1926 WAFL season

Football Season December 2017 December 2017 wafl 1926 7 EP 6 EP 6 66 Bonny Campbell (EP) Johnny Leonard (Sub) 1925 1927 The 1926 WAFL season was the 42nd season of senior football in Perth, Western Australia. Desire had existed upon some stakeholders to expand the competition ever since it contracted to six clubs during World War I,East Alan 2005 From Redlegs to Demons : A History of the Perth Football Club from 1899 43 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 1925Casey Kevin The Tigers' tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club 12–15 0-646-26498-2 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.Casey The Tigers' Tale 20 Patronisingly called the “babies” in their early years in the WAFL,Devaney John Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion 41 9780955689710 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.Barnett Peter Claremont's Twenty-Five Years The Western Mail 17 May 1951 23 With the return of champion coach Phil Matson after he was widely tipped to take over the reins at ,Devaney Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion 183 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,Leederville Oval: New Stand Approved The West Australian 16 March 1926 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,Spillman Ken Diehards: The Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1896-1945 100–104 0646358340 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. Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 24 April (2:45 pm) CC 6.10 (46) A EP 16.21 (117) Claremont Showground East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe: New Team's First Game The West Australian 26 April 1926 8 Saturday, 24 April (2:45 pm) EF 7.12 (54) H Per 6.8 (44) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v Perth – A Poor Game The West Australian 26 April 1926 8 Saturday, 24 April (2:45 pm) Sub 11.7 (73) A SF 11.10 (76) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v South Fremantle – South Fremantle Win Well The West Australian 26 April 1926 8 WP 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 Round 2 Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) Per 9.11 (65) H EP 9.10 (64) WACA Perth v East Perth – Perth's Narrow Victory The West Australian 3 May 1926 13 Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) SF 9.10 (64) H EF 8.10 (58) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v East Fremantle – A Strenuous Battle The West Australian 3 May 1926 13 Saturday, 1 May (2:45 pm) Sub 11.14 (80) A WP 7.14 (56) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v West Perth – Maroons' Comfortable Win The Sunday Times 3 May 1926 4 CC Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) EP 7.17 (59) H SF 5.9 (39) Perth Oval South Fremantle v East Perth: At Perth Oval The Sunday Times 9 May 1926 4 Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) CC 7.8 (50) A Sub 15.19 (109) Claremont Showground Subiaco v Claremont – New Team's Improvement The West Australian 10 May 1926 12 Saturday, 8 May (2:45 pm) EF 7.8 (50) A WP 9.4 (58) Fremantle Oval West Perth v East Fremantle – Wests Win The West Australian 10 May 1926 12 Per Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) CC 9.8 (62) A EF 22.13 (145) Claremont Showground East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – Victory for Port Team The Sunday Times 16 May 1926 4 Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) Per 11.6 (72) H Sub 8.4 (52) WACA Perth v Subiaco – Red Legs Win Easily The Sunday Times 16 May 1926 4 Saturday, 15 May (2:45 pm) WP 7.9 (51) A EP 8.11 (59) Leederville Oval West Perth v East Perth – A Good Close Game The Sunday Times 16 May 1926 4 SF Despite steady rain in what became a record wet year,Western Australian Rainfall Deciles: 1 January to 31 December 1926 East Fremantle kick the highest score in the WAFL since 1917, when Perth kicked 24.21 (165) against defunct Midland Junction.See ((Pivot)) Football – East Fremantle Leads; Subiaco Surprised; Perth's Record Score The West Australian 18 June 1928 14 Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) WP 18.20 (128) H CC 8.10 (58) Leederville Oval East Fremantle v East Perth – An Uninspiring Contest The Sunday Times 23 May 1926 4 Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) EP 8.14 (62) A EF 10.10 (70) Perth Oval W. Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – High Marking a Feature The Sunday Times 23 May 1926 4 Saturday, 22 May (2:45 pm) SF 8.12 (60) H Per 8.9 (57) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v Perth – Home Team Win on the Bell The Sunday Times 23 May 1926 4 Sub 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.South Fremantle v Perth The West Australian 24 May 1926 10 Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) Sub 5.13 (43) A EF 8.7 (55) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v East Fremantle – Seasiders Win The Sunday Times 30 May 1926 4 Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) SF 11.11 (77) H CC 7.2 (44) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – New Team Again Defeated The Sunday Times 30 May 1926 4 Saturday, 29 May (2:45 pm) Per 11.11 (77) A WP 13.18 (96) WACA West Perth v Perth – Gosnell's Magnificent Display The Sunday Times 30 May 1926 4 EP Round 7 Round 7 Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) CC 6.12 (48) A Per 22.17 (149) Claremont Showground Claremont-Cottesloe v Perth – City Team's Runaway Victory The Sunday Times 6 June 1926 4 Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) WP 11.10 (76) H SF 11.8 (74) Leederville Oval West Perth v South Fremantle – A Rattling Good Game The Sunday Times 6 June 1926 4 Saturday, 5 June (2:45 pm) EP 8.6 (54) H Sub 8.5 (53) Perth Oval East Perth v Subiaco – Big Crowd Sees Good Football The Sunday Times 6 June 1926 4 EF 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. Round 8 (Foundation Day) Round 8 Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) SF 12.9 (81) H Sub 10.14 (74) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v Subiaco The West Australian 8 June 1926 8 Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) EP 9.20 (74) H CC 7.11 (53) Perth Oval East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe The West Australian 8 June 1926 8 Monday, 7 June (2:45 pm) Per 9.9 (63) H EF 9.8 (62) WACA Perth v East Fremantle The West Australian 8 June 1926 8 WP 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 Round 9 Saturday, 12 June (2:45 pm) WP 13.14 (92) H Sub 9.11 (65) Leederville Oval West Perth v Subiaco – Comfortable Win for Cardinals The Sunday Times 13 June 1926 4 Saturday, 12 June (2:45 pm) EF 8.20 (68) H SF 2.7 (19) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v East Fremantle – A One-Sided Game The Sunday Times 13 June 1926 4 Saturday, 12 June (2:45 pm) EP 15.18 (108) H Per 10.5 (65) Perth Oval East Perth v Perth – Redlegs Badly Beaten The Sunday Times 13 June 1926 4 CC South Fremantle’s score remains their lowest in open-age competition since scoring only 1.8 (14) against Subiaco in 1918.http://australianfootball.com/clubs/lowest_scores/South%2BFremantle/223 South Fremantle's Lowest Scores Australian Football Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) WP 7.14 (56) A EF 9.9 (63) Leederville Oval West Perth v East Fremantle – Good Football in Bad Weather The Sunday Times 20 June 1926 4 Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) Sub 19.9 (123) H CC 4.9 (33) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v Claremont-Cottesloe – Easy Win for Maroons The Sunday Times 20 June 1926 4 Saturday, 19 June (2:45 pm) SF 5.6 (36) A EP 15.15 (105) Fremantle Oval East Perth v South Fremantle – City Team Romps Home The Sunday Times 20 June 1926 4 Per Pat Rodriguez kicks ten goals for Subiaco despite wet conditions, the first time this had been accomplished for the club. Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) EP 14.9 (93) H WP 11.10 (76) Perth Oval East Perth v West Perth – Big Crowd Sees Fine Game The Sunday Times 27 June 1926 4 Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) EF 13.17 (95) H CC 11.6 (72) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – Good Scoring by the New Team The Sunday Times 27 June 1926 4 Saturday, 26 June (2:45 pm) Sub 11.11 (77) H Per 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v Perth – Stirring Finish The Sunday Times 27 June 1926 4 SF 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 Round 12 Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) CC 9.10 (64) A WP 14.18 (102) Claremont Showground West Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – An Easy Day for the Cardinals The Sunday Times 4 July 1926 4 Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) Per 12.15 (87) H SF 4.7 (31) WACA Perth v South Fremantle – An Uninteresting Game The Sunday Times 4 July 1926 4 Saturday, 3 July (2:45 pm) EF 8.19 (67) H EP 6.9 (45) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v East Perth – Blue and Whites Lead Throughout The Sunday Times 4 July 1926 4 Sub 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 