WA and Perth weather: Wild storms turn footy ovals into waterparks

Perth’s wild weekend weather left Aussie rules players battling in ankle-deep water at one suburban oval.

The city was lashed with rain through Saturday morning as a cold front passed through the south-western part of WA.

It wreaked havoc as floodwaters trapped people inside their cars and inundated houses.

It also left Perth Football League players facing an oval that was half underwater.

One entire wing of Ferndale Oval and a goal-scoring end was covered in puddles that resembled lakes and looked to be ankle-deep in places.

The ball often disappeared in clouds of spray as players slipped and tumbled while trying to get a grasp on it.

Unsurprisingly it made for low scorelines, with no team in the three matches played there on Saturday scoring more than four goals.

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