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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

1951 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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1951 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 South Fremantle 21 16 5 0 2244 1719 130.54 64
2 West Perth 21 14 7 0 1986 1408 141.05 56
3 East Fremantle 21 14 7 0 2287 1842 124.16 56
4 Perth 21 14 7 0 1870 1835 101.91 56
5 East Perth 21 12 9 0 1815 1923 94.38 48
6 Claremont 21 9 12 0 1720 1767 97.34 36
7 Subiaco 21 4 17 0 1342 1960 68.47 16
8 Swan Districts 21 1 20 0 1450 2260 64.16 4
  H&A 84 84 84 0 14714 14714 100.00 336
  Finals 4 4 4 0 565 565 100.00 16
  Total 88 88 88 0 15279 15279 100.00 352

1951 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.32.36.810.11 71 Sat 21-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,664
Swan Districts1.26.98.119.12 66 Subiaco won by 5 points
Perth5.36.49.711.9 75 Sat 21-Apr-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.6,655
South Fremantle2.213.717.726.13 169 South Fremantle won by 94 points
East Perth2.17.813.917.12 114 Sat 21-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval3,567
Claremont6.67.710.1112.14 86 East Perth won by 28 points
East Fremantle2.45.710.914.13 97 Sat 21-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,769
West Perth3.64.99.1313.14 92 East Fremantle won by 5 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle2.35.89.1514.19 103 Sat 28-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,303
Subiaco4.36.56.79.8 62 South Fremantle won by 41 points
Swan Districts1.35.66.78.11 59 Sat 28-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,646
Perth4.38.615.817.9 111 Perth won by 52 points
Claremont3.98.119.1410.17 77 Sat 28-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,752
West Perth1.26.57.511.7 73 Claremont won by 4 points
East Perth3.65.88.1211.17 83 Sat 28-Apr-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval6,658
East Fremantle3.29.513.618.11 119 East Fremantle won by 36 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts2.34.55.59.11 65 Sat 5-May-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,546
East Perth5.19.914.1117.12 114 East Perth won by 49 points
Subiaco2.05.28.29.4 58 Sat 5-May-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval3,548
Claremont1.61.105.1410.14 74 Claremont won by 16 points
South Fremantle2.18.511.1017.15 117 Wed 9-May-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval8,390
West Perth7.49.814.1115.11 101 South Fremantle won by 16 points
East Fremantle4.16.310.716.10 106 Wed 9-May-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval9,798
Perth1.33.93.177.28 70 East Fremantle won by 36 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth5.48.712.916.11 107 Sat 12-May-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,827
Swan Districts2.15.16.26.3 39 West Perth won by 68 points
East Perth4.36.610.1214.13 97 Sat 12-May-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval5,614
South Fremantle3.28.514.822.11 143 South Fremantle won by 46 points
Perth3.19.911.1016.10 106 Sat 12-May-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,645
Claremont5.55.59.1213.13 91 Perth won by 15 points
East Fremantle4.511.716.1021.14 140 Sat 12-May-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,088
Subiaco2.47.411.614.17 101 East Fremantle won by 39 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts3.38.510.510.9 69 Sat 19-May-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,097
South Fremantle1.38.712.1216.16 112 South Fremantle won by 43 points
West Perth2.57.78.1313.14 92 Sat 19-May-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval7,942
East Perth3.13.15.55.7 37 West Perth won by 55 points
Subiaco2.15.48.88.12 60 Sat 19-May-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,547
Perth4.26.310.513.10 88 Perth won by 28 points
East Fremantle5.011.212.514.13 97 Sat 19-May-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,023
Claremont4.88.1214.2317.27 129 Claremont won by 32 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.12.55.85.10 40 Sat 26-May-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,779
West Perth4.47.814.1021.15 141 West Perth won by 101 points
Perth4.14.37.411.9 75 Sat 26-May-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,859
East Perth3.34.86.147.15 57 Perth won by 18 points
Claremont4.46.511.912.11 83 Sat 26-May-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval8,680
South Fremantle2.47.109.1313.16 94 South Fremantle won by 11 points
Swan Districts2.25.48.49.10 64 Sat 26-May-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,162
East Fremantle6.210.316.821.12 138 East Fremantle won by 74 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Perth5.47.59.811.10 76 Sat 2-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,050
Subiaco2.38.69.1312.15 87 Subiaco won by 11 points
Claremont5.36.79.912.12 84 Sat 2-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,678
Swan Districts1.31.42.54.8 32 Claremont won by 52 points
Perth2.35.76.811.15 81 Mon 4-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval8,868
West Perth4.45.98.139.15 69 Perth won by 12 points
East Fremantle6.68.1014.1316.17 113 Mon 4-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval17,163
South Fremantle3.39.610.1213.17 95 East Fremantle won by 18 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.22.47.78.8 56 Sat 9-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval891
Subiaco0.24.65.68.10 58 Subiaco won by 2 points
South Fremantle2.26.56.711.15 81 Sat 9-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,286
Perth6.57.812.913.10 88 Perth won by 7 points
Claremont5.15.48.710.8 68 Sat 9-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,827
East Perth5.37.99.1210.15 75 East Perth won by 7 points
West Perth3.48.610.1212.14 86 Sat 9-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval7,350
East Fremantle2.34.75.89.12 66 West Perth won by 20 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco2.33.78.1312.15 87 Sat 16-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,956
South Fremantle3.37.610.1215.12 102 South Fremantle won by 15 points
Perth2.07.29.513.5 83 Sat 16-Jun-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,772
Swan Districts4.47.69.711.10 76 Perth won by 7 points
West Perth2.35.46.710.10 70 Sat 16-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval7,019
Claremont3.54.95.126.15 51 West Perth won by 19 points
East Fremantle4.717.1719.1823.22 160 Sat 16-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,440
