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<\/p>\nSwan Districts 7.4 (46) def by. Peel Thunder 13.10 (88)<\/p>\n
Peel Thunder notched up their eleventh straight win over Swan Districts on Saturday, triumphant by seven goals after a third quarter scare.<\/p>\n
The Swans came out of the main break on fire, kicking 4.3 to bring the margin to a point heading into the final term \u2013 seven unanswered goals from Peel put the match to bed in the fourth.<\/p>\n
19-year-old Toby Whan was best on ground with an impressive 31 touches, two marks, four tackles, four entries and a goal.<\/p>\n
Sean Darcy was a formidable force in the ruck with 41 hit outs for the day \u2013 the Thunder went plus 36 in the ruck.<\/p>\n
Peel are eyeing off a first round bye in finals as they sit in first two games clear of Claremont with three games left to play in the home and away season.<\/p>\n
Claremont 13.12 (90) def. West Perth 10.7 (67)<\/p>\n
Claremont keep the pressure on the ladder leaders with a win over West Perth by 23 points \u2013 they now sit eight points behind Peel in second.<\/p>\n
4.3 to 1.0 in the second quarter relieved scoreboard pressure for the home side after a tight start to the match, comfortably bringing it home in the second half.<\/p>\n
Samuel Alvarez is in red hot form right now after he had 30 touches last week \u2013 he backed it up again on Saturday with 29 disposals, two marks, four tackles and an inside 50 entry.<\/p>\n
Ruck control was crucial and Oliver Eastland put in another big performance with 36 hit outs and 20 disposals.<\/p>\n
Alec Waterman and Samuel Van Rooyen had a shootout in Claremont\u2019s forward 50, both kicking four majors for the day.<\/p>\n
Subiaco 10.10 (70) def. Perth 9.15 (69)<\/p>\n
Subiaco won a crucial contest against Perth to hold onto fifth spot in a tight race for the final place in the top five.<\/p>\n
The Lions clawed their way back after a scoreless first quarter to be within a kick at three quarter time, snubbing the win in the final term.<\/p>\n
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Stefan Giro was best on ground with 29 disposals and two goals, also producing seven of Subiaco\u2019s 40 inside 50s.<\/p>\n
The Lions were better at converting entries into scoring opportunities with a 50% conversion rate to Perth\u2019s 40% \u2013 inaccuracy came back to bite the Demons.<\/p>\n
Perth\u2019s midfield work was elite spearheaded by Brandan Parfitt and Austin Davis who both had 29 disposals and a goal each \u2013 Joshua Edwards and Zac Harding remain a dominant ruck duo with 46 hit outs combined.<\/p>\n
East Fremantle 9.7 (61) def by. East Perth 12.11 (83)<\/p>\n
East Perth were triumphant in a controlled match of footy on Saturday, defeating the Sharks by 22 points.<\/p>\n
East Fremantle lagged behind for most of the day but did well to hold the visitors goalless in the last term \u2013 2.3 from the Sharks robbing the Royals of valuable percentage.<\/p>\n
Liam Tedesco took the chocolates with 26 touches and two goals \u2013 he was one of four multiple goal kickers for the Royals joined by Thomas Medhat, Ben Middleton and Mitchell Schofield who all kicked two apiece.<\/p>\n
Cameron Eardley took 10 marks among 28 disposals but it was Jack Cleaver who hit the scoreboard with two majors from 23 touches.<\/p>\n
The Royals snapped a two game losing streak to hang onto sixth, now eyeing off fifth if they can get over the Bulldogs next week.<\/p>\n
West Coast 15.12 (102) def. South Fremantle 11.17 (83)<\/p>\n
West Coast upset South Fremantle by 19 points to bring up the rear in the race for fifth on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Inaccuracy was the story of the day for the Bulldogs \u2013 39.29% in front of goals robbed them of the win despite 10 more inside 50 entries.<\/p>\n
Finlay Macrae racked up 32 touches and eight entries alongside Elijah Hewett who was punishing inside 50, walking away with 23 disposals and two majors for the day.<\/p>\n
He joined Matthew Owies, Tom Gross, Malakai Champion and Caleb Datson as West Coast\u2019s multiple goalkickers who all had two goals apiece.<\/p>\n
Isiah Winder had a game to remember despite the loss, finishing up the day with 28 touches and four goals.<\/p>\n
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