2011 WAFL season

Australian rules football season

2011 WAFL season
2011 WAFL logo
Teams	9
Premiers	‹See Tfd›Claremont 11th premiership
Minor premiers	‹See Tfd›Claremont 14th minor premiership
Sandover Medallist	Luke Blackwell (‹See Tfd›Claremont)
Bernie Naylor Medallist	Blake Broadhurst (‹See Tfd›Subiaco)
Attendance
Matches played	92
Total attendance	208,989 (2,272 per match)
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The 2011 WAFL season was the 127th season of the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations. The season opened on 19 March, with ‹See Tfd›East Perth defeating ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts by 15 points at Steel Blue Oval, and concluded with the 2011 WAFL Grand Final, with ‹See Tfd›Claremont defeating ‹See Tfd›Subiaco by 56 points. The 2011 Sandover Medal was won by Luke Blackwell of ‹See Tfd›Claremont. The top three teams – Claremont, Subiaco and ‹See Tfd›West Perth – qualified for the 2012 Foxtel Cup.

Rule changes

The WAFL implemented two rule changes for the 2011 season, to conform with similar rules changes in the Australian Football League (AFL):^[1]

The advantage rule was altered to put the onus on the player rather than the umpire to decide whether they can take the advantage from a free kick.
The rough conduct rule was altered to make any player who makes forceful contact to the head of another player while bumping is liable to suspension, unless the player was (a) contesting the ball and did not have a reasonable alternative way to contest the ball or (b) the contact was caused by circumstances outside the control of the player that could not reasonably be foreseen.

Clubs

Club	Coach	Captain	Best and fairest	Leading goalkicker
‹See Tfd›Claremont	Simon McPhee	Clancy Rudeforth	Luke Blackwell	Beau Wilkes (42)
‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	Steve Malaxos	Mark McGough	Rory O'Brien	Brock O'Brien (51)
‹See Tfd›East Perth	Tony Micale	Michael Swan	Brendan Lee	Josh Smith (50)
‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder	Trevor Williams	Brendon Jones	Kristin Thornton	Bradley Holmes (36)
‹See Tfd›Perth	Damien McMahon	Steven Armstrong	Ross Young	Matthew Moody (41)
‹See Tfd›South Fremantle	John Dimmer	Jaymie Graham	Ryan Cook	Cory Dell'Olio (55)
‹See Tfd›Subiaco	Chris Waterman	Aidan Parker	Kyal Horsley	Blake Broadhurst (73)
‹See Tfd›Swan Districts	Greg Harding	Josh Roberts	Tallan Ames	Tim Geappen (51)
‹See Tfd›West Perth	Bill Monaghan	Jason Salecic	Dion Fleay	Anthony Tsalikis (39)

Season

Round 1


	Round 1
Saturday, 19 March (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.11 (107)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.14 (122)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 3,361)	Report
Saturday, 19 March (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.12 (72)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 23.15 (153)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,004)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco, ‹See Tfd›West Perth
Ian Richardson (‹See Tfd›Claremont) kicked seven goals.

Round 2


	Round 2
Friday, 25 March (6:45 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.12 (90)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.7 (97)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,599)	Report
Saturday, 26 March (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.17 (89)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.11 (113)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,057)	Report
Saturday, 26 March (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.16 (118)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.7 (79)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,723)	Report
Saturday, 26 March (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 11.20 (86)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.9 (135)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,459)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder
In the replay of the 2010 WAFL Grand Final, ‹See Tfd›Claremont defeated ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts by 39 points.

Round 3


	Round 3
Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.10 (100)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 15.11 (101)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,552)	Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.12 (84)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.13 (103)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,388)	Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.10 (124)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.11 (71)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,220)	Report
Saturday, 2 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.13 (103)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.8 (86)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,116)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth
Andrew Browne (‹See Tfd›Claremont) gathered 36 possessions against ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, a season record.

Round 4


	Round 4
Saturday, 9 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 15.10 (100)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.17 (113)	Anniversary Park, Rockingham (crowd: 1,808)	Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 6.16 (52)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.9 (75)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,531)	Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.13 (85)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.7 (127)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,116)	Report
Saturday, 9 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 12.11 (83)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.17 (71)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,882)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts

Round 5


	Round 5
Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.10 (88)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.17 (113)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,573)	Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 20.14 (134)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.9 (93)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,482)	Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.8 (86)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.14 (92)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,087)	Report
Saturday, 16 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.10 (100)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.11 (77)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,495)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle

Round 6 (Anzac Day)


	Round 6
Friday, 22 April(4:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.11 (107)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 4,457)	Report
Saturday, 23 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.20 (140)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.6 (48)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,039)	Report
Monday, 25 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.18 (102)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.13 (73)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,925)	Report
Monday, 25 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.12 (120)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.11 (71)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,460)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont

Round 7


	Round 7
Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 15.15 (105)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.13 (109)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,302)	Report
Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.12 (84)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.14 (116)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,002)	Report
Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.18 (102)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.13 (73)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 3,020)	Report
Saturday, 30 April (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.12 (139)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.12 (126)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,042)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.12 (84)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.14 (104)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,770)	Report
Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.22 (118)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.7 (91)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,308)	Report
Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.9 (69)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 23.14 (152)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,779)	Report
Saturday, 7 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.10 (136)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.9 (63)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,430)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco
Bradd Dalziell (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle) gathered 36 possessions against ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, a season record. Chad Jones (‹See Tfd›Claremont) kicked eight goals against ‹See Tfd›Perth, a season record. The game between ‹See Tfd›Perth and ‹See Tfd›Claremont was the 500th WAFL game played at Lathlain Park (Brownes Stadium).

