# 2016 WAFL season

The 2016 WAFL season was the 132nd season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season concluded on 25 September 2016 with the 2016 WAFL Grand Final between Subiaco and Peel Thunder at Domain Stadium. Peel won the match by 23 points, recording their first premiership.

## Ladder

2016 ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Subiaco | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1798 | 1263 | 142.4 | 64 |
| 2 | South Fremantle | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1820 | 1397 | 130.3 | 60 |
| 3 | West Perth | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1504 | 1438 | 104.6 | 52 |
| 4 | Peel Thunder (P) | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1421 | 1382 | 102.8 | 44 |
| 5 | East Perth | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1411 | 1415 | 99.7 | 40 |
| 6 | East Fremantle | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1523 | 1611 | 94.5 | 36 |
| 7 | Claremont | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1728 | 1479 | 116.8 | 28 |
| 8 | Perth | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1315 | 1729 | 76.1 | 28 |
| 9 | Swan Districts | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1127 | 1933 | 58.3 | 8 |

## Finals series
### Elimination and Qualifying Finals

| | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | |
| Sunday 4 September (3:10 pm) | Peel Thunder 12.14 (86) | def. | East Perth 5.7 (37) | Bendigo Bank Stadium (crowd: 2,834) |
| Peel Thunder's first win in a finals game. ||||||
| | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | Qualifying Final | |
| Saturday 3 September (2:10 pm) | South Fremantle 18.13 (121) | def. | West Perth 10.9 (69) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 3,727) |

### Semi-finals

| | First semi-final | First semi-final | First semi-final | | |
| Sunday 11 September (2:15 pm) | West Perth 7.3 (45) | def. by | Peel Thunder 15.15 (105) | HBF Arena (crowd: 3,073) | Report |
| | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | | |
| Sunday 11 September (3:10 pm) | Subiaco 14.12 (96) | def. | South Fremantle 9.2 (56) | Medibank Stadium (crowd: 2,834) | Report |

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | | |
| Sunday 18 September (2:40 pm) | South Fremantle 10.10 (70) | def. by | Peel Thunder 16.13 (109) | Fremantle Community Bank Oval (crowd: 4,155) | Report |
| Peel Thunder qualified for their first Grand Final. ||||||

### Grand Final

| | 2016 WAFL Grand Final | 2016 WAFL Grand Final | 2016 WAFL Grand Final | | |
| Sunday 25 September (2:30 pm) | Subiaco | def. by | Peel Thunder | Domain Stadium (crowd: 15,031) | Report |
| | 1.0 (6) 5.3 (33) 7.7 (49) 8.8 (56) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 4.6 (30) 7.6 (48) 9.11 (65) 11.13 (79) | Umpires: Nathan Williamson, Mark Worobec, Justin Power Simpson Medal: Connor Blakely (Peel Thunder) Television broadcast: Seven Network | Umpires: Nathan Williamson, Mark Worobec, Justin Power Simpson Medal: Connor Blakely (Peel Thunder) Television broadcast: Seven Network |
| 2: Horsley 1: Ryan, Stevenson, Wheeler, Twomey, Robinson, Phelan | 2: Horsley 1: Ryan, Stevenson, Wheeler, Twomey, Robinson, Phelan | Goals | 5: Yarran 3: Ugle 1: Mzungu, Apeness, Langdon | 5: Yarran 3: Ugle 1: Mzungu, Apeness, Langdon |
| Horsley, Cockie, Broughton, Jackson, Delahunty, Phelan | Horsley, Cockie, Broughton, Jackson, Delahunty, Phelan | Best | Langdon, Yarran, Blakely, Mzungu, de Boer, Silvagni, Nyhuis, Ugle, O'Brien | Langdon, Yarran, Blakely, Mzungu, de Boer, Silvagni, Nyhuis, Ugle, O'Brien |
| Peel Thunder won their first premiership, and became the first team to win a premiership from 4th place since 1965. ||||||