WEST Perth might have deliberately delayed the start of its pre-season again with an eye to a strong finish to 2016 but for coach Bill Monaghan he has still found it has dragged a little and can't wait for the action to get underway.

West Perth trialled a new approach of a start to official pre-season training late in November last season with an eye to not only keep the players from burning out from 11 months of the year at the club, but for the support staff and volunteers to have a little extra time off.

It certainly appeared to work with West Perth earning a reputation as the strongest finishing team in the competition in 2015 and despite a horror fixture of the last eight home and away games, and then four straight finals without a break, the Falcons hung tough making it to the grand final.

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THE West Perth Football Club ended 2015 by presenting two premiership stars with life membership at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday December 16.

Andrew Strijk and Chris Keunen both played their 150th game for West Perth during the 2015 season to become eligible for life membership.

Their life memberships were confirmed at the AGM with the pair presented with the prestigious honour to bring to an end 2015.

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THE fixtures for the 2016 McDonald's WAFL Premiership Season have been released with West Perth to again begin its campaign under lights at Fremantle Oval against South Fremantle on Saturday March 19.

West Perth's first game of 2016 will be that night game against South Fremantle with the first fixture at home coming seven days later against Perth at HBF Arena.

The first grand final rematch will take place against Subiaco on Saturday April 2 at HBF Arena. The Falcons and Lions will then also play at Medibank Stadium in Round 10 and at Kingsway Reserve in Round 20.

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WEST Perth has provided another AFL talent with Marcus Adams rewarded for his outstanding work the last two years with the Falcons selected by the Western Bulldogs at the Draft in Adelaide on Tuesday night.

Adams was taken by the Bulldogs with selection No. 35 at the AFL Draft at the Adelaide Convention Centre giving the 22-year-old the chance to now show his talents at the top level that he's shown with West Perth the past two years.

The 22-year-old originally came through the ranks at Swan Districts and played colts, reserves and league football in 2011 but then took a break from WAFL football for two years.

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MARCUS Adams might be attracting the majority of the attention in terms of potential draftees from West Perth in Tuesday's AFL National Draft, but clubs could do worse than seriously considering midfielder Clint Hinchliffe.

Adams had an outstanding 2015 for the Falcons and the 22-year-old powerful athlete looks set to benefit for his hard work to improve his game by being drafted into the AFL.

Adams originally came to West Perth ahead of the 2014 season after two years out of the WAFL system following time at Swan Districts where he played in the colts, reserves and league teams in 2011.

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THE West Australian Football Commission has recorded the largest participation growth in Australia for the core areas of Auskick and Club Football following the official release of AFL census figures today.

WA’s Auskick numbers grew by 22.7% to almost 40,000 participants, while Club Football increased by 4% to 62,536. The next closest was South Australia with 3% growth in both of these fundamental segments.

Total football participation for 2015 in WA was 224,842, which equates to 9% overall growth in direct comparison to 2014 AFL census data, taking into account the reclassification of some segments this year.

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AARON Black's remarkable young WAFL career has gathered another significant landmark with the 22-year-old midfielder winning the Breckler Medal for the first time as West Perth's fairest and best for the 2015 season.

Black received the Breckler Medal as the fairest and best winner on Friday night at Joondalup's HBF Arena as the West Perth Football Club celebrated a tremendous 2015 season that saw the Falcons' league side make the grand final, and the reserves and colts both making the finals.

The evening was capped off with Black being presented the Breckler Medal with him now having played 109 matches for West Perth since making his debut in 2010.

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DESPITE the best efforts of West Perth, Subiaco proved too good in the 2015 WAFL Grand Final at Domain Stadium on Sunday. It was a tight contest until midway through the second term when scores were tied but from here it was all the Lions as their midfield took control and gave their forwards ample opportunities to kick a winning score.

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WEST Perth ran out of steam in the WAFL Grand Final for 2015 on Sunday at Domain Stadium with Subiaco making it back-to-back premierships, but it shouldn’t diminish the performance of the Falcons just to be there on the big day.

West Perth did win the 2013 premiership and had beaten Subiaco once during 2015 with the Falcons ending the season in second position and winning finals against Peel Thunder and East Perth either side of the second semi-final loss to qualify for the decider on Sunday.

The Falcons had not had a break since Round 15 and the grand final was their 12th straight match while the Lions were fresh, and primed for the grand final after breaks in the first and third week of the finals.

In the end, Subiaco put in a dominant performance on grand final day to consolidate their standing as the powerhouse WAFL club this century with a 21.10 (136) to 10.10 (70) victory with Matt Boland winning the Simpson Medal after kicking seven goals.

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WEST Perth has the chance to win a second WAFL premiership in three years to give the Falcons a 20th flag in the club's rich history when Sunday's grand final at Domain Stadium gets underway.

The two teams might have finished first and second on the ladder at the end of the home and away season, but have since had vastly contrasting runs into the grand final on Sunday.

Subiaco ended up four games clear as minor premiers with a 17-3 record earning the Lions the break in the first week of the finals before hosting West Perth in the second semi-final at Medibank Stadium.

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