West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League 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 April to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final. The league also runs reserves, colts (under-19) and women's competitions.
Statue of the famous mark by South Fremantle's John Gerovich over East Fremantle's Ray French at the 1956 WAFL preliminary final.
South Fremantle Football Club celebrate with "The Flag" and "The Cup" after winning the 2005 WAFL Premiership.
Image: Bassendean Reserve
Image: East Fremantle Oval – stands (cropped – 1)
Primarily in Australian sports, a grand final is a game that decides a sports league's premiership winning team, i.e. the conclusive game of a finals series. Synonymous with a championship game in North American sports, grand finals have become a significant part of Australian culture. The earliest leagues to feature a grand final were in Australian rules football, followed soon after by rugby league. Currently the largest grand finals are in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL). Their popularity influenced other competitions such as soccer's A-League Men and A-League Women, the National Basketball League, Suncorp Super Netball and European rugby league's Super League to adopt grand finals as well. Most grand finals involve a prestigious award for the player voted best on field.
Part of the pre-match celebrations at the 2006 Australian Football League Grand Final, (Sydney vs West Coast) unfurling of the banners of every club in the competition
2006 National Rugby League Grand Final (Brisbane Broncos vs Melbourne Storm)