Big V.

It’s a beauty, and only the second one of this particular bag that I’ve seen. It sold for

$280.Last, but not least as I sign off for

the 11th season of WAFL Collectables, don’t forget that you can email or call any time during the summer break.

As is the case every year, I’m available to provide information or advice on items relating to the history of the WAFL (or other leagues) and I love to hear from Budget readers.

The website will also get another update with information gathered during 2021, so check out www.waflcollectables.webs.com for details and photos of almost every type of WAFL memorabilia imaginable.

And if you can help with copies of club annual reports (which I rely upon for some of the research that goes into each WAFL Collectables column), please get in touch. I’m still seeking lots of reports for all clubs from before WWII and the following 64 reports from the post-war era: Claremont: 1946, 47, 49, 53-57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 66; East Perth: 1946-1950, 52, 63; Perth: 1946-54, 57, 60, 61; South Fremantle: 1946, 49, 2019; Subiaco: 1946-53; Swans: 1946, 47, 49-57, 60, 62, 64-67, 69, 70, 75, 79.

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ClaremontThere did appear only one outcome for Claremont that was acceptable after their recent trajectory and by the end of preliminary final day, the Tigers would have been terribly disappointed in how their 2021 ended up.

After being the dominant WAFL team between 2010-13 in a period where the Tigers racked up two premierships, three Grand Final appearances and four straight minor premierships, it’s been a steady build to being a powerhouse once more.

Claremont got back to finals and won an elimination final in 2018 before reaching the preliminary final in 2019 and then the Grand Final in 2020 so it did appear there was only place to go in 2021 and that was on the back of the club replacing Darren Harris as coach with the returning Ash Prescott.

The Tigers started the 2021 season on fire winning the opening four matches before a surprising 40-point loss to Subiaco. They bounced back well to win the next four games as well, but the second half of the campaign didn’t quite go the same way.

After holding an 8-1 record, Claremont finished the home and away season at 13-5 and in third position before resuming hostilities with South Fremantle and losing the qualifying final by a solitary point after the siren.

The Tigers bounced back to beat West Perth but again South Fremantle was their nemesis with Claremont not managing a goal for three quarters of the preliminary final on the way to an 11-point loss.

Falling short in the preliminary final will take some time to get over, but there was still a lot to like about this Claremont team of 2021.

The midfield was brilliant led by Jye Bolton and with the addition of Bailey Rogers alongside Jared Hardisty and Ben Edwards with Declan Mountford and Ryan Lim playing a variety of roles.

Lachlan Martinis gave great drive from defence and while they didn’t have a genuine key forward target, Alex Manuel ended up kicking 42 goals, Jack Buller 31, Isaac Barton 30 and Callan England 30.

East FremantleIt was quite the rollercoaster ride for East Fremantle in 2021 but by the end of the season having re-signed their coach, there’s perhaps more hope heading into 2022 about their on-field prospects than in a long time.

The big question mark for East Fremantle moving forward will be how they cope without having a home ground while East Fremantle Oval is undergoing a spectacular and overdue redevelopment, but there’s plenty to like about how they look on the field based on how they ended 2021.

East Fremantle started the season well enough with three wins in their first five games but as they began to lose some key personnel, the losses racked up and by halfway through the season a return to finals for the first time since 2014 was out of reach.

The Sharks persevered, though, and while ending their derby drought wasn’t in the clouds, they did finish the season impressively including a first win over West Perth under coach Bill Monaghan who re-signed late in the campaign too.

The Sharks won their last three games against Subiaco, West Perth and Peel Thunder to end the season with momentum and high hopes of what might be possible heading into 2022.

East Fremantle got nine games or fewer out of Milan Murdock, Josh Schoenfeld, Morgan Davies, Hugh Dixon and Cody Leggett so if that can change, suddenly it’s a strong looking Sharks line-up.

Luke Strnadica looks capable of being a strong ruckman who can rest forward while the back-line anchored by Team of the Year member Matthew Jupp, Jamie Meade and company is solid.

If Dixon remains, Dillon O’Reilly stays healthy and Jonathon Marsh can build on his 30-goal season, then the Sharks appear to have plenty of weapons in attack.

Everything is pointing towards a Sharks team who finished 2021 with enough momentum to be feeling good about what 2022 should hold even minus a home ground.

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Peel ThunderIt’s very much the beginning of a new era for Peel Thunder moving towards 2022 with a new captain and coach to be called upon after a 2021 campaign that they will feel like they underachieved in.

It was quite the remarkable start to the season for the Thunder as they set new club scoring and winning margin records with 105 and 79-point wins against East Perth and the West Coast Eagles.

The Thunder team of early 2021 was perhaps the most potent the Thunder have ever had and despite playing good football for a lot of the first season, they couldn’t quite string the wins together their form was perhaps deserving of.

Following three losses of under 10 points to Swan Districts, Claremont and East Perth, Peel slipped to a 3-7 record and finals were looking a distant reach, and that proved to be the case.

There was a couple of horror weeks when the Fremantle-listed players were unavailable, but Peel again finished the year strongly with wins over the West Coast Eagles and Perth before almost pulling off the most remarkable of comeback wins against Subiaco in the last round.

There was a lot to like about what Peel did for a lot of the season which might sound surprising given their eventual 6-12 record, but they were a much better side than that suggested.

However, now Peel begins a new era with the search for a new coach following the departure of dual premiership winner Cam Shepherd while inspirational captain Ben Howlett has also retired.

Homegrown talent shone for Peel during the season with 123-game veteran Ben Hancock and 20-year-old excitement machine Tyrone Thorne standing out to be named to the WAFL Team of the Year.

Blair Bell ended up as the leading goalscorer with 19 goals while Jackson Merrett continued to shine on the wing, Michael Randall consolidated himself in the midfield and the new coach will have plenty to work with heading into 2022.

