SWFL transfers: East Fremantle premiership player Ben McGuire headlines five new Eaton recruits

East Fremantle premiership player Ben McGuire is the headline recruit of a group of five players who have joined Eaton for the 2025 South West Football League season. Noted for his speed and athleticism, McGuire played 40 WAFL league games for East Perth and East Fremantle, kicking 46 goals. He moved to the Sharks ahead of the 2023 season to play alongside cousin Reuben and played a key role in their premiership-winning campaign, kicking two goals from 10 disposals in their grand final victory over Peel Thunder. Alongside McGuire, Jack Cox, James Chadwick, Bailey Nylander and Jackson Kidd have all lodged transfers to the Boomers. Small forward Cox kicked 33 goals in 31 reserves games for Swan Districts — including two from six scoring shots in their 2023 grand final win — and played for Southern Cross in the Eastern Districts Football League last season, slotting 44 majors from 12 games. Former East Perth junior Chadwick has returned to the club after a year spent in the Geelong Football Netball League, while Nylander and Kidd have joined from reigning Perth Football League A1 premiers Kingsway. The recruits will bolster an Eaton outfit which finished last on the ladder in 2024 with a 2-16 win-loss record. Elsewhere, East Fremantle reserves stalwart Enrique Aiken-Featherstone has been cleared to Carey Park. The 25-year-old captained the Sharks premiership-winning side last season in the last of his 74 reserves games for the club and also made five appearances at league level.