2014 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 9 |
Premiers | Subiaco (12th premiership) |
Minor premiers | East Perth (18th minor premiership) |
Matches played | 94 |
Attendance | 198,699 (2,114 per match) |
Highest attendance | 11,987 (Grand Final, East Perth vs. Subiaco) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Ben Saunders South Fremantle (59 goals) |
Sandover Medallist | Aaron Black West Perth (47 votes) |
The 2014 WAFL season was the 130th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season began on 22 March 2014 and concluded on 21 September 2014 with the 2014 WAFL Grand Final. [1] West Perth entered the season as reigning premiers after defeating East Perth by 49 points in the 2013 WAFL Grand Final at Patersons Stadium. [2]
The 2014 season was the first to feature Western Australia’s professional AFL clubs West Coast and Fremantle engage in direct alignments with East Perth and Peel Thunder respectively. [3]
Subiaco were the premiers for the 2014 season, after they defeated favourites East Perth by 16 points at Patersons Stadium. [2]
Club | Home ground | Location | 2013 season |
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Claremont | Claremont Showground | Claremont | 17-3 (Preliminary final) |
East Fremantle | East Fremantle Oval | East Fremantle | 11-9 (DNQ Finals) |
East Perth | Leederville Oval | Leederville | 12-8 (Runners up) |
Peel Thunder | Rushton Park | Mandurah | 3-17 (DNQ Finals) |
Perth | Lathlain Park | Lathlain | 10-10 (DNQ Finals) |
South Fremantle | Fremantle Oval | Fremantle | 6-14 (DNQ Finals) |
Subiaco | Leederville Oval | Leederville | 6-14 (DNQ Finals) |
Swan Districts | Bassendean Oval | Bassendean | 12-8 (Semi Final) |
West Perth | Arena Joondalup | Joondalup | 13-7 (Premiers) |
Source: WAFL 2014 season fixtures and results
Round 1 | |||||
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Sat, 22 March 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 11.7 (73) | def. by | West Perth 10.10 (70) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2563) | |
Sat, 22 March 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 9.10 (64) | def. by | East Perth 12.11 (83) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2242) | |
Sat, 22 March 2:05 PM | Perth 19.10 (124) | def. | Claremont 9.5 (59) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1885) | |
Sat, 22 March 4:05 PM | Subiaco 17.9 (111) | def. | South Fremantle 9.19 (73) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1712) | |
Bye: Swan Districts | |||||
After their big win, Perth found themselves on top of the ladder for the first time since the corresponding fixture of 2008. Over the next 22 rounds of football the Demons occupied all nine spots on the WAFL league ladder, becoming the first team to achieve this. Their ladder positions after each round were 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9. [4]
Round 2 | |||||
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Fri, 28 March 7:00 PM | South Fremantle 18.10 (118) | def. by | Perth 19.9 (123) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1978) | |
Sat, 29 March 2:05 PM | West Perth 8.10 (58) | def. by | Claremont 10.10 (70) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1610) | |
Sat, 29 March 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 6.16 (52) | def. by | Subiaco 16.12 (108) | Geraldton (crowd: 2280) | |
Sat, 29 March 2:05 PM | East Perth 16.13 (109) | def. | Swan Districts 14.7 (91) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1975) | |
Bye: Peel Thunder | |||||
Round 3 | |||||
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Fri, 4 April 6:20 PM | South Fremantle 8.5 (53) | def. by | East Perth 20.8 (128) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1692) | |
Sat, 5 April 12:30 PM | Claremont 6.14 (50) | def. by | Subiaco 18.22 (130) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1087) | |
Sat, 5 April 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 16.18 (114) | def. | Peel Thunder 11.13 (79) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1288) | |
Sat, 5 April 2:05 PM | West Perth 15.13 (103) | def. | Perth 13.7 (85) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1915) | |
Bye: East Fremantle | |||||
Round 4 | |||||
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Sat, 12 April 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 21.11 (137) | def. | Claremont 9.8 (62) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1529) | |
Sat, 12 April 2:05 PM | East Perth 7.7 (49) | def. by | West Perth 22.17 (149) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2294) | |
Sat, 12 April 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 13.10 (88) | def. by | Subiaco 16.9 (105) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1484) | |
