In the first WAFL match at the iconic cricket venue in 28 years, a familiar surname starred as big improvers East Fremantle’s strong start to the season continued with another big scalp.
Jordan McArdle
Goldfields product Ryan Borchet had a dream day out on a ground he has graced hundreds of times, producing a career defining performance to lift Subiaco to a brave in in Kalgoorlie.
Jackson Barrett
Goldfields product Ryan Borchet kicked two of his four goals in a tense final quarter to lift Subiaco to a brave 14-point victory in the club’s return to his home ground in Kalgoorlie.
West Coast’s WAFL pain could become excruciating on the same day that crosstown rivals Fremantle boost alignment side Peel Thunder with more than a dozen players.
Mitchell Woodcock
As Harry Marsh celebrated last year’s premiership victory, he thought the pain he’d battled through was just the stock-standard osteitis pubis. Little did he know the extent of his injuries.
Western Australian captain Leigh Kitchin hopes it’s not the last time he gets to represent the Black Swans when he leads them against South Australia at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
Subiaco coach Beau Wardman has shed light on how the Lions navigated the final two minutes of their thrilling one-point victory over East Perth.
Eliza Reilly
It took a behind in the final 10 seconds of the game to secure it, but Subiaco belatedly scored their first win of the 2022 season.
Josh Smith’s horror run with injuries since joining Perth has continued, with the wingman set to miss up to six weeks with another hamstring injury.
Subiaco captain Leigh Kitchin says the winless Lions are focused on the task at hand and not looking as far ahead as making finals as their premiership defence sits on shaky ground.
A staggering 50 players being hit by COVID-19 has failed to thwart West Perth’s start to the 2022 season as they again show they will be a force to be reckoned with.
Jay Rooney
West Perth’s firepower up forward proved too much to handle for Subiaco as the reigning premiers slumped to their worst start to a season in almost 30 years.
Subiaco are looking to avoid their first 0-3 start to a season for almost three decades when they take on a rejuvenated West Perth who will regain a handful of stars at Leederville Oval on Saturday.
Reigning premiers Subiaco slumped to a 0-2 start for the first time since 2001 after a shock loss to a COVID-hit Claremont at Revo Fitness Stadium on Saturday.
A pair of Claremont draft prospects stood tall at either end of the ground as last year’s colts grand finalists opened their 2022 account with a thrilling 15-point win over Subiaco at Revo Fitness Stadium.
Another West Coast father-son talent will make his Claremont debut this weekend.
In a tight arm wrestle that went right down to the wire, South Fremantle booted the only two goals of the final quarter to beat the Lions 8.7 (55) to 6.11 (47).
It may be billed as a grand final rematch, but Subiaco and South Fremantle’s opening round WAFL clash will feature a distinctly different cast of characters.
Ben Smith
West Coast’s WAFL pre-season clash against East Fremantle has been cancelled in an ominous sign for the WAFL season ahead.
It’s not luck that Nic Martin is the Rising Star nominee. It’s a culmination of setbacks, self-belief, support from those close to him, grit and hard work.
Michael Barlow
Dual Subiaco premiership coach Beau Wardman has credited Nic Martin on his work to overcome three years of draft heartbreak to become the AFL’s latest Rising Star nominee.
Fremantle and West Coast are set to turn to the WAFL should COVID-19 affect their clubs during the 2022 season. Here are the top 20 players likely to be considered as top-up players.
A pair of highly-rated WA draft prospects joined West Coast training this week at Mineral Resources Park as part of their AFL Academy commitments.
Fremantle AFLW specialist coach Amy Lavell has called for Dockers and Eagles players to return to their respective WAFLW clubs at the end of the season.
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