Round 8 McDonald's WAFL Wrap UpTuesday, May 10, 2016 - 3:02 PM - by Chris Pike

EAST Fremantle stunned Subiaco in Round 8 WAFL action on Saturday led by a former Lion with West Perth winning a third straight, South Fremantle storming home to return to the top of the ladder and Perth getting off the bottom winning the battle of the cellar dwellers.

East Fremantle handed Subiaco its first loss since Round 20 last year and the Sharks did it emphatically winning 18.12 (120) to 6.4 (40) at Medibank Stadium.

South Fremantle came from 25 points down early in the last quarter to kick the last five goals to beat Claremont 12.13 (85) to 12.5 (77) at the Claremont Showground.

West Perth finished strongly to beat Peel Thunder 8.10 (58) to 5.11 (41) at HBF Arena and Perth won its second game of the season, beating Swan Districts 14.11 (95) to 8.6 (54).

The results leave South Fremantle (6-1) on top of the ladder percentage ahead of Subiaco (6-1).

East Fremantle (4-3) has improved to third position followed by Peel Thunder (4-3), West Perth (4-4), East Perth (3-4), Claremont (2-5), Perth (2-5) and Swan Districts (1-6).

Click here for the summary of Round 8 of the WAFL

TEAM OF THE WEEK (Club, times named)
BACK: Ryan Nyhuis (PT, 1), Dylan Winton (EF, 1), Sam Read (EF, 1)
HALF-BACK: Ryan Lester-Smith (EF, 2), Tyler Keitel (WP, 3), Luke Meadows (WP, 2)
CENTRE: Zac Fisher (P, 3), Clancee Pearce (PT, 3), Rohan Kerr (WP, 2)
HALF-FORWARD: Ryan Cook (SF, 2), Matthew Watson (EF, 2), George Hampson (EF, 3) 
FORWARD: Jack Bradshaw (C, 1), Sam Garstone (P, 1), Blaine Johnson (SF, 2)
RUCK: Angus Graham (P, 1), Liam Anthony (EF, 3), Clint Jones (P, 5)
INTERCHANGE: Kody Manning (WP, 1), Jye Bolton (C, 2), Adam McIntosh (SF, 1), Julian Jacobs (P, 2)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – GEORGE HAMPSON
George Hampson sent a stark reminder to Subiaco on just how good he can be with a best on ground performance in East Fremantle's 80-point thumping of the two-time reigning premiers.

After winning Subiaco's 2013 fairest and best award, and then being a key player in 2014 premiership when he kicked four goals in the grand final win over East Perth despite injuring a hamstring, Hampson made the move to East Fremantle in 2015.

He started the season strongly with the Sharks before injuring a knee and requiring a reconstruction that ended his year prematurely.

On return, he had a bit of a slow start to this season this year but in recent weeks has been back in outstanding form and it all came together on Saturday at Medibank Stadium.

Hampson delivered 26 possessions, eight inside-50 entries, five marks and two goals as he split his time in the midfield and up forward to great effect.

THE SHINING LIGHTS
East Fremantle built some confidence last week beating East Perth at Medibank Stadium and returned to the Leederville venue six days later to hand Subiaco an 80-point thumping.

Not only is the loss Subiaco's first since Round 20 last year, but it is the Lions' biggest defeat since losing to Claremont by 101 points in Round 23, 2012. The 80-point margin is East Fremantle's biggest in a win over Subiaco since the Sharks won by 96 points in Round 20, 1994.

George Hampson starred for East Fremantle against his former side with two goals along with 26 possessions and eight inside 50s, but the Sharks had plenty more outstanding performers.

Ben Sokol and Hamish Shepheard had combined for 10 goals for Subiaco the previous week against South Fremantle, but both were held goalless on Saturday thanks to Sam Read and Dylan Winton respectively.

Ryan Lester-Smith continued his tremendous form providing drive off half-back with another 28 possessions and 11 marks while Brock O'Brien was also important with 22 disposals and seven marks off half-back.

East Fremantle also dominated through the midfield with James Bristow (12 touches, 17 marks, 40 hit outs, one goal) and Matthew Watson (16 disposals, seven marks, 17 hit outs) doing well sharing the ruck duties with the other resting in the forward-line.

