Round 7 McDonald's WAFL Wrap UpTuesday, May 5, 2015 - 1:14 PM - by Chris Pike

THE youngsters of Swan Districts and South Fremantle both helped lead their teams to bounce back victories in Round 7 of the WAFL on Saturday while Claremont got its first win on the board of the season and Subiaco extended its lead atop the ladder.

Swan Districts recorded a terrific 18.16 (124) to 11.11 (77) victory at Bassendean's Steel Blue Oval over a Peel Thunder team that was on the back of a four-game winning streak for the first time in the club's history.

South Fremantle started its season with three straight wins, then lost the next three coming into Saturday's clash with East Perth at Medibank Stadium. Like Swans, the Bulldogs had just a five-day break to try and bounce back from and did so impressively beating the Royals 11.16 (82) to 10.9 (69).

Subiaco moved a game clear on top of the ladder with an 8.15 (63) to 3.9 (27) win over Perth at Lathlain Park while Claremont got its first win of the season beating West Perth 12.11 (83) to 8.15 (63) at the Claremont Showground.

Subiaco (5-1) sits on top of the ladder after seven rounds ahead of Peel Thunder (4-2), East Fremantle (4-2), South Fremantle (4-3) and Swan Districts (3-3). East Perth (3-3) is just outside the top five followed by West Perth (3-3), Claremont (1-5) and Perth (1-6).

Click here for the summary of Round 7 of the WAFL 

TEAM OF THE WEEK
BACK: Brandon Franz (Claremont), Tallan Ames (Swan Districts), Tom Barrass (East Perth)
HALF-BACK: Justin Simpson (Swan Districts), Blayne Wilson (South Fremantle), Steven Browne (West Perth)
CENTRE: Steven Payne (East Perth), Leigh Kitchin (Subiaco), Aaron Black (West Perth)
HALF-FORWARD: Matthew Rogers (Swan Districts), Clancy Wheeler (Subiaco), Ryan Davis (Swan Districts)
FORWARD: Shane Yarran (Subiaco), James Sellar (South Fremantle), Cory Dell'Olio (South Fremantle)
RUCK: Brock Higgins (South Fremantle), Ashton Hams (South Fremantle), Ryan Neates (Claremont)
INTERCHANGE: Jason Daniels (Swan Districts), Brady Grey (Peel Thunder), Corey Yeo (Claremont), Joel Houghton (Swan Districts)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Swan Districts captain Tallan Ames has played 217 matches for the black-and-whites since making his debut in 2002, but it's unlikely the 30-year-old has ever been in better form.

Ames has played in the 2010 premiership and won a fairest and best award with Swan Districts, but continues to be the standout key defender in the WAFL and he picked up another scalp on Saturday in the big win over Peel.

Fresh off doing a terrific job on West Perth's Michael Lourey on Monday following quieting East Fremantle's George Hampson after his stunning first quarter and-a-half, Ames got the job on Peel's Michael Apeness on Saturday and kept the dangerous Fremantle big man goalless.

Ames is leading his young team from the front admirably and not only will he be a lock for the WAFL State team to play the SANFL on Saturday May 23 at Lathlain Park, but he is looming as the likely choice to captain the WA team.

THE SHINING LIGHTS
Swan Districts put aside the disappointment of losing to West Perth last Monday after leading by 26 points heading into time-on of the last quarter to get off a fast start against the in-form Peel Thunder, and end up winning by an impressive 47 points.

While Swans' senior players stepped up, the excitement came in the form of the youth blooded by the black-and-whites with seventh-gamer Jason Daniels outstanding with 26 possessions and a goal.

Ben Whitsed then made an impressive debut with 19 disposals while Levi Ridley also gathered 17 disposals, David McKay 13, Dylan Nelson 11 and Warrick Wilson 16.

Steven Wityk played his first game with Swans since crossing from East Perth and kicked three goals while former Perth leading goalkicker Simon Donovan was lively in attack also with three goals from 17 possessions and six marks.

Then were the senior Swans players who stood tall led by captain Tallan Ames at full-back while Justin Simpson was also terrific with 27 disposals and nine marks.

Ryan Davis again was outstanding with 25 touches, 11 tackles, five inside 50s and two goals while Matthew Rogers had a strong game across half-forward with 24 touches, eight marks and three goals.

