WEST Perth will look to kick off the 2015 WAFL finals in style in Sunday with the league side tackling Peel Thunder in a qualifying final, and the reserves and colts both taking part in elimination finals.

HBF Arena will host home finals for all three West Perth teams on Sunday starting with the reserves taking on East Perth at 9am in an elimination final. The Falcons colts then mark their return to finals action by facing East Fremantle also in an elimination final starting at 11.40am.

The main event is then the league qualifying final between West Perth and Peel Thunder with bounce down at 2.15pm.

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WEST Perth coach Bill Monaghan will make sure his players don't take a Peel Thunder line-up minus the majority of its Fremantle contingent lightly as the Falcons gear up to have all three of their teams playing a home final at HBF Arena on Sunday.

Outside the four walls of the club might be seeing Peel largely written off as being genuine chances to win Sunday's qualifying final against West Perth at HBF Arena with a spot in the second semi-final the following Sunday against minor premiers Subiaco up for grabs.

However, there is no complacency creeping in at West Perth despite the fact that the Falcons have their own selection dilemmas at the opposite end with close to a full list to choose from, and Shane Nelson, Kody Manning, Tyler Keitel, Joe Morrow and Laine Rasmussen right to return.

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SEPTEMBER is always an exciting time of year when you have qualified for finals and it has been a successful season for our club so far with all three grades qualifying.

Under Craig Thomas’ guidance, the colts had a fantastic season and will participate in a finals series for the first time in over a decade. Thommo was also awarded the WAFL Colts Coach of the Year award which is a fantastic achievement.  

The integration of some of the colts players into the senior training program and reserves team throughout the year will provide huge benefit for them and the club next year. The likes of Mitch Peirce, Troy Manners, Clint Hinchcliffe and Mitch Walley all provided valuable contribution to the twos team throughout the year and we look forward to seeing them and the other graduating colts progress.

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WAFC MEDIA STATEMENT

The West Australian Football Commission looks forward to reading the report released today by the West Australian Cricket Association and obtaining a fuller understanding of its long-term plans for both the WACA Ground and major cricket events in Western Australia.

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It’s been eight years since the female Falcons last claimed a premiership flag. 

After years of building what has now become a united family on and off the field, the Falcons have soared together in 2015 to advance to the Grand Final this weekend against Claremont in the WA Womens Football League Reserves Competition.

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THE West Perth Football Club is delighted to announce that Craig Thomas has been named the WAFL Colts Coach of the Year for 2015.

Thomas has now been colts coach at West Perth since 2011 and has done a tremendous job producing and developing talent to go on to play in the AFL or quality league WAFL football.

Now not only has Thomas continued to coach an exciting group that has a host of players destined for higher honours in it in 2015, but he has also led West Perth's colts back into the finals breaking a significant September drought.

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he discusses the final round loss to Claremont and looks ahead to this Sunday's qualifying final against Peel Thunder at HBF Arena.

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WEST Perth appeared to have the game under control at the 10-minute mark of the last quarter against Claremont at HBF Arena on Saturday in the final home and away game of the season. The Falcons led by 25 points but the combination of only having one fit player on the bench and a Tigers side playing for a place in the finals was too much and they were overrun.

The first quarter was a scrappy affair with both sides finding it difficult to kick goals. A number of behinds were scored but only three majors. The first went to Aidan Lynch who bounced one through at the five-minute mark. Right on the 30-minute mark Trent Manzone took possession from a throw in to slot one for the Falcons and give them a four-point quarter-time advantage; 2.4 (16) to 1.6 (12) after a scrappy opening term.

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WEST PERTH will host Peel Thunder in the qualifying final at HBF Arena next Sunday afternoon to open the 2015 WAFL finals series.

The Falcons have finished the home and away season in second position on the WAFL ladder with a 13-7 and now will host the Thunder who ended in third spot and will play in their first ever finals appearance since joining the WAFL in 1997.

West Perth's reserves and colts will also play in the finals next Sunday, with the reserves to face East Perth in an elimination final, with the colts to also feature in an elimination final with the times and venues of those games still to be confirmed.

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WEST Perth had a taste of its own medicine at HBF Arena on Saturday with Claremont kicking the last four goals of the game to come back from trailing by 25 points during the last quarter to record the crucial two-point victory.

By the time West Perth kicked the first two goals of the last quarter through Matt Fowler and Steve Potente, the Falcons looked set to win their 10th straight match at HBF Arena this season.

West Perth has made a habit of finishing strongly right throughout the season as well but Claremont had its finals position up for grabs, and found something in the last 20 minutes to kick the final four goals of the game to win 9.15 (69) to 10.7 (67).

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