WAFLW Team of the Week – Round 4Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 4:09 PM - by Chris Pike

FROM a 200-gamer starring to her captain leading the way to a dominant ruck performance and an impressive performance in front of goals, there were plenty of standout performers in Round 4 of the WAFLW competition for 2022.

It's once again another challenging to task to select the Round 4 Team of the Week given the number of tremendous performances across the board in the wins for East Fremantle, Claremont and Swan Districts.

The round's action got underway on Saturday evening in Mandurah and it was East Fremantle who beat Peel Thunder in the battle of undefeated teams, coming away from Lane Group Stadium with the 9.6 (60) to 7.5 (47) victory.

The other two Round 4 matches took place on Sunday afternoon beginning with Claremont scoring its third thumping win already of the 2022 season, beating West Perth 11.12 (78) to 0.0 (0) at Joondalup's Provident Financial Oval.

The last game of the round then took place at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval and it was Swan Districts who won a second straight match by defeating Subiaco 11.6 (72) to 3.5 (23).

Those results mean that Claremont remains on top of the WAFLW ladder with a 3-1 record and a mammoth percentage of 493.2 on the back of having scored 217 points and conceding just 44 in their opening four matches of the season.

East Fremantle is the last remaining undefeated team after their win against Peel with the Sharks sitting in second spot in front of Swan Districts who have improved to a 2-2 record.

Peel Thunder round out the top four with a 2-1 record around four rounds while South Fremantle (1-2) sits in fifth position, Subiaco (1-3) sixth and West Perth (0-3) in last place.

WAFLW TEAM OF THE WEEK – ROUND 4
BACK: Alex Williams (EF), Cassie Davidson (PT)
HALF-BACK: Lauren Osborne (SD), Caitlin Walker (S), Jaime Henry (SD)
CENTRE: Tara Stribley (SD), Jess Cox (SD), Kaitlyn Srhoj (PT)
HALF-FORWARD: Larissa Versaci (EF), Taylah Edwards (SD), Madeline Ross (EF)
FORWARD: Kate Bartlett (PT), Tessa Doumanis (C)
RUCK: Adele Arnup (C), Sasha Goranova (C), Chloe Wrigley (PT)
INTERCHANGE: Lauren Quaife (PT), Sarah Viney (C), Hayley O'Donnell (EF), Georgia Cleaver (EF), Helen Taylor (S)

Each week of the WAFLW season during 2022, we will be selecting a Team of the Week as well, and here's how the side for Round 4 came together.

The round got underway on Saturday night in Mandurah and in a tremendous contest, it was East Fremantle who ended up prevailing on the back of a host of impressive performers.

It started down back and for the third consecutive week Alex Williams was named in the back pocket of the WAFLW Team of the Week. She finished with 11 possessions and five marks.

Larissa Versaci and Madeline Ross were both named on the respective half-forward flanks after their games for the Sharks. Versaci finished with two goals from 14 possessions and four inside-50 entries while Ross also kicked two goals from 10 disposals and three entries inside the forward 50.

Hayley O'Donnell was also named to the interchange in the Team of the Week from East Fremantle after delivering 12 possessions and five marks. Georgia Cleaver was also on the bench from the Sharks following 15 touches, three marks and a goal.

In the same game, Cassie Davidson earned a spot in the back-line after her performance for Peel which was made up of 13 possessions, four marks and two tackles.

Kaitlin Srhoj is also named to the wing after a brilliant game for the Thunder consisting of 21 touches, eight marks and a goal.

Kate Bartlett was terrific in attack for Peel and was rewarded with a spot in the Team of the Week for her three goals to go with 11 disposals, five marks and five tackles.

Chloe Wrigley earned a spot in the on-ball brigade as well after delivering 21 possessions, eight tackles, seven marks and four inside-50 entries for the Thunder.

Lauren Quaife also earned a spot on the interchange after her ruck performance for Peel that included 20 hit outs.

Claremont delivered a big win on Sunday against West Perth and from that performance that kept them on top of the WAFLW ladder, Tessa Doumanis earned a spot in the forward-line of the Team of the Week after kicking four goals from 19 possessions and five marks.

Sasha Goranova earned a spot as the ruck rover in the Team of the Week as well for the Tigers after a performance made up of 23 disposals, six hit outs and three tackles.

Adele Arnup dominated in the ruck as well for Claremont to take that spot in the Team of the Week after producing 21 touches, 25 hit outs, five tackles and four marks.

Sarah Viney also earned a spot on the interchange from Claremont after finishing with 24 possessions, four tackles and four inside-50 entries in the win against West Perth.

The second game on Sunday then saw Swan Districts defeat Subiaco in what was Lauren Osborne's 200-game milestone for Swans. She produced a terrific performance as well to earn a spot at half-back in the Team of the Week on the back of producing 17 possessions, four marks and a goal.

Jaime Henry was named on the other half-back flank from Swan Districts after her display featuring 15 possessions and three marks.

Tara Stribley was named to the wing in the Team of the Week after producing 26 touches, six marks and a goal while Swan Districts captain Jess Cox was brilliant to earn the spot in the centre. She produced a game made up of 28 disposals, five marks, four tackles and three inside 50s.

Taylah Edwards was named at centre half-forward as well on the back of kicking three goals for Swan Districts from 13 possessions and four marks.

While Subiaco lost to Swan Districts, Caitlin Walker impressed down back to be named at centre half-back in the Team of the Week after finishing with six possessions and four tackles.

Helen Taylor also booked a spot on the interchange in the Team of the Week from Subiaco for her performance of 18 touches and two tackles.