Build Up

Subiaco

Subiaco Football Club

The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle...

 had dominated the 2008 season, after twenty games of home and way football they had just one loss to their name. Swan Districts

Swan Districts Football Club

The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...

 had finished fourth at the end of the season and would have to beat two higher ranked opponents in South Fremantle

South Fremantle Football Club

The South Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club, based in Fremantle, Western Australia, playing in the West Australian Football League...

 and West Perth

West Perth Football Club

The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...

 to get to this match. The Lions were targeting their third straight WAFL

West Australian Football League

The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...

 flag, and their fourth in just five years. The game showcased numerous young players who were to be drafted in the upcoming 2008 AFL Draft

2008 AFL Draft

The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...

 including Nic Naitanui, Chris Yarran

Chris Yarran

Christopher "Chris" Yarran is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....

, Clancee Pearce

Clancee Pearce

Clancee Pearce is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League and the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League ....

, Todd Banfield

Todd Banfield

Todd Banfield is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions.He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' third selection in the 2008 National Draft...

, Daniel Rich

Daniel Rich

Daniel Rich is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions. He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection in the 2008 National Draft.-Pre-AFL career:...

, Adam Cockie

Adam Cockie

Adam Cockie is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League.- Football career :...

 and Greg Broughton

Greg Broughton

Greg Broughton is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League and the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League ....

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Match Summary

Swans started the game in superb style, as they had the run of the game early, starting with West Coast-listed player Tony Notte

Tony Notte

Tony Notte is an Australian rules footballer who played for West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was recruited from Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League with selection 20 in the 2007 AFL Draft. He made his AFL debut in Round 20, 2008 against the Melbourne...

 kicking the first goal in the opening minute of the game. The Underdogs continued to use the ball cleverly and take their chances throughout the opening quarter to open up a somewhat surprising sixteen point lead at quarter time.

In the second term the contest was much more tight and the Lions ferocity was beginning to take its toll on Swans. At half time Subiaco held a slender four point lead.

As the game progressed Swans began to break down across half forward and couldn’t find their way to goal enough times to counteract a potent Lions forward set up where WAFL leading goalkicker Brad Smith kicked six goals, Mapleston four and Phil Read

Phil Read (Footballer)

Phil Read is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club reserves in the Victorian Football League, formerly played for the AFL's West Coast Eagles and Melbourne Football Club.Read was educated at Wesley College, Perth....

and Shaun Hildebrandt three each.

Subiaco then went on in almost 'cruise control' to claim the Premiership.

	QT	HT	TQT	Final
Subiaco	3.5(23)	9.9(63)	15.13(103)	22.16(148)
Swan Districts	6.3(39)	9.5(59)	10.6(66)	14.7(91)

Attendance: 23,199 at Subiaco Oval