Sat, 12 April 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 13.16 (94) | def. | South Fremantle 11.15 (81) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1725) | |
Bye: Perth | |||||
Round 5 | |||||
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Fri, 18 April 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 10.8 (68) | def. by | East Fremantle 12.14 (86) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2235) | |
Fri, 18 April 4:05 PM | Subiaco 16.10 (106) | def. | East Perth 12.10 (82) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 3440) | |
Sat, 19 April 2:05 PM | West Perth 10.15 (75) | def. by | South Fremantle 15.8 (98) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1690) | |
Sun, 20 April 2:05 PM | Perth 13.13 (91) | def. by | Swan Districts 14.8 (92) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2286) | |
Bye: Claremont | |||||
Round 6 | |||||
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Fri, 25 April 2:45 PM | Swan Districts 11.9 (75) | def. | West Perth 9.14 (68) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2656) | |
Fri, 25 April 3:00 PM | East Fremantle 9.12 (66) | def. by | South Fremantle 13.5 (83) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3421) | |
Sat, 26 April 2:05 PM | East Perth 14.14 (98) | def. | Perth 11.10 (76) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1331) | |
Sun, 26 April 2:05 PM | Claremont 15.12 (102) | def. | Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1408) | |
Bye: Subiaco | |||||
Round 7 | |||||
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Sat, 3 May 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 9.11 (65) | def. by | East Perth 11.9 (75) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1673) | |
Sat, 3 May 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 6.12 (48) | def. by | Perth 10.17 (77) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1512) | |
Sat, 3 May 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 17.13 (115) | def. | Claremont 8.3 (51) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1395) | |
Sat, 3 May 4:05 PM | Subiaco 13.6 (84) | def. by | Swan Districts 19.13 (127) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2037) | |
Bye: West Perth | |||||
Round 8 | |||||
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Sat, 10 May 2:05 PM | East Perth 19.10 (124) | def. | Claremont 6.8 (44) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1517) | |
Sat, 10 May 2:05 PM | Perth 11.8 (74) | def. by | Subiaco 16.12 (108) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1340) | |
Sat, 10 May 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 20.15 (135) | def. | East Fremantle 10.15 (75) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1911) | |
Sun, 11 May 2:05 PM | West Perth 14.9 (93) | def. | Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1256) | |
Bye: South Fremantle | |||||
Round 9 | |||||
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Sat, 17 May 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 11.17 (83) | def. | Claremont 8.9 (57) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2471) | |
Sat, 17 May 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 11.13 (79) | def. | South Fremantle 7.13 (55) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1461) | |
Sat, 17 May 2:05 PM | Perth 12.9 (81) | def. by | East Fremantle 13.12 (90) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1595) | |
Sun, 17 May 2:05 PM | Subiaco 13.8 (86) | def. by | West Perth 14.12 (96) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2508) | |
Bye: East Perth | |||||
Round 10 | |||||
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Sat, 31 May 2:05 PM | Perth 13.8 (86) | def. by | Swan Districts 18.15 (123) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2501) | |
Mon, 2 June 2:05 PM | Claremont 13.9 (87) | def. | Subiaco 10.18 (78) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 3312) | |
Mon, 2 June 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 13.13 (91) | def. by | East Fremantle 15.16 (106) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5566) | |
Mon, 2 June 2:05 PM | West Perth 7.11 (53) | def. by | East Perth 10.9 (69) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 6201) | |
Bye: Peel Thunder | |||||
Round 11 | |||||
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Sat, 7 June 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 15.10 (100) | def. | Peel Thunder 11.9 (75) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1623) | |
Sat, 7 June 2:05 PM | Perth 9.6 (60) | def. by | East Perth 22.8 (140) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2683) | |
Sat, 7 June 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 14.10 (94) | def. by | Subiaco 22.10 (142) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3596) | |
