Sam Berry posted 19 tackles in a single match for Western Suburbs Walkabout — the kind of number that crashes the spreadsheet. The last AFL player to better it was Rory Laird with 20 for the Pirates in Round 18 of 2022. Berry’s effort in DDHP terms is closer to Tony Lockett kicking 16 against Fitzroy in 1987 than it is to a normal good week — a once-a-decade outlier that everyone will remember, and that the loser will pretend not to. Western Suburbs put up 283 in the process. The Cheats are back on top, edging out the Boner in a tight one with Ned Long’s 54 from the tackle slot the difference. Coolbellup Cazzu Grandes finally got a win after weeks of looking like Otis trying to find a tag team partner — present, capable, mysteriously not winning matches. Elliot Yeo’s 66 in the tackle slot did the damage against Sainta’s Sinners. Fabulous Phils continue to struggle, beaten by South East Suburban Flannie despite Nick Daicos turning up. The Pirates accounted for Corio Bayside in a quietly important result — Brodie Grundy and Andrew Brayshaw doing what they do, and Corio’s grip on the top end of the ladder loosening with it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​