ROUND 20 PREVIEW V EAST FREMANTLE

WEST Perth hosts its final home game at HBF Arena for the 2014 season on Saturday in what is Hog's Breath Café Ladies Day with plenty on the line in the clash against East Fremantle.

Only two weeks ago East Fremantle looked certain of a finals appearance in 2014 and West Perth looked to have no chance, but things have quickly changed in only one week suddenly making Saturday's clash between the two teams at HBF Arena a massive one.

East Fremantle remains in the box seat to finish in fourth position currently holding a 10-7 record but the Sharks have now lost three of their last four games, and their last two, to now be in a position of needing to win one of their last three games.

The first opportunity comes this Saturday against a West Perth team who found some form and confidence last week in a 56-point domination of the finals bound Swan Districts.

If West Perth wins, then suddenly the Falcons are in a position where if they win their last two games against Claremont and Peel, and East Fremantle loses its last two games against the finals bound Swan Districts and Subiaco, then the reigning premiers will play finals and the Sharks won't.

An East Fremantle win on Saturday and fourth position is sewn up and the race for finals positions is over so it's a contest with plenty on the line and with one team coming in off a thumping win against the third-placed team, and the other after being thumped by the team in third last position on the ladder.

East Fremantle was every bit as disappointing last week in a 43-point loss to South Fremantle as West Perth was impressive in beating Swan Districts, but the Sharks have beaten the Falcons twice already in 2014.

The first came in Round 1 when the Sharks dominated the opening three quarters but the Falcons came flying home to only fall three points short. Then in Round 12 also at HBF Arena, East Fremantle finished all over West Perth to end up winning by nine points.

West Perth put in a dominant performance last week to beat Swan Districts and revive life back into its season again, and the Falcons again this week will still be without Andrew Strijk, Kody Manning, Nick Rodda and Matt Fowler to face the Sharks this week.

There are no outs to the West Perth team at this stage from that one that dominated Swan Districts but Corey Chalmers, Aidan Lynch and Steve Potente are pushing to break into the team.

Potente made his return in the reserves last week and had a particularly strong first quarter on his way to finishing with 16 possessions in his first game since injuring a knee in West Perth's win over South Fremantle in Round 14.

Bradd Dalziell has likely been East Fremantle's best player so far throughout the 2014 season and he is a massive out for the Sharks as they head to Joondalup to take on the Falcons on Saturday.

Tom Hooker and Ryan Lester-Smith are the other omissions from the East Fremantle team that lost in disappointing fashion to South Fremantle last Saturday.

Tyler Chalwell, James Depane, Jordan Dorotich, Michael Edwards, Jamie McNamara and Boston Williamson are the East Fremantle players vying for selection in the league side.

McNamara will be a welcome return from injury after missing the last four games and his presence is especially important given the absence of Dalziell.

Depane had a solid season last year for the Sharks but had a slow start to 2014 with injury and only now is in contention for his first league game of the season after 27 possessions and 10 marks in the reserves last week against South Fremantle.

RESERVES TEAM
Acres, J Batterham, C Branch, K Egan, J Embley, K Fullgrabe, M Geraghty, P Harvey, S Healy, M Johnson, B King, J Kirwen, S Marusic, B McNamara, M McPhee, J Mills, S Money, D Rohde, D Sorgiovanni, T Sutherland, J Thrum, B Wilhelm, T Young

COLTS TEAM
N Alexandre, A Allen, M Antonio, M Ashfield, A Baker, N Beutel, K Coleman, M Douglas, J Gray, C Hinchcliffe, J Horgan, C Lynch, T Manners, W Michell, T Moulton, B Mountford, D Munns, J Nolan, M Peirce, D Robertson, J Rotham, S Rotham, J Sheehan-Nel, A Smith, J Turner, M Walley