Round 12 McDonald's WAFL Wrap UpWednesday, June 17, 2015 - 9:36 AM - by Chris Pike

IT WAS an eventful and perhaps pivotal Round 12 of the 2015 WAFL season with Subiaco moving further clear on top, Peel Thunder consolidating a spot in the top five, Claremont entering a finals position and Swan Districts scoring a crucial win to stay in contention.

The round began with the one match on Saturday afternoon and that saw Subiaco beat South Fremantle 9.12 (66) to 6.8 (44) at Medibank Stadium to see the Lions move three games clear on top of the ladder.

Then on Sunday, Peel Thunder beat East Perth 17.12 (114) to 13.14 (92) at Bendigo Bank Stadium, Swan Districts defeated East Fremantle 12.7 (79) to 11.8 (74) at ATOM Stadium and Claremont won a fifth straight downing Perth 20.8 (128) to 13.6 (84) at Lathlain Park.

The round's results leave Subiaco (9-1) clear on top of the ladder ahead of West Perth (6-4), Peel Thunder (6-5), South Fremantle (6-5) Claremont (5-5) who all make up the top five after 12 rounds. Outside finals positions are East Perth (5-6), Swan Districts (5-6), East Fremantle (5-6) and Perth (1-10).

Click here for the summary of Round 12 of the WAFL 

TEAM OF THE WEEK
BACK: Adam Guglielmana (SF), Tallan Ames (SD), Jordan Lockyer (S)
HALF-BACK: Wayde Twomey (S), Brandon Franz (C), Brock O'Brien (EF)
CENTRE: Kane Lucas (EP), Brendan Lee (EP), Aaron Elari (SD)
HALF-FORWARD: Kyle Halligan (S), Zac Clarke (PT), Matthew Jukes (SD)
FORWARD: Leroy Jetta (PT), Jarryd Morton (P), Shane McAdam (C)
RUCK: Mark Seaby (C), Corey Yeo (C), Matt de Boer (PT)
INTERCHANGE: Haydn Busher (C), Jamie McNamara (EF), Sam Menegola (S), Fraser Perry (EF)

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
South Fremantle's Adam Guglielmana has been given all the big jobs by his new coach Todd Curley in 2015 and continues to emerge as perhaps the best small defender in the WAFL after another terrific performance on Bernie Naylor Medal leader Shane Yarran on Saturday.

The Bulldogs might have ended up losing to the Lions by 22 points, but Guglielmana did all he could to help his team over the line up against Yarran who was more often than not isolated on his own one-on-one out of the goal square for the afternoon.

However, Guglielmana stood tall and only had one goal kicked on him for the day with the other coming courtesy of a mistake from a teammate in the final quarter that allowed Yarran to stroll into an open goal.

Guglielmana is also a good user of the ball coming out of the back-line and had 17 possessions on Saturday as he continues his strong form. Saturday was also his 99th WAFL game with South Fremantle and now he prepares to bring up the century against West Perth at HBF Arena.

THE SHINING LIGHTS
Subiaco's 22-point victory over South Fremantle was all the more impressive considering the Lions lost three players to injury before half-time – Darren Rumble (calf), Brett Robinson (foot) and Hayden Kennedy (concussion).

While Subiaco's midfield was still without premiership players Kyal Horsley and Brett Mahoney, and then lost Robinson, they still did well led by Sam Menegola in just his second game of the season with 25 possessions and 10 inside-50 entries.

Scott Hancock also picked up 21 disposals for the Lions, Leigh Kitchin 20 and Chris Phelan 19.

While Shane Yarran was well  held by Adam Guglielmana, he still kicked two goals from 15 possessions for the Lions while Kyle Halligan finished with three majors from 20 possessions, and Lachlan Delahunty two goals from 20 disposals, five marks and 15 hit outs.

Subiaco's back-line was outstanding even after losing five-time premiership player Rumble to a calf injury.

Wayde Twomey led the way setting up play out of defence with 27 possessions with Charles Le Fanu having 19 touches and Jordan Lockyer and Aaron Heal keeping Josh Pullman and Paul Mugambwa quiet.

Adam Guglielmana continued his outstanding form as a small defender for South Fremantle and in his 99th WAFL game, did a terrific job keeping Shane Yarran to just two goals and one of those came courtesy of a defensive error from a teammate in the final stages.

