2013 WAFL season

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2013 WAFL season
Teams9
Premiers West Perth
(19th premiership)
Minor premiers Claremont
(16th minor premiership)
Matches played94
Attendance212,171 (2,257 per match)
Bernie Naylor Medallist Josh Smith
East Perth (62 goals)
Sandover Medallist Rory O'Brien
East Fremantle (55 votes)
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The 2013 WAFL season was the 129th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). It saw long-time rivals West Perth and East Perth both play in their first Grand Final for more than a decade after a long series of finals failures in between. Claremont for the second time won four consecutive minor premierships but failed in both their finals.

Contents

Preseason

Round 1
Sat. 23 February 10:30 AM Claremont 16.6 (102)def. Swan Districts 12.8 (80) Claremont Oval [1]
Sat. 23 February 6:30 PM Peel Thunder vs. East Fremantle Bendigo Bank Stadium
Sat. 23 February 2:10 PM Perth vs. South Fremantle Brownes Stadium
Sat. 23 February 6:30 PM Subiaco vs. East Perth Medibank Stadium
Round 2
Sat, 2 March 2:10 PM East Fremantle 10.8 (68)def. by Subiaco 13.8 (86) East Fremantle Oval [2]
Sat, 2 March 6:30 PM East Perth 13.9 (87)def. by Claremont 15.14 (104) Medibank Stadium [2]
Sat, 2 March 6:30 PM South Fremantle 8.9 (57)def. by West Perth 17.11 (113) Fremantle Oval [2]
Sat, 2 March 10:30 AM Swan Districts 15.11 (101)def. Perth 6.16 (52) Steel Blue Oval [2]
Round 3
Sat, 9 March 6:00 PM Peel Thunder 13.7 (85)def. by West Perth 14.10 (94) Bendigo Bank Stadium [3]
Sat, 9 March 2:10 PM Perth 11.7 (73)def. by East Fremantle 17.8 (110) Brownes Stadium [3]
Sat, 9 March 2:10 PM South Fremantle 18.8 (116)def. Swan Districts 11.9 (75) Fremantle Oval [3]
Sat, 9 March 6:30 PM Subiaco 14.4 (88)def. by Claremont 15.5 (95) Medibank Stadium [3]

Home and away season

Round 1

Round 1
Sat, 16 March 2:10 PM West Perth 19.18 (132)def. East Perth 9.3 (57) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2574) [4]
Sat, 16 March 2:10 PM Perth 12.10 (82)def. Peel Thunder 9.16 (70) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1841) [5]
Sat, 16 March 2:10 PM Claremont 20.12 (132)def. South Fremantle 12.12 (84) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1703) [6]
Sat, 16 March 2:10 PM East Fremantle 12.10 (82)def. by Swan Districts 13.15 (93) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2218) [7]
Bye: Subiaco

Round 2

Round 2
Fri, 22 March 6:45 PM Subiaco 8.6 (54)def. by West Perth 11.12 (78) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2035) [8]
Sat, 23 March 2:10 PM East Perth 11.14 (80)def. Peel Thunder 9.14 (68) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1689) [9]
Bye: Claremont, East Fremantle, Perth, South Fremantle, Swan Districts

Round 3

Round 3 – Easter weekend
Fri, 29 March 2:10 PM Peel Thunder 13.10 (88)def. by East Fremantle 17.9 (111) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 2653) [10]
Fri, 29 March 4:10 PM Subiaco 16.8 (104)def. East Perth 13.11 (89) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 3406) [11]
Sat, 30 March 2:10 PM Perth 16.9 (105)def. South Fremantle 14.8 (92) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 2278) [12]
Sat, 30 March 2:10 PM Swan Districts 9.10 (64)def. by Claremont 18.17 (125) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2372) [13]
Bye: West Perth

Round 4

Round 4
Fri, 5 April 6:45 PM South Fremantle 13.5 (83)def. by West Perth 13.8 (86) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1960) [14]
Sat, 6 April 2:10 PM East Fremantle 25.11 (161)def. Subiaco 14.8 (92) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2079) [15]
Sat, 6 April 2:10 PM East Perth 11.9 (75)def. by Claremont 19.15 (129) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1847) [16]
Sat, 6 April 2:10 PM Swan Districts 14.17 (101)def. by Perth 15.13 (103) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1596) [17]
Bye: Peel Thunder

Round 5

Round 5
Fri, 12 April 6:45 PM Subiaco 4.9 (33)def. by Claremont 13.9 (87) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1483) [18]
Sat, 13 April 2:10 PM West Perth 17.13 (115)def. Peel Thunder 8.9 (57) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1591) [19]
Sat, 13 April 2:10 PM Swan Districts 15.12 (102)def. South Fremantle 12.9 (81) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1532) [20]
Sun, 14 April 2:10 PM Perth 16.10 (106)def. by East Fremantle 15.18 (108) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 2319) [21]
Bye: East Perth

