Round 21 McDonald's WAFL Wrap UpTuesday, August 16, 2016 - 7:38 PM - by Chris Pike

THE top three WAFL teams all won on Saturday as part of Round 21 of the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season while East Fremantle regained some form and a place in the top five.

Subiaco, South Fremantle and West Perth now look certain to finish first, second and third with two rounds of the season remaining but the race remains on for the last two finals positions.

Peel Thunder, East Fremantle and East Perth are now separated by just the one win from fourth to sixth and with the trio having two games remaining, any combination of the three teams can all still finish in fourth and fifth position.

Saturday's results saw Subiaco beat East Perth 9.14 (68) to 6.10 (46) at Medibank Stadium, South Fremantle defeat Swan Districts 14.21 (105) to 11.4 (70) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, West Perth down Claremont 17.6 (108) to 17.5 (107) at HBF Arena and East Fremantle get over Perth 17.12 (114) to 9.11 (65) at Lathlain Park.

The results leave Subiaco (15-4) on top of the WAFL ladder ahead of South Fremantle (13-5) and West Perth (12-7).

Peel Thunder (10-8) remains in fourth position ahead of East Fremantle (9-9) and East Perth (9-9).

The three teams out of finals calculations are Claremont (6-12), Perth (6-12) and Swan Districts (2-16).

Click here for the summary of Round 21 of the WAFL 

TEAM OF THE WEEK (club, times named)
BACK: Greg Broughton (S, 6), Matthew Jupp (EF, 3), Nick Rodda (WP, 2)
HALF-BACK: Blake Wilhelm (WP, 4), Anton Hamp (C, 2), Ashton Hams (SF, 5)
CENTRE: Kyal Horsley (S, 6), Liam Anthony (EF, 6), Rohan Kerr (WP, 5)
HALF-FORWARD: Ian Richardson (C, 3), James Bristow (EF, 2) Max Duffy (WP, 4)
FORWARD: Liam Ryan (S, 5), Ben Saunders (SF, 4), Brett Peake (EF, 2)
RUCK: Brock Higgins (SF, 3), Adam Faulkner (SD, 4), Jake Murphy (C, 2)
INTERCHANGE: Dylan Main (SF, 1), Ryan Lim (C, 3), Brett Wolfenden (P, 1), Aaron Black (WP, 6)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MAX DUFFY
West Perth always knew it was going to get a potential match-winner when signing Max Duffy for the 2016 WAFL season and he showed all of his skill and goal sense on Saturday in a remarkable performance in the Falcons' one-point win over Claremont.

The 22-year-old began his football journey with Perth before crossing to East Fremantle to play colts and then graduate to playing some strong league football for the Sharks in 2012 and 2013 that saw him get rookie-listed by the Fremantle Dockers.

Injury limited him to seven WAFL games in 2014 at Peel but he did breakthrough for two AFL games and showed enough to suggest that his unique skill set in the forward-line could be valuable at the top level.

But he only managed one further game in 2015 before being delisted and that's where West Perth swooped knowing he could provide that bit of individual brilliance to see the Falcons take one step further than the grand final of last year.

Duffy's form has been building throughout the year and having kicked 12 goals in the previous five games, it all came together on Saturday as he booted six goals from 12 kicks in a match-winning performance.

There were remarkable snapped goals, kicks off the ground and the conventional set shots thrown in as Duffy proved exactly why West Perth was so keen to sign him up.

THE SHINING LIGHTS
Subiaco further cemented the minor premiership for a second straight year with a 22-point win over East Perth in a battle of the Medibank Stadium co-tenants on Saturday.

Liam Ryan was the most exciting player on the field with the small forward finishing up kicking four goals and five behinds from 17 possessions and nine marks for Subiaco.

Hamish Shepheard kicked another three goals from five kicks and four marks for the Lions.

Subiaco captain Kyal Horsley was also terrific racking up 34 possessions to go with 12 inside-50 entries and five marks while Leigh Kitchin compiled 25 disposals.

The Lions' back-line also stood tall against some strong East Perth forwards with Greg Broughton continuing his outstanding form with another 26 possessions, nine marks, four tackles and four inside-50 entries.

Jordan Lockyer, Declan Jackson and Aaron Heal all made sure that the Royals' forwards had tough days at the office as well.