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.13 (85)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 22.13 (145)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,377)	Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.7 (73)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.10 (118)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 5,091)	Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.14 (80)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.9 (105)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,702)	Report
Saturday, 14 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 13.7 (85)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.13 (109)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 2,240)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle
Josh Roberts (‹See Tfd›Swan Districts) played his 150th WAFL game.

Round 10


	Round 10
Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.14 (110)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 19.15 (129)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,092)	Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.10 (88)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.10 (82)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,507)	Report
Saturday, 21 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.5 (95)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.11 (119)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,702)	Report
Sunday, 22 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.14 (122)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 7.11 (53)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,729)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco
‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder recorded their first win for the season.

Round 11


	Round 11
Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.11 (95)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.13 (115)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,096)	Report
Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 20.7 (127)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.13 (97)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,512)	Report
Saturday, 28 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.18 (96)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 13.10 (88)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,644)	Report
Sunday, 29 May (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.11 (71)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.8 (86)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,319)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth

Round 12 (Foundation Day)


	Round 12 (Foundation Day)
Saturday, 4 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 16.8 (104)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 14.10 (94)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,593)	Report
Monday, 6 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.8 (74)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.14 (86)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 5,767)	Report
Monday, 6 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.5 (71)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.16 (88)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7,531)	Report
Monday, 6 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.12 (114)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.14 (68)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 2,319)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts
Round 12 was the highest-attended round of the season, with 18,138 attending the four games held. The attendance between ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle and ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle at East Fremantle Oval (7,531 people) was also the highest of the home-and-away season.^[2]

Round 13


	Round 13)
Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 17.13 (115)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.16 (94)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,465)	Report
Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.10 (52)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.10 (94)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,722)	Report
Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.15 (123)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.8 (140)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,727)	Report
Saturday, 11 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.7 (85)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.8 (68)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,408)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont
Darren Rumble (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) played his 150th WAFL game.

State game


	Western Australia vs Queensland
Saturday, 18 June (2:15 pm)	Western Australia	def.	Queensland	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 3,260)	Report
	1.8 (14) 8.10 (58) 14.14 (98) 16.17 (113)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.2 (20) 4.2 (26) 7.5 (47) 10.8 (68)	Simpson Medal: Josh Smith Television broadcast: ABC1


Smith 5 Brabazon, Geappen, Thornton 2 Dell-Olio, Rory O'Brien 1		Goals	4 Zorko 2 Clouston, Davey, Illet, Payne 1 Abey, Shelton, Smith, Vearing




Western Australia played Queensland for the first time since 2008.

Round 14


	Round 14)
Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.10 (130)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.12 (84)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,704)	Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.13 (55)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.10 (104)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,518)	Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.8 (104)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.15 (81)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,215)	Report
Saturday, 25 June (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.12 (60)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.6 (66)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,352)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder
Kris Miller (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) played his 250th WAFL game.^[3]

Round 15


	Round 15)
Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.10 (82)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.9 (69)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1,476)	Report
Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.8 (98)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.5 (83)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1,671)	Report
Saturday, 2 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 12.8 (80)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.8 (104)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,643)	Report
Sunday, 3 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.12 (102)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.9 (99)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 2,002)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle

Round 16


	Round 16)
Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.12 (96)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.17 (71)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,477)	Report
Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.13 (91)	def.	‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.7 (85)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,784)	Report
Saturday, 9 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.11 (119)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.15 (111)	Ports Oval, Esperance (crowd: 2,250)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts
The match between ‹See Tfd›Subiaco and ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle at Ports Oval was the first match at the venue, and the fourth overall in Esperance, with the other three being played at Esperance Oval.^[4]

Round 17


	Round 17)
Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.16 (70)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 21.7 (133)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,676)	Report
Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.15 (123)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 8.11 (59)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1,901)	Report
Saturday, 16 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.10 (118)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.9 (135)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,446)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco
Tallan Ames (‹See Tfd›Swan Districts) played his 150th WAFL game.^[5]

Round 18


	Round 18)
Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.8 (80)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.18 (120)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,181)	Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.6 (114)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.8 (110)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,564)	Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.19 (139)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.7 (43)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1,881)	Report
Saturday, 23 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.11 (95)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 19.10 (124)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1,839)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle
Leith Teakle (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle) played his 150th WAFL game.^[6]

