Six days before the AFL grand final thrashing there was another lop-sided decider. The scoreline was similar and the margin greater in the WAFL grand final. Like the vanquished Giants, the WAFL runners-up South Fremantle managed just three goals for the game and were out of the contest before half time. Continue reading
Kyal Horsley at Bassendean in 2018. He looks pretty much the same this year but wears a different number.
Moments before three quarter time at Bassendean Oval Swans led by 22 points. Subi kicked a goal after the siren and 5.6 to 0.2 in the last quarter to make it 27 wins in a row. Josh Deluca was good all day for the Lions while Kyal Horsley and Leigh Kitchen led the fightback. Tony Notte was magnificent for Swan Districts especially as his team crumbled in the last quarter. Continue reading
Simpson Medal winner Kyal Horsley wearing the cap that wasn’t his. Photo by Les Everett.
You might be forgiven for thinking Subiaco captain Kyal Horsley did everything right in the WAFL grand final. Continue reading
The 2018 WAFL premiers. All photos by Les Everett.
To challenge the unbeaten Subiaco in the 2018 WAFL grand final West Perth needed to “bring something”, to start strongly… and they did. But it wasn’t enough. Continue reading
As we pondered at the start of the finals about who would meet Subiaco in the big one West Perth wasn’t at front of mind. The Falcons slipped right out of mind after South Fremantle beat them by 98 points in the qualifying final. Continue reading
Subiaco’s Zac Clarke and Claremont’s Oliver Eastland had a spirited battle in the ruck at Claremont Oval. All Photos by Les Everett.
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Fremantle’s away game against Gold Coast started half an hour after three of the WAFL games last Saturday. Luckily the match-of-the-round at Fremantle Oval was a late starter so getting to almost one and a half live games was possible. Continue reading
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