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IT might have not been the finish to the 2019 WAFL season Swan Districts was hoping for with a 106-point loss to Claremont, but it shouldn’t take away from the blocks built for the future this year.
Swans came into Saturday's game not without hope of causing an upset to end the season as well and even avoid the wooden spoon despite taking on a finals bound Claremont at Claremont Oval.
Swan Districts had won two of its past three matches to come into the clash with a degree of momentum, but it ended up a tough afternoon with the Tigers roaring into the finals with the 23.6 (144) to 5.8 (38) win on home soil.
SWAN Districts is finishing the season with some improved form and now could even still avoid the wooden spoon for 2019 with a victory against Claremont at Claremont Oval on Saturday.
Following a seven-game losing streak that appeared to have Swans anchored to the bottom of the ladder, the black-and-whites snapped that run against West Coast back in Round 17.
Then following a loss to Subiaco in Round 18, Swans again won last Saturday against Peel Thunder in the last game of the season on home soil at Steel Blue Oval.
Swan Districts Football Club farewells club champion David Ellard. The co-captain announced his retirement to the playing group last night.
THE future continues to look bright for Swan Districts with an increasingly youthful team winning a second game in three weeks to end the finals hopes of Peel Thunder on Saturday while also remaining a chance to avoid the wooden spoon.
In a low-scoring affair, Swan Districts kicked four goals to two in the second half against Peel on Saturday at Steel Blue Oval to make it two wins from the past three matches, winning 7.6 (48) to 6.8 (44).
There was plenty to like from a Swan Districts team especially considering the youth in the group to beat a team with nine AFL-listed players along two former Essendon stalwarts, and a couple of Thunder stars destined for the AFL.
SWAN Districts ensured it will enter the WAFL Women's finals in fine form making it a third straight victory and an emphatic one at that beating Peel Thunder by 68 points in Mandurah on Saturday.
Swan Districts ensured it will enter the WAFLW finals in some ominous form following a commanding 68-point victory against Peel Thunder on Saturday.
Swan Districts has the bye in the final round of the round WAFLW season but put in a tremendous showing on Saturday at Mandurah's David Grays Arena to come away with the 11.9 (75) to 1.1 (7) victory.
SWAN Districts runs out onto Steel Blue Oval for the last time in 2019 on Saturday afternoon against Peel Thunder and the black-and-whites have the chance to both hold out hope of avoiding the wooden spoon and ending Peel's season in the process.
Swans are back to Steel Blue Oval on Saturday afternoon and while it might appear there's not a lot to play for, there's plenty of motivation for the black-and-whites players especially to try and send off the home fans on a pleasing note and to continue to try and finish off the season with momentum.
Swan Districts could also avoid the wooden spoon for 2019 by winning its last two matches so while that remains a possibility, it's worth aiming for.
SWAN Districts plays its last game of the 2019 WAFL Women's season in Mandurah on Saturday and having lost last time u against Peel Thunder, they can't afford another slip as they try to at least finish this weekend in second position.
Swan Districts wouldn’t have forgotten that it is the only team to have lost to Peel in this WAFLW season entering Saturday's clash at David Grays Arena, but this is a vastly different black-and-white outfit.
Swans come into Saturday's game in good form coming off the win against East Fremantle last Sunday and now a win on Saturday against Peel and they could rise to second spot on the WAFLW ladder ahead of the final round bye.
SWAN Districts kept their top two prospects alive in the inaugural WAFL Women's season after an impressive six-point victory against East Fremantle on Sunday.
Swan Districts' women headed to East Fremantle's New Choice Homes Park on Sunday needing to beat the second placed Sharks to remain a top two prospects and to stay in third position, and they were able to get the job done.
Swans ended up kicking five goals to one in the second half in an impressive performance to win 7.2 (44) to 5.8 (38).
KICKING just the one goal in the first half was never going to be enough for Swan Districts against Subiaco on Saturday at Leederville Oval, but to Swans' credit, they continued to fight and ended up outscoring the Lions in the second half.
Swan Districts were coming into the clash with Subiaco on a high coming off a drought breaking win against the West Coast Eagles last Saturday at Steel Blue Oval.
But taking on Subiaco was a whole other thing with the Lions having locked away a fifth consecutive minor premiership. Then the Lions kicked 10 goals to one in the first half on Saturday at Leederville Oval to set up the eventual 62-point victory.