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WAFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
West Australian Football League

Known as
WAFL

Duration
1885–2024

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1885-2024; Women's Premiership Season 2019-2024; Women's Under 19s (Rogers Cup) 2019-2024; Under 19s (Colts) 1957-2024; Reserves 1946-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Women's Reserves 2019-2022


Premiership Season

Official Name
WANFL Premiership Season

Duration
1885–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
West Perth (WA) 1891-2024; East Fremantle (WA) 1898-2024; Perth (WA) 1899-2024; South Fremantle (WA) 1900-2024; Subiaco (WA) 1901-2024; East Perth (WA) 1906-2024; Claremont (WA) 1926-2024; Swan Districts (WA) 1934-2024; Peel Thunder (WA) 1997-2024; West Coast Reserves (WA) 2019-2024

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Rovers (WA) 1885-1899; Fremantle (Original) (WA) 1885-1886; Victorians (WA) 1885-1888; Fremantle (Unions) (WA) 1886-1899; West Australian (WA) 1887-1888; Metropolitans (WA) 1889-1890; Centrals (WA) 1891; East Perth (Original) (WA) 1891-1892; Imperials (WA) 1895-1897; North Fremantle (WA) 1901-1915; Midland Junction (WA) 1905-1910, 1914-1917

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Arena Joondalup; Bassendean Oval; Claremont Oval; East Fremantle Oval; Fremantle Oval; Lathlain Park; Leederville Oval; Perth Stadium; Rushton Park

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Anniversary Park; Bovell Park; Bruce Rock; Bunbury; Capricorn Oval; Carnarvon; Centennial Stadium; Collie Reserve; Collingwood Park; Corrigin Oval; Cunderdin Oval; Dampier Sports Club; Denmak; Dongara; Donnybrook; Esperance Oval; Esplanade; Exmouth; Fremantle Park; Frost Park; Geraldton; Gloucester Oval; Gosnells Reserve; Haynes Oval; Jubilee Oval (WA); Jurien Oval; Kalannie Town Oval; Kalgoorlie Oval; Kambalda Oval; Karratha; Katanning; Kelmscott; Kingsway Reserve; Kulin; Kununurra Oval; Manjimup Reserve; McMahon Oval; Midland Junction Oval; Moora Reserve; Mt.Barker; Mukinbudin; Newdegate Showgrounds; Newman; North Fremantle Oval; Northampton Sports Complex; Perth Oval; Pingelly Oval; Port Hedland; Rockingham; Shenton Park; Showgrounds; Sounness Park; Splendid Park; Subiaco Oval; Talanjee Oval; Toodyay Showgrounds; W.A.C.A.; Wagin; Wanneroo Showgrounds; Wellington Square; Wickepin Oval; Wongan Hills

1939 WANFL Premiership Season

 
 

The WAFL (West Australian Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in Western Australia. Originally formed as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) in 1885, the WAFL has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. The league currently consists of nine teams, which play each other in a 24-round season usually lasting from March to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final.

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1939 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Claremont 20 16 4 0 2200 1625 135.39 64
2 East Fremantle 20 15 5 0 1990 1570 126.75 60
3 East Perth 20 14 6 0 1953 1509 129.42 56
4 South Fremantle 20 12 8 0 2039 1789 113.97 48
5 Perth 20 12 8 0 1750 1539 113.71 48
6 Swan Districts 20 7 13 0 1577 1886 83.62 28
7 Subiaco 20 3 17 0 1573 2149 73.20 12
8 West Perth 20 1 19 0 1474 2489 59.22 4
  H&A 80 80 80 0 14556 14556 100.00 320
  Finals 4 4 4 0 697 697 100.00 16
  Total 84 84 84 0 15253 15253 100.00 336

