Pressure is a guaranteed commodity in AFL football. And internal pressure is probably a factor in West Coast winning successive games and finding a degree of consistency in their football.

While the team has racked up victories against Hawthorn and Melbourne in the past fortnight, individuals are also aware of the form of a number of players in the WAFL.

At the head of that list, ensuring his name is discussed at match committee, is key forward Ashley Hansen who kicked his third successive seven-goal bag for Swan Districts, giving him 26 goals in the past four weeks.

Also applying some heat is experienced utility player Sam Butler, who had it 28 times for Perth in a losing effort against West Perth, while Ashley Smith with also under notice for the Demons with 21 touches and eight marks.

Other forwards who performed strongly were Tony Notte, who kicked three goals for Swans and worked nicely in tandem with Hansen, while Callum Wilson kicked another five goals for South Fremantle and is approaching the form that commanded a call-up from the rookie list last year.

Beau Wilkes maintained his consistency at both ends of the ground for Claremont while Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls continues to build at East Perth.      

West Perth v Perth

Sam Butler
His ability to read the play and run to space enabled him to be an important link man for his team. He made good position to receive the ball from teammates and then used it effectively by hand or foot  His handball was good in close and his short kicks often hit the target. Accumulated 28 possessions in an outstanding performance.

Ashley Smith
Apart from a quiet second quarter, he ran hard throughout and showed a liking for the contest. His ground level work was good and he worked hard around the contested ball. He was prepared to run hard to get to contests and racked up 21 possessions, with eight marks.

Will Sullivan
Utilised off the interchange bench, he did some good work at the hit outs with some effective ruck knocks. Sullivan took five marks for the match, four in the first half and one in the second half.

Swan Districts v Peel

Ashley Hansen
Another outstanding performance from a player in great touxch. Kicked 7.5 to give him 26 goals from the past four matches and took 16 marks for the game. He could easily have reached double figures, but is doing everything possible at the next level.

Tony Notte
Starting to find touch, Notte played forward deep and had a stint in the ruck. Combined well again with Hansen in the forward 50 and his attack on the ball was impressive. His forward line pressure, where his chasing and tackling were under notice, was effective and he kicked three goal.

Jordan Jones
Jones played through the midfield and also across half-back. He distributed the ball effectively, worked hard in a contested ball situation and was among his side’s best players. Continuing to build on his impact in games and is growing in confidence.

Subiaco v South Fremantle

Callum Wilson
Another of the key forwards on the West Coast list pushing hard for an AFL call-up. Continues to build on his form and produced a terrific effort against Subiaco. Led with purpose up ground, hitting contest hard. He took some strong marks outside 50 and racked up 12 for the game, allowing him to kick a five-goal haul.

Adam Cockie
Continues to work hard for his side and aside from 22 possessions provided six quality tackles, ensuring pressure was at its maximum when he was involved in the contest. Also finished off his work with two goals, but kicked points as well - a couple of which should have been converted.

Claremont v East Perth

Lewis Broome (reserves)
Had only had one shot on goal, but his defensive pressure and tackling were good.

Gerrick Weedon
Weedon will benefit from his first run in senior football, where he struggled to have a significant impact on the game, other than kicking one nice snap-shot goal. 
Beau Wilkes
After dominating at centre-half-back with a 10-possession opening term, East Perth attempted to drag him out of the game. He also spent short periods in the forward line. A feature of his game was his ball use - he kicked particularly well on both sides of his body.

Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls
Oakley-Nicholls played across half-forward and was at his best with a seven-possession third quarter. He used the ball well and had seven inside 50’s for the game.