Round 19 Colts WrapThursday, August 22, 2019 - 2:05 AM - by Chris Pike

THE top five teams in the WAFL colts competition might be set heading into the final round of the 2019 season but the battle over third, fourth and fifth remains on in earnest following the Round 18 results on the weekend.

Peel, Claremont, East Perth, West Perth and Swan Districts are all guaranteed of playing finals in the colts for 2019 and the Thunder and Tigers are guaranteed of the top two positions, but the order of the other three positions are still to be decided.

Round 18 in the colts saw Perth win a tight one over East Fremantle 13.11 (89) to 12.8 (80) at Lathlain's Mineral Resources Park.

Peel Thunder put in another impressive performance away from beating Swan Districts 13.8 (86) to 7.5 (47) at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval.

Subiaco might be missing finals but the reigning premiers still beat the finals bound West Perth 8.8 (56) to 7.9 (51) at Leederville Oval while Claremont had a big 18.12 (120) to 6.6 (42) win over South Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

With one round of the 2019 home and away season remaining, Peel Thunder (13-2) remains clear on top of the colts competition guaranteed of the minor premiership with a three-game and percentage advantage.

Claremont is all but safe in second position too with a 10-5 record and then a significantly higher percentage than the third placed East Perth who holds a 9-6 record.

West Perth (8-7) remains in fourth position with Swan Districts (8-7) fifth and those teams all look to be guaranteed of playing finals.

Reigning premiers Subiaco are just one game out of the top five at 7-8 but they are more than 20 percentage points behind Swans with a game against East Perth to come on Saturday.

East Fremantle (6-10), Perth (5-10) and South Fremantle (2-13) round out the colts ladder with a round to go.

Round 19 in the colts will see West Perth play South Fremantle, and Peel Thunder take on Perth at Lathlain's Mineral Resources Park on Saturday.

And on Sunday, East Perth will play Subiaco, and Claremont takes on Swan Districts at Leederville Oval.

ROUND 19 SIMPLY ENERGY COLTS

PERTH 13.11 (89) defeated EAST FREMANTLE 12.8 (80)

While neither Perth nor East Fremantle could reach the finals in the colts no matter the result on Saturday at Mineral Resources Park, that didn’t stop them putting on an entertaining affair.

The Demons came out on fire to start the game kicking six goals to two in the opening quarter, but the Sharks then hit back in the second term with four of their own goals to just one by Perth.

That cut Perth's half-time advantage to seven points and by three quarter-time, the Sharks had kicked another four goals to three in the third quarter to be just one-point behind heading into the last quarter.

The game was right up for grabs in the last quarter with Perth kicking three goals to two from East Fremantle to win 13.11 (89) to 12.8 (80).

Hamish McFarlane kicked three goals for Perth with Simon Hayward, Elijah Taylor and Michael Henry booting two goals apiece.

Hayward also finished with 22 possessions, seven tackles and seven inside-50 entries while Jacob Radomiljac contributed 19 disposals and 10 tackles.

Nathan O'Driscoll also gathered 17 possessions, Lachlan Fraser 17, Tarkyn Brogan-Henry 16 and Taylor 16.

Owen Dann, Trent Rivers, Chad Warner, Luke Jackson and Jai Jackson all kicked two goals each for East Fremantle.

Rivers also racked up 30 possessions for the Sharks, Warner 24, Michael Wright 20, Jai Jackson 19, Luke Dobson 16, Oscar Hitchcock 16 and Luke Jackson 16 to go with 31 hit outs.
 

SWAN DISTRICTS 7.5 (47) lost to PEEL THUNDER 13.8 (86)

The day's action got underway at Steel Blue Oval with Peel Thunder further consolidating themselves as the team to beat in this year's colts competition, beating Swan Districts by 39 points.

It was a rematch of last year's preliminary final in the colts while Swan Districts won on the way to reaching the Grand Final against Subiaco, but Peel proved too strong on Saturday to end up winning 13.8 (86) to 7.5 (47).

Peel started impressively kicking the only three goals of the opening quarter while holding Swan Districts to just the two behinds.

It was then two goals apiece in the second term with the Thunder heading into the half-time interval with a 17-point advantage.

