AFL Live East Perth Royals

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AFL selected East Perth as 18th team to begin 2011 season

AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou decided to promote East Perth from the WAFL into AFL as the 18th team over GWS and Tasmania. Andrew Demetriou commented, "I strongly felt that it's better to promote a historic team rather than create a franchise to keep up the history of Australian Rules Football along with other 17 great clubs."

East Perth decided to make preparations by signing Dean Cox, a ruckman, from West Coast to help the club with experience as a ruckman itself. In other AFL signing, Dylan Roberton was claimed off Fremantle to help out in the defense or the midfield.

At the time of the report, the playing list of the 2011 season:

Dean Cox (Ruckman) 93
Dylan Roberton (HBF) 69
Kyle Anderson (Ruckman) 65
Kayne Pettifer (HBF) 74
Graham Polak (CHB) 73
Mathew Seal (Wingman) 62
Donald Stirling (Centre) 60
Brendan Lee (Rover) 68

Probable Starting 18:
Sweet-?-?
Roberton-Polak-Pettifer
Seal-Stirling-?
Noakes- Prior (?) -?
Moss- Prior (?) -?
Cox-?-Lee

Interchange: Anderson, Travers, ?
Substitute: Wulff
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Re: [AFL Live 2011] East Perth Royals

More Promotions for East Perth's AFL Squad from WAFL Squad

East Perth decided to promote six players from the 2010 WAFL season's squad in order to help the team with a mix of experience and youth players:

Garry Moss (Forward Pocket) 70
Ben Noakes (HFF) 70
Adam Prior (CHF/FF) 64
Patrick Travers (HBF) 69
Aaron Sweet (Back Pocket) 71
Craig Wulff (HBF) 69

The playing lineup is updated...