Round 6

Round 6
Sat, 20 April 12:30 PM East Fremantle 12.14 (86)def. by East Perth 14.12 (96) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1598) [22]
Sat, 20 April 2:10 PM Claremont 13.9 (87)def. West Perth 10.8 (68) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1529) [23]
Sat, 20 April 2:10 PM South Fremantle 10.12 (72)def. by Subiaco 16.17 (113) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 989) [24]
Sun, 21 April 2:10 PM Peel Thunder 15.8 (98)def. Swan Districts 12.12 (84) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1392) [25]
Bye: Perth

Round 7

Round 7 – Anzac Day Weekend
Thu, 25 April 2:10 PM Perth 19.16 (130)def. East Perth 11.13 (79) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 3307) [26]
Thu, 25 April 3:15 PM West Perth 9.16 (70)def. by Swan Districts 15.8 (98) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2695) [27]
Thu, 25 April 4:15 PM South Fremantle 7.12 (54)def. by East Fremantle 12.11 (83) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3985) [28]
Sat, 27 April 2:10 PM Peel Thunder 11.12 (78)def. by Claremont 14.11 (95) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1469) [29]
Bye: Subiaco

Round 8

Round 8
Sat, 4 May 2:10 PM Peel Thunder 12.18 (90)def. Subiaco 12.9 (81) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1261) [30]
Sat, 4 May 2:10 PM Claremont 15.10 (100)def. Perth 14.11 (95) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1955) [31]
Sat, 4 May 2:10 PM East Fremantle 21.3 (129)def. by West Perth 24.8 (152) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1811) [32]
Sat, 4 May 2:10 PM East Perth 18.13 (121)def. South Fremantle 14.18 (102) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1896) [33]
Bye: Swan Districts

State game

Western Australia vs Victoria
11 May 2013 Western Australia def. Victoria Henry Street Oval, Northam, Western Australia (crowd: 1500) [34] [35]
2.7
7.11
12.13
 17.16		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		6.5
12.6
15.9
 15.11		Umpires: Stuart Parry, Justin Orr, Andrew Talbot
Best player:
Simpson Medal – Wayde Twomey (WA)
Frank Johnson Medal – Chris Cain (Vic)
Television broadcast: ABC1
5 Twomey, 3 Bevan, Geappen, 2 Stack, Black, 1 van Berlo, C.WheelerGoals4 Lloyd, 3 Scipione, 2 Michalides, Lourey, Warren, 1 Panozza, Lambert
Twomey, Dodd, O'Brien, Johnson, Wheeler, Motlop BestCain, Sewell, Panozza, Marigliani, Lambert, Lloyd

Round 9

Round 9
Sat, 18 May 2:10 PM Claremont 16.15 (111)def. East Fremantle 9.15 (69) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2677) [36]
Sat, 18 May 2:10 PM South Fremantle 14.15 (99)def. Peel Thunder 11.18 (84) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1098) [37]
Sat, 18 May 2:10 PM Subiaco 13.12 (90)def. by Perth 18.7 (115) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2359) [38]
Sat, 18 May 2:10 PM Swan Districts 11.17 (83)def. by East Perth 15.13 (103) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2267) [39]
Bye: West Perth

Round 10

Round 10
Sat, 25 May 2:10 PM West Perth 17.13 (115)def. Perth 12.7 (79) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2189) [40]
Sat, 25 May 2:10 PM Peel Thunder 13.13 (91)def. East Perth 10.13 (73) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1472) [41]
Sat, 25 May 2:10 PM South Fremantle 9.11 (65)def. by Claremont 20.12 (132) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1565) [42]
Sat, 25 May 2:10 PM Swan Districts 10.12 (72)def. by Subiaco 12.13 (85) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2802) [43]
Bye: East Fremantle

Round 11

Round 11 – Western Australia Day Weekend
Sat, 1 June 2:10 PM Perth 15.10 (100)def. by Swan Districts 16.8 (104) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 2747) [44]
Sun, 2 June 2:10 PM Claremont 7.12 (54)def. by Subiaco 9.10 (64) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1807) [45]
Sun, 2 June 2:10 PM East Fremantle 10.12 (72)def. by South Fremantle 21.13 (139) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5120) [46]
Mon, 3 June 2:10 PM East Perth 17.12 (114)def. West Perth 14.11 (95) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 4806) [47]
Bye: Peel Thunder
  • West Perth midfielder Matt Guadagnin played his 150th WAFL league match in the game between West Perth and East Perth. [48]