Round 19


	Round 19)
Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.11 (71)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.13 (115)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,113)	Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.16 (136)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.10 (70)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,922)	Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.7 (73)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 27.13 (175)	Kevin Richards Memorial Oval, Karratha (crowd: 1,930)	Report
Saturday, 30 July (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 14.9 (93)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.18 (108)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 3,669)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth
David Crawford (‹See Tfd›Claremont) played his 150th game.^[7] The match between ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts and ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle was originally scheduled to be played at Steel Blue Oval, but was moved to Kevin Richards Memorial Oval, Karratha, at the request of Swan Districts.^[8]

Round 20


	Round 20)
Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.11 (89)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 11.9 (75)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,391)	Report
Saturday, 6 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.14 (74)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.15 (99)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,048)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›East Perth, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts
Allistair Pickett (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) played his 200th WAFL game.^[9] Gavin Statham umpired his 300th WAFL game.^[10]

Round 21


	Round 21)
Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.8 (98)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.13 (79)	Wonthella Park Oval, Geraldton (crowd: 2,299)	Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.12 (120)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.12 (60)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1,807)	Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.9 (105)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.16 (88)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,632)	Report
Saturday, 13 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.17 (143)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.5 (89)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,812)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth

Round 22


	Round 22)
Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.15 (87)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 15.7 (97)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 2,299)	Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.18 (90)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.9 (117)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 4,727)	Report
Saturday, 20 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.9 (111)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.11 (83)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,616)	Report
Sunday, 21 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.14 (110)	def.	‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.11 (65)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,249)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco
Andrew McCarrey (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) played his 150th WAFL game.^[11]

Round 23


	Round 23)
Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 25.11 (161)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.8 (68)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,444)	Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.12 (54)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.14 (92)	Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,140)	Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.17 (95)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.9 (57)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,699)	Report
Saturday, 27 August (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 15.11 (101)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.18 (86)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,964)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle
Josh Pearce and Dustin Burns (both ‹See Tfd›West Perth) played their 150th WAFL games.^[12]

Round 24


	Round 24)
Saturday, 3 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 5.12 (42)	v	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.14 (110)	Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 1,306)	Report
Saturday, 3 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.9 (81)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.11 (107)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 1,732)	Report
Saturday, 3 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 14.10 (94)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.17 (89)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 1,860)	Report
Saturday, 3 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.13 (121)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.13 (85)	Brownes Stadium (crowd: 4,316)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth

Finals series

Semi-finals


	1st semi Final
Sunday, 11 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 24.18 (162)	v	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.5 (77)	Medibank Stadium (crowd: 3,322)	Report


	2nd semi Final
Sunday, 1 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 23.13 (151)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.6 (66)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 3,312)	Report

Preliminary final


	Preliminary final
Sunday, 18 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.11 (41)	v	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.8 (56)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2,306)	Report

Grand Final


	2011 WAFL Grand Final
Sunday, 25 September 2:15pm	‹See Tfd›Claremont	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco	Patersons Stadium (crowd: 15,459)	Report
	6.3 (39) 10.7 (67) 13.12 (90) 19.13 (127)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.3 (27) 6.6 (42) 8.9 (57) 10.11 (71)	Umpires: Craig Hendrie, Stuart Parry, Scott McPhee Simpson Medal: Beau Wilkes Television broadcast: ABC1


Wilkes 5 Gilligan 3 Handley, Richardson, Rudeforth 2 Crawford, Foster, Lee, Schammer, Weedon 1		Goals	3 Broadhurst, Headland 2 Pickett 1 Kerr, B. Stevenson,
Wilkes, Andrews, Mitchell, Gilligan, Murphy, B Jones, Foster		Best	Bristow, Horsley, Kerr, Blechynden, Headland
Murphy (head)		Injuries	Wheeler (head), Randall (ankle)
		Reports	Headland (forceful front-on contact)

The attendance of 15,459 was the lowest for a WAFL Grand Final since 1944. ‹See Tfd›Claremont won their first premiership since 1996.

Ladder

2011 WAFL ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	‹See Tfd›Claremont (P)	20	15	5	2249	1658	135.6	60	Finals series
2	‹See Tfd›West Perth	20	14	6	1948	1685	115.6	56
3	‹See Tfd›Subiaco	20	12	8	2044	1719	118.9	48
4	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle	20	12	8	2118	2006	105.6	48
5	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	20	11	9	1876	1826	102.7	44
6	‹See Tfd›Perth	20	9	11	1760	2029	86.7	36
7	‹See Tfd›East Perth	20	6	14	1838	2018	91.1	24
8	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts	20	6	14	1771	2202	80.4	24
9	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder	20	5	15	1747	2208	79.1	20

Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

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West Australian Football League seasons

WAFA era (1885–1906)

First WAFL era (1907–1930)

WANFL era (1931–1979)

Second WAFL era (1980–1996)

Westar Rules era (1997–2000)

Third WAFL era (2001–onwards)