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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

1952 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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1952 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 South Fremantle 20 17 3 0 2423 1298 186.67 68
2 West Perth 20 15 5 0 2271 1522 149.21 60
3 East Perth 20 13 7 0 1933 1669 115.82 52
4 Claremont 20 12 8 0 1925 1829 105.25 48
5 East Fremantle 20 12 8 0 1876 1803 104.05 48
6 Perth 20 6 14 0 1491 1946 76.62 24
7 Subiaco 20 3 17 0 1440 2120 67.93 12
8 Swan Districts 20 2 18 0 1217 2389 50.94 8
  H&A 80 80 80 0 14576 14576 100.00 320
  Finals 4 4 4 0 569 569 100.00 16
  Total 84 84 84 0 15145 15145 100.00 336

1952 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
South Fremantle3.26.77.911.16 82 Sat 26-Apr-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval 
Perth2.33.55.125.19 49 South Fremantle won by 33 points
Swan Districts0.08.88.99.9 63 Sat 26-Apr-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval2,492
East Perth7.49.411.712.10 82 East Perth won by 19 points
Subiaco4.44.69.910.10 70 Sat 26-Apr-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,806
Claremont3.412.615.1121.15 141 Claremont won by 71 points
West Perth2.05.58.710.10 70 Sat 26-Apr-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval655
East Fremantle2.34.67.812.12 84 East Fremantle won by 14 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle4.79.1519.2327.33 195 Sat 3-May-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,650
Swan Districts1.21.42.44.7 31 South Fremantle won by 164 points
East Perth6.37.78.1312.15 87 Sat 3-May-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval7,727
West Perth2.07.311.717.11 113 West Perth won by 26 points
Perth0.26.410.615.11 101 Sat 3-May-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,285
Subiaco6.49.514.514.9 93 Perth won by 8 points
Claremont7.411.414.620.10 130 Sat 3-May-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval5,073
East Fremantle4.58.1112.1714.20 104 Claremont won by 26 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth2.37.410.1112.12 84 Sat 10-May-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval6,316
Perth3.34.58.911.12 78 West Perth won by 6 points
Subiaco3.14.35.37.4 46 Sat 10-May-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,601
East Perth3.56.1212.1513.19 97 East Perth won by 51 points
Swan Districts1.43.85.88.11 59 Sat 10-May-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,556
Claremont3.37.516.1521.17 143 Claremont won by 84 points
South Fremantle4.58.514.1020.13 133 Sat 10-May-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval9,543
East Fremantle1.34.66.69.9 63 South Fremantle won by 70 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco1.23.33.44.7 31 Sat 17-May-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,820
West Perth5.45.59.611.9 75 West Perth won by 44 points
Perth0.14.75.99.12 66 Sat 17-May-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.4,819
East Perth6.57.614.916.13 109 East Perth won by 43 points
Claremont4.16.57.79.11 65 Sat 17-May-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval10,281
South Fremantle2.34.79.1211.12 78 South Fremantle won by 13 points
East Fremantle4.59.815.1123.15 153 Sat 17-May-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval1,223
Swan Districts3.15.37.814.9 93 East Fremantle won by 60 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle6.310.416.1021.13 139 Sat 24-May-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,866
Subiaco0.12.34.510.8 68 South Fremantle won by 71 points
Swan Districts0.23.64.76.11 47 Sat 24-May-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,535
Perth2.124.134.184.18 42 Swan Districts won by 5 points
West Perth4.212.417.626.10 166 Sat 24-May-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval10,227
Claremont5.06.29.1112.15 87 West Perth won by 79 points
East Perth3.04.46.510.6 66 Sat 24-May-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval5,315
East Fremantle3.26.58.713.9 87 East Fremantle won by 21 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts2.64.78.1310.15 75 Sat 31-May-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,377
Subiaco1.03.56.513.8 86 Subiaco won by 11 points
Claremont6.36.311.612.9 81 Sat 31-May-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval6,728
East Perth1.310.1016.1420.23 143 East Perth won by 62 points
South Fremantle3.07.610.616.16 112 Mon 2-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval17,997
West Perth1.55.714.914.11 95 South Fremantle won by 17 points
East Fremantle1.13.84.107.13 55 Mon 2-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,533
Perth4.55.610.1015.10 100 Perth won by 45 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth9.615.1121.1730.25 205 Sat 7-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,658
Swan Districts4.06.06.57.10 52 West Perth won by 153 points
East Perth1.25.66.69.9 63 Sat 7-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval8,851
South Fremantle2.15.710.1015.13 103 South Fremantle won by 40 points
Perth4.36.79.1112.16 88 Sat 7-Jun-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.3,442
Claremont3.76.98.1014.11 95 Claremont won by 7 points
East Fremantle2.52.97.1410.19 79 Sat 7-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval2,171
Subiaco2.32.114.136.18 54 East Fremantle won by 25 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth5.211.717.721.12 138 Sat 14-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval2,809
Subiaco4.16.47.69.8 62 West Perth won by 76 points
Perth2.26.66.913.15 93 Sat 14-Jun-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.3,799
East Perth3.04.28.98.9 57 Perth won by 36 points
Claremont3.25.310.611.9 75 Sat 14-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,967
South Fremantle3.16.68.810.11 71 Claremont won by 4 points
Swan Districts4.36.49.510.6 66 Sat 14-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,076
East Fremantle1.34.67.1317.24 126 East Fremantle won by 60 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth5.210.511.612.7 79 Sat 21-Jun-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.5,049
South Fremantle3.36.710.1415.26 116 South Fremantle won by 37 points
East Perth2.510.814.1220.15 135 Sat 21-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval1,809
Swan Districts2.13.85.1110.18 78 East Perth won by 57 points
Claremont5.56.76.1411.16 82 Sat 21-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,050
Subiaco1.24.37.611.7 73 Claremont won by 9 points
East Fremantle6.46.612.814.12 96 Sat 21-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,168
