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The 2005 WAFL season was the one hundred and twenty-first season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League. It saw reigning premiers Subiaco’s third consecutive minor premiership, despite the loss of key forward Brad Smith to the West Coast Eagles and knee surgery. Thirty-year-old reserves spearhead〔Lamond, David; ‘Hungry Lions Take Early Loss to Heart’; ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''The West Australian'', 2 May 2005〕 Lachlan Oakley proved a perfect replacement and scored eighty goals in his only full season〔(WAFL profile: Lachlan Oakley )〕 before moving to Victoria and playing with Parkdale Vultures in the VAFA.〔(Parkdale Vultures 2011 Annual Report )〕 The Lions were widely tipped to finish the season undefeated with their perceived depth, discipline and motivation,〔Townsend, John; ‘Lions Dare to Dream of Perfection’; ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''The West Australian'', 11 April 2005〕 but after suffering only two defeats in the home-and-away season, the Lions collapsed severely in the finals for South Fremantle to claim their first premiership since 1997. The premiership was a wonderful finalé for Toby McGrath, who retired for an army career after the 2004 season, but returned to WA in February and rejoined the Bulldogs to win both the Sandover and Simpson Medals.〔Reid, Russell; ‘Triple Treat and Third Time Lucky for McGrath’; ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''The West Australian'', 19 September 2005〕 The finalists were unchanged from 2004, and there was an exceptionally wide gap between the top teams and their weakest rivals, with the bottom four clubs winning only four matches against the top five all season. Perennial battlers Perth suffered the largest change in fortune by falling from ten victories to three, but this was generally expected before the season began〔‘Sport WAFL: Who’s Who and Where’; ''The West Australian'', 15 March 2005, p. 63〕 due to the controversial loss of sixty-goal spearhead Chris Maguire to Swan Districts after the Demons refused to clear him,〔Lewis, Ross; ‘Key Goal Kickers Hard to Find’; ''The West Australian'', 15 March 2005, p. 62〕 future Hawthorn and Sydney superstar “Buddy” Franklin and the retiring Drew Cornelius,〔 which left them without almost their entire 2004 goal-to-goal-line.〔Lewis, Ross; ‘Lions Maul Dismal Demons’; ''The West Australian'', ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''The West Australian'', 28 March 2005〕 West Perth, also predicted to struggle due to the retirements of on-ballers Corey Johnson, Brendon Logan and Kim Rigoll,〔Lamond, David; ‘Delighted West Perth Coach Warns Rivals as Youngsters Fire: Flacons’ Move Up Notch’; ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''The West Australian'', 23 May 2005〕 did better than expected after losing several players and continuing their bad injury run of 2004, whilst Peel Thunder, after finally achieving a permanent WAFL licence and not having to prove itself again by 2008,〔Lewis, Ross; ‘Rivals Welcome Peel as Equals’; ''The West Australian'', 15 March 2005, p. 62〕 fell back from five wins to three. The 2005 season saw the WAFL’s judicial system use “video evidence”, introduced in the VFL/AFL in 1988, for the first time after demands from clubs in previous seasons when several offenders were completely unpunished.〔Townsend, John; ‘Video Kills Off Dirty Play, Says Roberts’; ''The West Australian'', 21 June 2005, p. 62〕 This new system was regarded as a success, with the number of reportable offences substantially reduced. Poor crowds at Subiaco Oval finals meant this was the last season where WAFL matches before the Grand Final would be played there; from 2006 finals were played at the higher-ranked club’s home ground.〔Lewis, Ross; ‘Pick Your Seat’; ''The Game'', p. 11; from ''The West Australian'', 5 September 2005〕 The problem was exacerbated by the issue of the WAFL as a family-orientated league and the lack of facilities for children to kick footballs around Subiaco.〔 ==Home-and-away Season== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2005 WAFL season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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