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Mr AFL wrote: Is Alan Toovey suiting up for Claremont this season? Is listed on the WAFL website.

Doubt it but never know. Expect at this stage it's just an example of players being automatically re-listed to their WAFL club upon their AFL delisting/retirement. E.g. Priddis is on Subi's list despite it being common knowledge that he's not playing for them.

Speaking of Claremont though, Alec Waterman has returned which is great news given his battles with Glandular Fever. Tigers fans should be wary though as he did attempt to return a year or two ago but wasn't able to push through with it. He'd be on a highly modified program at the moment and I daresay playing a game is the farthest thing from his mind at this stage, but hopefully some time down the track we can see him back out on the WAFL field.

UPDATED 23/01/2018

CLAREMONT

In: Tom Curren (Sandringham), Kane Mitchell (Returns), Isaac Wallace (Murray Bushrangers), Jordan Law (Returns), Alec Waterman (Returns)

Out: Wil Powell (Gold Coast), Zac Langdon (GWS), Jake Patmore (Port Adelaide), Matt Guelfi (Essendon), Bailey Banfield (Fremantle), Callan England (West Coast), Mitchell Andrews, Matthew Davies, Ryan Neates, Jack Bradshaw

EAST FREMANTLE

In: Jordan Snadden (Returns), Cameron Loersch (AFL), Jonathon Griffen (Returns), Jarrad Jansen (Returns), Nick Kommer (AFL), James Bristow (Returns), Jacob Green (Returns), Fraser Perry (Returns), Blaine Boekhorst (AFL), Sean Fletcher (Swan Districts), Jack Belchelli (Wesley Curtin), Jesse Wynne (Claremont), Russell Wynne (Claremont)

Out: Matthew Watson (Victoria), Jake Fletcher (Subiaco), Jesse Crichton (Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault), Andrew Stephen (North Fremantle), Oliver Parish (Travelling), Andrew Stokes (Rockingham), Cameron Symonds (MIA)

EAST PERTH

In: Sharrod Wellingham (AFL), Oscar Allen (West Coast), Liam Ryan (West Coast), Brayden Ainsworth (West Coast), Ryan Burrows (West Coast), Callan England (West Coast), Jarrod Brander (West Coast), Jack Petruccelle (West Coast), Hamish Brayshaw (West Coast), Tony Olango (West Coast), Jackson Ramsay (Returns), Tom Gorter (Returns)

Out: Brandon Starcevich (Brisbane), Scott Jones (Fremantle), Mitchell Lague (Perth), Fraser Barns (Perth)

PEEL THUNDER

In: Scott Jones (Fremantle), Bailey Banfield (Fremantle), Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle), Adam Cerra (Fremantle), Hugh Dixon (Fremantle), Mitch Crowden (Fremantle), Tom North (Fremantle), Lloyd Meek (Fremantle), Sam Switkowski (Fremantle), Stefan Giro (Fremantle), Ben Howlett (Returns), Kalani Scarrott (Subiaco)

Out: Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs), Rory O’Brien (Retired)

PERTH

In: Matt Taylor (Returns), Mitchell Lague (East Perth), Corey Yeo (Williamstown), Callum Collard (Returns), Richard Bourne (East Fremantle), Fraser Barns (East Perth), Julian Jacobs (Returns), Mitch Cox (Casey Demons), Ben Giobbi (Casey Demons), Ben Power (Returns)

Out: Gordon Narrier (North Melbourne), Aidan Tropiano (South Australia), Liam McKenna (Travelling), Brent Latch (Travelling), Brennan Stack (Noranda)

SOUTH FREMANTLE

In: Nick Suban (AFL), Zachary Dent (East Perth)

Out: Matthew Gundry (Sandringham), Jarrod Garlett (Carlton), Josh Pullman (Retired), Tim Kelly (Geelong), Ryan Burrows (West Coast), Mitchell Dzelebdzic (West Perth)

SUBIACO

In: Ben Newton (AFL), Josh Deluca (Returns), Drew Rohde (West Perth), Rhys Waters (Returns), Sean Bradley (Returns), Tom Smith (Returns), Luke Norriss (Returns), Andrew Vawser (Returns), Hayden Yarran (Returns), Jakob Atkinson (Perth), Casey Brown (North Fremantle), Travis Cleggett (Collie/Peel Thunder), Josh Porteous (Peel Thunder), David Ehlers (Claremont), Matthew Ehlers (Claremont), Jack Fletcher (East Fremantle), Kaidyn Fullgrabe (West Perth), Lewis Krakouer (East Fremantle), Zac Clarke (AFL), Shane Yarran (Returns)

Out: Liam Ryan (West Coast), Brayden Ainsworth (West Coast), Kyron Hayden (North Melbourne), Ben Miller (Richmond), Liam Baker (Richmond), Fraser Foley (West Perth), James Garcia (Travelling), Matthew Bogensperger (Work), David Madut (Victoria), Wayde Twomey (Retired), Adam Creeper, Liam Catalfamo, James Eccles, Thomas Breeze, Daniel Ryan, Sean Foley

SWAN DISTRICTS

In: Murray Newman (Returns), Rhys Palmer (AFL)

Out: Sam Taylor (GWS), Jamie Bennell (Victoria), Tallen Ames (Retired), Ryan Crowley (Retired), Clancee Pearce (Retired)

WEST PERTH

In: Fraser Foley (Subiaco), Mitchell Dzelebdzic (South Fremantle), Matthew Johnson (Returns)

Out: Oscar Allen (West Coast), Nick Rodda (Williamstown), Scott Simpson (Retired), Dennis Colbung (Noranda), Allan Garlett (Noranda)

Looks like Swans have landed another recruit from East Perth with this guy having a pretty close relationship to Pickering over the last couple of years. I’m quite interested to hear what old mate Larry Bird has to say about this,surely he can fill us in a bit more?!

If your referring to Payne Danger, I would question if Clutterbuck and Payne fit into one team, both slow wingman that can't kick. I rate Clutterbuck a fair bit ahead of Payne at their best. He will win your time trials though. What's the transfer fee $, I hope EP are being reasonable for once.

Larry, if it is Payne in question, why should East Perth virtually give away a past Fairest & Best winner that spat the dummy and walked out mid-season? They should ask for the maximum.

I know who I would rather see back at East Perth on the wing and his initials aren't SP.

I find it very hard to believe there are or could be so many bad footballers originating from East Perth

Keep in mind One Time F&B is often reward for playing every game moderately. The fact is EP has more money than it needs, I believe milking the clubs barely keeping the doors open kills the WAFL. South have a good one in Dent he would run rings around Payne if he keeps his nose clean!!!

I agree that East Perth now has more money than it needs with virtually nothing to spend it on.and to remain aligned past 2018 in my opinion would be just pure greed.

I can only hope that they are stockpiling for when and if the alignment ends. It's going to be needed then.

But to clear a player like Payne for almost nothing would be like rewarding him for walking out and telling other Clubs it is open season on East Perth.

No, make them pay if they want our players. If Clubs don't want to pay, let the players go the Amateurs or Country.

Yet you gladly take players off Wafl clubs for no clearance fee every year.
Wasn’t he playing reserves cos he wasn’t good enough ?

here we go...the mutual affirmation society is in session again...hey BH...if you came home and found MO in bed with your missus, which side would you get in?