OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WAFL ROUND 16 JULY 21, 2018 $3.00 » WAFL’s mature-age choices » Collectables CONTENTS Every Week 7 Tipping 8 AFL Teams 18-19 WAFC 20 Club Notes 21 Stats 22 Scoreboards and ladders 23 Fixtures Feature 4-5 AFL clubs can make mature choice Game time 9 Game previews 10-11 Peel Thunder v South Fremantle 12-13 West Perth v Swan Districts 14-15 Claremont v East Perth 16-17 Perth v East Fremantle 3 AFLPlenty onmature offer for an choice The outstanding form of Tim Kelly in his first season with Geelong has again reminded AFL scouts of the deep talent pool in the State leagues. And the WAFL has emerged as the strongest Publisher This publication is proudly produced competition outside the AFL, a position established for the WA Football Commission by by a band of seasoned footballers. Media Tonic. So, there are a lot more experienced players Phone 9388 7844 where Kelly came from. Fax 9388 7866 At 23, Kelly got a late start with the Cats Sales: [email protected] but has proven that it is unwise for recruiters Editor to ignore late developers who have been in Ross Lewis the system for a while to concentrate heavily [email protected] on youth. Photography The Football Budget went scouting and Andrew Ritchie picked a new batch of potential mature-age AFL draftees at the end of the year. Design/Typesetting Jacqueline Holland Direction Design and Print MATURE-AGE PROSPECTS (EAST FREMANTLE) Printing JON MARSH Data Documents DOB: 17/10/95. HT: 194cm. WT: 89kg www.datadocuments.com.au Collingwood was disappointed to see Marsh leave them at the end of 2016 to return Cover home. His ability to play at either end of the West Perth’s Tyler Keitel ground e the 22-year-old an admired commodity. The Football Budget is printed on Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced He has again been ever reliable in a from a sustainably managed forest and struggling 2018 East Fremantle team, earning uses manufacturing processes of the another State guernsey and performing a Mr Fixit highest environmental standards. role. Many believe he could still offer great value to Bouncedown is printed by an one of WA’s AFL teams. Environmental Accredited printer. The magazine is 100% recyclable. TYLER KEITEL (WEST PERTH) DOB: 07/02/96. HT: 196cm. WT: 96kg WAFL admission prices The key forward has been to the AFL Draft Combine $15 – Adult* and was closely considered a draft chance as a $12 – Concession* teenager after playing State 18s. Free – Children 15 and under *Includes a copy of Football Keitel has been used almost all over the ground Budget but has settled into the forward line in recent seasons and leads the 2018 goalscorers’ list with 34 from 13 matches. He kicked 46 in 2017. Has been at Find us on his best on the fast lead. CODY LEGGETT (PERTH) DOB: 10/06/96. HT: 188cm. WT: 93kg Got a lot of attention for his long kicking early in the season but he has backed it up with some impressive Copyright © No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system midfield work. without the permission of the publisher. Leggett was on the AFL radar in 2016 until he Opinions expressed in the Football Budget are not necessarily those of the WAFC. The badly injured his leg. The 22-year-old has made a WAFC or affiliated clubs believe that the very solid return to league ranks this season and material produced in this publication is accurate, but gives no warranty in relation been a key part of the Demons’ 2018 revival. thereto and disclaims all liability for claims against the WAFC or affiliated clubs, Media BAILEY ROGERS (CLAREMONT) Tonic, its employees, agents, or any other DOB: 22/03/97. HT: 185cm. WT: 82kg person, which may rise from any person acting on the materials contained herein. Hopefully the AFL recruiters had seen enough of Registered by Australia Post - » Tobe Watson Rogers’ solid defensive work this season that an PP642521/00112 4 Plenty on offer for an AFL mature choice By Ross Lewis ankle injury two weeks ago won’t hurt his draft chances. The 21-year-old, a graduate of the State 18s, has shown his worth by being able to lock down small and tall forwards. A solid overhead marker who is also a dangerous weapon when the Tigers are on the rebound. DYLAN SMALLWOOD (CLAREMONT) DOB: 19/05/98. HT: 195cm. WT: 78kg Smallwood has settled into the Claremont defence like a veteran, not a rookie. While his frame