2021 WAFL Women's season

Last updated

2021 premiership season
Teams6
Premiers Peel Thunder
(2nd premiership)
Minor premiers Swan Districts
(1st minor premiership)
  2020
2022  

The 2021 WAFL Women's season was the third season of the WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The season commenced on 20 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 11 July 2021. [1] The competition is being contested by six clubs, the same as the previous season. [2]

Contents

Clubs

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Swan Districts 151410716338211.856 Finals series
2 Peel Thunder 151050716463154.640
3 Claremont 15870530406130.532
4 Subiaco 15870516497103.832
5 East Fremantle 15510049363577.620
6 South Fremantle 15015023887027.40
Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

Finals series

Semi-finals

First Semi-Final
Sunday 20 June (1:30 pm) Claremont 2.3 (15)def. by Subiaco 2.6 (18) Claremont Oval Report
Second Semi-Final
Sunday 20 June (2:30 pm) Swan Districts 0.11 (11)def. by Peel Thunder 2.4 (16) Bassendean Oval Report

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Sunday 27 June (2:30 pm) Swan Districts 7.8 (50)def. Subiaco 1.6 (12) Bassendean Oval Report

Grand Final

2021 WAFLW Grand Final
11 July 2021
(3:15 pm)
Peel Thunder def. Swan Districts Rushton Park Report
2.0 (12)
2.4 (16)
3.4 (22)
 5.3 (33)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.1 (1)
1.1 (7)
2.3 (15)
 2.3 (15)
Lou Knitter Medal (Best on ground): Sabreena Duffy (Peel Thunder)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
K. Phillips 3, K Bartlett 2GoalsB. Webb, M Hyde
S. Duffy, K. Phillips, K. Bartlett, E. Roberts, C. Davidson, S. VerrierBestM Hyde, T. Stribley, E. Gelmi, S. Cain, E. McGuire

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