2012 WAFL season

Australian rules football season

2012 WAFL season
Teams	9
Premiers	‹See Tfd›Claremont 12th premiership
Minor premiers	‹See Tfd›Claremont 15th minor premiership
Sandover Medallist	Kane Mitchell (‹See Tfd›Claremont)
Bernie Naylor Medallist	Ben Saunders (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle)
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The 2012 WAFL season was the 128th season of the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations. The season opened on 17 March, with ‹See Tfd›Subiaco hosting ‹See Tfd›West Perth at Leederville Oval, and concluded with the 2012 WAFL Grand Final, in which ‹See Tfd›Claremont defeated ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle by 26 points. The 2012 Sandover Medal was won by Kane Mitchell of Claremont, while the leading goalkicker was ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle's Ben Saunders.

Pre-season News and Rule changes

On 1 February, it was announced that the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) had signed a new three-year deal with sports company Burley-Sekem as the officially endorsed supplier of footballs to all WA competition, maintaining a strong relationship with Burley that dates back to 1907.^[1]

The WAFL implemented one major rule change in accordance with changes at AFL level in regard to the rushed behind rule:^[2]

A free kick would be awarded against a player who intentionally rushes a behind over the attacking team's goal or behind line or into a goal post. The umpires were to give the defender the benefit of the doubt and the point would be awarded if the defender was deemed to be under sufficient pressure.

On 27 February the following amendments were accepted by the WAFC Football Affairs Committee:^[3]

An annual 3 per cent increase in the WAFL Salary Cap, starting in 2012 to $217,000
Due to widespread support for retention of loyal players, a maximum of $10,000 outside of the Salary Cap could be paid to one veteran player (one who had played 100 or more games at one WAFL club). This amendment ran on a trial basis.
A fixed fine for late lodgement of Salary Cap documents plus a daily non-compliance fine of $50 per day
Introduction of Weekly League match prizes of up to $750.

Clubs

Club	Coach	Captain
‹See Tfd›Claremont	Marc Webb	Andrew Browne
‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	Steve Malaxos	Mark McGough
‹See Tfd›East Perth	Tony Micale	Michael Swan
‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder	Trevor Williams	Brendon Jones
‹See Tfd›Perth	Damien McMahon	Ross Young
‹See Tfd›South Fremantle	Paul Hasleby	Ryan Cook
‹See Tfd›Subiaco	Chris Waterman	Aidan Parker
‹See Tfd›Swan Districts	Greg Harding	Josh Roberts
‹See Tfd›West Perth	Bill Monaghan	Jason Salecic

Home-and-away season

Round 1


	Round 1
Saturday, 17 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.7 (85)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.13 (61)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2005)	Report
Sunday, 18 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 8.11 (59)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.11 (101)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 1631)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts, ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›West Perth

Round 2


	Round 2
Saturday, 24 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.7 (91)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 19.13 (127)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2457)	Report
Saturday, 24 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 13.8 (86)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.17 (131)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1582)	Report
Saturday, 24 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.7 (103)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.9 (99)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 2035)	Report
Saturday, 24 March (6:40 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.14 (128)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 19.6 (120)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1459)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle
‹See Tfd›South Fremantle trailed ‹See Tfd›Perth by 50 points at three-quarter time. In the last quarter the Bulldogs kicked 10 goals 4 behinds to a solitary goal to win by 8 points. Former Brisbane Lions and Fremantle player Des Headland kicked eight goals for ‹See Tfd›Subiaco against ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder.^[4]

Round 3


	Round 3
Friday, 30 March (6:40 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.15 (105)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.5 (113)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2298)	Report
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 12.12 (84)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.7 (79)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 1536)	Report
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.8 (122)	def.	‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.10 (88)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1634)	Report
Saturday, 31 March (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.12 (78)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.8 (86)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2531)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts
Last season's Bernie Naylor Medallist Blake Broadhurst (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) kicked six goals in his first game back after a limited pre-season.

Round 4


	Round 4
Friday, 6 April (4:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.8 (68)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 3774)	Report
Saturday, 7 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 13.13 (91)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.21 (111)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1573)	Report
Monday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.13 (103)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.4 (58)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 2212)	Report
Monday, 9 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.20 (122)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.9 (99)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4672)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco
‹See Tfd›Subiaco played in the Foxtel Cup against Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. The Magpies won 7.9 (51) to 5.6 (36).

Round 5


	Round 5
Friday, 13 April (6:45 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.16 (76)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.12 (66)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2085)	Report
Saturday, 14 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.16 (76)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 13.12 (90)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1451)	Report
Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.13 (85)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.13 (73)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2217)	Report
Sunday, 15 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.13 (67)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.19 (127)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2071)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth

Round 6


	Round 6
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.10 (82)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 23.17 (155)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1600)	Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.16 (76)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.7 (73)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 1671)	Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.16 (70)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.10 (76)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1653)	Report
Saturday, 21 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.11 (89)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.9 (93)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1731)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth
‹See Tfd›West Perth defeated ACT-based Ainslie 13.12 (90) to 7.6 (48) to advance to the quarterfinal stage of the 2012 Foxtel Cup. ‹See Tfd›Perth captain Ross Young had 37 disposals, took 11 marks and four inside-50s in their 3-point win against ‹See Tfd›Subiaco.

