Round 9 McDonald's WAFL Wrap UpTuesday, May 19, 2015 - 1:29 PM - by Chris Pike

SUBIACO moved two games clear on top of the WAFL ladder heading into the State game break while West Perth improved to second position, Peel Thunder returned to the winner's list and Claremont record a third straight victory as part of Round 9 action.

All four matches took place on Saturday afternoon with West Perth replacing East Fremantle in second position on the ladder thanks to a 16.9 (105) to 10.13 (73) victory at Joondalup's HBF Arena.

Peel Thunder ended its losing streak at two with a strong 12.13 (85) to 5.11 (41) victory over South Fremantle at Fremantle Oval with the Bulldogs kicking their lowest ever score against Peel.

Claremont won a third straight match and handed East Perth a third consecutive loss with the Tigers winning 8.12 (60) to 2.9 (21) at the Showground with the Royals kicking their lowest ever score against Claremont.

Subiaco then won a fifth straight match to move further clear on top of the ladder with an 11.18 (84) to 6.6 (42) victory over Swan Districts at Leederville's Medibank Stadium.

The weekend's results leave Subiaco (7-1) clear on top of the ladder ahead of West Perth (5-3), Peel Thunder (5-3), East Fremantle (5-3) and South Fremantle (4-4). Swan Districts (3-5) is just outside the top five followed by East Perth (3-5), Claremont (3-5) and Perth (1-7).

Click here for the summary of Round 9 of the WAFL 

TEAM OF THE WEEK
BACK: Adam Guglielmana (SF), Tanner Smith (PT), Nathan Broad (SD)
HALF-BACK: Luke Tedesco (WP), Justin Simpson (SD), Kyle Hams (SF) 
CENTRE: Aaron Black (WP), Keifer Yu (C), Liam Anthony (EF)
HALF-FORWARD: Aidan Lynch (WP), Lachlan Delahunty (S), Ryan Neates (C)
FORWARD: Matt Fowler (WP), Craig Moller (PT), Chris Deluca (S)
RUCK: Paul Johnson (EP), Leigh Kitchin (S), Tendai Mzungu (PT)
INTERCHANGE: Corey Yeo (C), Chris Phelan (S), Connor Blakely (PT), Matthew Davies (C)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nathan Broad put his hand up to take on the biggest defensive job in the WAFL at the moment against Shane Yarran on Saturday, and the young Swan Districts backman did a tremendous job on the Subiaco livewire.

Despite Alex Howard and Tallan Ames perhaps appearing the most obvious candidates to line up on Yarran, it was Broad who went to his coach Greg Harding during the week saying he wanted the challenge of taking him on and he did a tremendous job.

Yarran had kicked 29 goals in his first six games of 2015, but Broad held him to just the one goal on Saturday and that came late in the contest.

Unfortunately for Broad, it wasn’t enough to stop Subiaco beating Swan Districts by 42 points but it was a tremendous individual performance by him defensively after he has already proven this season that he can be a strong attacking defender and prolific ball winner.

THE SHINING LIGHTS
West Perth again found a way to have plenty of avenues to goal and end up with 16 majors for the afternoon led by three each to one usual source in Matt Fowler and one unusual source in the form of Aidan Lynch in the 32-point win over East Fremantle.

Michael Lourey then also kicked two goals for West Perth and Aaron Black two to go with 26 possessions, eight marks and four tackles.

Shane Nelson dominated the first half just as he has for the majority of the 2015 season and he racked up 20 disposals in the first half, and finished the afternoon with 25 possessions and five tackles.

Chris Keunen worked hard in the ruck for the Falcons and finished with 16 possessions and 43 hit outs after a terrific battle with fellow veteran Rob Young, who ended up with 16 disposals, six marks and 42 hit outs for the Sharks.

Rohan Kerr finished with 21 disposals and seven tackles for West Perth with Steven Browne ending up with 20 possessions, Andrew Strijk 18, Laine Rasmussen 17 and Sam Rotham 17.

East Fremantle had 14 more inside-50 entries than West Perth but couldn’t take advantage kicking just 10 goals for the day from those 59 entries to end up losing to the Falcons by 32 points to end their winning run at four.