East PerthEast Perth made a horror start to the 2021 season but once they settled into things the Royals showed enough to suggest the future can be bright under coach Jeremy Barnard.

The Royals hadn’t made finals since 2018 and still hasn’t, and still hasn’t won a final since the first semi-final of 2015 but they do appear to be closer to fixing that after the second half of 2021 and having now re-signed Barnard to continue as coach in 2022 and beyond.

The season couldn’t have started worse for East Perth with five consecutive losses including a record 105-defeat at the hands of Peel Thunder.

They broke through to beat West Coast in Round 7 but then two more losses to Claremont and West Perth meant they sat at 1-7 and finals were virtually out of the possibility already once again.

However, East Perth were starting to find some impressive form and went on a run of winning five of seven matches including an impressive win over the finals bound South Fremantle.

By the end of Round 18, the Royals had given themselves an outside chance of returning to finals action and while it didn’t happen with three losses to close the campaign, they have plenty to build upon moving forward.

The midfield at East Perth is their great strength. With Scott Jones in the ruck, a midfield consisting of Angus Scott, Jackson Ramsay, Angus Schumacher, Aidan Lynch and Christian Ameduri moving forward will give them a chance even with the retirement of Rohan Kerr.

The East Perth back-line stood up well through most of 2021 as well with the growth of Kye Willcocks, Jacob Msando and Brad Fullgrabe, but they will miss the retired Nathan Blee moving forward.

Eddie Simpson and Nick Merritt showed enough to suggest the Royals can keep their forward-line focused around them as targets too with Simpson kicking 29 goals, Merritt 11 and then Jayden Magro 24 and Matthew Young 20.

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 ReviewPerthOn 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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Season ReviewSwan DistrictsIt 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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West Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles WAFL team ended up with the wooden spoon in 2021 but once they settled into the season they were much more competitive than that suggested.

In the end, the Eagles did only finish in that bottom place courtesy of percentage behind Perth finishing with a 4-14 record. That obviously isn’t what they were hoping for, but after losing the opening eight matches of 2021 that puts into perspective their improvement as the year went on.

There were some horror losses in that start to the season including by 125 points to East Fremantle, but once the Eagles got some stronger personnel available and built some chemistry, they played well starting with a stunning upset of minor premiers Subiaco.

That was their first win of the season before backing up beating East Fremantle by 51 points, and making it four wins from six games with wins against East Perth and Perth also.

They might not have quite won another game over the past month but the improved form was on the back of a blend of West Coast-listed players fighting for their lives and WAFL-listed players finding their feet at the level.

Hamish Brayshaw, Brayden Ainsworth, Xavier O’Neill and Ben Johnson all had good seasons as ball winners for the Eagles WAFL team while it was a couple of former Perth players, Kieran Hug and Lennon Marlin who were among their standout performers.

Hug would go on to be named the club’s fairest and best for the season while it was son of a legend Zane Sumich who benefited from his move from South Fremantle to show his potential as a defender too.

Cooper Nitschke and Hug ended up as their leading goalkickers with just 16 for the season and 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.

West PerthFinals looked to be starting to slip from reach of West Perth early in 2021 but by the end of the season, the Falcons would have been left frustrated to have not at least ended up reaching another preliminary final.

West Perth has done a remarkable job to remain perennial contenders since winning their last premiership in 2013, but that task was a significant one when the Falcons opened up 2021 losing three of their first four matches.

They got things back on track with a come from behind win against Swan Districts in a game that ultimately could have made or broke their season. A loss there in Round 6 and it might have been too much to come back from being 1-4.

But West Perth got that win and built momentum impressively from there to win 11 of the last 14 games to only narrowly miss out on earning a finals double chance.

That saw them host Swan Districts in an elimination final where they had to come from 14 points down at half-time to win the game on the back of the last goal of the contest from Mitch Antonio.

West Perth then threw down the gauntlet to Claremont in the first semi-final to be well on top midway through the third term, but they couldn’t keep it going and eventually lost to the Tigers to see another impressive season come up just short of the ultimate goal.

West Perth’s midfield was again anchored by veteran superstars Aaron Black and Shane Nelson who were named to the WAFL Team of the Year alongside defenders Zac Guadagnin and Noah Pegoraro, and Bernie Naylor Medallist Tyler Keitel.

The Falcons had stars in each area of the ground but good depth with emerging players in the middle, down back and up forward as well so there’s no reason to suggest they won’t once again be around the mark again in 2022.

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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).

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P: 353 W: 185 L: 165 D: 3P: 20 W: 6 L: 14 D: 0P: 3 W: 1 L: 2 D: 035.18 (228) in round 16, 19531.7 (13) in round 11, 1918192 points in round 16, 1953

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• Archie Strang (EF) played in 14 grand finals between 1906 and 1923 which is most by any player.

• Steve Marsh has won the most premierships with seven. Six with South Fremantle and one with East Fremantle.

• The most goals kicked in a grand final is 9 by Eric Gorman (SD) in 1961.

• The most disposals in a grand final since 2005 is 43 by Chad for Subiaco against South Fremantle in 2009.

• The record highest and lowest scores in a grand final are held by Perth, both against East Fremantle. In 1908, Perth kicked 0.8 (8) to record the lowest score and in 1977 they kicked the highest score in a grand final of 26.13 (169).

• The highest combined points scored in a grand final is 265 in 1977 between Perth and East Fremantle. The lowest is 40 points between Subiaco and Perth in 1915.

• South Fremantle have suffered the four biggest defeats in grand finals; losing by 104 points against West Perth in 1975, 96 points against Subiaco in 2019, 83 points against Subiaco in 2006 and by 82 points against East Perth in 2001.

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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 ........... ...........

17 DELAHUNTY, Lachlan 1 26/10/1990 194 91 Frankston 128 ........... ...........

18 SOKOL, Ben 1 28/10/1995 186 92 South Coogee JFC 110 ........... ...........

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 ........... ...........

