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
Teams	7
Premiers	East Fremantle 17th premiership
Minor premiers	East Fremantle 20th minor premiership
Sandover Medallist	Sammy Clarke (Claremont-Cottesloe)
Bernie Naylor Medallist	George Doig (East Fremantle)
Matches played	67
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
East Perth forward pocket R. Forden becomes probably the first WANFL player to play in headgear, in the process arousing considerable comment from the press. On Foundation Day, a match between ‘Coastal’ and ‘Goldfields’ teams was held, with the Coastal team winning 18.14 (122) to 5.9 (39) in heavy rain[25]

Round 7

	Round 7
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
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
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
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
On a sodden, windswept WACA after heavy early rain,[38] Perth’s score was the lowest of the season and the smallest against West Perth since Subiaco kicked 2.8 (20) in 1922.[39] A misguided attempt by a defender to charge through a pack of opponents near goal costs Subiaco the match as a holding-the-ball decision gives South Fremantle the winning goal of a thrilling, skilful match almost on the bell.

Round 11

	Round 11
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
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
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
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
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
With George Doig kicking nine to overtake Ted Tyson on the goalkicking, East Perth fall two games behind West Perth in the battle for the double chance as East Fremantle do not feel the loss of captain-coach Dolan and three other representatives. Subiaco’s win over Perth leaves the last four clubs separated only by percentage, and provides a tense fight for the final berth in the top four after the interstate players return.

Round 16

	Round 16
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
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
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
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
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
Perth’s win ended Claremont-Cottesloe’s chances of a maiden finals berth. George Doig kicked ten goals to break the home-and-away season record tally of ninety held by South Fremantle’s Sol Lawn and displace the red and whites from the four.

Round 21

	Round 21
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

1933 ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
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

Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

First semi-final

	First semi-final
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
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
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

Main article: 1933 WANFL Grand Final

	1933 WANFL Grand Final
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)	Umpires: F Collins
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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38. Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1933 rainfall
39. West Perth: Lowest Scores Conceded
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41. ‘A Good First Quarter: Claremont-Cottesloe Beats Subiaco’; The West Australian, 10 July 1933, p. 10
42. ‘Fast and Exciting – East Perth Narrowly Avoids Defeat’; The West Australian, 10 July 1933, p. 10
43. ‘Perth’s Great Finish – East Fremantle Wins Narrowly’; The West Australian, 17 July 1933, p. 10
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45. ‘South Fremantle Outplayed: Claremoent-Cottesloe’s Good Win’; The West Australian, 17 July 1933, p. 10
46. ‘A Thrilling Finish: West Perth’s Narrow Win’; The West Australian, 24 July 1933, p. 10
47. ‘A Vigorous Game:Perth Beats Claremoent-Cottesloe’; The West Australian, 24 July 1933, p. 10
48. ‘Superior System: East Fremantle Wins Easily’; The West Australian, 24 July 1933, p. 10
49. ‘An Easy Victory: East Fremantle’s Superior Teamwork’; The West Australian, 31 July 1933, p. 10
50. ‘An Important Match: Perth Defeats South Fremantle’; The West Australian, 31 July 1933, pp. 9-10
51. ‘An Uninspiring Game: West Perth Beats Subiaco’; The West Australian, 31 July 1933, p. 10
52. ‘Improved Kicking: Subiaco Beat Perth Easily’; The West Australian, 7 August 1933, p. 10
53. ‘A Fine Recovery: West Perth Finishes Strongly’; The West Australian, 7 August 1933, p. 10
54. ‘East Perth Outclassed: East Fremantle Win by 60 Points’; The West Australian, 7 August 1933, p. 10
55. ‘A Narrow Margin – Subiaco Beats East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 14 August 1933, p. 10
56. ‘A Decisive Victory: West Perth too Strong for Claremont’; The West Australian, 14 August 1933, p. 10
57. ‘An Uninteresting Game – Perth Defeats East Perth’; The West Australian, 14 August 1933, p. 10
58. ‘Balance and System – Perth Defeat West Perth’; The West Australian, 21 August 1933, pp. 9-10
59. ‘Match-Winning Tactics: South Fremantle’s Runaway Victory’; The West Australian, 21 August 1933, p. 10
60. ‘East Perth Wins Easily: Claremont-Cottesloe’s Poor Finish’; The West Australian, 21 August 1933, p. 10
61. ‘Accurate Kicking: East Fremantle Finishes Well’; The West Australian, 28 August 1933, p. 8
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65. ‘Subiaco Finishes Strongly: East Perth Beaten Decisively’; The West Australian, 4 September 1933, p. 10
66. ‘All-Round Superiority: Claremoent Beats South Fremantle’; The West Australian, 4 September 1933, p. 10
67. ‘An Easy Victory: East Fremantle Beats Perth’; The West Australian, 4 September 1933, p. 10
68. ‘Perth’s Easy Win: Claremont-Cottesloe Fails Badly’; The West Australian, 11 September 1933, p. 10
69. ‘An Exciting Finish: West Perths Wins by Three Points’; The West Australian, 11 September 1933, p. 10
70. ‘South Fremantle Outclassed: G. Doig Kicks Nine Goals’; The West Australian, 11 September 1933, p. 10
71. ‘A Desperate Effort: South Fremantle Beats East Perth’; The West Australian, 18 September 1933, p. 14
72. Potter, Harry; ‘George Doig Makes Goalkicking History; Earlier Stages Lacked Interest’; The Daily News, 16 September 1933, p. 3
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74. ‘George Doig Gets Century: Youthful Player’s Achievement’; The Daily News, 16 September 1933, p. 3
75. ‘First Semi-Final: Subiaco Successful, East Perth Too Slow’; The West Australian; September 25, 1933; p. 10
76. “Follower” (anonymous author); ‘League Football: Second Semi-Final – East Fremantle Wins; West Perth Fades Out’; The West Australian, 2 October 1933, p. 10
77. “Follower” (anonymous author); ‘Football Final: Subiaco Successful – A Thrilling Finish: Grand Final Next Saturday’; The West Australian, 9 October 1933, p. 10
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External links

• WAFL Online
• 1933 West Australian National Football League (WANFL) season