2015 WAFL fixtures

[Beetlebum]

Not sure about licencing or copyright when it comes to reproducing the fixture lists so I decided to paste the link instead

http://www.wafootball.com.au/news/7713/round-by-round-2015-wafl-draw

At least we now have a fixture, now we need a broadcast deal.

The 2015 WAFL season will commence with a full round of fixtures on the weekend of March 21, two weeks prior to the AFL season.

The draw also includes a State Game against the SANFL on May 23 and traditional West Perth v East Perth and South Fremantle v East Fremantle derbies on the WA Day weekend.

The days and times of games in each round, which may include Saturday, Sunday or weekday fixtures, will be confirmed as soon as WAFL broadcast arrangements have been finalised.

WAFC Chief Operating Officer Nick Sautner said the WAFC is continuing to work with Channel 7 on a broadcast arrangement for next season and beyond.

“With Channel 7 broadcasting the SANFL this season and beyond and also recently confirming they will broadcast the VFL next season, the WAFC is confident that the WAFL will also be broadcast by Channel 7 in 2015 and beyond,” he said.

“The 2015 WAFL fixturing process has also endeavoured to achieve a home and away flow for each club wherever possible and drawn on feedback from the 2014 WAFL fan research project.

“Another exciting change for the 2015 season will be the return to a Top 5 finals system that will create an additional round of finals and give all nine clubs extra incentive to finish the season as strongly as possible,” he said.

 

[Beetlebum]

And so it begins...

No 2pm kickoffs for 7, they want a predominantly empty Subiaco Oval at 7.10 in the evening to start the season.

A prime-time Saturday night clash between East Fremantle and East Perth at Domain Stadium will highlight round one of the WAFL season next month in a bold start to the league’s new era on commercial television.

The fixture between the two premiership contenders will start at 7.10pm on March 21.

The game will be broadcast live across WA on digital channel 7Mate in a concerted effort to open the 2015 season with a bang.

WA football heavyweights are keen to make an ambitious statement to kick off the three-year broadcast agreement with Channel 7, which is part of Seven West Media, along with theweest.com.au.

Organisers are targeting a crowd of at least 5000 at the Subiaco venue for the clash between the Sharks and West Coast’s WAFL affiliates.

West Coast will promote the match heavily to members and up to half of East Perth’s team is expected to be Eagles players.

The game is a departure from recent WAFL seasons. Only the grand final has been played at the venue.

WAFC operating officer Nick Sautner said there were big plans to make the match a “blockbuster”.

One-off promotions include broadcast sponsor reiwa.com giving a fan the chance to win $100,000.

“Fans will also be able to have a kick on the hallowed turf at the quarter and half-time breaks,” Sautner said.

“This will be the first of 18 live WAFL games on the Seven Network in 2015, not including finals, and we are genuinely excited about the new opportunities this will present for the competition.”

The WA Football Commission has underwritten much of the cost of holding the match at Domain Stadium, covering expenses such as security, ground cleaning and lighting.

The match counts as one of East Fremantle’s 10 home games for the year. Officials had also weighed up the option of making the first broadcast an afternoon game at Fremantle Oval.

Sharks chief executive Todd Shimmon said the WAFC should be applauded for the ambitious fixture.

“It’s two weeks before the actual AFL season, so we think there’s an audience still looking for a bit of football,” Shimmon said.

East Perth chief executive Dean Turner said the match was part of a sustained bid to increase WAFL attendances.

An average 31,364 viewers watched SANFL matches broadcast by the Seven Network for the first time last season.

Fast food giant McDonald’s will be the WAFL’s naming-rights sponsor.

Three other matches are scheduled for round one. Peel have the first-up bye.

South Fremantle will host West Perth in a night match at Fremantle Oval on Friday, March 20.

Subiaco will start their premiership defence against Claremont at Medibank Stadium the following day, and Swan Districts play Perth at Steel Blue Oval.

 

[masai]

And so it begins...

No 2pm kickoffs for 7, they want a predominantly empty Subiaco Oval at 7.10 in the evening to start the season.

So people think that 7 is going to produce a better product than the ABC ?.

Sometimes you don't know how good you had it, till you lose it.

Have 7 announced who their commentators are going to be ?.

 

[Beetlebum]

So people think that 7 is going to produce a better product than the ABC ?.

Sometimes you don't know how good you had it, till you lose it.

Have 7 announced who their commentators are going to be ?.

I've not seen any annoucement on the commentary team.

Given it's 7 they almost certainly won't broadcast in HD and to be honest, the solid 3 hour coverage the ABC gave the WAFL was always excellent. Can't see 7 doing as good a job, they'll add more superfluous bollocks to the coverage but it I can't see how they can make it any better.

We're down the road of turning our WAFL into little more than AFLWA. The VFL is basically there already and SA aren't far behind.

I hope I'm wrong, I truly hope so but I doubt it.

 

[Hellgood]

Willing to see how it goes. The Friday night games at Adelaide Oval worked well for the SANFL last year. Subi is no Adelaide Oval though, but I think it's worth a shot.

 

[MortlockWatcher]

Apparently no West Perth games being covered due to sponsorship issues ... pretty precious if that is true

 

[Ljp86]

Pre-Season Fixtures/Results

Saturday 27 February 2015

Subiaco 12.8 (80) defeated South Fremantle 7.8 (50) at Medibank Stadium


Round One - Saturday 7 March 2015

Perth vs Subiaco at Lathlain Park
East Fremantle vs West Perth at ATOM Stadium
Swan Districts vs Peel at Steel Blue Oval
East Perth vs Claremont at Medibank Stadium
Bye: South Fremantle

All Fixtures: Colts 9am, Reserves 11.30am, League 2.15pm



Round Two - Friday 13 March 2015

South Fremantle vs East Perth at Fremantle Oval

Reserves 5.15pm, League 7.30pm


Saturday 14 March 2015

East Fremantle vs Perth at ATOM Stadium

Colts 9am, Reserves 11.30am, League 2.15pm


South Fremantle vs East Perth at Fremantle Oval

Colts 4.30pm


Swan Districts vs West Perth at Steel Blue Oval
Peel Thunder vs Claremont at Bendigo Bank Stadium
Bye: Subiaco

Reserves 11.30am, League 2.15pm



Sunday 15 March 2015

Colts only - Steel Blue Oval

9.00am Swan Districts vs West Perth
11.00am Peel Thunder vs Claremont
1.00pm Subiaco vs Indigenous All Stars

 

[Ljp86]

Pre-Season Round One Results

Perth 5.3 (33) lost to Subiaco 20.17 (137)
East Fremantle 4.5 (29) lost to West Perth 14.12 (96)
Swan Districts 12.6 (78) defeated Peel 8.7 (55)
East Perth 7.3 (45) lost to Claremont 11.9 (75)

 

[Ljp86]

Pre-Season Round Two Results

South Fremantle 11.3 (69) defeated East Perth 8.11 (59)
East Fremantle 15.7 (97) defeated Perth 10.7 (67)
Swan Districts 6.8 (44) lost to West Perth 7.5 (47)
Peel 6.8 (44) lost to Claremont 24.15 (159)