# 2010 WAFL season

The 2010 WAFL season was the 126th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations. It was notable for the end of the 2000s Subiaco dynasty, with the Lions missing out on the finals for the first time since 1997 and also witnessed reigning premiers South Fremantle dropping to be ahead of only perennial stragglers Peel and Perth, who continued their disastrous record of the 2000s - Peel avoided the wooden spoon with three wins but recorded the second worst average points against in WAFL history behind only Perth in 1981. In contrast, Claremont, who had not won a premiership since 1996 and had been second last in both 2008 and 2009, rose to the top with only one loss and a draw until the closing home-and-away round, whilst Swan Districts, after suffering through severe financial difficulties and a long run of poor results on the field, ultimately won its eighth senior premiership in a thrilling Grand Final.

## Home-and-away season
### Round 1

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Friday, 19 March (6:40 pm) | South Fremantle 15.7 (97) | def. | East Perth 13.15 (93) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2642) |
| Saturday, 20 March (2:15 pm) | West Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | Swan Districts 11.13 (79) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2229) |
| Saturday, 20 March (2:15 pm) | Perth 13.9 (87) | def. by | East Fremantle 13.12 (90) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2395) |
| Saturday, 20 March (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 9.11 (65) | def. by | Claremont 27.13 (175) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1201) |
| | Bye Subiaco | Bye Subiaco | Bye Subiaco | |
| After Peel led by three goals at quarter-time, Claremont with the wind kick 12.2 to 0.1 in the second quarter. ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 27 March (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 8.12 (60) | def. by | West Perth 14.13 (97) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2229) |
| Saturday, 27 March (2:15 pm) | Claremont 24.9 (153) | def. | South Fremantle 7.9 (51) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1682) |
| Saturday, 27 March (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 18.17 (125) | def. | Perth 10.13 (73) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1157) |
| Saturday, 27 March (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 9.8 (62) | def. | East Perth 7.13 (55) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1711) |
| | Bye Swan Districts | Bye Swan Districts | Bye Swan Districts | |

### Round 3 (Easter weekend)

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 3 April (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 18.15 (123) | def. | South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2220) |
| Saturday, 3 April (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 15.11 (101) | def. by | East Fremantle 14.19 (103) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1625) |
| Monday, 5 April (2:15 pm) | East Perth 11.14 (80) | def. by | West Perth 14.13 (97) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4882) |
| Monday, 5 April (2:15 pm) | Perth 5.10 (40) | def. by | Subiaco 12.4 (76) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2974) |
| | Bye Claremont | Bye Claremont | Bye Claremont | |

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday, 10 April (2:15 pm) | East Perth 20.19 (139) | def. | Peel Thunder 9.7 (61) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1696) |
| Saturday, 10 April (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 14.7 (91) | def. by | Swan Districts 20.8 (128) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1878) |
| Sunday, 11 April (2:15 pm) | West Perth 18.14 (122) | def. | South Fremantle 18.11 (119) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2351) |
| Sunday, 11 April (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 8.8 (56) | def. by | Claremont 19.13 (127) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2332) |
| | Bye Perth | Bye Perth | Bye Perth | |

### Round 5

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 13.18 (96) | def. by | Subiaco 18.10 (118) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2687) |
| Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | Claremont 20.8 (128) | def. | East Fremantle 8.8 (56) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2106) |
| Saturday, 17 April (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 25.17 (167) | def. | Peel Thunder 12.11 (83) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1928) |
| Saturday, 17 April (3:45 pm) | East Perth 19.12 (126) | def. | Perth 8.11 (59) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2148) |
| | Bye West Perth | Bye West Perth | Bye West Perth | |

### Round 6 (Anzac Day)

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 15.11 (101) | def. | East Perth 10.16 (76) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2190) |
| Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | Perth 15.9 (99) | def. by | Swan Districts 17.13 (115) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2623) |
| Saturday, 24 April (2:15 pm) | Claremont 17.15 (117) | def. | West Perth 12.12 (84) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2751) |
| Sunday, 25 April (1:30 pm) | East Fremantle 18.15 (123) | def. | South Fremantle 11.11 (77) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3335) |
| | Bye Peel Thunder | Bye Peel Thunder | Bye Peel Thunder | |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 24.20 (164) | def. | Peel Thunder 7.8 (50) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1859) |
| Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 22.9 (141) | def. | Claremont 17.6 (108) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2581) |
| Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | West Perth 14.13 (97) | def. by | East Fremantle 14.16 (100) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2170) |
| Saturday, 1 May (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 17.18 (120) | def. | Perth 15.4 (94) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1750) |
| | Bye East Perth | Bye East Perth | Bye East Perth | |

