WA Football

WEST Coast rookie Jeremy McGovern has proven he is well and truly over an ankle injury, leading Claremont to a 54-point Foxtel Cup belting of Southport at Patersons Stadium on Tuesday night.

McGovern, the son of former Fremantle and Sydney Swans player Andrew McGovern, appeared completely unrestricted by his ankle, kicking three goals in the first half to help the Tigers race away to a commanding 44-point lead by the main break.

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The imposing 21 year-old led strongly and demonstrated clean hands both in the air and below his knees, finishing with 11 marks among his 15 disposals.

Claremont will kick off their Foxtel Cup title defence against Queensland club Southport tonight at Patersons Stadium.

The games starts at 6.35pm and entry is free for spectators. The game will also be broadcast live on Foxtel.

WA's State 18s will head east next week to take on Victoria Country with the aim of notching up their first Division One win of the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships.

After convincing wins over Division 2 teams Tasmania and the Northern Territory, WA was defeated by Division One side Victoria Metro 15.10 (100) to 12.9 (81) on the weekend in a tough contest at Patersons Stadium.

After Vic Metro built a 30-point lead in the first quarter, Western Australia came back in the second half and even closed to within six points in the final term.

But Metro had too many contributors. Ben Lennon kicked four goals and Mitch Honeychurch put in a best-on-ground performance.

Blaine Johnson was WA's leading goalkicker with four, while key forwards Jonathon Marsh and Cameron McCarthy impressed again with three goals each.

CLAREMONT, West Perth and East Perth all moved clear with WAFL wins during Round 13 while Swan Districts also closed in on a top-four spot as well with a second straight victory.

Claremont continued to hold a four-win lead at the top of the ladder after beating Peel Thunder 15.12 (102) to 7.7 (49) at Claremont Oval on Saturday.

The Tigers set up the win with the only six goals of the first quarter and even though it was a relatively even contest from there, Claremont still recorded a comfortable 53-point victory.

Jack Bradshaw and Chad Jones kicked three goals apiece for Claremont with Ian Richardson adding two.

Western Australia’s State 18s take on Victoria Metro at Patersons Stadium this Saturday, June 15, in their first Division One clash of the 2013 NAB AFL National 18s Championship.

The State 18s made a strong start to the Championships with convincing wins over Division 2 sides Tasmania and the Northern Territory in the last fortnight, the first by 62-points in Launceston two weeks ago and then by 82-point at Brownes Stadium last weekend.

This weekend’s game against Victoria Metro will be the first of the Championships against another Division One side and will set the scene for a challenging month ahead, with upcoming games against Victoria Country and South Australia.

Picture: Jonathon Marsh