WAFLW – BULLDOGS SHOOT UP TO THIRD

South Fremantle shot up to third position in the WAFLW with Friday night’s dominant 60-point victory against East Perth at Sullivan Logistics Stadium.

The Bulldogs came into the Friday night contest at Leederville after handing Subiaco their first loss of the WAFLW season, and kept that that momentum going holding the Royals to one behind the entire evening.

South Fremantle went on to score the eventual 8.13 (61) to 0.1 (1) victory to improve to a 7-5 record on the season by the end of Round 13 to now move up to third position to be percentage ahead of the fourth placed Swan Districts.

Shannyn Pomersbach kicked two goals from 15 possessions in the win for South Fremantle while Pippa Sideris also kicked two goals from 12 disposals and four marks, and Annalie Polimeno managed two goals from 12 touches and seven tackles.

Tahleah Mulder continued her terrific midfield form for South Fremantle with another 23 possessions while Madizen Wilkins finished with 21 touches, six tackles and five marks.

Hannah Burt also had 18 possessions, 13 hit outs and eight tackles with Jasmine Bazeley gathering 16 disposals (11 tackles), Tara Stribley 16, Charlie Vandenberg 15 (27 hit outs), Kelli Elliss 13, Madison Hadley 12 and Shaya Yarran 12.

South Fremantle made the perfect start to the contest on Friday night at Leederville with a goal to Shannyn Pomersbach inside the first 30 seconds.

Pomersbach then added a second goal at the 16-minute mark of the opening term and then Pippa Sideris added another just before quarter-time to give the Bulldogs the 18-point lead at the first break.

Shaya Yarran opened up the second quarter with another early goal for the Bulldogs and then just before half-time Madison Hadley kicked another with South Fremantle in control by the main break with the 33-point advantage.

Sideris kicked her second goal to start the second half and on the back of that South Fremantle’s lead grew to 46 points after the Bulldogs kicked seven behinds in the quarter as well.

It was another two goals to Annalie Polimeno in the final quarter with South Fremantle securing the 60-point win on the back of holding East Perth to just one behind the entire night.

The Rogers Cup contest got things underway on Friday night at Sullivan Logistics Stadium with South Fremantle coming away with the 9.6 (60) to 2.3 (15) victory.

The Bulldogs made a strong start with the only two goals of the first quarter before adding another two goals to one in the second term to head into the half-time break leading by 19 points.

South Fremantle then kicked another two goals to one in the third quarter, and then closed out the game with the only three goals of the final stanza to secure the eventual 45-point win.

The win improves the Bulldogs to six wins, five losses and a draw this Rogers Cup season to be sitting in fourth position and half a game ahead of the fifth placed Claremont, and just a game behind the third ranked Swan Districts.

Ava Ritchie and Nicole Taylor-Thorpe both kicked two goals each in the win for South Fremantle with one each to Ava Hutchinson, Zarlya Yarran, Alexis Edgley, Zoe Antonelli and Macey McDougall.

SULLIVAN LOGISTICS WAFLW PREMIERSHIP SEASON – ROUND 13

SOUTH FREMANTLE                        3.1          5.4          6.11        8.13        (61)

EAST PERTH                                       0.1          0.1          0.1          0.1          (1)

SOUTH FREMANTLE – Goals: Pomersbach, Sideris, Polimeno 2; Hadley, Yarran.

Best: Mulder, Wilkins, Burt, Vandenberg, Pomersbach, Bazeley, Polimeno, Stribley.

EAST PERTH – Goals: Nil.

Best: Mollross, Banks, Boothman, Pappas, O’Donnell, Stack.