Round 2 McDonald's WAFL Wrap UpWednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00 AM - by Chris Pike

SUBIACO sent another message that it remains the WAFL team to beat with a Good Friday win to open Round 2 while South Fremantle also stayed undefeated on a record-breaking day at Steel Blue Oval.

The Easter Weekend got underway in front of a terrific crowd of 3408 at Medibank Stadium with Subiaco beating East Perth 13.15 (93) to 9.8 (62) on the back of kicking the last four goals of the game.

The other three matches took place on Saturday with South Fremantle beating Swan Districts 9.14 (68) to 2.6 (18) at Steel Blue Oval. That final score was the lowest Swans have ever recorded since entering the WAFL in 1934.

West Perth got its first win on the board for 2016 kicking the final five goals at HBF Arena to defeat Perth 12.12 (84) to 6.7 (43).

Peel Thunder also scored its first victory of the season with two late goals to beat East Fremantle 11.7 (73) to 9.16 (70) at Bendigo Bank Stadium.

Click here for the summary of Round 2 of the WAFL

TEAM OF THE WEEK
BACK: Jared Bell (P), Declan Jackson (S), Tom Barrass (EP)
HALF-BACK: Wayde Twomey (S), Tyler Keitel (WP), Marlion Pickett (SF)
CENTRE: Chris Phelan (S), Shane Hockey (SF), Tom Lamb (EP)
HALF-FORWARD: Zac Fisher (P), Lachlan Delahunty (S), Brett Robinson (S)
FORWARD: Dylan Clarke (S), Tanner Smith (PT), Brett Peake (EF)
RUCK: Jack Hannath (PT), Aaron Black (WP), Clint Jones (P)
INTERCHANGE: Matt de Boer (PT), Cameron Eardley (EF), Aaron Elari (SD), Nathan Blee (EP)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SHANE HOCKEY
Shane Hockey arrived at South Fremantle with a reputation during his VFL career with Frankston as a tough, hard at it and in and under midfielder.

He was most recently captain at the Dolphins before making the move west and joining the Bulldogs.

And after an impressive debut in Round 1 when South Fremantle beat West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, he delivered a best on ground performance in Saturday's 50-point win over Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval.

The wet conditions suited Hockey to a tee and he delivered 28 possessions, 10 tackles and six inside-50 entries.

Perhaps the greatest impact of Hockey to the Bulldogs' midfield is the help he is giving the likes of Ashton Hams, Tim Kelly, Haiden Schloithe, Steven Verrier, Jacob Martinez and Ryan Cook to play a variety of roles while Hockey does the grunt work winning the contested ball.

THE SHINING LIGHTS
Subiaco has won the last two WAFL premierships and started 2016 with a hard fought win over Peel Thunder last Saturday and backed that up with the solid 31-point Good Friday win giving them wins already over two teams that played finals in 2015.

East Perth has lost its opening two games but it was a vastly improved showing than last week's 76-point loss to Claremont.

Both defeats have been against finalists from last year with the Royals to now play South Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Friday night.

Subiaco had 23 more inside-50 entries for the game than East Perth, including a run of 14 straight either side of quarter-time, and it was sixth-gamer Dylan Clarke who took most toll with three goals from 17 possessions.

Hamish Shepheard also kicked two goals for the Lions as did Kyle Halligan and Brett Robinson.

Up the other end, Subiaco key defenders Declan Jackson and Jordan Lockyer did a tremendous job limiting the influence of East Perth big men Fraser McInnes, Jonathan Giles and Paul Johnson when forward.

Through the middle, reigning Subiaco fairest and best Chris Phelan compiled 28 possessions to go with six inside-50 entries and a goal.

Leigh Kitchin also gathered 26 disposals, Kyal Horsley 21, Adam Cockie 20 (10 tackles), Robinson 20 and Craig Hoskins 19 (14 tackles).

Makeshift ruck pair Clancy Wheeler and Lachlan Delahunty also did well both in the middle and when forward. Wheeler finished with 18 touches, eight hit outs, five marks, five tackles, five inside 50s and a goal. Delahunty had 20 disposals, six marks and 15 hit outs.

