2021 WAFL season

2021 WAFL season
Teams10
PremiersSubiaco
16th premiership
Minor premiersSubiaco
18th minor premiership
Bernie Naylor MedallistTyler Keitel
West Perth (64 goals)
Highest29,879 (Grand Final, Subiaco vs South Fremantle)
← 2020
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The 2021 WAFL season (officially the 2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season) is the 137th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 2 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 2 October. The West Coast Eagles reserves re-joined the competition, which increased the number of competing clubs to ten.[1][2]

Clubs

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Club Home ground Location 2020 season
Claremont Revo Fitness Stadium Claremont 6-2 (Runners up)
East Fremantle New Choice Homes Park East Fremantle 1-7 (DNQ Finals)
East Perth Leederville Oval Leederville 4-4 (DNQ Finals)
Peel Thunder David Grays Arena Mandurah 0-8 (DNQ Finals)
Perth Mineral Resources Park Lathlain 5-3 (Semi-final)
South Fremantle Fremantle Community Bank Oval Fremantle 7-1 (Premiers)
Subiaco Leederville Oval Leederville 4-4 (DNQ Finals)
Swan Districts Steel Blue Oval Bassendean 3-5 (DNQ Final)
West Coast Mineral Resources Park Lathlain Did not compete
West Perth Provident Financial Oval Joondalup 6-2 (Preliminary final)

Fixtures

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Round 1

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Round 1
Friday 2 April (4:10 pm) Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) def. by East Fremantle 15.16 (106) David Grays Arena (crowd: 2,466) [3]
Friday 2 April (4:10 pm) Subiaco 15.14 (104) def. East Perth 11.10 (76) Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,905)
Saturday 3 April (12:30 pm) Perth 16.12 (108) def. West Coast 15.5 (95) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,321)
Saturday 3 April (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 16.10 (106) def. West Perth 13.7 (85) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,445)
Saturday 3 April (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 18.1 (109) def. by Claremont 20.13 (133) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,923)

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 8.5 (53) def. by Subiaco 12.14 (86) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,598) [4]
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) East Perth 7.7 (49) def. by Peel Thunder 24.10 (154) Leederville Oval (crowd: 787)
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) Claremont 17.6 (108) def. South Fremantle 13.14 (92) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,579)
Saturday 10 April (2:10 pm) West Perth 19.6 (120) def. West Coast 6.6 (42) Splendid Park (crowd: 3,000)
Saturday 10 April (5:10 pm) Perth 6.13 (49) def. by Swan Districts 14.15 (99) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,650)

Round 3

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Round 3
Saturday 17 April (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 13.10 (88) def. East Perth 9.9 (63) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,242) [5]
Saturday 17 April (2:10 pm) Claremont 16.14 (110) def. Perth 12.6 (78) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,878)
Saturday 17 April (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 17.6 (108) def. Peel Thunder 11.11 (77) Pingelly Oval (crowd: 1,842)
Saturday 17 April (2:30 pm) Swan Districts 13.16 (94) def. West Coast 8.7 (55) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,618)
Saturday 17 April (2:40 pm) West Perth 14.7 (91) def. by Subiaco 14.10 (94) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,367)

Round 4

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Round 4 (ANZAC Round)
Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder v Claremont David Grays Arena [6]
Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm) West Perth v East Fremantle Provident Financial Oval
Saturday 24 April (2:30 pm) Swan Districts v South Fremantle Steel Blue Oval
Saturday 24 April (3:10 pm) Subiaco v West Coast Leederville Oval
Sunday 25 April (5:10 pm) Perth v East Perth Mineral Resources Park

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) East Perth 7.13 (55) def. by Swan Districts 10.8 (68) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,409) [8]
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 6.8 (44) def. by Perth 11.8 (74) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,393)
Saturday 1 May (2:10 pm) Claremont 16.11 (107) def. West Perth 8.7 (55) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,559)
Saturday 1 May (2:30 pm) South Fremantle 12.8 (80) def. Subiaco 9.8 (62) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,918)
Sunday 2 May (11:10 am) Peel Thunder 24.12 (156) def. West Coast 12.5 (77) David Grays Arena (crowd: 380)

