1916 WAFL 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.
1916 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Fremantle | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1017 | 475 | 214.11 | 40 |
| 2 | Perth | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 793 | 392 | 202.30 | 40 |
| 3 | South Fremantle | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 723 | 660 | 109.55 | 28 |
| 4 | West Perth | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 518 | 680 | 76.18 | 24 |
| 5 | East Perth | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 634 | 804 | 78.86 | 16 |
| 6 | Midland Junction | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 586 | 987 | 59.37 | 12 |
| 7 | Subiaco | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 529 | 802 | 65.96 | 8 |
| H&A | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 4800 | 4800 | 100.00 | 168 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 370 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 5170 | 5170 | 100.00 | 184 |
1916 Round by Round
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 9.16 | 70 | Sat 13-May-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.11 | 4.11 | 35 | South Fremantle won by 35 points | |||
| Perth | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 39 | Sat 13-May-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| East Fremantle | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 26 | Perth won by 13 points | |||
| Midland Junction | 3.2 | 9.10 | 10.11 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 13-May-1916 12:00 pm | Midland Junction Oval | ||
| West Perth | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.10 | 10 | Midland Junction won by 78 points | |||
| East Perth | Bye | ||||||||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Midland Junction | 2.1 | 7.7 | 11.11 | 14.20 | 104 | Sat 20-May-1916 12:00 pm | Midland Junction Oval | ||
| East Perth | 5.3 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 55 | Midland Junction won by 49 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 44 | Sat 20-May-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 4.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 13.10 | 88 | East Fremantle won by 44 points | |||
| Perth | 6.7 | 10.10 | 15.13 | 20.18 | 138 | Sat 20-May-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| Subiaco | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 21 | Perth won by 117 points | |||
| West Perth | Bye | ||||||||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 28 | Sat 27-May-1916 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Perth | 2.6 | 7.10 | 10.12 | 14.14 | 98 | Perth won by 70 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 27-May-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| West Perth | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 49 | South Fremantle won by 32 points | |||
| Subiaco | 3.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 40 | Sat 27-May-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.4 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 16.11 | 107 | East Fremantle won by 67 points | |||
| Midland Junction | Bye | ||||||||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Midland Junction | 1.1 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 30 | Sat 3-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Midland Junction Oval | ||
| Perth | 4.2 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 67 | Perth won by 37 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.1 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 3-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| West Perth | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.10 | 34 | East Perth won by 40 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.11 | 9.14 | 68 | Mon 5-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Midland Junction | 0.3 | 4.9 | 4.11 | 4.13 | 37 | East Fremantle won by 31 points | |||
| South Fremantle | Bye | ||||||||
| Subiaco | Bye | ||||||||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 1.0 | 4.13 | 6.18 | 8.24 | 72 | Mon 5-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 36 | Perth won by 36 points | |||
| West Perth | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.16 | 58 | Sat 10-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 8.2 | 50 | West Perth won by 8 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.6 | 4.7 | 8.15 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 10-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Perth | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 37 | East Fremantle won by 51 points | |||
| Midland Junction | Bye | ||||||||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 5.2 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 80 | Sat 17-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10 | East Perth won by 70 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 4.2 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 15.16 | 106 | Sat 17-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| West Perth | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 4.10 | 34 | East Fremantle won by 72 points | |||
| Subiaco | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 6.14 | 50 | Sat 17-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| Midland Junction | 4.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 11.11 | 77 | Midland Junction won by 27 points | |||
| Perth | Bye | ||||||||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Midland Junction | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 29 | Sat 24-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Midland Junction Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.0 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 37 | South Fremantle won by 8 points | |||
| Subiaco | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.13 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 24-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| East Perth | 4.1 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 11.6 | 72 | East Perth won by 11 points | |||
| West Perth | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 24 | Sat 24-Jun-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| Perth | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 5.10 | 40 | Perth won by 16 points | |||
