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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 his reaction to the loss to Subiaco, the 16-day break before playing on Anzac Day Monday and offers his thoughts on Swan Districts as an opponent.
OBVIOUSLY it's a big game for us this week with both sides currently sitting at 2-2 when we take on Swan Districts at HBF Arena on the Anzac Day public holiday.
But importantly it's a chance to get back to playing the way we want to play as we were disappointed with the way we went about it after quarter-time of our last game against Subiaco, so we feel like we have a few things to rectify from that game that was seems like it was forever ago now.
We have a great rivalry with Swans that has developed over the years where many close games have taken place. I guess both clubs are extremely competitive and proud with loyal supporters and we always seem to match up fairly evenly so it's no surprise most games between us are decided by a goal or two.
FOOTBALL at WAFL level presents challenges every week for our playing group. Getting over little injuries or sore spots in order to prove match fitness, creating strategies for our opposition and the unknown wait for team selection all present obstacles for the boys to work through.
We now face the challenge of negotiating a 16-day break from the loss against Subiaco until our next game against Swan Districts.
Whilst it is a good opportunity to freshen up the body and the mind, we still need to put in the work to maintain our levels of fitness and work on our game plan. Fortunately we have a very driven group and I’m confident the time off won’t be to our detriment.
WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he discusses the loss to Subiaco and the build up to the Anzac Day Monday clash with Swan Districts after the bye.
WEST Perth dominated the first quarter against Subiaco at Medibank Stadium on Saturday but couldn’t keep it going eventually losing by 17 points despite a best on ground display again by Shane Nelson.
The Falcons were outstanding against the Lions in the twilight fixture at Leederville kicking 4.4 to no score in the opening quarter, but they managed only two more goals the rest of the evening with the Lions running out 9.11 (65) to 6.12 (48) winners.
The result means that West Perth now enters the bye with a 2-2 record after the opening four rounds of the season with losses to top two teams South Fremantle and Subiaco, and wins over Peel Thunder and Perth.
I IMAGINE that on previous occasions teams have been held scoreless in the first quarter and still won and that is exactly what happened at Medibank Stadium on Saturday.
West Perth dominated the first quarter to kick 4.4 and hold Subiaco scoreless but it wasn’t enough to set up victory. The Lions fought back to record a 17-point victory in the twilight match.
The game against the Lions was senior coach Bill Monaghan’s 134th in charge of the Falcons to make him the longest serving West Perth coach. Congratulations to Bill on this wonderful achievement that boasts a premiership in 2013. Read More [+]
PREMIERSHIP coach Bill Monaghan wrote himself into the history books on Saturday night by being in charge for a 134th time making him the longest-serving coach in the history of the West Perth Football Club.
Monaghan has been senior coach at West Perth since 2009 and now on Saturday night by leading the Falcons into battle against reigning premiers Subiaco at Leederville's Medibank Stadium, he coached the club for a record 134rd time.
That sees him overtake the legendary Stan 'Pops' Heal who coached West Perth for 133 matches between 1947-52 during which time he was captain-coach for the premierships of 1949 and 1951.
THE West Perth Football Club can confirm that young key position player Tyler Keitel has been deemed eligible for a clearance to join the Falcons and he could start training as early as next week.
Over the past three seasons, Keitel has played 37 colts matches with East Perth with the talented key position player averaging almost 15 possessions and five marks a game.
The 19-year-old has the potential to further add to West Perth's options up forward this season having kicked 38 goals in 15 colts matches in 2014, and 39 in 18 games in 2013. But he also shown an equally ability to play key defensive roles as well.
DESPITE the added attention on the clash, West Perth is firmly focused on trying to beat Subiaco on Saturday at Medibank Stadium to record a third straight victory to head into next week's bye with.
West Perth has now strung together good wins over Peel Thunder and Perth at HBF Arena the past two weeks following the Round 1 loss to South Fremantle to be building some strong momentum heading into Saturday's clash with the reigning premiers at Leederville.
Subiaco had won its first two games of the season in style over Claremont and East Fremantle before losing to East Perth by 64 points on Good Friday so West Perth has every reason to expect a fired up Lions outfit this Saturday.
IT WAS an honour to run out and play my first, but somewhat less extravagant, milestone with the great man Andrew Strijk in our win last Saturday against Perth.
I’ve had the privilege of playing close by him for the majority of my career thus far and have learnt a hell of a lot. I’ve learnt that if I’m ever in trouble I can get the ball in his hands and more often than not he’ll get me out. He’s a great leader for us down back and always happy to suggest new things. He’s introduced many set plays in transitioning the ball out of our defence, all of which revolve around getting the ball to ‘the janitor’ (as he calls himself). As defenders, we are happy to oblige but I think Dan Hunt is still sour he didn’t get a personal mention in Strijky’s Breckler speech. It was great to get a big win to reward him for his loyalty to the club. There’s no better bloke that could become the newest life member of our great club.
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