Round 13 Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) WP 9.11 (65) H Per 6.10 (46) Leederville Oval Football: West Perth v Perth The West Australian 12 July 1926 12 Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) EF 11.7 (73) H Sub 9.10 (64) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v Subiaco – Keen Contest at the Seaside The Sunday Times 11 July 1926 4 Saturday, 10 July (2:45 pm) CC 8.17 (65) A SF 16.10 (106) Claremont Showground South Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – Home Team's Poor Goal Kicking The Sunday Times 11 July 1926 4 EP Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) Per 12.16 (88) H CC 8.11 (59) WACA Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – Shocking Ground Mars the Game The Sunday Times 18 July 1926 4 Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) Sub 10.9 (69) D EP 9.15 (69) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v East Perth – A Drawn Game The Sunday Times 18 July 1926 4 Saturday, 17 July (2:45 pm) SF 5.14 (44) A WP 7.11 (53) Fremantle Oval West Perth v South Fremantle – Cardinals Win a Patchy Game The Sunday Times 18 July 1926 4 EF *Perth’s ability to turn “every fleeting attack” into a goal allows it to beat the fledgling club despite having little play on a WACA ground turned into a lake by continuous rain.Australian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataDGraph&p_stn_num=009034&p_nccObsCode=136&p_month=07&p_startYear=1926 Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1926 rainfall East Perth recorded only their second draw since entering the WAFA in 1906 and first since the fourth round of 1908. The following week, WAFL games were suspended to play an interstate match against Victoria. Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 31 July (2:45 pm) SF 10.17 (77) H EP 3.11 (29) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v East Perth – Royal Blues Trounced The Sunday Times 1 August 1926 4 Saturday, 31 July (2:45 pm) Sub 11.12 (78) H CC 9.11 (65) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v Claremont-Cottesloe – Maroons' Close Call The Sunday Times 1 August 1926 4 Saturday, 31 July (2:45 pm) WP 12.13 (85) H EF 5.9 (39) Leederville Oval West Perth v East Fremantle – Easts Smothered The Sunday Times 1 August 1926 4 Per *South Fremantle unexpectedly crush an East Perth team lacking Duffy, Owens, Campbell and Sherlock. West Perth’s win leaves the equal at the top with Old Easts, who played far below form despite lacking notable absentees. Round 16 Round 16 Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) Per 7.10 (52) A SF 12.9 (81) WACA Perth v South Fremantle – A Poor Game The Sunday Times 8 August 1926 4 Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) CC 4.13 (37) A WP 9.19 (73) Claremont Showground West Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – Comfortable Win for Cardinals The Sunday Times 8 August 1926 4 Saturday, 7 August (2:45 pm) EP 10.8 (68) H EF 8.6 (54) Subiaco Oval East Perth v East Fremantle – The Seasiders Beaten The Sunday Times 8 August 1926 4 Sub Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) Sub 7.18 (60) H EF 6.4 (40) Subiaco Oval East Fremantle v Subiaco – The Maroons Win The Sunday Times 15 August 1926 4 Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) WP 12.16 (88) H Per 12.7 (79) Leederville Oval West Perth v Perth – Good Football at Leederville The Sunday Times 15 August 1926 4 Saturday, 14 August (2:45 pm) SF 7.10 (52) A CC 7.11 (53) Fremantle Oval South Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – An Exciting Finish The Sunday Times 15 August 1926 4 EP *West Perth’s narrow win enables them to take top position with the Royals having the bye. Claremont-Cottesloe by the narrowest of margins achieve their first WAFL win after South Fremantle attacked for ten minutes but scored only 0.3 (3). Round 18 Round 18 Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) Per 11.19 (85) H CC 9.10 (64) WACA Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – New Team's Good Performance The Sunday Times 22 August 1926 4 Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) Sub 8.6 (54) A EP 12.14 (86) Subiaco Oval East Perth v Subiaco – An Attractive Contest The Sunday Times 22 August 1926 4 Saturday, 21 August (2:45 pm) SF 10.8 (68) A WP 15.12 (102) Fremantle Oval West Perth v South Fremantle – City Team Superior The Sunday Times 22 August 1926 4 EF East Perth, with only seventeen men after half-time as “Digger” Thomas breaks his jaw, easily win a Grand Final