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) Subiaco 13.16 (94) def. Claremont 7.12 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,799) [9]
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) Perth 11.11 (77) def. by Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,268)
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) West Perth 9.8 (62) def. Swan Districts 8.5 (53) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,674)
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 10.4 (64) def. East Perth 8.9 (57) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,542)
Saturday 8 May (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 22.15 (147) def. West Coast 3.4 (22) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 812)

State game

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2021 State Game
Saturday 15 May (3:35 pm) SANFL 20.10 (130) def. WAFL 11.11 (77) Adelaide Oval [10]

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 6.10 (46) def. by Claremont 14.4 (88) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,251) [11]
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 7.10 (52) def. by West Perth 12.8 (80) David Grays Arena (crowd: 720)
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) Perth 11.8 (74) def. South Fremantle 7.12 (54) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,207)
Saturday 22 May (2:10 pm) East Perth 12.13 (85) def. West Coast 3.10 (28) Leederville Oval (crowd: 855)
Saturday 22 May (2:40 pm) Swan Districts 7.8 (50) def. by Subiaco 8.10 (58) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,478)

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) Subiaco 11.17 (83) def. Peel Thunder 5.9 (39) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,045) [12]
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.12 (96) def. East Perth 9.6 (60) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,366)
Saturday 29 May (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 20.7 (127) def. West Coast 9.7 (61) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 923)
Saturday 29 May (2:30 pm) Swan Districts 16.9 (105) def. East Fremantle 8.13 (61) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 855)
Saturday 29 May (2:40 pm) West Perth 5.8 (38) def. by Perth 7.6 (48) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,050)

Round 9

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Round 9
Thursday 3 June (6:10 pm) Perth 1.5 (11) def. by Subiaco 16.13 (109) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,059) [13]
Saturday 5 June (12:10 pm) Claremont 14.9 (93) def. West Coast 9.12 (66) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,238)
Saturday 5 June (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 7.17 (59) def. by Swan Districts 10.7 (67) David Grays Arena (crowd: 1,241)
Monday 7 June (2:10 pm) East Perth 11.10 (76) def. by West Perth 19.5 (119) Leederville Oval (crowd: 3,631)
Monday 7 June (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 8.10 (58) def. by South Fremantle 11.8 (74) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 5,914)

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday 12 June (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.6 (90) def. Peel Thunder 12.11 (83) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,376) [14]
Sunday 13 June (2:10 pm) East Perth 8.11 (59) def. South Fremantle 8.6 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,614)
Bye
East Fremantle, Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts, West Coast, West Perth

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday 19 June (2:10 pm) Subiaco 11.10 (76) def. by West Coast 12.9 (81) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,567) [15]
Saturday 19 June (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 7.5 (47) def. by West Perth 14.9 (93) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,904)
Saturday 19 June (3:10 pm) Perth 8.7 (55) def. by East Fremantle 12.9 (81) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,463)
Bye
Claremont, East Perth, Peel Thunder, South Fremantle

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) Subiaco 8.5 (53) def. by Swan Districts 7.12 (54) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,507) [16]
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 12.9 (81) def. by East Perth 13.10 (88) David Grays Arena (crowd: 827)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) West Perth 10.10 (70) def. Claremont 8.8 (56) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 2,193)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 15.5 (95) def. Perth 8.13 (61) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,853)
Saturday 26 June (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 6.12 (48) def. by West Coast 15.9 (99) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,559)

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Claremont v Swan Districts Revo Fitness Stadium [17]
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder v Subiaco David Grays Arena
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) East Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) Perth v West Perth Mineral Resources Park
Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm) South Fremantle v West Coast Fremantle Community Bank Oval

Round 14

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Round 14 (NAIDOC Round)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 9.8 (62) def. by Peel Thunder 13.10 (88) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,403) [19]
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 10.11 (71) def. Perth 6.8 (44) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,421)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) West Perth 14.13 (97) def. East Perth 10.7 (67) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,681)
Saturday 10 July (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 10.11 (71) def. West Coast 9.15 (69) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,644)
Saturday 10 July (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 11.2 (68) def. Claremont 9.13 (67) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,289)

