1933 WANFL season
The 1933 WANFL season was the 49th season of the Western Australian National Football League in its various incarnations. It was the last year of a seven-team senior competition, and saw George Doig, during the second semi-final, become the first player to kick one hundred goals in a season.
1933 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 7 |
Premiers | East Fremantle (17th premiership) |
Minor premiers | East Fremantle (20th minor premiership) |
Matches played | 67 |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | George Doig (East Fremantle) |
Sandover Medallist | Sammy Clarke (Claremont-Cottesloe) |
The premiership was won by East Fremantle, who claimed its sixth straight minor premiership, after it defeated fourth-placed Subiaco in the Grand Final. Subiaco's feat in reaching the premiership decider was itself a remarkable one, given that the Victorian Football League had deprived it of the majority of it star players: only six of its 1931 Grand Final team played in the corresponding match two seasons later,[1] and the Maroons had been last or second last for most of 1933 before entering the four at the last minute. Old Easts led all season: despite losing a number of key players to the Sydney Carnival during July and August, the blue and whites won two of three games when depleted.[2]
Claremont-Cottesloe finished with its third consecutive wooden spoon, but defender “Sammy” Clarke became the first player to win the Sandover Medal in his debut season.[3]
Home-and-Away season
Round 1 (Labour Day)
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 8.15 (63) | def. by | Perth 11.8 (74) | Subiaco Oval | [4] |
Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 13.16 (94) | def. | East Perth 11.11 (77) | Fremantle Oval | [5] |
Monday, 1 May (2:45 pm) | West Perth 10.13 (73) | def. by | South Fremantle 13.12 (90) | Leederville Oval | [6] |
Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe | |||||
George Doig began his record-breaking season with nine goals. |
Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 9.8 (62) | def. by | West Perth 10.7 (67) | Claremont Oval | [7] |
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 16.12 (108) | def. | Subiaco 15.10 (100) | Fremantle Oval | [8] |
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | Perth 8.9 (57) | def. by | East Perth 17.14 (116) | WACA | [9] |
Bye: South Fremantle | |||||
Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | East Perth 14.22 (106) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 11.9 (75) | Perth Oval | [10] |
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 9.11 (65) | def. by | Subiaco 14.18 (102) | Fremantle Oval | [11] |
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | West Perth 24.9 (153) | def. | Perth 9.7 (61) | Leederville Oval | [12] |
Bye: East Fremantle | |||||
Ted Tyson kicked thirteen goals for the Cardinals, who surpass their highest league score, beating a previous best of 18.20 (128) against Claremont-Cottesloe in 1926[13] and becoming the last of the seven WANFL teams to kick their first 20-goal score.[a] |
Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | East Perth 20.17 (137) | def. | South Fremantle 7.5 (47) | Perth Oval | [14] |
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 9.14 (68) | def. | Subiaco 7.14 (56) | Claremont Oval | [15] |
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 9.15 (69) | def. | West Perth 6.9 (45) | Fremantle Oval | [16] |
Bye: Perth | |||||
A determined and eager Royals team – chastened by its poor early-game form against Claremont-Cottesloe – inflicts South Fremantle’s worst defeat and the Royals’ biggest win since the second round of 1918[17] and the biggest win in the league since the Royals lost to East Fremantle by 94 points in 1930.[18] |
Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 11.18 (84) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 8.9 (57) | Fremantle Oval | [19] |
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | Perth 9.17 (71) | def. by | East Fremantle 14.15 (99) | WACA | [20] |
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 7.20 (62) | def. by | East Perth 11.11 (77) | Subiaco Oval | [21] |
Bye: West Perth | |||||
Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | Perth 9.11 (65) | def. by | Claremont-Cottesloe 13.10 (88) | WACA | [22] |
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 8.7 (55) | def. by | East Fremantle 12.7 (79) | Fremantle Oval | [23] |
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | West Perth 10.10 (70) | def. | East Perth 7.8 (50) | Perth Oval | [24] |
Bye: Subiaco | |||||
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 17.14 (116) | def. | Perth 20.23 (143) | Fremantle Oval | [26] |
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 13.17 (95) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 7.14 (56) | Claremont Oval | [27] |
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 11.11 (77) | def. by | West Perth 15.12 (102) | Subiaco Oval | [28] |
Bye: East Perth | |||||
Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | Perth 9.7 (61) | def. by | Subiaco 13.15 (93) | WACA | [29] |
