WAFLW Round 11 WrapMonday, May 2, 2022 - 5:40 PM - by Chris Pike

EAST Fremantle took its show to Northampton on Saturday and maintained their undefeated record this WAFLW season with a win over Claremont with Round 11 victories also for Subiaco and Swan Districts.

All eyes were on Northampton on Saturday in Round 11 of the WAFLW competition with the top-of-the-table clash between East Fremantle and Claremont.

The winner was always going to end the round in top spot and it was the Sharks who kicked five goals to one after half-time to win 7.6 (48) to 3.4 (22) to remain undefeated in 2022.

Georgie Cleaver kicked two goals for East Fremantle with Ashlee Atkins picking up 20 possessions while Jasmin Stewart collected 17 disposals for Claremont.

South Fremantle was attempting to make it three consecutive wins for the first ever time but it wasn’t to be with Subiaco beating the Bulldogs 8.12 (60) to 2.1 (13) at Leederville Oval on Saturday.

Maggie MacLachlan kicked four goals for Subiaco and Nyra Anderson two with Tarnica Golisano amassing 29 possessions and Abbey Dowrick 27. South Fremantle's goals came from Poppy Stockwell and Zoe Wakfer with Molly O'Hehir racking up 24 touches.

The final game of Round 11 took place on Sunday at Joondalup's Pentanet Stadium with Swan Districts defeating West Perth 10.8 (68) to 2.3 (15).

Ashley Sharp, Courtney Zappara and Tamzyn Beros all kicked two goals for Swans with Jaime Henry racking up 28 possessions and Abbygail Bushby 26. Molly Conroy and Chanel Scott were West Perth's goalkickers with Jessica Roper collecting 22 possessions.

After 11 rounds now of the WAFLW season, it's East Fremantle two games clear on top of the ladder with a perfect 9-0 record and now the best percentage in the competition as well as a result of that win over Claremont.

The Tigers remain second with a 7-2 record with Swan Districts (5-4) and Peel Thunder rounding out the top four.

South Fremantle (3-6) remains fifth ahead of Subiaco (3-6) and West Perth (0-9).

Round 12 in the WAFLW competition will now get underway on Saturday afternoon with Swan Districts playing Claremont at Steel Blue Oval, and East Fremantle locking horns with Peel Thunder at the WACA Ground.

Then on Sunday afternoon, West Perth will be playing South Fremantle at Joondalup's Pentanet Stadium.

WAFLW PREMIERSHIP SEASON – ROUND 11

EAST FREMANTLE 7.6 (48) defeated CLAREMONT 3.4 (22)

Top spot was on the line in Northampton on Saturday and it was East Fremantle that remained undefeated with the 26-point victory against Claremont.

East Fremantle came into Saturday's match in Northampton having won their opening eight matches this season as they attempt to return to finals action after missing out in 2021.

Claremont, though, has been tremendous so far in 2022 also with their lone loss coming against East Fremantle but the Tigers had built a superior percentage which meant the winner of Saturday's game would finish Round 11 on top of the WAFLW ladder.

East Fremantle started the better to kick two goals to one in the opening quarter to head into quarter-time leading by six points.

Claremont kicked the only goal of the second quarter, however, and that saw scores all square going into the half-time break.

The game was right up for grabs at the half and that was still the case by three quarter-time even though East Fremantle had kicked two goals to on in the third quarter.

It was all the Sharks in the last term as they kicked the only three goals to end up winning 7.6 (48) to 3.4 (22) and remain undefeated this season and sit two games clear on top of the WAFLW ladder.

Georgie Cleaver kicked two goals from five kicks, four tackles and six hit outs for East Fremantle with Doma Fedele, Julia Teakle, Abbey Amaranti, Larissa Versaci and Tiani Teakle all kicking a goal apiece.

Ashlee Atkins was terrific in the win for the Sharks finishing the afternoon with 20 possessions, six inside 50s, five marks and four tackles.

Georgie Cleaver also collected 11 disposals for East Fremantle, Sharon Wong 11, Ashleigh Gomes 11, Jae Flynn 11 and Leanne Gubbins 11. Laura Catherine amassed 34 hit outs in the ruck.

Tessa Doumanis, Kate Orme and Mhicca Carter all kicked a goal each on the afternoon for Claremont.

