Good Friday WAFL ResultsSaturday, April 4, 2015 - 10:25 AM - by Chris Pike

EAST Perth and South Fremantle both recorded impressive Good Friday WAFL victories to kick off the Easter weekend of action.

The Good Friday action began with the battle of the Medibank Stadium co-tenants with East Perth recording a thumping 17.13 (115) to 7.9 (51) victory over Subiaco before South Fremantle then beat Claremont 12.19 (91) to 8.5 (53) at Fremantle Oval.

More than 6000 people attended the two Good Friday fixtures as well in another successful day of WAFL football.

The round now concludes on Saturday afternoon with West Perth hosting Perth at Joondalup's HBF Arena and Peel Thunder taking on East Fremantle at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium.

Subiaco and East Perth met on Good Friday for the third straight season and this year's battle doubled as a grand final rematch, and it was the Royals gaining a measure of revenge after the Lions beat them in last year's decider.

Subiaco might have won its last two games of the season in impressive fashion over Claremont and East Fremantle, but East Perth dominated the contest on Friday from the outset before running out 64-point winners for a second straight win since opening the season with a loss to the Sharks.

The Royals finished with 30 scoring shots to just 16 from the Lions while also compiling 157 more possessions, 72 more marks and nine more inside-50 entries.

Brant Colledge delivered a best on ground display for East Perth finishing with 36 possessions, eight tackles, four inside 50s and three goals while his West Coast teammate Murray Newman kicked four goals from 17 disposals after shrugging off an ankle complaint from last week.

Josh Hill and Simon Tunbridge also kicked two goals apiece for the Royals.

Co-captain Brendan Lee made his first appearance of the season and was tremendous with 26 possessions, five tackles, three inside 50s and a goal.

Fraser McInnes stepped up in the absence of ruckman Paul Johnson to deliver one of the best performances of his career with 22 possessions, six marks, 32 hit outs and a goal.

Mitchell Fraser also racked up 27 disposals for the Royals, Freddie Clutterbuck 26, Jamie Bennell 25, Liam Duggan 23, Steven Payne 22, Nathan Blee 21, Paddy Brophy 20, Craig Wulff 19, Kyle Anderson 18 and Julian Ameduri 18.

Shane Yarran kicked another three goals for Subiaco to go with 12 possessions and five tackles but he did find himself on report for a high hit on Will Schofield.

Leigh Kitchin again worked hard for Subiaco in the midfield to finish with a team-high 21 possessions while Lachlan Delahunty had 20 disposals, Kyal Horsley 19, Chris Phelan 19 and James Garcia 16.

Clancy Wheeler worked hard in the ruck and up forward to finish with 14 touches, six marks, 23 hit outs and seven entries inside the forward 50.

South Fremantle then hosted its Good Friday fixture at Fremantle Oval and had 3250 people attend as the Bulldogs beat Claremont by 38 points.

It was a commanding performance by South Fremantle with them having 31 scoring shots to just 13 from Claremont while racking up 117 more possessions and 22 more entries inside the forward 50.

The win means that coach Todd Curley remains unbeaten after three games in charge of South Fremantle with the Bulldogs now having won three straight matches to open a season for the first time since 2006. They are also on an eight-game winning run dating back to the end of last season.

Ben Saunders, Ashton Hams, James Sellar and Cory Dell'Olio all kicked two goals apiece for the Bulldogs with Dell'Olio playing his first game with South Fremantle since the 2011 first semi-final loss to Subiaco after spending the last three years with Essendon.

Ashton Hams came back into the Bulldogs team after missing the previous week's win over Perth and along with his two goals, he finished with 31 possessions and five inside-50 entries.

Jarrod Parry also played his first game of the season and worked hard for 23 disposals and five tackles while Chris Luff made his South Fremantle debut after crossing from Peel and did well limiting the influence of Kepler Bradley up forward for Claremont.

South Fremantle's defence was outstanding with Adam McIntosh holding Ian Richardson goalless, Dylan Ross keeping Haydn Busher and Brandon Franz scoreless and then Marlon Pickett putting in a tremendous performance as an attacking defender with 25 possessions.

Brock Higgins worked tirelessly in the ruck for the Bulldogs up against Mitch Andrews and Bradley, and finished with 20 possessions, 22 hit outs and five inside 50s.

Brendan Verrier racked up 28 possessions for South Fremantle, Haiden Schloithe 24, Ryan Cook 22, Kyle Hams 21, Shaun Bewick 20, Tim Kelly 19 and Steven Verrier 18.

Shane McAdam kicked three goals for Claremont but had a terrific battle with Adam Guglielmana with Jack Bradshaw also chipping in with two majors.

Tom Ledger worked hard for Claremont finishing with a team-high 25 possessions with Ryan Neates racking up 22 touches, Maximillian Bentley 22, John Williams 21 and Keifer Yu 18 to go with five tackles, three inside 50s and a goal.

The most encouraging news of the day for Claremont was in the reserves with Beau Maister, Tom Swift and Anton Hamp all showing encouraging signs.

GOOD FRIDAY WAFL RESULTS
LEAGUE
Subiaco 7.9 (51) lost to East Perth 17.13 (115)
South Fremantle 12.19 (91) defeated Claremont 8.5 (53)

RESERVES
Subiaco 12.9 (81) defeated East Perth 9.11 (65)
South Fremantle 14.8 (92) defeated Claremont 10.6 (66)

COLTS
Subiaco 10.8 (68) lost to East Perth 13.11 (89)
South Fremantle 9.8 (62) lost to Claremont 9.10 (64)