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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

1955 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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1955 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 South Fremantle 20 16 4 0 2314 1581 146.36 64
2 East Fremantle 20 16 4 0 2015 1479 136.24 64
3 Perth 20 14 6 0 1774 1438 123.37 56
4 West Perth 20 13 7 0 1914 1656 115.58 52
5 East Perth 20 7 13 0 1862 1913 97.33 28
6 Swan Districts 20 5 15 0 1446 1951 74.12 20
7 Claremont 20 5 15 0 1390 2022 68.74 20
8 Subiaco 20 4 16 0 1501 2176 68.98 16
  H&A 80 80 80 0 14216 14216 100.00 320
  Finals 4 4 4 0 667 667 100.00 16
  Total 84 84 84 0 14883 14883 100.00 336

1955 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
Subiaco1.65.88.1011.10 76 Sat 23-Apr-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,096
Swan Districts0.12.64.710.11 71 Subiaco won by 5 points
South Fremantle6.410.1013.1517.19 121 Sat 23-Apr-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,466
East Perth4.46.711.1315.14 104 South Fremantle won by 17 points
Claremont0.50.86.148.16 64 Sat 23-Apr-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,666
Perth0.33.65.79.14 68 Perth won by 4 points
West Perth6.510.716.1219.14 128 Sat 23-Apr-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval8,915
East Fremantle3.29.710.1310.15 75 West Perth won by 53 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth2.310.1112.1213.13 91 Sat 30-Apr-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.7,349
West Perth3.83.107.159.20 74 Perth won by 17 points
Swan Districts5.46.911.1612.18 90 Sat 30-Apr-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval2,765
East Perth2.56.106.1111.14 80 Swan Districts won by 10 points
Claremont4.65.88.1111.13 79 Sat 30-Apr-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,661
Subiaco3.16.39.618.10 118 Subiaco won by 39 points
East Fremantle1.34.96.1110.16 76 Sat 30-Apr-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval8,255
South Fremantle6.36.511.611.6 72 East Fremantle won by 4 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth6.89.1113.1718.19 127 Sat 7-May-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval8,515
South Fremantle2.14.86.1312.20 92 West Perth won by 35 points
East Perth5.18.313.415.6 96 Sat 7-May-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval4,000
Perth2.45.109.1214.15 99 Perth won by 3 points
Claremont5.28.510.711.8 74 Sat 7-May-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,184
Swan Districts2.14.25.211.7 73 Claremont won by 1 point
East Fremantle3.46.108.1317.19 121 Sat 7-May-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval3,062
Subiaco3.44.75.1310.18 78 East Fremantle won by 43 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Perth2.37.98.1112.16 88 Sat 14-May-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval7,367
West Perth5.09.112.617.8 110 West Perth won by 22 points
Perth4.210.514.921.13 139 Sat 14-May-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.5,484
Subiaco6.39.411.613.7 85 Perth won by 54 points
South Fremantle3.56.99.1514.24 108 Sat 14-May-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,039
Claremont2.36.411.711.9 75 South Fremantle won by 33 points
Swan Districts1.36.510.711.7 73 Sat 14-May-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval3,142
East Fremantle2.32.96.1811.21 87 East Fremantle won by 14 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.33.46.59.8 62 Sat 21-May-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,294
South Fremantle3.27.913.1620.25 145 South Fremantle won by 83 points
Perth1.37.611.1118.12 120 Sat 21-May-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.5,832
Swan Districts2.23.34.48.6 54 Perth won by 66 points
West Perth5.36.49.612.7 79 Sat 21-May-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval5,528
Claremont3.28.69.1211.15 81 Claremont won by 2 points
East Fremantle2.36.88.810.14 74 Sat 21-May-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval4,980
East Perth4.16.39.1210.13 73 East Fremantle won by 1 point