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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 ........... ...........

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 ........... ...........

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Swan Districts have been the dominant team this colts season but Claremont got over them two weeks ago setting the stage for a tantalising Grand Final match up between them at Optus Stadium.

Swan Districts won 15 of 16 matches of the 2021 colts season to secure themselves top position and the minor premiership, but it was Claremont that ended their winning streak in the second semi-final.

Claremont booked their place in that game with a 41-point qualifying final win against East Perth, the only team to beat Swan Districts during the season, and the Tigers then scored the upset win over Swans.

Claremont prevailed by nine points in a terrific contest to mean that the Tigers have had a week’s break to prepare for the Grand Final while the black-and-whites had to do it the hard way to get there.

Swan Districts did open up a 27-point half-time lead in the preliminary final against East Fremantle last Sunday, but the Sharks stormed home and got back

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as close as one-point at three quarter-time.

Swans stood tall in the finish to win by two points and then lock in their place in the Grand Final at Optus Stadium against Claremont.

It should be quite the fascinating contest. Swans have won 16 of their 18 games in 2021 but losing that second semi-final to Claremont means the Tigers deserve to come in confident on the back of that performance.

There are plenty of emerging stars to keep your eyes out for on both teams too with the match up in Claremont’s forward-line between their key target Jacob Van Rooyen and Swan Districts’ defender Rhett Bazzo one to especially keep a watch for.

Max Chipper is coming off a best on ground performance in the preliminary final for Swan Districts with 30 possessions while Ben Hewett finished with 18 disposals and Noah Hannan 17.

But Kendyll Blurton, Angus Sheldrick and ruckman 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.

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Perth won its way straight to the reserves Grand Final for 2021 impressively but Subiaco come into the game off the high of a stirring preliminary final fightback to set up a terrific contest for Optus Stadium.

The reserves Grand Final will open the day at Optus Stadium on Saturday and will feature Perth taking on Subiaco.

That’s a Demons team that features a pair of retiring league players Christian Eyres (113 league games) and Matthew Rogers (161) along with a string of experienced and young players looking to make up for a disappointing 2021 overall at Perth.

Subiaco, meanwhile, has had to come through winning the elimination final over West Perth by 44 points, first semi-final against Swan Districts by 24 points and then the preliminary final by eight points to get to the Grand Final.

The Lions were 14 points down in last Sunday’s preliminary final to Claremont but kicked the only four goals of the last quarter to win and set up a Grand Final clash with the Demons at Optus Stadium.

Perth beat Swan Districts by nine points in the qualifying final and then Claremont by four points in the second semi-final to get to the Grand Final.

It should be a high quality contest too with plenty of league experienced players on either side. Perth not only includes retiring ruckman Eyres and forward

Rogers, but Corey Yeo is a former captain of the club and he’ll lead the way in the midfield while Jack Richardson is a proven goalkicker.

Mitch Browne, Conor McPartland, Oscar Bird, Jye Clark, Jordon Reid, Marshall Jones, Jayden Quill, Mitch Henderson, Brodie Gray and Conor Sing are among the others who have shown they can deliver at league level.

Subiaco’s reserves have kept the pressure on for spots in their league side as well with Kaidyn Fullgrabe,

Ryan Borchet, Jack Beverley, Lewis Putt, Jordan Faraone, Noah Ash and Isaac Clinch among those who wouldn’t be out of place playing later on Saturday afternoon.

This is only the second time that Perth and Subiaco have met in the reserves Grand Final. The first time was 1972 with the Lions prevailing while the Demons won their encounter in 1988.

Perth is attempting to win the club’s 13th reserves premiership and first since 1996. The Demons’ last premiership at any level came in 1999 with the colts triumphant so a win on Saturday would be their first flag this century.

It’s a different story at Subiaco with the Lions looking for a 19th reserves premiership and first since going back-to-back in 2017-18. Across the three grades this century, Subiaco has already won 16 premierships to Perth’s zero.

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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 ........... ...........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 ........... ...........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 ...........

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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.

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The 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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Claremont midfielder Bailey Rogers has capped off an incredible individual season by claiming the 2021 Sandover Medal on Tuesday night at Optus Stadium.

Rogers finished the count on 30 votes, five ahead of dual Sandover Medallist and Tigers teammate Jye Bolton (25 votes) and a trailing pack of Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle), Aaron Black (West Perth) and Greg Clark (Subiaco) all on 22 votes.

The half-back turned midfielder averaged 28 possessions during the season, polling three best-afield performances in the final four matches to storm home and claim his maiden Sandover Medal.

The Marist product took his game to a new level in 2021, kicking 19 goals for the season through the midfield, and was rewarded with a second Black Swan jumper in the Kia WA State Team.

Rogers rose through the ranks early in his career, named as the vice-captain of the WA State U18s side, before breaking into the Tigers league side in 2016 playing 20 games and finishing fifth in the club’s fairest and best.

The 24-year-old becomes Claremont Football Club’s

13th Sandover Medallist, following the likes of Bolton, Kane Mitchell, Luke Blackwell and Steve Malaxos.

For the first time in WA Football history, both the Sandover Medal and WA Football Hall of Fame was held on the same evening.

Fremantle Dockers legend Matthew Pavlich was inducted into the Hall of Fame, while media figure Dennis Cometti and Claremont Premiership player Jim Krakouer were also honoured with the same accolade.

Brownlow and Sandover Medallist Matthew Priddis was elevated into the Hall of Fame after a stellar career with Subiaco and West Coast.

Claremont midfielder Rylie Morgan claimed the Prendergast Medal for the WAFL Reserves fairest and best player, while East Fremantle young gun Josh Browne was crowned Jack Clarke Medallist as the Simply Energy Colts fairest and best.