Round 12

Round 12
Sat, 8 June 2:10 PM West Perth 15.8 (98)def. by Claremont 18.11 (119) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1937) [49]
Sat, 8 June 2:10 PM East Fremantle 14.7 (91)def. Peel Thunder 8.8 (56) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1408) [50]
Sat, 8 June 2:10 PM Subiaco 15.16 (106)def. South Fremantle 7.11 (53) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2178) [51]
Bye: Swan Districts, East Perth, Perth

Round 13

Round 13
Sat, 15 June 2:10 PM Claremont 15.12 (102)def. Peel Thunder 7.7 (49) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1254) [52]
Sat, 15 June 2:10 PM Subiaco 12.11 (83)def. by Swan Districts 20.10 (130) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2154) [53]
Sun, 16 June 2:10 PM Perth 12.11 (83)def. by East Perth 15.11 (101) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 2277) [54]
Sun, 16 June 2:10 PM East Fremantle 10.9 (69)def. by West Perth 12.11 (83) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2486) [55]
Bye: South Fremantle

Round 14

Round 14
Sat, 22 June 2:05 PM West Perth 13.13 (91)def. Subiaco 13.12 (90) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2051) [56]
Sat, 22 June 2:05 PM Peel Thunder 9.13 (67)def. by Perth 18.9 (117) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1437) [57]
Sat, 22 June 2:05 PM South Fremantle 13.8 (86)def. by Swan Districts 20.18 (138) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1674) [58]
Sat, 22 June 2:05 PM East Perth 14.7 (91)def. East Fremantle 13.10 (88) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2307) [59]
Bye: Claremont

Round 15

Round 15
Sat, 29 June 1:45 PM Claremont 15.8 (98)def. East Fremantle 13.17 (95)Kununurra (crowd: 2300) [60]
Sat, 29 June 2:05 PM South Fremantle 16.7 (103)def. by Perth 16.17 (113) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1551) [61]
Sat, 29 June 2:05 PM East Perth 20.17 (137)def. Peel Thunder 7.4 (46) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1949) [62]
Sat, 29 June 2:05 PM Swan Districts 11.13 (79)def. by West Perth 11.16 (82) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2717) [63]
Bye: Subiaco

Round 16

Round 16 – NAIDOC Week
Sat, 6 July 2:05 PM Peel Thunder 13.7 (85)def. by West Perth 15.11 (101) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1597) [64]
Sat, 6 July 2:05 PM South Fremantle 14.6 (90)def. by Claremont 13.16 (94) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1308) [65]
Sat, 6 July 2:05 PM Subiaco 8.9 (57)def. by East Fremantle 17.21 (123) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1751) [66]
Sat, 6 July 2:05 PM Swan Districts 24.12 (156)def. Perth 10.7 (67) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2065) [67]
Bye: East Perth

Round 17

Round 17
Sat, 13 July 2:05 PM Perth 13.19 (97)def. Subiaco 9.17 (71) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1701) [68]
Sat, 13 July 2:05 PM Claremont 10.11 (71)def. by Swan Districts 16.14 (110) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2299) [69]
Bye: East Fremantle, East Perth, Peel Thunder, South Fremantle, West Perth

Round 18

Round 18
Sat, 20 July 2:05 PM West Perth 9.13 (67)def. by South Fremantle 15.16 (106) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1902) [70]
Sat, 20 July 2:05 PM Peel Thunder 7.7 (49)def. by Perth 18.15 (123) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1170) [71]
Sat, 20 July 2:05 PM East Fremantle 15.13 (103)def. Subiaco 10.9 (69) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1686) [72]
Sat, 20 July 2:05 PM East Perth 14.11 (95)def. Swan Districts 12.11 (83) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 3044) [73]
Bye: Claremont

Round 19

Round 19
Sat, 27 July 2:05 PM West Perth 10.14 (74)def. East Perth 6.8 (44) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1422) [74]
Sat, 27 July 2:05 PM South Fremantle 8.7 (55)def. by East Fremantle 20.18 (138) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1332) [75]
Sat, 27 July 2:05 PM Subiaco 5.9 (39)def. by Claremont 7.16 (58) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1597) [76]
Sat, 27 July 2:05 PM Swan Districts 12.9 (81)def. Peel Thunder 10.10 (70) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1279) [77]
Bye: Perth

Round 20

Round 20
Sat, 3 August 2:05 PM West Perth 17.12 (114)def. Peel Thunder 9.11 (65) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1318) [78]
Sat, 3 August 2:05 PM Claremont 19.13 (127)def. East Perth 14.15 (99) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1465) [79]
Sat, 3 August 2:05 PM East Fremantle 16.12 (108)def. Perth 12.8 (80) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1777) [80]
Sat, 3 August 2:05 PM Subiaco 14.14 (98)def. by South Fremantle 16.10 (106) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1135) [81]
Bye: Swan Districts