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | Perth 12.10 (82) | def. by | Claremont 22.9 (141) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1775) |
| Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | East Perth 16.12 (108) | def. by | Swan Districts 18.15 (123) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2123) |
| Saturday, 8 May (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 9.15 (69) | def. by | Subiaco 12.10 (82) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1308) |
| Sunday, 9 May (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 16.17 (113) | def. | West Perth 11.6 (72) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1347) |
| | Bye South Fremantle | Bye South Fremantle | Bye South Fremantle | |

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 22.15 (147) | def. | South Fremantle 18.13 (121) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1894) |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 26.17 (173) | def. | Peel Thunder 10.7 (67) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1965) |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | Claremont 17.4 (106) | def. | East Perth 9.16 (70) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1822) |
| Saturday, 15 May (2:15 pm) | West Perth 17.12 (114) | def. | Perth 6.19 (55) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2580) |
| | Bye East Fremantle | Bye East Fremantle | Bye East Fremantle | |
| Claremont kick an amazing 13.1 (79) to 9.11 (65) in the first three quarters. ||||||

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 20.14 (134) | def. | West Perth 13.7 (85) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2931) |
| Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | Claremont 38.12 (240) | def. | Peel Thunder 7.4 (46) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1410) |
| Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | East Perth 13.7 (85) | def. by | South Fremantle 24.11 (155) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1925) |
| Saturday, 29 May (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 17.11 (113) | def. | Perth 9.2 (56) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1120) |
| | Bye Subiaco | Bye Subiaco | Bye Subiaco | |
| Claremont record the third biggest win in open-age WAFL football, with Chad Jones kicking ten goals. South Fremantle kick 14.4 (88) in the second quarter after being three goals down, emulating Claremont in the opening round and equalling East Fremantle in 1951 for the most points in a second quarter in open-age WAFL football ||||||

### Round 11 (Foundation Day)

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 5 June (2:15 pm) | Perth 23.12 (150) | def. | Peel Thunder 8.11 (59) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1845) |
| Monday, 7 June (2:15 pm) | West Perth 19.10 (124) | def. by | East Perth 24.9 (153) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 4477) |
| Monday, 7 June (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 10.10 (70) | def. by | East Fremantle 18.17 (125) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8156) |
| Monday, 7 June (2:15 pm) | Claremont 21.15 (141) | def. | Subiaco 13.14 (92) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3334) |
| | Bye Swan Districts | Bye Swan Districts | Bye Swan Districts | |
| Perth win their first game for 2010, kicking 16.6 (102) to Peel’s 0.4 (4) in the second half after trailing throughout the first half. ||||||

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 12 June (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 13.15 (93) | def. by | West Perth 19.13 (127) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1719) |
| Sunday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | Perth 10.5 (65) | def. by | South Fremantle 17.19 (121) | Wongan Hills (crowd: 1658) |
| Sunday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 12.4 (76) | def. by | East Perth 25.12 (162) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1219) |
| Sunday, 13 June (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 11.10 (76) | def. by | Swan Districts 17.19 (121) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2249) |
| | Bye Claremont | Bye Claremont | Bye Claremont | |

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | West Perth 6.10 (46) | def. by | Claremont 17.9 (111) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2319) |
| Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | East Perth 16.15 (111) | def. | Subiaco 15.13 (103) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2172) |
| Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 14.10 (94) | def. by | Swan Districts 17.13 (115) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1931) |
| Saturday, 19 June (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 26.17 (173) | def. | Peel Thunder 5.11 (41) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 992) |
| | Bye Perth | Bye Perth | Bye Perth | |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 14.15 (99) | def. | Perth 14.10 (94) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2062) |
| Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 14.12 (96) | def. | East Fremantle 7.11 (53) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3002) |
| Saturday, 26 June (2:15 pm) | Claremont 24.13 (157) | def. | East Perth 6.18 (54) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2109) |
| Sunday, 27 June (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 11.5 (71) | def. by | South Fremantle 14.17 (101) | Anniversary Park (crowd: 2015) |
| | Bye West Perth | Bye West Perth | Bye West Perth | |

