PSA footy round 7: Coen Livingstone, Adam De Masi, Darcy Alvaro, Blake Kelly, Liam Dey, Otis Harvey and more

There’s a three-way tie at the front of the race the Alcock Cup after seven rounds, with defending champs Scotch and fellow contender Hale both winning their Saturday games. Scotch and Hale joined idle Wesley with a 5-1 record after defeating Trinity and Guildford respectively. Two-time reigning premier Scotch had the most convincing win of the weekend, romping to a monster 21.10 (136) to 4.11 (35) triumph away from home. Exciting 2023 draft prospect Coen Livingstone, a 197cm ruck who’s part of West Coast’s Next Generation Academy, continued his brilliant PSA season with a three-goal performance which included 19 touches and 28 hit-outs. Livingstone made the State 18s squad but not the final team to face Claremont on a trial game on the same day. WA under-16s squad member Jaxon Douglas (four goals) stood tall at both ends of the ground, likewise with Ed Graham in a variety of roles, while Kalib Dempster-Park was prolific in the middle. Son of a gun Bailey Banfield, a 2023 father-son prospect for West Coast because his dad Drew played 100-plus games for the club, also stood out with four majors. Speedy midfielder Adam De Masi was one of the shining lights for Trinity, with ruckman Coby Perry competed well against Livingstone. Aquinas College took until late to kick away from an improved Guildford Grammar by 32 points - 10.11 (71) to 6.3 (39). It was only 11 points the margin at the 15-minute mark of the final term before Aquinas booted the last three goals of the match to secure their second win of the year at home. Captain Connor McDonald was again among Aquinas’ best, despite getting tagged, with Darcy Alvaro and Travis Shearer also important. Up forward, Charlie Bailey and Jack Eastaugh kicked three goals apiece. For Guildford, the Kelly brothers - Luke and Blake - impressed in the midfield and half-back respectively, while Lewis Zolnier-Owens (three goals) battled hard in attack. In the final game of the round, Hale bounced back from their first loss of the season to defeat an inaccurate Christ Church by 12 points - 10.5 (65) to 7.11 (53). State 16s representative Otis Harvey was outstanding in the midfield and Callum Smith down back for the victors, with Jono Williams (three goals) was the premier goal-kicker on the ground. Christ Church, who won the clearance battle and easily topped the inside-50 count, only had themselves to blame in front of the sticks. Skipper Jonah Brooks led from the front in the engine-room with the help of fellow midfielder Liam Dey and ruckman Max Rohr.