Round 2 Review v East Fremantle

LEAGUE

This past Saturday in overcast, windy conditions saw Subiaco head down to Shark Park to face up against a competitive East Freo side. The Lions held their nerve as the Sharks brought the pressure in a tight three quarters, but it was the five goals to one in favour of Subi in the last quarter that saw them pull away with a 33-point victory.

On a high, Subiaco now sits top of the ladder going into round three.

East Freo got off to a fast start kicking three unanswered goals with the wind up until Harry Marsh kicked one from beyond 50 to get the Lions up and going.

The margin was just seven pointsA going into the first break after a shaky start from Subi, yet they showed resilience as they fought back in the second term kicking four goals to East Freo’s two minor scores, giving the Lions a boost with a 16 point lead going into half time.

The tables turned in the third when the Sharks showed they weren’t finished yet as they kicked their first goal since half way through the first term. East Freo booted three unanswered to Subi’s wayward kicking in front of goal putting the margin down to just two in the Lion’s favour leaving it up to the last quarter to determine the the result.

Statements were made in the last when Subi showed their class around the ground and getting it into their front half for 13 shots at goal, five of those going through the big sticks. Greg Clark kicked the first of the quarter to put a gap to the Sharks The dominance was on show and the quarter belonged to the Lions as they kept the Sharks to just two opportunities to score, minimising anything to counteract a Subiaco win.

Overall, stats showed Subi’s win as they won the inside-50s count 48-37 and scoring shots 26 - 13 and although a close one, claimed the tackle count also, 71 - 69.

Greg Clark and Harry Marsh were in Subiaco’s best for the game racking up 21 and 18 possessions respectively, Clark’s pressure built 11 tackles and Marsh’s four shots at goal finishing with 2.2 were all instrumental in Subi coming away with the four points. Kitchin also reciprocated what he made of himself last week, with yet another stellar performance; 28 disposals, 10 tackles and 6 inside-50s

Worth noting is the Marsh v Marsh match up this past weekend, when the two ex-AFL brothers came up against each other for the first time in the WAFL, both players stepping up when their team needed them. Harry Marsh kicked Subi’s first goal of the game in what looked like to be a blowout by the Sharks in the first quarter and later on in the match East Freo Jonathon Marsh booting a 60-metre bomb to give the Sharks a bit of hope again after the Lions didn’t look like stopping.

The Lions had another wide range of goal kickers this week with eight seperate players making it onto the scoreboard. Ryan Borchet, along with his handy 15 disposals, put three goals on for the Lions and could’ve been more finishing with 6 scoring shots in total. Additionally, new youngster Jordan Faraone continued to show why he’s been an exciting new addition to the team with another two majors this week. Lutherland, Clark, Delahunty, Sokol and Menegola all also contributed to the 33 point triumph kicking a goal each. 

Although their minor scores outweighed their six-pointers, the Lions will be pleased to finish on top after such a tight and well fought out contest.

Subiaco will be matched against West Perth this Saturday as they head up to Provident Financial Oval, hoping to solidify their spot at the top of the table and be a team to watch out for in season 2021. Bounce down is at 2:10pm.

 

EAST FREMANTLE        3.2    3.4    7.4    8.5 (53)
SUBIACO            2.1    6.2    7.6    12.14 (86)

SUBIACO: Goals – Borchet 3; Marsh, Faraone 2; Litherland, Clark, Delahunty, Sokol, Menegola.

Best – Kitchin, Marsh, Clark, Borchet, Delahunty, Kennedy, Powell.

 

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RESERVES

Prior to the league game, the Subiaco Reserves team also faced up against East Fremantle in their first win of the season, a dominating one in fact, coming off victors by 38 points. The first half was commanded by the Lions has they held their opponents goalless going in to half time whilst Subi went about their way with eight goals over the two quarters having boosted their confidence, particularly after a disappointing loss last week.

The Sharks woke up in the third term and made up for lost time with five majors owning the third quarter as the Lions could only add on 1.2. This was quickly flipped on its head when Subiaco knew they couldn’t let a game they held onto for the first half slip away, so as a response they kicked four straight in the final quarter, where the same couldn’t be said for East Freo, adding only 1.3 to their score.

