SWAN Districts has overcome a plucky Claremont side, while Subiaco had to fight hard to knock off East Fremantle in a round of mix results for the West Australian Football League (WAFL) Colts competition.

Claremont 8.8 (56) defeated by Swan Districts 9.7 (61)

A fadeout in the second half has seen Claremont just miss out on causing one of the upsets of the season, going down to Swan Districts by five points. The Tigers led at the main break, having booted five goals to three in the opening half, but a goalless third term which saw the Black Swans pile on four goals ultimately turned the momentum. While Claremont booted three of the final five goals, the damage was done, just missing out on a memorable win.

Mitchell Bain was the highest disposal winner, notching up 25 touches, one mark, three inside 50s and laying seven tackles for the winners, while Sebastian Bright had 19 disposals, five tackles and booted a goal. Jarrod Brockbend was their only multiple goal kicker with two goals from 10 disposals, three marks and eight tackles, while Kade Wallrodt was frenetic with his tackling, laying nine to go with his 15 disposals, eight marks and a goal.

For the Tigers, Corey Hitchcock found the ball 26 times, took three marks and laid seven tackles as well as booting a goal, while also being in the umpires good books with four free kicks. Thomas Baldwin was prolific with 25 disposals, five marks and seven tackles, while Isaac Barton was one of the best going inside 50, pumping the ball into the forward line six times to go with his 22 disposals, three marks and nine tackles. Jordon Reid was good around the ground in the ruck, amassing 15 disposals and 22 hitouts, while Benjamin Schuhkraft booted three goals to be the key goal scorer on the day.

Subiaco 14.11 (95) defeated East Fremantle 12.10 (82)

After losing a string of games following a strong start to the season, Subiaco has held off a brave East Fremantle outfit to record a 13-point win. Trailing at quarter time by four points, the Lions booted five goals to three in the second term to take a nine-point advantage into the main break. The Sharks hit back with three goals to one after the long break to lead by 10 points with a quarter to go. Fearing an upset, Subiaco stormed home with an impressive six goals to three final term, also kicking five behinds in what could have been a larger margin.

With his brother impressing for Western Australia, Liam Hickmott went to work for the Lions, notching up 32 disposals, two marks, six tackles and two inside 50s, while Tristan Hobley recorded 28 disposals, five marks, two tackles and three inside 50s. Subiaco’s best through the midfield was arguably Taj Schofield, who had 24 disposals, three marks, four tackles, six inside 50s and booted 2.2 in a good day out. Up forward it was another day out for Jack Mayo who slammed home six goals from 13 disposals and seven marks in a big game, while Zane Shellabear Healey had 24 disposals, four marks and two inside 50s.

For the Sharks, Trent Rivers was the top disposal winner with 22 disposals, six marks, five tackles, two inside 50s and a goal, while Corey Robinson had 20 disposals, two marks, four tackles, six inside 50s and also booted a goal. Nicholas Watson was prolific in the ruck with 20 hitouts from 14 disposals, while Dane Jenzen had a game-high seven inside 50s, and Ethan Brown was the only multiple goal kicker for East Fremantle.

Perth 4.5 (29) defeated by South Fremantle 13.18 (96)

With their top-end talent away on state representative duty, Perth succumbed to bottom four side South Fremantle in a one-sided affair. The Demons failed to score in the opening term and by half-time, the Bulldogs had opened up a 35-point lead. Never looking back, South Fremantle put the foot down in the second half, piling on 6.12 to 2.4 to run away with the match by 67 points. The match was best summarised by the lopsided inside-50 count of 55-21.

Not a huge individual possessions side, Tom Blechynden topped the winners’ disposal list with 20 touches, six marks and four inside 50s. But it was hard to look past Luke Moore for the best on ground, booting a mammoth seven goals from 13 disposals, seven marks and two tackles, while Thomas Weston also had multiple shots on goal, but kicked four behinds from 15 disposals and 15 hitouts. Enrique Aiken-Featherstone had 19 disposals, four marks and laid a match-equal-high tackles with nine, while Jack Fenton was the prolific ruck on the ground with 31 hitouts and six inside 50s.

For Perth, Zac Casey was the clear stand out with 29 disposals, five marks, eight tackles and three inside 50s, while Connor Sing kicked a goal to go with his 19 disposals, three marks and three tackles. Simon Hayward and Austin Davis both had 19 disposals and laid five tackles, while Zak Tanner worked hard in the ruck for 26 hitouts and eight disposals.

Peel Thunder 12.16 (88) defeated West Perth 8.6 (54)

Peel Thunder has claimed a comfortable win over West Perth on the back of a solid four-quarter performance. Dominating the inside-50 count, Peel always looked in control and booted six goals to four in each of the halves, including six goals to two in the second and fourth quarters.

James Sturrock had a day out with a round-high 36 disposals, nine marks, eight tackles and six inside 50s for the winners, while Jackson Perry was also prolific with 27 disposals, seven marks, two tackles, two inside 50s and 1.3. Jacob Hewett notched up 20 disposals, six marks, four inside 50s and booted a goal, while Lachlan Cullen was the key man up forward with four goals from nine disposals and six marks. Billy Chambers had 24 hitouts and 13 disposals in the ruck, while Jarvis Pina had five inside 50s and six tackles to go with his 17 disposals.

For the losers, Nathan Murray had the highest disposal tally to go with eight marks and five tackles, while Ben Johnson (23 disposals, four marks) and Brayden Templeton (22 disposals, three marks and eight tackles) were the other big ball winners. Callum Johnson booted three goals from 11 disposals and four inside 50s, while Lachlan Rewell also had multiple goals to go with his eight touches and three marks.