The 2012 WAFL season was the 128th season of the

West Australian Football League The West Australian Football League (WAFL) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from March to September, ...

and its various incarnations. The season opened on 17 March, with hosting at

Leederville Oval Leederville Oval (known as Medibank Stadium under a naming rights agreement between 2006 and 2016) is an Australian rules football ground located in Leederville, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The ground is used as a home ground by two c ...

, and concluded with the 2012 WAFL Grand Final, in which defeated by 26 points. The 2012

Sandover Medal The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League. The award was donated by Alfred Sandover M.B.E., a prominent Perth hardware merchant and be ...

was won by

Kane Mitchell Kane Mitchell (born 1 December 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mitchell had an outstanding 2012 season with Claremont, winn ...

of Claremont, while the leading goalkicker was 's Ben Saunders.

Pre-season News and Rule changes

On 1 February, it was announced that the

West Australian Football Commission The West Australian Football Commission is the governing body of Australian rules football in the state of Western Australia. Operations The WAFC was formed in 1989 to manage the sport in Western Australia. The commission is registered as a not-f ...

(WAFC) had signed a new three-year deal with sports company

Burley-Sekem Burley-Sekem Pty Ltd is an Australian sports equipment manufacturing company. It was formed in 1985 from the merger of "Burley Sports Pty Ltd" (an Australian footballs and cricket balls manufacturer, established in 1907), and "Sekem Pty Ltd." (a ...

as the officially endorsed supplier of footballs to all WA competition, maintaining a strong relationship with Burley that dates back to 1907. The WAFL implemented one major rule change in accordance with changes at

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level in regard to the rushed behind rule: * A free kick would be awarded against a player who intentionally rushes a behind over the attacking team's goal or behind line or into a goal post. The umpires were to give the defender the benefit of the doubt and the point would be awarded if the defender was deemed to be under sufficient pressure. On 27 February the following amendments were accepted by the WAFC Football Affairs Committee: * An annual 3 per cent increase in the WAFL Salary Cap, starting in 2012 to $217,000 * Due to widespread support for retention of loyal players, a maximum of $10,000 outside of the Salary Cap could be paid to one veteran player (one who had played 100 or more games at one WAFL club). This amendment ran on a trial basis. * A fixed fine for late lodgement of Salary Cap documents plus a daily non-compliance fine of $50 per day * Introduction of Weekly League match prizes of up to $750.

Clubs

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

State game

Round 11 (Rivalry Round)

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15 (NAIDOC Week)

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Ladder

Finals

Semi-finals

Preliminary final

Grand Final

References

External links

2012 Season results on Australian FootballOfficial WAFL website
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