It was a forgettable day for East Perth as the Royals slipped outside of the top five but Lewis Jetta delivered an improved performance with 24 possessions, four marks, four tackles and four inside-50 entries to put himself back in the mix to play for West Coast.

Patrick McGinnity also had 23 disposals, eight marks, eight inside 50s and seven tackles while Corey Adamson gathered 21 touches, Will Maginness 20, Tom Cole 19, Mitch Fraser 17, Callum Hart 17 and Brant Colledge 17.

Jonathan Giles kicked two goals for East Perth from 11 possessions, seven marks and 24 hit outs.

If West Perth was to bounce back and lock away third position it was going to take some big performances from a different group of players on Saturday and it was Max Duffy who delivered his best game in Falcons colours.

The former Fremantle and East Fremantle forward pulled out his full bag of tricks on Saturday with a tremendous performance kicking six goals from 12 kicks, with several of his majors coming in a fashion no other player in the league could manage.

Kody Manning also was at his ferocious best for the Falcons and kicked two goals from 20 possessions, five marks and four tackles while Michael Lourey kicked two goals from his only two kicks of the game.

Defender Steven Browne also got forward to kick two important goals for West Perth.

Steve Potente made a strong return for the Falcons with 23 touches and a goal as well while Corey Chalmers gathered 22 disposals and Andrew Strijk 16 to go with eight inside-50 entries and a goal.

Without Shane Nelson to rely on in the midfield the burden went on to the remaining group on the ball for the Falcons and Rohan Kerr was prolific racking up 37 possessions, seven marks, five inside 50s, four tackles and a goal.

Dean Munns didn’t run with Jye Bolton as he had the first two times this year, instead going to Tom Ledger and holding him to just 11 possessions.

Ruckman Chris Keunen worked hard for 19 touches, five tackles, four marks, 26 hit outs and a goal opposed to former West Perth teammate Mitch Andrews who had 12 disposals and 48 hit outs for Claremont.

Aaron Black worked hard for 29 disposals and 10 tackles with Aidan Lynch also racking up 25 touches and nine tackles, captain Jay van Berlo 21 disposals, 10 tackles and a goal, and Trent Manzone 20 possessions and seven tackles.

Nick Rodda made a good return down back for West Perth and kept Darcy Cameron in check while Luke Meadows and Blake Wilhelm had 19 possessions apiece.

Claremont's Jye Bolton would have been expecting the tag of Dean Munns for a third time this season, but when it didn’t come the Simpson Medallist was able to rack up 34 possessions for the Tigers.

He wasn’t the only Claremont midfielder to find plenty of the ball with captain Jake Murphy terrific with 34 disposals, seven tackles and two crucial final quarter goals.

Ryan Lim also amassed 33 touches for the Tigers while Jared Hardisty finished with 28 possessions and Justin Speed 21.

Ian Richardson was terrific at half-forward for Claremont kicking three goals from 24 possessions while Beau Maister booted three majors, Alexander Manuel two and Harrison McCracken two. Jake Waterman was again impressive with 22 possessions, eight marks and a goal.

Claremont's back-line was led by Anton Hamp who held Michael Lourey to two goals from two kicks while Haydn Busher had a good battle with Andrew Strijk.

South Fremantle returned from Carnarvon after a big second half comeback victory over Perth to take on the wooden spooners of 2016 at home on Saturday in their final home and away match at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

The Bulldogs didn’t have it easy but overcame Swans in the end kicking the last four goals to win by 35 points with Ben Saunders kicking four goals, five behinds and finishing with 17 possessions and seven marks.

Tyson Pickett, Ryan Cook and Blaine Johnson all kicked two goals apiece for South Fremantle as well.

Ashton Hams played his best game since returning from his calf injury for South Fremantle finishing with 32 possessions while Dylan Main racked up 29 disposals, Shane Hockey 28, Brendan Verrier 23, Cook 21, Shaun Bewick 19, Jacob Dragovich 19 and Haiden Schloithe 18.

Ruckman Brock Higgins had another strong performance for the Bulldogs ending the afternoon with 20 disposals, six marks and 26 hit outs.

Despite the eventual 35-point defeat, there were some good signs for Swan Districts with midfielder Adam Faulkner again the star with 30 possessions and two goals. Matt Riggio gathered another 29 disposals and veteran Justin Simpson 20 down back to go with five marks.

