TO SAY that the Falcons got out of jail at HBF Arena on Monday would be an understatement. At the 22-minute mark they trailed by 26 points and looked well and truly out of it. Even Bill Monaghan admitted that the coaches had turned off their computers and were discussing how to get the team up for the game next Saturday. But in a remarkable turn of events West Perth had the last eight scoring shots of the game, kicked the last five goals and pulled off an improbable seven-point victory.

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WEST Perth pulled off a remarkable comeback victory from being 26 points down entering time-on of the final quarter to kick the last five goals of the game to beat Swan Districts by seven points in the Anzac Round clash at HBF Arena.

The Falcons appeared headed for a loss when Swans led by 26 points following Matt Rogers' second goal of the last quarter and time was beginning to run out.

However, West Perth wasn’t about to give up and Luke Meadows made the margin 20 points, Matt Fowler brought it back to 14, Kris Shannon made it seven, Jay van Berlo made it one and then after scores were tied up, Fowler kicked the match winner.

That capped off a remarkable 10 minutes with five goals for West Perth to record the stunning 12.12 (84) to 12.5 (77) victory in front of a crowd of more than 3000 people at HBF Arena.

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WEST Perth and Swan Districts have now locked in to become traditional Anzac Day weekend rivals, generally have precious little separating and deliver some of the more fascinating WAFL battles of any season, and there's every reason to expect something similar this Monday at HBF Arena.

The Falcons and Swans clash for a third successive Anzac Day weekend this Monday at Joondalup's HBF Arena and with both teams entering coming off a loss, and with identical 2-2 records, it again shapes as a fascinating contest.

West Perth started the season with a disappointing loss to South Fremantle but then bounced back handing Peel its only loss of the season and then thrashing Perth before losing to Subiaco a fortnight ago despite holding the reigning premiers to a scoreless opening quarter at Medibank Stadium.

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he discusses his reaction to the loss to Subiaco, the 16-day break before playing on Anzac Day Monday and offers his thoughts on Swan Districts as an opponent.

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OBVIOUSLY it's a big game for us this week with both sides currently sitting at 2-2 when we take on Swan Districts at HBF Arena on the Anzac Day public holiday.

But importantly it's a chance to get back to playing the way we want to play as we were disappointed with the way we went about it after quarter-time of our last game against Subiaco, so we feel like we have a few things to rectify from that game that was seems like it was forever ago now.

We have a great rivalry with Swans that has developed over the years where many close games have taken place. I guess both clubs are extremely competitive and proud with loyal supporters and we always seem to match up fairly evenly so it's no surprise most games between us are decided by a goal or two.

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FOOTBALL at WAFL level presents challenges every week for our playing group. Getting over little injuries or sore spots in order to prove match fitness, creating strategies for our opposition and the unknown wait for team selection all present obstacles for the boys to work through.

We now face the challenge of negotiating a 16-day break from the loss against Subiaco until our next game against Swan Districts. 

Whilst it is a good opportunity to freshen up the body and the mind, we still need to put in the work to maintain our levels of fitness and work on our game plan. Fortunately we have a very driven group and I’m confident the time off won’t be to our detriment.

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WEST Perth premiership coach Bill Monaghan will be conducting a weekly question and answer segment for the club's website. Here he discusses the loss to Subiaco and the build up to the Anzac Day Monday clash with Swan Districts after the bye.

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WEST Perth dominated the first quarter against Subiaco at Medibank Stadium on Saturday but couldn’t keep it going eventually losing by 17 points despite a best on ground display again by Shane Nelson.

The Falcons were outstanding against the Lions in the twilight fixture at Leederville kicking 4.4 to no score in the opening quarter, but they managed only two more goals the rest of the evening with the Lions running out 9.11 (65) to 6.12 (48) winners.

The result means that West Perth now enters the bye with a 2-2 record after the opening four rounds of the season with losses to top two teams South Fremantle and Subiaco, and wins over Peel Thunder and Perth.

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I IMAGINE that on previous occasions teams have been held scoreless in the first quarter and still won and that is exactly what happened at Medibank Stadium on Saturday.

West Perth dominated the first quarter to kick 4.4 and hold Subiaco scoreless but it wasn’t enough to set up victory. The Lions fought back to record a 17-point victory in the twilight match.

The game against the Lions was senior coach Bill Monaghan’s 134th in charge of the Falcons to make him the longest serving West Perth coach. Congratulations to Bill on this wonderful achievement that boasts a premiership in 2013. Read More [+]

PREMIERSHIP coach Bill Monaghan wrote himself into the history books on Saturday night by being in charge for a 134th time making him the longest-serving coach in the history of the West Perth Football Club.

Monaghan has been senior coach at West Perth since 2009 and now on Saturday night by leading the Falcons into battle against reigning premiers Subiaco at Leederville's Medibank Stadium, he coached the club for a record 134rd time.

That sees him overtake the legendary Stan 'Pops' Heal who coached West Perth for 133 matches between 1947-52 during which time he was captain-coach for the premierships of 1949 and 1951.

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