1920 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.
1920 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 759 | 573 | 132.46 | 36 |
| 2 | East Fremantle | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 931 | 762 | 122.18 | 36 |
| 3 | Perth | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 856 | 863 | 99.19 | 36 |
| 4 | Subiaco | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 743 | 713 | 104.21 | 30 |
| 5 | West Perth | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 717 | 913 | 78.53 | 30 |
| 6 | South Fremantle | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 661 | 843 | 78.41 | 12 |
| H&A | 45 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 4667 | 4667 | 100.00 | 180 | |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 263 | 100.00 | 12 | |
| Total | 48 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 4930 | 4930 | 100.00 | 192 |
1920 Round by Round
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 4.1 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 13.8 | 86 | Sat 1-May-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| West Perth | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | East Fremantle won by 56 points | |||
| Perth | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 41 | Sat 1-May-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| East Perth | 1.6 | 4.9 | 6.11 | 12.12 | 84 | East Perth won by 43 points | |||
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 5.10 | 12.14 | 13.16 | 94 | Sat 1-May-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 19 | Subiaco won by 75 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.1 | 4.5 | 6.11 | 6.13 | 49 | Sat 8-May-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| West Perth | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.12 | 6.16 | 52 | West Perth won by 3 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.2 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 68 | Sat 8-May-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.11 | 6.12 | 48 | Subiaco won by 20 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 0.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 32 | Sat 8-May-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Perth | 0.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.16 | 58 | East Perth won by 26 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 4.4 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 15-May-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 10.14 | 74 | Perth won by 2 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.10 | 40 | Sat 15-May-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| West Perth | 0.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 42 | West Perth won by 2 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.10 | 2.12 | 24 | Sat 15-May-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 27 | Subiaco won by 3 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 7.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 22-May-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 0.1 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 47 | East Perth won by 27 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 1.4 | 4.6 | 7.11 | 7.11 | 53 | Sat 22-May-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Perth | 4.6 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 7.14 | 56 | Perth won by 3 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.15 | 33 | Sat 22-May-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| West Perth | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.12 | 4.16 | 40 | West Perth won by 7 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 1.0 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 29-May-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| West Perth | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 24 | East Perth won by 39 points | |||
| Subiaco | 5.2 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 73 | Sat 29-May-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.4 | 3.12 | 4.14 | 8.19 | 67 | Subiaco won by 6 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 5.11 | 41 | Sat 29-May-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.4 | 5.8 | 5.10 | 5.12 | 42 | South Fremantle won by 1 point | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.3 | 8.10 | 8.13 | 9.19 | 73 | Sat 5-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 4.2 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 56 | South Fremantle won by 17 points | |||
| West Perth | 0.0 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 67 | Sat 5-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.6 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 7.16 | 58 | West Perth won by 9 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.12 | 48 | Sat 12-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.2 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 56 | Perth won by 8 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.2 | 3.3 | 6.10 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 19-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 2.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 32 | East Fremantle won by 34 points | |||
| West Perth | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 57 | Sat 19-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| Perth | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.12 | 8.15 | 63 | Perth won by 6 points | |||
| East Perth | 0.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 32 | Sat 19-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 30 | East Perth won by 2 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Perth | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.13 | 7.13 | 55 | Sat 26-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 39 | West Perth won by 16 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 2.3 | 4.6 | 9.10 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 26-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 49 | East Fremantle won by 30 points | |||
| Subiaco | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 33 | Sat 26-Jun-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| East Perth | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.15 | 2.16 | 28 | Subiaco won by 5 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.5 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 9.15 | 69 | Thu 1-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 50 | Perth won by 19 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 3-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 4.0 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 66 | West Perth drew with Subiaco | |||
| East Fremantle | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 79 | Sat 3-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Perth | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 38 | East Fremantle won by 41 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 51 | Sat 10-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| Subiaco | 2.3 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 63 | Subiaco won by 12 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.10 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 10-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 35 | South Fremantle won by 37 points | |||
| West Perth | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.10 | 34 | Sat 10-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| East Perth | 3.0 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 13.11 | 89 | East Perth won by 55 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 5.12 | 42 | Sat 17-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 36 | Subiaco won by 6 points | |||
| East Fremantle | 3.5 | 5.12 | 9.13 | 9.14 | 68 | Sat 17-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| West Perth | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 37 | East Fremantle won by 31 points | |||
| East Perth | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 32 | Sat 17-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Perth | 0.1 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.12 | 48 | Perth won by 16 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 3.1 | 4.7 | 8.13 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 24-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| West Perth | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 59 | Perth won by 20 points | |||
| South Fremantle | 0.3 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 47 | Sat 24-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Perth | 1.9 | 4.11 | 4.14 | 5.18 | 48 | East Perth won by 1 point | |||
| Subiaco | 0.3 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 45 | Sat 24-Jul-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.3 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 63 | East Fremantle won by 18 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.5 | 2.7 | 5.10 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 7-Aug-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| Perth | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.11 | 5.11 | 41 | East Fremantle won by 17 points | |||
| East Perth | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 20 | Sat 7-Aug-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8 | East Perth won by 12 points | |||
| West Perth | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4.11 | 8.14 | 62 | Sat 7-Aug-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 32 | West Perth won by 30 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 1.5 | 3.5 | 8.7 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 28-Aug-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | ||
| South Fremantle | 0.2 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.14 | 44 | Perth won by 22 points | |||
| West Perth | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.7 | 9.13 | 67 | Sat 28-Aug-1920 12:00 pm | Leederville Oval | ||
| Subiaco | 2.4 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 66 | West Perth won by 1 point | |||
| East Perth | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.12 | 4.15 | 39 | Sat 28-Aug-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.12 | 42 | East Fremantle won by 3 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Fremantle | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.16 | 11.21 | 87 | Sat 4-Sep-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| South Fremantle | 2.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 8.4 | 52 | East Fremantle won by 35 points | |||
| East Perth | 1.3 | 4.5 | 6.11 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 4-Sep-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| West Perth | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 25 | East Perth won by 57 points | |||
| Subiaco | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 37 | Sat 4-Sep-1920 12:00 pm | Subiaco Oval | ||
| Perth | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | Perth won by 8 points | |||
1920 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Perth | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 759 | 573 | 132.46 | 36 |
| 2 | East Fremantle | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 931 | 762 | 122.18 | 36 |
| 3 | Perth | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 856 | 863 | 99.19 | 36 |
| 4 | Subiaco | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 743 | 713 | 104.21 | 30 |
| 5 | West Perth | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 717 | 913 | 78.53 | 30 |
| 6 | South Fremantle | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 661 | 843 | 78.41 | 12 |
| H&A | 45 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 4667 | 4667 | 100.00 | 180 | |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 263 | 100.00 | 12 | |
| Total | 48 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 4930 | 4930 | 100.00 | 192 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Perth | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 39 | Sat 11-Sep-1920 12:00 pm | Fremantle Oval | ||
| East Perth | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.12 | 5.13 | 43 | East Perth won by 4 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Subiaco | 0.7 | 1.10 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 41 | Sat 18-Sep-1920 12:00 pm | Perth Oval | ||
| East Fremantle | 2.1 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 8.10 | 58 | East Fremantle won by 17 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| East Perth | 1.8 | 2.11 | 4.16 | 6.16 | 52 | Sat 25-Sep-1920 12:00 pm | W.A.C.A. | 12,000 | |
| East Fremantle | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 30 | East Perth won by 22 points | |||