Sat, 7 June 2:05 PM | Claremont 9.11 (65) | def. by | West Perth 10.14 (74) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1861) | |
Bye: South Fremantle | |||||
Round 12 | |||||
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Sat, 14 June 2:05 PM | West Perth 12.8 (80) | def. by | East Fremantle 14.5 (89) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1514) | |
Sat, 14 June 2:05 PM | East Perth 21.17 (143) | def. | South Fremantle 12.10 (82) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1715) | |
Sat, 14 June 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 5.11 (41) | def. by | Swan Districts 11.16 (82) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1719) | |
Sat, 14 June 2:05 PM | Subiaco 14.19 (103) | def. | Perth 11.5 (71) | Kalgoorlie (crowd: 1770) | |
Bye: Claremont | |||||
Round 13 | |||||
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Sat, 21 June 2:05 PM | Claremont 10.6 (66) | def. by | East Perth 12.10 (82) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1251) | |
Sat, 21 June 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 12.18 (90) | def. | Perth 10.11 (71) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2334) | |
Sat, 21 June 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 6.15 (51) | def. by | Swan Districts 9.2 (56) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1330) | |
Sat, 21 June 2:05 PM | Subiaco 8.14 (62) | def. by | East Fremantle 11.5 (71) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1452) | |
Bye: West Perth | |||||
Round 14 | |||||
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Sat, 28 June 2:05 PM | Subiaco 11.18 (84) | def. | Peel Thunder 7.16 (58) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1300) | |
Sat, 28 June 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 11.5 (71) | def. by | Claremont 15.7 (97) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1636) | |
Sun, 29 June 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 10.11 (71) | def. by | West Perth 19.19 (133) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1515) | |
Bye: East Fremantle, East Perth, Perth | |||||
Round 15 | |||||
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Sat, 5 July 2:05 PM | Claremont 12.13 (85) | def. | South Fremantle 9.9 (63) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1560) | |
Sat, 5 July 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 14.18 (102) | def. | Perth 14.8 (92) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1655) | |
Sat, 5 July 2:05 PM | East Perth 16.13 (109) | def. | Peel Thunder 6.10 (46) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1751) | |
Sat, 5 July 2:05 PM | West Perth 11.10 (76) | def. by | Swan Districts 16.9 (105) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2319) | |
Bye: Subiaco | |||||
Round 16 | |||||
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Sat, 12 July 2:05 PM | East Perth 14.20 (104) | def. | East Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2523) | |
Sat, 12 July 2:05 PM | Perth 10.17 (77) | def. by | South Fremantle 13.11 (89) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1730) | |
Sat, 12 July 2:05 PM | West Perth 11.6 (72) | def. by | Subiaco 13.19 (97) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 5362) | |
Sat, 12 July 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) | def. | Claremont 9.18 (72) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1725) | |
Bye: Swan Districts | |||||
Round 17 | |||||
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Sat, 19 July 2:05 PM | Claremont 14.13 (97) | def. | Swan Districts 14.10 (94) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1784) | |
Sat, 19 July 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 14.14 (98) | def. | Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1441) | |
Sat, 19 July 2:05 PM | Subiaco 27.9 (171) | def. | Perth 15.8 (98) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1729) | |
Bye: East Perth, South Fremantle, West Perth | |||||
Round 18 | |||||
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Sat, 26 July 2:05 PM | Claremont 7.10 (52) | def. | East Fremantle 4.11 (35) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1551) | |
Sat, 26 July 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 11.11 (77) | def. | Perth 10.11 (71) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1433) | |
Sat, 26 July 2:05 PM | East Perth 5.9 (39) | def. | West Perth 2.6 (18) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1493) | |
Sat, 26 July 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 12.12 (84) | def. by | Subiaco 13.15 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1159) | |
Bye: Peel Thunder | |||||
West Perth’s score was its lowest for 95 years since it scored 1.5 (11), also against the Royals, at Perth Oval in the fourth round of 1919. [5] The previous lower score by any WAFL club was 2.5 (17) by East Fremantle in the fourth round of 2006. [6] |