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts5.56.911.1713.19 97 Sat 28-May-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval3,185
West Perth2.14.47.612.14 86 Swan Districts won by 11 points
South Fremantle1.13.24.510.7 67 Sat 28-May-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval9,685
Perth2.25.88.811.15 81 Perth won by 14 points
East Perth4.75.1010.1715.22 112 Sat 28-May-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval3,357
Subiaco2.24.85.88.16 64 East Perth won by 48 points
Claremont1.16.26.29.4 58 Sat 28-May-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval5,485
East Fremantle4.78.1011.1715.18 108 East Fremantle won by 50 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.44.410.711.7 73 Sat 4-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,530
West Perth0.28.811.1014.21 105 West Perth won by 32 points
South Fremantle6.113.221.723.19 157 Sat 4-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,177
Swan Districts3.45.76.107.12 54 South Fremantle won by 103 points
East Perth8.710.918.1320.15 135 Sat 4-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval4,742
Claremont0.01.83.1311.15 81 East Perth won by 54 points
East Fremantle3.48.610.811.10 76 Sat 4-Jun-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval11,326
Perth2.45.107.1013.12 90 Perth won by 14 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts4.111.813.917.11 113 Mon 6-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval2,213
Subiaco3.14.411.813.13 91 Swan Districts won by 22 points
South Fremantle4.58.715.1218.19 127 Mon 6-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,842
East Perth4.29.311.517.5 107 South Fremantle won by 20 points
Perth2.76.712.1418.17 125 Mon 6-Jun-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,642
Claremont0.26.59.812.13 85 Perth won by 40 points
East Fremantle0.46.117.1112.17 89 Mon 6-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval9,431
West Perth3.45.68.109.13 67 East Fremantle won by 22 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth2.24.39.316.10 106 Sat 11-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval9,914
Perth0.11.77.1011.12 78 West Perth won by 28 points
East Perth1.43.105.138.14 62 Sat 11-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval3,088
Swan Districts2.84.88.1012.17 89 Swan Districts won by 27 points
Subiaco2.25.512.1315.18 108 Sat 11-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,173
Claremont2.32.45.86.13 49 Subiaco won by 59 points
East Fremantle7.88.1015.1616.16 112 Sat 11-Jun-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval9,084
South Fremantle0.02.76.107.20 62 East Fremantle won by 50 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Claremont5.57.710.912.9 81 Sat 16-Apr-1955 2:45 pm Subiaco Oval5,491
Swan Districts0.05.67.710.8 68 Claremont won by 13 points
South Fremantle2.67.1810.2015.22 112 Sat 25-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,091
West Perth3.14.26.810.8 68 South Fremantle won by 44 points
Perth1.43.66.1410.15 75 Sat 25-Jun-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,444
East Perth2.27.611.914.9 93 East Perth won by 18 points
Subiaco1.17.110.411.6 72 Sat 25-Jun-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,272
East Fremantle5.512.715.718.9 117 East Fremantle won by 45 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth5.110.315.520.5 125 Sat 2-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval5,932
East Perth1.45.511.913.14 92 West Perth won by 33 points
Perth6.67.914.1218.16 124 Sat 2-Jul-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,281
Subiaco3.16.18.310.6 66 Perth won by 58 points
Claremont2.19.212.413.4 82 Sat 2-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,499
South Fremantle3.34.39.616.13 109 South Fremantle won by 27 points
East Fremantle5.37.715.1417.19 121 Sat 2-Jul-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval2,535
Swan Districts1.23.56.69.14 68 East Fremantle won by 53 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle4.49.1218.1925.23 173 Sat 9-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,029
Subiaco2.35.36.512.6 78 South Fremantle won by 95 points
Swan Districts0.30.122.144.18 42 Sat 9-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval3,864
Perth4.37.610.811.9 75 Perth won by 33 points
Claremont3.33.64.64.6 30 Sat 9-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval5,208
West Perth4.17.39.516.7 103 West Perth won by 73 points
East Perth1.34.115.1211.21 87 Sat 9-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval6,371
East Fremantle11.715.921.1526.16 172 East Fremantle won by 85 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth2.05.310.912.13 85 Sat 16-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval3,759
Swan Districts3.35.57.89.12 66 West Perth won by 19 points
Perth1.26.47.710.10 70 Sat 16-Jul-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.11,673
South Fremantle2.44.96.1510.23 83 South Fremantle won by 13 points
East Perth6.29.812.1213.17 95 Sat 16-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval4,890
Subiaco3.27.910.1113.15 93 East Perth won by 2 points
East Fremantle2.97.1313.1421.17 143 Sat 16-Jul-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval2,921
Claremont0.20.46.1010.11 71 East Fremantle won by 72 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth3.35.129.1514.18 102 Sat 23-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,599
Subiaco4.34.65.98.12 60 West Perth won by 42 points
Swan Districts5.110.410.611.8 74 Sat 23-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,885
South Fremantle4.58.911.1413.15 93 South Fremantle won by 19 points
East Perth4.08.69.816.11 107 Sat 23-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval1,548
Claremont6.711.1012.1813.18 96 East Perth won by 11 points
Perth1.43.94.115.14 44 Sat 23-Jul-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.6,711
East Fremantle3.75.77.117.11 53 East Fremantle won by 9 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.25.59.713.10 88 Sat 30-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,384
Swan Districts2.15.49.613.9 87 Subiaco won by 1 point
East Perth1.27.39.1011.12 78 Sat 30-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Perth Oval1,353
South Fremantle3.58.713.915.12 102 South Fremantle won by 24 points
Claremont2.05.45.49.10 64 Sat 30-Jul-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,816
Perth3.55.713.1216.15 111 Perth won by 47 points
East Fremantle5.27.312.714.8 92 Sat 30-Jul-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval8,181
West Perth1.06.810.1213.15 93 West Perth won by 1 point