Opposed to them, East Perth ruck pair Johnson and Giles were solid. Johnson was especially effective in the middle with 14 possessions and 24 hit outs. Giles wasn’t as productive but did kick two goals when forward.

Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls had a strong second half for the Royals and finished with three goals from nine possessions and six marks for the game.

Wingmen Steven Payne (25 possessions) and Tom Lamb (23 disposals) were both strong contributors for East Perth while Mark Hutchings racked up 23 touches, Kane Lucas 23, Paddy Brophy 19 and Luke Partington 19.

East Perth's key defenders put in strong performances with Tom Barrass having a good battle with Shepheard and having 18 possessions and nine marks.

Kyle Anderson had 17 touches and five tackles, and Nathan Blee 19 possessions with both doing well to limit the influence of Subiaco's Sean Bradley, Wheeler and Delahunty on the scoreboard. The trio kicked just one goal between them.

East Perth veteran Garry Moss was doing well providing good drive off half-back for 22 possessions but he suffered a cruel blow late in the game injuring his knee. It appeared he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament which would mean the second knee reconstruction of his career.

The wet and wintry conditions didn’t trouble the Bulldogs at all and for new recruit Shane Hockey it suited him down to the ground. He finished the game with 28 possessions, 10 tackles and six inside-50 entries as South Fremantle beat Swan Districts by 50 points at Steel Blue Oval.

He received plenty of help in the middle as well with Ashton Hams picking up another 24 possessions to go with six tackles, five inside-50 entries and two goals.

Brendan Verrier worked hard for another 22 disposals and seven tackles with Steven Verrier finishing with 19 touches and nine tackles and Ryan Cook 17.

Zac Strom backed up his strong Round 1 game by splitting his time between centre half-forward and the ruck ending up with 17 disposals and 18 hit outs.

Down back, the Bulldogs were again rock solid with Marlion Pickett leading the way with 23 possessions and six inside 50s. Blayne Wilson also had 16 touches and seven marks.

Ben Saunders also kicked two goals for South Fremantle on a tough day for forwards.

It was a tough day for Swans as they recorded their lowest ever score but debutant ruckman Troy Yukich was one shining light with 50 hit outs to go with 12 possessions in the absence of Nathan Blakely.

Aaron Elari continued his impressive form for the black-and-whites with another 31 possessions while Freddie Clutterbuck gathered 26 disposals in his second game for the club.

Adam Faulkner also had 23 touches for Swans, Ben Whitsed 23 and Graham Jetta 20 to go with eight tackles.

Rudy Riddoch and Ricky Cary were the goal kickers for Swan Districts.
 
The Falcons kicked four of the last five goals of the first half, two to one in the third and then after being challenged early in the last, the final five goals of the contest to beat Perth 12.12 (84) to 6.7 (43) at HBF Arena.

That came despite Kody Manning being off injured and Chris Keunen, Rohan Kerr and Max Duffy battling complaints. However, the Falcons found something to beat Perth for a ninth straight time ahead of Saturday's grand final rematch with Subiaco back at HBF Arena.

With Shane Nelson still missing through injury, West Perth needed others to step up to win the hard ball especially with the way Jones was playing for Perth.

And it was 2014 Sandover Medallist and 2015 Breckler Medallist Aaron Black who did that in spades finishing with 33 possessions, six tackles and two goals.

He received plenty of help with Trent Manzone racking up 24 possessions to go with five inside-50 entries while Jay van Berlo had it 17 times and Aidan Lynch 16, but more importantly the pair laid 12 tackles apiece for the game.

Andrew Strijk also provided good drive again off half-back with 22 possessions to go with six tackles while Kerr finished with 19 touches, seven inside 50s, five tackles and a goal.

Before he hurt his knee when it was slid into in the third quarter, Chris Keunen was having a good battle in the ruck with Angus Graham. He did come back on in the last term to kick a second goal had 11 disposals, 22 hit outs and two majors.

Down back, Tyler Keitel had a strong presence with possessions, but he was the most physically imposing he's been in a WAFL game and also helped out in the ruck to good effect. Max Alexander did well keeping Perth recruit Spencer White quiet.

Clint Jones was perhaps the biggest WAFL signing over summer with the former South Fremantle dual fairest and best winner, and premiership player returning to the Demons after 149 AFL games with St Kilda.

