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]
| 2019 WAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Subiaco 15th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Subiaco 17th minor premiership |
| Sandover Medallist | Lachlan Delahunty Subiaco (28 votes) |
| Bernie Naylor Medallist | Ben Sokol Subiaco (51 goals) |
Ladder
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| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
editQualifying and Elimination Finals
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 2019 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 22 September (2:40 pm) | Subiaco | v | 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: Ben Sokol (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
edit| Qualifying / Elimination Final | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Subiaco | 14.13 (97) | 1 | Subiaco | 18.12 (120) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | South Fremantle | 10.3 (63) | 2 | South Fremantle | 3.6 (24) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | South Fremantle | 11.5 (71) | 2 | South Fremantle | 9.9 (63) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Claremont | 9.10 (64) | 3 | Claremont | 4.9 (33) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Claremont | 10.6 (66) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Coast | 8.12 (60) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Coast | 5.15 (45) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | West Perth | 6.6 (42) | ||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Optus says Yes to new era of WAFL". West Australian Football Commission. 1 February 2019.
- ^ Tuohey, Steve (6 December 2018). "2019 WAFL Premiership Season fixtures". West Australian Football Commission.
- ^ "Subiaco smash South Fremantle to win another WAFL Grand Final". The Roar. 22 September 2019.
- ^ "West Coast Eagles launch new WAFL team as club bids for back-to-back AFL premierships". ABC News. 11 October 2018.