Marlion Pickett had a good battle at centre half-back on Clancy Wheeler and provided some good attack for the Bulldogs with his 21 disposals.

Ashton Hams worked tirelessly for the Bulldogs and racked up a game-high 32 possessions while captain Ryan Cook finished with 21 disposals, Steven Verrier 19 and Jarrod Parry 18.

James Sellar worked hard up for South Fremantle and in helping out at times in the ruck finishing with two goals from 16 possessions and nine marks with Haiden Schloithe kicking two goals in his first league game since the Good Friday win over Claremont thanks to an ankle injury.

Brock Higgins did well in the ruck and carried the majority of the load on his own again with Josh Branchi dropped back to the reserves, and he finished with 15 touches, nine marks and 31 hit outs.

Peel Thunder kicked 17 goals for the second straight week and this time it resulted in victory as they kicked seven goals to two in the last quarter at Bendigo Bank Stadium to end up beating East Perth by 22 points to move into third position on the ladder.

Peel again had a host of options in front of goal with Leroy Jetta leading the way with four goals from his 10 kicks while Gerald Ugle also booted three from 16 possessions and Craig Moller provided a good tall target kicking three majors from 11 disposals and eight marks.

Fremantle big men Jonathon Griffin and Zac Clarke both kicked two goals apiece for the Thunder with Griffin finishing with 15 possessions and 24 hit outs, and Clarke 17 disposals, seven marks and 34 hit outs after being dropped by Fremantle for the first time this season.

Matt de Boer continued to put his hand up for a recall to the Dockers line-up with 33 possessions and seven tackles for Peel while Jacob Ballard had it 24 times, Connor Blakely 24, Brendon Jones 21, Mitch Gill 20 and Brady Grey 18.

East Perth co-captain Brendan Lee did all he could to lift his team over the line for a third win on the trot and finished the afternoon with 34 possessions, nine marks, eight inside 50s and a goal.

Kane Lucas continued his strong form largely on the wing for the Royals with another 30 disposals and seven marks while ruckman Paul Johnson worked hard up against both Griffin and Clarke, finishing with 18 possessions, six marks, 27 hit outs and two goals.

Matt Rosa made his return from a hamstring injury with East Perth and picked up 27 touches while Mark Hutchings had 24 disposals, Freddie Clutterbuck 23, Mitch Fraser 23, Garry Moss 20 and co-captain Craig Wulff 19.

Rowen Powell kicked three goals for the Royals and Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls two. 

Swan Districts maintained touch with the top five by beating East Fremantle by five points at ATOM Stadium with the black-and-whites also winning to celebrate the 150th game of versatile big man Tony Notte, who had 16 possessions, four marks, nine outs and a goal for the afternoon.

Matthew Jukes kicked another four goals for Swans from 13 possessions and eight marks with the small forward now having kicked 10 goals in his first three games of the season.

Todd Banfield also kicked two goals in just his league game of the year since breaking his leg upon return to Swans in 2015 after time in the AFL with the Brisbane Lions.

Nathan Blakely worked hard in the ruck for Swans with 21 possessions, nine tackles, four marks and 24 hit outs up against experienced East Fremantle big man Rob Young, and debutant Jack Fletcher.

Aaron Elari was terrific also for Swan Districts running hard all afternoon to finish with 34 possessions while Adam Faulkner amassed 28 disposals, Jacob Burnham 22, Matthew Rogers 22, Matt Riggio 22, Ryan Davis 21, Joel Houghton 20 and Jacob Coniglio 19.

Swans' defence did well keeping East Fremantle to just 11 goals led by captain Tallan Ames who also had 18 disposals and seven marks. Tom Smirk also returned straight to the league team on return from injury after being absent since Round 6, and had 16 touches and five marks.

Not only was East Fremantle playing under a new coach in Brad Dodd for the first time, but was also without the retired Bradd Dalziell along with George Hampson and Jack Perham in the forward-line, and Andrew Stephen and Sam Read in defence.

The Sharks' midfield had some outstanding performers, though, led by Jamie McNamara who finished with 34 possessions, 12 marks and five inside-50 entries with Liam Anthony also racking up 31 disposals, eight marks and seven inside 50s.

