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The 1926 WAFL season was the 42nd season of senior football in Perth, Western Australia.
1926 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 7 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Johnny Leonard (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Bonny Campbell (‹See Tfd›East Perth) |
Matches played | 66 |
Desire had existed upon some stakeholders to expand the competition ever since it contracted to six clubs during World War I,[1] but because districts were not applied to the senior competition until 1925, the leading contenders, former club Midland Junction and established B-grade club Claremont-Cottesloe, were not able to attract or keep top players. Claremont, wearing the blue and gold colours of the local swimming club, were admitted at a meeting on 19 August 1925[2] and made their debut in 1926 but former “B” grade Claremont juniors with established WAFL clubs like Jerry Dolan and Pat Rodriguez were permitted to stay with their current clubs. Claremont had an exceedingly inexperienced team and were only able to win one game and that by a single point.[3] Patronisingly called the “babies” in their early years in the WAFL,[4] Claremont were not to finish above second-last in their first ten seasons, and were not helped by being the worst sufferer from the interstate recruiting drives of VFL clubs when the Great Depression began.[5]
With the return of champion coach Phil Matson after he was widely tipped to take over the reins at Richmond,[6] East Perth won their sixth premiership in eight seasons. West Perth, who had been last in 1924 but had a new grandstand constructed during the season at their eleven-year-old home base of Leederville,[7] rivalled them until September before the Royals showed themselves clearly the best team in the run home. Subiaco, who had developed what many regard as the best team it ever fielded in the previous season,[8] were disappointing until a stirring run from a mathematical chance for the four drives them to the Grand Final only to be thrashed – a scenario repeated by the Maroons in 1933.
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 24 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 6.10 (46) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.21 (117) | Claremont Showground | [9] |
Saturday, 24 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.12 (54) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.8 (44) | Fremantle Oval | [10] |
Saturday, 24 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.7 (73) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Subiaco Oval | [11] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Claremont-Cottesloe make their league debut with only one established player in Norm McIntosh (formerly of Richmond) and are outplayed but viewed as “promising”. |
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.11 (65) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.10 (64) | WACA | [12] |
Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.10 (64) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.10 (58) | Fremantle Oval | [13] |
Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.14 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.14 (56) | Subiaco Oval | [14] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe |
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Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.17 (59) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.9 (39) | Perth Oval | [15] |
Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.8 (50) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.19 (109) | Claremont Showground | [16] |
Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.8 (50) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.4 (58) | Fremantle Oval | [17] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.8 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.13 (145) | Claremont Showground | [18] |
Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.6 (72) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.4 (52) | WACA | [19] |
Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.9 (51) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.11 (59) | Leederville Oval | [20] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Despite steady rain in what became a record wet year,[21] East Fremantle kick the highest score in the WAFL since 1917, when Perth kicked 24.21 (165) against defunct Midland Junction.[22] |
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.20 (128) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.10 (58) | Leederville Oval | [23] |
Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.14 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.10 (70) | Perth Oval | [24] |
Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.12 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.9 (57) | Fremantle Oval | [25] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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After Perth came back from three to four goals down all afternoon, Sol Lawn kicked the winning goal when he received a wild kick to open spaces with ninety seconds remaining.[26] |
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.13 (43) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.7 (55) | Subiaco Oval | [27] |
Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.11 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.2 (44) | Fremantle Oval | [28] |
Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.11 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.18 (96) | WACA | [29] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 6.12 (48) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 22.17 (149) | Claremont Showground | [30] |
Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.10 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.8 (74) | Leederville Oval | [31] |
Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.6 (54) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.5 (53) | Perth Oval | [32] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Perth’s thrashing of Claremont-Cottesloe is the second time in four games the new team concedes the highest score in the WAFL since 1917.[22] |
Round 8 | |||||
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Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) | Fremantle Oval | [33] |
Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.20 (74) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.11 (53) | Perth Oval | [34] |
Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.9 (63) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.8 (62) | WACA | [35] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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The match between Perth and East Fremantle features a remarkable scoreline with quarter-time margins totalling only 4 points (1, 2, 0 and 1 points). |
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.14 (92) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.11 (65) | Leederville Oval | [36] |
Saturday, 12 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.20 (68) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 2.7 (19) | Fremantle Oval | [37] |
Saturday, 12 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.18 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.5 (65) | Perth Oval | [38] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe |
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South Fremantle’s score remains their lowest in open-age competition since scoring only 1.8 (14) against Subiaco in 1918.[39] |
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.14 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.9 (63) | Leederville Oval | [40] |
Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.9 (123) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 4.9 (33) | Subiaco Oval | [41] |
Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.6 (36) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.15 (105) | Fremantle Oval | [42] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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Pat Rodriguez kicks ten goals for Subiaco despite wet conditions, the first time this had been accomplished for the club. |
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.9 (93) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.10 (76) | Perth Oval (crowd: [43]) | |
Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.17 (95) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 11.6 (72) | Fremantle Oval | [44] |
Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.11 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.15 (75) | Subiaco Oval | [45] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Subiaco continue their improved form following five consecutive losses to come back and defeat the Redlegs in a stirring match where they withstand the black and reds in the final minute. |
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.18 (102) | Claremont Showground | [46] |
Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.15 (87) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 4.7 (31) | WACA | [47] |
Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.19 (67) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6.9 (45) | Fremantle Oval | [48] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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East Fremantle take top position from the Royals with an excellent win despite some exceptionally bad misses from in front and close-in. |
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.11 (65) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.10 (46) | Leederville Oval | [49] |
Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.7 (73) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.10 (64) | Fremantle Oval | [50] |
Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.17 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.10 (106) | Claremont Showground | [51] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.16 (88) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.11 (59) | WACA | [52] |
Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.9 (69) | drew with | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.15 (69) | Subiaco Oval | [53] |
Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.14 (44) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.11 (53) | Fremantle Oval | [54] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.17 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 3.11 (29) | Fremantle Oval | [56] |
Saturday, 31 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.12 (78) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.11 (65) | Subiaco Oval | [57] |
Saturday, 31 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.13 (85) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 5.9 (39) | Leederville Oval | [58] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.10 (52) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | WACA | [59] |
Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 4.13 (37) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.19 (73) | Claremont Showground | [60] |
Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.8 (68) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.6 (54) | Subiaco Oval | [61] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.18 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 6.4 (40) | Subiaco Oval | [62] |
Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.16 (88) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.7 (79) | Leederville Oval | [63] |
Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.10 (52) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.11 (53) | Fremantle Oval | [64] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.19 (85) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.10 (64) | WACA | [65] |
Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.6 (54) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.14 (86) | Subiaco Oval | [66] |
Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.8 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.12 (102) | Fremantle Oval | [67] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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East Perth, with only seventeen men after half-time as “Digger” Thomas breaks his jaw, easily win a Grand Final preview. |
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.14 (86) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.11 (65) | Fremantle Oval | [68] |
Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 5.4 (34) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 4.13 (37) | WACA | [69] |
Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21.8 (134) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.11 (71) | Perth Oval | [70] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.12 (66) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.10 (58) | Fremantle Oval | [73] |
Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.18 (132) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.7 (55) | Subiaco Oval | [74] |
Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.7 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.14 (110) | Claremont Showground | [75] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Subiaco, who had looked out of the running a month ago, seize fourth position with their victory, leaving their last round match with West Perth to potentially decide both fourth position and the minor premiership. |
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.17 (107) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.11 (71) | Perth Oval | [76] |
Saturday, 18 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 4.13 (37) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.16 (70) | Leederville Oval | [77] |
Saturday, 18 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.9 (81) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.13 (79) | Fremantle Oval | [78] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth (P) | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1443 | 1078 | 133.9 | 54 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1226 | 1067 | 114.9 | 48 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1365 | 1200 | 113.8 | 48 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1313 | 1103 | 119.0 | 38 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1119 | 1268 | 88.2 | 32 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1267 | 1219 | 103.9 | 28 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 999 | 1797 | 55.6 | 4 |
First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 25 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.9 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.14 (62) | Perth Oval (crowd: 7,629) | |
Subiaco come back from a half-time deficit to repeat their last-round win.[80] |
Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 2 October (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.17 (83) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 5.9 (39) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,098) | |
East Perth run away after a close first half to win very easily over their rivals of the time.[81] |
1926 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 9 October (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | WACA Ground (crowd: 8,722) | [82] |
0.4 (4) 6.10 (46) 8.12 (60) 11.19 (85) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 2.1 (13) 4.5 (29) 5.5 (35) |
Umpires: Frank O‘Connor | ||
Campbell 4, Sparrow 2, Walsh, Gepp, Hubble, Duffy, Western | Goals | Grigg 2, Cockburn, Leonard, Green | |||
Walsh (best on ground), Guhl, O‘Meara, Gepp, Sherlock, C. Mitchell, Sparrow | Best | Outridge, Brophy, Hickey, Leonard (until injured), Green | |||
Injuries | Leonard (concussion) | ||||
This was the last WAFL Grand Final at the WACA, and saw East Perth’s most decisive triumph during its 1919 to 1927 dynasty. Bonny Campbell took his goalkicking record to 89. |
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