Reserves Qualifying Final v Claremont

SOUTH Fremantle is aiming for back to back WAFL reserves premierships and that begins in the qualifying final on Saturday against Claremont at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

Claremont’s reserves finished the 2016 season with plenty of momentum but despite earning a home final it will be South Fremantle hosting Saturday’s qualifying final at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

With South Fremantle’s league side also hosting West Perth in a qualifying final on Saturday, the Bulldogs reserves who finished in third position will take on the second placed Claremont in the reserves qualifying final as well.

The winner will move on to next Sunday’s second semi-final against the minor premier East Perth at Medibank Stadium with a grand final berth on the line.

The loser will then take on either East Fremantle or Subiaco in a first semi-final as well next Sunday either at Fremantle Community Bank Oval or HBF Arena depending on what happens in Saturday’s league clash between South Fremantle and West Perth.

It is a strong looking Claremont reserves side with Morgan Davies, Zac Langdon, Alexander Manuel, Matthew Palfrey, Cameron Palmer, Jack Richardson, Tom Shanahan, Justin Speed, Francis Watson, Gerrick Weedon and John Williams all having shown they are capable of playing good league football.

Defender Dylan Ross will also line-up for Claremont against his former team and having played in South Fremantle’s reserves premiership last year.

South Fremantle’s team will be boosted by the return from a hamstring injury of Adam Guglielmana who looks to prove his form and fitness in an attempt for a league recall next week.

Steven Edwards, Jake Florenca, James Laurino, Bailey Matera, Brad McPhail and Tim Stewart are among the other Bulldogs players who have done well at league level this year and wouldn’t have given up hope of breaking into the side at some point again during September.

Likely high draft pick Tim English also drops back to play in the reserves and carry the ruck rather than play in the colts. He made his league debut last week against Perth and did well against the AFL experienced Angus Graham and now will be the No. 1 ruckman in the reserves on Saturday.

RESERVES QUALIFYING FINAL
CLAREMONT (15-5, 2nd) v SOUTH FREMANTLE (12-7-1, 3rd) – FREMANTLE COMMUNITY BANK OVAL, SATURDAY 11.25AM
Selected teams