2021 WAFL season

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2021 WAFL season
Teams10
Premiers Subiaco
16th premiership
Minor premiers Subiaco
18th minor premiership
Bernie Naylor Medallist Tyler Keitel
West Perth (64 goals)
Highest29,879 (Grand Final, Subiaco vs South Fremantle)
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The 2021 WAFL season (officially the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season) is the 137th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 2 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 2 October. The West Coast Eagles reserves re-joined the competition, which increased the number of competing clubs to ten. [1] [2]

Contents

Clubs

ClubHome groundLocation2020 season
Claremont Revo Fitness Stadium Claremont 6-2 (Runners up)
East Fremantle New Choice Homes Park East Fremantle 1-7 (DNQ Finals)
East Perth Leederville Oval Leederville 4-4 (DNQ Finals)
Peel Thunder David Grays Arena Mandurah 0-8 (DNQ Finals)
Perth Mineral Resources Park Lathlain 5-3 (Semi-final)
South Fremantle Fremantle Community Bank Oval Fremantle 7-1 (Premiers)
Subiaco Leederville Oval Leederville 4-4 (DNQ Finals)
Swan Districts Steel Blue Oval Bassendean 3-5 (DNQ Final)
West Coast Mineral Resources Park Lathlain Did not compete
West Perth Provident Financial Oval Joondalup 6-2 (Preliminary final)

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 1
Friday 2 April (4:10 pm) Peel Thunder 11.8 (74)def. by East Fremantle 15.16 (106) David Grays Arena (crowd: 2,466) [3]
Friday 2 April (4:10 pm) Subiaco 15.14 (104)def. East Perth 11.10 (76) Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,905)
Saturday 3 April (12:30 pm) Perth 16.12 (108)def. West Coast 15.5 (95) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,321)
Saturday 3 April (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 16.10 (106)def. West Perth 13.7 (85) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,445)
Saturday 3 April (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 18.1 (109)def. by Claremont 20.13 (133) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,923)

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 8.5 (53)def. by Subiaco 12.14 (86) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,598) [4]
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) East Perth 7.7 (49)def. by Peel Thunder 24.10 (154) Leederville Oval (crowd: 787)
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) Claremont 17.6 (108)def. South Fremantle 13.14 (92) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,579)
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) West Perth 19.6 (120)def. West Coast 6.6 (42) Splendid Park (crowd: 3,000)
Saturday 10 April (5:10 pm) Perth 6.13 (49)def. by Swan Districts 14.15 (99) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,650)

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday 17 April (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 13.10 (88)def. East Perth 9.9 (63) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,242) [5]
Saturday 17 April (2:10 pm) Claremont 16.14 (110)def. Perth 12.6 (78) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,878)
Saturday 17 April (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 17.6 (108)def. Peel Thunder 11.11 (77) Pingelly Oval (crowd: 1,842)
Saturday 17 April (2:30 pm) Swan Districts 13.16 (94)def. West Coast 8.7 (55) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,618)
Saturday 17 April (2:40 pm) West Perth 14.7 (91)def. by Subiaco 14.10 (94) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,367)

Round 4

Round 4 (ANZAC Round)
Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder v Claremont David Grays Arena [6]
Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm) West Perth v East Fremantle Provident Financial Oval
Saturday 24 April (2:30 pm) Swan Districts v South Fremantle Steel Blue Oval
Saturday 24 April (3:10 pm) Subiaco v West Coast Leederville Oval
Sunday 25 April (5:10 pm) Perth v East Perth Mineral Resources Park

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) East Perth 7.13 (55)def. by Swan Districts 10.8 (68) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,409) [8]
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 6.8 (44)def. by Perth 11.8 (74) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,393)
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) Claremont 16.11 (107)def. West Perth 8.7 (55) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,559)
Saturday 1 May (2:30 pm) South Fremantle 12.8 (80)def. Subiaco 9.8 (62) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,918)
Sunday 2 May (11:10 am) Peel Thunder 24.12 (156)def. West Coast 12.5 (77) David Grays Arena (crowd: 380)

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) Subiaco 13.16 (94)def. Claremont 7.12 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,799) [9]
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) Perth 11.11 (77)def. by Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,268)
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) West Perth 9.8 (62)def. Swan Districts 8.5 (53) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,674)
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 10.4 (64)def. East Perth 8.9 (57) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,542)
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 22.15 (147)def. West Coast 3.4 (22) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 812)

State game

2021 State Game
Saturday 15 May (3:35 pm) SANFL 20.10 (130)def. WAFL 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval [10]

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 6.10 (46)def. by Claremont 14.4 (88) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,251) [11]
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 7.10 (52)def. by West Perth 12.8 (80) David Grays Arena (crowd: 720)
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) Perth 11.8 (74)def. South Fremantle 7.12 (54) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,207)
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) East Perth 12.13 (85)def. West Coast 3.10 (28) Leederville Oval (crowd: 855)
Saturday 22 May (2:40 pm) Swan Districts 7.8 (50)def. by Subiaco 8.10 (58) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,478)

