2020 WAFL Women's season

Last updated

2020 premiership season
Teams6
Premiers Peel Thunder
1st premiership
Minor premiers Subiaco
2nd minor premiership
Best and fairest Danika Pisconeri
Subiaco (9 votes) [1]
Leading goalkicker Kira Phillips
Peel Thunder (17 goals) [2]
  2019
2021  

The 2020 WAFL Women's season was the second season of the WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The season commenced on 18 July and concluded with the Grand Final on 19 September 2020. The competition was contested by six clubs, one more than the previous season with the addition of South Fremantle, all of whom were affiliated with men's clubs from the West Australian Football League (WAFL). [3] The commencement of the season was delayed several months due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Clubs

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Subiaco 7610304158192.424 Finals series
2 Peel Thunder (P)7430283211134.116
3 East Fremantle 7430215161133.516
4 Swan Districts 7430270254106.316
5 Claremont 7340279165169.112
6 South Fremantle 70707848016.30
Source: Australian Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination finals

Elimination Final
Sunday 6 September (2:30 pm) East Fremantle 5.5 (35)def. Swan Districts 4.5 (29) New Choice Homes Park Report
Qualifying Final
Sunday 6 September (2:30 pm) Subiaco 4.4 (28)def. Peel Thunder 3.4 (22) Leederville Oval Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Sunday 13 September (2:30 pm) Peel Thunder 9.1 (55)def. East Fremantle 5.8 (38) David Grays Arena Report

Grand Final

2020 WAFLW Grand Final
Saturday 19 September
(2:40 pm)
Subiaco def. by Peel Thunder Provident Financial Oval [4] [5]
1.0 (6)
1.1 (7)
2.1 (13)
 2.1 (13)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.1 (7)
4.1 (25)
4.3 (27)
 4.4 (28)
Best on ground: Chloe Wrigle (Peel Thunder)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
M MaclachlanGoalsE Roberts 2
B Molloy, K Phillips 1
M MaclachlanBestG Mckinley, E Dowson, C Wrigley, D Liddle, E Roberts
  • Peel Thunder won the first senior women's premiership.

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