Two-time WAFLW premiership coach Steve Markham finished his sensational season with the JJ Leonard Medal for Coach of the Year.

Trent McPhee was named as the best WAFL umpire in season 2021, winning the Montgomery Medal.

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2021 SANDOVER MEDAL LEADERBOARD30 Bailey Rogers (Claremont)

25 Jye Bolton (Claremont)

22 Greg Clark (Subiaco)

22 Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle)

22 Aaron Black (West Perth)

21 Leigh Kitchin* (Subiaco)

15 Frank Anderson (Swan Districts)

13 Sam Fisher (Swan Districts)

11 Jonathon Marsh (East Fremantle)

11 Harrison Marsh (Subiaco)

11 Angus Scott (East Perth)* ineligible

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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

WA Football Awards of Excellence

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Getting help early can make a difference. A good place to start is:

• Talk to your GP or someone you trust.

• Call a support line.

• Contact a support service.

• Try the Think Mental Health check-up tool.

They may also need your support while they look for professional help.

TalkFor most people, just asking if they are okay and listening can make a difference.

By simply being there for someone, they can feel less alone and more supported to open up and talk about how they are really feeling.

Asking open ended questions that require a response is a good way to start the conversation.

FOR EXAMPLE:

• How are yougoing? What’s been happening in your life lately?

• You don’t seem quite yourself lately, is something bothering you?

• You seem upset or worried, what’s going on? Can I help with something?

• I’ve noticed you’re not going out much lately, anything going on?

Do an activity together

ListenJust being there for someone and offering a listening ear can make a difference.

1. Show them that you care and are here to listento them.

2. Have patience, let others talk and don’t judge.

3. Be reflective by repeating what they have said.

4. Keep calm and accept that they may disagreewith you.

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GOING FOR A WALK GOING TO AN EVENT TOGETHER

GOING FOR A COFFEEOR A MEAL

KICKING THE FOOTY, PLAYING A GAME,

SURFING ETC

GOING FOR A DRIVE ANYTHING THAT ENCOURAGES OR PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CHAT

How to… check in on someoneHelping others and providing support can make a difference for someone

who is having problems and going through a tough time. If you thinksomeone you care about isn’t going so well, try the following tips on how

to support them and continue to check in on them.

Activities create conversation. Find an opportunity during everyday life activities to start the conversation and ask them how they are really feeling. Try doing activities together such as:

Provide supportIf the person you’re concerned about is in a life threatening situation, or is at risk of harm to themselves or others, call 000.

Getting help early can make a difference. A good place to start is:

• Talk to your GP or someone you trust.

• Call a support line.

• Contact a support service.

• Try the Think Mental Health check-up tool.

They may also need your support while they look for professional help.

TalkFor most people, just asking if they are okay and listening can make a difference.

By simply being there for someone, theycan feel less alone and more supported to open up and talk about how they are really feeling.

Asking open ended questions that requirea response is a good way to start the conversation.

FOR EXAMPLE:

• How are yougoing? What’s beenhappening in yourlife lately?

• You don’t seemquite yourselflately, is somethingbothering you?

• You seem upset or worried, what’s going on? Can I help with something?

• I’ve noticed you’re not going out much lately, anythinggoing on?

Do an activity together

ListenJust being there for someone and offering a listening ear can make a difference.

1. Show them that you care and are here to listento them.

2. Have patience, let others talk and don’t judge.

3. Be reflective by repeating what they have said.

4. Keep calm and accept that they may disagreewith you.

For more information visit thinkmentalhealthwa.com.au

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West Australian CountryFootball League proudly partners with Healthway promoting the Think Mental Health message.

