Round 17 WAFL ResultsSunday, July 14, 2013 - 2:13 AM - by Chris Pike

SWAN Districts and Perth moved up a position each on the WAFL ladder to third and fourth respectively after beating Claremont and Subiaco in the only two Round 17 matches on Saturday.

With East Perth sitting out the action for the second weekend in-a-row, Swan Districts and Perth both took advantage to move above the Royals with victories on Saturday afternoon but East Perth is only percentage behind the two teams with a game in hand.

Swan Districts shot up to third position beating Claremont emphatically 16.14 (110) to 10.11 (71) at Claremont Oval as the black-and-whites handed the Tigers just their second defeat of the 2013 season.

It was Swans' fifth win in their last six games to see them rocket up the ladder and the 39-point win over Claremont came despite West Coast-listed small forward Murray Newman walking off at quarter-time and departing the ground.

Jarrad Blight and Alex Howard were also hindered by niggling ankle complaints throughout the second half, but Swans' weren’t to be deterred and ran away with the contest with the only five goals of the last quarter.

Tony Notte was terrific in attack for Swan Districts kicking five goals while Tim Geappen added three, Ryan Davis two and young gun Charlie Cameron two.

Rory Lobb did all he could in the ruck against Mark Seaby with 13 touches and 14 hit outs in just his fifth league game. At his feet, Aaron Elari picked up 23 possessions, Matt Riggio 21, Adam Faulkner 20, Tom Roach 19 and Brett Robinson 18.

Swans' defence was also terrific led by Kyle Hams' job on Paul Medhurst while Wayde Twomey racked up 23 disposals, Jamie Bennell 23 and Graham Jetta 19.

Claremont's midfield was bolstered by the return of Luke Blackwell and Andrew Foster. Blackwell finished with 30 possessions and 10 clearances with Foster picking up 24 disposals to go with eight tackles and a goal.

Jake Murphy racked up 33 possessions to go with 10 clearances, six inside 50s and a goal while Mark Seaby had 24 touches, 44 hit outs and 12 clearances in the ruck.

Chad Jones kicked four goals up forward for the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Perth moved back into the top-four after being out for just the one week with a comfortable 13.19 (97) to 9.17 (71) win over Subiaco at Lathlain's Brownes Stadium.

It was far from a pretty affair with neither side able to capitalise in front of goal combining for 22.36 despite the fine conditions but in the end the win puts Perth back on track for a finals appearance and all but ends Subiaco's hopes.

Joel Leeson kicked three goals and racked up 27 possessions for Perth in his first league game of the season with Jackson Sketcher and captain Paul Bevan booting two goals apiece.

Matthew Moody racked up 25 possessions also for the Demons, Chance Bateman 23, Sketcher 21, Bevan 21, Julian Jacobs 21, Michael Florio 20 and Dene White 20.

Michael Wood and Rhys Waters kicked two goals each for Subiaco with Callum Sinclair finishing with 18 possessions, 29 hit outs and a goal mostly in the ruck in the absence of Andrew McDougall.

Ray Daniels collected 25 disposals for the Lions, Jarrod Kayler-Thomson 25 against his former side, Rob Forrest 22, Chris Phelan 20 and youngster Charles Le Fanu 19.

ROUND 17 RESULTS
LEAGUE
Perth 13.19 (97) beat Subiaco 9.17 (71)
Claremont 10.11 (71) lost to Swan Districts 16.14 (110)

RESERVES
Perth 14.14 (98) beat Subiaco 5.7 (37)
Claremont 7.10 (52) lost to Swan Districts 13.16 (94)

COLTS
Perth 16.13 (109) beat Subiaco 10.1 (61)