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20th Anniversary of Season 17
Season 37 marks the 20th anniversary of the 17th season. A season that saw the Seventh (and by now West Coast) Wonders bring in their fourth premiership.
PVF was the captain for the season after the season 16 captains ShaunDuggan and Wise Guy Sam both departed for the Swamprats and Royals. The Colosseum had become the Wonders home ground in the time between season 07 and 17 as well.
The season was the last of the boncer34 administrative era and started off with three straight wins with the Wonders first loss not arriving until round four and a three game loss streak would have them sitting on 3-3 by round 6, but that would be there longest losing streak of the season with a 9-9 record booking them a place in an elimination final.
It was an away elimination final against the Gumbies to get the finals party started and the Wonders won that by 14 points to move on to defeating the Hawks by just one point in a semi final. Their old foe in the Demons was next to secure a grand final berth and the Wonders were able to get it done by 14 points to book a match against the Dragons in the grand final.
Premiers - West Coast Wonders 16.13.109 def Dragons FFC 11.6.72
Premiership Squad
B: QS - Son of Skeletor - Frothies McVeigh
HB: SSwans2011 - Gibbsy - Joshen
C: Shallow - ClarkeM - croweater 41
HF: Sydney Bloods - Speck - jjsmitty8
F: TheFreshBanana - Marklar_33 - Jarlcorbz
R: Brown Bottle - DemonJim - PVF
INT: Cotch_9 - Tiff
It was of course a convincing victory against the Dragons by 37 points to confirm the premiership but the Deestroy medal for best on ground didn't go to a Wonder, instead it went to Deddy from the Dragons.
Of that season 17 premiership team a number of them are still around the league. SSwans2011 BallaratBulldog (Shallow) ClarkeM croweater 41 Marklar_33 and PVF are all still listed at the Wonders while DemonJim and Frothies Mcveigh are still around the league but at other clubs.
DemonJim and Marklar_33 were anointed the best and fairest for the premiership season while Marklar also kicked 74 goals to take home the goal kicking award.
Other club-level awards given in that season was rookie of the year (Brown Bottle), Best Clubman (BallaratBulldog), the captains award (Speck), and most improved (TheFreshBanana).
On a league level, DemonJim and ClarkeM were selected in the All-SFA team with DemonJim also coming second in the Mobbenfuhrer medal losing out to lanky_wes by six votes. ClarkeM was also inducted into the league Hall of Fame.
Season 37 marks the 20th anniversary of the 17th season. A season that saw the Seventh (and by now West Coast) Wonders bring in their fourth premiership.
PVF was the captain for the season after the season 16 captains ShaunDuggan and Wise Guy Sam both departed for the Swamprats and Royals. The Colosseum had become the Wonders home ground in the time between season 07 and 17 as well.
The season was the last of the boncer34 administrative era and started off with three straight wins with the Wonders first loss not arriving until round four and a three game loss streak would have them sitting on 3-3 by round 6, but that would be there longest losing streak of the season with a 9-9 record booking them a place in an elimination final.
It was an away elimination final against the Gumbies to get the finals party started and the Wonders won that by 14 points to move on to defeating the Hawks by just one point in a semi final. Their old foe in the Demons was next to secure a grand final berth and the Wonders were able to get it done by 14 points to book a match against the Dragons in the grand final.
Premiers - West Coast Wonders 16.13.109 def Dragons FFC 11.6.72
Premiership Squad
B: QS - Son of Skeletor - Frothies McVeigh
HB: SSwans2011 - Gibbsy - Joshen
C: Shallow - ClarkeM - croweater 41
HF: Sydney Bloods - Speck - jjsmitty8
F: TheFreshBanana - Marklar_33 - Jarlcorbz
R: Brown Bottle - DemonJim - PVF
INT: Cotch_9 - Tiff
It was of course a convincing victory against the Dragons by 37 points to confirm the premiership but the Deestroy medal for best on ground didn't go to a Wonder, instead it went to Deddy from the Dragons.
Of that season 17 premiership team a number of them are still around the league. SSwans2011 BallaratBulldog (Shallow) ClarkeM croweater 41 Marklar_33 and PVF are all still listed at the Wonders while DemonJim and Frothies Mcveigh are still around the league but at other clubs.
DemonJim and Marklar_33 were anointed the best and fairest for the premiership season while Marklar also kicked 74 goals to take home the goal kicking award.
Other club-level awards given in that season was rookie of the year (Brown Bottle), Best Clubman (BallaratBulldog), the captains award (Speck), and most improved (TheFreshBanana).
On a league level, DemonJim and ClarkeM were selected in the All-SFA team with DemonJim also coming second in the Mobbenfuhrer medal losing out to lanky_wes by six votes. ClarkeM was also inducted into the league Hall of Fame.