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Year Result Coach Captain Simpson Medallist1931: East Fremantle 9.13 b Subiaco 7.7 Barney Sheedy Juda Bee -1932 West Perth 18.9 b East Perth 11.8 Jack Cashman Jack Cashman -1933: East Fremantle 10.13 b Subiaco 7.7 Jerry Dolan Jerry Dolan -1934: West Perth 11.7 b East Fremantle 5.9 John Leonard Don Marinka snr -1935: West Perth 11.8 b Subiaco 7.9 John Leonard Don Marinko snr -1936: East Perth 11.5 b Claremont 9.6 Jerry Dolan Mick Cronin -1937: East Fremantle 14.13 b Claremont 13.9 Ross Hutchinson Ross Hutchinson -1938: Claremont 14.17 b East Fremantle 11.13 John Leonard George Moloney -1939: Claremont 14.11 b East Fremantle 11.10 John Leonard George Moloney -1940: Claremont 13.13 b South Fremantle 9.20 John Leonard Geroge Moloney -1941: West Perth 14.14 b East Fremantle 10.17 Ross Hutchinson Jack Pola -1942: West Perth 19.16 b Claremont 11.13 Joe Brooker Len Harman -1943: East Fremantle 17.15 b Swan Districts 11.11 Jerry Dolan Jim Conway -1944: East Perth 14.13 b East Fremantle 4.17 Cec Rowlands Alan Watts -1945: East Fremantle 12.15 b South Fremantle 7.9 Jerry Dolan George Meiers Alan Ebbs (EF)1946: East Fremantle 11.13 b West Perth 10.13 Jerry Dolan Charlie Doig John Loughridge (WP)1947: South Fremantle 13.8 b West Perth 9.17 Ross Hutchinson Ross Hutchinson Eric Eriksson (SF)1948: South Fremantle 13.9 b West Perth 8.15 Ross Hutchinson Clive Lewington Dave Ingraham (SF)1949: West Perth 16.13 b Perth 12.7 Stan Heal Stan Heal Jack Larcombe (WP)1950 South Fremantle 12.23 b Perth 13.11 Clive Lewington Clive Lewington Clive Lewington (SF)1951: West Perth 13.10 b South Fremantle 12.13 Stan Heal Ray Schofield Don Porter (WP)1952: South Fremantle 12.19 b West Perth 10.10 Clive Lewington Harry Carbon Des Kelly (SF)1953: South Fremantle 18.12 b West Perth 8.13 Clive Lewington Steve Marsh Steve Marsh (SF)1954: South Fremantle 21.14 b East Fremantle 9.8 Clive Lewington Frank Treasure Charlie Tyson (SF)1955: Perth 11.11 b East Fremantle 11.9 Ern Henfry Keith Harper Merv McIntosh (P)1956: East Perth 10.17 b South Fremantle 9.10 Jack Sheedy Jack Sheedy Tony Parentich (SF)1957: East Fremantle 10.18 b East Perth 9.8 Steve Marsh Steve Marsh Frank Conway (EF)1958: East Perth 8.17 b East Fremantle 8.15 Jack Sheedy Tom Everett Ned Bull (EP)1959: East Perth 12.19 b Subiaco 9.14 Jack Sheedy Jack Sheedy Graham Farmer (EP)1960: West Perth 17.13 b East Perth 12.11 Arthur Oliver Brian Foley Brian Foley (WP)1961: Swan Districts 17.9 b East Perth 12.15 Haydn Bunton jnr Haydn Bunton jnr Keith Slater (SD)1962: Swan Districts 14.10 b East Fremantle 10.16 Haydn Bunton jnr Haydn Bunton jnr Ray Sorrell (EF)1963: Swan Districts 17.10 b East Fremantle 13.12 Haydn Bunton jnr Haydn Bunton jnr Ken Bagley (SD)1964: Claremont 14.18 b East Fremantle 15.8 Jim Conway Les Mumme Norm Rogers (EF)1965: East Fremantle 18.18 b Swan Districts 16.6 Bob Johnson Bob Johnson Dave Imrie (EF)1966: Perth 11.25 b East Perth 10.15 Mal Atwell Mal Atwell Barry Cable (P)1967: Perth 18.12 b East Perth 15.12 Mal Atwell Mal Atwell Barry Cable (P)1968: Perth 16.14 b East Perth 13.8 Mal Atwell Mal Atwell Barry Cable (P)1969: West Perth 21.21 b East Perth 10.14 Graham Farmer Graham Farmer Bill Dempsey (WP)1970: South Fremantle 15.7 b Perth 6.18 Hassa Mann Hassa Mann Brian Ciccotosto (SF)1971: West Perth 14.7 b East Perth 9.15 Graham Farmer Graham Farmer Shane Sheridan (WP)1972: East Perth 9.17 b Claremont 8.8 Mal Brown Mal Brown Ken McAullay (EP)1973: Subiaco 10.12 b West Perth 6.4 Ross Smith Ross Smith Dennis Blair (S)1974: East Fremantle 17.20 b Perth 15.10 John Todd Graham Melrose Gary Gibellini (EF), David Pretty (P)

GRAND FINAL RESULTS FROM 1931The present system of final round matches, known as the Page system, was introduced in 1931. Following are the Grand Final results since then.