Round 19 | |||||
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Sat, 2 August 2:05 PM | East Perth 10.9 (69) | def. by | Subiaco 15.7 (97) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2010) | |
Sat, 2 August 2:05 PM | Perth 12.3 (75) | def. by | Peel Thunder 21.14 (140) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1449) | |
Sat, 2 August 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 9.11 (65) | def. by | South Fremantle 16.12 (108) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2224) | |
Sat, 2 August 2:05 PM | West Perth 14.9 (93) | def. | Swan Districts 5.7 (37) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1806) | |
Bye: Claremont | |||||
Round 20 | |||||
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Sat, 9 August 2:05 PM | Claremont 17.8 (110) | def. | Perth 10.13 (73) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1637) | |
Sat, 9 August 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 13.17 (95) | def. | Peel Thunder 14.10 (94) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1611) | |
Sat, 9 August 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 11.5 (71) | def. by | East Perth 14.22 (106) | Hands Oval, Bunbury (crowd: 3061) | |
Sat, 9 August 2:05 PM | West Perth 7.6 (48) | def. by | East Fremantle 9.11 (65) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1550) | |
Bye: Subiaco | |||||
Round 21 | |||||
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Sat, 16 August 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 8.11 (59) | def. by | West Perth 9.14 (68) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1351) | |
Sat, 16 August 2:05 PM | Perth 14.6 (90) | def. by | East Perth 28.14 (182) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1517) | |
Sat, 16 August 2:05 PM | Subiaco 9.15 (69) | def. by | Claremont 11.11 (77) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1893) | |
Sat, 16 August 2:05 PM | Swan Districts 9.15 (69) | def. by | South Fremantle 18.7 (115) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2087) | |
Bye: East Fremantle | |||||
Round 22 | |||||
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Fri, 22 August 7:00 PM | South Fremantle 15.9 (99) | def. | Subiaco 12.13 (85) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1391) | |
Sat, 23 August 2:05 PM | Claremont 8.6 (54) | def. | West Perth 6.12 (48) | Claremont Showground (crowd: 1735) | |
Sat, 23 August 2:05 PM | East Fremantle 18.14 (122) | def. | Swan Districts 9.6 (60) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2015) | |
Sat, 23 August 2:05 PM | Peel Thunder 5.9 (39) | def. by | East Perth 14.21 (105) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1378) | |
Bye: Perth | |||||
Round 23 | |||||
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Sat, 30 August 2:05 PM | South Fremantle 14.20 (104) | def. | Peel Thunder 10.14 (74) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1142) | |
Sat, 30 August 2:05 PM | East Perth 11.11 (77) | def. by | Claremont 12.12 (84) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1830) | |
Sat, 30 August 2:05 PM | Perth 9.8 (62) | def. by | West Perth 21.18 (144) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1641) | |
Sun, 31 August 2:05 PM | Subiaco 12.9 (81) | def. | East Fremantle 8.8 (56) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1750) | |
Bye: Swan Districts | |||||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | East Perth | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1973 | 1430 | 138.0 | 64 |
2 | Subiaco (P) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2000 | 1578 | 126.7 | 56 |
3 | East Fremantle | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1629 | 1609 | 101.2 | 48 |
4 | Swan Districts | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1750 | 1741 | 100.5 | 48 |
5 | Claremont | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1441 | 1683 | 85.6 | 44 |
6 | West Perth | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1619 | 1440 | 112.4 | 36 |
7 | South Fremantle | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1728 | 1807 | 95.6 | 36 |
8 | Peel Thunder | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1456 | 1778 | 81.9 | 16 |
9 | Perth | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1657 | 2187 | 75.8 | 12 |
First semi-final | |||||
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Sunday 7 September (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 19.7 (121) | def. | Swan Districts 14.14 (98) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,670) | Report |
Second semi-final | |||||
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Sunday 7 September (2:15 pm) | East Perth 13.12 (90) | def. | Subiaco 7.16 (58) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,770) | Report |
