A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Ray Bartholomew's latest offering discussing the retirements of Dan Hunt and Anthony Tsalikis.

OBVIOUSLY at first it's disappointing to hear that the boys are going to retire but in saying that at the same time you understand their reasoning for it. Obviously with Anthony he has more work commitments and wants to travel more with his girlfriend so it gives him the opportunity to do that and with Dan, he has a young family and with his position with work he wants to spend more time with that and obviously his family. Whether or not both of them play somewhere in the country next year I'm not sure, and they might, but if they don’t I'm sure they will stay in reasonable nick.

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WEST Perth couldn’t quite pull off a strong second half comeback at the Claremont Showground on Saturday with Claremont holding on to win the contest by six points.

West Perth only managed to kick the one goal in each of the first two quarters of the contest, but then hit back in the second half with the only goal of the third quarter and then with the first two goals of the fourth quarter.

That saw the Falcons close to within under a goal of the Tigers during the last quarter, but in the end an in-form Claremont team recorded the 8.6 (54) to 6.12 (48) victory.

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WEST Perth held Claremont to just one goal in the second half but the Falcons still lost to their opponents at the Showground on Saturday. As has been the case all year the Falcons found goals hard to come by and this was never more evident than in the first half when they kicked just two as opposed to the Tigers' seven. At no time did West Perth lead the game but it was a match that they could have won.

The conditions were sunny and fine but the ground appeared heavy as the ball rarely covered 50 metres during the course of the game. The Tigers dominated from the beginning of the first term and by the 24-minute mark led by three straight. Their goals went to Tom Ledger, Jack Bradshaw and Jackson Starcevich. The score to Bradshaw was his only one for the game as the dangerous forward was well held by Laine Rasmussen. The only Falcon goal for the quarter went to WAFL debutant Corey Chalmers who took the ball off hands to snap on his left from 30 metres out. Unfortunately for West Perth, Claremont replied right on the siren and they took an 18-point lead into the first change; 4.2 (26) to 1.2 (8).

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A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Aaron Black's latest offering.

IT HAS been a pretty tough and frustrating year for us. We've been very inconsistent with our form and that's disappointing because when we play well we are pretty much unbeatable, but this year when we've played poorly we have played very poorly.

That is frustrating because we know how well we can play when we are on top of everything and playing to our game style. There has been some good things to come out of the season, though, especially with the young group coming through who have had the chance to show that they can play senior towards the end of the year.

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WEST Perth might not be a chance of making the finals coming off winning last year's premiership, but a win on Saturday and the Falcons will not only end Claremont's finals hopes, but also replace the Tigers in fifth position on the ladder.

Without question, West Perth will be wanting to finish the 2014 season off on a high note and having won a tight battle with Peel last Saturday in Mandurah, another win over Claremont on Saturday with Perth to come in the final round could see the Falcons do that.

West Perth will also want to play well to see off retiring stars Dan Hunt and Anthony Tsalikis in the final two matches of their decorated careers with youngsters Kris Shannon, Luke Meadows, Max Alexander, Mitch van Berlo, Ben King and Brayden Antonio all looking to continue to impress.

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ANTHONY Tsalikis has two matches left of a remarkable career that should see him end as West Perth's third most prolific goalkicker and it has been a remarkable journey considering he almost never played the game, and could have easily said it was all too hard due to work commitments.

Coming from a European background, Tsalikis grew up playing the round ball game and that's certainly the direction his father wanted him to continue to head in, but showing some good signs in junior football changed everything when he was a 16-year-old.

After his performances for Ocean Ridge, he was asked to come down to join the West Perth colts and has been with the club ever since.

Tsalikis is now a five-time West Perth leading goalkicker and likely will make it six in 2014 and has played 188 matches, represented Western Australia and kicked 332 goals to be equal third on the all-time list at the Falcons.

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A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Rohan Kerr's latest offering as he conducts a Q and A segment.

QUESTION: Hi Rohan, I was wondering what you rate higher in your own form, kicking multiple goals or 30+ touches? (Johnny Daley)
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The Preliminary Finals see South Fremantle and Claremont fight it out as they both play off to secure their spot in the ‘Rogers Cup’ Grand Final against Peel.

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Can't get to Melbourne this year however want to experience all the magic of the AFL Grand Final? Our good friends at Joondalup Resort have offered members of the West Perth Football Club a significant discount on tickets at their VIP Experience, hosted by AFL legend John Worsfold.

Enjoy pre-game Q & A and half time commentary with John Worsfold, and the fun of games, prizes and silent auction supporting the day. Watch the game on Read More [+]

THE game might have never reached any great heights but West Perth did enough to beat Peel Thunder by nine points in Mandurah on Saturday on the back of strong performances from emerging players grabbing their opportunities.

West Perth's hopes of making finals for 2014 were over heading into the clash at Bendigo Bank Stadium with a Peel team in second last spot on the ladder meaning that neither side had much to play for in the third last round of the season and with no finals prospects.

The result was a contest between two teams that played as though they didn’t deserve to be playing finals as well, but in the end West Perth went on a four-goal run in the third quarter to set up the eventual 9.14 (68) to 8.11 (59) victory.

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