OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WAFL ROUND 8 JUNE 1, 2019 $3.00 » Derby tradition continues » AFL call-ups for WAFL aces Nathan Buckley was on the rocks, Collingwood players were on tenterhooks and the footy club was a miserable place to work. In 2017 the Pies season was over in round 13 and the silence around Nathan Buckley’s future was deafening. However after an exhaustive review of the entire club he was re-signed for 2 more years. Just 13 months into his extension Buckley led the Pies into a Grand Final only to lose by a kick. While Adam Simpson walked away as the most successful coach of the 2018 AFL season, the coach of Collingwood deserves a toast of his own. How he did it and where he sees the Pies going in the near future will be topics of this enlightening breakfast. $125 per person - tables of 10 Places are limited, book today. TICKETS FROM Table enquiries to Mick 0419 920 943 PRESENTED BY SUPPORTED BY Nathan Buckley was on the rocks, Collingwood players were on tenterhooks and the footy club was a miserable place to work. In 2017 the Pies season was over in round 13 and the silence around Nathan Buckley’s future was deafening. However after an exhaustive review of the entire club he was re-signed for 2 more years. Just 13 months into his extension Buckley led the Pies into a Grand Final only to lose by a kick. While Adam Simpson walked away as the most successful coach of the 2018 AFL season, the coach of Collingwood deserves a toast of his own. How he did it and where he sees the Pies going in the near future will be topics of this enlightening CONTENTS breakfast. Every week 6 Tipping 7 Previews 20-21 WAFC 22 Club notes $125 per person - tables of 10 23 Stats 25 WAFLW results/fixtures Places are limited, book today. 26 WAFL results and ladders 27 WAFL Fixtures TICKETS FROM Features 4-5 AFL call-ups for WAFL aces 23 Budget Q and A Table enquiries to Mick 0419 920 943 WAFL game time 9 Claremont v West Coast 10-11 Perth v Swan Districts 12-13 Peel Thunder v Subiaco 14-15 East Fremantle v South Fremantle 16-17 East Perth v West Perth PRESENTED BY SUPPORTED BY WAFLW game time 18 Peel Thunder v Subiaco 19 Claremont v East Fremantle 3 4 Mid-season call-up for WAFL products One week you’re in local league colours. The next you’re handed an AFL guernsey. There is no more meteoric rise Publisher in Australian Football than the This publication is proudly produced mid-season draft. The other AFL for the WA Football Commission by recruitment sessions are held out Media Tonic. Phone 9388 7844 of season so there is a bit of time to Fax 9388 7866 adapt to new surroundings. Sales: [email protected] But for four WAFL players Editor there is little time to settle into Ross Lewis their sporting dream. They’re on [email protected] the AFL club rosters as from last Editorial Consultant Tracey Lewis Monday. Photography Subiaco’s Josh Deluca and Andrew Ritchie Jack Mayo, East Fremantle’s Design/Typesetting Dillon O’Reilly and Marlion Pickett Jacqueline Holland from South Fremantle got the late Direction Design and Print opportunity to join national league Printing clubs in the first mid-season player Data Documents lottery since 1993. www.datadocuments.com.au It was another positive result for the WAFL Cover with two senior players and two youngsters The WA Day Fremantle derby is climbing the rung to the next level. back and Subiaco’s Josh Deluca is off to Carlton. Under the rules of the draft, all of the 13 players recruited this week will get a base salary of $50,000. The Football Budget is printed on There is no requirement for the AFL club to retain Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced from a sustainably managed forest the players at the end of the season and if they are and uses manufacturing processes of delisted they will receive $20,000. the highest environmental standards. WA Football Commission chief executive Bouncedown is printed by an Gavin Taylor said Deluca, O’Reilly, Mayo Environmental Accredited printer. The magazine is 100% recyclable. and Pickett were highly deserving of the opportunity to be added to an AFL club list. WAFL admission prices “To have these players drafted highlights $15 – Adult* and reinforces the important role the WAFL $12 – Concession* Free – Children 15 and under competition and its clubs continue to play in *Includes a copy of Football Budget developing many of the game’s greatest players,” Taylor said. Find us on “I thank the WAFL clubs for their contribution to player development and wish each of these players every success as they strive to make their AFL debut.” A total of 19 WA players have now been added to AFL lists for the 2019 season, with the four mid- Copyright © No part of this publication may season draftees adding to the seven players selected be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system in the AFL National Draft, five in the Rookie Draft and without the permission of the publisher. Opinions expressed in the Football Budget three in the Pre-Season Supplemental Draft. 