Peel then kicked away further in the third quarter kicking four goals while Swan Districts added the two before the Thunder kicked another four goals to three in the last term to come away with the 39-point victory.

The win means that Peel moves further clear in top spot with a 13-2 record this colts season with one game to go against Perth on Saturday in Mandurah. 

Swan Districts, meanwhile, has fallen to fifth position with an 8-7 record and while they are only one game ahead of the sixth placed Subiaco, their superior percentage should mean they remain playing finals no matter what happens on Saturday against the second placed Claremont at Claremont Oval.

Brad Oldfield kicked four goals for Peel to go with 23 possessions and seven marks while Jack Sears and Connor Heuer kicked two goals apiece.

Jackson Knight collected 24 disposals for the Thunder, Kilian Rawson 23, Isiah Winder 22, James Ewing 20, Clifton Stack 17 and David Yaccob 17.

Ashley Brockbernd was tremendous for Swan Districts with 25 possessions and two goals while Seb Bright returned to the colts team and delivered 21 disposals, six tackles and two goals.

Brenton Hilton collected 24 possessions for Swans, Jehb O'Donohue 24, Kade Wallrodt 19, Kade Screaigh 19, Ty Sears 19 and Max Chipper 17.
 

SUBIACO 8.8 (56) defeated WEST PERTH 7.9 (51)

Subiaco might not be able to reach the finals in the colts to defend its premiership from last year, but the Lions are playing impressive football late in the season and that included a five-point win over West Perth on Saturday.

Subiaco's hopes have been ended of being able to qualify for finals on the back of last year's premiership meaning the Lions won't be able to defend all three flags won in 2019, but they are showing had they made it they could have made an impact.

West Perth is guaranteed of playing finals and started Saturday's game at Leederville Oval with two goals to one in the first quarter to lead by seven points at quarter-time.

Subiaco turned things around in the third quarter, though, with three goals to one to head into the half-time break leading by six points.

The Falcons got back in top during the third term kicking three goals to one from the Lions, but Subiaco finished with the breeze and took advantage with three goals to one in the final quarter to end up winning 8.8 (56) to 7.9 (51).

Matthew Johnson was the lone multiple goal scorer for Subiaco booting two majors.

Abraham Clinch finished with 30 possessions for the Lions, Jacob Peletier 24, Ben Golding 22, Isaac Clinch 20 and Jed Kemp 15.

Callum Johnson kicked two goals for West Perth while racking up 31 possessions.

Tyron Hindmarsh also gathered 31 disposals, Zak Patterson 21 (36 hit outs), Koopah Todd 20 and Heath Chapman 19.
 

SOUTH FREMANTLE 6.6 (42) lost to CLAREMONT 18.12 (120)

The day began at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with a thumping 78-point victory for Claremont's colts over South Fremantle.

It was an action-packed opening quarter with eight goals between the teams but Claremont were in control with six goals to two to lead by 25 points at the first change.

The Tigers then added another five goals to one in the second term to be up by 49 points at the major break.

Claremont kicked another three goals to one in the third quarter and then four goals to two in the last term to run out 18.12 (120) to 6.6 (42) victors.

The big win looks set to be enough for Claremont to lock away second position come the end of the colts season with the Tigers now holding a 10-5 record and to be a game and massive percentage clear of third placed East Perth.

South Fremantle, meanwhile, is locked away in bottom spot on the colts ladder with two wins for the season. 

Charlie Malone kicked four goals for Claremont to go with 17 possessions, five marks and four tackles.

Jack Cooley also kicked two goals to go with 28 disposals and seven tackles while Louis Passera and Logan Young kicked two goals apiece.

Joel Western also compiled 26 possessions for the Tigers, Kade Lines 21, Leno Thomas 19, Lachlan Davis 19 and Steven Miller 14 to go with 29 hit outs and five tackles.

Aiden Hall kicked two goals for South Fremantle with Jack Musika, Liam Bradford, Jacob Plunkett and Ben Cabassi adding one each.

Manfred Kelly finished with 19 possessions for the Bulldogs, Nathan Spooner 19 (nine marks, 18 hit outs), Eric Botha 18, Musika 16, George Wessels 16 and Jacob Sax 14.