The Sharks' midfield worked hard despite the absence of Bradd Dalziell and Jamie McNamara, and were led by Liam Anthony who geared up for Saturday's State game with South Australia with 31 possessions, six tackles and five entries inside the forward 50.

Captain Rory O'Brien then also gathered 28 disposals while former skipper Mark McGough had another 26 touches, seven tackles and five inside 50s in just his second match of the season.

Julian Locantro was playing just his second league game with East Fremantle since crossing from East Perth in the off-season, and the small forward was impressive with two goals from 22 possessions.

Cameron Eardley and George Hampson both kicked two goals apiece for the Sharks but the forward-line was missing having either ruckman Rob Young or James Bristow resting forward, with Bristow not able to back up and play after kicking four goals last Sunday in the win over Perth.

Peel was on top all afternoon at Fremantle Oval on Saturday against South Fremantle, and kicked away with the only three goals of the second quarter and then booted the last four of the match to end up winning by 44 points.

The Thunder's midfield got right on top of South Fremantle's and controlled the contest led by 29 possessions, nine tackles and two goals from Tendai Mzungu.

Connor Blakely also worked hard for Peel finishing with 28 disposals and a goal with Jacob Ballard amassing 26 disposals and eight tackles, Ed Langdon 25 touches and Lachie Weller 24 possessions. Captain Brendon Jones finished with 19 possessions and Hayden Crozier 19 and 12 tackles.

Max Duffy ran hard on the wing ending the game with 20 touches, eight inside 50s and a goal while Craig Moller was a strong marking target kicking three goals from 14 disposals and four marks in the difficult conditions.

Tom Vandeleur also kicked three first half goals for Peel having previously only kicked two goals in his 21-game WAFL career coming into the contest.

Peel's defence also held up well with Tanner Smith leading the way keeping James Sellar scoreless while Ethan Hughes, Josh Mathers, Josh Bootsma and Sean Hurley were also solid.

Kyle Hams put in another strong performance for South Fremantle and sent a reminder to State selectors that he perhaps should have been in the squad to be the Bulldogs' best on a tough afternoon finishing with 28 possessions and nine tackles.

Captain Ryan Cook also worked hard and did well with 26 disposals with Simon Panizza also compiling 21 touches for the afternoon, Tim Kelly 20 and Jarrod Parry 18 to go with 10 tackles.

South Fremantle's forward-line struggled in the absence of Ben Saunders and Josh Pullman even though Paul Mugambwa looked dangerous in the first quarter in his first league game of the season before then battling a sore knee the rest of the afternoon.

Cory Dell'Olio kicked two of South Fremantle's five goals for the match as he tried to break free of the close checking Brady Grey.

At the other end, South Fremantle had some strong defensive performers led by Adam Guglielmana who kept Leroy Jetta to just the only goal and four kicks. Blayne Wilson finished with 19 possessions, Adam McIntosh 18 and Alistair Gillespie 17.

Claremont started its season slowly with five losses but now has won three straight to have its 2015 campaign right back on track following a dominant 39-point win over East Perth at the Showground on Saturday.

Claremont's midfield, despite still missing captain Jake Murphy, dominated East Perth all afternoon despite the team ending up with fewer possessions.

The Tigers got right on top with Keifer Yu leading the way continuing his career-best form with 29 possessions and 10 inside-50 entries.

Ryan Neates geared up for a likely appearance for the WAFL against the SANFL this Saturday in the State also finishing with 28 possessions, six inside 50s and a goal for the Tigers.

Corey Yeo continued his outstanding form as well with 27 disposals, eight tackles and seven inside 50s with Haydn Busher compiling 21 disposals and Tom Ledger 20.

Matthew Davies did well setting up play off half-back with 25 touches and seven marks while up forward, Aaron Holt and Shane McAdam kicked two goals apiece in the difficult conditions.

It was a tough afternoon for East Perth with the Royals recording their lowest ever score against Claremont, and losing a third straight match.

Paul Johnson did all he could in the ruck for the Royals up against both Mark Seaby and Darcy Cameron, finishing with 19 possessions and 39 hit outs.