Preliminary final | |||||
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Sunday 14 September (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 10.13 (73) | def. | East Fremantle 7.26 (68) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 3,608) | Report |
2014 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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Sunday 21 September (2:15 pm) | East Perth | def. by | Subiaco | Patersons Stadium (crowd: 11,987) | Report |
2.2 (14) 4.5 (29) 6.8 (44) 9.12 (66) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.7 (13) 4.9 (33) 10.12 (72) 11.16 (82) | Simpson Medal: Jason Bristow (Subiaco) Television broadcast: ABC | ||
F. McInness 3, J. Smith 2, D. Cadwallader, F. Clutterbuck, P. McGinnity, S. Butler | Goals | G. Hampson 3, C. Deluca 2, C. Phelan 2, J. Bristow, R. Waters, K. Horsley, J. Deluca | |||
B. Lee, B. Wilson, K. Anderson, D. Cadwallader, S. Butler, J. Brennan | Best | J. Bristow, C. Phelan, K. Horsley, G. Hampson, D. Leishman, W. Twomey | |||
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The two 2013 Grand Finalists West Perth and East Perth were invited to compete in the Foxtel Cup knockout competition in 2014. Their performances are shown below:
Game #2 6 May 2014 20:35 EST | Box Hill | 51 - 53 stand alone game | West Perth | Etihad Stadium | |
0.4 (4) 1.6 (12) 5.7 (37) 7.9 (51) | match report | 2.0 (12) 4.7 (31) 5.9 (39) 7.11 (53) | |||
Goals | |||||
Sicily 3, Ross 3, Willsmore | Black, Brown, Adams, Tsalikis, Kerr, Bartholomew, Johnson | ||||
Bests | |||||
Woodward, Kennedy, Ross, Isles, Sicily, Mirra | Nelson, Jones, Manning, Crisp, Guadagnin, Morrow |
Game #4 27 May 2014 18:35 WST | East Perth | 65 - 15 stand alone game | Norwood | Patersons Stadium | |
2.4 (16) 6.6 (42) 8.8 (56) 9.11 (65) | match report | 0.1 (1) 0.2 (2) 1.3 (9) 2.3 (15) | |||
Goals | |||||
S.Tunbridge 2, S.Lycett, B.Lee, W.Maginness, D.Main, J. Smith, B.Colledge, J.Oakley-Nicholls | S.Phillips, M.Bower | ||||
Bests | |||||
S.Lycett, S.Tunbridge, B.Colledge, F.Clutterbuck, B.Lee, S.Payne | T.DeMatteis, K.Murphy, D.Auciello, S.Baldasso, T.Forster |
Semi Final #1 24 June 2014 18:35 WST | Western Storm | 23 - 97 stand alone game | West Perth | Patersons Stadium | |
0.2 (2) 0.3 (3) 1.5 (11) 3.5 (23) | match report | 3.3 (21) 7.5 (47) 11.6 (72) 15.7 (97) | |||
Goals | |||||
A.Russell, W.Hanson, L.Barker | M.McPhee 3, S.Martin 3, M.Johnson 2 M.Guadagnin, K.Shannon, M.Crisp, B.Antonio, R.Bartholomew, T.Manzone, S.Marusic | ||||
Bests | |||||
J.Blackberry, M.Hanson, B.Thorp, T.Bardenhagen, J.Child | A.Lynch, J.Thrum, L.Meadows, S.Martin, B.Antonio, S.Marusic |
Semi Final #2 1 July 2014 20:35 EST | Williamstown | 71 - 47 stand alone game | East Perth | Patersons Stadium, Perth | |
1.3 (9) 4.4 (28) 7.5 (47) 10.11 (71) | match report | 2.1 (13) 4.2 (26) 6.3 (39) 7.5 (47) | |||
Goals | |||||
J.Owen 2, S.Hetherington, A.Anastasio, J.Johnstone, J.Dorgan, S.Critchley, A.Woods, S.Wyatt, K.Lambert | J.Hill 3, A.Carter, F.McInness, B.Colledge, B.Lee | ||||
Bests | |||||
K.Lambert, J.Johnstone, M.Gibbons, J.Owen, S.Tighe, S.Critchley, A.Mangan | S.Payne, P.Johnson, Colledge, B.Lee, J.Hill, J.Oakley-Nicholls |
Grand Final 22 July 2014 20:35 EST | West Perth | 8 - 71 stand alone game | Williamstown | Simonds Stadium, Geelong | |
0.2 (2) 0.2 (2) 0.2 (2) 1.2 (8) | match report | 5.4 (34) 5.9 (39) 7.11 (53) 10.11 (71) | |||
Goals | |||||
C.Chalmers | C.Nastasi 2, S.Clouston 2, J.Johnstone 2, J.Owen, J.Dorgan, K.Lambert, S.Tighe | ||||
Bests | |||||
A.Strijk, R.Kerr, L.Tedesco | B.Davies, K.Lambert, S.Tighe, N.Sing, D.Fahey, J.McKenzie, S.Clouston |
The WAFL representative team competed against the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) representative team on May 24 in Sydney. [8]
2014 State Game | |||||
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Saturday 24 May (12:00 pm) | NEAFL 6.11 (47) | def. by | WAFL 19.18 (132) | Blacktown ISP Oval, Sydney [9] (crowd: 500) | Report |
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The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club based in Leederville, Western Australia, current playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Formed in 1902 as the Union Football Club, the club entered the WAFL in 1906, changing its name to East Perth. It won its first premiership in 1919, part of a streak of five consecutive premierships. Overall, the club has won 17 premierships, most recently in 2002. The club is currently based at Leederville Oval, which it shares with the Subiaco Football Club, having previously played home games at Wellington Square and Perth Oval from 1910 to 1999. The current coach of East Perth is Jeremy Barnard and the current captains are Kyle Anderson and Patrick McGinnity.