1939 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Claremont2.57.1010.1117.15 117 Sat 22-Apr-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,499
East Fremantle1.54.89.1111.13 79 Claremont won by 38 points
West Perth3.27.138.1311.17 83 Sat 22-Apr-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval3,296
Subiaco5.47.410.1412.17 89 Subiaco won by 6 points
South Fremantle5.58.715.1515.19 109 Sat 22-Apr-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,185
Swan Districts0.26.68.812.12 84 South Fremantle won by 25 points
Perth1.04.47.59.11 65 Sat 22-Apr-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,379
East Perth6.17.211.514.9 93 East Perth won by 28 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle5.114.315.721.12 138 Sat 29-Apr-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,841
East Fremantle5.36.610.1211.13 79 South Fremantle won by 59 points
West Perth1.23.57.87.8 50 Sat 29-Apr-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,810
Perth7.513.1115.1322.17 149 Perth won by 99 points
Swan Districts3.64.75.147.14 56 Sat 29-Apr-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval2,037
Claremont1.26.57.718.13 121 Claremont won by 65 points
Subiaco0.15.46.512.8 80 Mon 1-May-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval8,466
East Perth3.35.69.1312.15 87 East Perth won by 7 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth5.28.410.813.12 90 Sat 6-May-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,668
Subiaco2.105.108.1710.20 80 Perth won by 10 points
East Perth6.410.513.616.9 105 Sat 6-May-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,242
West Perth0.32.76.79.15 69 East Perth won by 36 points
Claremont6.49.515.1115.15 105 Sat 6-May-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval4,303
South Fremantle3.16.57.79.13 67 Claremont won by 38 points
East Fremantle3.311.1211.1718.20 128 Sat 6-May-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,295
Swan Districts7.27.311.412.6 78 East Fremantle won by 50 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle1.29.611.614.11 95 Sat 13-May-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,392
Perth3.57.914.1616.19 115 Perth won by 20 points
Swan Districts3.55.67.98.12 60 Sat 13-May-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,893
East Perth2.29.711.818.13 121 East Perth won by 61 points
West Perth2.24.67.711.12 78 Sat 13-May-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval1,401
East Fremantle7.810.1016.1620.20 140 East Fremantle won by 62 points
Subiaco1.35.68.612.8 80 Sat 13-May-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval5,279
Claremont3.68.715.1019.11 125 Claremont won by 45 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth5.28.412.718.10 118 Sat 20-May-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,632
Swan Districts1.34.54.812.12 84 Perth won by 34 points
Claremont3.65.89.1413.16 94 Sat 20-May-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,463
West Perth2.16.89.1013.11 89 Claremont won by 5 points
East Fremantle1.210.412.625.9 159 Sat 20-May-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,170
Subiaco3.35.37.89.13 67 East Fremantle won by 92 points
East Perth3.66.119.1410.17 77 Sat 20-May-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval3,523
South Fremantle2.24.34.69.9 63 East Perth won by 14 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts3.67.69.910.10 70 Sat 27-May-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,402
Subiaco1.23.56.98.14 62 Swan Districts won by 8 points
East Fremantle3.58.910.1615.21 111 Sat 27-May-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,717
Perth3.57.811.912.11 83 East Fremantle won by 28 points
East Perth3.110.713.1115.13 103 Sat 27-May-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval9,005
Claremont5.37.38.812.11 83 East Perth won by 20 points
West Perth4.37.49.511.7 73 Sat 27-May-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval1,517
South Fremantle2.45.99.1116.16 112 South Fremantle won by 39 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco3.44.58.1115.16 106 Sat 3-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,435
West Perth2.38.711.713.9 87 Subiaco won by 19 points
Swan Districts2.45.1110.1813.23 101 Sat 3-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,309
South Fremantle7.310.512.515.10 100 Swan Districts won by 1 point
East Fremantle0.13.37.510.8 68 Sat 3-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,928
Claremont4.86.1412.1716.18 114 Claremont won by 46 points
Perth3.26.511.813.11 89 Sat 3-Jun-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.5,021
East Perth4.47.59.811.12 78 Perth won by 11 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle4.26.812.1219.14 128 Sat 10-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,810
East Perth3.66.108.1213.15 93 East Fremantle won by 35 points
Perth3.17.68.913.11 89 Sat 10-Jun-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,939
Claremont7.311.413.920.13 133 Claremont won by 44 points
Subiaco3.38.98.1113.14 92 Sat 10-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,644
South Fremantle5.77.917.1722.21 153 South Fremantle won by 61 points
West Perth2.56.1111.1114.14 98 Sat 10-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval1,412
Swan Districts4.17.211.815.12 102 Swan Districts won by 4 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle7.49.613.1218.14 122 Sat 17-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,279
East Fremantle0.35.910.1014.18 102 South Fremantle won by 20 points
Claremont4.210.715.1016.13 109 Sat 17-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,974
Swan Districts0.56.610.912.17 89 Claremont won by 20 points
East Perth7.411.919.1425.18 168 Sat 17-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval3,272
Subiaco1.26.38.613.12 90 East Perth won by 78 points
Perth5.910.1217.1321.16 142 Sat 17-Jun-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,212
West Perth2.06.27.211.4 70 Perth won by 72 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco5.77.119.1412.14 86 Mon 5-Jun-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval5,023
Claremont2.05.39.614.7 91 Claremont won by 5 points
East Fremantle8.312.1116.1922.26 158 Sat 1-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,499