Round 21

Round 21
Sat, 10 August 2:05 PM Peel Thunder 14.10 (94)def. by Swan Districts 14.16 (100) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1522) [82]
Sat, 10 August 2:05 PM Perth 7.13 (55)def. by West Perth 18.7 (115)Moora (crowd: 2515) [83]
Sat, 10 August 2:05 PM East Perth 20.12 (132)def. Subiaco 9.10 (64) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1776) [84]
Bye: Claremont, East Fremantle, South Fremantle

Round 22

Round 22
Sat, 17 August 2:05 PM East Perth 20.16 (136)def. Perth 13.10 (88) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1915) [85]
Sun, 18 August 2:05 PM West Perth 9.7 (61)def. by East Fremantle 20.14 (134) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 6195) [86]
Sun, 18 August 2:05 PM Peel Thunder 9.13 (67)def. by South Fremantle 24.16 (160) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1320) [87]
Sun, 18 August 2:05 PM Claremont 19.10 (124)def. Swan Districts 9.11 (65) Claremont Oval (crowd: about 1915) [88] [89]
Bye: Subiaco
  • The crowd of 6195 at Arena Joondalup was the largest of the season to Round 22. 30,000 free tickets were given to schoolchildren for West Perth's "International Round". [90]

Round 23

Round 23
Sat, 24 August 2:05 PM Perth 12.9 (81)def. by Claremont 14.12 (96) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1602) [91]
Sat, 24 August 2:05 PM South Fremantle 22.13 (145)def. East Perth 21.7 (133) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1401) [92]
Sat, 24 August 2:05 PM Subiaco 18.14 (122)def. Peel Thunder 12.5 (77) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1614) [93]
Sat, 24 August 2:05 PM Swan Districts 14.19 (103)def. East Fremantle 12.8 (80) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1924) [94]
Bye: West Perth

Round 24

Round 24
Sat, 31 August 2:05 PM Perth 17.13 (115)def. South Fremantle 13.13 (91) Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1431) [97]
Sat, 31 August 2:05 PM East Fremantle 13.9 (87)def. Claremont 11.11 (77) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1509) [98]
Sat, 31 August 2:05 PM East Perth 11.16 (82)def. Subiaco 8.15 (63) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1530) [99]
Sat, 31 August 2:05 PM Swan Districts 10.13 (73)def. West Perth 7.13 (55) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1852) [100]
Bye: Peel Thunder

Ladder

2013 ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Claremont 20173020181508133.868
2 West Perth (P)20137018521677110.452
3 Swan Districts 20128019191754109.448
4 East Perth 20128019371881103.048
5 East Fremantle 20119020171761114.544
6 Perth 20101001934195299.140
7 South Fremantle 2061401866209988.924
8 Subiaco 2061401578187084.424
9 Peel Thunder 2031701449206870.112
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.

Finals

1st semi-final
Sun, 8 September 2:15 PM Swan Districts 15.4 (94)def. by East Perth 18.14 (122) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 5452) [101]
2nd semi-final
Sun, 8 September 2:15 PM Claremont 12.11 (83)def. by West Perth 11.21 (87) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2952) [101]

West Perth defender Dan Hunt played his 150th WAFL league match in the 2nd semi-final. [102]

Preliminary final
Sun, 15 September 2:15 PM Claremont 14.9 (93)def. by East Perth 24.12 (156) Claremont Oval (crowd: 4153) [103] [104]

Claremont player David Crawford made his 200th WAFL league appearance in the Preliminary Final. [105]

2013 WAFL Grand Final
22 September (2:15 pm) West Perth def. East Perth Patersons Stadium (crowd: 20,008) [106]
4.2 (26)
10.3 (63)
13.7 (85)
 20.11 (131)		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		5.2 (32)
8.4 (52)
11.8 (74)
 12.10 (82)		Umpires: Stuart Parry, Justin Orr, Scott McPhee [107]
Simpson Medal: Mark Hutchings
Television broadcast: ABC1
5 R.Kerr
3 M.Hutchings
2 M.Crisp, N.Rodda, J.Mellington, M.Fowler
1 J.Salecic, S.Nelson, K.Manning, S.Potente		Goals3 J.Cripps, 2 S.Lycett, M.Seal, J.Smith
1 C.Wulff, P.Johnson, M.Swan
M.Hutchings, R.Kerr, A.Strijk, S.Potente, D.HuntBestA.Sweet, M.Swan, R.Maldenis, M.White
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