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth2.63.106.168.20 68 Sat 6-Aug-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.8,235
West Perth0.21.92.125.13 43 Perth won by 25 points
Swan Districts4.64.1310.2312.27 99 Sat 6-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,830
East Perth1.46.98.1011.17 83 Swan Districts won by 16 points
Claremont4.55.79.1212.19 91 Sat 6-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,029
Subiaco0.13.54.88.10 58 Claremont won by 33 points
South Fremantle4.86.1310.1716.24 120 Sat 6-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval10,645
East Fremantle4.28.710.1512.15 87 South Fremantle won by 33 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth1.16.88.1012.22 94 Sat 20-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval10,154
South Fremantle5.89.1117.1619.17 131 South Fremantle won by 37 points
Perth3.37.910.1014.13 97 Sat 20-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,993
East Perth0.31.62.137.17 59 Perth won by 38 points
Swan Districts3.06.16.127.15 57 Sat 20-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,561
Claremont3.24.54.88.15 63 Claremont won by 6 points
East Fremantle0.16.59.616.15 111 Sat 20-Aug-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval1,607
Subiaco7.37.47.88.8 56 East Fremantle won by 55 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth3.06.110.812.10 82 Sat 27-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval3,791
East Perth0.26.58.610.10 70 West Perth won by 12 points
Subiaco1.32.83.104.15 39 Sat 27-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,303
Perth3.36.510.1112.13 85 Perth won by 46 points
Claremont1.24.54.56.7 43 Sat 27-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,472
South Fremantle6.98.1213.2116.21 117 South Fremantle won by 74 points
Swan Districts0.04.36.48.4 52 Sat 27-Aug-1955 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,965
East Fremantle4.37.810.1414.18 102 East Fremantle won by 50 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth3.29.711.819.11 125 Sat 3-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Leederville Oval3,231
Swan Districts1.45.58.911.11 77 West Perth won by 48 points
South Fremantle2.13.413.619.7 121 Sat 3-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval10,016
Perth2.45.59.510.7 67 South Fremantle won by 54 points
Subiaco0.22.62.105.12 42 Sat 3-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,384
East Perth5.310.714.1122.13 145 East Perth won by 103 points
East Fremantle0.66.1512.1518.23 131 Sat 3-Sep-1955 12:00 pm East Fremantle Oval1,989
Claremont3.04.27.57.6 48 East Fremantle won by 83 points

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.38.1210.1213.16 94 Sat 10-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,119
West Perth4.75.119.2514.28 112 West Perth won by 18 points
South Fremantle2.311.1520.1729.28 202 Sat 10-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,898
Swan Districts4.24.26.46.6 42 South Fremantle won by 160 points
Claremont4.17.310.311.9 75 Sat 10-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,180
East Perth4.85.118.1513.18 96 East Perth won by 21 points
Perth3.34.48.610.7 67 Sat 10-Sep-1955 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.9,468
East Fremantle0.45.115.139.14 68 East Fremantle won by 1 point

1955 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 South Fremantle 20 16 4 0 2314 1581 146.36 64
2 East Fremantle 20 16 4 0 2015 1479 136.24 64
3 Perth 20 14 6 0 1774 1438 123.37 56
4 West Perth 20 13 7 0 1914 1656 115.58 52
5 East Perth 20 7 13 0 1862 1913 97.33 28
6 Swan Districts 20 5 15 0 1446 1951 74.12 20
7 Claremont 20 5 15 0 1390 2022 68.74 20
8 Subiaco 20 4 16 0 1501 2176 68.98 16
  H&A 80 80 80 0 14216 14216 100.00 320
  Finals 4 4 4 0 667 667 100.00 16
  Total 84 84 84 0 14883 14883 100.00 336

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth5.58.109.1212.18 90 Sat 17-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval20,153
West Perth4.34.67.149.14 68 Perth won by 22 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle7.57.612.914.10 94 Sat 24-Sep-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval19,368
South Fremantle1.14.55.711.9 75 East Fremantle won by 19 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle3.44.86.1013.10 88 Sat 1-Oct-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval25,250
Perth4.57.813.1214.16 100 Perth won by 12 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle1.08.58.611.9 75 Sat 8-Oct-1955 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval41,659
Perth2.72.77.1011.11 77 Perth won by 2 points

Footnotes

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