Captain Rory O'Brien also picked up 26 touches for Sharks while Jayden Schofield had 24 disposals, Mark McGough 21 and debutant Miles Franklin 19 to go with nine marks.

Another debutant Fraser Perry showed some exciting signs in the forward-line for East Fremantle with three goals from eight kicks and four marks with Jack Fletcher working hard in the ruck in his first league appearance with 32 hit outs.

Veteran Rob Young kicked three goals also for East Fremantle while in defence, Danny Chartres had 23 possessions and 11 marks.

Claremont made it five straight wins since starting the season with five successive losses with the Tigers turning it on with nine goals to three in the third quarter to end up beating Perth by 44 points at Lathlain Park.

Shane McAdam put in a dynamic performance in the forward-line for Claremont and took the most of his chances ending up kicking five goals from seven kicks, while working hard laying eight tackles.

Stand-in captain Beau Maister also kicked three goals from eight kicks and six marks to celebrate his 100th game for Claremont with Jack Bradshaw continuing his terrific form with three goals while Kepler Bradley booted two and Keifer Yu two from the midfield to go with 21 disposals.

Mark Seaby dominated in the ruck for Claremont as well with 22 possessions, eight marks and 31 hit outs.

Corey Yeo continued his terrific form for the Tigers with another 29 disposals while Haydn Busher had 28 touches against his former team while Tom Ledger gathered 27 possessions, Oliver Tate 24, Ryan Neates 22 and Matthew Davies 21.

Claremont's defence also held up well led by veteran Brandon Franz while John Williams and Francis Watson both had 18 possessions apiece.

The Morton brothers did all they could to keep Perth in the contest up against their former WAFL club with Jarryd starring in the forward-line kicking seven goals from 12 kicks and six marks, including kicking all four of the Demons' majors in the fourth quarter.

Older brother Mitch also kicked two goals but moved into the midfield for the first significant period this season and did some tremendous work at the clearances and finished the afternoon with 24 disposals, eight marks and five inside-50 entries.

Aidan Tropiano continued his remarkable season for Perth with another 31 possessions with captain Dene White gathering 28 disposals and laying eight tackles.

Liam McKenna also picked up 23 touches for the Demons, Jacob Payne 22, Brett Wolfenden 20, Jared Bell 20, Michael Sinclair 20 and Rowan Brookes 17 to go with eight marks as he continues to find the best form of his league career playing largely as an undersized centre half-forward.

RESERVES STANDOUTS
South Fremantle's reserves maintained its place on top of the ladder with an 11.9 (75) to 7.12 (54) win over Subiaco.

The Bulldogs kicked three goals to one in each of the first two quarters, and the only two goals of the third term to have held the Lions to two goals for three quarters. Subiaco did kick five goals to three in the last quarter, but that only cut South Fremantle's eventual victory to 21 points.

Stephen Mills, Ben Sokol and Josh Branchi kicked two goals apiece for South Fremantle's reserves while Brendan Verrier racked up 37 possessions, Jacob Martinez 28, Zac Strom 25, James Laurino 24, Matthew Ah Siu 23, Sokol 23, Dylan Ross 22, Traye Bennell 21, Nick Borovac 20 and Billy Collier 20.

Cody Grace kicked two of Subiaco's seven goals with Matt Bogensperger amassing 33 possessions and returning captain Kyal Horsley 28 in his first game back from a calf injury.

Craig Hoskins also finished with 27 disposals for the Lions reserves, Joel Ashman 26, Max Walters 23, Simon Moore 20 and Mitch McPhee 19.

East Perth's reserves came away from Mandurah with a thumping 23.9 (147) to 7.9 (51) win over Peel Thunder with Cameron Atkin booting five goals for the Royals, Damian Cavka three, Agid Gardoud three, Scott Jones two and Jake Keeffe two.

Zac Dent racked up 29 possessions for East Perth, Tom Shanahan 28, Tom Omodei 28, Tom Hodgson 23, Cavka 20, Will Young 20, Corey Adamson 20 and Shayne Hille 19.

Cruize Garlett put his hand up for a recall into the Peel league side with 34 possessions and a goal in the reserves while Harrison Tyler had 26 disposals for the Thunder and Jamahl Mulholland 22.