East Perth4.54.68.1511.21 87 East Fremantle won by 73 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth1.27.77.1110.13 73 Sat 23-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval10,476
South Fremantle0.72.116.1912.21 93 South Fremantle won by 20 points
East Perth2.67.1010.1215.17 107 Sat 23-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval1,602
Swan Districts4.27.410.812.13 85 East Perth won by 22 points
Claremont3.57.613.1314.18 102 Sat 23-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,792
Subiaco2.12.64.77.10 52 Claremont won by 50 points
East Fremantle3.214.314.617.10 112 Sat 23-Jun-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,162
Perth3.33.410.1014.14 98 East Fremantle won by 14 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts2.46.49.910.11 71 Sat 7-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,605
West Perth2.45.97.1612.19 91 West Perth won by 20 points
South Fremantle5.38.710.1312.19 91 Sat 7-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,441
East Perth5.29.514.916.11 107 East Perth won by 16 points
Subiaco1.11.72.125.17 47 Sat 7-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,793
East Fremantle6.47.511.1014.11 95 East Fremantle won by 48 points
Claremont3.43.55.1010.12 72 Sat 7-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,599
Perth3.48.913.1218.15 123 Perth won by 51 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle3.47.1110.1416.17 113 Sat 14-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,154
Swan Districts3.36.77.1210.16 76 South Fremantle won by 37 points
East Perth1.53.67.108.13 61 Sat 14-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval8,009
West Perth2.43.143.186.22 58 East Perth won by 3 points
Perth0.25.117.1310.16 76 Sat 14-Jul-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,837
Subiaco2.63.73.126.15 51 Perth won by 25 points
Claremont3.27.312.1015.11 101 Sat 14-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,906
East Fremantle3.26.78.710.12 72 Claremont won by 29 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth1.45.67.910.10 70 Sat 21-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,433
Subiaco4.35.48.79.13 67 West Perth won by 3 points
East Perth5.311.415.1017.11 113 Sat 21-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval7,728
Perth3.66.127.1513.18 96 East Perth won by 17 points
South Fremantle6.310.915.1322.13 145 Sat 21-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval6,809
Claremont5.47.510.811.14 80 South Fremantle won by 65 points
East Fremantle8.310.1115.1618.21 129 Sat 21-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval905
Swan Districts3.44.910.1014.11 95 East Fremantle won by 34 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth2.54.87.1014.12 96 Sat 28-Jul-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.7,712
West Perth2.47.910.911.12 78 Perth won by 18 points
Subiaco4.14.16.57.7 49 Sat 28-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,289
East Perth3.211.814.1116.17 113 East Perth won by 64 points
Swan Districts3.45.410.811.12 78 Sat 28-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval885
Claremont3.47.77.88.10 58 Swan Districts won by 20 points
South Fremantle4.55.106.1810.21 81 Sat 28-Jul-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval8,648
East Fremantle3.36.47.49.5 59 South Fremantle won by 22 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.14.36.610.13 73 Sat 4-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval644
Subiaco8.78.810.911.11 77 Subiaco won by 4 points
Perth2.62.85.167.18 60 Sat 4-Aug-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,084
South Fremantle0.15.36.36.7 43 Perth won by 17 points
Claremont2.26.36.36.5 41 Sat 4-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,084
East Perth1.14.65.97.12 54 East Perth won by 13 points
East Fremantle0.22.84.85.15 45 Sat 4-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,645
West Perth4.56.117.1310.15 75 West Perth won by 30 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco4.54.59.89.8 62 Sat 11-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,107
South Fremantle1.14.76.912.13 85 South Fremantle won by 23 points
Perth7.49.715.1217.13 115 Sat 11-Aug-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,608
Swan Districts1.12.35.412.9 81 Perth won by 34 points
West Perth1.07.69.1114.19 103 Sat 11-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,990
Claremont2.33.56.66.7 43 West Perth won by 60 points
East Perth3.18.614.816.10 106 Sat 11-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval6,530
East Fremantle1.36.59.813.11 89 East Perth won by 17 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle1.22.36.108.14 62 Sat 18-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval9,079
West Perth3.26.59.814.12 96 West Perth won by 34 points
East Perth3.18.510.814.12 96 Sat 18-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,251
Swan Districts3.45.68.119.12 66 East Perth won by 30 points
Claremont2.54.86.1110.13 73 Sat 18-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,289
Subiaco1.25.56.57.10 52 Claremont won by 21 points
East Fremantle7.512.1016.1321.16 142 Sat 18-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,052
Perth2.35.37.109.16 70 East Fremantle won by 72 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth1.49.1214.1624.18 162 Sat 25-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,163
Swan Districts1.31.37.38.3 51 West Perth won by 111 points
South Fremantle2.38.613.822.20 152 Sat 25-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval10,311
East Perth1.43.44.59.11 65 South Fremantle won by 87 points
Perth1.13.88.139.14 68 Sat 25-Aug-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.3,091
Claremont5.56.98.1313.16 94 Claremont won by 26 points
Subiaco1.43.76.97.13 55 Sat 25-Aug-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,009
East Fremantle5.29.716.819.10 124 East Fremantle won by 69 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts4.35.48.810.8 68 Sat 1-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval616
South Fremantle5.612.917.1021.16 142 South Fremantle won by 74 points
East Perth2.36.77.910.12 72 Sat 1-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Perth Oval11,686
West Perth4.413.416.420.6 126 West Perth won by 54 points
Subiaco2.14.37.88.10 58 Sat 1-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,382
Perth2.110.613.818.14 122 Perth won by 64 points
East Fremantle2.03.38.716.12 108 Sat 1-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,018
Claremont4.38.1110.1214.15 99 East Fremantle won by 9 points