Co-captain Brendan Lee returns for the Royals after missing the previous week's loss to West Perth, and had 24 disposals while reigning fairest and best winner Steven Payne gathered 25 possessions and Kane Lucas 27 on the wing.

Mitch Howlett did well off half-back with 19 disposals and Nathan Blee had 18 while Tom Barrass continues to emerge as a key defender also ending up with 19 possessions and seven marks.

Subiaco moved two games clear on top of the ladder with a fifth straight win beating Swan Districts by 42 points at Medibank Stadium on Saturday despite the Lions still being without Kyal Horsley, Sam Menegola and Matt Boland, losing Brad Stevenson to a knee injury and having Shane Yarran kick just one goal.

Premiership small forward Chris Deluca stepped up to kick three goals for the Lions as his team's only multiple goal scorer.

Leigh Kitchin was outstanding in the midfield for Subiaco finishing the afternoon with 31 possessions, nine marks and five tackles while Chris Phelan was also prolific with 29 disposals, seven marks, six inside 50s and a goal.

Swan Districts' 2010 premiership pair Wayde Twomey and Brett Robinson also had good games for Subiaco up against their old side, with Twomey finishing with 20 possessions off half-back, and Robinson 24 disposals, seven inside-50 entries and a goal through the middle.

Scott Hancock also gathered 22 disposals for Subiaco, Lachlan Delahunty 21, Hayden Kennedy 19 and Will Fetherstonhaugh 17.

Despite Tim Geappen and Ricky Cary both returning to the Swan Districts' side to strengthen the forward-line, the pair were able to combine for two goals with Matthew Rogers the black-and-whites' only multiple goal scorer with two from 18 possessions to go with five tackles.

Nathan Blakely was playing just his second game of the season after a slow start due to a finger injury, but he was terrific in the ruck finishing with 21 possessions and 32 hit outs.

Aaron Elari did all he could to try and lift Swan Districts amassing 33 possessions to go with seven marks and five tackles.

Adam Faulkner missed a game through injury two weeks ago and then played reserves last week, but was back in the league side for Swans on Saturday and compiled 26 disposals.

Justin Simpson finished with 24 to go with six marks and six tackles. Kirk Ugle also worked hard as a small defender for 21 touches.

RESERVES STANDOUTS
West Perth's reserves got off to a flying start at HBF Arena on Saturday with six goals to one in the first quarter to set up an eventual 14.19 (103) to 7.3 (45) victory.

Hayden Yarran continued his impressive goal kicking form for the Falcons with another three goals while Blake Wilhelm, Brent Fotheringham, Jesse Kirwen and Chris Franklin all booted two apiece.

Trent Manzone kept sending a signal that he is in the mix for a league recall racking up 37 possessions to go with seven tackles and seven inside-50 entries for West Perth.

Corey Chalmers also amassed 35 disposals, eight inside 50s, seven marks and a goal for West Perth with Wilhelm finishing with 21 touches, Broderick Walton 20, Brayden Antonio 18, Tyler Keitel 18 and Joe Morrow 17.

Tom Bowey kicked two of East Fremantle's seven goals with Dion Anthony finishing with 23 possessions, seven tackles, seven inside 50s and a goal. Jack Fletcher worked hard for 42 hit outs in the ruck.

South Fremantle's reserves remained on top of the ladder with a strong 10.10 (70) to 3.6 (24) win at Fremantle Oval on Saturday after holding Peel Thunder goalless in the first half, and to three goals for the match.

Josh Branchi put in a terrific performance in the ruck for South Fremantle's reserves finishing the match with 24 possessions, nine marks, 38 hit outs, six inside-50 entries and two goals.

Kaiden Matera also kicked two goals for the Bulldogs while Matthew Gundry compiled 25 possessions, Brendan Verrier 25, Anthony Collica 23, Chris Luff 23, Mitch Carter 19, Matthew Ah Siu 17 and Ben Sokol 17.

Brennan Gillam made a strong case to earn his first league game of the season for Peel with 28 possessions, eight marks, four inside-50 entries and a goal.

Josh Deluca responded to being dropped by the Thunder to the reserves with 26 disposals while Mitch Gill had 23 touches and Dylan Winton 18.