Swan Districts' reserves beat East Fremantle 15.12 (102) to 8.6 (54) at ATOM Stadium with Dylan Nelson the star booting eight goals from 20 possessions and eight marks while Rudy Riddoch kicked three goals to go with 19 touches.

David McKay compiled 28 disposals for Swans, Ben Whitsed 26, Jesse Turner 26, Warrick Wilson 25, Lindsay Murray 25 and Jason Daniels 25.

Brandon Ellis kicked six goals for East Fremantle while Jake Schleicher racked up 36 possessions and a goal. Dion Anthony also picked up 21 disposals, Aaron Holmes 19, Callum Strnadica 19 and Dylan Coulthard 18.

Claremont's reserves had a 10-point victory over Perth at Lathlain Park with Mitch Andrews continuing to dominate the ruck, and when up forward with 24 possessions, 10 marks, 29 hit outs and five goals.

Josh Barrett, Tom Gajewski and Kaiden Gilbert all kicked two goals each for the Tigers with Isaac Baum racking up 30 disposals, Tom Swift 24, Maximillian Bentley 22, Jack Richardson 20, Steven Edwards 19 and Alexander Manuel 19.

Brennan Stack kicked four goals for Perth with Hayden Tanner and Callum Walley kicking two goals apiece. Mitch Browne gathered 20 possessions for the Demons, Andries Mercer 19, Kodie Fleay 18, Scott Moore 18, Callum Collard 17, Scott Doncon 17, Sam McGillivray 17 and Brayden Andrews 17.

REDiMED COLTS RISING STARS
South Fremantle's colts also held on in a thriller over Subiaco to win 10.8 (68) to 9.9 (63) despite the Bulldogs not kicking a goal in the final quarter.

South Fremantle's colts got off to a flying start with five goals to nil in the first quarter to lead by 29 points at quarter-time, 25 points at half-time and 40 points at three quarter-time, but Subiaco came roaring home with the only six goals in the last quarter falling just five points short of the Bulldogs.

Mitch Dzelebdzic was the star of the game for South Fremantle kicking six goals from 14 possessions and seven marks while Brandon Donaldson kicked two goals to go with 16 disposals and six entries inside the forward 50.

Daniel Burke racked up 27 touches for the Bulldogs, Jamie Foster 24, Jesse Musika 21, Jesse Mudge 20, Miles Barritt 19 and Zac De San Miguel 17.

Brodie Cole kicked three goals for Subiaco and Josh Hatch two with Jack Beverley compiling 23 possessions, Jake Marinovich 23, Ethan Burnett 21 and Michael Braut 19.

Peel Thunder's colts beat East Perth 11.10 (76) to 6.5 (41) at Bendigo Bank Stadium with Keegan Power kicking three goals for the home side and two each to Karl Collard, Brett Milward and Calvin Thorne.

Power also racked up 34 possessions for Peel, Thorne 24, Haydn Matthews 23, Michael Humble 21 and Jake Greenwell 20. 

Stanley Wright compiled 26 disposals for East Perth while Mitch Dobson picked up 24 touches, Connor De Campo 23, Alex Di Placido 22 and Tarir Bayok 20.

East Fremantle's colts made a good start to the day at ATOM Stadium beating Swan Districts 12.12 (84) to 8.1 (49) with Luke Strnadica booting six majors for the Sharks and Oliver Parish two, and Corey Holmes two.

Jesse Adamini gathered 29 possessions for East Fremantle, Nathan Trusso 21, Tom Bennett 20, Parish 20, Senna Grljusich 19 and Nick Menegola 19.

Nixon Hamlet kicked two goals for Swan Districts while Ben Gillard finished with 27 disposals, Brad Lynch 20, Vincent Adams 18 and Aidan Clarke 18.

Claremont's colts beat Perth 12.13 (85) to 8.3 (51) at Lathlain Park with David Ehlers kicking four goals for the Tigers and Jacob Sideris two and Ryan Murphy two.

Murphy also had 26 possessions for Claremont, Cameron Wilson 23, Aden Wilkins 20, Matt Guelfi 18 and Alex Forster 18.

James Bereyne kicked four goals for Perth and Chapman Jones racked up 22 possessions, Kayle Phillips 19 and Jayden Johnstone 18.