preview. Round 19 Round 19 Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) EF 12.14 (86) H CC 9.11 (65) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – Another Good Showing by the Tyros The Sunday Times 5 September 1926 4 Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) Per 5.4 (34) A Sub 4.13 (37) WACA Subiaco v Perth – Maroons' Narrow Margin The Sunday Times 5 September 1926 4 Saturday, 4 September (2:45 pm) EP 21.8 (134) H WP 10.11 (71) Perth Oval East Perth v West Perth – Royal Blues' Magnificent Showing The Sunday Times 5 September 1926 4 SF *“Bonny” Campbell breaks his own record with seven goals for a total of seventy-two as East Perth play brilliantly in the meeting for top spot, with rover Duffy their star.Yesterday's Football – Supremacy of East Perth: Campbell Establishes a New Goal-kicking Record The Sunday Times 5 September 1926 4 The score was East Perth’s first-ever twenty-goal score,http://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_scores/East+Perth/99/129/300 East Perth: Highest Scores Australian Football though they had scored 19.20 (134) against North Fremantle in 1915. Round 20 Round 20 Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) EF 9.12 (66) H Per 8.10 (58) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v Perth – City Team Defeated The Sunday Times 12 September 1926 4 Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) Sub 19.18 (132) H SF 8.7 (55) Subiaco Oval Subiaco v South Fremantle – An Important Match won by the Maroons The Sunday Times 12 September 1926 4 Saturday, 11 September (2:45 pm) CC 9.7 (61) A EP 16.14 (110) Claremont Showground East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – Royal Blues Win Comfortably The Sunday Times 12 September 1926 4 WP 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 Round 21 Saturday, 18 September (2:45 pm) EP 15.17 (107) H Per 10.11 (71) Perth Oval East Perth v Perth – Played at Perth Oval The Sunday Times 19 September 1926 4 Saturday, 18 September (2:45 pm) WP 4.13 (37) A Sub 9.16 (70) Leederville Oval West Perth v Subiaco – Gamer Attracts Large Crowd; New Pavilion Opened The Sunday Times 19 September 1926 4 Saturday, 18 September (2:45 pm) EF 12.9 (81) H SF 11.13 (79) Fremantle Oval East Fremantle v South Fremantle – Remarkable Winning Rally by Easts The Sunday Times 19 September 1926 4 CC *Subiaco spoil the opening of Leederville Oval’s new grandstand before the matchNew Grandstand Opened at Leederville The Daily News 18 September 1926 1 and 1925 wooden spooners South Fremantle’s hope to regain fourth place with their convincing win. After not scoring for a quarter-and-a-half after half-time, Old Easts produce an amazing rally to defeat their post rivals after a wonderful goal by Jones where he dodges half a dozen opponents before kicking straight. Ladder main WDL 1926 WAFL ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 EP EP 13 4 1 1443 1078 P EF EF 12 6 0 1226 1067 WP WP 12 6 0 1365 1200 Sub Sub 9 8 1 1313 1103 SF SF 8 10 0 1119 1268 Per Per 7 11 0 1267 1219 CC CC 1 17 0 999 1797 Premiers #CCFFCC Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete 1928 ladder http://waflfootyfacts.net/season/games/results.php?Season=1926#Ladder WAFL Footy Facts Finals First semi-final First semi-final Saturday, 25 September (2:45 pm) WP 8.9 (57) A Sub 8.14 (62) Perth Oval 7,629 Subiaco come back from a half-time deficit to repeat their last-round win.Football: First Semi-Final – Subiaco's Narrow Victory The West Australian 27 September 1926 10 Second semi-final Second semi-final Saturday, 2 October (2:45 pm) EP 11.17 (83) H EF 5.9 (39) Subiaco Oval 9,098 East Perth run away after a close first half to win very easily over their rivals of the time.Football: The Second Semi-Final – East Perth's Easy Win The West Australian 4 October 1926 12 Grand Final 1926 WAFL Grand Final Saturday, 9 October (2:45 pm) EP 0.4 (4) 6.10 (46) 8.12 (60) 11.19 (85) Campbell 4, Sparrow 2, Walsh, Gepp, Hubble, Duffy, Western Walsh (best on ground), Guhl, O‘Meara, Gepp, Sherlock, C. Mitchell, Sparrow H Sub 1.1 (7) 2.1 (13) 4.5 (29) 5.5 (35) Grigg 2, Cockburn, Leonard, Green Outridge, Brophy, Hickey, Leonard (until injured), Green Leonard (concussion) WACA Ground 8,722 Football Final – East Perth Premiers: Subiaco Trounced'; in The West Australian 11 October 1926 10 Frank O‘Connor 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. References 3 External links Official WAFL website West Australian Football League (WAFL) Season 1926 Category:West Australian Football League seasons WAFL