And he sure had quite an impact in his first match with Perth racking up 45 possessions and eight tackles. His ability to find the ball was remarkable and the wet conditions where it was best suited to getting ball quickly to hand and foot was perfect for his style of play.

Zac Fisher is at the other end of his career than Jones with the 17-year-old making his WAFL debut and he did so in style with 23 possessions and two goals. More than his numbers, but his poise, skill and hardness despite a light frame was outstanding.

Angus Graham battled hard in the ruck as well for the Demons ending up with 11 disposals and 41 hit outs while Spencer White kicked two goals.

Down back, Jared Bell did well shutting down Max Duffy while Aaron Zucconi made a strong return holding Michael Lourey goalless.

The Demons also had several other strong ball winners with Julian Jacobs finishing with 25 possessions, Liam McKenna 25, Dene White 22 and Michael Sinclair 18.

Peel Thunder kicked the last two goals of young key position player Alex Pearce to come from behind and beat East Fremantle for its first win of 2016 at Bendigo Bank Stadium.

Tanner Smith stood tall in attack for Peel in difficult conditions kicking four goals while captain Gerald Ugle booted two.

Jack Hannath had a big game in the ruck in the absence of Zac Clarke finishing with 11 possessions, seven marks and 56 hit outs.

Peel's midfield took advantage of Hannath's dominance as well with Matt de Boer leading the way with 34 possessions and six tackles.

Ed Langdon also had 32 disposals and 10 marks for the Thunder, Rory O'Brien 26 touches, Darcy Tucker 22, Connor Blakely 21 and Sam Collins 19.

While down back Ethan Hughes was a strong contributor with 23 possessions and Josh Bootsma had 15 disposals and got forward to kick a goal.

East Fremantle looked on target to win a second straight game under new coach Rob Wiley to open 2016 but ultimately kicking just nine goals from 25 scoring shots proved costly.

Brett Peake continued his impressive return from retirement again being East Fremantle's most dangerous forward option kicking five goals while Josh Simpson chipped in with two majors.

Cameron Eardley was another Sharks player to continue his fine early season form with another 29 possessions and six tackles.

Liam Anthony also picked up 23 disposals, Sean Henson 23, Brock O'Brien 22, Tim Bristow 21, Jack Perham 21, Jamie McNamara 21, Jayden Schofield 20, Jesse Crichton 18, Sam Read 18 and Dion Anthony 18.

Andrew Stokes fought hard in the ruck up against Hannath and finished with 16 possessions and 21 hit outs.

RESERVES STANDOUTS
In the lead up to the Good Friday league contest, the reserves clash saw East Perth beat Subiaco 15.14 (104) to 7.10 (52) at Medibank Stadium.

Agid Gardoud kicked four majors for East Perth with Shayne Hille also booting three goals, Mitch Howlett two, Julian Ameduri two and Clayton Giblett two.

Tom Omodei continued his prolific ball-winning form with 35 possessions for the Royals, Callum Hart 32, Howlett 24, Ameduri 23, Daniel Perkins 23, Hille 22, Tom Hodgson 20 and Will Young 20.

Hayden Yarran kicked two goals for Subiaco with Justin Joyce collecting 29 disposals, Matt Bogensperger 26, Nick Hay 17 and Shaquille McKenzie 17.

South Fremantle's reserves opened up an 11-point lead by quarter-time and maintained that advantage the rest of the game to end up beating Swan Districts 6.15 (51) to 6.3 (39) at Steel Blue Oval.

Brandon Donaldson, Kendall Mow, Jesse Mirco, Jacob Dragovich, Jordan Matera and Tim Stewart all kicked goals for the Bulldogs.

Bailey Matera racked up 31 possessions, Dragovich 29, Jake Florenca 23, Matthew Ah Siu 22, Shaun Bewick 21, Tom Vandeleur 20, Donaldson 19 and Dominic Warrell 19.

Albert Dean racked up 25 possessions for Swan Districts, Brayden Hackett 21 (10 tackles), Jacob Burnham 20, Lindsay Murray 20, Ben Holman 20 and Tyler Ipsen 18.

The reserves began the day at HBF Arena with West Perth kicking the last two goals of the game in the heavy rain to beat Perth 7.9 (51) to 6.7 (43).