West Perth4.28.511.716.10 106 West Perth won by 10 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.35.55.65.11 41 Sat 28-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,068
South Fremantle5.38.613.1117.11 113 South Fremantle won by 72 points
West Perth7.211.416.821.10 136 Sat 28-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval8,072
East Perth6.212.416.617.9 111 West Perth won by 25 points
Subiaco6.69.717.1317.15 117 Sat 28-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,332
Perth1.15.109.1313.18 96 Subiaco won by 21 points
East Fremantle8.510.1113.1819.21 135 Sat 28-Jun-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,653
Claremont2.03.17.19.5 59 East Fremantle won by 76 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Perth0.40.51.73.12 30 Sat 5-Jul-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.5,690
West Perth5.58.1012.1117.12 114 West Perth won by 84 points
East Perth1.75.1111.1812.19 91 Sat 5-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,775
Subiaco3.24.37.411.9 75 East Perth won by 16 points
Claremont10.412.615.1118.13 121 Sat 5-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,554
Swan Districts3.35.68.912.17 89 Claremont won by 32 points
East Fremantle6.18.214.416.10 106 Sat 5-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval9,714
South Fremantle4.39.712.914.10 94 East Fremantle won by 12 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth6.58.1012.1317.19 121 Sat 12-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval3,924
Subiaco1.13.57.810.13 73 West Perth won by 48 points
East Perth5.810.1114.1918.24 132 Sat 12-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval4,083
Perth1.23.55.77.14 56 East Perth won by 76 points
South Fremantle6.414.519.1228.18 186 Sat 12-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,791
Claremont3.36.66.78.7 55 South Fremantle won by 131 points
Swan Districts0.32.64.105.11 41 Sat 12-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,137
East Fremantle4.46.911.1012.17 89 East Fremantle won by 48 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco4.16.79.79.10 64 Sat 19-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,631
South Fremantle4.46.711.1617.20 122 South Fremantle won by 58 points
Perth2.43.65.98.14 62 Sat 19-Jul-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,137
Swan Districts3.14.45.68.11 59 Perth won by 3 points
Claremont5.26.59.812.12 84 Sat 19-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,200
West Perth3.16.49.411.7 73 Claremont won by 11 points
East Fremantle0.23.95.127.18 60 Sat 19-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,543
East Perth7.48.816.1321.16 142 East Perth won by 82 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco1.16.77.912.14 86 Sat 26-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,341
Swan Districts7.88.913.913.10 88 Swan Districts won by 2 points
South Fremantle3.510.714.1317.15 117 Sat 26-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval7,959
West Perth5.18.210.318.8 116 South Fremantle won by 1 point
Claremont2.33.84.108.15 63 Sat 26-Jul-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval6,244
East Perth3.25.67.109.12 66 East Perth won by 3 points
Perth3.47.129.1418.19 127 Sat 26-Jul-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.2,051
East Fremantle5.47.510.710.8 68 Perth won by 59 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle3.69.913.1820.21 141 Sat 2-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,637
Perth0.00.40.51.7 13 South Fremantle won by 128 points
East Perth5.212.415.920.13 133 Sat 2-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval2,512
Swan Districts3.55.78.1210.13 73 East Perth won by 60 points
Subiaco2.24.27.108.10 58 Sat 2-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,105
Claremont3.012.215.718.8 116 Claremont won by 58 points
West Perth4.38.812.1217.18 120 Sat 2-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval7,204
East Fremantle3.57.98.1411.16 82 West Perth won by 38 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts3.44.46.77.7 49 Sat 9-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,478
West Perth4.411.914.1316.21 117 West Perth won by 68 points
South Fremantle2.56.1310.1818.20 128 Sat 9-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval7,189
East Perth2.13.25.57.9 51 South Fremantle won by 77 points
Claremont5.411.1013.1319.20 134 Sat 9-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval2,231
Perth3.65.79.1211.12 78 Claremont won by 56 points
East Fremantle6.49.913.1217.17 119 Sat 9-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval3,657
Subiaco0.24.48.513.11 89 East Fremantle won by 30 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.04.44.85.9 39 Sat 23-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval832
South Fremantle5.39.1014.1322.19 151 South Fremantle won by 112 points
East Perth2.24.59.714.8 92 Sat 23-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval9,061
West Perth2.16.610.812.8 80 East Perth won by 12 points
Perth5.210.413.817.13 115 Sat 23-Aug-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,209
Subiaco1.43.76.99.12 66 Perth won by 49 points
East Fremantle2.34.65.1310.19 79 Sat 23-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval4,734
Claremont1.54.85.147.16 58 East Fremantle won by 21 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth1.58.1014.1922.23 155 Sat 30-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval4,244
Perth2.93.96.129.16 70 West Perth won by 85 points
Subiaco2.37.37.410.9 69 Sat 30-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval2,039
East Perth5.312.517.1219.19 133 East Perth won by 64 points
Claremont4.48.717.1223.16 154 Sat 30-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval1,399
Swan Districts0.13.14.16.7 43 Claremont won by 111 points
East Fremantle2.62.76.137.13 55 Sat 30-Aug-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval7,205
South Fremantle2.013.515.524.9 153 South Fremantle won by 98 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Subiaco1.38.410.817.10 112 Sat 6-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval972
Swan Districts6.57.69.1010.11 71 Subiaco won by 41 points
West Perth4.39.413.715.13 103 Sat 6-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Leederville Oval10,728
South Fremantle2.25.66.138.17 65 West Perth won by 38 points
East Perth1.85.109.1510.16 76 Sat 6-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Perth Oval4,994
Claremont2.35.87.1010.15 75 East Perth won by 1 point
Perth1.23.45.77.12 54 Sat 6-Sep-1952 12:00 pm W.A.C.A.1,491
East Fremantle5.87.1212.1815.25 115 East Fremantle won by 61 points

