A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Aaron Black's latest offering.

IT HAS been a pretty tough and frustrating year for us. We've been very inconsistent with our form and that's disappointing because when we play well we are pretty much unbeatable, but this year when we've played poorly we have played very poorly.

That is frustrating because we know how well we can play when we are on top of everything and playing to our game style. There has been some good things to come out of the season, though, especially with the young group coming through who have had the chance to show that they can play senior towards the end of the year.

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WEST Perth might not be a chance of making the finals coming off winning last year's premiership, but a win on Saturday and the Falcons will not only end Claremont's finals hopes, but also replace the Tigers in fifth position on the ladder.

Without question, West Perth will be wanting to finish the 2014 season off on a high note and having won a tight battle with Peel last Saturday in Mandurah, another win over Claremont on Saturday with Perth to come in the final round could see the Falcons do that.

West Perth will also want to play well to see off retiring stars Dan Hunt and Anthony Tsalikis in the final two matches of their decorated careers with youngsters Kris Shannon, Luke Meadows, Max Alexander, Mitch van Berlo, Ben King and Brayden Antonio all looking to continue to impress.

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ANTHONY Tsalikis has two matches left of a remarkable career that should see him end as West Perth's third most prolific goalkicker and it has been a remarkable journey considering he almost never played the game, and could have easily said it was all too hard due to work commitments.

Coming from a European background, Tsalikis grew up playing the round ball game and that's certainly the direction his father wanted him to continue to head in, but showing some good signs in junior football changed everything when he was a 16-year-old.

After his performances for Ocean Ridge, he was asked to come down to join the West Perth colts and has been with the club ever since.

Tsalikis is now a five-time West Perth leading goalkicker and likely will make it six in 2014 and has played 188 matches, represented Western Australia and kicked 332 goals to be equal third on the all-time list at the Falcons.

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A WEST Perth premiership player will be writing a column for the club's website every week of the 2014 WAFL season. This week's edition is Rohan Kerr's latest offering as he conducts a Q and A segment.

QUESTION: Hi Rohan, I was wondering what you rate higher in your own form, kicking multiple goals or 30+ touches? (Johnny Daley)
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The Preliminary Finals see South Fremantle and Claremont fight it out as they both play off to secure their spot in the ‘Rogers Cup’ Grand Final against Peel.

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Can't get to Melbourne this year however want to experience all the magic of the AFL Grand Final? Our good friends at Joondalup Resort have offered members of the West Perth Football Club a significant discount on tickets at their VIP Experience, hosted by AFL legend John Worsfold.

Enjoy pre-game Q & A and half time commentary with John Worsfold, and the fun of games, prizes and silent auction supporting the day. Watch the game on Read More [+]

THE game might have never reached any great heights but West Perth did enough to beat Peel Thunder by nine points in Mandurah on Saturday on the back of strong performances from emerging players grabbing their opportunities.

West Perth's hopes of making finals for 2014 were over heading into the clash at Bendigo Bank Stadium with a Peel team in second last spot on the ladder meaning that neither side had much to play for in the third last round of the season and with no finals prospects.

The result was a contest between two teams that played as though they didn’t deserve to be playing finals as well, but in the end West Perth went on a four-goal run in the third quarter to set up the eventual 9.14 (68) to 8.11 (59) victory.

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A YOUTHFUL West Perth side showed true grit holding off Peel Thunder at Bendigo Bank Stadium on Saturday. Peel had 13 AFL-listed players while the Falcons played seven players who have 20 games or less of experience. The young players stepped up to the plate and showed that, even though this season has been disappointing, there is much to look forward to.

As the final scores indicate it was a tight and hard fought contest all day. The Falcons were on the board at the three-minute mark when Steven Browne took possession 50 metres out and split the middle. The quarter was a real arm-wrestle from here but it was Peel who had the best of it by kicking two goals to take the lead. The first was a long kick by former Falcon, Kepler Bradley, and the next went to big man Michael Apeness who marked strongly all day. The West Perth defence did a terrific job against much bigger opponents. At the 28-minute mark Ray Bartholomew tied the scores up when he bounced one through from outside 50. 'Razor' played across half back for much of the game and had an impact. At the first change scores were all tied up with each side scoring 2.1 (13).

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THE West Perth Football Club will lose two of its very best players at either end of the ground to retirement at the end of the 2014 WAFL season with Anthony Tsalikis and Dan Hunt calling time on their outstanding careers with the Falcons.

Tsalikis and Hunt have been mainstays of the West Perth line-up for the past 10 years now with both passing the 150-game barrier to become life members of the club and holding down crucial roles at either end of the ground.

Tsalikis will finish his career as West Perth's third largest goalscorer with him leading the club's goalkicking tally five times and while Hunt might have kicked just two goals in a decade, he has been outstanding in key defensive roles and continues to be one of the best defenders in the WAFL.

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WEST Perth might no longer be able to make finals for 2014 but can still finish off the WAFL season strongly with three road wins starting this Saturday against Peel Thunder at Mandurah's Bendigo Bank Stadium.

West Perth has never quite been able to build any momentum this season coming off winning last year's premiership.

Despite that, a 56-point win at home over Swan Districts two weeks ago suddenly meant that the Falcons were still at least some shot of playing finals if they could win their final four matches with East Fremantle losing all of theirs.

However, those hopes were quickly ended last Saturday when East Fremantle beat West Perth by 17 points at HBF Arena.

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