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) Subiaco 11.17 (83)def. Peel Thunder 5.9 (39) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,045) [12]
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.12 (96)def. East Perth 9.6 (60) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,366)
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 20.7 (127)def. West Coast 9.7 (61) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 923)
Saturday 29 May (2:30 pm) Swan Districts 16.9 (105)def. East Fremantle 8.13 (61) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 855)
Saturday 29 May (2:40 pm) West Perth 5.8 (38)def. by Perth 7.6 (48) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,050)

Round 9

Round 9
Thursday 3 June (6:10 pm) Perth 1.5 (11)def. by Subiaco 16.13 (109) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,059) [13]
Saturday 5 June (12:10 pm) Claremont 14.9 (93)def. West Coast 9.12 (66) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,238)
Saturday 5 June (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 7.17 (59)def. by Swan Districts 10.7 (67) David Grays Arena (crowd: 1,241)
Monday 7 June (2:10 pm) East Perth 11.10 (76)def. by West Perth 19.5 (119) Leederville Oval (crowd: 3,631)
Monday 7 June (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 8.10 (58)def. by South Fremantle 11.8 (74) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 5,914)

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday 12 June (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.6 (90)def. Peel Thunder 12.11 (83) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,376) [14]
Sunday 13 June (2:10 pm) East Perth 8.11 (59)def. South Fremantle 8.6 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,614)
Bye: East Fremantle, Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts, West Coast, West Perth

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday 19 June (2:10 pm) Subiaco 11.10 (76)def. by West Coast 12.9 (81) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,567) [15]
Saturday 19 June (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 7.5 (47)def. by West Perth 14.9 (93) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,904)
Saturday 19 June (3:10 pm) Perth 8.7 (55)def. by East Fremantle 12.9 (81) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,463)
Bye: Claremont, East Perth, Peel Thunder, South Fremantle

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) Subiaco 8.5 (53)def. by Swan Districts 7.12 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,507) [16]
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 12.9 (81)def. by East Perth 13.10 (88) David Grays Arena (crowd: 827)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) West Perth 10.10 (70)def. Claremont 8.8 (56) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 2,193)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 15.5 (95)def. Perth 8.13 (61) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,853)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 6.12 (48)def. by West Coast 15.9 (99) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,559)

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Claremont v Swan Districts Revo Fitness Stadium [17]
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder v Subiaco David Grays Arena
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) East Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Perth v West Perth Mineral Resources Park
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) South Fremantle v West Coast Fremantle Community Bank Oval

Round 14

Round 14 (NAIDOC Round)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 9.8 (62)def. by Peel Thunder 13.10 (88) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,403) [19]
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 10.11 (71)def. Perth 6.8 (44) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,421)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) West Perth 14.13 (97)def. East Perth 10.7 (67) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,681)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 10.11 (71)def. West Coast 9.15 (69) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,644)
Saturday 10 July (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 11.2 (68)def. Claremont 9.13 (67) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,289)

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 12.6 (78)def. West Coast 9.4 (58) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,142) [20]
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) West Perth 12.18 (90)def. East Fremantle 13.7 (85) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,754)
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 9.5 (59)def. by South Fremantle 15.5 (95) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,028)
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Perth 10.9 (69)def. by East Perth 11.12 (78) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,460)
Sunday 18 July (1:10 pm) Peel Thunder 9.12 (66)def. by Claremont 11.9 (75) David Grays Arena (crowd: 706)

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.12 (96)def. East Fremantle 7.11 (53) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,246) [21]
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) West Perth 12.10 (82)def. Peel Thunder 8.10 (58) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,093)
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) East Perth 13.12 (90)def. by West Coast 14.8 (92) Leederville Oval (crowd: 716)
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 13.13 (91)def. Perth 10.7 (67) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,339)
Sunday 25 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 10.13 (73)def. South Fremantle 4.5 (29) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,480)

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 7.4 (46)def. Swan Districts 5.9 (39) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,294) [22]
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 10.12 (72)def. West Perth 8.4 (52) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,346)
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 3.7 (25)def. by South Fremantle 22.9 (141) David Grays Arena (crowd: 997)
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) Perth 6.7 (43)def. by West Coast 15.9 (99) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,312)
Sunday 1 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 12.6 (78)def. Claremont 10.11 (71) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,480)

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) Claremont 13.10 (88)def. by Subiaco 14.9 (93) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,609) [23]
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 14.15 (99)def. Peel Thunder 7.5 (47) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,470)
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 9.12 (66)def. Perth 5.11 (41) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,304)
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 19.9 (123)def. East Fremantle 9.8 (62) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,670)
Bye: West Coast, West Perth

