Round 3 WAFL ResultsMonday, April 6, 2015 - 11:58 AM - by Chris Pike

THE Easter Round of WAFL action concluded on Saturday afternoon with Peel Thunder and West Perth both scoring thumping wins to celebrate milestones for two of their great players.

The round got underway on Good Friday starting with East Perth beating Subiaco 17.13 (115) to 7.9 (51) in a grand final rematch at Medibank Stadium before South Fremantle stayed unbeaten this season beating Claremont 12.19 (91) to 8.5 (53) at Fremantle Oval.

Then on Saturday, West Perth beat Perth 22.9 (141) to 9.8 (62) at HBF Arena in the 150th game for premiership player Andrew Strijk while Peel Thunder recorded a 15.14 (104) to 6.13 (49) win over East Fremantle at Bendigo Bank Stadium in the 200th WAFL match for captain Brendon Jones.

Perth was able to make a solid enough start against West Perth to only trail by six points at quarter-time, but the Falcons got better the longer the game went at HBF Arena and eventually kicked nine goals to two in the final quarter to end up winning by 79 points.

The win is West Perth's second straight this season following a Round 1 loss to South Fremantle while Perth remains winless in 2015 from three games, and is on a 17-game losing run dating back to the end of 2014.

Perth did have some players who put in good defensive performances with Kieran Hug limiting Shane Nelson to 20 possessions, Jacob Payne keeping Andrew Strijk quiet for three quarters and David Johnson keeping Matt Fowler goalless for three quarters.

However, Strijk still finished with 18 possessions and two goals in his 150th WAFL match to earn West Perth life membership while Fowler bobbed up for two final quarter goals, and then the Falcons had a host of other strong contributors.

Michael Lourey was outstanding as a key forward kicking six goals in just his third WAFL match after being recruited from the VFL. He kicked his six goals from 11 possessions and seven marks.

The bonus of Lourey holding down the key forward post was that Marcus Adams and Nick Rodda could do the same at the defensive end, and they both had strong games as well not giving Perth's talls a sniff.

On top of Strijk and Fowler chipping in with two goals, Matt Johnson and Kody Manning kicked two goals while Manning was outstanding finishing with 20 possessions and six tackles.

Sandover Medallist Aaron Black racked up 31 possessions while Rohan Kerr had 27 and WAFL debutant Aidan Lynch 25 who is coming off winning the Prendergast Medal as the best player in the reserves in 2014.

Jay van Berlo also picked up 21 disposals and ruckman Chris Keunen 18 to go with five marks, 50 hit outs and a goal.

Perth lost captain Dene White, Mitch Morton, Jarryd Morton and Chance Bateman from its team that lost to South Fremantle by 10 points last week, and struggled to keep up with the Falcons as a result.

Aidan Tropiano did all he could in the midfield racking up 36 possessions and laying seven tackles with Liam McKenna gathering 25 disposals, Daniel O'Sullivan 19 and Michael Sinclair 18.

Callum Collard kicked three in his first game of the season and from 14 possessions.

Peel was coming off a season-opening loss to West Perth and East Fremantle looking to bounce back from a big loss to Subiaco, but it was the Thunder who had the answers on Saturday at Bendigo Bank Stadium ending up 55-point winners.

The Sharks kicked the first three goals of the game but from there it was Peel who dominated kicking 15 goals to three for the rest of the afternoon to end up sending a message that it could be a real force in 2015.

Matt Taberner continued the form he showed in the NAB Challenge for Fremantle with an impressive performance delivering four goals from 14 possessions and seven marks for Peel.

Lachie Weller was also outstanding for the Thunder with 22 possessions and three goals with Leroy Jetta and Hayden Crozier both kicking two goals apiece.

Jacob Ballard again led the way for Peel picking up 26 disposals while Tendai Mzungu returned from a hamstring injury gathering 25 disposals.

Max Duffy also finished with 26 touches, Ed Langdon 22, Brayden Lawler 20, Brady Grey 19 and captain Jones 19 in his 200th WAFL match.

Jonathon Griffin dominated in the ruck as well with 14 possessions, seven marks, 35 hit outs and six inside-50 entries.

Jamie McNamara racked up 30 possessions for East Fremantle in his best individual performance of the season while Sean Henson gathered 23 disposals, Liam Anthony 22, Bradd Dalziell 21 and captain Rory O'Brien 19 up against his former side.

ROUND 3 WAFL RESULTS
LEAGUE
Subiaco 7.9 (51) lost to East Perth 17.13 (115)
South Fremantle 12.19 (91) defeated Claremont 8.5 (53)
West Perth 22.9 (141) defeated Perth 9.8 (62)
Peel Thunder 15.14 (104) defeated East Fremantle 6.13 (49)

RESERVES
Subiaco 12.9 (81) defeated East Perth 9.11 (65)
South Fremantle 14.8 (92) defeated Claremont 10.6 (66)
West Perth 11.9 (75) lost to Perth 13.15 (93)
Peel Thunder 8.12 (60) lost to East Fremantle 15.11 (101)

COLTS
Subiaco 10.8 (68) lost to East Perth 13.11 (89)
South Fremantle 9.8 (62) lost to Claremont 9.10 (64)
West Perth 12.8 (80) defeated Perth 10.7 (67)
Peel Thunder 6.7 (43) lost to East Fremantle 13.7 (85)