| East Fremantle | Bye | ||||||||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 0.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 1-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Perth | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.11 | 5.12 | 42 | East Fremantle won by 13 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 42 | Sat 1-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 54 | South Fremantle won by 12 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.3 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 58 | Sat 1-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| Midland Junction | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 7.11 | 53 | West Perth won by 5 points | |||
| East Perth | Bye | ||||||||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 21 | Sat 8-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.4 | 3.10 | 4.14 | 5.16 | 46 | Perth won by 25 points | |||
| East Perth | 4.4 | 8.9 | 10.12 | 10.16 | 76 | Sat 8-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Midland Junction | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 7.12 | 54 | East Perth won by 22 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.4 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 87 | Sat 8-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 4.0 | 5.2 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 77 | East Fremantle won by 10 points | |||
| West Perth | Bye | ||||||||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 2.4 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 6.13 | 49 | Sat 15-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| East Perth | 0.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 42 | Perth won by 7 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 4.6 | 8.12 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 15-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 14 | East Fremantle won by 68 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.12 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 15-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 35 | West Perth won by 25 points | |||
| Midland Junction | Bye | ||||||||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 40 | Sat 22-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 39 | South Fremantle won by 1 point | |||
| Midland Junction | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 31 | Sat 22-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Midland Junction Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 4.5 | 11.15 | 19.17 | 27.22 | 184 | East Fremantle won by 153 points | |||
| West Perth | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.12 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 22-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| East Perth | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 45 | West Perth won by 28 points | |||
| Subiaco | Bye | ||||||||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 22 | Sat 29-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| West Perth | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 50 | West Perth won by 28 points | |||
| Perth | 6.2 | 9.5 | 12.13 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 29-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| Midland Junction | 0.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 29 | Perth won by 71 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 52 | Sat 29-Jul-1916 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 3.7 | 5.14 | 9.17 | 14.19 | 103 | East Fremantle won by 51 points | |||
| South Fremantle | Bye | ||||||||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Midland Junction | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 17 | Sat 5-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Midland Junction Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 8.2 | 9.5 | 14.12 | 20.15 | 135 | Subiaco won by 118 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 28 | Sat 5-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.11 | 23 | West Perth won by 5 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 4.6 | 8.7 | 10.14 | 12.20 | 92 | Sat 5-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Perth | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.11 | 5.12 | 42 | South Fremantle won by 50 points | |||
| Perth | Bye | ||||||||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 7.7 | 10.8 | 18.11 | 22.15 | 147 | Sat 12-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Midland Junction | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 37 | South Fremantle won by 110 points | |||
| West Perth | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 40 | Sat 12-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.2 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 63 | Perth won by 23 points | |||
| East Perth | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 31 | Sat 12-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 38 | Subiaco won by 7 points | |||
| East Fremantle | Bye | ||||||||
1916 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Fremantle | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1017 | 475 | 214.11 | 40 |
| 2 | Perth | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 793 | 392 | 202.30 | 40 |
| 3 | South Fremantle | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 723 | 660 | 109.55 | 28 |
| 4 | West Perth | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 518 | 680 | 76.18 | 24 |
| 5 | East Perth | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 634 | 804 | 78.86 | 16 |
| 6 | Midland Junction | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 586 | 987 | 59.37 | 12 |
| 7 | Subiaco | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 529 | 802 | 65.96 | 8 |
| H&A | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 4800 | 4800 | 100.00 | 168 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 370 | 370 | 100.00 | 16 | |
| Total | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 5170 | 5170 | 100.00 | 184 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.6 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 19-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| West Perth | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | South Fremantle won by 21 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 21 | Sat 26-Aug-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| East Fremantle | 1.7 | 3.8 | 7.14 | 8.15 | 63 | East Fremantle won by 42 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.1 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 2-Sep-1916 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 35 | South Fremantle won by 32 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 35 | Sat 9-Sep-1916 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| South Fremantle | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 54 | South Fremantle won by 19 points | |||