2009 WAFL season
2009 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 9 |
Premiers | South Fremantle 13th premiership |
Minor premiers | South Fremantle 12th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Ross Young (Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Chad Jones (Claremont) |
Matches played | 94 |
The 2009 WAFL season was the 125th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations. It saw South Fremantle break Subiaco’s dynasty that had seen the Lions a kick shy of a perfect season in 2008, winning their last ten games after the early part of the season was the most evenly contested since the nine-club competition began in 1997.
In the end, however, the top four was the same as in 2008. Peel Thunder, with
Home-and-away season
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Friday, 20 March (7:40 pm) | Subiaco 10.21 (81) | def. | Claremont 10.6 (66) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2276) | |
Friday, 20 March (7:40 pm) | South Fremantle 15.14 (104) | def. | Swan Districts 13.9 (87) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3354) | |
Saturday, 21 March (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 15.7 (97) | def. | Peel Thunder 14.5 (89) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2011) | |
Saturday, 21 March (2:15 pm) | West Perth 16.7 (103) | def. | East Perth 14.12 (96) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2557) | |
Bye Perth |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Friday, 27 March (6:30 pm) | East Perth 5.16 (46) | def. by | East Fremantle 13.15 (93) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1508) | |
Saturday, 28 March (2:15 pm) | West Perth 17.12 (114) | def. | South Fremantle 16.11 (107) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1986) | |
Saturday, 28 March (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 16.13 (109) | def. | Perth 16.10 (106) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1569) | |
Saturday, 28 March (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 14.17 (101) | def. | Subiaco 15.7 (97) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2406) | |
Bye Claremont |
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Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Friday, 3 April (7:40 pm) | South Fremantle 5.19 (49) | def. by | Perth 13.12 (90) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2881) | |
Friday, 3 April (7:40 pm) | Subiaco 20.9 (129) | def. | West Perth 13.10 (88) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2576) | |
Saturday, 4 April (2:15 pm) | Claremont 10.14 (74) | def. by | East Perth 19.8 (122) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1702) | |
Saturday, 4 April (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 13.12 (90) | def. by | Peel Thunder 18.15 (123) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1935) | |
Bye East Fremantle |
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Round 4 (Easter weekend)
Round 4 | |||||
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Thursday, 9 April (7:40 pm) | Subiaco 13.7 (85) | def. by | South Fremantle 21.14 (140) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2533) | |
Saturday, 11 April (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 13.20 (98) | def. | Claremont 12.13 (85) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2058) | |
Monday, 13 April (2:15 pm) | Perth 11.8 (74) | def. | Swan Districts 9.13 (67) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 3921) | |
Monday, 13 April (2:15 pm) | East Perth 10.12 (72) | def. by | Peel Thunder 10.15 (75) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2130) | |
Bye West Perth |
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Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) | Claremont 14.11 (95) | def. by | South Fremantle 16.16 (112) | Albany (crowd: 2394) | |
Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 18.7 (115) | def. | West Perth 13.12 (90) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2396) | |
Saturday, 18 April (2:15 pm) | East Perth 14.8 (92) | def. | Perth 12.11 (83) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2054) | |
Sunday, 19 April (3:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 16.9 (105) | def. by | Subiaco 17.11 (113) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1966) | |
Bye Swan Districts |
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Round 6 (Anzac Day weekend)
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 April (1:30 pm) | South Fremantle 11.14 (80) | def. | East Fremantle 11.8 (74) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5484) | |
Saturday, 25 April (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 13.18 (96) | def. | Claremont 11.11 (77) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2334) | |
Sunday, 26 April (2:15 pm) | Perth 13.8 (86) | def. by | West Perth 15.15 (105) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 3651) | |
Monday, 27 April (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 10.13 (73) | def. by | East Perth 10.16 (76) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 3670) | |
Bye Peel Thunder |
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Friday, 1 May (7:45 pm) | West Perth 12.9 (81) | def. by | Swan Districts 17.15 (117) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2562) | |
Saturday, 2 May (2:15 pm) | Claremont 16.13 (109) | def. by | Peel Thunder 17.11 (113) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1219) | |
Sunday, 3 May (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 17.9 (111) | def. by | Perth 20.4 (124) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2262) | |
Sunday, 3 May (2:15 pm) | East Perth 7.10 (52) | def. by | South Fremantle 22.18 (150) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2370) | |
Bye Subiaco |
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Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 15.17 (107) | def. | East Fremantle 8.9 (57) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1890) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | Perth 10.10 (70) | def. by | Claremont 13.21 (99) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2453) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 18.12 (120) | def. | East Perth 12.9 (81) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2783) | |
Saturday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) | def. by | West Perth 19.16 (130) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1601) | |
Bye South Fremantle |
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Round 9
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 25.15 (165) | def. | Perth 9.9 (63) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1887) | |
Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 7.7 (49) | def. by | Swan Districts 20.9 (129) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2070) | |
Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | West Perth 15.12 (102) | def. | Claremont 12.13 (85) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1952) | |
Saturday, 16 May (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 23.16 (154) | def. | Peel Thunder 13.15 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1499) | |
Bye East Perth |
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Round 10 (Foundation Day)
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 May (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 15.22 (112) | def. by | Swan Districts 19.11 (125) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2006) | |
Monday, 1 June (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 18.7 (115) | def. | South Fremantle 17.12 (114) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11,051) | |
Monday, 1 June (2:15 pm) | West Perth 12.15 (87) | def. | East Perth 13.7 (85) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 3996) | |
Monday, 1 June (2:15 pm) | Claremont 11.12 (78) | def. by | Subiaco 17.14 (116) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2367) | |
Bye Perth |
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Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) | Perth 11.9 (75) | def. by | Peel Thunder 17.11 (113) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2010) | |
Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) | West Perth 12.10 (82) | def. | Subiaco 11.10 (76) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2271) | |
Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 15.11 (101) | def. | South Fremantle 12.11 (83) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4265) | |
Saturday, 6 June (2:15 pm) | East Perth 9.11 (65) | def. by | Claremont 18.13 (121) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1701) | |
Bye East Fremantle |
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Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | Perth 15.19 (109) | def. | East Perth 8.13 (61) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2425) | |
Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 10.13 (73) | def. by | East Fremantle 15.20 (110) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1888) | |
Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 16.14 (110) | def. | Swan Districts 13.11 (89) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 3244) | |
Saturday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 21.19 (145) | def. | West Perth 10.4 (64) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2130) | |
Bye Claremont |
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Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) | Claremont 11.17 (83) | def. | East Fremantle 10.9 (69) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1412) | |
Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 18.7 (115) | def. | Perth 8.21 (69) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2022) | |
Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 10.14 (74) | def. by | Subiaco 15.12 (102) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2025) | |
Saturday, 20 June (2:15 pm) | East Perth 16.12 (108) | def. | Peel Thunder 10.12 (72) | Margaret River (crowd: 1948) | |
Bye West Perth |
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Swan Districts record their biggest with fewer scoring shots, and the biggest in the WAFL since 1994[2] |
Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | Perth 10.10 (70) | def. by | South Fremantle 16.13 (109) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2639) | |
Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | Claremont 12.11 (83) | def. | West Perth 10.9 (69) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1232) | |
Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 4.12 (36) | def. by | East Perth 12.13 (85) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1152) | |
Saturday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 26.14 (170) | def. | Peel Thunder 9.9 (63) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1327) | |
Bye Swan Districts |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) | West Perth 16.7 (103) | def. by | Perth 21.12 (138) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 3226) | |
Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 24.14 (158) | def. | East Fremantle 8.12 (60) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2317) | |
Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 25.11 (161) | def. | Claremont 12.11 (83) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1807) | |
Saturday, 4 July (2:15 pm) | East Perth 13.5 (83) | def. | Subiaco 10.18 (78) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2373) | |
Bye Peel Thunder |
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Friday, 10 July (6:40 pm) | South Fremantle 17.16 (118) | def. | East Perth 11.5 (71) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1373) | |
Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) | Perth 16.15 (111) | def. | East Fremantle 11.8 (74) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2272) | |
Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 16.13 (109) | drew with | West Perth 16.13 (109) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2967) | |
Saturday, 11 July (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 17.10 (112) | def. by | Claremont 20.11 (131) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1417) | |
Bye Subiaco |
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Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 July (2:15 pm) | Claremont 11.8 (74) | def. by | Perth 14.15 (99) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1379) | |
Saturday, 18 July (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 9.9 (63) | def. by | Subiaco 13.16 (94) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1512) | |
Saturday, 18 July (2:15 pm) | West Perth 12.13 (85) | def. | Peel Thunder 5.14 (44) | Corrigin (crowd: 1900) | |
Saturday, 18 July (2:15 pm) | East Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | Swan Districts 13.11 (89) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1943) | |
Bye South Fremantle |
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Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Friday, 24 July (6:30 pm) | Subiaco 11.12 (78) | def. by | South Fremantle 14.11 (95) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2128) | |
Saturday, 25 July (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 11.9 (75) | def. by | East Perth 19.8 (122) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1226) | |
Bye Claremont, East Fremantle, Perth, Swan Districts, West Perth |
