2016 WAFL season

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2016 WAFL season
Teams9
Premiers Peel Thunder
1st premiership
Minor premiers Subiaco
14th minor premiership
Sandover Medallist Jye Bolton
Claremont (49 votes)
Bernie Naylor Medallist Ben Saunders
South Fremantle (52 goals)
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The 2016 WAFL season was the 132nd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season concluded on 25 September 2016 with the 2016 WAFL Grand Final between Subiaco and Peel Thunder at Domain Stadium. Peel won the match by 23 points, recording their first premiership. [1]

Contents

Ladder

2016 ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Subiaco 20164017981263142.464
2 South Fremantle 20155018201397130.360
3 West Perth 20137015041438104.652
4 Peel Thunder (P)20119014211382102.844
5 East Perth 20101001411141599.740
6 East Fremantle 2091101523161194.536
7 Claremont 20713017281479116.828
8 Perth 2071301315172976.128
9 Swan Districts 2021801127193358.38
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Elimination and qualifying finals

Elimination final
Sunday 4 September
(3:10 pm)
Peel Thunder 12.14 (86)def. East Perth 5.7 (37) Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 2,834)
  • Peel Thunder's first win in a finals game.
Qualifying final
Saturday 3 September
(2:10 pm)
South Fremantle 18.13 (121)def. West Perth 10.9 (69) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,727)

Semi-finals

First semi-final
Sunday 11 September
(2:15 pm)
West Perth 7.3 (45)def. by Peel Thunder 15.15 (105) HBF Arena (crowd: 3,073) Report
Second semi-final
Sunday 11 September
(3:10 pm)
Subiaco 14.12 (96)def. South Fremantle 9.2 (56) Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,834) Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday 18 September
(2:40 pm)
South Fremantle 10.10 (70)def. by Peel Thunder 16.13 (109)Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 4,155) Report
  • Peel Thunder qualified for their first Grand Final.

Grand Final

2016 WAFL Grand Final
Sunday 25 September
(2:30 pm)
Subiaco def. by Peel Thunder Domain Stadium (crowd: 15,031) Report
1.0 (6)
5.3 (33)
7.7 (49)
8.8 (56)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
4.6 (30)
7.6 (48)
9.11 (65)
11.13 (79)
Umpires: Nathan Williamson, Mark Worobec, Justin Power
Simpson Medal: Connor Blakely (Peel Thunder)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
2: Horsley
1: Ryan, Stevenson, Wheeler, Twomey, Robinson, Phelan
Goals5: Yarran
3: Ugle
1: Mzungu, Apeness, Langdon
Horsley, Cockie, Broughton, Jackson, Delahunty, PhelanBest Langdon, Yarran, Blakely, Mzungu, de Boer, Silvagni, Nyhuis, Ugle, O'Brien
  • Peel Thunder won their first premiership, and became the first team to win a premiership from 4th place since 1965.

References

  1. "australianfootball.com / 2016 WAFL Premiership Season".