Liam Anthony racked up another 35 possessions and seven tackles for the Sharks with Dion Anthony compiling 26 disposals and seven tackles, Sean Henson 20 disposals and Cameron Eardley 19.

Then up forward, Brett Peake maintained his lead in the race for the Bernie Naylor with three goals from 18 possessions with Josh Simpson also kicking three majors to go with 20 disposals.

It was a day to forget for Subiaco but a shining light was debutant small forward Liam Ryan who kicked two of the Lions' six goals for the day.

Captain Kyal Horsley worked hard for 27 possessions and seven inside-50 entries with Adam Cockie collecting 21 disposals and six tackles, Brett Robinson 20 touches, Greg Broughton 19, Chris Phelan 19 and Wayde Twomey 19.

Lachlan Delahunty battled hard again in the ruck finishing with 21 possessions and 20 hit outs for Subiaco.

South Fremantle's come from behind win over Claremont at the Showground was all the more impressive for South Fremantle considering full-back Josh Pullman and Ben Saunders both missed through ankle and knee injuries respectively.

In the absence of Pullman, Brad McPhail made his league debut in defence and with support from Blayne Wilson, Marlion Pickett and Adam McIntosh helped to restrict Darcy Cameron, Beau Maister and Haydn Busher to a combined four goals.

Then without Saunders in the forward-line, Blaine Johnson stepped up for his best game of the season with three goals from 19 possessions and seven marks with Mason Shaw also booting three majors from 16 disposals and six marks.

Captain Ryan Cook also delivered his best game of the season in his 99th appearance for the Bulldogs finishing with 30 possessions, nine inside-50 entries, seven tackles and the two last quarter goals.

Shane Hockey continued his strong form in the midfield for South Fremantle with another 28 possessions with Tim Stewart playing his first game of the season and collecting 23 disposals.

Big man Brock Higgins also played his first game of 2016 after a calf injury and three weeks in the reserves, and did well with 21 touches, four marks and 21 hit outs.

McIntosh also collected 20 disposals, nine marks and five tackles for South Fremantle while Ashton Hams collected 19 disposals of which 17 came in the second half as he shook the tag from Claremont's Hugo Breakey.

Jack Bradshaw played his best game of the season for Claremont. Having kicked just two goals in the opening six games, the small forward came to life on Saturday at the Showground booting five majors from 21 possessions and nine marks.

Darcy Cameron again provided a good marking target kicking two goals from 12 possessions and five marks while also helping Mitch Andrews in the ruck with 17 hit outs. Andrews worked hard for 16 touches and 30 hit outs.

Jye Bolton responded to being held to 10 disposals against West Perth in Kulin by being back to his prolific ball-winning best on Saturday with 34 possessions in Claremont's midfield.

Tom Ledger also gathered 22 disposals for the Tigers, Ryan Neates 21, Ryan Lim 20 and Jake Murphy 18.

West Perth's back-line not only did well to keep Peel to five goals for the game, but also racked up plenty of the ball and set up play tremendously for the Falcons.

Tyler Keitel led the way not only limiting Tanner Smith to just six kicks, one mark and two goals, but racking up 32 possessions and 10 marks himself in a tremendous display from the 20-year-old.

He had plenty of help in the back-line with Luke Meadows continuing his career-best form with another 30 disposals and a goal while Drew Rohde finished with 25 touches, Steven Browne 21, Nick Rodda 18 and Blake Wilhelm 17.

Seva Mozhaev did a strong job in the ruck for West Perth up against AFL pair Zac Clarke and Jack Hannath. He finished with nine possessions and 25 hit outs himself but more importantly nullified the impact of Clarke and Hannath.

Shane Nelson racked up another 29 possessions and six tackles in the midfield for West Perth while Aaron Black gathered 25 touches and took seven marks with Rohan Kerr working hard for 32 disposals and eight marks.

Trent Manzone also had 20 possessions for West Perth, Jay van Berlo 20 and Steve Potente 19.

Andrew Strijk and Kody Manning kicked two goals each for the Falcons with Manning finishing with 16 possessions and seven tackles as well.

Peel might have only kicked five goals for the day in the tough conditions at HBF Arena, but there were plenty of impressive performances both from their WAFL and AFL-listed players.

Tanner Smith fought hard in attack to kick two of the Thunder's five goals of the afternoon.

