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Volkswagen Group Australia reserves the right to change or extend the offer. 050812-165 Every Week 6 Awards 7 Tipping 11 Entertainment 24-25 WAFC news 26 Umpires 27 Eagles and Dockers team lists 28 Country Football 29 Community Football 30 Club notes 31 WAFL Stats 32 Foxtel Cup 33 Ladders & results 34 Fixtures Game time Features 13 Previews 4-6 WA names squad for State clash 14-15 West Perth v Subiaco 8 Top 25 Over the Past 25 16-17 Peel v East Perth 10 Collectables 18-19 Claremont v Perth 12 Up Close and Personal 20-21 East Fremantle v Swan Districts 23 Kids in Footy CONTENTS 3 4 A WWulffulff iinn SStatetate clothing THE Western Australian State them and we may play him in a last three games at home have jumper was made for players similar role. yielded two wins (against South Football Budget Editor like Craig Wulff . “But we also know he can get Australia and Queensland) and Tracey Lewis After 189 senior games, plenty of the ball and can get in one loss (to Victoria). including two Foxtel Cup and under. WA’s last away battle was apperances, the East Perth life “Playing State footy should against Queensland in 2008 in member has been selected in mean something to players and Townsville where the visitors the initial WA training squad in came away with a 73-point Publisher with guys like Wulffy we know it This publication is proudly produced for preparation to take on South will.” victory. the WA Football Commission by Media Australia at Gliderol Stadium At 29 years of age Wulff is As indicated in the Football Tonic. in Glenelg on Saturday, May 26 Budget a few weeks ago, the Phone among a host of experience 9388 7844 Fax 9388 7866 in what could be his first State players selected by Waterman panel has gone for a wealth of Sales game. and his assistants Marc Webb experience, bulk and hard bodies [email protected] “I’ve admired Craig Wulff for (Claremont), David Hynes (East to form the core of the State team. Editor years and he could be one of up Perth), Paul Peos (Subiaco) and With 393 AFL games between Tracey Lewis Email to 10 new faces in the State team,” chairman of selectors Brad Wira. them, Claremont sharp shooter [email protected] said Subiaco and State coach WA last played SA in 2009, with Paul Medhurst and his former Photography Chris Waterman. the Black Swans victorious by one Collingwood teammate Leon Andrew Ritchie, Tracey Lewis, William “He is the heart and soul point at Medibank Stadium. Davis are also set to wear the Crabb, Paul Litherland of East Perth and has been a State jumper with pride for the Design/Typesetting This will be WA’s first away Jacqueline Holland - Visible Ink Graphics wonderful run-with player for State clash in four years. Their first time next week. Printing “Paul and Leon could line Quality Press. up alongside each other in the Phone forward line for the first time 6254 9999 // Craig Wulff Address since they played at Collingwood 8 Babel Road together and that’s pretty Welshpool WA 6106 exciting,” Waterman said. Email [email protected] “Leon’s played a bit in defence this year so he could be used at Cover either end of the ground and Andrew Stephen, Dan Hunt, Josh Roberts and Tom Lee. then we’ve got the likes of Ian Richardson who has performed well at State level before. The Football Budget is printed on Express Gloss 90gsm paper, which is “We’ve also got other forward sourced from a sustainably managed options like Josh Smith and one forest and uses manufacturing of our potential first-time State processesof the highest environmental standards. players Max Duffy who has had The Football Budget is printed by a more than 40 shots at goal this Level 2 EnvironmentalAccredited year which will make it hard to printer. The magazine is 100% overlook him.” recyclable. WAFL admission prices Although the squad is $15 – Adult* represented by at least one $12 – Concession player from all nine WAFL clubs, 2 for 1 offer – Student Edge Member* Waterman admitted leaving Free – Children U16 *Includes a copy of Football Budget the likes of Ross Young out at Find us on this stage would draw a bit of criticism. “We didn’t make a conscious effort to pick a player from each of the nine teams, it’s just worked Copyright © No part of this publication may out that way,” he said. be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the permission of the publisher. Opinions “There were another six or expressed in the Football Budget are not necessarily those of the WAFC. The WAFC or seven players we could easily affi liated clubs believe that the material produced in this publication is accurate, but gives no have brought into the training warranty in relation thereto and disclaims all liability for claims against the WAFC or affi liated squad but you can’t have clubs, Media Tonic, its employees, agents, or any other person, which may rise from any everyone in there. person acting on the materials contained herein. Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 A Wulff in State clothinglothing “People will ask about the lack of guys like State training squad Ross Young but you can only have so many midfielders.” CLAREMONT EAST PERTH SWAN DISTRICTS He also said having a short lead-in time to Kane Mitchell Craig Wulff Kyle Hams the State clash was a deliberate decision. Paul Medhurst Garry Moss Josh Roberts Luke Blackwell Josh Smith “I’ve been involved in State programs SOUTH FREMANTLE when we’ve run over four or five weeks and Ian Richardson Paul Johnson Ryan Cook got big squads involved,” Waterman said. Jake Murphy PERTH Andrew McCarrey “It takes a lot of co-ordinating around Trinity Handley Leon Davis club training nights and ultimately you then Tom Lee WEST PERTH get the hopes of a lot of blokes up only to PEEL Dan Hunt have to let them down when you cut the EAST FREMANTLE Brad Holmes Mark Hutchings squad.” Max Duffy Kristin Thornton Dion Fleay One name that has become synonymous Andrew Stephen with State football in WA is again in the squad. Steven Dodd SUBIACO Ahead of his 200th league game with Aidan Parker Subiaco against West Perth this weekend, Callum Sinclair Aidan Parker has made it hard for selectors to ignore his form and he is likely to play his fifth State game. “Aidan is getting back to playing some of his best footy and we are finding opposition teams are having to work their game plan out Bring a bra to the footy around him,” Waterman said. “When you look at centre half backs in the PEEL Thunder is urging the football Mitch loved life and Peel has taken this WAFL he is probably the most consistent. It’s community to get behind its goal opportunity to support the Gillam Family in a short ground over there so it will suit guys of collecting 10,000 bras to send to this campaign as they have been long term like him.” desperately poor women in Bali. supporters and Mitch’s cousin Brennan Incredibly Parker has played most of his The community-minded club is works as Community Development Officer 199 games with the Lions in succession. collecting bras this weekend as part of the and is a player for the club. Apart from missing some games in his Friends helping Friends charity, while they In February 1800 bras were collected, rookie season in 2001 when he was playing will also be hosting a special ladies lunch to taken to Bali and distributed amongst the for the WA State 18s, he has not missed a help raise funds for Ovarian Cancer. desperately poor, however, it was seeing beat. Driven by captain Brendon Jones’ the sheer joy on the face of a woman in A final squad of 25 players will be fiancé, Elise Heal, Peel is hosting the event tattered clothing when she was handed a announced next Monday, May 21. where guests will enjoy champagne, fun beautiful, lacy, feminine bra when a new The State game will be broadcast on ABC and games, silent auction and finger food. goal of 10,000 bras was set! TV from 2pm Perth time and will be live from Guests are encouraged to wear a touch of If you can’t make it to the game, bras 12.40pm on Sport FM 91.3. teal and dress cocktail style. can be left on another day at the club in In Australia three women are diagnosed Dower St, Mandurah.