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RAY BARTHOLOMEW PLAYER COLUMN – ROUND 17

Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 11:46 PM - by RAY BARTHOLOMEW

A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Ray Bartholomew's latest offering.

I HAVE been back playing now for a few weeks and it's been good to obviously get back on the field. It was disappointing to miss three games and have four weeks off with my facial injuries, and to sit down and watch your mates play and not be able to help them. That is frustrating but also built the excitement about getting back out there.

I looked after myself and worked really hard over those weeks to get back and I was fortunate to get straight back into the side. Unfortunately one of the young blokes missed out as a result and you feel bad about that, but I have felt good about getting back out there. The helmet has added a bit of character to me as well and I guess the beard has as well which has gone on since I had the injury. I thought I would try a different look, but the wife doesn’t like it so it will have to come off sooner or later.

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JORDAN JONES PLAYER COLUMN – FOXTEL CUP

Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 11:43 PM - by JORDAN JONES

A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Jordan Jones' latest offering.

THIS Tuesday night is a great opportunity for myself to play back at home in Geelong and for us as a team to try to win another competition. It's something that you don’t get the chance to do that often given the Foxtel Cup is a very specific competition and to take West Perth back to my home town now and play in front of all my mates is going to be unreal. It will especially mean a lot to play in front of my family because it's pretty tough for them to get over to see games in Perth and even to come see me, so it's going to be good to get home and to even show the boys around good old Geelong.

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BILL GETS GRILLED – BILL MONAGHAN Q & A

Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 11:39 PM - by CHRIS PIKE

WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he discusses Tuesday night's Foxtel Cup grand final against Williamstown at Geelong's Simonds Stadium.

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A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 8:20 AM - by BRETT RAPONI

WE HAVE now well passed the halfway point of the season and it is proving to be quite a challenge. I don’t subscribe to the 'premiership hangover' theory. That is easy to say from the outside but I know the coaches and players pushed each other hard in the pre-season to ensure there was no drop off in fitness or intensity. Everyone has remained strongly committed and focused this season, it’s just we have not won the close games (Peel being the exception) this year. 

The loss of Salecic, Hutchings and Mellington over the summer cannot be underestimated. All were 'hard ball get' players who contributed on the scoreboard at different times and all were very experienced and well developed footballers. 

The side has been extremely competitive in all games in 2014. We no longer get blown away in games and this has been a work in progress for Bill and his coaches for the past two seasons. I do believe that we can challenge any side on any day.

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Foxtel Cup Grand Final - Supporter Opportunity

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 10:58 AM

For the die hard Falcons supporter, place a bid now on the online auction item that will get you up close and personal at the Grand Final.

2 people will fly to Melbourne with Virgin and stay 2 nights at the Mercure Geelong. Transfers to and from the airport, as well as to and from Simonds Stadium included. You will also attend the official AFL pre-match function then sit in the Read More [+]

INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FESTIVAL AGAIN A GREAT SUCCESS

Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 8:20 AM - by CHRIS PIKE

IT WAS a terrific day at HBF Arena on Saturday for the International Football Festival with well over 5000 fans in attendance and a successful citizenship ceremony, but in the end West Perth fell 25 points short of Subiaco in the match itself.

The West Perth Football Club hosted its annual International Football Festival and the day was again a big hit as the third biggest WAFL crowd of the season attended HBF Arena for the occasion that saw 60 new Australians receive citizenships before the match.

The Falcons also wore a specially designed jumper featuring several flags of a variety of countries with high populations in the Joondalup region while the final crowd of 5362 people has only been bettered by the 5566 at the Fremantle derby on WA Day and the 6201 at HBF Arena as well on WA Day when West Perth took on East Perth.

While all of that was successful, West Perth wasn’t able to get the crucial four points with Subiaco ending up winning 13.19 (97) to 11.6 (72).

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ROUND 16 PREVIEW V SUBIACO

Friday, July 11, 2014 - 5:22 PM - by CHRIS PIKE

West Perth needs to beat Subiaco to keep its slim finals hopes alive in 2014 as the Falcons celebrate an International Football Festival at HBF Arena in Joondalup.

It is set to be a massive day at HBF Arena on Saturday and as a result the colts game will be played on Friday night with bounce down at 6pm while the reserves match then begins at 10.40am on Saturday and the league match in the regular 2.05pm time slot.

The International Football Festival matches have been a tremendous success the past two years for the Falcons as well with 6044 watching on in 2012 when West Perth also played Subiaco while last year, 6195 people attended as East Fremantle came to HBF Arena for the occasion.

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SECOND HALF FADE OUT COSTLY

Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 10:23 AM - by DARRELL KENT

AN UNIMPRESSIVE second half against Swan Districts has all but ended the West Perth's finals aspirations this year. It is still mathematically possible for the Falcons to make the four this year but a number of results will need to fall their way and the team will need to regain the self-belief that was such a key ingredient last year.

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FALCONS CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FESTIVAL WITH UNIQUE JUMPER

Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 12:20 AM - by ANDREW RIDLEY

THE West Perth Football Club will play in a unique 'international' themed jumper designed by a local Year 5 student from Quinns Rocks Primary School as part of this weekend's International Football Festival when the Falcons take on Subiaco at Joondalup's HBF Arena on Saturday.

The Falcons Football District (Hillarys Marina north to Two Rocks Marina) has a rapidly growing population with the fastest growing migrant and multicultural demographic in Western Australia.  Read More [+]

FALCONS LOSE TO SWANS IN NAIDOC ROUND

Monday, July 7, 2014 - 2:10 PM - by CHRIS PIKE

WEST Perth hosted Swan Districts in NAIDOC Round of the WAFL on Saturday afternoon at HBF Arena but came up short with the black-and-whites recording a 29-point victory.

Over 2300 people attended Joondalup's HBF Arena as the West Perth Football Club celebrated Indigenous culture for NAIDOC Round and both teams looked resplendent in their specially designed jumpers for the occasion.

The Falcons got the first goal of the game through Nick Rodda and then led again just before half-time when Anthony Tsalikis ran into an open goal.

West Perth held a four-point advantage at the main break but Swan Districts kicked the first two goals of the third quarter and then the next five goals of the match either side of three quarter-time to set up the eventual 16.9 (105) to 11.10 (76) victory.

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