Round 7


	Round 7
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.17 (95)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 11.14 (80)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1724)	Report
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.18 (126)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.5 (41)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2408)	Report
Saturday, 28 April (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.9 (135)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 14.14 (98)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2553)	Report
Saturday, 28 April (4:30 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.5 (35)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.12 (66)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2178)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont
‹See Tfd›Claremont defeated West Adelaide 20.10 (130) to 4.5 (29) in the 2012 Foxtel Cup. Andrew Strijk (‹See Tfd›West Perth) played his 100th game for the Falcons.

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.16 (106)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.17 (71)	Manjimup (crowd: 1019)	Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 13.8 (86)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.10 (112)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 1509)	Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.12 (108)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.16 (82)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1422)	Report
Saturday, 5 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.11 (95)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 22.11 (143)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1774)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder
Hayden North (‹See Tfd›South Fremantle) played his 150th game for the Bulldogs.

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.7 (85)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.15 (87)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1801)	Report
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.5 (77)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 22.21 (153)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1309)	Report
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.8 (110)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.8 (98)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2011)	Report
Saturday, 12 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.16 (136)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.10 (100)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2052)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth
‹See Tfd›East Perth won their first game against ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle since Round 23, 2004, ending a run of 16 consecutive losses to the Bulldogs.

Round 10


	Round 10
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.16 (100)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.6 (78)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1933)	Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 18.6 (114)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.14 (164)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1466)	Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 24.14 (158)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 11.4 (70)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 2302)	Report
Saturday, 19 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.9 (63)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.15 (105)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1794)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle

State game


	South Australia vs Western Australia
Saturday, 26 May (12:40 pm)	South Australia	def.	Western Australia	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2843)	Report
	4.3 (27) 10.6 (66) 11.8 (74) 15.11 (101)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 7.2 (44) 11.8 (74) 13.9 (87)	Simpson Medal: Paul Johnson Television broadcast: ABC1


Grocke 7 Kirkby 2 Jericho, Schiller, Gray, Clayton, Liddle, Schmidt 1		Goals	4 Handley 3 Richardson, Medhurst 2 Smith 1 Wulff
Grocke, Schmidt, Liddle, Thomas, Jarrad, Boyd, Webber		Best	Johnson, Hams, Handley, Wulff, Blackwell, Parker, Medhurst, Mitchell



12 players made their debut for Western Australia, including captain Craig Wulff and Simpson Medallist Paul Johnson (‹See Tfd›East Perth)

Round 11 (Rivalry Round)


	Round 11
Saturday, 2 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.18 (84)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.14 (98)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1352)	Report
Sunday, 3 May (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 15.8 (98)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.12 (144)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 2425)	Report
Monday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.9 (99)	drew with	‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.9 (99)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 4905)	Report
Monday, 4 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.12 (102)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.14 (110)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6838)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco
Ashley Hansen (‹See Tfd›Swan Districts) booted seven goals, and teammate Matt Riggio had 37 disposals along with three goals in a big win over ‹See Tfd›Perth.

Round 12


	Round 12
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.12 (138)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.9 (51)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1452)	Report
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.10 (64)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 20.14 (134)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1946)	Report
Saturday, 9 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.12 (120)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.16 (106)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2897)	Report
Sunday, 10 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91)	def.	‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.12 (90)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1837)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth
Rob Young (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle) played his 100th game and kicked four goals. Perth’s win over Subiaco is their 1,000th in WAFL football. They are the second last of the six WAFL teams from before 1925 to reach this milestone, with Subiaco at the close of 2013 requiring six more wins.

Round 13


	Round 13
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.14 (86)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 27.15 (177)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1697)	Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 8.16 (64)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.10 (106)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 3225)	Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.19 (79)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.7 (85)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1741)	Report
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.10 (58)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.21 (117)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1651)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.14 (74)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.12 (126)	Kalannie (crowd: 1726)	Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.6 (96)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.13 (109)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2111)	Report
Saturday, 23 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.18 (114)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.9 (87)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3417)	Report
Sunday, 24 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.15 (105)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 21.8 (134)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1643)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth
In a big weekend of milestones, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder captain Brendon Jones celebrated his 150th game with 34 disposals in a 29-point win. It was Mark Moody’s first win as senior coach and Peel’s biggest with fewer scoring shots.^[5] Michael Swan (‹See Tfd›East Perth) played his 150th game.^[6]

Round 15 (NAIDOC Week)


	Round 15
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.9 (51)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.16 (88)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2372)	Report
Saturday, 30 June (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.17 (71)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.13 (79)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2319)	Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.17 (119)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.4 (64)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1922)	Report
Sunday, 1 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.16 (106)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 13.9 (87)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1819)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder
Tim Geappen (‹See Tfd›Swan Districts) played his 100th game.^[7]

Round 16


	Round 16
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.17 (131)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 5.4 (34)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1919)	Report
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.19 (121)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.8 (92)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1571)	Report
Saturday, 7 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 18.12 (120)	def.	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.14 (86)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 1744)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco, ‹See Tfd›West Perth
‹See Tfd›Perth and ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle contested the Cable-Michael Cup for the first time.^[8] Former Western Bulldogs player Brennan Stack (‹See Tfd›Perth) kicked five goals. Graham Jetta (‹See Tfd›Swan Districts) was charged with rough conduct and suspended for one match.

