1997 Westar Rules season
1997 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 9 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Brady Anderson (‹See Tfd›East Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Jon Dorotich (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) |
Matches played | 94 |
The 1997 Westar Rules season was the 113th season of senior football in Perth, Western Australia. It featured a number of dramatic changes to a competition whose popularity had been dramatically reduced by the drain of players to the Eagles and Dockers of the AFL. The competition's name was changed from the prosaic ‘West Australian Football League’ to ‘Westar Rules’ in an attempt to update the local competition for a more sophisticated audience.[1] However, this change became regarded as unsuccessful and was reversed as per recommendations of the “Fong Report”[2] after four seasons. West Perth also changed their name to Joondalup to recognise their location in Perth's growing northwestern suburbs, but changed back after the ninth round.
More significantly, after intense debate for a number of years about whether to expand or contract the competition,[3] a new team, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, was added, despite requests from Peel's licence holders that they not be required to enter before 1998.[4] This was the first change to the number of teams in the WA(N)FL for sixty-three years.
In their first eighteen seasons, Peel won only seventy-three matches out of 354 (a winning percentage of 20.6%) and never had a winning season, finishing with nine wooden spoons. Along with occasional serious financial difficulties,[5] this produced serious criticism of the decision in subsequent years, but Peel qualified for the finals for the first time in 2015, and won the premiership the following year. A proposal to limit Westar to players under 25 and a few older veterans in order to allow a better flow of players to the AFL[6] was made during the season but rejected.
Affected badly by the erratic availability of a number of AFL-listed players,[7] reigning premiers Claremont had their worst season since 1975 and equalled East Fremantle's decline in 1980 from premiers to only five wins, whilst Swan Districts, brilliant but erratic during 1996, began with nine wins in their first ten matches before losing eight of their next nine to miss the finals for the third successive season.
On a more positive side, the season saw ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle win its first premiership in seventeen years in a thrilling comeback Grand Final win over traditional rivals East Fremantle, and ‹See Tfd›Perth have (after a disastrous opening) its only winning season since 1988, and culminating in its last finals appearance until 2020.
Home-and-away season
[edit]Round 1 (Easter weekend)
[edit]Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 March | ‹See Tfd›Perth 2.5 (17) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.9 (75) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1317) | |
Sunday, 30 March | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 8.4 (52) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 25.10 (160) | Rushton Park (crowd: 5781) | |
Monday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.7 (73) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.18 (84) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2686) | |
Monday, 31 March | Joondalup 11.9 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.15 (81) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2841) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 2
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.18 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.9 (51) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1448) | |
Saturday, 5 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.13 (79) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.11 (107) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1779) | |
Saturday, 5 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.10 (46) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.8 (86) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1138) | |
Saturday, 5 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.19 (139) | def. | Joondalup 8.5 (53) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2107) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Following their shocker against Swans, Perth coach Wayne Blackwell punished his side with a five-hour Tuesday training session and they respond with an excellent win in slippery conditions.[12] |
Round 3
[edit]Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.14 (104) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.7 (73) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2183) | |
Saturday, 12 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 27.20 (182) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 5.5 (35) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1531) | |
Saturday, 12 April | Joondalup 8.14 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.13 (97) | Bunbury (crowd: 2212) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Friday, 18 April (7:30 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.14 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.9 (75) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5328) | |
Saturday, 19 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.13 (79) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 5.12 (42) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2603) | |
Saturday, 19 April | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 9.9 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 26.18 (174) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2006) | |
Saturday, 19 April | Joondalup 15.13 (103) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.9 (57) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2202) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont |
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For the first time, a night match is played at Fremantle Oval, and the experiment is an instant success that later led to lights at most league venues.[15] |
Round 5 (Anzac Day)
[edit]Round 5 | |||||
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Friday, 25 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.8 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 25.11 (161) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1413) | |
Friday, 25 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.12 (114) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.11 (125) | Perth Oval (crowd: 2324) | |
Saturday, 26 April | Joondalup 27.23 (185) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 9.11 (65) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1383) | |
Saturday, 26 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.11 (107) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.14 (98) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1638) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts |
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Round 6
[edit]Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.7 (97) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.13 (109) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1347) | |
Saturday, 3 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.15 (69) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.8 (68) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1889) | |
Saturday, 3 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.11 (71) | def. by | Joondalup 13.9 (87) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2156) | |
Saturday, 3 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.13 (97) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.7 (115) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2076) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder |
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Round 7
[edit]Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.10 (88) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.8 (74) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1443) | |
Saturday, 10 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 26.17 (173) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 8.7 (55) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1700) | |
Saturday, 10 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.18 (96) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.12 (54) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1467) | |