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Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | Perth 13.14 (92) | def. by | Subiaco 18.11 (119) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2527) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | Claremont 9.11 (65) | def. by | Swan Districts 23.14 (152) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2933) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | West Perth 22.14 (146) | def. | East Fremantle 7.14 (56) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2007) | |
Saturday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 10.15 (75) | def. by | South Fremantle 28.9 (177) | Anniversary Park (crowd: 2241) | |
Bye East Perth |
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Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) | Perth 8.10 (58) | def. by | East Perth 28.8 (176) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2183) | |
Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 19.10 (124) | def. | Claremont 14.12 (96) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1403) | |
Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 14.18 (102) | def. | Swan Districts 13.11 (89) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2629) | |
Saturday, 8 August (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 9.20 (74) | def. | West Perth 10.7 (67) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1623) | |
Bye Peel Thunder |
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Friday, 14 August (7:40 pm) | South Fremantle 8.19 (67) | def. | East Fremantle 7.9 (51) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2394) | |
Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 13.13 (91) | drew with | Perth 13.13 (91) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1537) | |
Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 8.9 (57) | def. by | Claremont 15.15 (105) | Rushton Park (crowd: 932) | |
Saturday, 15 August (2:15 pm) | East Perth 12.17 (89) | def. | West Perth 11.7 (73) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2289) | |
Bye Subiaco |
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The Bassendean Oval draw produced the first season since 1969 with multiple drawn games; indeed the first time since 1970 when consecutive WANFL/WAFL/WASFL/Westar Rules draws had ever been closer apart than one season.[3] |
Round 22
Round 22 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | Perth 24.19 (163) | def. | Peel Thunder 6.7 (43) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1771) | |
Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | Claremont 21.9 (135) | def. | West Perth 11.9 (75) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1405) | |
Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 9.6 (60) | def. by | Swan Districts 19.23 (137) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1401) | |
Saturday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | East Perth 8.14 (62) | def. by | Subiaco 11.13 (79) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2295) | |
Bye South Fremantle |
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Round 23
Round 23 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) | Claremont 11.8 (74) | def. by | Perth 10.16 (76) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1660) | |
Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) | West Perth 15.7 (97) | def. | Subiaco 14.6 (90) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2537) | |
Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 12.8 (80) | def. by | South Fremantle 22.11 (143) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3427) | |
Saturday, 29 August (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 11.13 (79) | def. by | East Fremantle 23.6 (144) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1330) | |
Bye East Perth |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | South Fremantle (P) | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2256 | 1647 | 137.0 | 60 |
2 | Subiaco | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2064 | 1663 | 124.1 | 52 |
3 | Swan Districts | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2142 | 1823 | 117.5 | 48 |
4 | West Perth | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1870 | 1939 | 96.4 | 42 |
5 | East Perth | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1777 | 1766 | 100.6 | 40 |
6 | Perth | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1847 | 1949 | 94.8 | 38 |
7 | East Fremantle | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1656 | 1993 | 83.1 | 32 |
8 | Claremont | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1818 | 1969 | 92.3 | 28 |
9 | Peel Thunder | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1705 | 2386 | 71.5 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
First semi-final
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 5 September (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 16.14 (110) | def. | West Perth 10.13 (73) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5,150) | |
Second semi-final
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 5 September (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 19.21 (135) | def. | Subiaco 10.5 (65) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,646) | |
Preliminary final
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 12 September (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 13.11 (89) | def. | Swan Districts 9.16 (70) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5,831) | |
A wasteful 1.7 (13) in the last quarter kicks Swan Districts out of a second straight Grand Final berth.[4] |
Grand Final
2009 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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South Fremantle | def. | Subiaco | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 22,738) | [5] | |
5.3 (33) 8.8 (56) 15.10 (100) 17.11 (113) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.4 (22) 5.8 (38) 7.11 (53) 13.17 (95) |
Umpires: Stuart Parry, Craig Hendrie, Gavin Statham Simpson Medal: Ashton Hams (South Fremantle) | ||
Wilson 5, Wilkie 2, Mugambwa 2, Theo Adams 2, Kyle Hams, Bell , Graham, Siegert, Head, Farmer
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Goals | Dennis-Lane 4, Fletcher 2, Keevers 2, Pickett, Broadhurst, Newick, Cossom, Adamson-Holmes | |||
Ashton Hams, Bell, Kyle Hams, Wilson, Miller, Hunt | Best | Fletcher, Stenglein, Keevers, Pickett, Hildebrandt, Webb | |||
Subiaco fail to farewell retiring stars Smith, Maplestone and Pickett with a fourth successive flag, owing to the power of the Bulldogs’ “engine room”.
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References
- ^ Pike, Chris; “WAFL Round 21 hits and misses”
- ^ WAFL Footy Facts: Biggest Wins with Fewer Scoring Shots Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WAFL Footy Facts – Draws Archived May 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “Subiaco Players Know the Meaning of Success”
- ^ “Bulldogs Tame Lions in Style” Archived 3 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine; in