Joel Houghton also had to step up to play most of the game in the ruck up against both Jonathon Griffin and Craig Moller, and finished with 18 possessions, eight marks and 18 hit outs.

Rudy Riddoch also had 22 touches for Swans, Nathan Broad 22 and Matt Riggio 20.

Peel lost just its second match of the season with the Thunder's four-game winning streak coming to an end despite Leroy Jetta kicking three goals, and Jonathon Griffin two to go with 14 disposals, five marks and 33 hit outs.

Brady Grey worked hard for Peel finishing with 22 possessions and a goal with Lachie Weller collecting 21 disposals to go with five inside 50s, four tackles and a goal.

Tom Sheridan also picked up 20 touches for the Thunder, Connor Blakely 20, Jacob Ballard 19, Hayden Crozier 17 and Ethan Hughes 17 to go with eight marks up against the team he was drafted by Fremantle from.

Cory Dell'Olio played his best game with South Fremantle since returning from Essendon this season with four goals, all in the second half, to go with 18 possessions and five inside-50 entries.

Big man James Sellar also found form finishing with 22 disposals, 10 marks and three goals for the Bulldogs.

With Dell'Olio and Sellar combining for seven goals, the South Fremantle back-line also stood up well against East Perth and also did well providing drive with Blayne Wilson finishing with 25 disposals and 12 marks, Adam Guglielmana 21 touches, and Marlon Pickett 20 possessions.

Second-gamer Jacob Dragovich was again outstanding for the Bulldogs with his appetite for the contest and he contributed 19 disposals, six inside-50 entries and a goal while third-gamer Simon Panizza did well shutting down East Perth co-captain Brendan Lee before he went off with a tight hamstring.

Ashton Hams had another terrific game in the middle for South Fremantle finishing with 29 possessions and a goal.

Brock Higgins battled hard in the ruck up against Paul Johnson and Scott Lycett, and having 22 touches, six marks and 17 hit outs. Captain Ryan Cook also picked up 21 possessions and Jarrod Parry 20.

East Perth struggled to find a key target in attack with Scott Lycett finishing with good numbers with 21 touches, eight marks, 32 hit outs and a goal but he did most of his good work in the ruck, as did Paul Johnson with 16 disposals and 23 hit outs.

Kyle Anderson kicked seven goals last week for East Perth in the win over Perth but he was back to his usual defensive role against South Fremantle and kept Ben Saunders possession-less before he went off with an ankle injury.

Tom Barrass also did a tremendous job defensive for the Royals holding Josh Pullman scoreless.

Steven Payne worked tirelessly on the wing for East Perth finishing with 28 possessions, nine marks, three inside 50s and a goal.

Brant Colledge also gathered 27 disposals, six marks and five inside-50 entries for East Perth with Freddie Clutterbuck racking up 23 possessions, Mark Hutchings 20, Alec Waterman 17 and Nathan Blee 17.

Claremont made a strong start against West Perth at the Showground opening up a 32-point advantage by half-time and then going to record the 20-point victory to record their first four points of the season.

Claremont's trio of former West Perth big men all had a significant impact in the win as well with Kepler Bradley finishing with 19 touches, six marks and a goal, Mitch Andrews 15 disposals, 28 hit outs and a goal, and Mark Seaby 17 possessions, 25 hit outs and a goal.

Ryan Neates also continued to lead the way in the midfield for the Tigers with 34 possessions while Corey Yeo finished with 26 disposals and six inside-50 entries, and Tom Ledger 26 touches, seven marks and four inside-50 entries.

Brandon Franz continued his outstanding defensive form for Claremont as well and did the job on West Perth full-forward Michael Lourey holding him goalless for the first time in his WAFL career.

Oliver Tate also gathered 21 disposals for the Tigers, Ryan Lim 20, Haydn Busher 18 and Keifer Yu 17 to go with five tackles, three inside 50s and a goal.

Ian Richardson worked hard across half-forward for Claremont with 21 possessions, six marks and two goals while Aaron Holt also sneaked forward to kick two goals in a game for the first time in 60-game WAFL career.