Down back, Ryan Nyhuis did a good job holding former Dockers and Thunder player Max Duffy to just the two behinds and seven kicks with Sam Collins also restricting Michael Lourey to one goal and five kicks.

Anthony Morabito did well also at centre half-back with 19 possessions while shutting down Mark Hamilton before the injury-plagued Docker hurt a hamstring late in the game.

Clancee Pearce did his chances of returning to Fremantle's line-up no harm by racking up 35 possessions with Ed Langdon amassing 30 disposals, Brad Walsh 26, Darcy Tucker 21, Rory O'Brien 20, Brady Grey 19 and Brayden Lawler 18.

Perth climbed off the bottom of the ladder and might have taken a significant step towards avoid a third straight wooden spoon beating Swan Districts by 41 points at Lathlain Park.

The win is just the fourth for the Demons in their last 41 games but it was impressive over the struggling and undermanned Swans with the midfield particularly dominant.

Angus Graham led the way in the ruck for Perth with 18 possessions, six marks, 44 hit outs and two goals.

Then at ground level, Clint Jones delivered a monster performance with 47 possessions, seven marks, four tackles and three inside-50 entries while Julian Jacobs racked up 36 disposals, 14 marks and nine inside-50 entries.

Both Jones and Jacobs kicked their first goals of the season as well. In Jones' case, it was his first WAFL goal since Round 15, 2006 and for Jacobs, his first since Round 24, 2013.

Liam McKenna was another standout performer for the Demons with 32 possessions and a goal while Sandover Medallist Aidan Tropiano had 29 touches, nine marks and seven tackles.

Teenager Zac Fisher was terrific again with 27 possessions and a goal with Jared Bell finishing with 19 disposals, Brent Latch 19, Kristian Cary 18, Lennon Marlin 18, Brett Edmonds 17, Laine Wilkins 17, Michael Sinclair 17 and Callum Walley 17.

Sam Garstone gave Perth a marking target in attack and he kicked three goals with Cary, Walley and Graham all booting two apiece.

It was another tough day for Swan Districts with Aaron Elari, Kirk Ugle, Ricky Cary, Jake Nuich, Murray Newman and Nathan Blakely among the players absent who coach Greg Harding was looking to for big seasons in 2016.

Freddie Clutterbuck worked hard for 31 possessions with Matt Riggio picking up 31 disposals, Adam Faulkner 29, Jesse Turner 21, Graham Jetta 21, and second-gamer Griffen Logue 18 to go with eight hit outs and seven marks.

Tony Notte kicked three goals and Nelson Ansey two for the black-and-whites.

RESERVES STANDOUTS
Subiaco's reserves scored a thrilling 14.11 (95) to 13.11 (89) win over East Fremantle at Medibank Stadium.

Ryan Vermeersch kicked four goals for the Lions, Hayden Yarran three and Dylan Clarke two.

Max Walters collected 24 possessions, Matt Bogensperger 22, Marlon Johns 20 and Brad Stevenson 18 in his second game back from a knee reconstruction.

Adrian Ricciardello kicked four goals for East Fremantle, Jacob Green three and Fraser Perry two while Jesse Adamini racked up 32 possessions, Louis Cronan 24, Matthew Bannister 21, Green 21, Tom Marshall 19 and Julian Locantro 18.

South Fremantle's reserves bounced back from its first loss off the season last week against Subiaco by scoring a hard fought 7.7 (49) to 5.13 (43) victory over Claremont at the Showground.

Jesse Mirco and Jesse Musika kicked two goals apiece for South Fremantle.

Dylan Main responded to being dropped to the reserves with 31 possessions and eight marks for the Bulldogs while Jake Florenca collected 30 disposals, Jacob Martinez 22, Brandon Donaldson 20, Tom Vandeleur 19 and James Laurino 18.

Ben Higgs kicked two of Claremont's five goals in the game with Tom Shanahan gathering 25 possessions, Rowen Powell 19, Justin Speed 19, John Williams 19 and Zac Langdon 18.

Adam Speed dominated the ruck for the Tigers with 20 disposals and 50 hit outs.

It was the reserves who began the day at HBF Arena with West Perth scoring a strong 10.16 (76) to 4.6 (30) victory over Peel Thunder in difficult conditions.

Tyson Moulton was West Perth's only multiple goal scorer booting two from 15 possessions, six tackles and five marks.

