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It's a good time of the year folks, September! Everybody loves September, the flowers are blooming, the sun is becoming more frequent and it's finals football time. This weekend in September sees us enter the penultimate game of the season and what an exciting 3 games in B Grade Football we have in store. The colts match promises to be an exciting affair (more on that later) and the Reserve and League games could go either way, with the underdogs in both games capable of causing an upset, will they? Well I doubt it, but a two horse race, anything can happen.

The Awards have been handed out in B Grade. Well done to Aaron Sweet from Stirling who took out the WAAFL B Grade Fairest and Best. Gavin Munt took home the B Grade Goal Kicking and MrM won the award for most glasses of Red Wine consumed in 6 hours on Monday night at Crown. MrM enjoyed catching up with many fans, especially the Collegians table, does anybody have the number for "Chippa?" I owe him an apology, as apparently he is threatening to leave football, after his 3 touch effort in Round 18, stick at it Chippa, MrM sees a bright future for you.

I hope Wembley have been to see big Tony this week and stocked up on hot chips ready for a big weekend at their ground, not just hot chips, but salads too, I hear some people like eating salads. The Innaloo store isn't too far away so no excuses, MrM may even grace the mighty Pat Goodridge with my presence, just too see if they have done the right thing.

Before we start the games, we will notice a change. Apparently Kingsway in the colts played an ineligible player and have had the result of the game on the weekend overturned gifting Whitford a victory. Playing an ineligible player at this stage of the season is inexcusable. If it was pure negligence or just blatant cheating it's still the same in my eyes and obviously the WAAFL eyes, so you receive no sympathy from MrM.

Games @Pat Goodridge Reserve

Drew Banfield Colts

Wembley v Whitford

Previous meetings this season
Wembley 16.7 (103) defeated Whitford 7.5 (47)
Wembley 3.6 (24) defeated by Whitford 10.8 (68)

Wembley were blown off the park by a much better Collegians side last weekend and will need to improve if they want to win here. They have been one of the better colts sides all season so I'm sure they are good enough to come back here. Whitford earned a reprieve last weekend and should feel thankful, because really they weren't up too scratch last week. Can they turn that around and get a surprise win? MrM thinks they won't, but check Wembley's team sheet just in case of a loss.
Wembley by 4 goals

Reserves

Whitford v Swan Athletic

Previous meetings this season
Whitford 2.8 (20) defeated by Swan Athletic 16.7 (103)
Whitford 10.6 (66) defeated Swan Athletic 6.8 (44)

Whitford suffered a heartbreaking one point extra time loss to Scarborough past weekend and will have to regroup here in the hope of rectifying the result in a weeks time. Swan Ath were very good last weekend in there win and will be out to keep up that same form. It should be a good quality Reserves game and it will be closer than either of those previous two results were. Swan Ath to cause an upset of sorts.
Swan Athletic by 2 goals

League

Wembley v Hamersley Carine MOTR

Previous meetings this season
Wembley 15.13 (103) defeated Hamersley Carine 12.7 (79)
Wembley 16.10 (106) defeated Hamersley Carine 8.7 (57)

A tough choice given the other finals could go either way and MrM thinks this could be a blowout, but MrM has been proven to be wrong so I have awarded this Match Of The Round. Looking at the previous results, Hamersley clearly have a job ahead of them stopping Wembley scoring.

Wembley will be disappointed after last weekends result given they had played very good football in the last 10 weeks. If the strong forward line of Wembley gets a chance early here they will be hard to stop. Hamersley have played very good football the past two weeks and should take great confidence into this final after already winning two. They too will look to get there bog forward line in the game early on. The midfield battle will be where this game is win and lost. Both sides have giant ruckman who can deliver the ball to the midfielders, but it's how they use it. It should be a good game, but I can see Wembley being too good here.
Wembley by 3 goals

It should be a good weekend weather wise with the rain looking like it will hold off, hopefully for the game with light showers forecast. Good luck to all sides this weekend. MrM will probably go out and get Robert Allenby'd on Friday night, so look out Perth.

