ROUND 6: Perth v West Perth Match Review

Perth came into Saturday's game undefeated this season and with plenty of momentum behind them, but West Perth remains the one side they can't overcome with the Falcons winning their 16th straight match over the Demons.

Perth has been the story of the WAFL season to date having won its opening five matches to set themselves up for a genuine crack at a first finals appearance since 1997.

But the State Game break might not have come at an ideal time for the Demons, breaking their momentum as they suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of a West Perth team that has now won two straight having lost its first four of 2019.

Perth did dominate the first quarter at Mineral Resources Park with eight scoring shots to two and three goals to two to lead by 11 points at quarter-time to appear on track to continue their momentum.

West Perth turned things around in the second term with five goals to two and that saw the Falcons take a five-point advantage heading into the main break.

The Falcons continued their momentum in the third term with another four goals to three before then dominating the final quarter with the only three goals to win the game, 14.7 (91) to 8.12 (60).

Not only did West Perth hand Perth its first loss of the season, but it's a 16th consecutive victory for the Falcons over the Demons. 

Corey Byrne was superb for Perth with 30 possessions, 10 tackles and two goals with Guy Langdon also booting two goals.

Brant Colledge also amassed 35 possessions for the Demons, Michael Sinclair 30, Matthew Taylor 27, Clint Jones 26, Cody Leggett 26 and Corey Yeo 22.

Summary