Matthew Rogers played his 100th WAFL game coming back into the Swans team following a week in the reserves and he kicked two final quarter goals along with 14 possessions.

Jackson Slater has worked hard in the reserves to earn his first league game of 2016 for the black-and-whites and he performed well with 23 possessions and nine marks.

Todd Banfield also had 22 disposals and nine tackles for Swans with Griffin Logue having 19 possessions, Rudy Riddoch 19, Jesse Turner 18 and Brandon Erceg 18. Tony Notte also worked hard in defence with 17 touches and seven marks.

East Fremantle hadn’t been in great form prior to the bye last week and the Sharks needed to find some to remain in the finals race, and they did that on Saturday beating Perth by 49 points at Lathlain Park to not only bounce back but also return to fifth position.

East Fremantle's forward-line found a way to kick 17 goals with Brett Peake leading the way with four goals from 23 possessions and six marks. James Bristow also booted four majors from 16 touches, eight marks and 12 hit outs.

Bristow was able to spend time forward thanks to Andrew Stokes doing well in the ruck as well with 19 disposals, eight marks and eight hit outs.

George Hampson also kicked goals for the Sharks to go with 21 possessions and six entries inside the forward 50.

East Fremantle's midfield had some big ball winners led by Liam Anthony who racked up 36 possessions with Cameron Eardley finishing with 26 disposals, Jamie McNamara 24, Sean Henson 23 and Jesse Adamini 21.

East Fremantle's back-line also did well led by Matthew Jupp who also racked up 25 possessions and seven marks. Ryan Lester-Smith finished with 21 disposals as well down back for the Sharks.

Brett Wolfenden was terrific for Perth in one of his best games for the Demons finishing with 26 possessions and two goals.

Cody Ninyette also continued to show he belongs at league level and kicked another two goals for the Demons while Marshall Jones also kicked two majors.

Liam McKenna had another solid performance in the midfield for Perth with 28 possessions while Clint Jones gathered 26 disposals, Dene White 22, Julian Jacobs 21 and Ashley Boyes 18.

RESERVES STANDOUTS
East Perth's reserves scored a thumping 22.11 (143) to 4.8 (32) victory over Subiaco at Medibank Stadium.

Jamie Bennell found some form for East Perth kicking five goals from 21 possessions and nine marks with Nathan Eaton and Matthew Allen booting three goals each, and Julian Ameduri, Lewis Wilson and Scott Jones two apiece.

Tom Omodei racked up 33 possessions for the Royals, Jordan Snadden 31, Stan Wright 25, Ameduri 23, Allen 22, Tom Hodgson 21, Shayne Hille 21 and Will Young 21.

Jordan Bestry, Andrew Doyle, Jacob Miller and Michael Braut kicked Subiaco's four goals while Matt Bogensperger collected 22 possessions, Max Walters 21, Braden Fimmano 21 and Justin Joyce 20.

Then in the reserves contest at HBF Arena, Claremont kicked away in the second half with 12 goals to four against West Perth to end up winning 17.14 (116) to 6.8 (44).

Jack Bradshaw had a day out up forward for Claremont with eight goals from 24 possessions and 11 marks. Gerrick Weedon also kicked three goals for the Tigers and Jack Richardson two.

Bailey Banfield also compiled 29 possessions for Claremont, Toby Plant 22, Keifer Yu 21, Weedon 20 and Francis Watson 17.

Tyson Moulton kicked two of West Perth's six goals for the game while Scott Nelson racked up 34 possessions to go with nine marks and six tackles as he continues to grow at senior level.

Mitch Peirce also collected 25 disposals for the Falcons, Brayden Antonio 24, Kris Shannon 19, Ewan Larmett 18, Liam Baker 17 and James Batterham 17.

In the reserves at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, Swan Districts got off to a good start with four goals to one in the first quarter to set up the eventual 12.12 (84) to 9.12 (66) victory over South Fremantle.

Matthew Jukes, Chad Daniels and Taryce Stewart all kicked two majors each for Swan Districts.

Ben Whitsed had a huge game in the midfield for the black-and-whites racking up 38 possessions while Jacob Ness also gathered 26 disposals for Swans, Albert Dean 25, Josh Cipro 24, Josh Power 23, Warrick Wilson 22, Kirk Ugle 20, Daniel 19, Stewart 19 and Ben Gillard 18.

