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2024 WAFL season
Teams10
Premiers‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder
3rd premiership
Minor premiers‹See Tfd›East Perth
22nd minor premiership
Sandover MedallistNik Rokahir (SD) & Callan England (Cl)
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The 2024 WAFL season is the 140th season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The season commenced on the 28th of March 2024.[1] Peel Thunder won their third premiership, beating the minor premiers East Perth in the Grand Final.

Nik Rokahir (Swan Districts) and Callan England (Claremont) tied for the Sandover Medal this year on 19 votes each, the first time a Sandover Medal was tied since 2005.[2]

Fixtures

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Round 1

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Round 1
Thursday 28 March (7:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.9 (75) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.7 (73) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: 4,350) [3]
Saturday 30 March (1:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.10 (82) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.9 (63) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 2,367)
Saturday 30 March (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.7 (43) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.10 (82) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,728)
Saturday 30 March (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.11 (137) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 10.13 (73) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 3,039)
Saturday 30 March (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.10 (70) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.8 (56) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 2,398)

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday 6 April (11:10 am) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 8.7 (55) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 22.11 (143) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 662) [4]
Saturday 6 April (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.9 (45) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.9 (135) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,477)
Saturday 6 April (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.11 (119) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.16 (82) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 2,562)
Saturday 6 April (4:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.14 (116) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.14 (68) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: 2,476)
Sunday 7 April (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.8 (92) def. ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 9.12 (66) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,791)

Round 3

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Round 3
Saturday 13 April (1:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.9 (69) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.5 (53) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,772)
Saturday 13 April (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.10 (70) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.15 (69) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2,190)
Saturday 13 April (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.9 (69) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.17 (65) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,678)
Saturday 13 April (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.12 (66) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.9 (63) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 2,542)
Sunday 14 April (10:00 am) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 13.17 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.7 (91) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 496)

Round 4

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Round 4
Saturday 20 April (2:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 7.13 (55) def. by ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 18.15 (123) Optus Stadium (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 20 April (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.12 (78) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.9 (57) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,463)
Bye

Round 5

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Round 5
Thursday 25 April (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.10 (70) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 3,831)
Saturday 27 April (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.11 (53) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.11 (71) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: 1,778)
Sunday 28 April (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.8 (74) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.10 (76) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,760)
Bye

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday 4 May (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.10 (52) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.7 (109) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,287)
Saturday 4 May (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 25.14 (164) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.9 (51) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,612)
Saturday 4 May (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.10 (46) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.9 (63) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,610)
Saturday 4 May (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.14 (74) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 4.13 (37) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,847)
Sunday 5 May (11:10 am) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.7 (115) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 6.5 (41) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,150)

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday 11 May (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.15 (69) def. by ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 14.4 (88) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,428)
Saturday 11 May (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.10 (46) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.13 (103) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,523)
Saturday 11 May (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.12 (72) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.7 (79) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,322)
Saturday 11 May (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.9 (63) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.6 (66) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,722)
Saturday 11 May (3:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 24.12 (156) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 10.4 (64) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: 1,387)

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday 25 May (10:00 am) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 13.10 (88) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.13 (67) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 25 May (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.11 (83) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.11 (59) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 2,478)
Saturday 25 May (2:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.14 (86) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.6 (42) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,611)
Saturday 25 May (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.11 (77) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.13 (73) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,068)
Saturday 25 May (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.9 (87) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.14 (74) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,192)

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday 1 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.12 (72) def. ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 5.13 (43) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,161)
Saturday 1 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.12 (54) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.11 (65) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,483)
Sunday 2 June (11:10 am) ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.9 (69) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Coast 10.11 (71) Henry Street Oval, Northam (crowd: TBC)
Monday 3 June (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.9 (87) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.13 (73) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7,468)
Monday 3 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.17 (83) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.8 (86) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: TBC)

Round 10

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Round 10
Saturday 8 June (10:00 am) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.16 (112) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 6.11 (47) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 832)
Sunday 9 June (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6.14 (50) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.5 (59) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,612)
Sunday 9 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.10 (82) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.10 (40) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,067)
Bye

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday 15 June (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.12 (84) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 5.10 (40) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,015)
Saturday 15 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.12 (72) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.9 (45) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 4,555)
Sunday 16 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.14 (116) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 4.6 (30) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,023)
Bye

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday 22 June (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 5.6 (36) Fremantle Oval1,261
Saturday 22 June (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.7 (79) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.12 (78) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,143)
Saturday 22 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.13 (61) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.6 (42) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,424)
Saturday 22 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.10 (76) def. by ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 12.8 (80) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: 1,421)
Bye

Round 13

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Round 13


Saturday 29 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 9.6 (60) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.12 (66) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,001)
Saturday 29 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.4 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.7 (73) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,620)
Saturday 29 June (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.8 (68) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.5 (65) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: TBC)
Sunday 30 June (1:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.8 (104) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 12.8 (80) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 1,664)
Sunday 30 June (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.5 (53) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.8 (62) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,008)


Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday 6 July (12:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 18.8 (116) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 6.6 (42) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,182)
Saturday 6 July (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.8 (68) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.9 (57) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,126)
Saturday 6 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.9 (75) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.12 (78) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,274)
Saturday 6 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.9 (51) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.11 (65) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 6 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.13 (79) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.16 (142) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: TBC)
  • Perth renamed themselves Boorloo as it was the Indigenous round

