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He played five games that year premiership together in 2012, the football and added another two in 2015. careers of four of the Bulldogs’ 2016 recruits “They are South Fremantle boys who came up Publisher through our list and our system before they went This publication is proudly produced for have gone full circle. the WA Football Commission by Media away,” said second-year Bulldogs coach Todd Curley. Dylan Main, Mason Shaw, Blaine Johnson and Tonic. “For one reason or another it didn’t work out Tom Vandeleur all held the colts premiership cup Phone 9388 7844 the first time but the way they have come back and Fax 9388 7866 aloft after a victory over arch-rivals East Fremantle. Sales: [email protected] they’ve embraced our playing group. They have Within months of that victory Shaw had been Editor played with a lot of them so they are really driven Tracey Lewis drafted to Port Adelaide, while at the end of the to play well and, from our point of view, we want Email: [email protected] 2013 season Johnson was drafted to Carlton, Main to help them get better and hopefully get another Photography to West Coast and Vandeleur to Fremantle. chance at AFL level.” Andrew Ritchie, William Crabb, With the alignment of West Coast and Fremantle Belinda Pike & Duncan Watkinson Their return bolsters a Bulldogs team that would to East Perth and Peel respectively, Main headed to have been hopeful of also securing the signature of Design/Typesetting the Royals in 2014 and Vandeleur to Peel. Jacqueline Holland another former player, league premiership star Clint Direction Design and Print Now the quartet is back together after all were Jones. Printing de-listed by their AFL clubs at the end of 2015. However, after his 149-game stint with St Kilda Data Documents Johnson was the only one to experience the followed by his time with Sandringham, Jones has www.datadocuments.com.au game at the highest level, having made his debut opted to play with Perth, giving them a massive Cover injection of experience and talent. The nine WAFL teams ready for the “We’re in pretty good shape,” Jones said of the new season. Demons ahead of the new season. The Football Budget is printed on “We’ve got some more senior players like Angus Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced Graham (Richmond and Adelaide) and Spencer from a sustainably managed forest and White (St Kilda) in to join the senior players we have. uses manufacturing processes of the highest environmental standards. “I’ve done the majority of the pre-season and Bouncedown is printed by an feel really fit. The big ground at Lathlain is a bit of a Environmental Accredited printer. change from the VFL grounds I played on last year The magazine is 100% recyclable. so I’m looking forward to getting out there in the big spaces of that ground.” WAFL admission prices $15 – Adult* Other quality names to return to the WAFL $12 – Concession* this season include Greg Broughton (returning to 2 for 1 offer – Student Edge Member* Subiaco from the Gold Coast) and Jared Hardisty Free – Children U16 *Includes a copy of Football Budget (back at Claremont from Hawthorn), while Sandover Find us on medallist Rory O’Brien is back at Peel Thunder after five years at East Fremantle. Premiers Subiaco are also preparing for life after some big-name departures. “From season 2014 to 2015 we lost seven Copyright © No part of this publication may premiership players and this year we are looking at be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the permission of the publisher. about the same numbers,” coach Jarrad Schofield Opinions expressed in the Football Budget said. are not necessarily those of the WAFC. The WAFC or affiliated clubs believe that “We’ve brought in Adam Cockie, an ex Subi boy the material produced in this publication is coming in from Sandringham, Greg Broughton accurate, but gives no warranty in relation thereto and disclaims all liability for claims comes back from the Gold Coast and we’ve brought against the WAFC or affiliated clubs, Media in young Ben Sokol from South Fremantle. He kicked Tonic, its employees, agents, or any other person, which may rise from any person 39 goals in the reserves last year so we expect him to acting on the materials contained herein. step up a bit similar to a Frank Stockley or Joel Latham » Clint Jones has opted to play with Perth on his return to when they came across a couple of years ago.” Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 the WAFL 5 WAFL Gains and Losses for season 2016 CLAREMONT Gains for 2016: Jye Bolton (Werribee), by Tracey Lewis Luke Maddock (Werribee), Brenden Abbott (Collingwood), Jared Hardisty (Hawthorn), Rowen Powell (Delisted West Coast Eagles rookie/East Perth/Claremont/Broome), Dylan Ross (South Fremantle), Tom Shanahan (East Perth), Ian Rowe (Returning) Losses after 2015: Mark Seaby (Retired), Kepler Bradley (Retired), Tom Swift (Retired), Tom Willett (Retired), Jordan McAllister (Work), Steven Edwards (South Fremantle), Keegan Knott (West Perth), Max Bentley (Travelling), Matt Goyder (Work), Lachlan Davey (Work), Isaac Baum (Country) EAST FREMANTLE Gains for 2016: Matthew Watson (Carlton), Jesse Crichton (Werribee), Brett Peake (Returns/ Amateurs), Josh Simpson (Fremantle/Mullewa), Dylan Winton (Peel), Tyler Chalwell (Returns/ Amateurs), Louis Cronan (Returns from year off), Denholm King (Eaton Boomers), Reise Wilkey (Peel) Losses after 2015: Rory O’Brien (Peel), Mark McGough (Retired), Bradd Dalziell (Retired), Rob Young (Retired), Jack Cripps (Northern Blues), Boston Williamson (Work commitments), Conor Regan (Injury), Matt Baseden (Work) PERTH Gains for 2016: Angus Graham, (Richmond/ EAST PERTH Adelaide) Spencer White (St Kilda), Clinton Gains for 2016: Will Maginness (Delisted West Jones (St Kilda/ South Fremantle), Kristian Cary Coast Eagles rookie/East Perth/Oakleigh U18), (North Albury), Taran Etto (Western Sydney), David Roche (Donnybrook), Thomas Curtain Stephen Mills (South Fremantle), Laine Wilkins (University), Phil Roberts (Trinity Aquinas), (Peel), Mitch Walley (West Perth) Chris Warrell (Moora), Asher Samelko (Augusta Losses after 2015: Mitch Morton (Year Margaret River), Jake Jones (Wembley), off), Jarryd Morton (Year off), Chris Billings Emmanuel Loo Krakouer (Queens Park), Dylan (Deregistration), Daniel O’Sullivan (Retired), Ben Burgess (Toodyay), Matthew Allen (West Power (ACL Injury), Joel Leeson (West Perth) Coast/Glenelg), Tom Cole (West Coast/Bendigo U18), Jonathan Giles (West Coast/Sturt/GWS/ SOUTH FREMANTLE Essendon), Lewis Jetta (West Coast/Sydney/ Gains for 2016: Shane Hockey (Frankston VFL), Swan Districts), Kurt Mutimer (West Coast/ Mason Shaw (Port Adelaide/South Fremantle), Dandenong U18), Luke Partington (West Coast/ Tom Vandeleur (Delisted Fremantle Dockers Norwood), Jack Redden (West Coast/Glenelg/ rookie/Peel/South Fremantle), Dylan Main » Dylan Main is back with South Fremantle in 2016 Brisbane), Jordan Snadden (West Coast/East (Delisted West Coast Eagles/East Perth/South Fremantle) Fremantle), Blaine Johnson (Carlton/South Losses after 2015: Brendan Lee (Essendon Fremantle), Steven Edwards (Claremont), Jordan suspension), Tom Shanahan (Claremont), Freddie Matera (Sandringham Dragons, TAC Cup), Clutterbuck (Swan Districts), Brandon Hughes Kendall Mow (Cairns) SWAN DISTRICTS (Travel), Damian Lee (Work/Wembley), Jordan Losses after 2015: Adam Carter (Travel), Mitch Gains for 2016: Freddie Clutterbuck (East Dobson (Ballajura), Shaquille McKenzie (Subiaco) Carter (Boulder City), James Sellar (Glenelg), Ben Perth), Murray Newman (delisted West Coast Sokol (Subiaco), Stephen Mills (Perth), Mitch Eagles/East Perth/Swan Districts), Graham Jetta PEEL Banks (Boddington), Simon Panizza (Williams), (Carey Park), Shannon Taylor (Frankston), Leigh Gains for 2016: Brad Walsh (Carlton), Rory Anthony Collica (Retired), John Sgherza Kohlmann (Subiaco) O’Brien (East Fremantle), Blair Bell (South (Retired), Craig White (Retired), Paul Mugambwa Losses after 2015: Tim Geappen (Retired), Ryan Mandurah), Andrew Haydon (South Mandurah), (Retired), Nick Borovac (Work), Dylan Ross Davis (Gold Coast), Nathan Broad (Richmond) Harley Balic (Fremantle/Sandringham U18), (Claremont), Callum AhChee (Gold Coast), Harley Bennell