SAMMY Butler is back!! The premiership midfielder got through his first match in a long time, despite being as nervous as he had ever been for a game of footy. In more good news, premiership centre half-forward Ash Hansen made the most of playing in a dominant team by kicking half-a-dozen for the Swans as they rolled over Perth.

Subiaco roll on. No surprises there, but the fact that they didn't allow West Perth to kick goals in three quarters was amazing. The Falcons did kick five in the third, but none in the others, despite the efforts of Mark Seaby, the best big man on the ground. In six games, the Lions have now kicked 50 goals more than their opposition.

Subiaco 15.18 (108) d West Perth  5.7 (37)
Mark Seaby (WP): Played in the ruck in the first half on Newick and Adam Hay, and then played in the forward line the second half on Aidan Parker. Seaby was a good contributor for his team, his ruck work at stoppages, centre bounces and his forward play was encouraging. When playing in the forward line, Seaby was a good target for his teammates, took some strong marks and kicked two goals.

Mark Nicoski (S): Nicoski played at centre half-back and in a back pocket on Bradley and nullified his impact on the game. On a couple of occasions Bradley out positioned Nicoski to take a contested mark. Nicoski ran hard from defence and clearing kicks were a feature of his game.

Swan Districts 22.11 (143) d            Perth 15.20 (110)
Sam Butler (P reserves): Butler played on a wing and through the midfield and basically ran up and down the middle of the ground. Understandably, he was a little tentative early and disposal was slightly short of his standards, but improved in the second half. His positioning was good, although often not used by his teammates.

Will Sullivan (P): Played in the ruck opposed to Nick Natanui, which was a good duel. Sullivan had 15 hit outs to Natanui’s 24 and while Natanui had a greater impact on the game, some of Sullivan’s tap work was most impressive. He worked very hard and had some good second efforts. He had a short stint up forward in the third quarter and led out to take a good mark.

Scott Selwood (P): Selwood played on Chris Yarran in the back pocket in the first half and his opponent scored a couple of goals on him. Selwood started the third quarter on the interchange bench, coming on at the 11-minute mark and played the remainder of game at half-back on Garth Taylor and Andrew Krakouer. His attack on the ball and endeavour was much better.

Ashley Hansen (SD): The key to Hansen’s performance was his marking. He took several very strong contested marks. Although his first shot at goal was out on the full, he improved and his best goal was a long set shot kick from outside 50. Hansen covered a lot of ground, worked hard to get into the play and kicked six telling goals.

Tony Notte (SD): Notte struggled to have his usual impact. He rucked for small parts of the game and showed his talents with his tap work at centre bounces.

Ryan Davis (SD): Davis’ good form continued and he played with a strong physical presence and his ball use was good. Davis provided plenty of run from half-back and finished with a great goal after carrying the ball over the lines and taking on the opposition. Davis was opposed to Troy Cook and Mark Johnson and was able to break their tackles with his agility and strength.

Claremont 17.15 (117) lost to South Fremantle 19.11 (125)
James Thomson (Cl): Thomson tagged Brett Duffield all game, playing wing, midfield and half-back. He kept Duffield to three possessions in the first half and Duffield was taken from the ground for a while in the second quarter. While doing an excellent defensive role, Thomson also worked hard to get his own ball, used it well and was a key player for his team. Duffield kicked two goals and had eight possessions as Thomson dropped his intensity.

Eric Mackenzie (Cl): Mackenzie had a tough day at the office, starting the first quarter isolated on Paul Mugambwa at full-back and then later in the term played on Delmenico and Brenton Edwards. In the second quarter he spent time on the wing and half-back opposed to Black and Simon O’Keefe and had a greater impact on game, was more involved and used ball well. Mackenzie worked hard, did some good things and took some strong marks.

Beau Wilkes (Cl): Wilkes played the first half at centre half-back on Callum Wilson and did a very good job. He worked hard picking up 17 of his 23 possessions before the long break. He didn’t give Wilson much room to work in and was always looking to run off when he could. Started the third quarter at half-back on Samuel Hunt and was shifted onto Mugambwa in the third quarter and played on him at full-back until midway through the fourth quarter. He cut Mugambwa out of game but also was taken out of play. He finished the game at centre half-forward and in the ruck, showing his versatility.

Pat McGinnity (Cl): McGinnity started in the midfield on Toby McGrath, a good challenge for him but at the 11-minute mark of the first quarter McGrath strained a hamstring trying to chase McGinnity down. McGinnity spent a short time off the ground, then played at half-forward for the balance of game on Hayden North, Joshua Head and Andrew Siegert. He worked very hard and while he didn’t get a lot of possessions, did a good job defensively.

Lewis Stevenson (CL reserves): Played in the midfield and at times looked to have a defensive role behind the ball. He was really working within himself, though a couple of times he carried the ball, showed good skills and looked good. He finds space and skills are good.

Jaymie Graham (SF): Graham played the first half in key defensive positions on Anthony Jones and was a clear winner in the first half before Jones fought back in the second, kicking three goals. Graham then was moved to centre half-forward opposed to Warren and was moved into the ruck for the last 10 minutes of the game. He presented well at centre half-forward and was prominent in the ruck, playing a kick behind the play when the game was up for grabs.

Callum Wilson (SF): Wilson played first half at centre half-forward opposed to Beau Wilkes, kicked one goal but struggled generally to have an impact. In the second half he was shifted to full-back on Anthony Jones, and restricted him to just three possessions.