Round 15 Men’s Preview v South Fremantle

Swan Districts have won their last two WAFL Men’s matches and now can stay in the finals hunt by making it three straight when they take on the reigning premiers South Fremantle on Saturday.

The Swans will be playing the Bulldogs at Fremantle Community Bank Oval this Saturday afternoon at 2:30pm and there’s plenty on the line for both teams who are looking to make it three wins in-a-row.

Swan Districts have won their past two games against West Perth and East Perth to keep their finals hopes alive sitting in eighth place at 5-8 but just two games back from the fifth placed Royals.

South Fremantle, meanwhile, have won their past couple against Subiaco and Claremont to be in fourth position coming into Round 15 with an 8-5 record but just percentage out of second spot.

Swan Districts did win three straight matches against South Fremantle back during the 2023 and 2024 seasons before the teams played out a draw in Round 17, 2024.

Since then, it has been the Bulldogs with the better of the recent contests with winning the past three matches including by 45 points in the opening round this year at Steel Blue Oval.

In that game, Jackson McLachlan and Jiah Reidy both kicked two goals for Swan Districts while captain Jesse Turner racked up 39 possessions, Josh Cipro 24, Max Chipper 23, Clint Hinchliffe 22, Zane Trew 21 and McLachlan 21.

Swan Districts ruckman Lucas Impey took the challenge right up to Scott Jones in the win over East Perth last week. He has another big test against Hamish Free this week from South Fremantle and is just looking for his team to continue their momentum.

“We just look at it as another opportunity to get better and obviously they won it last year and they’re a really good side pushing for finals again,” Impey said.

“So we just go into the game trying to execute the game plan that Pruey will come up with and try to walk away with the four points.

“If we just go in there and compete, and show that we’ve gotten better from the week before, then that will be good as well.”

Swan Districts are on the hurt for a third consecutive victory with Otis Harvey, Jackson McLachlan, Tom Smith and Leo Steed into the side from the one that beat East Perth last Saturday.

Going out for the Swans are Harley Cummings, Will Collins, Jarvis Pina and Max Chipper.

South Fremantle are also looking to make it three wins in-a-row and welcome back dual premiership player Tom Blechynden along with Max Thomas ahead of facing Swan Districts on Saturday.

Going out for the Bulldogs are Cooper Clarke-Dehring and the suspended Jordan Boullineau.

The day’s action will get underway on Saturday morning at Fremantle Community Bank Oval with the Colts contest where Swan Districts take on South Fremantle from 9:15am.

South Fremantle are fresh off beating Claremont by 29 points last week while Swan Districts won a one-point thriller against East Perth.

Those wins mean that coming into Saturday morning’s Round 15 match up that South Fremantle remain on top of the Colts ladder with a 10-2 record while Swan Districts are 4-7 and sitting in fifth place.

Next up is the Reserves clash also at Fremantle Community Bank Oval and that will get underway at 11:45am with South Fremantle at home and sitting in seventh position with a 5-7 record while Swan Districts hold a perfect 11-0 record to be four games clear in first place.

Swans are fresh off beating East Perth by 14 points last Saturday at Steel Blue Oval while the Bulldogs will be looking to hit back from a 30-point loss on the road to Claremont.