2021 WAFL season

2021 WAFL season
2021 WAFL season
Teams	10
Premiers	‹See Tfd›Subiaco; 16th premiership
Minor premiers	‹See Tfd›Subiaco; 18th minor premiership
Bernie Naylor Medallist	Tyler Keitel; West Perth (64 goals)
Highest	29,879 (Grand Final, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco vs ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle)
	← 2020 2022 →

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

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

Round 1


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

Round 2


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

Round 3


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

Round 4


	Round 4 (ANZAC Round)
~~Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder	v	‹See Tfd›Claremont	David Grays Arena	^[6]
~~Saturday 24 April (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›West Perth	v	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	Provident Financial Oval
~~Saturday 24 April (2:30 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts	v	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle	Steel Blue Oval
~~Saturday 24 April (3:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Subiaco	v	‹See Tfd›West Coast	Leederville Oval
~~Sunday 25 April (5:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Perth	v	‹See Tfd›East Perth	Mineral Resources Park
All matches in Round 4 were cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Perth.^[7]

Round 5


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

Round 6


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

State game


	2021 State Game
Saturday 15 May (3:35 pm)	SANFL 20.10 (130)	def.	WAFL 11.11 (77)	Adelaide Oval	^[10]
Simpson Medal (WAFL): Jye Bolton (Claremont) Fos Williams Medal (SANFL): Matthew Broadbent (South Adelaide)

Round 7


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

Round 8


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

Round 9


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

Round 10


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

Round 11


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

Round 12


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

Round 13


	Round 13
~~Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Claremont	v	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts	Revo Fitness Stadium	^[17]
~~Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder	v	‹See Tfd›Subiaco	David Grays Arena
~~Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›East Perth	v	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	Leederville Oval
~~Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›Perth	v	‹See Tfd›West Perth	Mineral Resources Park
~~Saturday 3 July (2:10 pm)~~	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle	v	‹See Tfd›West Coast	Fremantle Community Bank Oval
All matches in Round 13 were cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Perth.^[18]

Round 14


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

Round 15


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

Round 16


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

Round 17


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

Round 18


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

Round 19


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

Round 20


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

Round 21


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

Round 22


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

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Subiaco	18	14	4	1448	1128	128.4	56	Finals series
2	South Fremantle	18	13	5	1535	1182	129.9	52
3	Claremont	18	13	5	1614	1267	127.4	52
4	West Perth	18	12	6	1505	1253	120.1	48
5	Swan Districts	18	10	8	1326	1209	109.7	40
6	East Fremantle	18	8	10	1357	1401	96.9	32
7	Peel Thunder	18	6	12	1422	1501	94.7	24
8	East Perth	18	6	12	1256	1492	84.2	24
9	Perth	18	4	14	1095	1519	72.1	16
10	West Coast	18	4	14	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

Qualifying and Elimination Finals


	Qualifying Final
Saturday 11 September (2:40 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.11 (65)	def.	‹See Tfd›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)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.6 (90)	def.	‹See Tfd›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


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

Preliminary final


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

Grand Final


	2021 WAFL Grand Final
Saturday 2 October (3:20 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco	def.	‹See Tfd›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)

References

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

External links

Official WAFL website

[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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2021 WAFL season
Teams	10
Premiers	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16th premiership
Minor premiers	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18th minor premiership
Bernie Naylor Medallist	Tyler Keitel West Perth (64 goals)
Highest	29,879 (Grand Final, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco vs ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle)
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