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Year Result Coach Captain Simpson Medallist1975: West Perth 23.17 b South Fremantle 7.9 Graham Campbell Bill Dempsey Mel Whinnen (WP)1976: Perth 13.14 b East Perth 11.3 Ken Armstrong Colin Lofts Mal Day (P)1977: Perth 26.13 b East Fremantle 14.12 Ken Armstrong Colin Lofts Wim Rosbender (P)1978: East Perth 11.15 b Perth 12.7 Barry Cable Snr Barry Cable Snr Ian Miller (EP)1979: East Fremantle 21.19 b South Fremantle 16.16 Brad Smith Brian Peake Kevin Taylor (EF)1980: South Fremantle 23.18 b Swan Districts 15.8 Mal Brown Noel Carter Maurice Rioli (SF)1981: Claremont 16.15 b South Fremantle 12.24 Graham Moss Graham Moss Gary Shaw (C), Maurice Rioli (SF)1982: Swan Districts 18.19 b Claremont 11.12 John Todd Graham Melrose Graham Melrose (SD)1983: Swan Districts 15.14 b Claremont 12.11 John Todd Keith Narkle Brad Shine (SD)1984: Swan Districts 20.18 b East Fremantle 15.12 John Todd Keith Narkle Barry Kimberley (SD)1985: East Fremantle 15.12 b Subiaco 14.13 Ron Alexander Ron Alexander Brian Taylor (S)1986: Subiaco 19.16 b East Fremantle 8.13 Haydn Bunton Neil Taylor Mark Zanotti (S)1987: Claremont 20.20 b Subiaco 10.9 Gerard Neesham Gerard Neesham Peter Thorne (C)1988: Subiaco 19.8 b Claremont 8.12 Haydn Bunton Greg Carpenter Mick Lee (S)1989: Claremont 15.16 b South Fremantle 5.9 Gerard Neesham John Scott Ben Allan (C)1990: Swan Districts 16.7 b Claremont 10.17 John Todd Peter Hodyl Greg Walker (SD)1991: Claremont 19.18 b Subiaco 8.7 Gerard Neesham Mark Hann Dale Kickett (C)1992: East Fremantle 12.19 b South Fremantle 9.13 Ken Judge Steve Malaxos Clinton Browning (EF)1993: Claremont 13.14 b West Perth 8.14 Gerard Neesham Darrell Panizza Dale Kickett (C)1994: East Fremantle 13.13 b Claremont 10.10 Ken Judge Steve Malaxos Mark Amaranti (EF)1995: West Perth 21.11 b Subiaco 12.9 John Dimmer Darren Harris Darren Harris (WP)1996 Claremont 13.8 b East Perth 12.12 Darrell Panizza Jeremy Guard Todd Ridley (C)1997: South Fremantle 13.7 b East Fremantle 11.13 John Todd Jon Dorotich, Peter Worsfold David Hynes (SF)1998: East Fremantle 20.10 b West Perth 13.9 Tony Micale Stephen Bilcich Adrian Bromage (EF)1999: West Perth 14.13 b South Fremantle 11.6 John Dimmer Kim Rigoll Christian Kelly (WP)2000: East Perth 18.11 b East Fremantle 11.14 Tony Micale Jeremy Barnard Dean Cox (EP)2001: East Perth 17.18 b South Fremantle 5.8 Tony Micale Jeremy Barnard Ryan Turnbull (EP)2002: East Perth 15.14 b West Perth 5.14 Tony Micale Barnard/Wheatley/Turnbull Ryan Turnbull (EP)2003: West Perth 13.9 b Subiaco 9.10 Darren Harris Steve Trewhella Brent LeCras (WP)2004: Subiaco 15.9 b Claremont 7.9 Peter German Richard Maloney Paul Vines (S)2005: South Fremantle 17.8 b Claremont 7.12 John Dimmer David Gault Toby McGrath (SF)2006: Subiaco 24.9 b South Fremantle to 10.10 Peter German Marc Webb Marc Webb (S)2007: Subiaco 15.13 b Claremont to 9.8 Scott Watters Marc Webb Brad Smith (S)2008: Subiaco 22.16 b Swan Districts 14.7 Scott Watters Marc Webb Chris Hall (S)2009: South Fremantle 17.11 b Subiaco 13.17 John Dimmer Toby McGrath Ashton Hams (SF)2010: Swan Districts 14.16 b Claremont 14.15 Brian Dawson Josh Roberts Andrew Krakouer (SD)2011: Claremont 19.13 b Subiaco 10.11 Simon McPhee Clancy Rudeforth Beau Wilkes (C)2012: Claremont 18.16 b East Fremantle 15.8 Marc Webb Luke Blackwell Paul Medhurst (C)2013 West Perth 20.11 b East Perth 12.10 Bill Monaghan Jason Salecic Mark Hutchings (WP)2014 Subiaco 11.16 b East Perth 9.12 Jarrad Schofield Kyal Horsley Jason Bristow (S)2015 Subiaco 21.10 b West Perth 10.10 Jarrad Schofield Kyal Horsley Matt Boland (S)2016 Peel 11.13 b Subiaco 8.8 Cam Shepherd Gerald Ugle Connor Blakely (PT)2017 Peel 11.6 b Subiaco 7.14 Cam Shepherd Gerald Ugle Luke Ryan (PT)2018 Subiaco 19.13 b West Perth 7.4 Jarrad Schofield Kyal Horsley Kyal Horsley (S)2019 Subiaco 18.12 b South Fremantle 3.6 Beau Wardman Leigh Kitchin Ben Sokol (S)2020 South Fremantle 6.10 b Claremont 6.7 Todd Curley Dylan Main Jye Bolton (C)

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WAFL LADDERSCATEGORY LEADERSPosn Player Tm Gms Last Game Total