Sunday, 11 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.11 (131) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.10 (112) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2656) | |
Bye Joondalup |
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Round 8
[edit]Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.9 (99) | Perth Oval (crowd: 1862) | |
Saturday, 17 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 23.14 (152) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.7 (67) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2204) | [23] |
Saturday, 17 May | Joondalup 18.12 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.12 (72) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2734) | |
Saturday, 17 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.11 (95) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.14 (98) | Anniversary Park (crowd: 1005) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 9
[edit]Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.10 (70) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.17 (125) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1399) | |
Saturday, 24 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.15 (111) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.10 (52) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1938) | [26] |
Saturday, 24 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.11 (59) | def. by | Joondalup 14.12 (96) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1119) | |
Saturday, 24 May | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 11.5 (71) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.22 (94) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1858) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Round 10 (Foundation Day)
[edit]Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 22.15 (147) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 6.11 (47) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 981) | |
Monday, 2 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.13 (97) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.12 (60) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5531) | |
Monday, 2 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.8 (92) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.14 (128) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2298) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts |
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West Perth discarded ‘Joondalup’ and return to their long-established club name during the week before this round. |
Round 11
[edit]Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 33.8 (206) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.9 (51) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1844) | |
Saturday, 7 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.5 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.11 (119) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2035) | |
Saturday, 7 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 18.9 (117) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.7 (109) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1886) | |
Saturday, 7 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.8 (104) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.12 (96) | Perth Oval (crowd: 2154) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Swan Districts kick the second most accurate score in WAFL history, with Aboriginal forward Troy Ugle kicking twelve,[29] which despite the Thunder’s continued ineptitude remains a record by one player against them[30] |
Round 12
[edit]Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.6 (60) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.10 (94) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2341) | |
Saturday, 14 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.6 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.12 (84) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1233) | |
Saturday, 14 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 19.20 (134) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.4 (100) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2252) | |
Saturday, 14 June | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 6.7 (43) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.19 (121) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1363) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Claremont, aided by the return of AFL discards Tony Delaney, Michael Gardiner and Anthony Jones, record a fine win over the eventual Grand finalists.[7] |
Round 13
[edit]Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.23 (125) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.10 (40) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2057) | |
Saturday, 21 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.11 (65) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1887) | |
Saturday, 21 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.7 (91) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.10 (64) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1785) | |
Sunday, 22 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.6 (66) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.12 (114) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2407) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder |
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Round 14
[edit]Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 24.14 (158) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.8 (50) | Perth Oval (crowd: 1418) | |
Saturday, 28 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.12 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.8 (56) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2282) | |
Saturday, 28 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.18 (84) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.13 (91) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1739) | |
Sunday, 29 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.7 (55) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 28.15 (183) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1347) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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East Fremantle record their biggest ever win over Subiaco, and also their biggest away win over any opponent.[33] |
Round 15
[edit]Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.9 (57) | v | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.10 (94) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1520) | |
Saturday, 5 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.9 (81) | Perth Oval (crowd: 2751) | |
Saturday, 5 July | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.4 (46) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.14 (122) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1249) | |
Saturday, 5 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.15 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.7 (85) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1559) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 16
[edit]Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 July | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.9 (93) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.12 (66) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1184) | |
Saturday, 12 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.8 (92) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 18.9 (117) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2207) | |
Saturday, 12 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.11 (83) | drew with | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.11 (83) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2670) | |
Saturday, 12 July | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.11 (143) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1351) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts |
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In an all-day thriller South Fremantle and East Perth played the second and last WASFL/WAFL/Westar Rules draw of the 1990s. The previous drawn match was 406 games ago in April 1993 between the Royals and Claremont.[36] Dorotich kicked 8.2 in a superb display, but East Perth rover Shawn Colbin was penalised for holding the ball on the siren within range when it appeared he may have got rid of the ball.[37] |
Round 17