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 12.6 (78) def. West Coast 9.4 (58) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,142) [20]
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) West Perth 12.18 (90) def. East Fremantle 13.7 (85) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,754)
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 9.5 (59) def. by South Fremantle 15.5 (95) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,028)
Saturday 17 July (2:10 pm) Perth 10.9 (69) def. by East Perth 11.12 (78) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,460)
Sunday 18 July (1:10 pm) Peel Thunder 9.12 (66) def. by Claremont 11.9 (75) David Grays Arena (crowd: 706)

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.12 (96) def. East Fremantle 7.11 (53) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,246) [21]
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) West Perth 12.10 (82) def. Peel Thunder 8.10 (58) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,093)
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) East Perth 13.12 (90) def. by West Coast 14.8 (92) Leederville Oval (crowd: 716)
Saturday 24 July (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 13.13 (91) def. Perth 10.7 (67) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,339)
Sunday 25 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 10.13 (73) def. South Fremantle 4.5 (29) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,480)

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 7.4 (46) def. Swan Districts 5.9 (39) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,294) [22]
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) Subiaco 10.12 (72) def. West Perth 8.4 (52) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,346)
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 3.7 (25) def. by South Fremantle 22.9 (141) David Grays Arena (crowd: 997)
Saturday 31 July (2:10 pm) Perth 6.7 (43) def. by West Coast 15.9 (99) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,312)
Sunday 1 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 12.6 (78) def. Claremont 10.11 (71) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,480)

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) Claremont 13.10 (88) def. by Subiaco 14.9 (93) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,609) [23]
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 14.15 (99) def. Peel Thunder 7.5 (47) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,470)
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 9.12 (66) def. Perth 5.11 (41) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,304)
Saturday 7 August (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 19.9 (123) def. East Fremantle 9.8 (62) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,670)
Bye
West Coast, West Perth

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Subiaco 9.10 (64) def. by East Fremantle 16.12 (108) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,226) [24]
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 14.11 (95) def. East Perth 8.6 (54) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,776)
Saturday 14 August (2:10 pm) Perth 10.8 (66) def. by Claremont 11.10 (76) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,496)
Sunday 15 August (11:40 am) West Perth 16.10 (106) def. West Coast 5.5 (35) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,208)
Bye
Peel Thunder, South Fremantle

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday 21 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 12.12 (84) def. by East Fremantle 13.8 (86) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,132) [25]
Saturday 21 August (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 10.16 (76) def. West Coast 11.8 (74) David Grays Arena (crowd: 532)
Sunday 22 August (1:10 pm) West Perth 11.7 (73) def. South Fremantle 10.7 (67) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 1,410)
Bye
Claremont, Perth, Subiaco, Swan Districts

Round 21

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Round 21
Saturday 28 August (12:40 pm) Peel Thunder 16.10 (106) def. Perth 10.3 (63) David Grays Arena (crowd: 1,204) [26]
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) East Perth 11.5 (71) def. by Subiaco 12.13 (85) Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,642)
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) East Fremantle 20.3 (123) def. West Perth 9.23 (77) New Choice Homes Park (crowd: 1,877)
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 10.16 (76) def. Swan Districts 11.5 (71) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 2,183)
Saturday 28 August (2:10 pm) Claremont 19.15 (129) def. West Coast 4.9 (33) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,300)

Round 22

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Round 22
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Claremont 11.11 (77) def. Swan Districts 8.7 (55) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 2,049) [27]
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Peel Thunder 13.11 (89) def. by Subiaco 14.9 (93) David Grays Arena (crowd: 1,130)
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) Perth 10.5 (65) def. by West Perth 17.13 (115) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,808)
Saturday 4 September (2:10 pm) South Fremantle 13.17 (95) def. West Coast 7.8 (50) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 1,588)
Bye
East Fremantle, East Perth

Ladder

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Subiaco 18 14 4 0 1448 1128 128.4 56 Finals series
2 South Fremantle 18 13 5 0 1535 1182 129.9 52
3 Claremont 18 13 5 0 1614 1267 127.4 52
4 West Perth 18 12 6 0 1505 1253 120.1 48
5 Swan Districts 18 10 8 0 1326 1209 109.7 40
6 East Fremantle 18 8 10 0 1357 1401 96.9 32
7 Peel Thunder 18 6 12 0 1422 1501 94.7 24
8 East Perth 18 6 12 0 1256 1492 84.2 24
9 Perth 18 4 14 0 1095 1519 72.1 16
10 West Coast 18 4 14 0 1136 1742 65.2 16
Updated to match(es) played on 5 September 2021. Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: (1) points; (2) percentage; (3) number of points for.

