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Well another season and another first game against CL.Don’t the boffins at WAFC doing the fixtures know that you can change things around every so often? Anyway it is what it is and the interesting thing will be how the punters embrace a night game on a Thursday.Admittedly it is the start of a long weekend but I can’t see a lot of CL supporters making the trek and only the WP faithful will come along.Even if there has been some minor mention of the game on club websites I can’t see neutrals flocking to the game.
Hard to get a line on CL.They seem to have a strong squad but we usually say that this time of the year.They have recruited OK this year without too many standouts but they have also lost a few.We have our deficiencies as well (height in our backline being one) but we seem to be a solid unit.Will be keen to see how Kane Bevan goes this year.
Should be an even contest with hopefully us coming out winners.Just a request: if you boys can post any match reports for the first 2 games it would be much appreciated.Off tomorrow for a cruise so will miss the first 2 rounds and with internet a bit iffy may have to catch up on the comments when I get back.Anyway great to have the footy back and hope your teams do well (except when you play us of course!)

Agree Feds it always amazes me and bores me to see the same opening fixture year in year out. Used to be Perth v WCER every year until last season when they thought what a great idea to pit German up against his old team Subi, then do it again this year and both times at Lathlain. Mix it up every year I say. Good luck to all clubs on the weekend hopefully everyone gets through unscathed injury wise.

I see Josh Rotham has been pulled into line and named on the Eagles reserves list in the budget. Money talks.

What's the go with new lights they are shit..

Dark on the outer side 

Well done to both teams who put on a fabulous spectacle for a great crowd. What a way to start the WAFL season, the atmosphere looked great watching it on the AFL site.  West Perth showed a lot of character to fight back when for long periods in the last quarter it looked like Claremont would hang on. Glad to see that Knott kicks freak goals against opposition other than Swans 

A good crowd of about 4,000 turned out to watch this game apparently. On what is a lovely evening outside.
With the forecasted fine weather over the remainder of the weekend, hopefully the other matches can be as equally attended or bettered.

Mossstreetshark83 wrote:

What's the go with new lights they are shit..

Dark on the outer side 

Totally agree. I was there and the lights were shite. Lift your lux

Synergy is probably one of their creditors that got diddly squat so they've put them on candle power after 6pm.

Why did the last quarter go for 35 mins?  Ridiculous. Way too long. 

DD wrote:

I see Josh Rotham has been pulled into line and named on the Eagles reserves list in the budget. Money talks.

I think you are very confused. Josh Rotham is on the Eagles Afl list.
I think you are meaning his brother Sam who used to work for The Eagles in admin and played for West Perth.
He has decided to play ammos than be forced to play for the Beagles in the wafl