Season 13

With the same eight clubs, the league met 2011 with a new season and some concerns about flagging interest. Last years premiers, the Hawks, were struggling to attract activity, and the league as a whole was under review. The constituency responded with a groundswell of efforts to revive the competition's fortunes, and a positive jolt was felt throughout the community. Season 13 would actually end up as one of the most active of all!
Reigning Premiers Eastside got off to a rough start suffering penalties for incorrect team submissions, while The Demons and the Wonders took off early, the Dragons and Gumbies also thereabouts. At the other end of the scale, the Furies endured an horrific season start, losing a record number of games until well into the second half of the season.
As was the trend with Sweet FA seasons, everything started to shift after the halfway mark. A team submission error from Mt Buller stung as they dropped away, and the Dragons suffered their all-too-common late season blues. The Gumbies fell to mid-table and would endure a tug-of-war with the Roys for that elusive 4th position. The Furies finally scored a win, and would finish with 3 for the season. The Bombers hit their straps, and the Hawks got off the canvas to forcibly penetrate the final four at the 11th hour. The Wonders, though, maintained consistency and took out the minor premiership with few hiccups and only one belch.
The much improved Roys team was the first casualty of the finals, tortured by an irrepressible Eastside outfit. Next to drop would be the Baghdad Bombers, who went out in straight sets (six-poor, six-awww).
The Wonders met the Hawks at Subiaco in an epic rematch of the last GF, but it would be the West Coast team which would prove far too strong, winning their second flag. Eastside would add to their impressive list of bridesmaid's trophies, but their drought had already broken last season.
-- Clubs - 8 (Baghdad Bombers, East-Side Hawks, Fighting Furies, Geelong Gumbies, Mount Buller Demons, Roys FC, Southern Dragons, West Coast Wonders)
-- Administrator - Boncer34
-- Preseason champions - West Coast Wonders 14.9.93 def East Side Hawks 4.8.32
-- Premiers - West Coast Wonders 16.13.109 def Eastside Hawks 10.12.72
-- B&F - Cooney (Mt Buller Demons) and Larrikin (Eastside Hawks)
-- Leading Goalkicker - Winty (69)
-- EKA Medallist WishinAintGettin
==Pre-Season==
Round 1 - West Coast Wonders def Baghdad Bombers by forfeit
Round 1 - Southern Dragons 11.5.71 wdb East Side Hawks 20.17.137
Round 1 - Roys FC 17.5.107 def Geelong Gumbies 15.8.98
Round 1 - Mt Buller Demons 12.11.83 def Fighting Furies 10.11.71
Round 2 - East Side Hawks 18.15.123 def Mt Buller Demons 13.9.87
Round 2 - West Coast Wonders 14.14.98 def Roys FC 11.13.79
Grand Final - West Coast Wonders 14.9.93 def East Side Hawks 4.8.32
===Round 1===
Geelong Gumbies 18.11.119 def East Side Hawks 16.7.103
Mt Buller Demons 11.7.73 def West Coast Wonders 8.13.61
Southern Dragons 18.11.119 def Roys FC 9.9.63
Fighting Furies 10.12.72 wdb Baghdad Bombers 18.13.121
===Round 2===
West Coast Wonders 19.11.125 def Geelong Gumbies 14.5.89
Fighting Furies 10.14.74 wdb Mt Buller Demons 15.11.101
East Side Hawks 14.12.96 def Southern Dragons 10.10.70
Baghdad Bombers 5.10.40 wdb Roys FC 15.21.111
===Round 3===
Geelong Gumbies 12.7.79 wdb Roys FC 16.10.106
Mt Buller Demons 10.24.84 def East Side Hawks 7.9.51
Baghdad Bombers 11.7.73 wdb Southern Dragons 16.8.104
Fighting Furies 16.7.103 wdb West Coast Wonders 21.10.136
