Swan Athletic face Arch Rival

Swan Athletics’ League team will face a stern test this Saturday when they front last years Grand Final opposition in Hamersley at Carine open Space in the WAAFL A grade clash.

Brimming with confidence after last weeks first up win the young Swans will be fully aware of the challenges that lay before them at Hamersley. The B grade Premiers from 2011 has not lost much in terms of their forward power and this presents the biggest test in trying to contain those power forwards fed by an elite midfield that plays this venue very well.

The League game will commence at 2-20 p-m

In Last weeks Fixture the Swans matched very evenly against a long established “A” grade Club in North Fremantle. Fielding a team with several debutants and players with less than five games ,the healthy crowd was delighted by the performance on the Swans at Home.

Beginning well in a new season and at the highest level in community Football was very important for the club. To This end Coach Justin Wood displayed his attention to detail in preparing the team at his disposal to an absolute treat. Bursting from the blocks with Adam Erceg and Carl Scafone dominant in the midfield the home side rammed the ball forward to a fast leading full forward in Jeremy Polich. Had Polich been accurate early the game should have been well and truly over by the half time siren.

With young debutant Clinton Bomfield a highlight and the hard running Adam Whitehouse his usual self , the scoring opportunities provided, always gave the home crowd the feeling the game was under control; despite goal front inaccuracy.

New signing Wattleworth was  a tireless worker in the ruck and displaying a real appetite for the match the home team was not to be headed in the second half.

Final Scores: Swan Athletic 15 goals 6 behinds (96) North Fremantle 7 goals 15 behinds (57)

Best Players Adam Whitehouse: outstanding on a wing and was hard running all day

Adam Erceg : showed his class and turned the opposition consistently with that penetrating left foot

Carl Scafone: Welcomed back to the club with a typical highly skilled midfield performance.

The reserves lost a tight game by 3 points only and will definitely benefit from the re introduction of 4-5 key players that missed the first round

The colts faced a big challenge and went down by 6 goals against a highly credentialed opposition in a club that fields three colts teams every weekend. However the boys missed ruckman Corey Lobb who should resume shortly and his height will make a big difference

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