BULLDOGS HOME DOMINANCE OVER SWANS ENDS

SOUTH Fremantle couldn’t quite continue its recent dominance particularly at Fremantle Community Bank Oval of Swan Districts with an 18-point loss on Saturday.

South Fremantle had already won its opening two matches of the season at Fremantle Community Bank Oval against West Coast and Peel Thunder with the Bulldogs having won their last nine at home against Swan Districts.

The Bulldogs came into Saturday's game having won nine in-a-row at home on top of 10 of the last 11 between the two teams overall, but the Swans turned things around in Round 4 of the WAFL season.

Swan Districts claimed the 13.10 (88) to 10.10 (70) victory with South Fremantle made to pay for kicking just a combined one goal in the first and third quarters with their nine goals coming in the second and last terms.

It wasn’t a day overall to remember for South Fremantle with the reserves and colts also losing to Swan Districts.

Fremantle Community Bank Oval had been anything but a happy hunting ground for Swan Districts over the last decade, but they did start well on Saturday with an early goal to emerging forward Tom Edwards.

Co-captain Chris Jones soon added a second for the black-and-whites and then a couple leading into quarter-time from Jesse Palmer, and another to 100-gamer Brayden Noble and suddenly the hoodoo at the port was a chance of being ended.

Swans were leading by 29 points at quarter-time having held South Fremantle goalless but it only took a minute of the second term for the Bulldogs to change that thanks to in-form midfielder Tom Blechynden.

The visitors responded, though, with Jones kicking a second before rival skipper Dylan Main kicked South Fremantle's second of the afternoon. Jones was having a half to remember and soon had a third on the board with the Swans lead out to 32 points.

The game was slipping from the grasp of the Bulldogs but they hit back with goals leading into half-time from Brandon Donaldson, Nathan Spooner and Brendon Ah Chee to make it a 12-point ball game at the main break.

The Bulldogs kept the momentum going to start the second half with another to skipper Main to make it a five-point ball game with the home side having kicked four goals in succession.

Swans got a steadier through Palmer and then it would be more than 13 minutes before either side kicked another goal, and it was the black-and-whites who put their foot down with goals to Lachlan Riley and Palmer heading into three quarter-time.

Swan Districts was up 21 points heading into the last term but South Fremantle got off to a flying start to the final quarter with a third of the day to Main and another to Zac Strom.

It was just a nine-point ball game again but Swans continued to have the answers and goals to Ryan Kemp and Edwards were just what they needed to snap the drought at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

Tobe Watson kicked a goal late to make sure of the 18-point victory for Swan Districts.

South Fremantle captain Dylan Main kicked three goals to go with 21 possessions while Brendon Ah Chee had 25 disposals and two goals, and Zac Strom two goals to go with 12 touches, 21 hit outs and five tackles.

Toby McQuilkin produced another standout performance down back for South Fremantle and compiled 29 possessions with Tom Blechynden gathering 27 disposals, Jacob Dragovich 25, Chad Pearson 17 and Glenn Byron 17.

Swan Districts won a close one in the Reserves with South Fremantle 10.10 (70) to 9.8 (62).

Jake Florenca returned for South Fremantle with 13 possessions, five tackles and two goals with Matthew Parker also back with 27 disposals. George Wessels also finished with 27 possessions and two goals with Solomon James another back with 13 disposals and 35 hit outs.

The Colts took place at Mineral Resources Park with Swan Districts defeating South Fremantle 13.9 (87) to 6.6 (42).

Callum Copeland finished with 25 possessions for South Fremantle, Ashton Ferreira 19, Matthew Dellar 17 and Jacob Whan 16.

SOUTH FREMANTLE        0.2    5.5    6.10    10.10    (70)
SWAN DISTRICTS        5.1    7.5    10.7    13.10    (88)

SOUTH FREMANTLE – Goals: Main 3; Ah Chee, Strom 2; Blechynden, Donaldson, Spooner.
Best: Main, Ah Chee, McQuilkin, Dragovich, Blechynden, Pearson, Byron.
SWAN DISTRICTS – Goals: Palmer 4; Jones 3; Edwards 2; Watson, Riley, Noble, Kemp.
Best: Watson, Pina, Palmer, Stephens, Turner, McLachlan, Erceg.