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FALCONS WIN GARLIC MUNCHERS CUP, MOVE CLEAR IN SECOND

Monday, June 22, 2015 - 11:56 AM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth put in a strong performance in difficult conditions to beat South Fremantle by 15 points at HBF Arena on Saturday to retail the Garlic Munchers Cup and to move a game clear in second position on the WAFL ladder.

West Perth was coming off the bye following a terrific win over Peel Thunder and now the Falcons' 9.17 (71) to 8.8 (56) win over the Bulldogs at HBF Arena sees them improve to a 7-4 record to now be a game clear in second position on the WAFL ladder ahead of the chasing pack.

That sets up a tantalising match up for West Perth on Saturday at HBF Arena against the league-leading reigning premiers Subiaco who currently sit three games clear on top of the ladder.

However, a win for the Falcons would see them enter next week's bye full of momentum and further entrenched in second position, and potentially send a message that the Lions aren’t the invincible force they currently appear to be.

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ROUND 13 PREVIEW V SOUTH FREMANTLE

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 5:23 PM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth returns from the bye coming off a terrific win over Peel with the chance to move clear in second spot on the WAFL ladder when hosting South Fremantle at HBF Arena in the battle for the Garlic Munchers Cup.

The Falcons consolidated second position with a strong win over Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium prior to last week's bye, and now return to action on Saturday at home to a Bulldogs team who have won on their last four trips to HBF Arena.

However, West Perth has the chance to further consolidate second spot ahead of next Saturday's clash with the league-leading Subiaco and to maintain hold of the Garlic Munchers Cup in the process.

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IN THEIR WORDS – CHRIS KEUNEN ROUND 13

Friday, June 19, 2015 - 8:55 AM - by Chris Keunen

IT HAS been an amazing few weeks for my wife, Anna, and our little family. On Friday the 29th of May we welcomed our daughter, Hayley, into the world. 

It has been a period of reflection for us. It was two years ago that Xavier was born and how easily you forget what a little baby is like. We have been reminded of the lack of sleep you have and how important it is to be prepared for everything. It has been tough at times but also so much fun as well.

Anna has been unreal as always. She not only has to deal with Xavier wanting attention, Hayley needing constant feeding not and changing but also she has had to put up with me being a little tired as well. She never ceases to amaze what she is a capable of. 

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BILL GETS GRILLED – BILL MONAGHAN ROUND 12 Q & A

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 11:54 AM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he reflects back on some of the positives from the last up win over Peel prior to last week's bye, and looks ahead to playing South Fremantle on Saturday for the Garlic Munchers Cup at HBF Arena.

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BILL GETS GRILLED – BILL MONAGHAN ROUND 11 Q & A

Saturday, June 13, 2015 - 10:33 AM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he discusses last Saturday's outstanding win over Peel Thunder in Mandurah ahead of the bye this weekend.

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FALCONS WIN CLASSIC

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 - 10:39 AM - by Darrell Kent

IT IS easier to say when you are on the right side of the scoreboard but West Perth won a classic game of football against Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium in Mandurah on Saturday.

Many spectators agreed that it was one of the best WAFL games that they had seen for a long time after West Perth hung on for a four-point victory. There was a lot of symmetry to the game as scores were tied at quarter and three quarter-time and the Falcons led by four points at the main break and full-time. The win kept West Perth in second spot heading into the bye next week.

A highlight of the game was the accurate kicking of both sides and that was evident from the first bounce. Both sides had kicked two goals each by the seven-minute mark. The first Falcons score went to Tyler Keitel who kicked a goal with his first kick in league football. Chris Keunen kicked the second after a clever intercept, sidestep and accurate finish from 30 metres out. Peel then dominated play to kick four consecutive goals and open up a 25-point lead by the 19-minute mark. But then in a remarkable turnaround West Perth replied with the next four goals and at the end of the 35-minute quarter had levelled the scores. Matt Johnson, who finished with four for the day, started the fight back with a clever snap under pressure from 40, the next was a terrific goal on the run from Corey Chalmers after a slick handball from Keitel. Drew Rohde marked and after receiving a 50m penalty narrowed the margin to just six and at the 32-minute mark Jay van Berlo maintained his run of goal scoring to kick accurately and level the scores at 6.1 (37) apiece.

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FALCONS PREVAIL OVER THUNDER IN EXCITING THRILLER

Sunday, June 7, 2015 - 8:48 PM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth and Peel Thunder played one of the most attacking, high-scoring and entertaining contests of the WAFL season on Saturday, and the Falcons got the last goal of the contest to end up winning by four points at Bendigo Bank Stadium.

Both teams were coming off losses last weekend against East Perth and Claremont respectively, and needed a win to consolidate their spot in the top-five and both certainly put on quite a show for those in attendance in Mandurah.

The scene was set with six goals apiece in the opening quarter and it was always likely to come down to whichever team could kick the last major that would win, and that ended up being Corey Chalmers for West Perth and the Falcons ended up winning, 17.9 (111) to 17.5 (107).

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ROUND 11 PREVIEW V PEEL THUNDER

Friday, June 5, 2015 - 4:20 PM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth has a short turnaround to rebound from the WA Day Derby loss to East Perth to now return to the winner's list on Saturday against Peel Thunder in Mandurah to maintain second spot heading into the bye with young key position player Tyler Keitel to debut.

Peel Thunder and West Perth have both had similar rollercoaster seasons so far in 2015, sit on the same record and have played out some thrillers in recent years with it all point to a hard fought and tight affair at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday.

Peel hosts West Perth in Mandurah on Saturday with the Thunder and Falcons both entering the contest inside the top-five on 5-4 records with the winner likely to finish the round in second position while the loser could end up out of the top-five altogether.

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ROYALS TOO GOOD FOR FALCONS

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 - 10:05 AM - by DARRELL KENT

EAST Perth had the better of West Perth in the WA Day Derby at Medibank Stadium on Monday. After an even first term the Royals had the better of the contest and they drew away to record a 48-point victory. The home side consistently took advantage of any West Perth errors to hurt them on the scoreboard and this was the difference between the two sides.

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NO FALCONS COMEBACK THIS TIME IN WA DAY DERBY

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 9:52 AM - by Chris Pike

WEST Perth couldn’t put together a third stunning comeback in the last five games with East Perth recording a 48-point victory over the Falcons in the WA Day Derby at Medibank Stadium.

Despite East Perth kicking the opening three goals of the game, West Perth did hit back and end up hitting the lead by quarter-time and again early in the second quarter.

However, East Perth kicked 11 of the last 15 goals of the derby to end up winning 18.11 (119) to 10.11 (71).

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