West Perth3.65.77.107.11 53 East Fremantle won by 105 points
Perth2.23.48.811.9 75 Sat 1-Jul-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,302
South Fremantle1.55.127.1710.18 78 South Fremantle won by 3 points
East Perth1.46.78.99.12 66 Sat 1-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,678
Swan Districts2.32.52.74.11 35 East Perth won by 31 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts0.02.62.73.9 27 Sat 8-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval676
East Fremantle4.84.115.147.17 59 East Fremantle won by 32 points
West Perth2.44.47.99.13 67 Sat 8-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval906
East Perth3.27.1114.1517.23 125 East Perth won by 58 points
South Fremantle3.37.69.1213.16 94 Sat 8-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,574
Claremont1.35.48.511.9 75 South Fremantle won by 19 points
Subiaco2.83.105.147.16 58 Sat 8-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,567
Perth1.26.97.1312.17 89 Perth won by 31 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.32.56.99.13 67 Sat 15-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval477
Perth3.15.25.57.8 50 Swan Districts won by 17 points
South Fremantle4.17.511.713.9 87 Sat 15-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,534
East Perth2.16.711.819.16 130 East Perth won by 43 points
West Perth1.61.82.144.14 38 Sat 15-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval674
Claremont3.28.510.521.11 137 Claremont won by 99 points
Subiaco2.52.67.137.15 57 Sat 15-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,219
East Fremantle2.17.412.517.11 113 East Fremantle won by 56 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth2.83.125.1610.18 78 Sat 22-Jul-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,374
East Fremantle1.13.36.712.8 80 East Fremantle won by 2 points
South Fremantle5.712.920.1323.18 156 Sat 22-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,365
West Perth5.49.913.1017.12 114 South Fremantle won by 42 points
Subiaco4.27.49.415.10 100 Sat 22-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,421
Swan Districts4.25.89.149.17 71 Subiaco won by 29 points
Claremont4.610.914.1018.11 119 Sat 22-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval7,860
East Perth3.39.413.614.9 93 Claremont won by 26 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts5.416.1118.1423.20 158 Sat 29-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval387
West Perth2.53.77.910.9 69 Swan Districts won by 89 points
East Perth2.42.114.147.16 58 Sat 29-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval3,331
East Fremantle3.45.59.610.11 71 East Fremantle won by 13 points
South Fremantle2.37.911.1215.14 104 Sat 29-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,441
Subiaco4.54.66.89.10 64 South Fremantle won by 40 points
Claremont5.27.511.913.12 90 Sat 29-Jul-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,369
Perth1.23.56.511.8 74 Claremont won by 16 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle2.23.87.148.15 63 Sat 5-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval6,550
East Fremantle4.29.710.1214.20 104 East Fremantle won by 41 points
Swan Districts3.45.611.813.12 90 Sat 5-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval931
Claremont3.010.313.418.8 116 Claremont won by 26 points
East Perth3.412.914.1418.16 124 Sat 5-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,850
Subiaco1.43.88.1210.15 75 East Perth won by 49 points
West Perth2.56.59.1011.14 80 Sat 5-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval917
Perth4.27.1010.1112.19 91 Perth won by 11 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts2.47.911.1114.14 98 Sat 12-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval785
South Fremantle3.34.310.1312.14 86 Swan Districts won by 12 points
Perth2.62.75.125.12 42 Sat 12-Aug-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,912
East Perth2.46.128.1512.22 94 East Perth won by 52 points
Subiaco1.35.87.1012.15 87 Sat 12-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,191
West Perth5.26.69.1714.21 105 West Perth won by 18 points
East Fremantle4.511.514.1015.18 108 Sat 12-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,767
Claremont1.06.010.213.4 82 East Fremantle won by 26 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth4.14.36.38.4 52 Sat 19-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval1,374
East Perth3.67.1011.1415.19 109 East Perth won by 57 points
Claremont2.59.811.1213.12 90 Sat 19-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,826
South Fremantle5.86.1011.1414.15 99 South Fremantle won by 9 points
Subiaco1.13.73.75.11 41 Sat 19-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,347
Perth1.54.77.159.17 71 Perth won by 30 points
East Fremantle3.18.210.512.6 78 Sat 19-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,542
Swan Districts3.55.86.118.17 65 East Fremantle won by 13 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle3.64.128.1811.22 88 Sat 26-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval558
West Perth2.34.34.76.8 44 East Fremantle won by 44 points
Claremont4.56.614.917.17 119 Sat 26-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval973
Subiaco4.47.57.68.6 54 Claremont won by 65 points
Perth1.16.46.69.11 65 Sat 26-Aug-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.3,074
South Fremantle1.72.86.157.15 57 Perth won by 8 points
East Perth3.97.119.159.15 69 Sat 26-Aug-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval1,134
Swan Districts0.02.22.26.3 39 East Perth won by 30 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts4.24.37.410.7 67 Sat 2-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval791
Perth5.18.313.615.6 96 Perth won by 29 points
South Fremantle7.211.415.916.12 108 Sat 2-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,870
East Perth4.08.311.712.13 85 South Fremantle won by 23 points
Subiaco4.65.97.1010.14 74 Sat 2-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,370
East Fremantle5.510.613.1015.14 104 East Fremantle won by 30 points
Claremont5.711.1025.1429.19 193 Sat 2-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Claremont Oval962
West Perth2.29.510.814.10 94 Claremont won by 99 points

