WEST Perth returns to action following the state game taking on Claremont at the Claremont Showground on Saturday searching for a seventh straight victory.

The Falcons won their last six games heading into last week's record state game win over Tasmania and now are searching for a seventh in-a-row to potentially move to being just percentage off being on top of the WAFL ladder.

After losing four of the first five games of 2016, the Falcons won their last six matches before the break to now have improved to a 7-4 record.

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COMING off the high of being among the best players in Western Australia's state game win over Tasmania, Luke Meadows has quickly turned his attention back to West Perth's clash with Claremont on Saturday where he hopes the Falcons continue sending messages to the rest of the WAFL.

Meadows made his state debut in Saturday's record 134-point victory over Tasmania at Steel Blue Oval and was tremendous with 25 possessions and seven marks, but quickly attention has turned back to the WAFL season.

West Perth had won its last six matches heading into the state game to improve to a 7-4 record on the season but nobody at the Falcons is content with that.

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THE West Perth Football Club will join the 'Sock it to Sarcoma' awareness campaign this weekend by wearing odd socks in support of Kalin Foley who was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue paediatric following a football injury.

Kalin Foley was in Year Seven in 2012 when he was diagnosed with a rare soft tissue paediatric sarcoma called Rhabdomyosarcoma after a suspected injury in a game of football.

Kalin played for Wanneroo Junior Football Club for many years & attended school at Prendiville Catholic College with many Ocean Ridge Junior Football Club players.

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LUKE Meadows might only be 38 games into his WAFL career but he proved himself one of the best all-round talents in the competition again on Saturday as the 21-year-old starred in Western Australia's record state game victory over Tasmania.

Meadows got his first taste of league football at West Perth back in 2013 and played another seven matches in 2014, but it wasn’t until last year until he found a permanent place in the team.

That was in dual roles as a half-back and half-forward but he found himself out of the team for the Falcons' run to the grand final.

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WELCOME to this week's edition of footballers trying to be journalists, every loyal West Perth supporters' favourite mid-week read.

Pikey has asked me to write a gripping and compelling narrative surrounding the State Game fixture from the weekend, recap the WA derby victory against the arch nemesis the East Perth Eagles, and give a brief insight into the lead up to this weekend's clash against Claremont at the Claremont Showgrounds.

Victories against East Perth are always sweet, but none are sweeter than the WA Day Derby win which always positions itself to be one of the biggest clashes in the West Perth fixtures, year on year. The win against our rivals last weekend was as unyielding performance as you will see across the board, much like Ashley and Martin have done for Mitch Antonio, with all 22 players contributing to get the points.

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A Kingsway oval will be modified to accommodate the Lions v Falcons Round 20 fixture on Saturday 6 August following the City of Wanneroo's recommendation to relocate the ground's central cricket wicket.

This decision now confirms our game against Subiaco on Saturday 6 August will be played at Kingsway. The WPFC would like acknowledge and thank the City of Wanneroo for their proactive approach to attracting future WAFL matches at the Kingsway Sporting Complex.

WEST Perth entered Saturday's state game as the form WAFL team and as a result had the highest representation with all six Falcons players delivering standout performances in the record win over Tasmania at Steel Blue Oval.

West Perth has won its last six WAFL matches and that form was acknowledged by the state selected led by Falcons legend, and premiership captain and coach Darren Harris who was coach for a second year running.

Shane Nelson, Luke Meadows, Jay van Berlo, Andrew Strijk, Aaron Black and Nick Rodda all got the nod to play for WA and didn’t disappoint in the record-breaking 134-point victory.

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SIX West Perth players will represent Western Australia in Saturday's State Match against Tasmania at Steel Blue Oval with the WAFL looking for a fourth straight win in interstate contests.

The WAFL representative side takes on the best of the Tasmanian State League at the Bassendean venue on Saturday looking for a fourth successive victory following wins over the VFL, NEAFL and SANFL the past three years.

The WA team will again be coached by Darren Harris and captained by East Perth ruckman Paul Johnson who were both in the same roles in last year's 45-point win over South Australia. East Fremantle defender Andrew Stephen and South Fremantle skipper Ryan Cook are the vice-captains.

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WEST Perth coach Bill Monaghan is fully supportive of his six players taking part in Saturday's state match against Tasmania despite the five-day break especially on-fire midfielder Shane Nelson who was the last player cut from last year's WAFL team.

Andrew Strijk will represent Western Australia for a fifth time, Jay van Berlo a third, Aaron Black a third, Shane Nelson a second, Nick Rodda a second and Luke Meadows the first as the WAFL representative side takes on Tasmania at Steel Blue Oval on Saturday.

West Perth only just played against East Perth on Monday with the Falcons winning the Channel 9 WA Day Derby by 31 points for a sixth straight win, but despite that Monaghan has no concerns over his players backing up to play for WA on Saturday.

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan discusses the win over East Perth in the Channel 9 WA Day Derby at HBF Arena to give the Falcons six straight victories heading into this Saturday's WAFL state match against Tasmania at Steel Blue Oval.

QUESTION: Strong win in some tough conditions, especially after half-time?
ANSWER: I thought we just overused the ball a little bit by hand. We are very much a side who likes to kick but for some reason we kept fabricating handballs. I got a little bit cranky at the players at half-time just asking them to kick the ball a little bit more and that improved. We just felt that if we could get the ball in quickly to the forward-line before they could set up defensively we were a chance. It worked out a little bit that way so I was proud of the guys' effort.

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