DOGS DUO IN ROUND 21 TEAM OF THE WEEK

WHAT a remarkable penultimate round it was of the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season and it might very well have been the toughest Team of the Week to select with so many players delivering two sides could have been chosen.

at Fremantle Community Bank Oval, it took Mason Shaw kicking the last goal of the game for South Fremantle to beat Swan Districts for a ninth straight time, 10.16 (76) to 11.5 (71).

Nick Suban and Mason Shaw kicked two goals each for South Fremantle with Jake Florenca amassing 34 possessions and Haiden Schloithe 33. Brayden Noble and Greg Ottaviano kicked three goals apiece for Swan Districts.

CENTRE HALF-BACK – NOAH STROM (South Fremantle)
Continues to be one of the standout key defenders in the competition. He shutdown Swan Districts' Nathan Ireland before he went off with a shoulder injury and did well against whatever tall target Swans were able to push forward throughout the second. Was a strong defensive performance to go with eight possessions, four marks and three tackles.
Times named in 2021: 4

ROVER – JAKE FLORENCA (South Fremantle)
What a remarkable return he has made to almost be like a new, late season recruit ahead of the finals for South Fremantle. He was runner-up in the fairest and best count at the Bulldogs in their premiership year in 2020, but he missed the big day after rupturing his Achilles in the preliminary final. But has worked hard to fight back and was tremendous again in Saturday's win over Swan Districts with 34 touches, four inside 50s, three marks and three tackles.
Times named in 2021: 2

WAFL TEAM OF THE ROUND
BACK: Jordan Lockyer (S), Matthew Jupp (EF), Chris Jones (SD)
HALF-BACK: Kye Willcocks (EP), Noah Strom (SF), Brandon Erceg (SD)
CENTRE: Angus Scott (EP), Jye Bolton (C), Blaine Boekhorst (EF)
HALF-FORWARD: Bailey Rogers (C), Hugh Dixon (EF), Aidan Lynch (EP)
FORWARD: Corey Byrne (P), Isaac Barton (C), Aaron Black (WP)
RUCK: Lachlan Delahunty (S), Kyle Baskerville (EF), Jake Florenca (SF)
INTERCHANGE: Shane Nelson (WP), Stefan Giro (PT), Michael Tassone (EF), Chad Harris (S)

UNLUCKY BUNCH
There were plenty of players who delivered tremendous performances across Round 21 but couldn’t quite fit into the Team of the Week, including:

Peel Thunder's Brayden Lawler, Jack Sears, Blair Bell, Mitch Crowden, Jackson Merrett, Tyrone Thorne, Ben Hancock and Lloyd Meek.

Perth's Fraser McInnes, Brady Grey, Austin Davis, Michael Sinclair and Jordon Reid.

East Perth's Christian Ameduri, Rohan Kerr, Mitch Dobson, Angus Schumacher and Scott Jones.

Subiaco's Hayden Kennedy, Leigh Kitchin, Aaron Heal, Liam Hickmott and Max Walters.

East Fremantle's Tom Monaghan, Jonathon Marsh, Dillon O'Reilly, Luke English, Cam Eardley and Jamie Meade.

West Perth's Tristan Hobley, Steve Potente and Nathan Murray.

South Fremantle's Nick Suban, Haiden Schloithe, Tom Blechynden, Jacob Dragovich, Zac Dent and Chad Pearson.

Swan Districts' Brayden Noble, Greg Ottaviano, Sam Fisher, Jesse Turner, Aiden Clarke, Alex Howard and Tony Notte.

Claremont's Ryan Lim, Jack Lewsey, Declan Mountford, Callan England, Jared Hardisty and Jack Buller.

West Coast Eagles' Brayden Ainsworth, Hamish Brayshaw, Ben Johnson and Xavier O'Neill.

Players of the Round
Round 1 – Josh Schoenfeld (East Fremantle)
Round 2 – Sam Fisher (Swan Districts)
Round 3 – Greg Clark (Subiaco)
Round 5 – Haiden Schloithe (South Fremantle)
Round 6 – Tyrone Thorne (Peel Thunder)
Round 7 – Keegan Knott (West Perth)
Round 8 – Jye Bolton (Claremont)
Round 9 – Tyler Keitel (West Perth)
Round 10/11 – Jonathon Marsh (East Fremantle)
Round 12 – Jackson Ramsay (East Perth)
Round 14 – Warrick Wilson (Swan Districts)
Round 15 – Angus Schumacher (East Perth)
Round 16 – Oliver Eastland (Claremont)
Round 17 – Brandon Matera (Subiaco)
Round 18 – Aidan Lynch (East Perth)
Round 19 – Shane Nelson (West Perth)
Round 20 – Michael Randall (Peel Thunder)
Round 21 – Bailey Rogers (Claremont)

CREDIT Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 5:31 PM - by Chris Pike WAFL website