2017 WAFL season

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2017 WAFL season
Teams9
Premiers Peel Thunder
2nd premiership
Minor premiers Subiaco
15th minor premiership
Sandover Medallist Haiden Schloithe
South Fremantle (52 votes)
Bernie Naylor Medallist Liam Ryan
Subiaco (71 goals)
  2016
2018  

The 2017 WAFL season was the 133rd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 18 March 2017 and concluded with the 2017 WAFL Grand Final on 24 September 2017.

Contents

Ladder

2017 ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Subiaco 20191020611267162.776
2 South Fremantle 20164022581419159.164
3 Peel Thunder (P)20128014791332111.048
4 Swan Districts 20101001470166288.440
5 West Perth 20101001594183287.040
6 East Perth 20911016561604103.236
7 Claremont 20812016411596102.832
8 East Fremantle 2031701418205469.012
9 Perth 2031701432224363.812
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

For the full list of results for the home-and-away season, refer to the attached reference. [1]

Clubs

ClubHome groundLocationCaptainCoach
Claremont East Fremantle Oval
Fremantle Oval
Claremont Oval
Claremont Jake Murphy Darren Harris
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval East Fremantle Jamie McNamara Robert Wiley
East Perth Leederville Oval Leederville Patrick McGinnity Luke Webster
Peel Thunder Rushton Park Mandurah Gerald Ugle Cam Shepherd
Perth Lathlain Park Lathlain Clinton Jones Earl Spalding
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval Fremantle Ryan Cook Todd Curley
Subiaco Leederville Oval Leederville Kyal Horsley Jarrad Schofield
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval Bassendean Tallan Ames Greg Harding
West Perth Arena Joondalup Joondalup Jay van Berlo Bill Monaghan

Finals series

Elimination and Qualifying Finals

Elimination Final
Sunday 2 September
(2:40pm)
Swan Districts 11.9 (75)def. West Perth 8.12 (60) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5,637) Report
Qualifying Final
Saturday 2 September
(2:10 pm)
South Fremantle 9.8 (62)def. by Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,493) Report

Semi-finals

First semi-final
Sunday 10 September
(2:15 pm)
South Fremantle 20.16 (136)def. Swan Districts 8.8 (56) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,884) Report
Second semi-final
Sunday 10 September
(2:15 pm)
Subiaco 10.8 (68)def. by Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,996) Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday 17 September
(2:40 pm)
Subiaco 14.14 (98)def. South Fremantle 10.6 (66) Leederville Oval (crowd: 4,097) Report

Grand Final

2017 WAFL Grand Final
Sunday 24 September
(2:50 pm)
Peel Thunder def. Subiaco Domain Stadium (crowd: 18,180) [2] [3]
3.1 (19)
5.4 (34)
7.4 (46)
11.6 (72)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
2.2 (14)
4.7 (31)
6.13 (49)
7.14 (56)
Umpires: Matthew Adams, Justin Power, Trent McPhee
Simpson Medal: Luke Ryan (Peel Thunder)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Sheridan 2, Jetta 2, Taberner 2, Logue, Duman, Deluca, Ugle, Dawson 1GoalsSokol 4; Wheeler 2; Phelan 1
Darcy, Ryan, Nyhuis, Suban, Pearce, O'Brien, TabernerBestHorsley, Kitchin, Phelan, Sokol, Litherland, Heal, Baker
  • Peel Thunder won their second premiership in history. They also become the first team since 1993 to win a premiership after finishing 3rd on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season.

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References

  1. "2017 WAFL season". AustralianFootball.com. 24 September 2017.
  2. "Peel goes back-to-back in cracking Grand Final to farewell Subi". wafootball.com.au. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017.
  3. "Peel Thunder vs. Subiaco". AustralianFootball.com. 24 September 2017.