2019 WAFL season

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2019 WAFL season
Teams10
PremiersSubiaco
(15th premiership)
Minor premiersSubiaco
(17th minor premiership)
Bernie Naylor Medallist
Subiaco (51 goals)
Sandover Medallist
Subiaco (28 votes)
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The 2019 WAFL season (officially the 2019 Optus WAFL Premiership Season[1]) was the 135th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 6 April and concluded on 22 September 2019.[2] Subiaco defeated South Fremantle in the Grand Final by 96 points, the club's fourth premiership in six years and fifteenth overall.[3] The 2019 season saw the introduction of a 10th team into the league, the West Coast Eagles reserves, after their alignment with East Perth was terminated in July 2018.[4]

Ladder[]

2019 WAFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Subiaco (P) 18 17 1 0 1700 911 186.6 68 Finals series
2 South Fremantle 18 13 5 0 1556 1212 128.4 52
3 Claremont 18 12 6 0 1368 1042 131.3 48
4 West Coast 18 9 9 0 1214 1216 99.8 36
5 West Perth 18 9 9 0 1389 1425 97.5 36
6 Perth 18 9 9 0 1226 1335 91.8 36
7 Peel Thunder 18 7 11 0 1285 1318 97.5 28
8 East Fremantle 18 5 13 0 1109 1493 74.3 20
9 East Perth 18 5 13 0 1004 1446 69.4 20
10 Swan Districts 18 4 14 0 1005 1458 68.9 16
Source: Australian Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals[]

Qualifying and Elimination Finals[]

Qualifying Final
Saturday 31 August (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 11.5 (71) def. Claremont 9.10 (64) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,226) Report
Elimination Final
Sunday 1 September (2:40 pm) West Coast 5.15 (45) def. West Perth 6.6 (42) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1,794) Report

Semi-finals[]

Semi-finals
Sunday 9 September (2:10 pm) Claremont 10.6 (66) def. West Coast 8.12 (60) Claremont Oval (crowd: 3,349) Report
Sunday 9 September (2:10 pm) Subiaco 14.13 (97) def. South Fremantle 10.3 (63) Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,873) Report

Preliminary final[]

Preliminary final
Sunday 15 September (3:10 pm) South Fremantle 9.9 (63) def. Claremont 4.9 (33) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,494) Report

Grand Final[]

2019 WAFL Grand Final
Sunday 22 September (2:40 pm) Subiaco vs. South Fremantle Optus Stadium (crowd: 18,491) Report
Scorecard
4.3 (27)
9.7 (61)
13.7 (85)
 18.12 (120)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.1 (7)
1.2 (8)
2.5 (17)
 3.6 (24)
Umpires: Matt Adams (6), Dan Johanson (9), Jordan Wright (25)
Simpson Medal: (Subiaco)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Sokol 6, Marsh 3, Delahunty 2, Kitchin, Joyce, Moore, Newton, Wheeler, Horsley, Edwards-Baldwin Goals Bewick, Schloithe, Stewart
Sokol, Delahunty, Horsley, Marsh, Newton Best Main, Suban, Higgins

Bracket[]

 
  Qualifying / Elimination Final Semi-finals Preliminary final Grand Final
                                     
1 Subiaco 14.13 (97)  
    2 South Fremantle 10.3 (63)         1 Subiaco 18.12 (120)
2 South Fremantle 11.5 (71)     2 South Fremantle 9.9 (63)   2 South Fremantle 3.6 (24)
3 Claremont 9.10 (64)       3 Claremont 4.9 (33)  
3 Claremont 10.6 (66)
4 West Coast Eagles 5.15 (45)   4 West Coast Eagles 8.12 (60)  
5 West Perth 6.6 (42)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Optus says Yes to new era of WAFL". West Australian Football Commission. 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ Tuohey, Steve (6 December 2018). "2019 WAFL Premiership Season fixtures". West Australian Football Commission.
  3. ^ "Subiaco smash South Fremantle to win another WAFL Grand Final". The Roar. 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ "West Coast Eagles launch new WAFL team as club bids for back-to-back AFL premierships". ABC News. 11 October 2018.

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