WAFL Players Ready and Waiting for AFL Call-Up

Five Sandover Medallists are among a group of 40 players named by the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles as part of the AFL’s “Top Up Contingency Plan.”

Claremont pair Bailey Rogers and Jye Bolton were taken by the Dockers through NGA Club Selections, while 2019 Sandover Medallist Lachlan Delahunty was selected at pick 3 by Fremantle in yesterday’s Draft.

West Perth midfielder Aaron Black, who won the Medal in 2014, was grabbed by the Eagles with their second Draft selection, while 2020 Sandover winner Sam Fisher was an NGA Selection for West Coast.

Midfielder Ronin O’Connor was taken at pick one by the Dockers and the Eagles used their opening selection to name fellow Tiger Steven Miller.

The “Top Up Contingency Plan” was put in place around the country to ensure the AFL season continues as scheduled through the ongoing pandemic.

WAFC Executive Manager WAFL and Talent Scott Baker is delighted local talent could receive a rare opportunity to train and play with an AFL club this season.

”There’s outstanding talent within the WAFL system and this a rare chance for some players to live out their dream of getting a shot at the AFL,” Baker said.

Key rules for the AFL Top Up Contingency Plan:

• If a club is down to 30 already listed available players because of the Covid health and safety protocols, a club will be allowed to activate a player from their contingency list to list participate in training

• Teams can only call up Contingency Players to feature in the game if the number of available players falls before 28 available players

• AFL clubs will not have any holding rights over players for either the mid-season or end of year drafts.

• Meaning theoretically, a player could possibly play for two different teams in a season, once in the first half of the year as a Covid contingency player and secondly as a mid-season draftee.

On any given weekend, between them Fremantle and West Coast can draw on a maximum of 3 players from any one WAFL Club.

FREMANTLE FC

Pre selection

Wade

Derksen

Peel Thunder

Pre selection

Lachlan

Cullen

Peel Thunder

Pre selection

Tyrone

Thorne

Peel Thunder

Pre selection

Ben

Hancock

Peel Thunder

Pre selection

Traye

Bennell

Peel Thunder

Pre selection

Ty

Anderson

Peel Thunder

NGA Club Selection

Zac

Strom

South Fremantle

NGA Club Selection

Blake

Schlensog

South Fremantle

NGA Club Selection

Jonathon

Marsh

East Fremantle

NGA Club Selection

Brynn

Teakle

East Fremantle

NGA Club Selection

Tyler

Kietel

West Perth

NGA Club Selection

Noah

Pegoraro

West Perth

NGA Club Selection

Bailey

Rogers

Claremont

NGA Club Selection

Jye

Bolton

Claremont

1

Ronin

O’Connor

Claremont

3

Lachlan

Delahunty

Subiaco

5

Keegan

Knott

West Perth

7

Hamish

Brayshaw

East Perth

9

Leigh

Kitchin

Subiaco

11

Jesse

Palmer

Swan Districts

WEST COAST FC

Pre selection

Ambrose

Ryan

West Coast

Pre selection

Joey

Deegan

West Coast

Pre selection

Zane

Sumich

West Coast

Pre selection

Logan

Young

West Coast

NGA Club Selection

Damon

Greaves

East Perth

NGA Club Selection

Angus

Schumacher

East Perth

NGA Club Selection

Brayden

Ainsworth

Perth

NGA Club Selection

Corey

Byrne

Perth

NGA Club Selection

Angus

Dewar

Subiaco

NGA Club Selection

Stefan

Giro

Subiaco

NGA Club Selection

Sam

Fisher

Swan Districts

NGA Club Selection

Tobe

Watson

Swan Districts

2

Steven

Miller

Claremont

4

Aaron

Black

West Perth

6

Tom

Blechynden

South Fremantle

8

Jackson

Ramsay

East Perth

10

Declan

Mountford

Claremont

12

Luke

Meadows

West Perth

13

Jake

Florenca

South Fremantle

14

Chad

Pearson

South Fremantle