Disposals

1 Jye BOLTON C 21 27 v SF, Prelim Final 631

2 Shane NELSON WP 20 28 v C, Finals Week 2 626

3 Aaron BLACK WP 20 21 v C, Finals Week 2 612

4 Bailey ROGERS C 21 24 v SF, Prelim Final 565

5 Haiden SCHLOITHE SF 21 20 v C, Prelim Final 520

Kicks

1 Jye BOLTON C 21 19 v SF, Prelim Final 408



4 Angus SCOTT EP 18 20 v S, Rd 21 323

5 Haiden SCHLOITHE SF 21 13 v C, Prelim Final 309

Handballs



3 Samuel FISHER SD 18 8 v WP, Finals Week 1 262

4 Ryan LIM C 21 15 v SF, Prelim Final 249

5 Leigh KITCHIN S 18 11 v SF, Finals Week 2 239

Marks

1 Christopher JONES SD 19 7 v WP, Finals Week 1 137

2 Blake SCHLENSOG SF 20 2 v S, Finals Week 2 135


4 Rohan KERR EP 17 6 v S, Rd 21 127


Tackles

1 Liam HICKMOTT S 18 9 v SF, Finals Week 2 118

2 Gregory CLARK S 18 13 v SF, Finals Week 2 115

3 Thomas BOYES WP 17 7 v C, Finals Week 2 113

4 Jarrad JANSEN EF 18 5 v WP, Rd 21 109

5 Leigh KITCHIN S 18 8 v SF, Finals Week 2 105

Hit Outs

1 Luke STRNADICA EF 18 21 v WP, Rd 21 619

2 Scott JONES EP 18 43 v S, Rd 21 568

3 Oliver EASTLAND C 17 24 v SF, Prelim Final 536

4 Hamish FREE SF 11 35 v C, Finals Week 1 380

5 Corey GAULT SD 12 28 v SF, Round 15 379

LEAGUE

TEAM P W L D FOR AG PC PTS

SUBIACO 18 14 4 0 1448 1128 128.37 56

SOUTH FREMANTLE 18 13 5 0 1535 1182 129.86 52

CLAREMONT 18 13 5 0 1614 1267 127.39 52

WEST PERTH 18 12 6 0 1505 1253 120.11 48

SWAN DISTRICTS 18 10 8 0 1326 1209 109.68 40

East Fremantle 18 8 10 0 1357 1401 96.86 32

Peel Thunder 18 6 12 0 1422 1501 94.74 24

East Perth 18 6 12 0 1256 1492 84.18 24

Perth 18 4 14 0 1095 1519 72.09 16

West Coast 18 4 14 0 1136 1742 65.21 16

RESERVES

CLAREMONT 16 15 1 0 1256 735 170.88 60

SWAN DISTRICTS 16 11 5 0 1046 844 123.93 44

PERTH 16 9 7 0 1156 899 128.59 36

SUBIACO 16 9 7 0 1167 916 127.4 36

WEST PERTH 16 9 7 0 1004 933 107.61 36

South Fremantle 16 8 8 0 968 959 100.94 32

East Perth 16 6 10 0 910 1104 82.43 24

East Fremantle 16 4 12 0 751 1071 70.12 16

Peel Thunder 16 1 15 0 692 1489 46.47 4

SIMPLY ENERGY COLTS

SWAN DISTRICTS 16 15 1 0 1301 679 191.61 60

CLAREMONT 16 12 4 0 1139 746 152.68 48

EAST PERTH 16 11 5 0 1198 832 143.99 44

EAST FREMANTLE 16 9 7 0 1131 882 128.23 36

WEST PERTH 16 8 8 0 1108 922 120.17 32

South Fremantle 16 6 10 0 978 1210 80.83 24

Peel Thunder 16 6 10 0 910 1140 79.82 24

Subiaco 16 5 11 0 825 1196 68.98 20

Perth 16 0 16 0 525 1508 34.81 0

WAFL LEADING GOALSCORERSTyler KEITEL West Perth 70

Mason SHAW South Fremantle 51

Keegan KNOTT West Perth 45

Ben SOKOL Subiaco 44

Cody NINYETTE South Fremantle 43

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WAFL RESULTSFINALS

LEAGUEPRELIMINARY FINALSouth Fremantle ............... 2.2 4.5 6.7 6.7 (43)Claremont. ........................0.1 0.3 0.8 4.8 (32)GOALS: South Fremantle - 2 - H Schloithe 1 - C Ninyette, M Shaw, M Kelly, J Motlop Claremont - 3 L. 2 - J Bolton 1 - C England, I BartonBEST: South Fremantle - B Higgins, C Pearson, T Blechynden, T Mcquilkin, Z Strom, N Strom Claremont - J Bolton, R Lim, D Mountford, J Hardisty, J Carter

RESERVESPRELIMINARY FINALSubiaco ..............................3.1 3.2 4.3 8.4 (52)Claremont ........................ 1.2 5.4 6.5 6.8 (44)GOALS: Subiaco - 2 - A Breman, J Faraone 1 - R Borchet, C Bellouard, G Savigni, J Stergiou Claremont - 1 - J Beeck, R Morgan, L Daisley, C Malone, A Pearce, L GuelfiBEST: Subiaco - A Breman, C Patterson, L Putt, N Ash, G Savigni, L Henderson Claremont - R Morgan, J Blight, L Knight, B Elliott, O Sheldrick

SIMPLY ENERGY COLTSPRELIMINARY FINALSwan Districts ................... 3.2 7.5 7.6 9.9 (63)East Fremantle.................. 1.2 3.2 7.5 9.7 (61)GOALS: Swan Districts - 2 - B Fawcett, J Pitts 1 - M Chipper, C Ehlers, J Sullivan, B Jones, R Hardeman East Fremantle - 3 - J Williams 1 - J Hagan, J Browne, J Mcvee, T Woewodin, J Norrish, C VinicombeBEST: Swan Districts - N Hannan, M Chipper, B Hewett, A Laurisson East Fremantle - J Hagan, T Woewodin, J Williams, R Hughes, S Emery

WAFL HONORARY TIMEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

since the 1960’s All WAFL Clubs are currently

seeking “Expressions of Interest” from Club members or supporters who may be keen on giving it a go

for the 2022 Season.

Please contact the President (George) on 0420 958 280 or

email: [email protected]

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WAFL LEAGUE FIXTURES ROUND 1 EASTER

Friday, 2 April Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) lost to East Fremantle 15.16 (106)Subiaco 15.14 (104) d East Perth 11.10 (76) Saturday, 3 April Perth 16.12 (108) d West Coast Eagles 15.5 (95) South Fremantle 16.10 (106) d West Perth 13.7 (85) Swan Districts 18.1 (109) lost to Claremont 20.13 (133)

ROUND 2 Saturday, 10 April East Frem 8.5 (53) lost to Subiaco 12.14 (86)East Perth 7.7 (49) lost to Peel Thunder 24.10 (154)Claremont 17.6 (108) d South Frem 13.14 (92)West Perth 19.6 (120) d West Coast Eagles 6.6 (42)Perth 6.13 (49) lost to Swan Districts 14.15 (99)

ROUND 3 Saturday, 17 April East Frem 13.10 (88) d East Perth 9.9 (63)Claremont 16.14 (110) d Perth 12.6 (78)South Frem 14.11 (95) d Peel Thunder 11.11 (77)Swan Districts 13.16 (94) d West Coast Eagles 8.7 (55)West Perth 14.7 (91) lost to Subiaco 14.10 (94)

ROUND 4 ANZAC DAY (RESCHEDULED)Saturday, 24 April

ROUND 5 Saturday, 1 May East Perth 7.13 (55) lost to Swan Districts 10.8 (68)East Frem 6.8 (44) lost to Perth 11.8 (74)Claremont 16.11 (107) d West Perth 8.7 (55)South Frem 12.8 (80) d Subiaco 9.8 (62) Peel Thunder 24.12 (156) d West Coast Eagles12.5 (77)

ROUND 6 SaturdaSaturday, 8 May Subiaco 13.16 (94) d Claremont 7.12 (54) Perth 11.11 (77) lost to Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) West Perth 9.8 (62) d Swan Districts 8.5 (53) South Frem 10.4 (64) d East Perth 8.9 (57) East Frem 22.15 (147) d West Coast Eagles 3.4 (22)

STATE GAMESaturday, 15 May SA 20.10 (130) d WA 11.11 (77)