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth3.35.58.69.7 61 Sat 9-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Leederville Oval829
South Fremantle2.48.1110.1820.28 148 South Fremantle won by 87 points
East Perth2.73.76.1310.15 75 Sat 9-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Perth Oval5,720
Claremont0.07.510.713.9 87 Claremont won by 12 points
Perth2.45.126.1410.19 79 Sat 9-Sep-1939 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,378
East Fremantle1.32.64.84.9 33 Perth won by 46 points
Swan Districts8.511.618.921.10 136 Sat 9-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval335
Subiaco4.19.413.920.11 131 Swan Districts won by 5 points

1939 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Claremont 20 16 4 0 2200 1625 135.39 64
2 East Fremantle 20 15 5 0 1990 1570 126.75 60
3 East Perth 20 14 6 0 1953 1509 129.42 56
4 South Fremantle 20 12 8 0 2039 1789 113.97 48
5 Perth 20 12 8 0 1750 1539 113.71 48
6 Swan Districts 20 7 13 0 1577 1886 83.62 28
7 Subiaco 20 3 17 0 1573 2149 73.20 12
8 West Perth 20 1 19 0 1474 2489 59.22 4
  H&A 80 80 80 0 14556 14556 100.00 320
  Finals 4 4 4 0 697 697 100.00 16
  Total 84 84 84 0 15253 15253 100.00 336

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Perth7.49.414.717.10 112 Sat 16-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval11,006
South Fremantle2.27.68.814.9 93 East Perth won by 19 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle2.15.48.715.15 105 Sat 23-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval9,411
Claremont4.65.98.149.14 68 East Fremantle won by 37 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Perth1.02.34.511.5 71 Sat 30-Sep-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval10,310
Claremont2.84.116.1410.17 77 Claremont won by 6 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle5.47.710.811.10 76 Sat 7-Oct-1939 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval18,193
Claremont2.28.712.1014.11 95 Claremont won by 19 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.