WAFL Round 17 Results

SWAN Districts and Perth moved up a position each on the WAFL ladder to third and fourth respectively after beating Claremont and Subiaco in the only two Round 17 matches on Saturday.

With East Perth sitting out the action for the second weekend in-a-row, Swan Districts and Perth both took advantage to move above the Royals with victories on Saturday afternoon but East Perth is only percentage behind the two teams with a game in hand.

Swan Districts shot up to third position beating Claremont emphatically 16.14 (110) to 10.11 (71) at Claremont Oval as the black-and-whites handed the Tigers just their second defeat of the 2013 season.

It was Swans' fifth win in their last six games to see them rocket up the ladder and the 39-point win over Claremont came despite West Coast-listed small forward Murray Newman walking off at quarter-time and departing the ground.

Jarrad Blight and Alex Howard were also hindered by niggling ankle complaints throughout the second half, but Swans' weren’t to be deterred and ran away with the contest with the only five goals of the last quarter.

Tony Notte was terrific in attack for Swan Districts kicking five goals while Tim Geappen added three, Ryan Davis two and young gun Charlie Cameron two.

Rory Lobb did all he could in the ruck against Mark Seaby with 13 touches and 14 hit outs in just his fifth league game. At his feet, Aaron Elari picked up 23 possessions, Matt Riggio 21, Adam Faulkner 20, Tom Roach 19 and Brett Robinson 18.

Swans' defence was also terrific led by Kyle Hams' job on Paul Medhurst while Wayde Twomey racked up 23 disposals, Jamie Bennell 23 and Graham Jetta 19.

Claremont's midfield was bolstered by the return of Luke Blackwell and Andrew Foster. Blackwell finished with 30 possessions and 10 clearances with Foster picking up 24 disposals to go with eight tackles and a goal.

Jake Murphy racked up 33 possessions to go with 10 clearances, six inside 50s and a goal while Mark Seaby had 24 touches, 44 hit outs and 12 clearances in the ruck.

Chad Jones kicked four goals up forward for the Tigers.

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ROUND 17 RESULTS

LEAGUE
Claremont 10.11.71 def by Swan Districts 16.14.110

RESERVES
Claremont 7.10.52 def by Swan Districts 13.16.94

COLTS (Broome)
Claremont 33.14.212 def Swan Districts 4.9.33