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday 13 July (11:10 am) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 17.12 (114) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.10 (106) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 13 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.6 (66) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 985)
Saturday 13 June (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.10 (82) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.15 (75) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,531)
Bye
  • Perth renamed themselves Boorloo as it was the Indigenous round

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday 20 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.15 (81) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.8 (74) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 20 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.6 (60) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.10 (76) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 20 July (4:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.10 (112) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.8 (68) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,972)
Bye

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday 27 July (1:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.11 (107) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 13.10 (88) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 583)
Saturday 27 July (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.10 (60) drew with ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.12 (60) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,746)
Saturday 27 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.9 (87) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 3.9 (27) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,428)
Saturday 27 July (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.7 (67) def. by ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 13.8 (86) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC)
Bye

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday 3 August (11:10 am) ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.16 (94) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 6.10 (46) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 3 August (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.7 (67) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.13 (49) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 2,369)
Saturday 3 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 17.10 (112) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.11 (77) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 1,016)
Saturday 3 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.10 (88) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.8 (68) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,295)
Saturday 3 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.16 (118) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.10 (52) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3,459)

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday 10 August (11:10 am) ‹See Tfd›West Coast 7.9 (51) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.16 (118) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: TBC)
Saturday 10 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.4 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.8 (56) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,110)
Saturday 10 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.17 (83) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.17 (53) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 1,332)
Saturday 10 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.7 (61) def. by ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 10.11 (71) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,430)
Saturday 10 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.10 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.10 (64) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: 872)

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday 17 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.12 (54) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 3.5 (23) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 729)
Saturday 17 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 4.9 (33) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 3.12 (30) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,467)
Saturday 17 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.2 (38) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.1 (43) Mineral Resources Park (crowd: 1,273)
Saturday 17 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.7 (79) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 3.3 (21) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd: 729)
Saturday 17 August (2:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.10 (58) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.12 (42) Pentanet Stadium (crowd: TBC)

Round 21

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Round 21
Saturday 24 August (3:00 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.17 (89) def. ‹See Tfd›West Coast 4.5 (29) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 502)
Saturday 24 August (4:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.14 (74) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 2.7 (19) Steel Blue Oval (crowd: 2,045)
Saturday 24 August (4:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.9 (81) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.9 (63) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1,508)
Saturday 24 August (4:40 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6.13 (49) def. ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 4.5 (29) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,194)
Sunday 25 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.9 (51) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.16 (100) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 1,012)

Finals series

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Finals week 1

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Qualifying and elimination finals
Saturday 31 August (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.6 (48) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.5 (65) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 2,759) Match report
Sunday 1 September (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.13 (55) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.7 (79) Revo Fitness Stadium (crowd:  3,551) Match report

‹See Tfd›East Perth had a bye for the week as they won the minor premiership and would face the winner of ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder V ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts.

Finals week 2

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Semi finals
Saturday 7 September (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.6 (72) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.8 (44) Sullivan Logistics Stadium (crowd: 5,223) Match report
Sunday 8 September (2:10 pm) ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder 7.7 (49) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 6.12 (48) Lane Group Stadium (crowd: 2,414) Match report

Finals week 3

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Preliminary final
Sunday 15 September (2:10 pm) Swan Districts 9.2 (56) def. by Peel Thunder 15.13 (103) Steel Blue Reserve (crowd: 7192) Match report

Finals week 4

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Grand final
Sunday 22 September (3:10 pm) East Perth 8.11 (59) def. by Peel Thunder 14.8 (92) Optus Stadium (crowd: 25,481) Match report

Ladder

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Updated to the end of the season

Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 East Perth 18 14 4 0 1345 1108 121.4 56 Finals series
2 Peel Thunder (P) 18 13 5 0 1479 1087 136.1 52
3 Swan Districts 18 11 6 1 1428 1254 113.9 46
4 East Fremantle 18 12 6 0 1505 1061 141.8 44[a]
5 Claremont 18 11 7 0 1304 1126 115.8 44
6 South Fremantle 18 10 7 1 1274 1189 107.1 42
7 Subiaco 18 6 12 0 1230 1418 86.7 24
8 West Perth 18 4 14 0 1330 1549 85.9 16
9 Perth 18 4 14 0 1080 1364 79.2 16
10 West Coast (R) 18 4 14 0 1096 1915 57.2 16
Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:
  1. ^ East Fremantle were deducted 4 points due to breaching their salary cap in the 2022 WAFL season.[5]

(R) = Reserves for AFL Seniors

Notable events

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  • Prior to the start of the season, two players from ‹See Tfd›Peel Thunder were suspended over "lewd incidents" at a pre-season camp.
    Jack Ilott was suspended for the entire 2024 season after making an "inappropriate sexual comment towards a woman associated with the club", while Michael Sellwood was suspended for one match over a separate "crude incident".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2024 WAFL Fixtures Locked and Loaded". West Australian Football Commission.
  2. ^ "Joint Sandover Medal Winners in Thrilling Count".
  3. ^ "Round 1 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  4. ^ "Round 2 results and crowds". wafl.com.au.
  5. ^ "East Fremantle Football Club Responds to WAFC's Penalty for 2022 Salary Cap Breach". effc.com.au. 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Two state league players banned, one for entire year, over lewd incidents at pre-season camp". Fox Sports. 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ "East Fremantle Oval Redevelopment".
  8. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT". South Fremantle Football Club. 14 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sadler, Claire (14 July 2024). "North Lake fatal crash: 18-year-old South Fremantle Football Club player dead and six injured in car rollover". PerthNow. The West Australian. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.