South Fremantle's season started with player turmoil, with Collingwood's ruckman Derek Shaw getting a Supreme Court injunction to enable him to play for South Fremantle without a clearance.
The main individual awards were dominated by South Fremantle's captain Noel Carter, who won most of the media awards and Stephen Michael, who won the Sandover Medal with 24 votes, 5 votes ahead of Carter.