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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The Falcons defeated arch rivals East Perth by twenty nine points on Sunday and in doing so earned their second Grand Final appearance in three years. This is a side that has consistently risen to the challenge throughout the season and Sunday was no exception as they overcame a twenty point quarter time deficit to run out comfortable victors. They now face the daunting, but not insurmountable challenge, of defeating Subiaco at Domain Stadium next week to claim their twentieth premiership.

The Royals had advantage of the breeze in the first quarter and they controlled the term. Aidan Lynch kicked the first score of the game, a behind, but East Perth kicked the first two majors to lead by twelve at the fourteen minute mark. The only Falcon goal for the term came shortly after and it was the first of six to key forward, Mike Lourey. He has been promising a real break out game and he picked a great game for it to occur. He marked thirty out and slotted it to reduce the margin. But from here the Royals once again had the better of it and they scored two more to take a twenty point lead into the first change. They led 4.4 (28) to 1.2 (8) and seemed to have the game under control.

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan looks ahead to this Sunday's WAFL Grand Final against Subiaco at Domain Stadium discussing the selection decision he is weighing up, and where the Falcons needs to improve to turnaround the result from the second semi-final.

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JAY van Berlo won a Breckler Medal back in 2008, made his AFL debut in 2009 and became a WAFL premiership player in 2013, and now he has the chance to become a premiership captain for West Perth in Sunday's grand final against Subiaco.

On the heels of his older brother Nathan coming through West Perth before being drafted to Adelaide where he's gone on to play 202 AFL games and be captain, and setting the scene for his younger brother Mitch to come through who has now played 16 WAFL matches, Jay van Berlo continues to be one of the best and most consistent players in the competition.

The now 27-year-old won West Perth's fairest and best award in his first full season of WAFL football in 2008 and that led to him being picked up by Fremantle where he went on to play 32 AFL matches with the Dockers with his last being the western derby of Round 9, 2012.

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WEST Perth delivered a memorable preliminary final win despite plenty seeming to be working against the Falcons with the only downside being two injuries that now leaves coach Bill Monaghan with interesting selection decisions to make ahead of Sunday's grand final against Subiaco.

Despite playing in its 11th consecutive match since a bye in Round 15 coming off a 55-point second semi-final loss to Subiaco and then falling three goals down at quarter-time in the preliminary final against East Perth at HBF Arena on Sunday, West Perth was able to deliver a tremendous last three quarters.

In front of a crowd of more than 8500 people and despite losing Matt Johnson (hamstring) and Laine Rasmussen (ankle) to injury by early in the third quarter, West Perth kicked 13 goals to six after quarter-time to beat the Royals by 29 points.

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I WOULD put that win on Sunday in the preliminary final over East Perth in the top three that I've been part of in my career, along with the semi-final win over Claremont and the grand final back in 2013.

That was all under-pinned by the pressure that we were able to apply on East Perth and it was a collective effort that did that. We had some standouts but it was the pressure all across the ground that was the key to everything we were able to execute after quarter-time to end up winning the game.

The way the group has pushed through the last half of the season without a break, and the guys who have come into the team through injuries and rotations have done their job remarkably well. That's a testament to the depth of our squad. 

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan discusses Sunday's preliminary final win over East Perth at HBF Arena in front of 8514 people which sees the Falcons qualify for this Sunday's WAFL grand final against Subiaco at Domain Stadium.

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CALLING all members and supporters to get behind the Falcons as we strive for our 20th premiership!

Starting Friday night with an open training session at HBF Arena from 5.30pm. There will be a sausage sizzle, merchandise for sale and a signing session after training so you can get up close and personal with your favourite players.

Record your well wishes to the team by leaving your personal message on a large banner that will be hung in our change rooms on Sunday so the boys can read your words of encouragement.

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WEST Perth will take on Subiaco in Sunday's WAFL Grand Final at Domain Stadium with bounce down set for 2.30pm.

West Perth won its way through to a second WAFL Grand Final in three years by winning Sunday's preliminary final by 29 points against East Perth at HBF Arena in front of a crowd of 8514 people.

Now the Falcons take on the Lions in the premiership decider for 2015 at Domain Stadium on Sunday.

The game will also be broadcast live on television by Channel 7, and by radio stations 720 ABC Perth, 91.3 SportFM, KIX Digital and 882 6PR.

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