WAFL round five
It remains tight in the WAFL but it’s beginning to look like six teams (well five) will be jostling for the final finals spot.
Top four power on
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Sharks rise to the top
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 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.
A life in footy by Les Everett
• Coaching Clontarf. Photo Football Development Trust
Percy Johnson died on Saturday 4 December.
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.
Lions again as Tigers live on
• Harrison Marsh kicks Subiaco’s first goal of the WAFL second semi final. Game over. Photo by Les Everett.
It was inevitable Subiaco would fall away after appearing in six consecutive grand finals from 2013. They missed the finals in 2020 but the bad times are over and the Lions are back.
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