===Round 4===
Mt Buller Demons 13.8.86 wdb Geelong Gumbies 14.9.93
Fighting Furies 16.10.106 wdb Southern Dragons 16.11.107
West Coast Wonders 16.9.105 def Roys FC 10.12.72
Baghdad Bombers 16.10.106 def East Side Hawks 11.13.79
===Round 5===
Southern Dragons 11.9.75 wdb Mt Buller Demons 14.10.94
Roys FC 12.11.83 def Fighting Furies 11.9.75
East Side Hawks 8.11.59 wdb West Coast Wonders 9.7.61
Geelong Gumbies 16.13.109 def Baghdad Bombers 10.9.69
===Round 6===
Geelong Gumbies 9.7.61 wdb Southern Dragons 16.5.101
Mt Buller Demons 15.15.105 def Roys FC 13.9.87
Fighting Furies 10.6.66 wdb East Side Hawks 14.14.98
Baghdad Bombers 11.6.72 wdb West Coast Wonders 16.14.110
===Round 7===
Roys FC 15.12.102 def Geelong Gumbies 15.9.99
East Side Hawks 22.16.148 def Mt Buller Demons 11.9.75
West Coast Wonders 14.6.90 def Fighting Furies 11.8.74
Southern Dragons 22.11.137 def Baghdad Bombers 12.12.84
===Round 8===
East Side Hawks 17.12.114 def Geelong Gumbies 16.10.106
West Coast Wonders 14.7.91 def Mt Buller Demons 12.10.82
Roys FC 9.23.77 wdb Southern Dragons 12.14.86
Baghdad Bombers 13.17.95 def Fighting Furies 13.14.92
===Round 9===
Geelong Gumbies 16.8.104 def West Coast Wonders 15.13.103
Mt Buller Demons 18.10.118 def Fighting Furies 9.10.64
Southern Dragons 9.11.65 wdb East Side Hawks 13.19.97
Roys FC 18.11.119 wdb Baghdad Bombers 20.15.135
===Round 10===
Fighting Furies 14.8.92 wdb Geelong Gumbies 16.5.101
West Coast Wonders 13.11.89 wdb Southern Dragons 15.16.106
East Side Hawks 22.17.149 def Roys FC 11.8.74
Baghdad Bombers 6.16.52 def Mt Buller Demons 4.5.29
===Round 11===
Geelong Gumbies 10.9.69 wdb Mt Buller Demons 12.13.85
Southern Dragons 20.15.135 def Fighting Furies 14.11.95
Roys FC 11.8.74 def West Coast Wonders 7.11.53
East Side Hawks 13.9.87 wdb Baghdad Bombers 16.6.102
===Round 12===
Mt Buller Demons 15.9.99 def Southern Dragons 13.10.88
Fighting Furies 5.7.37 wdb Roys FC 15.9.99
West Coast Wonders 11.8.74 wdb East Side Hawks 12.13.85
Baghdad Bombers 7.7.49 wdb Geelong Gumbies 13.18.96
===Round 13===
Southern Dragons 12.9.81 wdb Geelong Gumbies 15.20.110
Roys FC 14.14.98 def Mt Buller Demons 10.9.69
East Side Hawks 15.17.107 def Fighting Furies 5.8.38
West Coast Wonders 16.11.107 def Baghdad Bombers 16.6.102
===Round 14===
Geelong Gumbies 15.13.103 wdb Fighting Furies 17.16.118
Southern Dragons 4.7.31 wdb West Coast Wonders 17.12.114
Roys FC 14.13.97 def East Side Hawks 7.11.53
Mt Buller Demons 9.7.61 wdb Baghdad Bombers 11.6.72
===Round 15===
Geelong Gumbies 13.9.87 wdb East Side Hawks 13.11.89
Mt Buller Demons 7.9.51 wdb West Coast Wonders 14.5.89
Southern Dragons 11.9.75 wdb Roys FC 15.12.102
Fighting Furies 9.13.67 wdb Baghdad Bombers 13.15.93
===Round 16===
Southern Dragons 11.11.77 wdb Fighting Furies 13.14.92
Roys FC 13.11.89 wdb Baghdad Bombers 14.10.94
West Coast Wonders wdb East Side Hawks 13.20.98
Mt Buller Demons wdb Geelong Gumbies 16.13.109
===Round 17===
East Side Hawks 10.16.76 def Mt Buller Demons 8.10.58
West Coast Wonders 12.16.88 wdb Geelong Gumbies 14.13.97
Baghdad Bombers 11.8.74 def Southern Dragons 7.6.48
Roys FC 9.10.64 wdb Fighting Furies 12.6.78
===Finals - Week One===
1S - Eastside Hawks 22.18.150 def Roys FC 6.5.41
2S - West Coast Wonders 12.13.85 def Baghdad Bombers 5.6.36
===Finals - Week Two===
PF - Baghdad Bombers 11.13.79 wdb Eastside Hawks 16.11.107
===Finals - Week Three===
GF - West Coast Wonders 16.13.109 def Eastside Hawks 11.6.72
==Ladder==
==References==
Category:Seasons