OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WAFL ROUND 8 MAY 9, 2015 $3.00 Tigers & Swans on a GREAT SOUTHERN adventure West Perth poster Game previews THE TLC GROUP THE LIFTING COMPANY www.TheLiftingCompany.com.au Lifting,There Rigging is andAlways Height a Safety Solution Specialists Specialists in Lifting, Rigging and Height Safety Equipment TLC SURFACE TREATMENT www.TLCSurfaceTreatment.com.au Protective Coating Applicators Perth’s Industrial Spray Painting & Sandblasting Specialists TLC FABRICATION www.TheLiftingCompany.com.au Engineering, Design & Fabrication THE LIFTING COMPANY Professionals in Fabrication www.TheLiftingCompany.com.au There is Always a Solution Proud sponsors of the Perth Demons Football Club Ph: (08) 9353 4333 www.theTLCgroup.com.au CONTENTS 3 Every Week 6 ...............................................................Collectables 7 ..........................................................................Tipping 7 ............................................Tweets of the Week 22-24 ...................................................................WAFC 27 ...............................................................Club Notes 28 ............................................................................Stats 29 ...........................Scoreboards and ladders 30 .....................................................................Fixtures Features 4-5 ...................... WAFL delivering important message to metro & country 8 ..........................................................Entertainment 16-17 ..........................West Perth team poster Game time 9 .....................................................Game previews 11 ..........................Port Adelaide v West Coast 11 ......................................Fremantle v Essendon 12-13 ....................Claremont v Swan Districts 14-15 ...............................................Peel v Subiaco 18-19 ..........................West Perth v East Perth CONTEN20-21 .............................TSEast Fremantle v Peel 4 » Part of the new redevelopment WAFL a feature of Sounness Park unveiling Publisher This publication is proudly produced Claremont and Swan Tigers Chief Executive Officer Dean Horsington for the WA Football Commission by Districts will be the said when presented with an opportunity to play Media Tonic. feature act when they play this game, the club jumped at the opportunity. Phone 9388 7844 “The organisation of this game has all happened Fax 9388 7866 at the new Sounness Park very quickly but we are excited to be playing another Sales: [email protected] football oval in Mount game in our country zone, this time Mount Barker,” Editor Barker this weekend. he said. Tracey Lewis Email: [email protected] The oval is part of “This game wouldn’t be going ahead if it wasn’t Photography the multi-million dollar for the exceptional organisation and strong support Andrew Ritchie, William Crabb, redevelopment of the from the Department of Sport & Recreation, the Belinda Pike & Duncan Watkinson By Tracey Lewis Sounness Park Sporting Shire of Plantagenet, the WAFC, the Great Southern Design/Typesetting Precinct that will be officially Football League and the Mount Barker Bulls Football Jacqueline Holland unveiled this Saturday, May 9. Club. Direction Design and Print The redevelopment project was delivered in “In mid-February I proposed this opportunity Printing conjunction with the Department of Sport and to a committee of about 15 people at short notice Data Documents Recreation, Lotterywest and Shire of Plantagenet. and since then Joe Burton (GSFL President) and Rob www.datadocuments.com.au It is a general bye in the Great Southern Football Stewart (CEO Shire of Plantagenet) have led the Cover League this weekend to give clubs and players a charge and prepared the oval to the point where we Jake Murphy ad Ryan Davis chance to attend. haven’t had to do too much from our end. Claremont listed players Beau Maister, Darcy “I can honestly say not too many country regions The Football Budget is printed on Cameron, Steven Edwards, Matt Palfrey, Ben Higgs, would have organised this game so quickly with the Gloss 90gsm paper, which is sourced from a sustainably managed forest Jack McPhee, Peter Mark and Ben Hitchcock hail professionalism the Great Southern has shown. and uses manufacturing processes of from the Great Southern area. the highest environmental standards. Bouncedown is printed by an Environmental Accredited printer. The » An aerial view of Sounness Park magazine is 100% recyclable. from June 2014 WAFL admission prices $15 – Adult* $12 – Concession* 2 for 1 offer – Student Edge Member* Free – Children U16 *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. 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Registered by Australia Post - PP642521/00112 5 WAFL a feature of WAFL delivering important message Sounness Park unveiling to metro & country IT’S OK TO TALK “And we are rapt to be part of a unique game That is the message to all footballers and the community this where the Mount Barker community will unveil their weekend as part of the WAFL’s One Life Round. new facility at Sounness Park.” Football is being used as an integral vehicle this weekend to Ironically it was in May 91 years ago that help reduce the stigma associated with discussions around suicide. the first football game was played at the site Every year suicide accounts for 32 percent of deaths among males of the redevelopment. aged 15-24. It’s a sobering thought that when you look through a This will be the third WAFL game in the WAFL team list many of the players sit in that age bracket. Great Southern Region and the first for It’s not just the men either, there has been a recent spike in six years, following the clash between the suicide among young females. Tigers and South Fremantle at Collingwood About 45 percent of people will also struggle with some Park in April 2009. Prior to that the sort of mental illness throughout their lifetime. Tigers and the Bulldogs played Blue arm bands are being provided to players, coaches at McLean Park in Denmark. and officials as a way of raising awareness about mental Construction of the new health and to help encourage discussion about the meaning facility started in early and of the arm bands throughout the weekend and beyond. 2013 colours throughout As part of their education plan about mental health, Live the buildings were designed Life Ambassador training sessions are being conducted. to reflect local sporting team colours. These sessions help equip Live Life Ambassadors with the knowledge to be able to recognise if someone is showing signs of mental health issues, how to properly approach them and where to best direct them for help. » Ryan Neates and the There was a session on May 4, however there are still two Tigers head to Mount training sessions available. Barker this weekend To attend one of the remaining sessions – on May 25 at HBF Arena, Joondalup (6-8pm) or on June 15 at Anniversary Park, Rockingham (6-8pm) » Up the stairs to the To book into one of these sessions head to www.wafootball. new club rooms com.au or for more information contact Josh Bowler at the WAFC on [email protected] or (08)9381 5599. The training of an Ambassador contributes to clubs achieving Silver and Gold Status in the Swisse Quality Club Program. Over the past three years, the WAFC’s partnership with One Life has also included: • A Youth Leadership Program to ensure football leaders have an understanding of youth suicide and suicidal behaviour. • Equipping coaches with the knowledge to recommend help for players if required. • Promotion of suicide education and prevention to the football fraternity at a range of high-profile and community based events. • A suicide education and prevention presentation to WAFC staff and associated groups including Executives and Commissioners. It’s okay to talk. Call Lifeline 13 11 14 by Sean Cowan 6 Collectables During 2015, 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 been quite some time since I found a WAFL Made by Bristile, it consisted of club pennant that I hadn’t previously seen. seven separate pieces – three plates, As regular readers would know, pennants a cup, a saucer and two bowls. All were popular from the 1950s through to the pieces bore the Old Easts logo and, I 1970s and were released by several different believe, there were hundreds of them makers during this period. around when the club took them out All are tough to find, but I particularly like of service. I know several buyers who those that came out on grand final day each are keen on locating any of the seven year from about 1961, featuring each of the pieces. grand final teams. The second set consisted of three Recently, though, I was shown a pennant pieces – a cup, a saucer and a plate. that was produced for an Eastern States tour These had a 1970-style Claremont undertaken