WAFL 2025: South Fremantle smash Subiaco for biggest loss since 2012 by 103 points

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WAFL 2025: South Fremantle smash Subiaco for biggest loss since 2012 by 103 points

South Fremantle have picked the bones of a hapless Subiaco clean in a 103-point mauling at Community Bank Oval on Saturday, the Lions’ largest defeat since 2012.

Trey Ruscoe and Brandon Donaldson outscored the Lions on their own with five and four goals, respectively, while Dylan Main was just one point short of doing the same with three goals in the embarrassing display.

Subiaco barely released a whimper as they were hunted out of the game.

Matt Parker took little notice of the pouring rain, his classy ball use defying an otherwise uninspiring contest as he collected 28 touches.

He also could have had five goals had he kicked straight, but ended with one to complement another from Jake Florenca, who also produced 34 disposals, five tackles and seven clearances.

Henry Berenger was a silver lining for the Lions, stopping Ruscoe kicking any majors for the best part of two and half quarters in the 18.14 (122) to 2.7 (19) smashing.

Half of Ruscoe’s six first-quarter touches came with goals, the electric small forward constantly free inside 50 as the Bulldogs booted the first five majors.

Taj Schofield, who was Subiaco’s best on the day, opened the scoring for WA a week ago and provided the same for the Lions to avoid a goalless first term.

Camera IconSouth Fremantle defender Noah Strom gets a handball out of traffic. Credit: Jack Foley/JACK FOLEY

A quarter-time downpour killed any chance of a free-flowing contest, but Subiaco relished the tight spaces, staling South Fremantle’s scoring.

However, they couldn’t deny Parker, who snapped a classy goal on the run just after a miraculous flying shot from the boundary thundered into the post.

The Lions’ lack of method leaving defence left them helpless to the ruthless hunt of the home side who were almost toying with the opposition.

The only thing heavier than the Dogs’ onslaught was the rain, forcing fans to huddle in behind the goals to find cover.

It was more of the same in the second half as Subiaco failed to respond in any meaningful way, inside 50s blowing out to 57-36 in the home team’s favour.

Inaccuracy with a slippery ball was the only barrier to a massacre; the day summed up as the Lions’ late call-up Richard Bartlett was smashed in the face by the ball, stopping a goal after it was soccered by a teammate.

Hamish Free remained a domineering figure in the middle, claiming ascendancy with 60 hitouts in the ruck as well as winning five clearances.

SCOREBOARD

SOUTH FREMANTLE 5.2, 8.8, 11.12, 18.14 (122)

SUBIACO 1.2, 1.2, 2.4, 2.7 (19)

Goals – SOUTH FREMANTLE: T Ruscoe 5 Donaldson 4 D Main 3 J Florenca B M Parker A Drage I Winder T Blechynden J Jones SUBIACO: T Schofield R Bartlett

Best – SOUTH FREMANTLE: M Parker J Florenca H Free B Donaldson T Ruscoe SUBIACO: T Schofield L Hickmott G Clark H Berenger

Injuries – SOUTH FREMANTLE: Nil SUBIACO: Archer May a late out for Richard Bartlett

Umpires: R McCaw M Forsyth B Evans. CROWD: 1540 at Fremantle Community Bank Oval.

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