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 12.16 (88) | def. | West Perth 10.19 (79) | Fremantle Oval | [30] |
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | East Perth 12.21 (93) | def. by | East Fremantle 16.14 (110) | Perth Oval | [31] |
Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe | |||||
Round 9
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 June (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 9.20 (74) | def. | East Fremantle 10.6 (66) | Subiaco Oval | [32] |
Saturday, 24 June (2:45 pm) | West Perth 14.16 (100) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 10.13 (73) | Leederville Oval | [33] |
Saturday, 24 June (2:45 pm) | East Perth 17.15 (117) | def. | Perth 16.12 (108) | Perth Oval | [34] |
Bye: South Fremantle | |||||
The dominance of youngsters Smith and Bant in the ruck and the leadership of Stewart Daily allows Subiaco – last after the clubs had met each other once – to inflict East Fremantle’s first loss in a scrappy game. |
Round 10
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 12.9 (81) | def. by | East Perth 13.6 (84) | Claremont Oval | [35] |
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) | Perth 3.7 (25) | def. by | West Perth 5.15 (45) | WACA | [36] |
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 6.11 (47) | def. by | South Fremantle 7.10 (52) | Subiaco Oval | [37] |
Bye: East Fremantle | |||||
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Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | West Perth 12.19 (91) | def. | East Fremantle 9.8 (62) | Leederville Oval | [40] |
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 6.11 (47) | def. by | Claremont-Cottesloe 9.6 (60) | Subiaco Oval | [41] |
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 12.21 (93) | def. by | East Perth 14.13 (97) | Fremantle Oval | [42] |
Bye: Perth | |||||
Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 16.12 (108) | def. | Perth 15.8 (98) | Fremantle Oval | [43] |
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | East Perth 16.12 (108) | def. | Subiaco 11.20 (86) | Perth Oval | [44] |
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 11.13 (79) | def. | South Fremantle 8.14 (62) | Claremont Oval | [45] |
Bye: West Perth | |||||
Bottom side Perth trailed East Fremantle by 39 points at three-quarter time; Perth mounted a comeback, kicking nine goals straight in the final quarter, but fell ten points short. |
Round 13
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | West Perth 14.12 (96) | def. | East Perth 13.13 (91) | Leederville Oval | [46] |
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 9.8 (62) | def. by | Perth 11.12 (78) | Claremont Oval | [47] |
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 16.13 (109) | def. | South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | Fremantle Oval | [48] |
Bye: Subiaco | |||||
West Perth defeated East Perth after being in defence all of the last quarter then kicking two late goals. The winner from Frank Hopkins came when Royal defender Glew did not hear a “play on” call. |
Round 14
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 18.10 (118) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 10.6 (66) | Fremantle Oval | [49] |
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | Perth 17.13 (115) | def. | South Fremantle 11.18 (84) | WACA | [50] |
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | West Perth 9.13 (67) | def. | Subiaco 7.15 (57) | Leederville Oval | [51] |
Bye: East Perth | |||||
Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 19.12 (126) | def. | Perth 14.11 (95) | Subiaco Oval | [52] |
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | West Perth 14.12 (96) | def. | South Fremantle 11.8 (74) | Leederville Oval | [53] |
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 20.20 (140) | def. | East Perth 11.14 (80) | Fremantle Oval | [54] |
Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe | |||||
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 12.13 (85) | def. | East Fremantle 12.10 (82) | Subiaco Oval | [55] |
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 10.8 (68) | def. by | West Perth 14.9 (93) | Claremont Oval | [56] |
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | Perth 13.17 (95) | def. | East Perth 13.8 (86) | WACA | [57] |
Bye: South Fremantle | |||||
Subiaco, two weeks after being last, moved up to fourth with a second narrow win over East Fremantle. |
Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | West Perth 9.13 (67) | def. by | Perth 12.17 (89) | Leederville Oval | [58] |
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 18.12 (120) | def. | Subiaco 7.16 (58) | Fremantle Oval | [59] |
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 9.6 (60) | def. by | East Perth 14.17 (101) | Claremont Oval | [60] |
Bye: East Fremantle | |||||
Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | Claremont-Cottesloe 10.10 (70) | def. by | East Fremantle 13.5 (83) | Claremont Oval | [61] |
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | West Perth 11.10 (76) | def. | Subiaco 9.14 (68) | Leederville Oval | [62] |
