Beckett helps weather Storm

The South West Football League’s dominance of women’s football in WA continued after they recorded an emphatic 4.7 (31) to 0.1 (1) win over the Great Southern in the women’s grand final at Arena Joondalup on Friday. It was a trademark performance by a polished unit who were never seriously challenged across the carnival. They went through the entire campaign undefeated and conceded only a miserly 13 points across all five matches. With no shortage of talent or depth at his disposal, SWFL coach Maxwell Jetta was able to freely rotate his players across a variety of positions — and regardless of where they were on the ground, they delivered for him. Despite showing plenty of endeavour leading up to the grand final, the Storm were no match for the South West, who put the game beyond doubt late in the first half. In a memorable year for her at both club and representative level, Busselton’s Beth Beckett was awarded best on ground in the grand final win. All-Stars (SWFL) Charli Wicksteed (South Bunbury), Trinity Brown (Eaton Boomers), Beth Beckett (Busselton), Rachel Shepherd (Harvey Bulls), Sophie Proudfoot (Bunbury), Mia Dronow (Busselton), Bethany Bond (South Bunbury), coach Maxwell Jetta (South Bunbury).