Finals series

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Qualifying and Elimination Finals

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Qualifying Final
Saturday 11 September (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 9.11 (65) def. Claremont 9.10 (64) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,678) [28]
  • Claremont co-captain Jared Hardisty had set shot after the final siren to win the game, but he missed and it sailed through for a behind.[29]
Elimination Final
Saturday 12 September (2:40 pm) West Perth 14.6 (90) def. Swan Districts 13.8 (86) Provident Financial Oval (crowd: 3,470) [30]
  • West Perth kicked a goal in the 33rd minute of the last quarter to win the game by 4 points

Semi-finals

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Semi-finals
SF1: Saturday 18 September (2:40 pm) Subiaco 11.7 (73) def. South Fremantle 8.3 (51) Leederville Oval (crowd: 3,745) [31]
SF2: Sunday 19 September (2:10 pm) Claremont 14.8 (92) def. West Perth 10.8 (68) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 4,768) [32]

Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Sunday 26 September (2:40 pm) South Fremantle 6.7 (43) def. Claremont 4.8 (32) Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 4,664) [33]

Grand Final

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2021 WAFL Grand Final
Saturday 2 October (3:20 pm) Subiaco def. South Fremantle Optus Stadium (crowd: 29,879) Report
2.2 (14)
5.4 (34)
9.6 (60)
13.7 (85) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.2 (14)
3.7 (25)
3.7 (25)
5.11 (41) 		Umpires: T McPhee, R Shelton, B Laycock
Simpson Medal: Greg Clark
Television broadcast: Channel 7
H Marsh 3, G Clark 2, W Hickmott 2, Br Matera 2 M Braut 1, Ba Matera 1, J Mayo 1, B Sokol 1 Goals T Abbott 1, T Blechynden 1, A Hall 1, J Motlop 1, M Shaw 1
G Clark W Hickmott A Dewar H Marsh K Stainsby C Harris Best B Higgins T McQuilkin G Wessels N Suban N Strom C Pearson
G Clark (shoulder). Injuries N Strom (head)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Optus WAFL Premiership Season Fixture". WA Football Commission. 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ Townsend, John (18 December 2020). "Eagles back in WAFL but no deal reached on fee". The West Australian. p. 102.
  3. ^ "Round 1 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  4. ^ "Round 2 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  5. ^ "Round 3 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  6. ^ "Round 4 fixtures". australianfootball.com.
  7. ^ "WAFC: Covid 19 Lockdown April 2021". wafootball.com.au.
  8. ^ "Round 5 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  9. ^ "Round 6 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  10. ^ "State Game 2021 Match Report". wafootball.com.au.
  11. ^ "Round 7 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  12. ^ "Round 8 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  13. ^ "Round 9 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  14. ^ "Round 10 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  15. ^ "Round 11 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  16. ^ "Round 12 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  17. ^ "Round 13 fixtures". australianfootball.com.
  18. ^ "WAFC: Covid 19 Lockdown June 2021". wafootball.com.au.
  19. ^ "Round 14 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  20. ^ "Round 15 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  21. ^ "Round 16 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  22. ^ "Round 17 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  23. ^ "Round 18 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  24. ^ "Round 19 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  25. ^ "Round 20 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  26. ^ "Round 21 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  27. ^ "Round 22 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  28. ^ "South Fremantle v Claremont Qualifying Final". wafl.com.au.
  29. ^ "WAFL NAIDOC Round Wrap". WAFL.
  30. ^ "West Perth v Swan Districts Elimination Final". wafl.com.au.
  31. ^ "Subiaco v South Fremantle First Semi-final". wafl.com.au.
  32. ^ "Claremont v West Perth Second Semi-final". wafl.com.au.
  33. ^ "South Fremantle v Claremont Preliminary Final". wafl.com.au.
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