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 14.13 (97) | def. | Perth 12.12 (84) | Fremantle Oval | [63] |
Bye: East Perth | |||||
South Fremantle staged a comeback to defeat Perth after trailing by six goals. It was the biggest half-time deficit any team had overcome to win since 1912,[64] and allows the red and whites to retake Subiaco’s place in the four. |
Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | East Perth 11.13 (79) | def. by | Subiaco 15.11 (101) | Perth Oval | [65] |
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 8.13 (61) | def. by | Claremont-Cottesloe 9.17 (71) | Fremantle Oval | [66] |
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | Perth 11.15 (81) | def. by | East Fremantle 19.20 (134) | WACA | [67] |
Bye: West Perth | |||||
Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | Perth 13.16 (94) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 6.13 (49) | WACA | [68] |
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | East Perth 9.5 (59) | def. by | West Perth 8.14 (62) | Perth Oval | [69] |
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 11.15 (81) | def. by | East Fremantle 16.14 (110) | Fremantle Oval | [70] |
Bye: Subiaco | |||||
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 September (2:45 pm) | East Perth 10.12 (72) | def. by | South Fremantle 12.17 (89) | Perth Oval | [71] |
Saturday, 16 September (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 17.15 (117) | def. | West Perth 12.15 (87) | Fremantle Oval | [72] |
Saturday, 16 September (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 13.25 (103) | def. | Claremont-Cottesloe 10.5 (65) | Subiaco Oval | [73] |
Bye: Perth | |||||
George Doig becomes the first WANFL player to kick 100 goals[74] when he kicks the fifth of seven in the last quarter of a second-semi preview that shows Old Easts ahead of the Cardinals in preparation. |
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | East Fremantle (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1783 | 1391 | 128.2 | 60 |
2 | West Perth | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1469 | 1280 | 114.8 | 52 |
3 | East Perth | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1630 | 1526 | 106.8 | 36 |
4 | Subiaco | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1405 | 1425 | 98.6 | 28 |
5 | South Fremantle | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1439 | 1608 | 89.5 | 28 |
6 | Perth | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1494 | 1703 | 87.7 | 28 |
7 | Claremont-Cottesloe | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1210 | 1497 | 80.8 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers.
Finals
First semi-final
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 23 September (2:45 pm) | East Perth 8.14 (62) | def. by | Subiaco 12.15 (87) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 9,240) | |
Subiaco’s much greater pace allowed it to confortably beat the Royals in warm conditions with an excellent third quarter[75] |
Second semi-final
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 30 September (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 16.9 (105) | def. | West Perth 13.8 (86) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,894) | |
Old Easts came back from a three-goal half-time deficit to reverse the 1932 second-semi result[76] although Benton holds George Doig to 2.3 (15). |
Preliminary final
Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 7 October (2:45 pm) | West Perth 13.8 (86) | def. by | Subiaco 13.12 (90) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10,468) | [77] |
Subiaco establish a lead of 48 points in their best first quarter until the second round of 1986[78] leading 9.8 (62) to 2.0 (12); West Perth mounted a strong comeback, but fell four points short |
Grand Final
1933 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 14 October (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle | def. | Subiaco | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15,919) | [79] |
1.4 (10) 4.9 (33) 6.11 (47) 10.13 (73) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.5 (17) 3.7 (25) 5.7 (37) 7.7 (49) |
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Butcher 5, George Doig 2, McGlinn, Kingsbury, Reynolds | Goals | Gilbert 2, Merson, Nissen, Smith, Toll | |||
Jarvis (best on ground), W. James, Woods, Dolan, Reynolds, McGlinn, Charlie Doig | Best | Mackay, Ahearn, Smith, Merson, Bant, Davies | |||
Injuries | Strack (shoulder) | ||||
On a sultry day that reached 83 °F (28.3 °C) during the match, Subiaco fight with extreme pluck but the work of previous weeks gives the Maroons little chance against their fresh and powerful rivals.[80] |
Notes
a The other pre-1934 clubs’ first 20-goal scores were: Perth – 25.24 (174) v Subiaco in 1904; East Fremantle – 21.11 (137) v Midland Junction in 1905; Subiaco – 20.15 (135) v West Perth in 1913; South Fremantle – 22.15 (147) v Midland Junction in 1916; East Perth – 21.8 (134) v West Perth in 1926; Claremont-Cottesloe – 21.14 (140) v East Perth in 1929. North Fremantle kicked its only 20-goal score of 25.24 (174) against Subiaco as early as 1902.
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