West Perth wasn’t able to get the four points to celebrate the 100th WAFL match of 2013 premiership player Steven Browne, who worked hard for 22 possessions on his milestone day.

West Perth co-captain Jay van Berlo kicked three second half goals trying to get his team back into the contest to go with 21 possessions with Ray Bartholomew kicking two majors in his first league match since Round 1 after spending time back in the reserves.

Sandover Medallist Aaron Black racked up 33 possessions for the Falcons to go with seven marks and a goal while Shane Nelson picked up 26 disposals and Rohan Kerr 25.

Aidan Lynch continued the impressive start to his league career with West Perth with another 19 disposals to go with five tackles and five inside 50s.

Reigning premiers Subiaco moved a game clear on top of the ladder with a 36-point win over Perth in a game where both teams struggled to reach their best.

Subiaco moved a game clear on top of the ladder with a scrappy 36-point win over Perth at Lathlain Park. The Lions kicked the only goal of the first quarter, had four goals to one at half-time and eight to one at three quarter-time before then failing to score a goal in the final term.

Both teams were without a host of key players which didn’t help with Subiaco missing captain Kyal Horsley, Matt Boland, Lachlan Delahunty and Sam Menegola, and Perth without the likes of Liam McKenna, Mitch Morton, Jarrad Irons, Chance Bateman, Daniel O'Sullivan, Brennan Stack, Michael Sinclair and Christian Eyres.

Shane Yarran kicked another four goals for Subiaco to now give him 23 goals in just the five matches so far this season. He ended up being the only multiple goal scorer in the match.

Leigh Kitchin worked hard again for the Lions in the midfield with 28 possessions, eight inside-50 entries and five marks with Joel Latham gathering 22 disposals, Chris Phelan 22, Scott Worthington 22, Brett Robinson 20, Brett Mahoney 20, Scott Hancock 20 and Charles Le Fanu 20.

Clancy Wheeler again worked tirelessly at centre half-forward finishing with 27 possessions, 13 marks, six inside-50 entries and a goal.

Kurtis Chester, Ashley Boyes and Brett Wolfenden were Perth's goalkickers for the game.

Aidan Tropiano again led the way in the midfield racking up another 32 possessions while Joel Kalajzic gathered 24 disposals, Wolfenden 22, Dene White 21, Chris Billings 19, Brent Latch 19 and Jared Bell 19.

RESERVES STANDOUTS
Swan Districts' reserves also recorded a 14.11 (95) to 8.10 (58) victory over Peel Thunder at Steel Blue Oval with Jacob Coniglio, Matthew Jukes and Sean Fletcher all kicking two goals for Swans.

Jesse Turner led the way for Swans with 38 disposals to go with eight marks, six inside 50s and a goal while Jacob Burnham racked up 33 possessions, Albert Dean 30, Jackson Slater 27, Lindsay Murray 26 and Coniglio 24.

Nathan Fahey kicked three goals for Peel and Jarrod Bowman two with Mitch Gill gathering 28 possessions, Harrison Tyler 25, Laine Wilkins 21, Stephen Kane 20 and Jamahl Mulholland 20.

South Fremantle's reserves maintained its hold on top spot on the ladder with a 15.18 (108) to 7.4 (46) victory over East Perth at Medibank Stadium on the back of nine goals to two in the second half.

James Laurino kicked three goals for South Fremantle to go with 25 possessions while John Sgherza also kicked three majors to go with 25 disposals. Paul Mugambwa also kicked two goals.

Brendan Verrier responded to being dropped to the reserves by gathering 38 possessions with Toby Bairstow racking up 35 disposals, Lewis Harvey 33 and dual premiership veteran Craig White worked into the game well across half-forward with 24 touches, 10 marks, 11 inside-50 entries and a goal.

Dylan Ross did well in defence finishing with 23 touches and 10 marks while Stephen Mills gathered 21 disposals, Mitch Carter 20, Chris Luff 18 (nine marks) and Matthew Gundry 18.

Tom Shanahan racked up 42 possessions and 11 marks for East Perth with Marty Zambotto racking up 31 disposals, Zachary Dent 25, Tom Omodei 23, Jordan Dobson 20, Will Young 18 and Corey Adamson 18.