Goals late in the game to Ben Mountford and Michael Ashfield were enough for the Falcons to come out eight-point winners.

Ashfield kicked two goals for the Falcons with Corey Chalmers, Jordan Mills, Mark Hamilton, Zac Saunders and Mountford all adding one apiece.

Mitch Peirce worked hard in the midfield for West Perth with 27 possessions while Blake Wilhelm picked up 24 disposals, Laine Rasmussen 19 and Dean Munns 18.

Callum Papertalk kicked two goals for Perth in his first game at his new club while Fraser Millar picked up 32 possessions, Kieran Hug 23, Kodie Fleay 21, Marshall Jones 20, Matthew Taylor 20 and Brett Wolfenden 18.

East Fremantle's reserves scored a 16.12 (108) to 5.6 (36) victory over Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium with Lewis Krakouer kicking four goals for the Sharks, Matthew Bannister three and Jacob Green two to go with 25 possessions.

Julian Locantro was dominant with 43 disposals and 14 marks for the Sharks while Jake Schleicher picked up 31 touches, Miles Franklin 27, Jesse Adamini 26, Bannister 24, Tom Marshall 24 and Denholm King 23.

Karl Collard and Nick Merritt booted two goals apiece for the Thunder while Andrew Haydon picked up 27 possessions, Mitch Gill 20 and Josh McMahon 20.

REDiMED COLTS RISING STARS
The Good Friday WAFL action began at Medibank Stadium with the RediMed Colts that saw East Perth record a 16.19 (115) to 6.4 (40) victory over Subiaco.

Ethan Christofis kicked four goals for the Royals in the 75-point win with Harley Stack and Mitch Dobson booting two apiece.

Sam Powell-Pepper gathered 25 disposals for East Perth, Stan Wright 24, Harry Blanch 23, Christian Ameduri 23, Tarir Bayok 23, Jaxon Cahill 21 and Connor de Campo 20.

Fraser Foley kicked two goals for Subiaco with Jye Harris amassing 19 possessions, McKenzie Lawrence 18, Callum Bramley 16 and Matthew Pannell 16.

The colts began the day at Steel Blue Oval against the grand finalists of the last two years recording an 8.11 (59) to 7.5 (47) victory.

The Bulldogs didn’t kick a goal in the first quarter but kicked three in the second to lead by five points at half-time. Swans then took a seven-point advantage into the last term but South Fremantle kicked three goals to one to win by 12 points.

Shai Bolton was again terrific for South Fremantle with 19 possessions, nine tackles and three goals. 

Daniel Burke also had 21 touches and a goal, and Dylan Brown 27 disposals, seven tackles and a goal.

Zac de san Miguel finished with 23 possessions and nine tackles for South Fremantle, Kyle Russell 19 disposals and Boyd Woods 17 touches.

Taryce Stewart had a strong game for Swan Districts with three goals and 19 possessions while Rohan Armstrong booted two majors and Josh Cipro gathered 21 touches and John Shaw 20.

The colts played on Saturday evening at HBF Arena with Perth getting over the line beating West Perth 5.13 (43) to 1.9 (15).

Blake Johnson kicked two goals for the Demons while John Levien racked up 28 possessions and Zareth Roe was terrific in the ruck with 18 touches and 24 hit outs.

West Perth's only goal of the game came in the third quarter courtesy of Scott Nelson who also racked up 35 possessions and nine tackles.

Joel Horgan also gathered 25 disposals for the Falcons, Josh Rotham 24, Liam Baker 23, Brody Zanon 22 and Angus Allen 20 to go with 10 tackles.

East Fremantle's colts started the day at Bendigo Bank Stadium beating Peel 15.11 (101) to 6.10 (46) with Drew Burton kicking three goals, Ambrose Ryan two, Dylan Campbell two and Cameron Zurhaar two.

Burton also had 27 possessions for the Sharks, Kyle Baskerville 23, Corey Holmes 23, Ryan 22 and Zurhaar 18.

Brett Milward kicked two goals for the Thunder while Noah Hura finished with 22 possessions, Michael Humble 22, Brandon Penny 21, Lachlan Mitchell 18 and Alex Cohen 18.