The 2017 WAFL season was the 133rd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 18 March 2017 and concluded with the 2017 WAFL Grand Final on 24 September 2017.

2017 WAFL season
Teams9
PremiersPeel Thunder
2nd premiership
Minor premiersSubiaco
15th minor premiership
Sandover MedallistHaiden Schloithe
South Fremantle (52 votes)
Bernie Naylor MedallistLiam Ryan
Subiaco (71 goals)
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Ladder edit

2017 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Subiaco 20 19 1 0 2061 1267 162.7 76
2 South Fremantle 20 16 4 0 2258 1419 159.1 64
3 Peel Thunder (P) 20 12 8 0 1479 1332 111.0 48
4 Swan Districts 20 10 10 0 1470 1662 88.4 40
5 West Perth 20 10 10 0 1594 1832 87.0 40
6 East Perth 20 9 11 0 1656 1604 103.2 36
7 Claremont 20 8 12 0 1641 1596 102.8 32
8 East Fremantle 20 3 17 0 1418 2054 69.0 12
9 Perth 20 3 17 0 1432 2243 63.8 12
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

For the full list of results for the home-and-away season, refer to the attached reference.[1]

Clubs edit

Club Home ground Location Captain Coach
Claremont East Fremantle Oval
Fremantle Oval
Claremont Oval
Claremont Jake Murphy Darren Harris
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval East Fremantle Jamie McNamara Robert Wiley
East Perth Leederville Oval Leederville Patrick McGinnity Luke Webster
Peel Thunder Rushton Park Mandurah Gerald Ugle Cam Shepherd
Perth Lathlain Park Lathlain Clinton Jones Earl Spalding
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval Fremantle Ryan Cook Todd Curley
Subiaco Leederville Oval Leederville Kyal Horsley Jarrad Schofield
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval Bassendean Tallan Ames Greg Harding
West Perth Arena Joondalup Joondalup Jay van Berlo Bill Monaghan

Finals series edit

Elimination and Qualifying Finals edit

Elimination Final
Sunday 2 September
(2:40pm)
Swan Districts 11.9 (75) def. West Perth 8.12 (60) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5,637) Report
Qualifying Final
Saturday 2 September
(2:10 pm)
South Fremantle 9.8 (62) def. by Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,493) Report

Semi-finals edit

First semi-final
Sunday 10 September
(2:15 pm)
South Fremantle 20.16 (136) def. Swan Districts 8.8 (56) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,884) Report
Second semi-final
Sunday 10 September
(2:15 pm)
Subiaco 10.8 (68) def. by Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,996) Report

Preliminary final edit

Preliminary final
Sunday 17 September
(2:40 pm)
Subiaco 14.14 (98) def. South Fremantle 10.6 (66) Leederville Oval (crowd: 4,097) Report

Grand Final edit

2017 WAFL Grand Final
Sunday 24 September
(2:50 pm)
Peel Thunder def. Subiaco Domain Stadium (crowd: 18,180) [2][3]
3.1 (19)
5.4 (34)
7.4 (46)
 11.6 (72)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.2 (14)
4.7 (31)
6.13 (49)
 7.14 (56)
Umpires: Matthew Adams, Justin Power, Trent McPhee
Simpson Medal: Luke Ryan (Peel Thunder)
Television broadcast: Seven Network
Sheridan 2, Jetta 2, Taberner 2, Logue, Duman, Deluca, Ugle, Dawson 1 Goals Sokol 4; Wheeler 2; Phelan 1
Darcy, Ryan, Nyhuis, Suban, Pearce, O'Brien, Taberner Best Horsley, Kitchin, Phelan, Sokol, Litherland, Heal, Baker
  • Peel Thunder won their second premiership in history. They also become the first team since 1993 to win a premiership after finishing 3rd on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season.

References edit

  1. ^ "2017 WAFL season". AustralianFootball.com. 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Peel goes back-to-back in cracking Grand Final to farewell Subi". wafootball.com.au. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Peel Thunder vs. Subiaco". AustralianFootball.com. 24 September 2017.