The West Perth and Claremont reserves played out a thriller at the Showground on Saturday with little separating the two teams right throughout the contest. Claremont led by three points at quarter-time, West Perth by one at half-time and then the Tigers by one at three quarter-time.

Both teams kicked three goals apiece in the final quarter but it was West Perth who finished the stronger to end up winning 13.14 (92) to 14.5 (89).

Brayden Antonio returned from injury for the Falcons and kicked two goals with Joe Morrow and Tyson Moulton also kicking two majors. Blake Wilhelm racked up 27 disposals, Steve Potente 23, Kaidyn Fullgrabe 23 and Mitch Peirce 21.

Tyler Keitel was again impressive in just his second game of the season after being cleared to join West Perth and the 19-year-old key position player finished with 18 possessions.

Keegan Knott, Sam Bevan, Lawrence Evans and Alexander Manuel all kicked two goals apiece for Claremont with Shane McAdam gathering 22 possessions, Maximillian Bentley 19, Ben Higgs 19, Harrison Court 18, Matthew Palfrey 18 and John Williams 17.

Subiaco's reserves scored a 17.14 (116) to 7.6 (48) win over Perth at Lathlain Park with Kyle Halligan outstanding for the Lions with 20 possessions, seven marks and six goals.

Jeremy Woodley, Mitch McPhee and Chris Deluca all kicked two goals apiece for Subiaco with Luke Norriss racking up 21 possessions, Greg Clark 18 and Michael Wood 16.

Daniel Arangio kicked three goals for Perth while Liam McKenna racked up 30 possessions, Mitch Morton 26, Lachlan Dennis 21 and Brayden Andrews 19.

REDiMED COLTS RISING STARS
Swan Districts colts also recorded a thrilling come from behind 11.9 (75) to 10.11 (71) win over Peel Thunder with Brad Lynch and William Jiah Reidy kicking two goals apiece.

Ben Gillard also racked up 27 possessions for the black-and-whites, Jarrod Shorter 24 and Brody Sutton 17 to go with seven marks, 17 hit outs and a goal.

Brett Milward kicked five goals for Peel with Karl Collard and Jordan Adams adding two apiece. Mitchel Curnow also gathered 23 possessions, Hayden Davis 21, Keegan Power 19 and Michael Humble 17. 

South Fremantle's colts scored a strong 11.8 (74) to 5.7 (37) win over East Perth at Medibank Stadium with Brandon Colbung outstanding with 20 possessions, 10 marks and five goals.

Miles Barritt also kicked two goals to go with 21 disposals while Jack McMaster gathered 23 possessions, Jamie Foster 22, Brandon Donaldson 22 and Daniel Burke 19.

Kester Decke kicked two goals for East Perth with Mitch Dobson racking up 28 possessions, Stan Wright 27, Alex Di Placido 23, Connor de Campo 21, Kobe Chrisp 19 and Kane Hadden 19.

West Perth's colts then shot to the top of the ladder thanks to a strong 12.3 (75) to 8.4 (52) win over Claremont at the Showground to start the day on Saturday.

Daniel Robertson kicked four goals for West Perth in the win with Kurt Hindmarsh adding three majors and Troy Manners gathered 26 possessions, Scott Nelson 22, Conal Lynch 22, Ben Mountford 19, Mitchell Walley 18, Jacob Turner 17, Alphonse Charlie 17 and Nick Marinovich 17.

Cameron Wilson and Ashley Johnson kicked two goals each for Claremont with Tom Gajewski picking up 25 possessions, Wilson 23, Ryan Murphy 20, Jacob Sideris 19, Gus Devitt 18 and Ashley Johnson 18.

Perth's colts scored a 13.10 (88) to 9.12 (66) win over Subiaco at Lathlain Park with Arnold Punch kicking three goals with Cody Ninyette and Jackson Giles adding two each.

Chapman Jones racked up 31 possessions for the Demons, Daniel Horan 28, John Levien 25, Ninyette 24, Ben Cable 2, George Keith 18 and Zachary Hill 18 to go with six marks and 21 hit outs.

Justin Woodley kicked three goals for the Lions with Max Walters and Jay Allison-Green kicking two each, and Walters racking up 27 possessions, Ethan Burnett 21 and Ryan Borchet 19.