Jasmin Stewart collected 17 possessions for the Tigers, Mikayla Western 16, Kate Orme 16, Sasha Goranova 13, Rachel Ortlepp 13, Sarah Viney 13 and Kobi Nichols 11 to go with 10 hit outs.
 

SUBIACO 8.12 (60) defeated SOUTH FREMANTLE 2.1 (13)

Subiaco and South Fremantle have already met in some fascinating WAFLW match ups and Saturday at Leederville Oval shaped as another with the two teams attempting to stay in the top four race.

South Fremantle came into the game on the back of winning consecutive matches for the first ever time in the WAFLW history. That included a win against Subiaco back in Round 8 at Fremantle Community Bank Oval and then a win a week later against West Perth.

The Bulldogs then had the bye last weekend with Subiaco losing to Claremont but it was an improved showing from the Lions only losing to the second placed team by 13 points at Revo Fitness Stadium.

Subiaco then produced what was likely their best performance of the 2022 season on Saturday on their home turf to keep their finals prospects alive.

Subiaco dominated the opening quarter with five scoring shots to just one from South Fremantle but they only converted that into one goal and led by just nine points at quarter-time.

The Lions maintained their control in the second term with another five scoring shots to nil. This time they kicked two goals and as a result went into the half-time break leading by 24 points.

South Fremantle wasn’t giving up on the prospect of winning a third straight match just yet, though, and kicked the only two goals of the third quarter to cut the three quarter-time deficit to just 14 points.

The Lions were able to assume back control in the term and kick five goals while holding the Bulldogs scoreless with the 8.12 (60) to 2.1 (13) victory.

As a result of the game, both South Fremantle and Subiaco sit on 3-6 record to be a game and percentage behind the fourth placed Swan Districts.

Maggie MacLachlan was outstanding in the win for Subiaco with four goals to go with 21 possessions and four entries inside the forward 50.

Nyra Anderson also made the most of her chances against her former team with two goals from three kicks for the Lions with Agnes Monisse and Tess Lyons the other goalkickers.

Tarnica Golisano had a day out for the Lions too amassing 29 possessions, six inside-50 entries and five tackles.

Abbey Dowrick finished with 27 disposals and eight tackles, Jayme Harken 25 touches and four inside 50s, and Madizen Wilkins 19 possessions and five tackles.

South Fremantle's two goals of the game came courtesy of Poppy Stockwell and Zoe Wakfer.

Molly O'Hehir continued her impressive form for the Bulldogs with 24 possessions while Lauren Wakfer returned with 14 disposals, five tackles and 20 hit outs.

Lauren Vecchio also had 14 possessions and four tackles, and Stockwell 13 touches and eight marks along with her goal.
 

WEST PERTH 2.3 (15) lost to SWAN DISTRICTS 10.8 (68)

Swan Districts needed to bounce back from a couple of losses to the top two teams and they were able to exactly that against West Perth on Sunday at Joondalup's Pentanet Stadium.

Swans found themselves looking a little vulnerable inside the top four with the four wins on the season after the losses in their past two matches against East Fremantle and Claremont.

That meant they needed a strong bounce back performance on Sunday starting with kicking four goals to one against the winless Falcons.

The Swans kicked another three goals in the second quarter while holding West Perth scoreless to head into the half-time interval leading by 34 points.

Swans pulled away further with another two goals in the third quarter and again hold West Perth scoreless to see the lead grow to 51 points at the last change.

It was then a goal each in the fourth quarter with Swan Districts ending up winning 10.8 (68) to 2.3 (15) to improve to a 5-4 record on the season in third position while West Perth is now 0-9 in its inaugural WAFLW season.

Ashley Sharp kicked two goals for Swan Districts from nine kicks with Courtney Zappara also kicking two majors from 10 kicks, two marks and two inside-50 entries.

Jaime Henry had another impressive performance for the black-and-whites finishing with 28 possessions, seven inside 50s and five tackles.

Abbygail Bushby also had 26 disposals, captain Jess Cox 22, Tyla Fitzgerald 18, Jorjina Kean 16, Lauren Osborne 16 and Demi Liddle 16.

Molly Conroy and Chanel Scott were the two goal scorers in the game for West Perth.

Jessica Roper was impressive for the Falcons with 22 possessions and four tackles with Kayla Van Den Heever contributing 15 touches, Jeevna Heer 15 and Karla Stagg 15.