{"id":99921,"date":"2022-03-02T08:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T22:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/?p=99921"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T22:58:17","slug":"2022-waflw-team-of-the-week-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2022\/03\/02\/2022-waflw-team-of-the-week-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 WAFLW Team of the Week: Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AN even spread of all six West Australian Football League (WAFL) Women’s sides has seen each of the teams record between three and six representatives in the Rookie Me Central<\/em> Round 2 Team of the Week. Claremont<\/a> and Peel Thunder<\/a> lead the way with six apiece, with fellow winners East Fremantle<\/a>, and the three losing sides, South Fremantle<\/a>, Subiaco<\/a> and Swan Districts<\/a> all managing three representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claremont enjoyed a 45-point victory over Subiaco, and made up a quarter of the entire team with half a dozen total representatives. Midfield duo, Ella Smith<\/a> and Madeleine Scanlon<\/a> both earned places in the team, alongside forwards, Brooke Whyte<\/a> and Katherine Bennett<\/a> who slotted two goals apiece in the victory. On the bench, Sarah Garstone<\/a> and Katherine Orme<\/a> caught the eye and slotted into the 24-player squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week’s captain is ex-West Coast and Western Bulldogs sharpshooter Kate Bartlett<\/a> who slotted five goals for Peel Thunder during their win over South Fremantle. Bartlett is joined in the side by a host of midfielders who accumulated the ball with ease. On-ball, Gracie Fenton<\/a> racked up 26 disposals in Round 2, only bettered by her teammate Ebony Dowson<\/a> who was named at half-back. Jaide Britton<\/a> earned her spot after a league-high eight inside 50s and provided plenty of run and drive, whilst Chloe Wrigley<\/a> and young gun Kaitlyn Srhoj<\/a> squeezed onto the bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East Fremantle’s young debutant in Zippy Fish<\/a> always looked dangerous in the forward pocket, with the reliable Alex Williams<\/a> named in the back pocket. After a three-goal performance, Julia Teakle<\/a> stood out for the Sharks in the tight win over Swan Districts and was named at full-forward in the nail-biting contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swan Districts battled hard against the Sharks all day and managed to earn a trio of players in our Team of the Week, with Hope Ugle-Hayward<\/a> everywhere in her first game for the season, and was named on a wing. Ruck Sarah Wielstra<\/a> earned the first choice ruck spot after 27 hitouts in the loss, whilst captain Jessica Cox<\/a> battled away all day in a four quarter effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subiaco’s Jayme Harken<\/a> got the job as vice-captain for this week’s team after a sensational performance behind he ball. She joins the other two Lions representatives in the back six, with Beth Schilling<\/a> and Maggie Maclachlan<\/a> both holding down the fort the best they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Fremantle took it right up to Peel Thunder for three quarters, and AFLW Academy ruck\/forward Lauren Wakfer<\/a> is in again at centre half-forward. Alongside her in the team are Bulldogs Casey Byrne<\/a> – who shut down Peel full-forward Kira Phillips<\/a> – and midfielder Tahlia Holtze<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three emergencies chosen for this round were East Fremantle’s Amber Kinnane<\/a> and a couple of experienced heads in Subiaco’s Lara Filocamo<\/a> and Claremont’s Sasha Goranova<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WAFLW TEAM OF THE WEEK: ROUND 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

B: <\/strong>Alex Williams (East Fremantle) – Beth Schilling (Subiaco) – Casey Byrne (South Fremantle)
HB: <\/strong>Jayme Harken (Subiaco) (vc) – Maggie Maclachlan (Subiaco) – Ebony Dowson (Peel Thunder)
C:<\/strong> Jaide Britton (Peel Thunder) – Madeleine Scanlon (Claremont) – Hope Ugle-Hayward (Swan Districts)
HF:<\/strong> Katherine Bennett (Claremont) – Lauren Wakfer (South Fremantle) – Kate Bartlett (Peel Thunder) (c)
F: <\/strong>Zippy Fish (East Fremantle) – Julia Teakle (East Fremantle) – Brooke Whyte (Claremont)
R:<\/strong> Sarah Wielstra (Swan Districts) – Ella Smith (Claremont) – Gracie Fenton (Peel Thunder)
INT: <\/strong>Jessica Cox (Swan Districts) – Sarah Garstone (Claremont) – Tahlia Holtze (South Fremantle) – Kate Orme (Claremont) – Kaitlyn Srhoj (Peel Thunder) – Chloe Wrigley (Peel Thunder)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMG:<\/strong> Lara Filocamo (Subiaco) – Sasha Goranova (Claremont) – Amber Kinnane (East Fremantle)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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