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Semi-Final Reaction – South Fremantle

Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 10:18 AM - by Chris Pike

FOR the second straight week South Fremantle had to try and dig themselves out of a significant hole to open the WAFL finals series and weren’t able to do so against Subiaco with coach Todd Curley thankful they earned a double chance. South Fremantle opened the finals the previous week in the qualifying final and found themselves 30 points down to Claremont at Fremantle Community Read More ...

Semi-Final Reaction – Claremont

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 9:33 PM - by Chris Pike

THE run that Claremont veteran Kane Mitchell was having prior to his AFL career at Port Adelaide was almost a dream, but it's seemingly been obstacle after obstacle since, but that has made him more focused than ever on helping the Tigers back to a Grand Final. Mitchell made his WAFL debut with Claremont back in 2008 and while originally he was given a role Read More ...

Semi Final Reaction – Subiaco

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 7:00 PM - by Chris Pike

STANDARDS are high at Subiaco and they've been that way this entire century so while there were reasons, not making finals at all in 2020 meant they had redemption on their minds in 2021 and now the Lions are the first to book a spot in the Grand Final. It has been a remarkable century of consistent high performance for Subiaco in what is the Read More ...

Match Report – Tigers roar over Falcons to reach prelim

Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 8:56 PM - by Alex Ventouras

CLAREMONT had to reach deep down to avoid what would have been a devastating straight sets finals exit to produce a 51-point second half turnaround to beat West Perth in another classic finals encounter on Sunday. Coming last year's heartbreaking Grand Final loss to South Fremantle and then a one-point last week again to the Bulldogs in the qualifying final, Claremont had to reach deep Read More ...

Match Report – Lions overpower Bulldogs to reach Grand Final

Sunday, September 19, 2021 - 8:14 AM - by Matt Paddick

SUBIACO asserted its dominance in the first half and then held sway from there to take care of South Fremantle by 22 points in Saturday's second semi-final at Leederville Oval to move straight into the WAFL Grand Final. It was a familiar scenario for both teams as they played in their fourth second semi-final at Leederville Oval in the last six years, and once again Read More ...

WAFL First-Semi Final Preview

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 8:14 PM - by Chris Pike

ONE of Claremont or West Perth is going to be devastated at a missed potential opportunity in 2021 following Sunday's cut-throat first semi-final battle at Revo Fitness Stadium. The two teams put their seasons on the line when they meet at the Claremont venue on Sunday afternoon with the winner to advance to a preliminary final against either Subiaco or South Fremantle while the season Read More ...

WAFL Second-Semi Final Preview

Friday, September 17, 2021 - 3:30 PM - by Chris Pike

SUBIACO and South Fremantle renew their recent run of battling in finals on Saturday at Leederville Oval with a place in the 2021 WAFL Grand Final on the line. Up until Subiaco missed making the finals last year during the shortened and delayed 2020 season, the Lions and Bulldogs have become quite accustomed to taking on one another in finals contests in recent seasons. Over Read More ...

WAFL Team of the Year 2021

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 8:43 PM - by Chris Pike

EACH weekend during the WAFL season there was a Team of the Week named and now those players who stood out on a consistent basis have been rewarded with selection in the WAFL Team of the Year for 2021. It was quite the star-studded team and between the final 25 players selected, they have won five Sandover Medals, four Simpson Medals and a total of Read More ...

Elimination Final Reaction – Swan Districts

Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 4:32 PM - by Chris Pike

SWAN Districts deserves to come away from Sunday's elimination final against West Perth with a feeling of missing an opportunity, and for a star pair who announced their retirements afterwards there will be no tomorrow. Swan Districts might have come into the finals from fifth position at the end of the home and away season, but they were ready to make the most of their Read More ...

Qualifying Final Reaction – Claremont

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 8:57 PM - by Chris Pike

CLAREMONT must be wondering what more it has to do to get past South Fremantle at Fremantle Community Bank Oval after a second straight one-point loss at the venue on the back of a three-point Grand Final last year. It's quite the remarkable quirk that Claremont has come up against South Fremantle in five finals now in the past three WAFL seasons and each and Read More ...

Elimination Final Reaction – West Perth

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 2:06 PM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth had to dig deep to overcome Swan Districts in Sunday's elimination final with coach Geoff Valentine proud of the Falcons' efforts and especially for Mitch Antonio to get reward for his perseverance. The Falcons might have come into the finals just about as the form team of the competition having won nine of their last 11 matches to finish in fourth position to Read More ...

Qualifying Final Reaction – South Fremantle

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 1:17 PM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle is just one win away now from a third straight WAFL Grand Final appearance with coach Todd Curley proud of the way his Bulldogs group was able to turn things around on Saturday. South Fremantle was taking on Claremont in a fifth final in three years at Fremantle Community Bank Oval in Saturday's qualifying final as quite the spirited rivalry went up another Read More ...

WAFL Match Review - Finals Week 1

Monday, September 13, 2021 - 1:29 PM

The WAFL Match Review Panel has assessed the following incidents from Week 1 of the Optus WAFL League Finals; 1. Timm House (Claremont) was reported for rough conduct on Zach Dent (South Fremantle) during the Qualifying Final between South Fremantle and Claremont at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday, September 11. In summary, the above mentioned can accept a two (2) match sanction with an Read More ...

Match Report – Antonio the hero as Falcons break Swans' heart

Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 7:15 PM - by Charlie McCormack

A LAST gasp goal to Mitch Antonio has seen West Perth prevail over Swan Districts by four points in an epic elimination final at Provident Financial Oval on Sunday. With his side trailing by under a goal with less than a minute remaining, Antonio got on the end of a Rudy Riddoch forward entry and converted from 20 metres out on a slight angle to Read More ...

Match Report – Bulldogs beat Tigers in one-point classic

Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 11:55 PM - by Breanna Redhead

THEIR fifth finals meeting in three years produced another instant classic with South Fremantle only managing to beat Claremont by a solitary point in the qualifying final thanks to a missed Tigers shot after the siren. It is developing into the most remarkable of recent rivalries in the WAFL and after meeting twice in each of the past two finals series including an all-time classic Read More ...