{"id":573113,"date":"2026-03-30T00:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/573113\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:27:13","slug":"weekend-footy-wrap-another-two-ws-for-was-afl-sides-waflw-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/573113\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Footy Wrap: Another two W’s for WA’s AFL sides, WAFLW kicks off"},"content":{"rendered":"

For about an 90 minutes on Sunday \u2013 until Melbourne launched a stunning comeback to beat Carlton \u2013 the two WA sides were both in the top eight.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t really mean much anymore, you can finish 10th and play finals, but it\u2019s still pretty cool.<\/p>\n

Jumper Punches is a weekly newsletter<\/a>\u00a0hitting your inbox every Monday with everything you need to know in WA football from the past weekend \u2013 including the AFL, WAFL, talent pathways and school football, written by Nick Rynne. You can sign up here\u00a0<\/a>to join a community of WA footy tragics.<\/p>\n

Here are just a few of the takeaways from last weekend:<\/p>\n

Treacy\u2019s sticky mitts<\/p>\n

The best hands since Wayne Carey. That\u2019s what David King had to say about Fremantle spearhead Josh Treacy after a 12-mark best on ground performance in the win over the Tigers.<\/p>\n

And based on the evidence on Saturday, it\u2019s hard to challenge that call.<\/p>\n

Playing in very ordinary conditions, Treacy clunked every ball that came his way, including one where he was being twisted sideways in the contest, but still managed to grab in cleanly. His goal-kicking radar was off early but he still finished with four majors for the second week in a row.<\/p>\n

If he\u2019s not the best forward in the competition at the moment, he\u2019s not far off.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credit: Daniel Carson\/AFL Photos<\/p>\n

West Coast Words<\/p>\n

This is a genuinely remarkable start to the season for the Eagles, better than any could have predicted.<\/p>\n

Tougher challenges will come \u2013 I am very worried about Port Adelaide \u2013 but the way they\u2019ve been able to fight back from an early deficit, reclaim the lead, then fight it out right until the final siren makes this the most encouraging fortnight the club has had in almost five years.<\/p>\n

There are veterans standing up \u2013 with Jake Waterman putting his Adelaide demons to bed with a commanding performance. But so much of their energy is coming from the youth.<\/p>\n

Harley Reid was phenomenal against the Power, Willem Duursma was right there with him, and Jobe Shanahan looks like he\u2019s developing into an even better version of Adam Hunter, playing forward and back as required and doing his job at a very high level.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credit: Sarah Reed\/AFL Photos<\/p>\n

Here comes Henry\u2019s Swans<\/p>\n

The ATCO WAFLW kicked off on the weekend with a round of upsets. There was none bigger than Swan Districts smacking Claremont \u2013 who have won three of the past four flags \u2013 by 41 points. Jaime Henry led the charge for the Black Ducks with 31 touches, 10 tackles, eight inside-50s and a goal and looks set for a massive year ahead.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credit: Jason Clark<\/p>\n

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