Fremantle produced a remarkable 100-point performance, Willagee continued its imposing late-season form and North Beach survived the closest contest of Round 16.
Round 16 of the 2026 Men’s Premiership produced one of the most extraordinary scoring afternoons of the season, with 268 points and 49 tries across four matches.
The round averaged 67 points per game, while the average winning margin climbed to 42 points. Three of the four matches were decided by double figures, but one result towered above everything else.
Fremantle Roosters reached three figures.
Fremantle produce a century at Treeby
The result of the round — and one of the standout scorelines of the entire 2026 season — came as Fremantle Roosters defeated Kwinana Titans 100-0.
The Roosters crossed for 19 tries and converted 12 of them, producing an attacking performance Kwinana simply could not contain.
What made the scoreline particularly impressive was the number of contributors involved.
Manson Carmody and Jahkayis Mabbett each scored hat-tricks, while TJ Morunga and Austin Cameron added doubles.
The Roosters also received a huge contribution from Mitchell Wade-Whalan, who finished with 22 points from one try and nine goals.
Fremantle’s attacking form has shifted dramatically over the past fortnight.
After defeating South Perth 26-6 in Round 15, the Roosters have now scored 126 points and conceded only six across their past two matches.
The century also increased Fremantle’s scoring output by 74 points from one round to the next.
Kwinana, meanwhile, has endured the opposite trend.
After conceding 48 against North Beach in Round 15, the Titans have now conceded 148 points across their past two matches.
Willagee continue their relentless run
Fremantle may have produced the eye-catching scoreline, but Willagee Bears continued to strengthen their position with a 60-6 victory over Rockingham Sharks.
Willagee ran in 11 tries, with Iverson Mapu-Satiu leading the way with a hat-trick.
Manfred Kelly and Nela Vi scored twice each, giving the Bears multiple attacking threats rather than relying on one dominant scorer.
Then there was Matthew Lansdown.
The competition’s leading point scorer contributed a try and eight goals for 20 points, accounting for one-third of Willagee’s total.
More significant than one individual performance, however, is what Willagee has done across the past fortnight.
The Bears defeated Ellenbrook 38-6 in Round 15 before beating Rockingham 60-6 on Sunday.
That gives Willagee an aggregate score of 98-12 across its past two matches.
They are averaging 49 points per game over that period while conceding only six.
It is the combination of attacking production and defensive control that makes the numbers particularly imposing.
Kelly creates separation in the try-scoring race
Willagee’s victory also strengthened Manfred Kelly’s position at the top of the Men’s Premiership try-scoring standings.
Kelly’s double took him to 25 tries for the season.
Joondalup’s Lincoln Williams moved into outright second after scoring twice against Ellenbrook, taking his season total to 15.
Behind Williams are Willagee teammates Iziah Lolohea and Saimoni Qaranivalu, who both have 14.
That leaves Kelly with a substantial 10-try advantage over the nearest challenger.
Rather than tightening late in the season, the Men’s try-scoring race is currently becoming more one-sided.
North Beach win the round’s only thriller
With large margins elsewhere, North Beach Sea Eagles’ 22-18 victory over Kalamunda Bulldogs provided a completely different type of contest.
It was the only Men’s Premiership match decided by fewer than 10 points — and the only match across the Men’s and Val Murphy competitions decided by fewer than double figures.
North Beach scored four tries through four different players.
Tom Welsh, Kurtis Everett, Ethan Young and Wyatt Rogers all crossed, while Nicholas Prance kicked three goals.
Kalamunda’s scoring was far more concentrated.
Elijah Joe scored two tries and kicked three goals, giving him 14 of Kalamunda’s 18 points.
That means Joe was directly responsible for almost 78 per cent of the Bulldogs’ total score.
The result also gave North Beach consecutive victories after their 48-12 win against Kwinana in Round 15.
Those two wins could hardly have been more different.
One was a 36-point victory. The other required North Beach to survive a four-point contest.
Winning both types of matches is an encouraging sign.
Joondalup respond against Ellenbrook
The remaining game saw Joondalup Giants defeat Ellenbrook Rabbitohs 36-26.
The Giants scored six tries compared with Ellenbrook’s five, meaning there was little separating the teams in terms of crossing the line.
Goal-kicking proved crucial.
Tiger Williams converted all six of Joondalup’s recorded tries, providing 12 points from the boot.
Ellenbrook kicked three goals.
That six-point difference in conversions represented the majority of the eventual 10-point winning margin.
Fraser Masterton and Lincoln Williams both scored doubles for Joondalup, while Jarrah Clarke-Hooper crossed twice for Ellenbrook.
For Lincoln Williams, the double carried additional significance.
His 15 tries now place him alone in second on the competition’s try-scoring leaderboard.
Lansdown remains the points benchmark
While Kelly has created separation in the try-scoring race, Matthew Lansdown remains the standard in total points.
Lansdown now sits on 184 points, well clear at the top of the Men’s Premiership standings.
South Perth’s Kade McDonald is second on 128, followed by Fremantle’s Harry Debique on 124.
Kelly sits fourth on 92, with Ellenbrook’s Chase Rye rounding out the top five on 82.
Lansdown therefore holds a 56-point advantage over second place.
His ability to combine tries with prolific goal-kicking continues to make him one of the competition’s most statistically influential players.
A round dominated by winning attacks
Collectively, Sunday’s four winning teams scored 218 of the 268 points produced in the round.
That is more than 81 per cent of all scoring.
The winners also combined for three emphatic performances:
Fremantle by 100.
Willagee by 54.
Joondalup by 10.
Only North Beach was forced into a genuine final-margin contest.
Round 16 therefore presented two very different pictures of the Men’s Premiership.
At one end was Fremantle producing a historic attacking performance and Willagee continuing to overwhelm opponents.
At the other was a four-point North Beach-Kalamunda contest in which every conversion and scoring opportunity mattered.
With the season entering its decisive stages, Fremantle’s attacking surge, Willagee’s balance and North Beach’s ability to win close matches are becoming increasingly important storylines.
And above the individual races, two Bears continue to set the benchmark.
Manfred Kelly leads the competition with 25 tries. Matthew Lansdown leads it with 184 points.
