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Promo code: FOOTY Book at any of our nine Auto Services centres Balcatta » Bentley » Canning Vale » Joondalup » Mandurah » Morley » Myaree » Osborne Park » Perth City 16875 - AutoServices_Footy Magazine_297x210.indd 1 15/04/2019 4:31:44 PM CONTENTS Every week 6 Tipping 7 WAFL previews 20-21 WAFC news 22 Club notes 23 Stats 25 WAFLW results and fixtures 26 WAFL scoreboards and ladders 27 WAFL fixtures Features 4-5 State footy review 23 Budget Q and A WAFL game time 9 East Perth v West Coast 10-11 Claremont v Peel Thunder 12-13 Perth v West Perth 14-15 Subiaco v South Fremantle 16-17 Swan Districts v East Fremantle WAFLW game time 18 East Fremantle v Swan Districts 19 Claremont v Peel 3 4 Black Swans still have plenty to crow about A magnificent seven wins Josh Deluca spent three years on Fremantle’s in a row wasn’t to be for list for four AFL matches. But he was instrumental Publisher the Black Swans. in Subiaco’s dominant grand final performance last This publication is proudly produced year and has now won a Simpson Medal in interstate for the WA Football Commission by But WA’s premier football battle – considered a step up from WAFL standard. Media Tonic. competition was far from Dual Sandover medallist Jye Bolton was also Phone 9388 7844 downcast at Optus Stadium Fax 9388 7866 among the best for WA – as if the talent scouts need after the loss to South Sales: [email protected] any more evidence the Claremont midfielder has Australia in the annual cross- Editor plenty of talent. border tussle last Sunday. Ross Lewis There were also promising efforts from South [email protected] The Kia WAFL State team By Ross Lewis Fremantle’s Haiden Schloithe, prompting this Editorial Consultant had plenty of chances of statement from former Fremantle champion Paul Tracey Lewis keeping its victory streak Hasleby on Twitter. Photography intact. Indeed, some in the team are kicking Andrew Ritchie themselves for misses at goal – shots they would “I don’t tweet much but if Haiden Schloithe isn’t Design/Typesetting make nine times out of 10. better than 250 of the current AFL players I don’t Jacqueline Holland know footy. Every AFL club and recruiter have it And that facet was probably the difference Direction Design and Print wrong,” tweeted Hasleby. Printing between the teams in the Croweaters’ seven-point The margin was a cruel way to end an interstate Data Documents triumph. That was certainly the first thought of WA www.datadocuments.com.au captain Kyal Horsley immediately after the match. hot streak that gave the WAFL the title of the best State football competition in the country. “To our boys, 13.15 is probably not good enough,” Cover WA was shooting for seven consecutive State Blayne Wilson will notch his 150th Horsley said. “Poor kicking is poor football. But I can’t WAFL match. question the effort.” victories, which would have been the best winning sequence since 1926 to 1927, which featured a There was also a host of impressive returns from The Football Budget is printed on national carnival in Melbourne in which five matches the home team with some showing why they are so Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced were played. from a sustainably managed forest dangerous in the WAFL and a few others pushing for and uses manufacturing processes of AFL opportunities. Michael Broadbridge has coached the past three the highest environmental standards. WAFL State teams for a 2-1 record. He is unsure Bouncedown is printed by an Environmental Accredited printer. The magazine is 100% recyclable. WAFL admission prices $15 – Adult* $12 – Concession* Free – Children 15 and under *Includes a copy of Football Budget Find us on Copyright © No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in the Football Budget are not necessarily those of the WAFC. The WAFC or affiliated clubs believe that the material produced in this publication is accurate, but gives no warranty in relation thereto and disclaims all liability for claims against the WAFC or affiliated clubs, Media Tonic, its employees, agents, or any other person, which may rise from any person acting on the materials contained herein. \\ WAFL team feels the disappointment after the loss. Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 Photo: Gary Day 5 \\ Josh Deluca Photo: Gary Day whether he will retain the role for next season when the Black Swans travel to South Australia. \\ Haiden Schloithe Photo: Gary Day He will discuss the matter with the WA Football Commission later in the year. But Broadbridge has naturally supported an independent coach, not necessarily the reigning premiership coach, taking on the interstate program. South Australia favours implementing its flag-winning mentor in the top job with former Fremantle midfielder Josh Carr, who led North Adelaide to the SANFL trophy last season, at the helm last weekend. Broadbridge guided the WAFL to the first win by a WA team over Victoria in Melbourne during the 2017 season and last year ended a 24-year drought in Adelaide when the Black Swans defeated the Croweaters. However, now the Sandgropers have had to handover to South Australia the Haydn Bunton Jnr Cup, named in recognition of the player and coach who had great football successes in both States. The WAFL and the SANFL are the only competitions still engaging in interstate competition. The VFL withdrew two years ago and the Tasmanian, New South Wales and NEAFL leagues lost interest after heavy losses. WA’S PAST 10 INTERSTATE MATCHES 2010 WAFL 11.11 (77) lost to VFL 20.11 (131) Leederville Oval 2011 WAFL 16.17 (113) d QLD 16.11 (107) Rushton Park 2012 SANFL 15.11 (101 d WAFL13.9 (87) Glenelg Oval 2013 WAFL 17.16 (118) d VFL 15.11 (101) Jubilee Oval, Northam STATE GAME SCOREBOARD SA ...................................................4.1 8.1 14.2 16.4 (100) 2014 NEAFL 6.11 (47) lost to WAFL 19.18 (132) Blacktown ISP WA ..................................................4.4 8.5 10.8 13.15 (93) Oval GOALS: WA - Sokol 4; Bennell 3; Schloithe 2; Deluca, Horsley, 2015 WAFL 18.13 (121) d SANFL 11.10 (76) Lathlain Park Ugle. SA: Beech 4; Hender, Hoskin, Barry, Foote, Menzel 2; Snelling, Stevens. 2016 WAFL 25.14 (164) d TSL 4.6 (30) Steel Blue Oval BEST: WA - Deluca, Sokol, Horsley, Gault, Kennedy, Bolton, Bell. 2017 VFL 10.11 (71) lost to WAFL 20.14 (134) North Port Oval SA: Knoll, Barry, Tropiano, Beech, Foote, Stevens, Proud. SIMPSON MEDAL (WA): Josh Deluca. 2018 SANFL 11.10 (76) lost to WAFL 15.12 Adelaide Oval FOS WILLIAMS MEDAL (SANFL): Michael Knoll. (102) UMPIRES: M Adams, R Shelton, A Crosby. CROWD: 11,310 at Optus 2019 WAFL 13.15 (93) lost to SANFL 16.4 (100) Optus Stadium Stadium. Tipping HOME East Perth Claremont Perth Subiaco Swan Districts West Coast Essendon v v v v v v v v AWAY West Coast WAFL Peel Thunder West Perth South Fremantle East Fremantle Melbourne Fremantle Tracey Lewis Football Budget Ross Lewis Football Budget WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL 28 26 Russell Reid The West Australian Xavier Ellis Channel 7 and 92.9 WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL 24 23 Glen Quartermain Sunday Times Karl Langdon 6PR WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL 25 26 Dennis Cometti Channel 7 Sean Cowan Football Budget WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL 23 21 Chris Mitsopoulos Sport FM Favourites WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL 22 25 Ben Cameron ABC WCW C P S SD WC E TOTAL 23 YES1749 (3/19) Both is better. Get great coverage and great value. Head in-store 6 Previews by Ross Lewis MATCH of the ROUND CLAREMONT v PEEL THUNDER, Claremont Oval, Saturday May 18, 2.10pm CLAREMONT (3-2) PEEL THUNDER (3-2) 3-2 W-W-W-L-L Last 5 matches 3-2 W-L-W-L-W S, WCE, SD, EP, EF Who is to come WP, S, SF, P, SD Bailey Rogers’ start to 2019 was good Running hot He has yet to get his taste of AFL but enough to earn a State guernsey and it won’t be far away for Fremantle’s he will be a key to keeping quiet a Peel Victorian draftee Brett Bewley. He attacking unit that had 12 goalscorers averaged 20 possessions in his four last round.