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 16.5 (101) | def. | East Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1718) |
| Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 16.12 (108) | def. | East Perth 13.9 (87) | Dampier (crowd: 4200) |
| Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | Perth 10.9 (69) | def. by | West Perth 13.10 (88) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2131) |
| Saturday, 3 July (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 12.6 (78) | def. by | Claremont 16.9 (105) | Wagin (crowd: 1950) |
| | Bye Peel Thunder | Bye Peel Thunder | Bye Peel Thunder | |

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Friday, 9 July (6:40 pm) | South Fremantle 12.19 (91) | def. | West Perth 3.9 (27) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1369) |
| Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | Perth 12.10 (82) | def. | Swan Districts 10.12 (72) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2042) |
| Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 12.5 (77) | def. by | Claremont 17.11 (113) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1062) |
| Saturday, 10 July (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 9.16 (70) | def. by | Subiaco 18.14 (122) | Rushton Park (crowd: 817) |
| | Bye East Perth | Bye East Perth | Bye East Perth | |
| On the only wet night or day of a season which set unprecedented records for dryness due to man-made global warming, Perth cause a huge upset over the eventual premiers, whilst West Perth kick the lowest WAFL score since 2006 after being goalless to half-time ||||||

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) | Claremont 15.16 (106) | def. | Perth 12.6 (78) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1812) |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) | West Perth 19.12 (126) | def. | Subiaco 11.10 (76) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1896) |
| Saturday, 17 July (2:15 pm) | East Perth 16.18 (114) | def. | East Fremantle 9.7 (61) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1927) |
| Sunday, 18 July (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 16.9 (105) | def. by | Swan Districts 25.14 (164) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1309) |
| | Bye South Fremantle | Bye South Fremantle | Bye South Fremantle | |

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 15.11 (101) | def. by | South Fremantle 18.12 (120) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1854) |
| Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 14.8 (92) | drew with | Claremont 13.14 (92) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3067) |
| Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | Perth 5.6 (36) | def. by | East Perth 22.21 (153) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 3976) |
| Saturday, 24 July (2:15 pm) | West Perth 28.11 (179) | def. | Peel Thunder 7.13 (55) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1511) |
| | Bye East Fremantle | Bye East Fremantle | Bye East Fremantle | |

### Round 19

| | Round 19 | Round 19 | Round 19 | |
| Saturday, 31 July (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 20.11 (131) | def. | South Fremantle 19.5 (119) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2792) |
| Sunday, 1 August (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 11.7 (73) | def. by | East Perth 29.14 (188) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1056) |
| | Bye Claremont, Perth, Swan Districts, Subiaco, West Perth | Bye Claremont, Perth, Swan Districts, Subiaco, West Perth | Bye Claremont, Perth, Swan Districts, Subiaco, West Perth | |

### Round 20

| | Round 20 | Round 20 | Round 20 | |
| Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | Claremont 17.10 (112) | def. | Subiaco 9.7 (61) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 3119) |
| Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | East Perth 18.10 (118) | def. | West Perth 15.14 (104) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 3303) |
| Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 12.13 (85) | def. by | Swan Districts 18.12 (120) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1792) |
| Saturday, 7 August (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 16.21 (117) | def. | Perth 7.11 (53) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1150) |
| | Bye Peel Thunder | Bye Peel Thunder | Bye Peel Thunder | |

### Round 21

| | Round 21 | Round 21 | Round 21 | |
| Friday, 13 August (6:40 pm) | South Fremantle 11.11 (77) | def. by | West Perth 15.13 (103) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1640) |
| Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | Claremont 18.10 (118) | def. | Swan Districts 6.9 (45) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2512) |
| Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | Perth 13.18 (96) | def. by | Peel Thunder 15.13 (103) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1984) |
| Saturday, 14 August (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 9.10 (64) | def. by | East Fremantle 10.15 (75) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1818) |
| | Bye East Perth | Bye East Perth | Bye East Perth | |
| East Fremantle defeat Subiaco for the first time since Round 12, 2002. The intervening twenty-game winning streak is the longest in the WAFL by one club against another since 1985, and assured Subiaco would miss the finals for the first time since 1997. In a game that would decide the wooden spoon with each opponent having won only once against the top seven, Perth kick themselves out with 0.8 (8) in the last quarter ||||||

