Claremont powered home to claim an ANZAC Day win, outplaying the WAFL Eagles after halftime to run out 19.10 (124) to 10.12 (72) winners.

Senior coach Kyal Horsley said even with a solid opening, several opportunities were missed allowing Claremont to dominate in the second half.  

“We started strongly spending large periods in our front half which gave us plenty of looks at goal,” Horsley said.

“Unfortunately, we didn’t have our goal kicking boots on and went into half time two points down, which could have easily been four-plus goals in front.

“To Claremont’s credit they came out at a level we couldn’t match in the second half and their midfield took the game away from us”.

Top Performers

Thomas Edwards-Baldwin

Thomas’ toughness and cleanliness inside stood out and his teammates reaped the benefits with his ability to get the ball to them on the outside.  

Malakai Champion

Another step forward in this young man’s football. Malakai has been working hard on his transition game and is starting to see the benefits. While he didn’t hit the scoreboard, he led the way with goal assists (three), inside 50 tackles (four) and made a noticeable impact on the game.

Bailey Williams

Bailey played with a real presence on the ground. He headed the team with his ball security and ability to absorb pressure, fight through it and get the ball to his teammates.

AFL Listed Players:

Bo Allan

Bo had real intensity about his game and was highlighted with some strong contest wins and team lifting chase down tackles.

Callum Jamieson

It was pleasing to see Jamo back and a credit to himself, and the strength and conditioning staff with the way he performed. A lot of tough gym sessions, intense physio and extra reps paid off with a strong return after 300 days since his last game.

Clay Hall

It was an interesting game from Clay, there were moments where he looked a class above, and some moments he’d like back. Knowing Clay and the work he puts in, he will be working extremely hard to round his game off and grow into the best version he can be.

Coen Livingstone

Coen played predominantly as a key forward and was able to half his aerial contest, complimenting that with a game-high three contested marks and finished with two goals.

Harry Barnett

Harry played as a forward ruck. He had an ‘almost’ day as a forward where he looked like he was going to take some strong marks, but the ball was dislodged in the final moments. As a ruck, he competed hard against a quality opponent.

Harry Edwards

Harry led the game for spoils, double the amount of the next player on the ground, and took an equal game-high three contested marks. Unfortunately, this was somewhat overshadowed playing on a dominant forward who kicked multiple goals.

Harvey Johnston

Harvey played on the wing all game and his ability to transition in all phases was evident. He would get back to support the defence and then be the one delivering the ball inside 50 to the forwards.

Sandy Brock

Playing on a high-quality opponent in Waterman, it was pleasing to see Sandy keep him scoreless and limited his impact while still being able to assist the others in the back six.  

Jack Petruccelle

Petch split his time between forward and inside mid impacting both areas well. He kicked two goals while up forward and set up multiple opportunities for others. He also played with a physicality inside with four clearances and four tackles.

Loch Rawlinson

Loch’s work rate and intensity allowed him to link the ground up for us and keep the ball flowing. He is still growing his game in the contest and would have learned a lot from the pressure Claremont applied.

Lucca Grego

While Lucca didn’t have the game he would have liked, post-game he was already reflecting on what he learned from playing against Claremont’s midfield, looking at what he can add to his game and seeking feedback on how to counter it.

Rhett Bazzo

Rhett showed his versatility to defend all players. With the makeup of our back six we trusted Rhett to be flexible and play on the smalls up high, or when needed to play on the talls deep. He excelled in all roles well and his football IQ was on full display.

Tom Gross

In normal fashion, Tom applied high level attack on the contest and the ball and used it well. His composure under pressure was on display for the entire game.

Jobe Shanahan

Jobe was the clear standout player in the first half and looked like he was going to open the game up for West Coast. While his impact was just as profound in the second half, he was still able to half all of his contests which allowed our smalls to go to work.