2023 WAFL season
Australian rules football competition
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The 2023 WAFL season was the 139th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 7 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September.[2]
Teams10
PremiersEast Fremantle
30th premiership
30th premiership
Minor premiersEast Fremantle
34th minor premiership
34th minor premiership
Sandover MedallistHamish Brayshaw
(East Perth – 26 votes)[1]
(East Perth – 26 votes)[1]
| 2023 WAFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | East Fremantle 30th premiership |
| Minor premiers | East Fremantle 34th minor premiership |
| Sandover Medallist | Hamish Brayshaw (East Perth – 26 votes)[1] |
| Bernie Naylor Medallist | Tyler Keitel (West Perth – 57 goals) |
After easily winning the minor premiership, East Fremantle won their 30th WAFL premiership breaking a 25-year drought, defeating Peel Thunder in the Grand Final at Optus Stadium.
Ladder
- For the list of regular season results, see here
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Fremantle (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1650 | 1118 | 147.6 | 56 | Finals series |
| 2 | Subiaco | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1536 | 1168 | 131.5 | 48 | |
| 3 | Peel Thunder | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1474 | 1133 | 130.1 | 48 | |
| 4 | East Perth | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1656 | 1275 | 129.9 | 48 | |
| 5 | Claremont | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1509 | 1225 | 123.2 | 48 | |
| 6 | West Perth | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1523 | 1271 | 119.8 | 44 | |
| 7 | Swan Districts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1329 | 1333 | 99.7 | 32 | |
| 8 | South Fremantle[a] | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1190 | 1227 | 97.0 | 16 | |
| 9 | Perth | 18 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1119 | 1725 | 64.9 | 10 | |
| 10 | West Coast | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 973 | 2484 | 39.2 | 2 |
Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
- South Fremantle were fined $25,000 and stripped of eight premiership points after breaching the WAFL salary cap during the 2021 WAFL season.[3][4]
Finals series
Week one – Qualifying and elimination finals
| Qualifying final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 2 September (2:10 pm) | Subiaco 10.14 (74) | def. by | Peel Thunder 12.12 (84) | Leederville Oval | |
| Elimination final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 3 September (2:10 pm) | East Perth 9.6 (60) | def. by | Claremont 11.6 (72) | Leederville Oval | |
Week two – Semi-finals
| Second semi final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 September (2:10 pm) | East Fremantle 9.6 (60) | def. | Peel Thunder 7.13 (55) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval | |
| First semi final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 10 September (2:10 pm) | Subiaco 16.12 (108) | def. | Claremont 8.1 (49) | Leederville Oval | |
Week three – Preliminary final
| Preliminary final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17, September (2:10 pm) | Peel Thunder 11.11 (77) | def. | Subiaco 7.11 (53) | Lane Group Stadium | |
Week four – Grand Final
| 2023 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 24 September (3:00 pm) | East Fremantle | def. | Peel Thunder | Optus Stadium, Perth (crowd: 27,104[5]) | Stats Report |
| 3.5 (23) 6.6 (42) 9.11 (65) 12.13 (85) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.0 (12) 4.4 (28) 5.7 (37) 6.10 (46) |
Umpires: Gibb, Jago, McPhee, Laycock[6] Simpson Medal: Milan Murdock (East Fremantle) Television broadcast: Seven Network | ||
| Schoenfeld 2, McGuire 2, Murdock, English, Joyce, Marsh, McGuire, Bennett, Montauban, Dixon | Goals | Colyer 2, Middleton, Sears, Smith, Wemm | |||
| Murdock, Turner, Eardley, Jupp, Joyce, Marsh, McGuire, Marlin, Bailey. | Best | Wagner, Davies, Blight, Wilson, Hamling, Brodie, Hancock. | |||
| Nil | Injuries | Nil | |||
| Nil | Reports | Nil | |||
Notable events
- Perth's Kristian Cary kicked for goal after the siren against West Coast in Round 13, but his kick fell short the huge pack competing on the goal line saw the ball forced through for a rushed behind. The draw ended West Coast's losing streak for the season.[7]
- West Coast's Harry Barnett missed a shot on goal in Round 15, allowing Swan Districts to bring the ball back into their forward 50, where Tom Edwards marked and kicked truly.[8]