Kimberley Spirit teens on big stage for Sir Doug Nicholls round curtain-raiser
![Kimberley's Waylon Pigram in the AFL curtain-raiser at Optus Stadium.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/973d95c417ba96998dde9d43f4a8789ebe059327-16x9-x0y209w4000h2250.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Young footballers from the Kimberley Spirit Football Program showcased their talent at Optus Stadium before Friday night’s Walyalup (Fremantle) versus Collingwood game for Sir Doug Nicholls round.
![Kimberley's Chance Chunuma.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/2d31ee1149473aed29a031e2e5bf41e769a787f6.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Through its work with the Fremantle Dockers, Kimberley Spirit were invited to play against the Midwest/Wheatbelt Country team in the AFL curtain-raiser.
![Kimberley's Elwood Wade.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/2914b28422d1a32fc2e5ce4e1365922c1265dc43.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
It marks the second year in a row the Kimberley Spirit team has played the curtain raiser at Optus Stadium for Sir Doug Nicholls round.
![Midwest's Reid Foot takes down Kimberley's Elwood Wade.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/a648a5f63faf57c9f05ab7b1815e04ee64e3aa39.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Eager to show off their skills, the Kimberley Spirit boys thrashed the Midwest team by 121 points, 18.19 (127) to 1.0 (6), showing the depth of AFL talent growing out of the program.
![Kimberley's Carl Rex gets around an opponent.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/9a66c850536949f0125a62b48ac3b3ec0d7d72a0.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
The boys also met with Fremantle forward Bailey Banfield, who also hails from Broome, in the days before the match and were also coached by Fremantle legend Roger Hayden.
![Bailey Banfield chats with the Kimberley Spirit team.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/01384661d5a0514f7fa8af1d1a9e8964d2a47e7b.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
The young AFL talents now return home having kept their winning streak from last year intact and showing the rest of WA what it means to play with Kimberley Spirit.
![Midwest's Noah Bennett and Kimberley's Zaizlyn Hart contest.](https://images.thewest.com.au/publication/C-14766975/48951c8cb8504d9ce0d1dad9c84c53ce7a9f1639.jpg?imwidth=810&impolicy=wan_v3)
Kimberley Players:
Elwood Wade
Quaden Cox
Mathias Pindan
Beau Donovan
Liam Unicomb
Keanu Crispen
Noah Watkins
Carl Rex
D’Andre Cox-Jazyk
Dominic Treacy
Manny Malay-Corpus
Zaizlyn Hart
Leithan Turner
Letrell Wright
Coby Jackson
Waylon Pigram
Drey Collins
Kobie Brooker
Thomas Hutton
Chance Chunuma
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