2001 WAFL season
2001 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 9 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Ryan Turnbull (‹See Tfd›East Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Paul Medhurst (‹See Tfd›Claremont) |
Matches played | 85 |
The 2001 WAFL season was the 117th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League. Following the off-season “Fong Report” by WAFC President Neale Fong which was written as a response to the problems then faced on-and off-field by AFL and domestic football in Western Australia,[1] the league reverted to calling itself the ‘WAFL’ because it was acknowledged ‘Westar Rules’ was painfully contrived and did not reflect the history or traditions of the local game.[2]
2001 also saw the abandonment of the “double-header” system of playing finals that began with the replay of the 1989 First semi-final, and also an unsuccessful experiment of giving each club four byes during the home-and-away season rather than three.
East Perth continued on from their dominance of the 2000 season to win a second successive premiership for the first time in forty-two seasons, thrashing a South Fremantle team that came from third position – after along with minor premiers Claremont completely dominating the season up to the end of May – to the Grand Final. Former West Coast Eagle regular Ryan Turnbull became the second player in four seasons to complete the Sandover/Simpson double. 2000 Grand Finalists East Fremantle, after having the best WAFL/Westar record during the 1990s, fell to second-last ahead of only financially crippled Swan Districts and were to play only one final during the rest of the decade. Peel Thunder, after advancing to four wins in 2000, advanced further despite the “Fong Report” recommending the withdrawal of their licence and at one time looked a chance for the finals, but the off-field pressure caused them to falter severely in the run home.[3]
Home-and-away season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.16 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.15 (57) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1183) | |
Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.20 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 22.13 (145) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1467) | |
Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.6 (60) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.7 (121) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1932) | |
Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.7 (67) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.6 (42) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1707) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Round 2
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.16 (118) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 16.10 (106) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1191) | |
Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.12 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.10 (88) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1770) | |
Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.5 (53) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1848) | [7] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth, ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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New skipper Marshall Stockden, replacing the retired Stephen Bilcich, gives the Sharks a splendid comeback win with a goal from a bouncing shot almost on the siren.[8] |
Round 3 (Easter weekend)
[edit]Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.6 (102) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.13 (115) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1686) | |
Saturday, 14 April | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 11.9 (75) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.12 (72) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2040) | |
Monday, 16 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.16 (82) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.5 (71) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5080) | |
Monday, 16 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.11 (89) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.14 (110) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 4010) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts |
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Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.11 (71) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.17 (137) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1738) | |
Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 15.10 (100) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.9 (129) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1812) | |
Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.15 (123) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 5.4 (34) | Albany (crowd: 2240) | |
Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.7 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.17 (101) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1570) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 5
[edit]Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.9 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.10 (82) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1667) | |
Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.17 (107) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 11.8 (74) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1029) | |
Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.11 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.5 (71) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1815) | |
Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.15 (87) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 3.12 (30) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1584) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Round 6
[edit]Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 4.11 (35) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.16 (106) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1570) | |
Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.9 (87) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.10 (70) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1677) | |
Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.14 (74) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.8 (38) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1815) | |
Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.17 (71) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.9 (45) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1610) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder |
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Round 7
[edit]Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.13 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.8 (68) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1158) | |
Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.11 (83) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 2.12 (24) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1368) | |
Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.8 (62) | drew with | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.14 (62) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1057) | |
Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 22.15 (147) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 3.3 (21) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1532) | [18] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont |
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Round 8
[edit]Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.4 (82) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2014) | |
Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 17.16 (118) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.9 (93) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1302) | |
Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.2 (50) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.13 (91) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1578) | |
Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 4.15 (39) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.6 (60) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1383) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Round 9
[edit]Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.12 (60) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.13 (121) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1298) | |
Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.16 (130) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.7 (55) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1406) | [27] |
Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.15 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.6 (78) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1593) | |
Sunday, 27 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.14 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 11.11 (77) | Collie (crowd: 1088) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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For the only time to date, the WAFL play a match in the coal-mining town of Collie, in East Perth’s country zone. The game becomes Peel’s first win over an eventual premier club, and continues East Perth’s hoodoo in matches staged in country centres, as former Thunder star Buszan scores 2.7 (19).[28] |