Koby Fullgrabe starred in the win with getting his hands on the ball a total of 29 times, along with teammate Will Michell racking up 24 touches. Jack Borchet and Sandon Page were impressive in front of goal, both kicking three straight for the game. Josh Robbins also featuring wth two key majors in a big win as well as Max Walters and Nick Martin both booting one a piece in their first game of the season. Jesse Rose nailed the ruck contest, with 33 hitouts and Wil Hickmott finished with game high 6 tackles.

A convincing win in the end, 38 points the margin, sees Subiaco move up to 4th on the ladder and will face West Perth in this week’s fixture on Saturday Morning at Provident Financial Oval with bounce down at 11:40am.

 

EAST FREMANTLE        0.2    0.3    5.5    6.8 (44)
SUBIACO            4.1    8.2    9.4    13.4 (82)

SUBIACO: Goals – 3- J Borchet, S Page 2-  J Robbins 1; M Walters, C Robinson, M Lawrence, N Martin, J Narkle

Best – B Golding, K Fullgrabe, J Rose, G Savigni

 

COLTS

Round two of the Simply Energy Colts competition saw Subiaco away at East Fremantle after an eight day break between fixtures. The Lions who lost to Easy Perth by 93 points came out firing, determined to get a win on the board and kick start their Home-and-Away season. The Lions kicked the first goal and managed to maintain their lead throughout the whole match.

Kicking with the wind for the first quarter, Subi were up by one goal at quarter time, having five scoring shots compared to East Fremantle’s three. Kicking into the wind, Subi had an inaccurate second term, kicking 1.4 to finish the second quarter up by 10 points.

East Fremantle came our firing in the third, kicking 4.2 to Subiaco’s 3.0, to put it within two points at the last break. In the fourth, Subi kept East Fremantle goalless to finish the game 15 points up, 8.11 (59) to 6.8 (44).

Neil Erasmus was the again the leading disposal winner for the Lions, recording 29 to go with his 9 marks, while Jed Kemp (27 disposals, 11 tackles) also found plenty of the ball also. South was dominant in the ruck and over the ground, with Subi leading the hit-outs 36 to 32, with South also kicking two majors. Subiaco again had six different goal kickers throughout the day with Robert Hansen kicking his first goal of his Colts career.

NEXT UP
Subiaco will take on West Perth, who had a week off this week, so will be looking forward to coming out hard after their long break. Subi will look to continue their momentum following the round two victory. Bounce down is at 9:10am at Provident Financial Oval this Saturday, April 17.

EAST FREO             1.2         2.3       6.5     6.8     (44)

SUBIACO                  2.3          3.7       6.7     8.11   (59)

SUBIACO BEST: J South, J Crane, N Erasmus, J Thompson, C Bellouard

SUBIACO GOALS: 2 - C Holdaway, J South 1 - J Kemp, R Hansen, B Corderoy, M Johnson

 

FUTURES

Round five of the Simply Energy Futures competition saw Subiaco away at Revo Fitness Stadium on Sunday 11 April, with the undefeated Lions going head-to-head with the undefeated East Fremantle.

Subi got off to a flyer, recording 17 scoring shots by Half-Time for 6.11 (47) to East Fremantle’s 2.5 (17), to be up at the main break by 30 points. It didn’t stop there for the Lions, continuing to display their dominance by kicking a further 6 goals in the second half to the Sharks three.

The game finished with the Lions winning by 52 points, 12.18 (90) to 5.8 (38). The Lions remain undefeated for the futures season, with their final fixture against West Perth this Friday night. Subiaco boast a massive 320.78% for the season, kicking a total of 494 points for and keeping opponents to only 154 over the past five games.

Subi has multiple goal kickers with Tholstrup kicking three, Collard, Woodley, Clark, Kentfield all kicking two and Dunlop kicking the one.  

NEXT UP
Subiaco will take on West Perth this Friday afternoon with Subi looking to finish the season undefeated for the second year in a row.  Bouncedown is at 5pm at Provident Financial Oval this Friday, April 16

EAST FREO             1.3         2.5       3.6     5.8     (38)

SUBIACO                  3.5          6.11     8.13     12.18   (90)

SUBIACO BEST: D Odea, R Crane, O Dees, A Chapman, H Corderoy

SUBIACO GOALS: 3 - K Tholstrup 2 - L Collard, C Woodley, T Clark, L Kentfield 1 - C Dunlop