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Swan Districts1.42.49.69.6 60 Sat 13-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Bassendean Oval1,608
West Perth0.36.88.812.12 84 West Perth won by 24 points
South Fremantle4.38.615.1019.10 124 Sat 13-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Fremantle Oval5,694
East Perth3.14.45.79.13 67 South Fremantle won by 57 points
Claremont6.79.813.1615.17 107 Sat 13-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Claremont Oval3,251
Perth1.39.89.1113.16 94 Claremont won by 13 points
Subiaco0.23.85.106.12 48 Sat 13-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval1,945
East Fremantle7.69.916.1218.13 121 East Fremantle won by 73 points

1952 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 South Fremantle 20 17 3 0 2423 1298 186.67 68
2 West Perth 20 15 5 0 2271 1522 149.21 60
3 East Perth 20 13 7 0 1933 1669 115.82 52
4 Claremont 20 12 8 0 1925 1829 105.25 48
5 East Fremantle 20 12 8 0 1876 1803 104.05 48
6 Perth 20 6 14 0 1491 1946 76.62 24
7 Subiaco 20 3 17 0 1440 2120 67.93 12
8 Swan Districts 20 2 18 0 1217 2389 50.94 8
  H&A 80 80 80 0 14576 14576 100.00 320
  Finals 4 4 4 0 569 569 100.00 16
  Total 84 84 84 0 15145 15145 100.00 336

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Claremont0.42.85.97.14 56 Sat 20-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval14,707
East Perth2.03.16.56.7 43 Claremont won by 13 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle3.34.46.812.10 82 Sat 27-Sep-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval22,506
West Perth3.29.512.515.7 97 West Perth won by 15 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Fremantle6.36.710.1012.11 83 Sat 4-Oct-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval20,614
Claremont0.24.45.66.11 47 South Fremantle won by 36 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Perth5.58.610.910.10 70 Sat 11-Oct-1952 12:00 pm Subiaco Oval29,701
South Fremantle1.23.67.1112.19 91 South Fremantle won by 21 points

Footnotes

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