WAFLFalcons product Swadling to make AFL debut
Jordan McArdle
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18 Jun 2026
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Fremantle’s unprecedented injury-listed has seen Peel Thunder named 15 AFL-listed players to go with five more in the reserves this weekend after approval from East Perth and the WAFL.
Only luckless forward Sam Sturt is unavailable for selection as the Thunder tackle last season’s grand finalists East Perth at Lane Group Stadium in Mandurah on Saturday afternoon.
Oscar McDonald, Chris Scerri, Jaeger O’Meara and Corey Wagner have been squeezed out of the AFL side, while Brandon Walker returns from concussion in a further boost for the second-placed Peel.
It comes as Royals co-captain Hamish Brayshaw has been ruled out for the remainder of the home-and-away season after hamstring surgery, with rebounding Kye Willcocks coming back in after recovering from a groin injury.
Subiaco will be looking to celebrate their 1986 and 2006 premiership reunions with a win over East Fremantle at Sullivan Logistics Stadium on Saturday.
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The Lions have signed former Claremont big man Steve Miller who’s been rushed in for his debut after most recently playing for Quairading in the Avon league, with first-choice ruck Frazer Rickson out with State 18s duties.
Midfielder Taj Schofield will play his first game of the season after being cleared to return from a hamstring injury, with former West Coast speedster Jack Petruccelle also back in a further boost.
The in-form Sharks will be hunting a fourth win on the trot but they’ll have to do it without enigmatic forward Oskar Smartt who’s out with personal reasons but is expected to return next week.
South Fremantle welcome back important ruck and Simpson Medal winner Hamish Free from an ankle injury in a significant boost to their hopes of downing West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday.
Kia WAFL State team defender Noah Strom is back from Europe, however key forward Trey Ruscoe is off on a holiday and will miss multiple weeks.
Former Eagles defender Josh Rotham and livewire Keegan Knott are the biggest outs for the Falcons.
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