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Subiaco 9.10 (64)def. by East Fremantle 16.12 (108) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,226) [24]
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 14.11 (95)def. East Perth 8.6 (54) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,776)
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Perth 10.8 (66)def. by Claremont 11.10 (76) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,496)
Sunday 15 August (11:40 am) West Perth 16.10 (106)def. West Coast 5.5 (35) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,208)
Bye: Peel Thunder, South Fremantle

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday 21 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 12.12 (84)def. by East Fremantle 13.8 (86) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,132) [25]
Saturday 21 August (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 10.16 (76)def. West Coast 11.8 (74) David Grays Arena (crowd: 532)
Sunday 22 August (1:10 pm) West Perth 11.7 (73)def. South Fremantle 10.7 (67) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,410)
Bye: Claremont, Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts

Round 21

Round 21
Saturday 28 August (12:40 pm) Peel Thunder 16.10 (106)def. Perth 10.3 (63) David Grays Arena (crowd: 1,204) [26]
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 11.5 (71)def. by Subiaco 12.13 (85) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,642)
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 20.3 (123)def. West Perth 9.23 (77) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,877)
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 10.16 (76)def. Swan Districts 11.5 (71) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,183)
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) Claremont 19.15 (129)def. West Coast 4.9 (33) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,300)

Round 22

Round 22
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Claremont 11.11 (77)def. Swan Districts 8.7 (55) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 2,049) [27]
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 13.11 (89)def. by Subiaco 14.9 (93) David Grays Arena (crowd: 1,130)
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Perth 10.5 (65)def. by West Perth 17.13 (115) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,808)
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 13.17 (95)def. West Coast 7.8 (50) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,588)
Bye: East Fremantle, East Perth

Ladder

PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPtsQualification
1 Subiaco 18144014481128128.456 Finals series
2 South Fremantle 18135015351182129.952
3 Claremont 18135016141267127.452
4 West Perth 18126015051253120.148
5 Swan Districts 18108013261209109.740
6 East Fremantle 1881001357140196.932
7 Peel Thunder 1861201422150194.724
8 East Perth 1861201256149284.224
9 Perth 1841401095151972.116
10 West Coast 1841401136174265.216
Updated to match(es) played on 5 September 2021. Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: (1) points; (2) percentage; (3) number of points for.

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Qualifying Final
Saturday 11 September (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 9.11 (65)def. Claremont 9.10 (64) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,678) [28]

Claremont missed a set shot after the final siren to win the game and kicked a point to lose by one point.

Elimination Final
Saturday 12 September (2:40 pm) West Perth 14.6 (90)def. Swan Districts 13.8 (86) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 3,470) [29]

West Perth kicked a goal in the 33rd minute of the last quarter to win the game by 4 points


Semi-finals

Semi-finals
SF1: Saturday 18 September (2:40 pm) Subiaco 11.7 (73)def. South Fremantle 8.3 (51) Leederville Oval (crowd: 3,745) [30]
SF2: Sunday 19 September (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.8 (92)def. West Perth 10.8 (68) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 4,768) [31]

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Sunday 26 September (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 6.7 (43)def. Claremont 4.8 (32) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 4,664) [32]

Grand Final

2021 WAFL Grand Final
Saturday 2 October (3:20 pm) Subiaco def. South Fremantle Optus Stadium (crowd: 29,879) Report
2.2 (14)
5.4 (34)
9.6 (60)
 13.7 (85)		Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final		2.2 (14)
3.7 (25)
3.7 (25)
 5.11 (41)		Umpires: T McPhee, R Shelton, B Laycock
Simpson Medal: Greg Clark
Television broadcast: Channel 7
H Marsh 3, G Clark 2, W Hickmott 2, Br Matera 2 M Braut 1, Ba Matera 1, J Mayo 1, B Sokol 1GoalsT Abbott 1, T Blechynden 1, A Hall 1, J Motlop 1, M Shaw 1
G Clark W Hickmott A Dewar H Marsh K Stainsby C HarrisBestB Higgins T McQuilkin G Wessels N Suban N Strom C Pearson
G Clark (shoulder).InjuriesN Strom (head)

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  20. ↑ "Round 15 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  21. ↑ "Round 16 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  22. ↑ "Round 17 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  23. ↑ "Round 18 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  24. ↑ "Round 19 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  25. ↑ "Round 20 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  26. ↑ "Round 21 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  27. ↑ "Round 22 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  28. ↑ "South Fremantle v Claremont Qualifying Final". wafl.com.au.
  29. ↑ "West Perth v Swan Districts Elimination Final". wafl.com.au.
  30. ↑ "Subiaco v South Fremantle First Semi-final". wafl.com.au.
  31. ↑ "Claremont v West Perth Second Semi-final". wafl.com.au.
  32. ↑ "South Fremantle v Claremont Preliminary Final". wafl.com.au.
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