1923 WAFL season

Australian rules football season March 2020 December 2017 wafl 1923 6 EP 5 EP 5 47 Denis Coffey (EF) "Digger" Thomas (EP) 1922 1924 The 1923 WAFL season was the 39th season of the West Australian Football League. It saw East Perth set an unequalled WAFL record of five consecutive premierships, which in major Australian Rules leagues has only been beaten by SANFL club Port Adelaide with six straight from 1954 to 1959 and equalled by Sturt between 1966 and 1970. The Royals prevailed after two superb games with East Fremantle, who had had its last two home-and-away games cancelled due to undertaking a tour of Victoria and South Australia.Football: Meeting of the League The West Australian 2 March 1923 9 The top four teams was unchanged for the third successive season, and tailender Perth looked likely to suffer a winless season before winning its last match – a fate the Redlegs would suffer again in 2000. Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm) EP 17.8 (110) H Sub 9.14 (68) Perth Oval Football: Opening of League Season The West Australian 14 May 1923 10 Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm) EF 5.20 (50) D SF 7.8 (50) Fremantle Oval Saturday, 12 May (3:00 pm) WP 7.17 (59) H Per 4.8 (32) Leederville Oval A brilliant last quarter allows East Perth to unfurl its 1922 pennant with an impressive win after Subiaco, fifth for the previous two seasons, outplayed it in general play for two-quarters. Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 19 May (3:00 pm) Sub 7.11 (53) H SF 4.14 (38) Subiaco Oval Subiaco Successful The West Australian 21 May 1923 9 Saturday, 19 May (3:00 pm) EF 8.11 (59) H WP 5.11 (41) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v West Perth The West Australian 21 May 1923 9 Saturday, 19 May (3:00 pm) Per 8.11 (59) A EP 10.15 (75) WACA East Perth Beat Perth The West Australian 21 May 1923 9 Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm) Sub 6.15 (51) A EF 8.9 (57) Subiaco Oval East Fremantle Successful The West Australian 28 May 1923 9 Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm) EP 12.16 (88) H WP 5.11 (41) Perth Oval East Perth v West Perth The West Australian 28 May 1923 9 Saturday, 26 May (3:00 pm) SF 14.17 (101) H Per 14.6 (90) Fremantle Oval South's First Win The West Australian 28 May 1923 9 An excellent second quarter allows East Fremantle to remain unbeaten despite kicking only 3.5 (23) for three-quarters. Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm) EF 7.9 (51) A EP 10.16 (76) Fremantle Oval Royal Blues Win: Fine Game at Fremantle The Sunday Times 3 June 1923 1 Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm) WP 4.20 (44) H SF 5.11 (41) Leederville Oval South Fremantle v West Perth: Seasiders Defeated The Sunday Times 3 June 1923 1 Saturday, 2 June (3:00 pm) Per 8.13 (61) A Sub 10.12 (72) WACA Subiaco v Perth: Red Legs Outclassed The Sunday Times 3 June 1923 1 *Despite kicking what remains, in terms of excess of behinds over goals the second most inaccurate score in their history,http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/WestPerth/WestPerth_gamer.html#15 WAFL Footy Facts: West Perth More Behinds than Goals 5 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017163839/http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/WestPerth/WestPerth_gamer.html#15#15 17 October 2013 dead West Perth manage to overcome South Fremantle. On 9 June, WAFL football was suspended for an interstate match.Yesterday's Football: Interstate Game in Adelaide The Sunday Times 10 June 1923 1 Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 16 June (3:00 pm) Per 11.4 (70) D EF 10.10 (70) WACA Perth v East Fremantle: A Drawn Match The Sunday Times 17 June 1923 1 Saturday, 16 June (3:00 pm) Sub 5.15 (45) A WP 9.9 (63) Subiaco Oval West Perth v Subiaco: The Cardinals Superior The Sunday Times 17 June 1923 1 Saturday, 16 June (3:00 pm) SF 7.10 (52) A EP 11.10 (76) Fremantle Oval East Perth v South Fremantle: Seasiders Defeated in a Good Contest The Sunday Times 17 June 1923 1 *This would prove the last WA(N)FL (or VFL/AFL) draw at the WACA until East Perth drew with Claremont in 1993 The match ended a run of twelve consecutive defeats by Perth, their longest until 1983 – though their 21-game winless streak remains a record.http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Perth/Perth_streaks.html#ConsecutiveGamesLost WAFL Footy Facts: Perth – Consecutive Games Lost 5 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106043511/http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/Perth/Perth_streaks.html#ConsecutiveGamesLost 6 January 2014 dead Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm) Sub 7.10 (52) H EP 6.11 (47) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v East Perth: Maroons Win an Exciting Game The Sunday Times 24 June 1923 1S Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm) EF 8.10 (58) A SF 10.15 (75) Fremantle Oval Seaside Teams at Fremantle: Souths Win Comfortably The Sunday Times 24 June 1923 1S Saturday, 23 June (3:00 pm) Per 4.10 (34) A WP 12.15 (87) WACA Perth v West Perth: Cardinals Win in the Air The Sunday Times 24 June 1923 1S In an "unnecessarily rough" WACA game several casualties had to be treated after the match at the ground and Parkes of West Perth was taken to hospital. Round 7 Round 7 Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm) EP 10.12 (72) H Per 5.7 (37) Perth Oval East Perth v Perth: East the Better Stayers The Sunday Times 1 July 1923 1S Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm) SF 5.12 (42) H Sub 5.8 (38) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v Subiaco: Victory for Souths The Sunday Times 1 July 1923 1S Saturday, 30 June (3:00 pm) WP 10.8 (68) A EF 10.9 (69) Leederville Oval West Perth v East Fremantle: One-Point Win for Blue and Whites The Sunday Times 1 July 1923 1S Round 8 Round 8 Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm) WP 9.7 (61) A EP 11.14 (80) Leederville Oval West Perth v East Perth: Easts Triumph The Sunday Times 8 July 1923 1S Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm) EF 9.7 (61) H Sub 6.13 (49) Fremantle Oval Subiaco v East Fremantle: Old Easts too Good The Sunday Times 8 July 1923 1S Saturday, 7 July (3:00 pm) Per 7.8 (50) A SF 7.18 (60) WACA Perth v South Fremantle: City Team's Seventh Reverse The Sunday Times 8 July 1923 1S The Leederville Oval match sees the first use of an electric bell in Australian football. Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm) EP 10.9 (69) H EF 7.8 (50) Perth Oval East Perth v East Fremantle: The Premiers Win Comfortably" The Sunday Times 15 July 1923 1S Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm) SF 8.11 (59) H WP 8.8 (56) Fremantle Oval West Perth v South Fremantle: South's Narrow Win" The Sunday Times 15 July 1923 1S Saturday, 14 July (3:00 pm) Sub 8.12 (60) H Per 7.6 (48) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v Perth: Red Legs Again Beaten" The Sunday Times 15 July 1923 1S During the following weekend, Western Australia thrashed South Australia by the score of 13.13 (91) to 4.3 (27).Clash of Interstate Champion: Western Boys Win All the Way The Sunday Times 22 July 1923 1S Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm) EF 16.19 (115) H Per 7.7 (49) Fremantle Oval Old Easts Whip Perth The Sunday Times 29 July 1923 1S Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm) EP 7.12 (54) A SF 8.8 (56) Perth Oval South Fremantle v East Perth: Thrilling Finish The Sunday Times 29 July 1923 1S Saturday, 28 July (3:00 pm) WP 7.7 (49) H Sub 5.9 (39) Leederville Oval West Perth v Subiaco The Sunday Times 29 July 1923 1S Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm) SF 9.2 (56) A EF 10.9 (69) Fremantle Oval E. Fremantle v South Fremantle: Blue and Whites Superior The Sunday Times 5 August 1923 1S Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm) EP 7.10 (52) H Sub 5.7 (37) Perth Oval East Perth v Subiaco – A Disappointing Game The Sunday Times 5 August 1923 1S Saturday, 4 August (3:00 pm) WP 11.12 (78) H Per 8.7 (55) Leederville Oval West Perth v Perth – An Unattractive Display The Sunday Times 5 August 1923 1S Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) Per 6.6 (42) A EP 9.14 (68) WACA East Perth v Perth – Perth's Plucky Finish The Sunday Times 12 August 1923 1S Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) EF 6.10 (46) H WP 6.8 (44) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v West Perth – Easts Scrape Home The Sunday Times 12 August 1923 1S Saturday, 11 August (3:00 pm) Sub 12.10 (82) H SF 7.9 (51) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v South Fremantle – Seasiders Defeated The Sunday Times 12 August 1923 1S After a violent all-in-brawl with the scores level at half-time (for which no reports were made despite most players fighting even after a later inquiryFootball: The Subiaco Disturbance – League Thought The West Australian 25 August 1923 9), Subiaco take over for their last win of 1923. Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm) Per 6.21 (57) A SF 14.22 (106) WACA Perth v South Fremantle – Seasiders Win Easily The Sunday Times 19 August 1923 1S Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm) EF 6.18 (54) H Sub 6.7 (43) Fremantle Oval Subiaco v East Fremantle – Old Easts Win Comfortably The Sunday Times 19 August 1923 1S Saturday, 18 August (3:00 pm) WP 5.11 (41) H EP 3.14 (32) Leederville Oval East Perth v West Perth – The Premiers Defeated The Sunday Times 19 August 1923 1S Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 25 August (3:00 pm) Sub 6.8 (44) A Per 6.10 (46) Subiaco Oval Perth v Subiaco – Perth's First Win The Sunday Times 26 August 1923 1S Saturday, 25 August (3:00 pm) SF 6.10 (46) A WP 9.7 (61) Fremantle Oval West Perth v South Fremantle – Cardinals too Good The Sunday Times 26 August 1923 1S *A trip by East Fremantle to Melbourne and Adelaide meant that Old Easts' game with East Perth was never played. On this Saturday East Fremantle lost to 1922 premiers Fitzroy by the score of 9.5 (59) to 11.13 (79).East Fremantle Defeated – Fitzroy too Good The West Australian 29 August 1923 6 After 21 consecutive winless games, Perth win for the first time since Round 6 of 1922, edging out Subiaco and sealing the top four in doing so. Their win ended the most consecutive winless games in the WAFA/WAFL since the Maroons lost 24 in a row in 1902 and 1903.http://waflfootyfacts.net/streaks_all_teams.html WAFL Footy Facts: Consecutive Games Lost 5 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927063601/http://waflfootyfacts.net/streaks_all_teams.html#ConsecutiveGamesLost 27 September 2013 dead Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 1 September (3:00 pm) SF 10.11 (71) A EP 12.14 (86) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v East Perth – City Team Prove Superior The Sunday Times 2 September 1923 1S Saturday, 1 September (3:00 pm) WP 10.23 (83) H Sub 11.10 (76) Leederville Oval West Perth v Subiaco: Cardinals' Close Call The Sunday Times 2 September 1923 1S *A trip by East Fremantle to Melbourne and Adelaide meant that Old Easts' game with Perth was never played. On this Saturday East Fremantle lost to second-placed SAFL club Sturt 5.15 (45) to 7.5 (47)Exciting Football: Sturt Win by Two Points – East Fremantle's Bad Luck The Advertiser 3 September 1923 17 and on Wednesday beat seventh-placed Port Adelaide 10.13 (73 to 8.10 (58).Exhibition Football: East Fremantle Beat Port Adelaide – First Win of the Tour The Advertiser 6 September 1923 15 Ladder main WDL 1923 WAFL ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 EP EP 11 3 0 985 718 P WP WP 9 6 0 876 801 EF EF 8 3 2 809 741 SF SF 7 7 1 904 924 Sub Sub 5 10 0 809 862 Per Per 1 12 1 730 1067 Premiers #CCFFCC Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete http://waflfootyfacts.net/season/games/results.php?Season=1923#Ladder WAFL Footy Facts 1923 Ladder Finals First semi-final First semi-final Saturday, 15 September (3:00 pm) EP 5.10 (40) H WP 4.7 (31) WACA 6,087 East Perth v West Perth – Disappointing Weather Conditions", The Sunday Times 16 September 1923 1S In a match marred by Perth’s wettest September on recordAustralian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataGraph&p_stn_num=009034&p_nccObsCode=139&p_month=09 Perth Regional Office (009034) September rainfall and consequent extremely slippery conditions, a depleted East Perth, with 38-year-old coach Matson forced to strip, hold West Perth to 0.2 (2) with the wind in the last quarter and advance to the final. Second semi-final Second semi-final Saturday, 22 September (3:00 pm) EF 9.21 (75) H SF 5.3 (33) Fremantle Oval 4,947 East Fremantle v S. Fremantle – An Uninteresting Game The Sunday Times 23 September 1923 1S In their first WAFL match for over a month, East Fremantle completely outplay the Southerners. Final Final Saturday, 29 September (3:00 pm) EP 5.12 (42) A EF 9.9 (63) Subiaco Oval 11,917 Football Premiership: East Fremantle Defeat East Perth – Challenge Match to Be Played The Sunday Times 30 September 1923 1S East Perth’s 0.8 (8) with the wind in the second quarter ensures East Fremantle will force a rematch. Grand Final 1923 WAFL Grand Final Saturday, 6 October (3:00 pm) EP 1.2 (8) 4.5 (29) 5.7 (37) 9.9 (63) Duffy 3, Owens 2, Harrold 2, Hebbard, Gaynor Fletcher (best on ground), Owens, Western, Sherlock, Brentnall, Herd, Duffy H EF 4.1 (25) 5.2 (32) 6.4 (40) 7.4 (46) Coffey 3, Cinoris 2, Collins, Smith Cinoris, Buchanan, Truscott, Mudie, Clark, Baird Subiaco Oval 16,371 East Perth Retain the Premiership: A Stirring Game Between Champions – Enormous Attendance and Splendid Weather The Sunday Times 7 October 1923 1S Frank O‘Connor East Perth set an Australian record, winning a fifth consecutive premiership after coming from behind with brilliant determination led by an impassable half-back line.((Onlooker)) Football: The Challenge Match – East Perth Beat East Fremantle: A Thrilling Context The West Australian 8 October 1923 7 References External links Official WAFL website West Australian Football League (WAFL), 1923 Category:West Australian Football League seasons WAFL