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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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Bulldogs go down to Thunder in Mandurah

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 - 4:45 PM - by Chris Pike
SOUTH Fremantle has dropped to third position on the WAFL ladder following a 24-point loss to Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday ahead of a bye and a season-defining Round 18 clash with West Perth.
 
There were plenty of reasons to win for both Peel and South Fremantle heading into Saturday's contest at Bendigo Bank Stadium, and both teams had a strong recent history of meeting with plenty at stake.
 
While South Fremantle had won five of the past six home and away season matches over Peel, the Thunder had beaten the Bulldogs in last year's qualifying final and the previous year's preliminary final so both deserved to have confidence it could get the job done against the other. Read More [+]

Round 16 Preview v Peel Thunder

Saturday, July 21, 2018 - 10:54 AM - by Chris Pike

SOUTH Fremantle will look to bounce back quickly from last week's loss to Subiaco up against Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday in what is Shaun Bewick's 100th appearance for the Bulldogs.

Having played one another in each of the past two WAFL finals series, Peel and South Fremantle are no strangers to each other and there is plenty at stake again in Saturday's contest at Bendigo Bank Stadium.

Peel comes into the contest in eighth position on the WAFL ladder with a 5-8 record so the premiers of the last two seasons need a win to stay in the finals race in 2018.

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Coach Post Match – Todd Curley Round 15

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 - 9:15 AM - by Chris Pike

WHAT South Fremantle coach Todd Curley had to say following the Round 15 loss to Subiaco at Leederville Oval and looking ahead to this Saturday against Peel Thunder in Mandurah.

QUESTION: What are your first reflections after that performance Todd?
ANSWER: Clearly we were beaten by a much better team. They worked much harder than us for longer than us. I think if you look at the back 15 minutes of each quarter, it was nine goals to nothing and clearly we have to get better.

Q: What do you put that down to, because for large periods you were able to be competitive but that last quarter and the end parts of each quarter really were costly?
A: Clearly they are willing to work harder and for longer than some of ours. We competed and I thought our first three quartres saw us do some good stuff. If we took a couple of half chances here and there and maybe we could have been back within a couple of goals at three quarter-time. But it's a carbon copy of what's happened in the past against them. They kicked three goals really early in the last and the game was shot. We have got eight weeks to possibly earn the right to have another go at them but if we continue in the manner that we are, we are probably going to come up short.

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Day to forget for Bulldogs against Lions at Leederville

Monday, July 16, 2018 - 2:33 PM - by Chris Pike
IT was quite the day to forget for South Fremantle at Leederville Oval on Saturday in all three grades with the Bulldogs only managing a combined seven goals in three losses to Subiaco.
 
It was a day that promised plenty for South Fremantle heading to Leederville Oval but in the end the Bulldogs played three games to quickly forget against Subiaco league, reserves and colts teams that all now sit on top of the ladder.
 
South Fremantle only kicked three goals in each of the league and colts contests, and one in the reserves. The 3.10 kicked in the league contest was the Bulldogs' lowest score since 3.4 (22) in a 57-point loss to East Perth also at Leederville Oval on a Friday night in Round 23, 2004. Read More [+]

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