Great write up Mr M, I am extremely happy that the Roos got knocked out in straight sets due to the fact we will continue to be entertained by you each week next year.
Wembley to win and get in to the big dance against a very strong collegians Colts side, given that the Blues had up to 6 of these boys playing League each week I cant see them losing next week. The hurt after last years GF loss will provide enough fire in the belly to get the W.

Swan Ath to get over Whitford in a close one. I don't know how Wembley's reserve side mucked this one up, They should be playing in a GF next week and will be filthy.

Wembley to get over HC in the big one setting up for a mouth watering fixture next weekend.

Good Luck to All

Reserves
Whitford v Swan Athletic
No one deserves to lose a final by 1 point! Whitties to have another crack next week.
Whitties by < 2gls

League
Wembley v Hamersley Carine
You are correct Mr M Wembley's strong forward line will be the difference. Both Wembley & Scabs deserving of their A Grade return in 2016.
Wembley by > 3gls

I enjoyed catching up with you on monday MrM. You're always good for a bit of banter

From the limited info I have heard in regards to the Kingsway colts, they played a kid who pretty much played every game for a WAFL club. Sounds like the coach did the dodge and listed him on games it would have been impossible for him to play in order to "qualify" him for finals. He dominated the game through the middle and kicked a few goals.

Feel real sorry for the kid and the entire Kingsway team to have been put in that position by their coach.

Bit of chatter about Kingsway colts at the Awards dinner on Monday night.
Apparently the player involved was a permit player from Subiaco and had only played 3 qualifying games that counted at Kingsway. They included the kid in two team sheets that they submitted when they had byes and the kid also played Subi colts the night before making him ineligle to play on the Saturday...I'd say that's pretty close to blatantly cheating Mr M?

The Riddler I can't say I'm as pleased as you are, but I'll be back.

King Pig, I was told you weren't in attendance. Have I been fooled, in fact we were going to call you. But then again, were Collegians really chatting to the real MrM? I did notice a few Collegians boys being politely asked the remove themselves from the Casion about 1am...

Unholytugboat, very silly indeed. I might have a look for myself and see if we can notice the player. The coach should be stood down indefinitely for that type of behaviour. Especially when I know of Whitfords people who are or have been involved at Subiaco (if the player was from Subi), so why would they try such a thing is totally beyond me.

Redlegs, any type of cheating, is cheating. To bad, so sad. Rules are rules. And the rules are pretty clear.

A quick check indicates you're right Redlegs.
They get no sympathy from MrM.

Funny how the bloke from Whitfords who is running around gloating about uncovering what was an internal error by a volunteer at the club is the same bloke who played a Kingsway player under an assumed name for Whitfords colts last year when Subi had a bye and Whitfords were short.

FYI the coaching staff actually queried the list that came out from the Ammos regarding qualification and were told all was OK so to blame any of the players or the coach is based on unfounded info

Also the coach had to tell 6 players on Thursday night that they wern't in the 25 so it seems silly to willingly play a player not qualified in front of a qualified player

The wash up is that the Colts season is over prematurely in which the coaches and players had done nothing wrong. To be labelled cheats is a very harsh assessment on a group of young men who were just playing footy

It took me 2 minutes to find the player in question and do a check to to see if things matched up, and I had no idea who I was looking for, but was easy to follow and find. .
Playing a WAFL match the night before is fine, but he had a good game, so surely he would t have needed to play again. Then a week later Kingway Colts had a bye, was named on a team sheet, probably to qualify guys for finals, which I have no problem with (according to Sporting Pulse) but played for Subiaco the same day.

So as I said, whether it be accidental or on purpose it's the same thing in my eyes. Claiming negligence is not a good defence. I never said the players were cheats, they did nothing wrong.
If you want to blame the WAAFL for giving Kingsway bad info, then that's fine.