Corey Chalmers racked up 30 possessions for the Falcons, Keegan Knott 30 (seven inside 50s), Scott Nelson 24, Kaidyn Fullgrabe 24, Luke Tedesco 23, Mitch Antonio 22, Angus Innes 22 (nine tackles), Kris Shannon 21 and Mitch Peirce 20 (six tackles).

Luke Shepherd and Brad McGowan kicked two goals each for Peel with Andrew Haydon finishing with 32 possessions and 10 tackles.

Haydn Matthews gathered 24 disposals for the Thunder, Nathan Fahey 19, Jakob Janzekovic 17 and Josh Mathers 16.

Perth's reserves also recorded a solid 10.13 (73) to 7.7 (49) victory over Swan Districts at Lathlain Park on Saturday.

Spencer White, Mitch Walley and Marshall Jones all kicked two goals each for Perth with Cody Leggett amassing 31 possessions and 16 marks.

Rowan Brookes also had 27 touches and 10 marks for Perth and Kurtis Chester 26 disposals, Kieran Hug 24, Brad Keast 22, Jarrad Irons 21, Dene White 20 and Braden Piggott 20.

Tim Yorkshire kicked two goals for Swan Districts with Albert Dean gathering 25 possessions, Brandon Erceg 19 and Justin Shand 35 hit outs.

REDiMED COLTS RISING STARS
Subiaco and East Fremantle's colts began the day at Medibank Stadium playing out a draw, with the Lions scoring 9.8 (62) to 8.14 (62) from the Sharks.

David Purser kicked three goals for Subiaco with Aaron Breman picking up 25 possessions, Jacob Miller 19, Jarrod Turner 18 and Sam Foley 18.

Ambrose Ryan kicked two goals to go with 23 possessions and 10 marks for East Fremantle.

Corey Holmes gathered 29 touches for the Sharks, Matthew Burton 22, Peter Delaney 21, Senna Grljusich 19 and Luke Strnadica 17 to go with 18 hit outs, eight marks and a goal.

The colts began the day at the Showground with Claremont handing South Fremantle its second loss of the season, with the reigning premiers winning 11.8 (74) to 4.15 (39).

Jake Waterman starred for Claremont with five goals from 18 possessions.

Oliver Eastland kicked two goals for the Tigers and Bailey Banfield racked up 33 disposals, Jacob Sideris 31, Matt Guelfi 28, Caiden Curtin 26, Josh Houwen 23, Tom Lawrence 22 and Josh Bennett 20.

Zane Sumich kicked two of South Fremantle's four goals with Daniel Cabassi and Jarren Colpitts the other two goal scorers.

Daniel Burke gathered 22 possessions to go with eight marks and six inside-50 entries for the Bulldogs while Deng Maguang picked up 20 disposals, Abel Brown 20, Alexander Cabassi 18, Jimmy Miller 18, Kyle Russell 16 and Brodee Knight 16.

The colts then concluded the action at HBF Arena on Saturday evening with Peel Thunder defeating West Perth 10.12 (72) to 4.5 (29).

Brett Milward and Nicholas Merritt kicked three goals apiece for Peel with Michael Humble compiling 29 possessions, Merritt 23, Brandon Penny 22, Cruze Wilson 21, Alex Cohen 19, Jakeb Shine 19, Brandon Janssen 19 and Damon Cramer 19.

Kurt Monaghan kicked two of four West Perth goals with Kurt Hindmarsh and Alec Johnson to other goal kickers.

Hindmarsh also racked up 25 possessions, Joel Horgan 21 to go with 10 tackles, Brayden Thompson 18, Dion Stasev 16, Elliot Laurance 16, Bailey Chalmers 16 and Oscar Allen 15 to go with nine hit outs and seven marks.

Perth's colts got the day off to a winning start at Lathlain Park against Swan Districts with the Demons winning 13.8 (86) to 9.12 (66).

James Bereyne kicked three goals for Perth, Lindsay Martin two, David Slater two and Joseph Ugle two with John Levien finishing with 26 possessions, Ugle 24, Quinton Narkle 21, Sam Perkusich 19, Blake Johnson 19 and Chris Leonard 18.

Bradley Fullgrabe kicked three goals for Swan Districts and Greg Humphries two with Josh Cipro racking up 32 possessions, Taryce Stewart 20 and Jack O'Sullivan 19.