EAST Perth Football Club and West Perth Football Club will play for an annual Polly Farmer Trophy from 2017 onwards to recognise and celebrate Farmer’s success as one of the greatest players at each club.

The annual fixture, which was announced today on the 7 Network’s WAFL broadcast game between East Perth and West Perth, will see these clubs club host the game in alternating seasons.

It is intended that The Polly Farmer Trophy will be struck from the famous image of Polly Farmer .

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WEST Perth enters Saturday's derby at Medibank Stadium against East Perth having won nine of its last 10 games and a win for the Falcons will see them move into a second position making the minor premiership a realistic possibility.

East Perth and West Perth are both in winning form, have significant reasons to win and they are the fiercest of rivals all pointing towards a clash to savour on Saturday at Medibank Stadium.

The Royals and Falcons have met in the grand final of 2013 and preliminary final of 2015 so they aren’t strangers to doing battle with plenty on the line in recent times, and that is indeed the case again on Saturday.

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SATURDAY'S win against Peel in some of the coldest and muddiest conditions I've played in was huge for us as losses for South Fremantle and Subiaco has given us the opportunity to draw level in top position on points if we are able to get up this week.

After a disappointing display against South Fremantle a couple of rounds back we have been able to respond well with some solid performances against the Sharks and Thunder respectively. After sitting 1-4 earlier in the year I think most had ruled us out for the year but the group's ability to remain positive and stick to process has served us well and we now reaping the rewards of sticking to the process.

While everyone is a part of this I think one key element was how some may have most underestimated the importance of Shane Nelson to our team. Coming from another club I was probably one of those people but I've now marvelled at his ability to win the ball and contribute so consistently each week. With an average over 34 possessions he is flying at the moment and I look forward to him and the rest of the mids supplying us forwards with as much ball as possible in the weeks to come. 

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THE West Perth Football Club's Board of Directors has made the decision not to explore the possibility of changing the club's name.

The Board’s decision not to pursue the matter means the club will continue to compete in the WAFL as West Perth Football Club in 2017 and beyond.

In recent months, speculation has been rife that the club was considering changing its name. This speculation occurred following a City of Joondalup Council resolution they would only continue their $40,000 per year sponsorship if the club changed its name to better reflect its location. Read More [+]

WEST Perth kicked the last eight goals of the game in torrential conditions against Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday with the Falcons now just percentage out of a top two position.

Peel kicked the opening goal of the game but then didn’t manage another the rest of the afternoon with West Perth finding a way to handle the terrible conditions much better to end up winning 8.7 (55) to 1.5 (11).

The 44-point win means the Falcons have now won nine of their last 10 matches to have improved to a 10-5 record to only be percentage behind the second placed South Fremantle.

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THE official attendance at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday was 500 people. It would be fair to say that West Perth supporters made up a fair percentage of that number in what was a miserable day for football. They were rewarded for their loyalty when the Falcons turned in another strong performance to win by 44 points. In the process they held their opponents to one goal for the game and positioned themselves for a possible top two finish.

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WEST Perth makes the trip to Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium to take on the fifth placed Peel Thunder on Saturday as part of the WAFL NAIDOC Round with the Falcons needing to win remain a top two chance.

Peel Thunder and West Perth met in the finals last year and are on track to be back in September action in 2016 again making Saturday's match a crucial one for both clubs at Bendigo Bank Stadium.

Peel made the finals for the first time in its history last year and while that ended up with losses to West Perth and East Perth, the Thunder have again put themselves in a position to be back there this year despite losing its last two matches against South Fremantle and Swan Districts before the bye.

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan discusses Saturday's 70-point win over East Fremantle that consolidates third position, and what pleased him most while looking ahead to this Saturday's clash with Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium.

QUESTION: That was always going to be a big game with third spot up for grabs but after half-time that was as good as you've played this year?
ANSWER: I was really disappointed at half-time with the scoreline of 4.13. You always worry when you miss several easy shots and you don’t hurt the opposition on the scoreboard that it can come back and bite you on the backside. I was disappointed with the scoreline but not the way we were playing and in the second half in the end we got reward not just for how we played after half-time, but got a few back that we probably missed in the first half. I was really pleased with that.

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WEST Perth celebrated the 75th anniversary of the 1941 premiership team in style on Saturday at HBF Arena with the Cardinals delivering its most emphatic performance of the season to beat Old Easts to consolidate third spot in the WAFL.

West Perth ended up beating East Fremantle 17.20 (122) to 7.10 (52) at HBF Arena on the back of a five-goal to nil third quarter, and eight-goal to four final term.

It was by far the most emphatic performance of the season by West Perth and was the perfect way of bouncing back from last week's loss to South Fremantle that brought to an end a seven-game winning run.

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WEST Perth celebrated Heritage Round in style at HBF Arena on Saturday outplaying East Fremantle to win by 70 points.

The league team wore jumpers that had the same design as the 1941 premiership side to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the club’s eighth premiership. The Cardinals celebrated with a memorable performance that went a long way towards establishing a place in the five and a top three finish.

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