Round 17


	Round 17
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.16 (136)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.12 (72)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,809)	Report
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.12 (102)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.15 (105)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: -)	Report
Saturday, 14 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.7 (61)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 15.9 (99)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,459)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts
‹See Tfd›Claremont defeated Port Melbourne 13.10 (88) to 6.2 (38) to advance to the Grand Final of the 2012 Foxtel Cup.

Round 18


	Round 18
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.5 (47)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 26.10 (166)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2000)
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.10 (82)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 15.26 (116)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1415)
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.9 (81)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.17 (101)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1472)
Saturday, 21 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.7 (73)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.16 (136)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2360)
	Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth

Round 19


	Round 19
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 8.11 (59)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 25.9 (159)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1333)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 10.16 (76)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.11 (113)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 2116)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.10 (124)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 4.8 (32)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 2851)
Saturday, 28 July (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.5 (83)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.14 (116)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2157)
	Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle
In a Grand Final preview, Claremont crush the Sharks’ attack after quarter-time, kicking 15.8 (98) to 2.4 (16).

Round 20


	Round 20
Saturday, 4 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.14 (146)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.5 (47)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1270)
Sunday, 5 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.12 (108)	def.	‹See Tfd›Perth 12.12 (84)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1447)
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›East Perth, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco, ‹See Tfd›West Perth

Round 21


	Round 21
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.14 (98)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.10 (100)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 6044)
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.12 (132)	def.	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.9 (51)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1208)
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.15 (105)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.13 (109)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2378)
Saturday, 11 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.7 (109)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Perth 19.12 (126)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1929)
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts

Round 22


	Round 22
Friday, 17 August (6:40 pm)	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.7 (85)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.18 (120)	Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2047)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 5.8 (38)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Claremont 29.13 (187)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 1633)
Saturday, 18 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.9 (75)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.25 (115)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2390)
Sunday, 19 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 23.15 (153)	def.	‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.8 (50)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1928)
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder

Round 23


	Round 23
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.8 (86)	def. by	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.5 (95)	Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1,511)	Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 20.15 (135)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.11 (83)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1,044)	Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.8 (92)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.9 (99)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 1,995)	Report
Saturday, 25 August (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.8 (92)	def.	‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.11 (83)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3,002)	Report
	Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth
Jason Salecic (‹See Tfd›West Perth) played his 200th game.^[9]

Round 24


	Round 24
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Perth 12.9 (81)	def. by	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.16 (100)	Lathlain Park (crowd: 2,028)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 23.13 (151)	def.	‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.8 (50)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 1,752)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.9 (69)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.15 (123)	Rushton Park (crowd: 1,329)
Saturday, 1 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.12 (84)	def. by	‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.14 (98)	Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,605)
	Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle

Ladder

2012 ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	‹See Tfd›Claremont (P)	20	15	5	0	2422	1416	171.0	60
2	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts	20	15	5	0	2155	1819	118.5	60
3	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	20	14	6	0	2119	1653	128.2	56
4	‹See Tfd›East Perth	20	11	8	1	1962	1815	108.1	46
5	‹See Tfd›West Perth	20	9	10	1	1744	1938	90.0	38
6	‹See Tfd›South Fremantle	20	7	13	0	1922	2183	88.0	28
7	‹See Tfd›Subiaco	20	7	13	0	1652	2027	81.5	28
8	‹See Tfd›Perth	20	6	14	0	1758	2171	81.0	24
9	‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder	20	5	15	0	1702	2414	70.5	20

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

Finals

Semi-finals


	First semi-final
Saturday, 8 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.15 (111)	def.	‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.8 (74)	East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,557)


	Second semi-final
Saturday, 8 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.16 (118)	def.	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.2 (86)	Claremont Oval (crowd: 3,865)

Preliminary final


	Preliminary final
Sunday, 16 September (2:10 pm)	‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.8 (74)	def. by	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.23 (101)	Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5,342)	Report

Grand Final



Sunday, 23 September (2:15 pm)	‹See Tfd›Claremont	def.	‹See Tfd›East Fremantle	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 18,612)
	8.6 (54) 11.11 (77) 13.13 (91) 18.16 (124)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	1.1 (7) 7.5 (47) 13.6 (84) 15.8 (98)	Umpires: Scott McPhee, Todd Keating, Justin Orr Simpson Medal: Paul Medhurst (‹See Tfd›Claremont) Television broadcast: ABC1

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