Minutes after Fremantle secured victory over Hawthorn at Perth Stadium East Fremantle won a thriller a short walk away at the WACA. The Sharks were two points down at three quarter time and held on in the closing stages. Cody Leggett kicked five goals in his best game for East Fremantle, Matthew Jupp outpointed the dangerous Tyler Keitel and Milan Murdock was lively in the midfield. Keegan Knott kicked four goals for the Falcons.
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WAFL round six
I took in a lot of the WAFL last weekend. All of Peel and Claremont from Rushton Park via Channel Seven’s telecast – it’s good, by the way, their AFL colleagues could take note. And a bit of the East Fremantle-Subiaco game from the WACA and East Perth-West Coast at Leederville Oval.
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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.
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.”
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.
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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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.
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I am not a sports nuffy. In fact, that’s the first time I’ve ever used that word. And last.
• Coaching Clontarf. Photo Football Development Trust
Percy Johnson died on Saturday 4 December.
• 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.
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