2021 WAFL Women's season

The 2021 WAFL Women's season was the third season of the WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The season commenced on 20 February and concluded with the Grand Final on 11 July 2021.^[3] The competition was contested by six clubs, the same as the previous season.^[4]

2021 premiership season
Teams	6
Premiers	Peel Thunder 2nd premiership
Minor premiers	Swan Districts 1st minor premiership
Best and fairest	Ella Smith Claremont (15 votes) ^[1]
Leading goalkicker	Kate Bartlett Peel Thunder (38 goals)^[2]
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Clubs

• Claremont, East Fremantle, Peel Thunder, South Fremantle, Subiaco, Swan Districts

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Swan Districts	15	14	1	0	716	338	211.8	56	Finals series
2	Peel Thunder (P)	15	10	5	0	716	463	154.6	40
3	Claremont	15	8	7	0	530	406	130.5	32
4	Subiaco	15	8	7	0	516	497	103.8	32
5	East Fremantle	15	5	10	0	493	635	77.6	20
6	South Fremantle	15	0	15	0	238	870	27.4	0

Source: WAFL.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals series

Semi-finals

	First Semi-Final
Sunday 20 June (1:30 pm)	Claremont 2.3 (15)	def. by	Subiaco 2.6 (18)	Claremont Oval	Report

	Second Semi-Final
Sunday 20 June (2:30 pm)	Swan Districts 0.11 (11)	def. by	Peel Thunder 2.4 (16)	Bassendean Oval	Report

Preliminary final

	Preliminary Final
Sunday 27 June (2:30 pm)	Swan Districts 7.8 (50)	def.	Subiaco 1.6 (12)	Bassendean Oval	Report

Grand Final

	2021 WAFLW Grand Final
11 July 2021 (3:15 pm)	Peel Thunder	def.	Swan Districts	Rushton Park	Report
	2.0 (12) 2.4 (16) 3.4 (22)  5.3 (33)	Q1 Q2 Q3  Final	0.1 (1) 1.1 (7) 2.3 (15)  2.3 (15)	Lou Knitter Medal (Best on ground): Sabreena Duffy (Peel Thunder) Television broadcast: Seven Network
K. Phillips 3, K Bartlett 2		Goals	B. Webb, M Hyde
S. Duffy, K. Phillips, K. Bartlett, E. Roberts, C. Davidson, S. Verrier		Best	M Hyde, T. Stribley, E. Gelmi, S. Cain, E. McGuire
Match was originally scheduled for 4 July 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Western Australia causing a 4-day lockdown in Perth from June 28.^[5]^[6] Peel Thunder win back-to-back WAFL Women's premierships.

Awards

Claremont captain Ella Smith claimed the 2021 Dhara Kerr Award after finishing with 15 votes tied with Subiaco’s Abbey Dowrick, who was deemed ineligible to win the award after being suspended in Round 15.^[1]

• Dhara Kerr Award

Ella Smith (Claremont)

• WAFLW Joanne Huggins Leading Goal Kicker Award

Kate Bartlett (Peel Thunder)

• WAFLW Cath Boyce Rookie of the Year Award

Kloe Taylor (Swan Districts)

• Coach of the Year

Adam Dancey (Swan Districts)

• Rogers Cup Fairest and Best

Noa McNaughton (South Fremantle)

• Rogers Cup Leading Goal Kicker

Elissa Price (West Perth)

• Rogers Cup Rising Star

Noa McNaughton (South Fremantle)

• Reserves Premiers

Peel Thunder^[7]

• Reserves Fairest and Best

Nikki Phillips (East Fremantle) & Jacinta Anderson (Swan Districts)

• Reserves Leading Goal Kicker

Chloe Sauzier (Claremont)

References

1. "Ella Smith claims 2021 Dhara Kerr Medal". WA Football. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
2. "WAFL Women's statistics". wafl.com.au.
3. Eliza Reilly (19 February 2021). "WAFLW: 12 stars to watch this season, including Ella Roberts, Sharon Wong and Charlotte Thomas". The West Australian.
4. "2021 Optus WAFLW Fixtures released". West Australian Football Commission. 8 February 2021.
5. "WAFC Statement: Fixture Update". WA Football. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
6. "Perth and Peel plunged into lockdown after another local coronavirus case detected". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
7. "2021 WAFLW Grand Final". WAFL.com.au.