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth4.47.59.512.11 83 Sat 8-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,660
Subiaco0.32.66.138.16 64 West Perth won by 19 points
Perth6.19.810.1113.13 91 Sat 8-Sep-1951 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.6,492
East Perth2.55.99.1311.17 83 Perth won by 8 points
Claremont5.09.49.615.8 98 Sat 8-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,687
South Fremantle1.36.413.1015.10 100 South Fremantle won by 2 points
East Fremantle2.69.1114.1825.26 176 Sat 8-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,625
Swan Districts0.45.710.1312.15 87 East Fremantle won by 89 points

Round 21[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth4.310.1115.1520.20 140 Sat 15-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Leederville Oval10,039
Perth4.77.1110.1610.18 78 West Perth won by 62 points
Subiaco2.44.87.1012.12 84 Sat 15-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval943
East Perth2.46.512.1214.14 98 East Perth won by 14 points
Swan Districts3.18.610.1213.15 93 Sat 15-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval530
Claremont6.211.214.418.8 116 Claremont won by 23 points
East Fremantle1.38.710.715.10 100 Sat 15-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval8,391
South Fremantle4.88.1212.1617.19 121 South Fremantle won by 21 points

1951 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 South Fremantle 21 16 5 0 2244 1719 130.54 64
2 West Perth 21 14 7 0 1986 1408 141.05 56
3 East Fremantle 21 14 7 0 2287 1842 124.16 56
4 Perth 21 14 7 0 1870 1835 101.91 56
5 East Perth 21 12 9 0 1815 1923 94.38 48
6 Claremont 21 9 12 0 1720 1767 97.34 36
7 Subiaco 21 4 17 0 1342 1960 68.47 16
8 Swan Districts 21 1 20 0 1450 2260 64.16 4
  H&A 84 84 84 0 14714 14714 100.00 336
  Finals 4 4 4 0 565 565 100.00 16
  Total 88 88 88 0 15279 15279 100.00 352

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
East Fremantle2.82.107.157.16 58 Sat 22-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval15,090
Perth2.34.87.99.12 66 Perth won by 8 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle3.25.117.129.17 71 Sat 29-Sep-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval18,223
West Perth4.24.49.79.9 63 South Fremantle won by 8 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth3.34.69.1012.15 87 Sat 6-Oct-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval19,152
Perth1.23.84.106.11 47 West Perth won by 40 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle1.25.77.912.13 85 Sat 13-Oct-1951 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval30,006
West Perth7.48.510.813.10 88 West Perth won by 3 points

Footnotes

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