The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in Lathlain, Western Australia, currently playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth|, Western Australia. The club was formed in 1932, and joined the then-Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) in 1934, acting as a successor to the Midland Junction Football Club, which had disbanded during World War I, in the Perth Hills region.
The Subiaco Football Club, nicknamed the Lions and known before 1973 as the Maroons, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). It was founded in 1896, and admitted to the WAFL in 1901, along with North Fremantle. The club is currently based at Leederville Oval, having previously played at Subiaco Oval.
The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The club joined the WAFL as an expansion team in 1997.
Jarrad Schofield is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles, Port Adelaide and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).
Allan Melvyn "Mel" Whinnen MBE is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Perth Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) from 1960 to 1977. He also played 14 interstate and carnival games for Western Australia. In total, Whinnen played 371 games for West Perth, a league record, playing in four premiership sides and finishing runner-up in the Sandover Medal on two occasions, as well as winning West Perth's best and fairest award, the Breckler Medal, on a record nine occasions. He was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004.
The 2009 West Australian Football League (WAFL) Grand Final was the culmination of the 115th season of the premier Australian rules football league in Western Australia. It was played at Subiaco Oval on 20 September 2009 and won by the South Fremantle Football Club who defeated the Subiaco Football Club by 18 points.
Sam Menegola is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He had previously been listed by Hawthorn and Fremantle, but didn't play a senior game for either club.
Kyal Horsley is an Australian rules footballer who formerly played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, he previously also played with the Kalgoorlie City Football Club in the Goldfields Football League (GFL) and the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), where he finished runner-up in the 2011 Sandover Medal to Luke Blackwell. Horsley was drafted by Gold Coast with the second pick in the 2012 Rookie Draft, and made his debut for the club in round five of the 2012 season. He was delisted by the club at the end of the 2013 season, after 14 games. Horsley returned to the Subiaco Football Club in 2014 to captain the WAFL side for the 2014 season. Horsley had a powerful return to the WAFL finishing third in the Sandover Medal count after leading the Lions to their 12th premiership.
The 2012 WAFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Claremont Football Club and the East Fremantle Football Club on Sunday 23 September 2012 at Patersons Stadium, to determine the premier team of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 2012 season. Claremont won an exciting game by 26 points - 18.16 (124) to 15.8 (98) - and Paul Medhurst of Claremont was awarded the Simpson Medal. The win, which gave Claremont's its 12th WAFL premiership, was also the first time the Tigers had won successive flags since their 1938-1940 hat-trick.
The 1998 Westar Rules Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between East Fremantle and West Perth on Sunday, 20 September 1998, at Subiaco Oval in Perth, Western Australia to determine the premier team of Westar Rules for the 1998 season. East Fremantle won convincingly by forty-three points, 20.10 (130) to 13.9 (87), taking out their twenty-ninth premiership but their last as of 2018.
The 1985 WAFL season was the 101st season of the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations. The season opened on 30 March and concluded on 21 September with the 1985 WAFL Grand Final contested between East Fremantle and Subiaco.
The 1933 WANFL season was the 49th season of the Western Australian National Football League in its various incarnations. It was the last year of a seven-team senior competition, and saw George Doig, during the second semi-final, become the first player to kick one hundred goals in a season.
The 1935 WANFL season was the 51st season of the Western Australian National Football League. The season saw West Perth win the premiership under the coaching of Johnny Leonard; it was the only time in West Perth's history that it won consecutive premierships, preceding a brief but exceptionally steep decline that saw the Cardinals four years later suffer the equal longest losing streak in WA(N)FL history.
The 1924 WAFL season was the 40th season of the West Australian Football League. Although East Perth and East Fremantle completely dominated the season until after the Carnival, each having lost only one match of the first eleven, neither was to win the premiership and the Royals’ record sequence of five consecutive premierships came to an end in the semi-final.
Joshua Deluca is a former professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after being delisted.