Western Australia's Steve Magoffin cleaned out Tasmania's bottom order on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA ground.

Magoffin finished with figures of 6-44 as the Tigers, who were 8-254 overnight, added just seven to their score as they were dismissed for 261.

The Tigers only managed six runs in the opening half hour with all of them coming from Tim Paine.

The Australia one-day batsman lost batting partner Tim MacDonald for a duck, and then mistimed a pull shot, allowing Warriors wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi to take the spiralling catch.

Adam Maher was the last batsman standing and finished without a run to his name.

Ed Cowan and Alex Doolan steered Tasmania to a great start scoring half centuries. Captain George Bailey led the way with 58 before debutant Nathan Coulter-Nile took his first wicket.

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