still needs to fill out, the product of Albany has indicated in five matches he can develop into a quality key back man. The 20-year-old reads the play very well and he has averaged seven marks a game, on many occasions when dropping back into the defensive hole. BEN SOKOL (SUBIACO) DOB: 28/10/95. HT: 186cm. WT: 85kg The midfielder turned forward had been considered a draft prospect in 2013 when he was at South Fremantle. But Sokol’s last two seasons with Subiaco have shown he could give an AFL team some bite in attack, kicking 49 goals in 2017 and 26 already this year. He has plenty of endurance and can be just as impactful through the middle. TOBE WATSON (SWAN DISTRICTS) DOB: 03/12/97. HT: 188cm. WT: 82kg Late last home-and-away season Watson burst into the WAFL with a series of quality defensive performances. He was considered a draft chance after holding his own in Swans’ finals campaign. This year he has become a mainstay of the black-and-whites’ backline, learning how to drop in on packs from the ever-reliable Tony Notte. » Cody Leggett » Bailey Rogers THE OFFICIAL BEER OF FOOTBALL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA 5 by Sean Cowan Collectables During 2018, the Football Budget will again feature a section on WAFL memorabilia and invites you to write or email if you want more information about the football collectables you have tucked away at home. It’s not often WAFL collectors turn up items from the 1930s. Occasionally, someone comes forward with a set of team photos that were inserted loose into The Western Mail in 1934 or the set of postcards produced by Michelides Tobacco in 1937. But that’s about it. So it was a privilege to pick up original editions of The West Australian Football Follower magazine, for April, May, June and July of 1939. This was perhaps the first real attempt at producing a regular magazine about the WAFL, and it came 40 years before Westside Football was the first to do it successfully. Other sections include a monthly player seen an East Perth poster from 1972. But that’s I do wonder whether there were August profile (1921 Sandover Medal winner Tom about it. and September issues for 1939, but several Outridge and WA great Nipper Truscott So, I’m wondering whether the Sunday hours of research has only turned up articles appear), coverage of other leagues and VFL, Independent produced premiership posters heralding the arrival of the new magazine in notes on dozens of WA players, match reports every year. Does anyone know? And does April, rather than its demise, presumably later for the previous month of matches, and club anyone have one? that same season. notes. One of the most interesting features of Looking back on memorabilia produced in the the magazine was that it was edited by Haydn WAFL’s heyday reminds me how great it was to Bunton Sr, who had joined Subiaco from have lots of competing newspapers. Fitzroy in 1938 and added three Sandover In addition to The West Australian and medals to his three Brownlow medals. The Sunday Times, footy fans could read Articles are written in the style of the day about the competition in Daily News, Sunday but contain detail football historians dream of. Independent, Weekend News, Sports Review, For instance, the June edition carries Sports Action, The Western Mail and lots of an article called “The Greatest Family of others that came and went over the years. Footballers. The Doigs,” which gives the Lang Hancock’s Sunday Independent background and playing details of every produced great posters during its run from If you have a query regarding WAFL member of the Doig family to crack league 1969 to 1986. Perhaps the best were the memorabilia, send photographs and/or football to that point. premiers’ posters. Just as nice is the 1981 details to Sean at [email protected]. It provides a recounting of the 1924 poster that celebrated Claremont’s drought- au or Sean Cowan, c/o Football Budget, carnival match between Victoria and Western breaking flag. PO Box 911, Subiaco WA 6904. His website is Australia, labelling it “the most memorable Claremont collector Phil picked one up game in the history of Australian Football”. at www.waflcollectables.webs.com and he recently and it was the first I had seen. I’ve also also can be contacted on 0412 760 004. The Digital Marketplace Never Sleeps ... Neither do we. 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