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Round 19 Reserves and Colts WrapWednesday, August 2, 2017 - 1:10 AM - by Chris Pike
EAST Fremantle extended its lead atop the REDiMED Colts by beating Subiaco in Round 19 while Peel Thunder lost to Swan Districts with South Fremantle all but securing the Reserves minor premiership with a hard fought win against West Perth.
All four reserves matches took place on Saturday with Swan Districts defeating Peel Thunder 8.13 (61) to 5.1 (31) at Steel Blue Oval and South Fremantle downed West Perth 11.7 (73) to 5.11 (41) at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.
East Fremantle also defeated Subiaco 11.6 (72) to 9.8 (62) at East Fremantle Oval with East Perth also beating Claremont 8.13 (61) to 4.8 (32) at Claremont Oval.
South Fremantle's reserves improved to a 14-3 record atop the ladder four games and significant percentage ahead of Claremont (10-6). That leaves the Bulldogs guaranteed of the minor premiership even if they lose their remaining three matches.
Perth (10-7) sits third position after the Round 19 bye while Subiaco (9-8) and East Fremantle (8-8) round out the top five.
Swan Districts (7-9) sits in sixth position ahead of Peel Thunder (6-11), West Perth (5-11) and East Perth (5-11).
The colts matches on Saturday saw Swan Districts beat Peel Thunder 8.6 (54) to 7.9 (51), South Fremantle defeated South Fremantle 16.11 (107) to 11.6 (72), East Fremantle downed Subiaco 9.9 (63) to 8.9 (57) and East Perth prevailed in a nail-biter 8.8 (56) to 8.7 (55) against Claremont.
East Fremantle moved a game and-a-half clear on top of the ladder by beating Subiaco and with Peel Thunder losing. That means the Sharks hold a 12-4 record to be ahead of Peel (10-1-6), Claremont (10-6), Swan Districts (9-1-6) and East Perth (8-8).
Subiaco (8-9) is just outside the top five followed by West Perth (7-9), South Fremantle (6-11) and Perth (3-14).
STANDOUT RESERVES PERFORMERS
Swan Districts reserves also scored a win over Peel Thunder at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday, prevailing to the tune of 30 points.
Jesse Manton responded to his demotion from the league side with 29 possessions and two goals for Swans while Ethan Maguire picked up 32 disposals, seven tackles and a goal.
Freddie Clutterbuck returned from injury with 21 possessions and a goal with Troy Yukich dominating in the ruck with 58 hit outs.
Brett Milward kicked two goals for Peel with Luke Strnadica playing well again in the ruck with 17 possessions, four marks, four tackles and 40 hit outs.
James Kirby gathered 21 disposals for the Thunder, Corey Morris 20 (10 tackles), Michael Humble 16 (14 tackles) and Jacob Perry 16.
Then in the reserves contest at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, the ladder-leading South Fremantle ended up beating West Perth by 32 points.
Brandon Donaldson put his hand up for a league recall despite spots being tough to come by with 25 possessions, five marks, five tackles and three goals. Mitch Dzelebdzic and Andre Coutinho also kicked two goals.
Jesse Musika compiled 26 possessions and laid 10 tackles for the Bulldogs with Josh Collard collecting 25 disposals (11 tackles), Coutinho 19, Daniel Roy-McGregor 18, David Fiamengo 18 and Matthew Gundry 17.
Josh Branchi also played his first game of the season following a knee reconstruction and had 10 touches, 24 hit outs and a goal in the first half.
Patrick Graham kicked two goals for West Perth while Connor West racked up 25 possessions (11 tackles), Broderick Walton 24, Mitch Antonio 19, Conal Lynch 18, Angus Allen 17 (11 tackles), Dylan Campbell 16 and Baylee James 16.
Matt Guadagnin was also impressive in his first full game of the season racking up 23 possessions and kicking a goal.
It was another tight affair at East Fremantle Oval with East Fremantle kicking five goals to two in the last quarter to beat Subiaco by 10 points.
Cameron Symonds played his best game of the season at either level kicking seven goals from 17 possessions, six marks and 25 hit outs. Tyler Sorrell also kicked two goals.
Miles Franklin amassed 22 possessions for East Fremantle, Trent Newton 21, Carl Green 19, Peter Delaney 19, Josh Cuneo 18, Joel Kalajzic 16, Jye Clements 16, Harry Creasey 16, Ambrose Ryan 16 and Nathan Fahey 16.
