2016 WAFL season
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| 2016 WAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers | Peel Thunder 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | Subiaco 14th minor premiership |
| Sandover Medallist | Jye Bolton Claremont (49 votes) |
| Bernie Naylor Medallist | Ben Saunders South Fremantle (52 goals) |
The 2016 WAFL season was the 132nd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season concluded on 25 September 2016 with the 2016 WAFL Grand Final between Subiaco and Peel Thunder at Domain Stadium. Peel won the match by 23 points, recording their first ever premiership.[1]
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subiaco | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1798 | 1263 | 142.4 | 64 |
| 2 | South Fremantle | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1820 | 1397 | 130.3 | 60 |
| 3 | West Perth | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1504 | 1438 | 104.6 | 52 |
| 4 | Peel Thunder (P) | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1421 | 1382 | 102.8 | 44 |
| 5 | East Perth | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1411 | 1415 | 99.7 | 40 |
| 6 | East Fremantle | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1523 | 1611 | 94.5 | 36 |
| 7 | Claremont | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1728 | 1479 | 116.8 | 28 |
| 8 | Perth | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1315 | 1729 | 76.1 | 28 |
| 9 | Swan Districts | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1127 | 1933 | 58.3 | 8 |
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
Elimination and Qualifying Finals
| Elimination Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 4 September (3:10 pm) |
Peel Thunder 12.14 (86) | def. | East Perth 5.7 (37) | Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 2,834) | |
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| Qualifying Final | |||||
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| Saturday 3 September (2:10 pm) |
South Fremantle 18.13 (121) | def. | West Perth 10.9 (69) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,727) | |
Semi-finals
| First semi-final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 11 September (2:15 pm) |
West Perth 7.3 (45) | def. by | Peel Thunder 15.15 (105) | HBF Arena (crowd: 3,073) | Report |
| Second semi-final | |||||
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| Sunday 11 September (3:10 pm) |
Subiaco 14.12 (96) | def. | South Fremantle 9.2 (56) | Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,834) | Report |
Preliminary final
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 18 September (2:40 pm) |
South Fremantle 10.10 (70) | def. by | Peel Thunder 16.13 (109) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 4,155) | Report |
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Grand Final
| 2016 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 25 September (2:30 pm) |
Subiaco | def. by | Peel Thunder | Domain Stadium (crowd: 15,031)
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Report |
| 1.0 (6) 5.3 (33) 7.7 (49) 8.8 (56) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.6 (30) 7.6 (48) 9.11 (65) 11.13 (79) |
Umpires: Nathan Williamson, Mark Worobec, Justin Power Simpson Medal: Connor Blakely (Peel Thunder) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| 2: Horsley 1: Ryan, Stevenson, Wheeler, Twomey, Robinson, Phelan |
Goals | 5: Yarran 3: Ugle 1: Mzungu, Apeness, Langdon | |||
| Horsley, Cockie, Broughton, Jackson, Delahunty, Phelan | Best | Langdon, Yarran, Blakely, Mzungu, de Boer, Silvagni, Nyhuis, Ugle, O'Brien | |||
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