# 2017 WAFL season

The 2017 WAFL season was the 133rd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on 18 March 2017 and concluded with the 2017 WAFL Grand Final on 24 September 2017.

## Ladder

2017 ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Subiaco | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2061 | 1267 | 162.7 | 76 |
| 2 | South Fremantle | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2258 | 1419 | 159.1 | 64 |
| 3 | Peel Thunder (P) | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1479 | 1332 | 111.0 | 48 |
| 4 | Swan Districts | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1470 | 1662 | 88.4 | 40 |
| 5 | West Perth | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1594 | 1832 | 87.0 | 40 |
| 6 | East Perth | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1656 | 1604 | 103.2 | 36 |
| 7 | Claremont | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1641 | 1596 | 102.8 | 32 |
| 8 | East Fremantle | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1418 | 2054 | 69.0 | 12 |
| 9 | Perth | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1432 | 2243 | 63.8 | 12 |
For the full list of results for the home-and-away season, refer to the attached reference.

## Clubs

| Club | Home ground | Location | Captain | Coach |
| Claremont | East Fremantle Oval Fremantle Oval Claremont Oval | Claremont | Jake Murphy | Darren Harris |
| East Fremantle | East Fremantle Oval | East Fremantle | Jamie McNamara | Robert Wiley |
| East Perth | Leederville Oval | Leederville | Patrick McGinnity | Luke Webster |
| Peel Thunder | Rushton Park | Mandurah | Gerald Ugle | Cam Shepherd |
| Perth | Lathlain Park | Lathlain | Clinton Jones | Earl Spalding |
| South Fremantle | Fremantle Oval | Fremantle | Ryan Cook | Todd Curley |
| Subiaco | Leederville Oval | Leederville | Kyal Horsley | Jarrad Schofield |
| Swan Districts | Bassendean Oval | Bassendean | Tallan Ames | Greg Harding |
| West Perth | Arena Joondalup | Joondalup | Jay van Berlo | Bill Monaghan |

## Finals series
### Elimination and Qualifying Finals

| | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | | |
| Sunday 2 September (2:40pm) | Swan Districts 11.9 (75) | def. | West Perth 8.12 (60) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 5,637) | Report |
| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | | |
| Saturday 2 September (2:10 pm) | South Fremantle 9.8 (62) | def. by | Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,493) | Report |

### Semi-finals

| | First semi-final | First semi-final | First semi-final | | |
| Sunday 10 September (2:15 pm) | South Fremantle 20.16 (136) | def. | Swan Districts 8.8 (56) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,884) | Report |
| | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | | |
| Sunday 10 September (2:15 pm) | Subiaco 10.8 (68) | def. by | Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2,996) | Report |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | | |
| Sunday 17 September (2:40 pm) | Subiaco 14.14 (98) | def. | South Fremantle 10.6 (66) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4,097) | Report |

### Grand Final

| | 2017 WAFL Grand Final | 2017 WAFL Grand Final | 2017 WAFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 24 September (2:50 pm) | Peel Thunder | def. | Subiaco | Domain Stadium (crowd: 18,180) | |
| | 3.1 (19) 5.4 (34) 7.4 (46) 11.6 (72) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 2.2 (14) 4.7 (31) 6.13 (49) 7.14 (56) | Umpires: Matthew Adams, Justin Power, Trent McPhee Simpson Medal: Luke Ryan (Peel Thunder) Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: Matthew Adams, Justin Power, Trent McPhee Simpson Medal: Luke Ryan (Peel Thunder) Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| Sheridan 2, Jetta 2, Taberner 2, Logue, Duman, Deluca, Ugle, Dawson 1 | Sheridan 2, Jetta 2, Taberner 2, Logue, Duman, Deluca, Ugle, Dawson 1 | Goals | Sokol 4; Wheeler 2; Phelan 1 | Sokol 4; Wheeler 2; Phelan 1 |
| Darcy, Ryan, Nyhuis, Suban, Pearce, O'Brien, Taberner | Darcy, Ryan, Nyhuis, Suban, Pearce, O'Brien, Taberner | Best | Horsley, Kitchin, Phelan, Sokol, Litherland, Heal, Baker | Horsley, Kitchin, Phelan, Sokol, Litherland, Heal, Baker |
| Peel Thunder won their second premiership in history. They also become the first team since 1993 to win a premiership after finishing 3rd on the ladder at the end of the home-and-away season. ||||||