Dylan Nelson and Dylan Clarke both kicked three goals each for Subiaco with Kyle Halligan making his return with four kicks, four marks, four tackles and a goal. It was the 2015 premiership star's first game since Round 5 last year.
Matt Bogensperger compiled 38 possessions for the Lions, Rowen Powell 22, Daniel Leach 20, Ryan Wade 17 and Chad Barns 17.
East Perth's reserves came away with a 29-point come from behind win against Claremont at Claremont Oval kicking five goals to nil in the fourth quarter.
Kristian Caporn kicked two goals for East Perth.
Josh Hewett finished with 19 possessions for the Royals, Jordan Browne 19, Tarir Bayok 19, Matthew Blackley 17, Campbell Abbott 16 and Ciaran Allsop 16.
Jack Richardson, Ryan Neates, Tom Shanahan and Kaiden Gilbert were Claremont's goal scorers.
Neates also finished with 25 possessions in his return from injury while Jake Murphy also had 30 disposals and seven tackles. Jacob Sideris picked up 26 disposals, Bailey Rogers 20 and Oliver Eastland 15 to go with eight tackles and 20 hit outs.
REDiMED COLTS SHINING LIGHTS
Swan Districts started the day at Steel Blue Oval with a thrilling three-point victory over Peel Thunder despite a goalless last quarter.
Jarred Cameron kicked two goals for Swans while Lochie Huntley gathered 26 possessions, Greg Humphries 19, Callum Garcia 16, Jack O'Sullivan 15 and Denholm Melrose 15.
Oskar Matthews also finished with 12 possessions, four marks and 32 hit outs in the ruck.
Lachlan Riley gathered 22 possessions for Peel Thunder, Jordan Boullineau 20, Jakeb Shine 19, Jackson Perry 19, Jake Howes 19, Kyle Havelberg 16, Sayln Stein 15, Michael Randall 15, Jarrad Fazioli 15 and James Sturrock 15.
South Fremantle's colts started the day at Fremantle Community Bank Oval defeating West Perth by 35 points.
Luke Moore booted seven goals from 19 possessions and eight marks for South Fremantle with Jarren Colpitts, Alex Cabassi and Glenn Byron all kicking two apiece.
Jack Musika racked up 24 possessions for the Bulldogs, Regan Spooner 21, Matthew Ward 18, Byron 18 and ruckman Jonathon Frampton 18 to go with 16 hit outs.
Dylan Yem kicked three goals to go with 18 possessions and 10 tackles for West Perth with Alec Johnson also booting two majors.
Thomas Boyes gathered 20 disposals for the Falcons, Nathan Murray 20, Bailey Chalmers 18 and Thomas Medhat 16.
It was a tight affair at East Fremantle Oval with East Fremantle prevailing over Subiaco by six points.
Dwayne Nevill kicked four goals for East Fremantle to go with 18 possessions and 10 tackles, Josh Ritchie and Dillon O'Reilly kicked two goals apiece.
Jayden Quill picked up 23 disposals for the Sharks, Thomas Joyce 22, Dylan Williams 21, Samuel Lewis 19, Liam Rajanayagam 17, Tim Bockman 16 and Kyle D'Antoine 16.
Jaxon Bilchuris and Thomas Edwards-Baldwin kicked two goals apiece for Subiaco.
Tristan Hobley gathered 25 possessions for the Lions, Liam Hickmott 22, Luke Foley 19 (13 tackles), Liam Connolly 17 and Max Dennis 17.
The colts action ended with a thriller at Claremont Oval with East Perth ending up beating Claremont by a solitary point on the back of a four-goal to nil final quarter.
Matthew Young dominated for East Perth with 32 possessions, 11 inside-50 entries, five marks, five tackles and two goals.
Aaron Redhead was also terrific in the ruck with 18 disposals, eight tackles, five marks and two goals.
Eric Bashemule gathered 19 touches for the Royals, Christian Ameduri 19, Harley Stack 15 and Thomas Vellios 15.
Damon Enosa booted two goals for Claremont with Jack Blaauw amassing 27 possessions, Jake Patmore 23, Rhett Lloyd 22, Brock Ward 20, Jack Lewsey 20, Declan McNamara 20, Addison Dew 19 and Cooper Nitschke 19.
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