[edit]Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.5 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 23.18 (156) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2338) | |
Saturday, 19 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.11 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2088) | |
Saturday, 19 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.10 (88) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.9 (111) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1841) | |
Saturday, 19 July | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 11.15 (81) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.17 (149) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2085) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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Round 18
[edit]Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.9 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 24.9 (153) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1919) | |
Saturday, 26 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.10 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.8 (56) | Perth Oval (crowd: 1952) | |
Saturday, 26 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 23.18 (156) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 8.12 (60) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1267) | |
Saturday, 26 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.15 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.15 (105) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1569) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont |
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Round 19
[edit]Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.9 (117) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.9 (63) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1499) | |
Saturday, 2 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.9 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 28.10 (178) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2418) | |
Saturday, 2 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 22.15 (147) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 3.17 (35) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 853) | |
Saturday, 2 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.15 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.6 (90) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2480) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Round 20
[edit]Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.21 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 3.11 (29) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1153) | |
Saturday, 9 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.10 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 4.6 (30) | Perth Oval (crowd: 1523) | |
Saturday, 9 August | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 6.5 (41) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.12 (60) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1109) | |
Sunday, 10 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.9 (69) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.23 (89) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1675) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Round 21
[edit]Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.13 (97) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.11 (89) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1554) | |
Saturday, 16 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.18 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 5.14 (44) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1551) | |
Saturday, 16 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.10 (94) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.12 (120) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1453) | |
Saturday, 16 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 19.19 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.7 (49) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1437) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Perth win six consecutive games for the only time since 1977, but lose key forward Brett Spinks to an injury that affects their competitiveness in the following two key matches.[44] |
Round 22
[edit]Round 22 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.8 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.11 (95) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1217) | |
Saturday, 23 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.18 (84) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.6 (54) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1569) | |
Saturday, 23 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.9 (123) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.3 (69) | Perth Oval (crowd: 4709) | |
Saturday, 23 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.15 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.15 (105) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 3122) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder |
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Round 23
[edit]Round 23 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 August | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 5.17 (47) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 22.23 (155) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1461) | |
Saturday, 30 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.11 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.17 (143) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1304) | |
Saturday, 30 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.9 (117) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.10 (64) | Perth Oval (crowd: 3708) | |
Saturday, 30 August (6:30 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.6 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.14 (74) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7688) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Peel Thunder lose by 100 points or more for the tenth time in their debut season |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle (P) | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2144 | 1549 | 138.4 | 58 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2042 | 1611 | 126.8 | 52 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1936 | 1593 | 121.5 | 52 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1912 | 1585 | 120.6 | 50 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2113 | 1870 | 113.0 | 44 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1801 | 1694 | 106.3 | 44 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1852 | 1912 | 96.9 | 36 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1567 | 1805 | 86.8 | 20 |
9 | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1120 | 2868 | 39.1 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals series
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 6 September (11:20 am) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 17.12 (114) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6.11 (47) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8,918) | |
The return of centre half-forward Brett Spinks helps Perth reverse their previous loss to East Perth with a crushing victory in windy conditions, led by 100 gamer Toby Jackson.[46] |
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 6 September | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.5 (47) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8,918) | |
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Preliminary final
[edit]Preliminary final | |||||
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Sunday, 14 September | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.13 (127) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.6 (90) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7,585) | |
Clem Michael’s ruck dominance allows the strong Bulldog midfield to dominate during an eight-goal second quarter burst that Perth never counter.[48] |
Grand Final
[edit]1997 Westar Rules Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 19 September | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,371) | |
5.4 (34) 8.6 (54) 10.10 (70) 11.13 (79) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.1 (19) 6.2 (38) 8.5 (53) 13.7 (85) |
Umpires: Trevor Garrett, Adam Binks, Wayne French Simpson Medal: David Hynes (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) | ||
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