ROUND 7Saturday, 22 May East Frem 6.10 (46) lost to Claremont 14.4 (88) Swan Districts 7.8 (50) lost to Subiaco 8.10 (58)Peel Thunder 7.10 (52) lost to West Perth 12.8 (80)Perth 11.8 (74) d South Frem 7.12 (54) East Perth12.13 (85) d West Coast Eagles 3.10 (28)

ROUND 8 Saturday, 29 May Subiaco 11.17 (83) d Peel Thunder 5.9 (39)Claremont 14.12 (96) d East Perth 9.6 (60)West Perth 5.8 (38) lost to Perth 7.6 (48)South Frem 20.7 (127) d West Coast Eagles 9.7 (61)Swan Districts 16.9 (105) d East Frem 8.13 (61)

ROUND 9 WA DAYThursday, 3 June Perth 1.5 (11) lost to Subiaco 16.13 (109)Saturday, 5 June Claremont 14.9 (93) d West Coast Eagles 9.12 (66)Peel Thunder 7.17 (59) lost to Swan Districts 10.7 (67)Monday, 7 June East Perth 11.10 (76) lost to West Perth 19.5 (119)East Frem 8.10 (58) lost to South Frem 11.8 (74)

ROUND 10 Saturday, 12 June Claremont 14.6 (90) d Peel Thunder 12.11 (83)Sunday, 13 June East Perth 8.11 (59) d South Frem 8.6 (54)

ROUND 11 Saturday, 19 June Subiaco 11.10 (76) lost to West Coast Eagles 12.9 (81)Swan Districts 7.5 (47) lost to West Perth 14.9 (93)Perth 8.7 (55) lost to East Frem 12.9 (81)

ROUND 12Saturday, 26 June Subiaco 8.5 (53) lost to Swan Districts 7.12 (54)Peel Thunder 12.9 (81) lost to East Perth 13.10 (88)West Perth 10.10 (70) d Claremont 8.8 (56)South Frem 15.5 (95) d Perth 8.13 (61)East Frem 6.12 (48) lost to West Coast Eagles 15.9 (99)

ROUND 13 (RESCHEDULED)Saturday, 3 July

ROUND 14 NAIDOC ROUNDSaturday, 10 July East Frem 9.8 (62) lost to Peel Thunder 13.10 (88)Subiaco10.11 (71) d Perth 6.8 (44)West Perth 14.13 (97) d East Perth 10.7 (67)South Frem 11.2 (68) d Claremont 9.13 (67)Swan Districts 10.11 (71) d West Coast Eagles 9.15 (69)

ROUND 15 Saturday, 17 July Perth 10.9 (69) lost to East Perth 11.12 (78) Swan Districts 9.5 (59) lost to South Frem 15.5 (95) West Perth 12.18 (90) d East Frem 13.7 (85) Subiaco 12.6 (78) d West Coast Eagles 9.4 (58) Sunday, 18 July Peel Thunder 9.12 (66) lost to Claremont 11.9 (75)

ROUND 16 Saturday, 24 July Claremont 14.12 (96) d East Frem 7.11 (53)West Perth 12.10 (82) d Peel Thunder 8.10 (58)East Perth 13.12 (90) lost to West Coast Eagles 14.8 (92)Swan Districts 13.13 (91) d Perth 10.7 (67)Sunday, 25 July Subiaco 10.13 (73) d South Frem 4.5 (29)

ROUND 17Saturday, 31 July Peel Thunder 3.7 (25) lost to South Frem 22.9 (141)East Frem 7.4 (46) d Swan Districts 5.9 (39)

Subiaco 10.12 (72) d West Perth 8.4 (52)Perth 6.7 (43) lost to West Coast Eagles 15.9 (99)Sunday, 1 August East Perth12.6 (78) d Claremont 10.11 (71)

ROUND 18Saturday, 7 August Claremont 13.10 v Subiaco 14.9 (93)Swan Districts 14.15 (99) v Peel Thunder 7.5 (47)East Perth 9.12 (66) v Perth 5.11 (41)South Frem 19.9 (123) v East Frem 9.8 (62)

ROUND 19Saturday, 14 August Subiaco 9.10 (64) lost to East Frem 16.12 (108)Swan Districts 14.11 (95) d East Perth 8.6 (54)Perth 10.8 (68) lost to Claremont 11.10 (76)Sunday, 15 August West Perth 16.10 (106) d West Coast Eagles5.5 (35)

ROUND 20Saturday, 21 August East Perth 12.12 (84) lost to East Frem 13.8 (86)Peel Thunder 10.16 (76) d West Coast Eagles 11.8 (74)Sunday, 22 August West Perth 11.7 (73) d South Frem 10.7 (67)

ROUND 21Saturday, 28 August Peel Thunder 16.10 (106) d Perth 10.3 (63)East Perth 11.5 (71) lost to Subiaco 12.13 (85)East Frem 20.3 (123) d West Perth 9.23 (77)South Frem 10.16 (76) d Swan Districts 11.5 (71)Claremont 19.15 (129) d West Coast Eagles 4.9 (33)

ROUND 22Saturday, 4 September Claremont 11.11 (77) d Swan Districts 8.7 (55)Peel Thunder 13.11 (89) lost to Subiaco 14.9 (93)Perth 10.5 (65) lost to West Perth 17.13 (115)South Frem 13.17 (95) d West Coast Eagles 7.8 (50)

QUALIFYING AND ELIMINATION FINALSaturday, 11 September QF South Frem 9.11 (65) d Claremont 9.10 (64)Sunday, 12 September EF West Perth 14.6 (90) d Swan Districts 13.8 (86)

2ND SEMI AND 1ST SEMI FINAL 18 September - Second Semi-finalSubiaco 11.7 (73) d South Frem 8.3 (51)19 September - First Semi-finalClaremont 14.8 (92) d West Perth 10.8 (68)

PRELIMINARY FINAL Sunday, 26 September South Frem 6.7 (43) d Claremont 4.8 (32)

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