Claremont's reserves also dominated East Perth at the Showground on Saturday ending up winning 8.7 (55) to 1.5 (11).

Keegan Knott backed up his six goals last week against Swan Districts with another three for the Tigers while Alexander Manuel booted two.

Matthew Goyder racked up 30 possessions for Claremont, Isaac Baum 30, Harrison McCracken 28, and Matthew Palfrey 20.

Dual premiership ruckman Mitch Andrews dominated the ruck for Claremont with 25 possessions, six marks, five tackles and 72 hit outs.

Corey Adamson continued his development in the reserves for East Perth with 25 possessions to be closing in on his league debut while Xavier Ellis returned from injury with 17 disposals. Zachary Dent also had 22 touches for the Royals, Will Young 18 and Marty Zambotto 18.

Subiaco's reserves recorded a 15.8 (98) to 7.6 (48) victory over Swan Districts at Medibank Stadium with Ryan Vermeersch kicking four goals, Jeremy Woodley three and Chris Wrigley two.

Simon Moore racked up 28 possessions for Subiaco, Luke Norriss 26, Max Walters 23, Craig Hoskins 21 and Joel Ashman 18.

Dylan Nelson kicked two goals for Swan Districts with Warrick Wilson picking up 19 possessions, Callan Cranenburgh 15, Roderick Manton 15 and Jesse Turner 15 while Troy Yukich had 40 hit outs in the ruck.

REDiMED COLTS RISING STARS
The day began at HBF Arena on Saturday with the colts contest and it was East Fremantle who prevailed 6.16 (52) to 4.7 (31) over West Perth.

Joey Eardley kicked two of East Fremantle's six goals with Fraser Perry picking up 23 possessions, Jesse Adamini 21, Zachary Fowler 20 (39 hit outs), Nick Menegola 18 and Stellan Grljusich 17 to go with 10 tackles.

Scott Nelson, Joel Horgan, Alphonse Charlie and Ewan Larmett were the goal scorers for West Perth with Angus Allen gathering 19 possessions, Ben Mountford 19, Mitchell Walley 15 and Nelson 14.

Ethan Hills worked hard in the ruck finishing the game with 10 possessions, four tackles and 29 hit outs. 

South Fremantle's colts began the day at Fremantle Oval in dominant fashion recording an 8.9 (57) to 2.5 (17) win over Peel Thunder on the back of restricting the visitors to just four behinds for the entire second half.

Alex Robinson kicked two goals for South Fremantle's colts while Brandon Colbung made the most of his chances kicking three goals from just three kicks for the game.

Joel McComb picked up 21 possessions for the Bulldogs, Jesse Mudge 20 (11 tackles), Daniel Burke 19, Jamie Foster 18, Jesse Musika 16 and Josh Collard 15.

Keegan Power and Karl Collard were Peel's only two goalkickers with Michael Humble picking up 22 possessions, Josh McMahon 22, Haydn Matthews 20 and Power 20.

Claremont's colts ended up beating East Perth to start the day at the Claremont Showground 10.7 (67) to 6.9 (45).

Shaquille Morton kicked three goals for Claremont with Bronson Harry also booting three and Russell Wynne two while Ryan Murphy gathered 23 possessions, Eddie Simpson 20, Arana O'Byrne 18, Cameron Wilson 18, Michael Offerman 17 and Wynne 17.

Stanley Wright amassed 28 possessions for East Perth with Mitch Dobson picking up 19 disposals and Matthew Seymour 15 to go with 12 tackles.

Swan Districts colts beat Subiaco 11.5 (71) to 3.4 (22) to begin the day's action at Medibank Stadium.

Tim Yorkshire and Brody Sutton kicked three goals apiece for Swan Districts while Lochie Huntley booted two majors.

Josh Cipro racked up 32 possessions for the black-and-whites with Brad Lynch gathered 22 disposals, Josh Power 20, Ben Gillard 20, Yorkshire 20 and Jarrod Shorter 19.

Tom Lowndes kicked all three of Subiaco's goals for the game with Jay Allison-Green gathering 20 possessions and Abraham Kennedy 16.