{"id":193230,"date":"2025-06-21T17:53:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T07:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=193230"},"modified":"2025-06-21T17:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T07:53:12","slug":"preview-2025-waflw-round-12-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2025\/06\/21\/preview-2025-waflw-round-12-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | 2025 WAFLW &#8211; Round 12: Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A CLASH between the two eastern sides from Fremantle and Perth closes out Round 12 of the WAFL Women&#8217;s competition with the Sharks hosting the Royals in a must-win match for the home side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<div class=\"t7_match_result match-result-comparison rmc-block is-match-preview\">\n<div class='match-result_legend'><ul><li>Team<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>East Fremantle<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/East-Fremantle-150x150.png' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class='match-result_team'><ul><li class='column-head'><h5 class='heading title h5'>East Perth<\/h5><img src='https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/East-Perth-150x150.jpg' \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>FORM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Fremantle simply must win in order to keep its slim finals hopes alive, while East Perth is currently anchored to the bottom of the table, but with a game in hand compared to others and get a second crack at Perth in the final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TEAMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1042\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW.png 1042w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW-1024x759.png 1024w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EF-vs-EP-2025-WAFLW-32x24.png 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHANGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sides have made minimal changes for the clash with the Sharks having two and the Royals making three. Coming in for the home team are debutant <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"193232\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/jada-tames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jada Tames<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"184565\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/eve-wilson-sieber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eve Wilson-Sieber<\/a>, replacing <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"135953\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/grace-freeman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grace Freeman<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"190840\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/clotilde-decaux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clotilde Decaux<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Perth mark the return of <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"172700\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/stefany-stack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stefany Stack<\/a> and a pair of debutants. <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"184583\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mikaela-spires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikaela Spires<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"193234\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/kendra-thompson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendra Thompson<\/a> both play their first League game, as <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"192303\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/keeley-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeley Smith<\/a>, <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"86960\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/mia-pappas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mia Pappas<\/a> and <a data-type=\"player\" data-id=\"172696\" class=\"_dc_spo\" href=\"\/afl\/player\/zoe-peters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoe Peters<\/a> are the three outs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PREDICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Fremantle should be too strong for the Royals with more experience and more on the line. A loss here essentially puts a line through the reigning grand finalists season, so the Sharks will want to ensure they are still in the mix, and potentially gain some percentage as well.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dc-block-dc-mention _dc_mention\"><div class=\"section-heading_wrap\"><span class=\"section-heading is-small\">Mentions<\/span><span class=\"hor-border\"><\/span><\/div><ul class=\"js-overflow-list overflow-list\"><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/jada-tames\/\">Jada Tames<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/eve-wilson-sieber\/\">Eve Wilson-Sieber<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/grace-freeman\/\">Grace Freeman<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/clotilde-decaux\/\">Clotilde Decaux<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/stefany-stack\/\">Stefany Stack<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/mikaela-spires\/\">Mikaela Spires<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/kendra-thompson\/\">Kendra Thompson<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/keeley-smith\/\">Keeley Smith<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/mia-pappas\/\">Mia Pappas<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_p\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/player\/zoe-peters\/\">Zoe Peters<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"object-mention_single\"><div class=\"tag tag--is-clickable\"><a class=\"tag-text _dc_mention_e\" href=\"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/event\/east-fremantle-vs-east-perth-4\/\">East Fremantle vs East Perth<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"js-dropdown dropdown overflowed\"><button class=\"btn btn-icon-only\"><span class=\"icon btn-icon\">\n                    <!-- icon - 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