### Round 22

| | round 22 | round 22 | round 22 | |
| Saturday, 21 August (11:15 am) | West Perth 11.6 (72) | def. by | Claremont 22.8 (140) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2150) |
| Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 25.16 (166) | def. | Perth 16.8 (104) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3302) |
| Saturday, 21 August (2:15 pm) | East Perth 17.7 (109) | def. | Subiaco 13.18 (96) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2043) |
| Sunday, 22 August (2:15 pm) | Peel Thunder 7.10 (52) | def. by | East Fremantle 25.15 (165) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1496) |
| | Bye South Fremantle | Bye South Fremantle | Bye South Fremantle | |

### Round 23

| | Round 23 | Round 23 | Round 23 | |
| Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 22.25 (157) | def. | Peel Thunder 7.5 (47) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1957) |
| Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | West Perth 16.16 (112) | def. | Perth 14.3 (87) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2634) |
| Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | East Perth 12.23 (95) | def. | Claremont 11.13 (79) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2900) |
| Saturday, 28 August (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 21.18 (144) | def. by | Subiaco 33.9 (207) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1918) |
| | Bye East Fremantle | Bye East Fremantle | Bye East Fremantle | |
| As a result of the record dry winter in southwestern Australia very firm grounds allowed for the second highest-scoring match in WA(N)FL history and the highest since 1979, with no approach having been made since 1984. East Perth ends Claremont’s thirteen-game unbeaten streak and prevents it equalling its 1987 record of only one loss and a draw in the home-and-away season ||||||

## Ladder

2010 ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Claremont | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2569 | 1441 | 178.3 | 70 |
| 2 | Swan Districts (P) | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2368 | 1833 | 129.2 | 62 |
| 3 | East Fremantle | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1948 | 1761 | 110.6 | 48 |
| 4 | East Perth | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2176 | 1878 | 115.9 | 44 |
| 5 | West Perth | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2009 | 1927 | 104.3 | 44 |
| 6 | Subiaco | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2002 | 1970 | 101.6 | 40 |
| 7 | South Fremantle | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2088 | 2193 | 95.2 | 32 |
| 8 | Peel Thunder | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1463 | 2963 | 49.4 | 12 |
| 9 | Perth | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1559 | 2216 | 70.4 | 8 |

## Finals
### First semi-final

| | First semi-final | First semi-final | First semi-final | |
| Sunday, 5 September (2:15 pm) | East Fremantle 13.10 (88) | def. by | East Perth 15.12 (102) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6,757) |

### Second semi-final

| | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | |
| Sunday, 5 September (2:15 pm) | Claremont 17.17 (119) | def. | Swan Districts 10.9 (69) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 4,215) |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | |
| Saturday, 11 September (2:15 pm) | Swan Districts 15.11 (101) | def. | East Perth 9.9 (63) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11,251) |

### Grand Final

| | 2010 WAFL Grand Final | 2010 WAFL Grand Final | 2010 WAFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday, 19 September | Claremont | def. by | Swan Districts | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 24,638) | |
| | 3.3 (21) 5.6 (36) 9.11 (65) 14.15 (99) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 1.6 (12) 5.10 (40) 9.10 (64) 14.16 (100) | Umpires: Craig Hendrie, Stuart Parry, Gavin Statham Simpson Medal: Andrew Krakouer (Swan Districts) | Umpires: Craig Hendrie, Stuart Parry, Gavin Statham Simpson Medal: Andrew Krakouer (Swan Districts) |
| Chidgzey 3, Foster 3, Crawford 2, Derickx, Swift, Mitchell, Richardson, Schammer, Walton | Chidgzey 3, Foster 3, Crawford 2, Derickx, Swift, Mitchell, Richardson, Schammer, Walton | Goals | Krakouer 4, Coniglio 4, Geappen 3, Simpson, Hansen, Walters | Krakouer 4, Coniglio 4, Geappen 3, Simpson, Hansen, Walters |
| Swans win their first premiership since 1990 after a thrilling game. Krakouer, himself the son of Claremont legend Jimmy, completes the Sandover/Simpson double ||||||