Many years ago I was leaving East Fremantle Oval after a big Sharks loss and found myself behind a father and son.
“Dad, we’ve still won the most premierships haven’t we?”
“Yeah mate, we’re still the best.”
Sharks rise to the top
Gap? What gap
Last week we mentioned the importance of round four for Subiaco, Swan Districts and Perth. Well they all won – by margins of one point, nine points and one point – and so the ladder has bunched up with only the Eagles looking to be without hope.
Sharks at home in the bush by Les Everett
WAFL round three
It’s not often a team scores 10 goals in the first quarter and losses. It’s not often a team doesn’t score a goal in two quarters and wins. At Northampton East Fremantle used the howling wind and blew East Perth away in the first quarter scoring 10.4 (64) to 1.4 (10). For the rest of the afternoon, in front of an enthusiastic country crowd, the Royals chipped away and in the end just ran out of time for the impossible victory.
Well that was interesting
With some close games, COVID, good crowds and interesting results the WAFL season has bounced off to a very good start.
Continue readingKick straight: WAFL round one
The WAFL season began on Good Friday and the round one games couldn’t have been much closer. Three wins by less than a goal, one by eight points and Peel came from behind at three quarter time to beat East Fremantle by 31 points.
Continue readingNot too much but enuff by Les Everett
I am not a sports nuffy. In fact, that’s the first time I’ve ever used that word. And last.
Breaking the spell by Song List Rat
Erin Rae / Courtney Marie Andrews at Fremantle Arts Centre
quarantine
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noun
- A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.”many animals die in quarantine”
The Power Of The Dog: a slow-burning Western (MA15+) by Richard Jones
I’ve long been a fan of Benedict Cumberbatch, especially from his portrayal of World War 2 mathematician ace, Alan Turing. Turing, using his great cryptanalyst skills, deciphered the German military’s Enigma code from Britain’s secret spy base at Bletchley Park. And Cumberbatch portrayed him magnificently.
A life in footy by Les Everett
• Coaching Clontarf. Photo Football Development Trust
Percy Johnson died on Saturday 4 December.
AFL draft: what’s in the WAFL
You may have heard the AFL Draft is happening on Wednesday 24 November.
Already we know everything we need to know about a bunch of Bont-Fyfe-Dusty-Petracca-like kids with saintly character traits.
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