Select grade below

Coach Post Match – Todd Curley Round 19

Thursday, August 16, 2018 - 1:49 PM - by Chris Pike

WHAT South Fremantle coach Todd Curley had to say following the Round 19 WAFL victory over Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval and looking ahead to the final two weeks of the home and away season ahead of a third straight finals campaign.

QUESTION: That was hard work for a half but once you got going in the second half, you were able to come away with a pretty solid win?
ANSWER:
It was the tale of the two halves probably. The first half wasn’t great and then the second half was really good. There's some more stuff for us to learn and our second half was pretty good with a few challenges along the way with personnel. But we finished off really well and that was the positive.

Q: Your midfield again got on top and when you the likes of Hockey, Cook and Suban leading the way like that you aren't going to get beaten in that area too often?
A:
We were probably on top around the stoppages even early for the first half but just quick kicked a lot and gave it back to them. I thought we fixed that up at half-time and had some guys who were down in the first half that lifted. Some of our bigger guys had very little impact on the game in the first half but in the second half they were able to have an impact in the contest. That certainly helped us.

Read More [+]

Bulldogs dominate second half against Swans

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 - 10:07 AM - by Chris Pike
SOUTH Fremantle delivered a strong second half to beat Swan Districts by 30 points at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday with the Bulldogs now in prime position to remain in second position and earn a home qualifying final.
 
Swan Districts started the game strongly needing the win to stay in the finals race for 2018 and the black-and-whites came out at Steel Blue Oval kicking the first three goals in an entertaining opening.
 
The home team still led by a goal at quarter-time but would only kick three goals the rest of the afternoon despite being nine points to the good at half-time. Read More [+]

Parker, Moore, Spooner invited to Draft Combine

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 3:26 PM - by Chris Pike

MATTHEW Parker, Luke Moore and Regan Spooner have all been earmarked as potential AFL Draft prospects for later this year and invited to the WA State Draft Combine on October 14.

On the back of the success of Tim Kelly being drafted to Geelong following his 93-game WAFL career at South Fremantle including his standout 2017 season where he was runner-up to Haiden Schloithe in both the Sandover Medal and WJ Hughes Medal, the door could be open more than ever for mature-aged player.

The first sign that Parker has a genuine chance of an AFL just over 12 months after making his WAFL debut with South Fremantle was of him being invited to the WA State Draft Combine.

Read More [+]

Round 19 Preview v Swan Districts

Friday, August 10, 2018 - 9:17 AM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle moved back into a good position to finish second on the WAFL ladder last week but the Bulldogs do need to keep winning to make that happen on Saturday against Swan Districts at Steel Blue Oval.

Swan Districts and South Fremantle might appear destined to finish second last and second come the end of the season based on current ladder positions and form, but that could all change at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday.

Despite having lost seven of their past eight matches, remarkably Swans remain a chance of playing finals in 2018 if they can beat the Bulldogs on home turf on Saturday.

Read More [+]

Coach Post Match – Todd Curley Round 18

Thursday, August 9, 2018 - 12:51 AM - by Chris Pike

WHAT South Fremantle coach Todd Curley had to say following Saturday's Round 18 WAFL win over West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval as he discusses Ashton Hams' milestone, Shane Hockey, Noah Strom, Andrew Strijk and much more.

QUESTION: That was an important win for a number of reasons against an in-form West Perth?
ANSWER: It was probably less about the day and more about the importance of us getting back to playing our brand of footy, and what's made us a pretty consistent team the last few years. I thought we did that and our pressure was right back up. To have more possessions, more tackles and keep them to less than 40 inside 50s is much closer to what it looks like when we are playing at our best.

Q: After losses to Subiaco and Peel, it was important to bounce back?
A:
We were just trying to get back and play our way. It's important for the whole group that when you haven’t been going that well, you can forget what it feels like when you do play well. We had some real energy from the start, our pressure was pretty good and we definitely left a few opportunities out there in the second quarter and should have been further in front at half-time. But they're a good team and they've had a really good run. It was good to get the four points for us and to get the feeling like we're back on track.

Read More [+]

Hockey named WAFL Player of Round 18

Wednesday, August 8, 2018 - 2:25 PM - by Chris Pike

SHANE Hockey delivered what was likely the best performance his career with South Fremantle in Saturday's win against West Perth and as a result he was named WAFL Player of the Round.

While his teammates Haiden Schloithe, Nick Suban, Marlion Pickett, Brandon Donaldson, Ryan Cook and Jacob Dragovich, and West Perth opponents Shane Nelson, Luke Meadows, Aaron Black and Trent Manzone all had significant impacts, it was Hockey that delivered what was likely the best performance of his WAFL career since joining South Fremantle in 2016.

It was a big game for South Fremantle who was coming off the bye and disappointing losses to Subiaco and Peel Thunder, and they were without captain Dylan Main and the versatile Steve Verrier on top of triple Bernie Naylor Medallist Ben Saunders.

Read More [+]

Bulldogs win eighth straight over Falcons in Hams' 200th

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 12:14 PM - by Chris Pike
SOUTH Fremantle returned to the WAFL winners' list beating West Perth by five points at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on Saturday to make it eight straight over the Falcons and to celebrate the 200th game of Ashton Hams.
 
West Perth and South Fremantle are all but guaranteed of being the two teams that will finish in second and third position on the WAFL ladder come the end of the home and away season, so all that's left to be determined is who finishes on top.
 
West Perth came into Saturday's clash at Fremantle Community Bank Oval on a three-game winning streak on good momentum in second spot while South Fremantle was coming out of the bye but had struggled to losses to Subiaco and Peel Thunder the previous two weeks. Read More [+]

Round 18 Preview v West Perth

Friday, August 3, 2018 - 5:28 PM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle is fresh off the bye ready to make amends for two straight losses and try to make it eight straight against West Perth and reclaim second position on Saturday in Ashton Hams' 200th WAFL appearance.

Second position and a potential home qualifying final goes on the line on Saturday at Fremantle Community Bank Oval when South Fremantle returns from the bye to host a West Perth team on a three-game winning run.

West Perth comes into the game having shaken off the off-field troubles of the club having won its past three matches, and five of the past six, to be sitting in second position on the WAFL ladder with a 10-5 record.

Read More [+]

Family-focused Hams looks to celebrate 200 with daughter

Friday, August 3, 2018 - 5:12 PM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle's Ashton Hams can't wait to celebrate his 200-game milestone with his daughter on Saturday as he racks up yet another remarkable achievement in a career that's coming to a close.

Hams made his South Fremantle league debut way back in 2004 and it has been a remarkable journey ever since with him racking up 199 WAFL games at the Bulldogs heading into Saturday's clash with West Perth at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

Along the way, he has played in the 2005 and 2009 premierships alongside twin brother Kyle while winning the Simpson Medal as best afield in the 2009 Grand Final win against Subiaco. 

Read More [+]

Bewick takes great pride in 100 South Fremantle games

Friday, August 3, 2018 - 11:13 AM - by Chris Pike

REACHING 100 games at South Fremantle means the world to wingman-turned-defender Shaun Bewick having settled since crossing from West Perth and now his focus is on the ultimate success with this current playing group.

With the Bewick name having such a strong history at West Perth, there was great excitement at the Falcons when twin brothers Shaun and Rohan Bewick were coming through the development squad and colts ranks.

They would both go on to make their league debuts in 2009 with Rohan now having been at the Brisbane Lions ever since the end of 2010 having now played 103 AFL matches.

Read More [+]