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. Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 \\ Marlion Pickett (SF) 5 Mid-season call-up By Ross Lewis for WAFL products WAFL’s AFL Mid-Season Draftees under the father-son rule. His dad Stephen For weeks there had been speculation was a renowned defender. But he played only Pickett was a mid-season draft fancy. But Josh Deluca (Subiaco) 98 matches for Fremantle, two short of the you never know how clubs react to sudden Selection No.1 to Carlton. qualifying mark for offspring. injuries. Fortunately, Richmond kept faith Age: 23. O’Reilly made his WAFL debut in the with the quick heeled midfielder and have WAFL games: 80 (35 Subiaco, 45 Peel). penultimate round last year and added opted to give a 27-year-old a chance at last. Position: Midfielder. another two to his tally in 2019. In his most Pickett averaged 22 possessions last recent outing he reeled in nine marks to catch season and the Tigers will be hoping he can If there was any concern within the Blues the eyes of the Fremantle brains trust. replicate his former Bulldogs teammate Tim about taking Deluca it was dispelled with his Kelly, who has been a mature-age revelation performance in the WAFL State match. He was Marlion Pickett (South Fremantle) at Geelong for two years. judged as WA’s Simpson medallist. Selection No. 13 to Richmond. Deluca didn’t get much of a chance to Age: 27. prove himself during a three-year stint with \\ Josh Deluca (S) Fremantle. He was restricted to four games. WAFL games: 98. But the Sorrento Duncraig product Position: Midfielder. returned to Subiaco with a determination to There were plenty of Bulldogs fans who felt get another AFL chance. His performance in the pain of Pickett’s broken finger in the WAFL the Lions’ premiership last season was another last round. strong indicator he had something still to give at national league level. \\ Jack Mayo (S) Jack Mayo (Subiaco) Selection No. 8 to St Kilda Age: 19. WAFL games: 2. Position: Key forward. A four-goal haul for Subiaco last round certainly didn’t hurt Mayo’s AFL cause. The Carine recruit has only played two league matches but was on the radar of several clubs last year without getting on to a list. Mayo’s strong-marking ability is seen as the strength of his game. He kicked 50.44 in the Lions Colts in 2018. While he will be striving for an AFL debut this season, his addition to St Kilda is likely to be based on a long-term outlook, meaning Mayo can continue to develop his skills with an eye to being a weapon in 2020. Dillon O’Reilly (East Fremantle) Selection No. 11 to Fremantle. WAFL games: 4. Position: Key forward According to Fremantle’s inner sanctum the club was very keen to snare O’Reilly during last year’s draft period. They finally got their man. The Dockers had hoped O’Reilly might have come to the club Tipping HOME Claremont Perth Peel Thunder East Fremantle East Perth Collingwood West Coast v v v v v v v v AWAY West Coast WAFL Swan Districts Subiaco South Fremantle West Perth Fremantle Western Bulldogs Tracey Lewis Football Budget Ross Lewis Football Budget C P S SF EP CWD WC TOTAL C P PT SF EP CWD WC TOTAL 36 32 Russell Reid The West Australian Xavier Ellis Channel 7 and 92.9 C P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL C P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL 30 30 Glen Quartermain Sunday Times Karl Langdon 6PR C P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL C P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL 31 33 Dennis Cometti Channel 7 Sean Cowan Football Budget WCW P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL C SD S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL 29 27 Chris Mitsopoulos Sport FM Favourites C P S SF EP CWD WC TOTAL C P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL 29 32 Ben Cameron ABC C P S SF WP CWD WC TOTAL 29 Talking and listening are powerful.