Round 10 (Foundation Day)
[edit]Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.6 (78) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1924) | |
Saturday, 2 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.9 (99) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 6.12 (48) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1721) | |
Monday, 4 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.7 (55) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.13 (85) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7540) | |
Monday, 4 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.13 (133) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.10 (58) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2890) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts |
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Round 11
[edit]Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 June | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 23.11 (149) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.12 (78) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2012) | [31] |
Saturday, 9 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.10 (52) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.23 (101) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1457) | |
Sunday, 10 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.9 (93) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.11 (53) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1497) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Round 12
[edit]Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.13 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.8 (74) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2403) | |
Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.9 (111) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.12 (72) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1339) | |
Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.12 (66) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.7 (91) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1564) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth, ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 13
[edit]Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.9 (93) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2348) | |
Saturday, 23 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.11 (59) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.16 (82) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2051) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts, ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Led by Ryan Turnbull and Devan Perry, East Perth win a thrilling match with two goals direct from clearances in the final minute and remain in touch with top club Claremont.[38] |
Round 14
[edit]Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.9 (111) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.9 (117) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1935) | |
Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.19 (91) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.7 (67) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1446) | |
Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.12 (72) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.13 (121) | Bruce Rock (crowd: 1178) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont, ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Troy Wilson, despite playing with three pairs of socks in the boots of Dean Buszan, kicks seven goals to ward off a potential Shark upset.[39] |
Round 15
[edit]Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.9 (69) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.14 (80) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1641) | |
Saturday, 7 July | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 13.14 (92) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.9 (81) | Rushton Park (crowd: 1902) | |
Saturday, 7 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.11 (113) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.10 (70) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1574) | |
Saturday, 7 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.7 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.8 (68) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1529) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Round 16
[edit]Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.11 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.13 (79) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1673) | |
Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.12 (126) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.6 (66) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2725) | |
Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.17 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1588) | |
Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.16 (124) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.10 (52) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1632) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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West Perth maintain their perfect record against Peel thanks to the return of former big man Brett King, whose presence in the ruck allows Laurie Belotti and Simon Duckworth to solve forward woes created by the loss of Digby Morrell.[42] |
Round 17
[edit]Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.7 (91) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.10 (124) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1892) | |
Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 9.9 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 22.13 (145) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2349) | |
Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.9 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.11 (59) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1962) | |
Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.7 (55) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.11 (77) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2798) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont |
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West Perth coach Andrew Lockyer has an unexpected success via leaving 1999 Simpson Medallist Christian Kelly on the bench, as his fresh legs give the Falcons a stirring win after having only four goals on the board with ten minutes remaining. Simon Duckworth helps Kelly by kicking three late goals from centre half-forward.[43] |
Round 18
[edit]Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.3 (93) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 16.9 (105) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1244) | |
Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.13 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.6 (60) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2057) | |
Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.10 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.9 (81) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1252) | |
Sunday, 29 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.11 (53) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.11 (95) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1432) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Round 19
[edit]Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.11 (83) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.2 (62) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2253) | |
Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.17 (167) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 8.8 (56) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 1559) | [47] |
Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.13 (73) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.20 (140) | Kalgoorlie (crowd: 4192) | |
Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.16 (70) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.6 (84) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1536) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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Round 20
[edit]Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.6 (66) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.12 (108) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1536) | |
Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.7 (49) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 23.20 (158) | Rushton Park (crowd: 2028) | |
Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.12 (72) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.10 (100) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2356) | |
Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.14 (86) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.4 (76) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 1701) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Round 21
[edit]Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.11 (95) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.16 (58) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 1628) | [54] |
Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.10 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.14 (74) | Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2593) | |
Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 26.10 (166) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.6 (84) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2119) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder, ‹See Tfd›Perth, ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts |
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Round 22
[edit]Round 22 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.16 (148) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 8.8 (56) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1640) | |
Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.15 (75) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.8 (62) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 2574) | |
Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.8 (116) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.10 (76) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 2300) | |
Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.8 (44) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.11 (119) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 2101) | |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1792 | 1249 | 143.5 | 60 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1719 | 1371 | 125.4 | 56 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1724 | 1201 | 143.5 | 52 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1567 | 1307 | 119.9 | 38 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1503 | 1566 | 96.0 | 34 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1417 | 1990 | 71.2 | 28 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1170 | 1428 | 81.9 | 24 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1495 | 1783 | 83.8 | 20 |
9 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1283 | 1775 | 72.3 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
[edit]First semi-final
[edit]First semi-final | |||||
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Sunday, 2 September | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.11 (101) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.13 (73) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4,309) | |
With the Bulldogs severely short of tall players due to injury, coach Peter Sumich moves Rick Mott and veteran Marty Atkins into the ruck – where they are extremely successful and overpower the Lions.[59] |
Second semi-final
[edit]Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 8 September | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.7 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 20.13 (133) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6,778) | [60] |
With East Perth’s superb win, Tony Micale becomes the fifth WAFL coach to appear in five consecutive Grand Finals,[c], and the only one to do so with multiple clubs. Claremont’s troubles began with the loss of key rover Ben Cunningham in the second quarter, after which they were overwhelmed.[61] |
Preliminary final
[edit]Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 15 September | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.9 (93) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.13 (85) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4,894) | |
Travis Gaspar does a remarkable job of overcoming severe hamstring problems to play a decisive role as a ruckman in the Bulldogs’ victory.[62] |
Grand Final
[edit]2001 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 22 September | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 23,842) | [63] |
2.7 (19) 7.12 (54) 11.12 (78) 17.18 (120) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.1 (19) 5.4 (34) 5.7 (37) 5.8 (38) |
Umpires: Craig Hendrie, Mark Fussell, David Corcoran Simpson Medal: Ryan Turnbull (‹See Tfd›East Perth) | ||
Perry 3, Buszan 3, Symmons 2, Munro 2, Wheatley, Barnard, Cowell, Waller, Humm, Haynes, Antonowicz | Goals | Gaspar 2, Chisholm, Sampi, Dodd | |||
Wheatley, Perry, Cowell, Webster, Turnbull, Symmons | Best | Gaspar, Tinsley, Chisholm, Burridge, Gault, McGrath | |||
Injuries | Mott (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Burridge Atkins (thigh) Chisholm (shoulder) Thompson (ankle) | ||||
East Perth’s powerful, tough rucks destroy a depleted South Fremantle team, with Turnbull leading the charge a day before his thirtieth birthday.[64] |
Notes
[edit]a In reference to East Perth serving as the host club for West Coast and thus having numerous Eagles players in their team.
b Kickett had earned a nine-week suspension in the second 2000 Western Derby.
c The others were Phil Matson with East Perth from 1919 to 1923, Clive Lewington with South Fremantle from 1950 to 1954, Jack Sheedy with East Perth from 1956 to 1961, and Gerard Neesham with Claremont from 1987 to 1991
References
[edit]- ^ See WAFL Future Directions
- ^ Barker, Anthony J.; Behind the Play: A History of Football in Western Australia; pp. 358-360. ISBN 0975242709
- ^ Lague, Steve and Lewis, Ross; ‘Minister Leads Bid to Save Thunder’; The West Australian, 28 August 2001, p. 56
- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Desperate Thunder Notches Two Firsts’; The Game, p. 10, from The West Australian, 2 April 2001
- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Bulldogs Stun Limp Royals’; The Game, p. 10, from The West Australian, 2 April 2001
- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Maher Sets Standard for New-Look Resurgent Perth’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 2 April 2001
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- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Last Kick Makes Captain’s Day’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 9 April 2001
- ^ Reed, David; ‘Brilliant rookie Kicks the Thunder to Victory’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 16 April 2001
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- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Young Falcon Set to Swoop’; The Game, p. 10, from The West Australian, 30 April 2001
- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Forward Shuffle Deals Up Royal Flush’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 7 May 2001
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- ^ ‘Youngsters Show the Way for Demons’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 7 May 2001
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- ^ Perth Metro (Mount Lawley) (009225) May 2001 rainfall
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- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Medhurst Kicks Clear Among Potent Tigers’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 28 May 2001
- ^ Butler, Steve; ‘Hall Points to Peel Pride’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 28 May 2001
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- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Eagles Rookie Serves Up Nine-Goal Notice’; The West Australian, 5 June 2001, p. 57
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- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Never-Say-Die Royals Prevail’; The Game, p. 6; from The West Australian, 25 June 2001
- ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Wilson Not too Big for Shooting Boots’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 2 July 2001
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- ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Hard-Hit Bulldogs Hang On’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian 9 July 2001
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- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Harder Lions Shock South’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 30 July 2001
- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Waller Spurs Royals’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 30 July 2001
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- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Ex-Lions Give Royals Bite’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 13 August 2001
- ^ Reed, David; ‘Victory Eases Wira’s Pain’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 13 August 2001
- ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Duckworth in Benchmark for Falcons’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 13 August 2001
- ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Tigers Roar Out a Warning’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 20 August 2001
- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Royals Kept Out by Battle from Britten’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 20 August 2001
- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Shark-Hunting Bulldogs Gamble on Gaspar’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 20 August 2001
- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Anxious Wait for Royals’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 27 August 2001
- ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Piggott Makes Most of Chance to Play’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 27 August 2001
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- ^ Lewis, Ross; ‘Full Steam Ahead for the Runaway Royals’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 10 September 2001
- ^ Reid, Russell; ‘Tigers’ Rover Out for Season’; The Game, p. 11, from The West Australian, 10 September 2001
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