2012 WAFL season
| 2012 WAFL season | |
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| Teams | 9 |
| Premiers |
Claremont (12th premiership) |
| Minor premiers |
Claremont (15th minor premiership) |
| Bernie Naylor Medallist | Ben Saunders (South Fremantle) |
| Sandover Medallist | Kane Mitchell (Claremont) |
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The 2012 WAFL season was the 128th season of the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations. The season opened on 17 March, with Subiaco hosting West Perth at Leederville Oval, and concluded with the 2012 WAFL Grand Final, in which Claremont defeated East Fremantle by 26 points. The 2012 Sandover Medal was won by Kane Mitchell of Claremont, while the leading goalkicker was South Fremantle's Ben Saunders.
On 1 February, it was announced that the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) had signed a new three-year deal with sports company Burley-Sekem 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 AFL level in regard to the rushed behind rule:
On 27 February the following amendments were accepted by the WAFC Football Affairs Committee:
In a Grand Final preview, Claremont crush the Sharks’ attack after quarter-time, kicking 15.8 (98) to 2.4 (16).
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