Round 15 WAFL Results

TOP-two WAFL teams Claremont and West Perth escaped with three-point thrilling wins in Round 15 action on Saturday while Perth remained fourth with another nail-biting win and East Perth steadied in third with the big victory of the day.

While three of the four matches on Saturday afternoon were all thrillers, the results could very well have decided the top-four places with the teams already on track for a finals berth ending up winning to open up the gap further on the chasing pack.

Claremont further consolidated top spot with a 15.8 (98) to 13.17 (95) victory over East Fremantle in Kununurra in a rematch of last year's grand final.

For the Tigers they remain three games and percentage clear in first place but the loss means that the Sharks have now lost six of their last seven matches to hold just a 5-8 record to be two games and percentage out of fourth place.

East Fremantle had nine more entries inside-50 than Claremont and seven extra scoring shots but were inaccurate kicking just 13 goals from 30 shots and the Tigers were more accurate and came away with the three-point win in warm conditions in Kununurra.

Jake Murphy was terrific for Claremont with 24 possessions and three goals with Jack Bradshaw also kicking three goals, Ian Richardson two, Paul Medhurst two and Mitch Andrews two.

Captain Andrew Browne racked up 29 disposals for the Tigers, Richardson 24, Matthew Davies 19 and youngster Ben Daniher 19. Mark Seaby had another 16 possessions, seven marks and 41 hit outs in the ruck.

Ryan Lester-Smith booted five goals for East Fremantle with captain Mark McGough racking up 30 possessions, Rory O'Brien 28 and Brett Peake 23.

ROUND 15 RESULTS

LEAGUE
Claremont 15.8.98 def East Fremantle 13.17.95
RESERVES
Claremont 9.1.55 def by East Fremantle 18.11.119
COLTS
Claremont 15.6.96 def East Fremantle 8.5.53

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