With some close games, COVID, good crowds and interesting results the WAFL season has bounced off to a very good start.
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Author Archives: Les Everett
Kick 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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- 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.
We is rock and rock is us by Song List Rat
Ever since Arthur Bayley and William Ford discovered gold near Coolgardie in 1892 Western Australians have had a love affair with rocks. But the love of rocks goes back way longer. Katter Kitch or Wave Rock near Hyden is significant to Noongar people as a dancing and camping ground.
It all added up for the Lions by Les Everett
• Premiers again. Subiaco. Photo by Les Everett
There are some interesting numbers to consider when thinking about the WAFL grand final – 9, 8, 6, 5 – that’s the number of goals South Fremantle scored in their four finals. Two wins over Claremont, two loses to Subiaco.
Big weekend – now it’s Subi and South
• South Fremantle’s Jimmy Miller gets his kick away. Photos by Les Everett
Turns out I was asked to explain the WAFL preliminary final to quite a few people on Sunday night.
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