Brandon Donaldson and Jesse Mirco kicked three goals apiece for South Fremantle.

Billy Collier had a good game for the Bulldogs collecting 30 possessions while Jake Florenca gathered 29 touches, Bailey Matera 24, Matthew Ah Siu 24, James Laurino 22, Tim Stewart 18 and Tom Vandeleur.

Exciting young ruckman Tim English had another good performance finishing with 20 possessions, eight marks and 26 hit outs.

East Fremantle's reserves also came away thumping 26.6 (162) to 10.6 (66) winners over Perth at Lathlain Park.

Jack Perham might have just two kicks in his last league appearance but made up for that in the reserves for the Sharks booting eight goals from 14 kicks and 13 marks.

Dion Anthony was also outstanding and dominant with 40 possessions and five goals for the Sharks while Mitch Boyle, Adrian Ricciardello and Oliver Parish kicked two goals each.

Conor Regan also gathered 33 disposals for the Sharks, Tyler Chalwell 26, Tom Hooker 25, Tom Bennett 22, Aaron Holmes 21, Carl Green 21 and Andrew Stephen 20.

Callum Walley kicked four goals for Perth and Matt Thompson three with Fraser Millar collecting 28 possessions, Taran Etto 25, Jacob Payne 24, Kodie Fleay 23 and Kristian Cary 19.

REDiMED COLTS RISING STARS
East Perth's colts made a winning start to the day at Medibank Stadium with the Royals beating Subiaco 13.11 (89) to 6.3 (39).

Harry Blanch finished with three goals and 21 possessions for East Perth with Kane La Fontaine, Nelson Waite and Tarir Bayok all kicked two goals apiece.

Connor De Campo also picked up 30 disposals for the Royals, Mitch Dobson 29, Bayok 24, Harley Stack 23, Waite 22, Nathan Arbon 20, Cassidy Thompson 20, Jake Balestra 19, Jalen Hoffman 18 and Christian Ameduri 18.

Corey Young kicked two of Subiaco's six goals while Matthew Pannell gathered 23 possessions, Liam Connolly 17 and Nick Baroni 17.

Claremont's colts began the day at HBF Arena with a slow start to trail West Perth by 10 points at quarter-time but the Tigers got on top from there with 11 of the last 14 goals to end up winning 12.15 (87) to 6.2 (38).

Cooper Nitschke was a standout performer for Claremont with 23 possessions and four goals while Jeremy Goddard finished with 13 touches and 33 hit outs in the ruck.

Jacob Sideris also racked up 34 possessions for Claremont, Jake Patmore 33, Chris Oakley 31, Sam Petrevski-Seton 25, Keanu Shandley 21, Josh Houwen 20 and Oliver Eastland 18.

Daniel Rowe kicked three of West Perth's six goals for the game while Bailey Chalmers gathered 23 possessions, Josh Rotham 18, Oscar Allen 18, Alec Johnson 17 and Lachlan Sherriffs 17.

It was slow going in the colts contest at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with South Fremantle kicking the only goal of the first quarter and the Bulldogs led by just a point at half-time, but the home side did well in the second half to end up winning 8.7 (55) to 4.10 (34).

Shai Bolton, Ned Brennan and Daniel Burke kicked two goals apiece for South Fremantle.

Burke also gathered 30 possessions for the Bulldogs, Zac De San Miguel 23, Kyle Russell 22, Bolton 19, Bruno Faulkner 19 and ruckman Jacob Warne 19 to go with 27 hit outs and five marks.

Greg Humphries, Lochie Huntley, Jamie Geirer and Rhyce Butcher were Swan Districts' goal kickers on Saturday against South Fremantle.

Giles Dent picked up 25 possessions for the black-and-whites, Tobe Watson 24, Jarrod Shorter 23, Huntley 23, Humphries 17 and Stephen Hay 17.

East Fremantle started its winning day at Lathlain Park with the colts winning 13.14 (92) to 4.3 (27).

Luke Strnadica kicked three goals for the Sharks while Nick Bonomelli booted two and Ben Harding gathered 24 possessions, Matthew Burton 24, Corey Holmes 23, Cameron Zurhaar 20, Peter Delaney 20 and Ambrose Ryan 20.

Josh Burke kicked two of Perth's four goals for the game with Brad Pattison gathering 21 possessions, John Levien 18 and Joseph Ugle 17