1977 WANFL season

Australian rules football season December 2017 December 2017 wanfl 1977 8 Per 7 Per 6 88 Ray Bauskis (SF) Brian Peake (EF) 1976 1978 The 1977 WANFL season was the 93rd season of the Western Australian National Football League in its various incarnations. It followed on from the previous season's high scoring to set another record for the highest average score in WANFL historyRoss Elliott's West Australian Football Register 1977 Scoring Record 15 Poat Peter at 109.57 points per team per game, which was to be broken substantially in the following few years due to the introduction of the interchange rule allowing for a faster game with less exhausted players. 1977 was in fact that last WA(N)FL season with no score of over 200 points until 1988. The season saw Per win their second consecutive premiership with a resounding win and record WA(N)FL Grand Final score over EF who were in the finals for the first time since their last premiership in 1974. It was the fifth premiership in twelve seasons for the Demons, and their last as of 2022: Perth have not played in a Grand Final since 1978, and did even not qualify for the finals between 1998 and 2019. To counter the uneven quality of inter-league matches between the WANFL and the VFL due to recruiting of top interstate players by Victoria, a State of Origin match was held in Perth the week following the Grand Final. Western Australia showed its quality as a developer of Australian Rules talent with a crushing 94-point win over the best players bred in Victoria. Until the advent of the national competition and the West Coast Eagles, State of Origin football proved very popular with Western Australian and South Australian crowds and with television in Victoria. However, after that it declined to the point of being abandoned after 1999. Home-and-away season Round 1 (Easter weekend) Round 1 Saturday, 26 March SD 25.13 (163) H SF 18.18 (126) Bassendean Oval 10280 Saturday, 26 March EP 12.13 (85) A WP 15.14 (104) Perth Oval 12682 Monday, 28 March Cla 8.12 (60) A Per 12.15 (87) Claremont Oval not disclosed Monday, 28 March EF 21.17 (143) H Sub 13.12 (90) East Fremantle Oval not disclosed *Swan Districts' off-season emphasis on physical conditioning has a surprise reward when – with Garry Sidebottom moved onto the ball – they overpower the 1976 second semi-finalists.Hopkins Colin Swans Run South into the Ground The West Australian 28 March 1977 71 Despite the unexpected return of Peter Featherby, 12 goals and five behind from youngster Jim Sewell allows Old Easts to run over the Lions in amazing fashion with 13.7 (85) in the last quarter.East Alan 12-goal Sewell Seals It for East F‘Tle The West Australian 29 March 1977 84, 83 Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 2 April WP 15.22 (112) H SD 14.10 (94) Leederville Oval 11560 Saturday, 2 April SF 14.13 (97) A EP 15.14 (104) Fremantle Oval 9485 Saturday, 2 April Sub 13.13 (91) A Cla 14.12 (96) Subiaco Oval 7347 Saturday, 2 April Per 13.11 (89) A EF 20.17 (137) Lathlain Park 10128 *Two brilliant bursts of goalkicking by David Hollins and Bruce Tschirpig give East Fremantle an impressive upset over the reigning premiers.Christian Geoff Ruck-Rovers Get Eats F‘Tle Machine Rolling The West Australian 4 April 1977 72 Basil Campbell single-handedly pushed South Fremantle close to East Perth when he misses a shot that would have levelled the scores after the Bulldogs were behind all match. Archie Duda kicks nine for the Royals.Wright Frank Campbell Is a Saviour The West Australian 4 April 1977 72 Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 9 April Sub 15.12 (102) A Per 19.17 (131) Subiaco Oval 8973 Saturday, 9 April Cla 18.11 (119) A EF 27.14 (176) Claremont Oval 10050 Monday, 11 April SF 16.11 (107) H WP 15.14 (104) Fremantle Oval 12601 Monday, 11 April SD 16.11 (107) A EP 22.12 (144) Bassendean Oval not disclosed *Jim Sewell's second twelve-goal performance has him seen as potentially the biggest spectator drawcard in the WANFL since GerovichHopkins Colin High-Flyer to Set the Turnstiles Clicking 11 April 1977 – a critical asset when WANFL crowds were no longer increasing as they had been during the 1950s and 1960s. South Fremantle show tenacity and skill to hold off a West Perth team that finished very strongly against the wind.Christian Geoff South Welcome Siren – And First Win The West Australian 12 April 1977 88 Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 16 April WP 18.21 (129) H Sub 12.9 (81) Leederville Oval 9418 Saturday, 16 April Per 30.18 (198) H SF 13.7 (85) Lathlain Park 10402 Saturday, 16 April EP 21.15 (141) H Cla 11.14 (80) Perth Oval 9507 Saturday, 16 April EF 20.21 (141) H SD 11.14 (80) East Fremantle Oval 9017 A record third quarter of 15.3 (93)http://waflfootyfacts.net/QtrHalfRecords.html WAFL Footy Facts Quarters and Halves 8 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131104071109/http://waflfootyfacts.net/QtrHalfRecords.html 4 November 2013 dead dmy-all sees Perth kick their highest-ever WA(N)FL score, beating their previous record from 1968 against Swan Districts.Australian Football http://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_scores/Perth/189 Perth: Highest Scores The Demon rovers create a "shuttle service" to nine-goal full-forward Couper. South were without Campbell and Mal Brown. Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 23 April Sub 9.12 (66) A SF 24.22 (166) Subiaco Oval 6907 Saturday, 23 April WP 9.15 (69) H Per 8.18 (66) Leederville Oval 12019 Saturday, 23 April SD 24.14 (158) H Cla 17.9 (111) Bassendean Oval 7058 Saturday, 23 April EF 12.22 (94) H EP 12.16 (88) East Fremantle Oval 12723 *Despite losing a tight game to West Perth, Perth find future Simpson Medallist Wim Rosbender as the replacement they needed for 1976 premiership ruckman Dean Herbert, who returned to Victoria.Hopkins Colin Perth Beaten – But a Problem Solved The West Australian 25 April 1977 66 Swan Districts, after an expensive over-summer recruiting campaign,East Alan Casey the Inspiration The West Australian 25 April 1977 66 win their second game but it would be their last for sixteen weeks. Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 30 April Per 27.16 (178) H SD 15.6 (96) Lathlain Park 8988 Saturday, 30 April EP 11.8 (74) A Sub 12.6 (78) Perth Oval 6546 Saturday, 30 April Cla 8.12 (60) A WP 24.17 (161) Claremont Oval 7766 Saturday, 30 April SF 12.16 (88) A EF 19.18 (132) Fremantle Oval 15738 Subiaco, after being wooden spooners in 1976 and losing their first five by large margins, has coach Brian Douge allow the players to select their own side and let them off training – this unorthodox move wins the Lions their first game and sets them on their best run between 1975 and 1984.East Alan Subiaco Take It to East Perth The West Australian 2 May 1977 63 Round 7 Round 7 Saturday, 7 May SD 10.10 (70) A Sub 18.9 (117) Bassendean Oval 6695 Saturday, 7 May EP 13.9 (87) A Per 17.13 (115) Perth Oval 11213 Saturday, 7 May Cla 14.9 (93) A SF 16.20 (116) Claremont Oval 6715 Saturday, 7 May EF 11.20 (86) A WP 21.8 (134) East Fremantle Oval 14948 West Perth's win against East Fremantle was the biggest in the WAFL with fewer scoring shots until the same round of 1994http://waflfootyfacts.net/GameRecords.html WAFL Footy Facts Biggest Wins with Less Scoring Shots 9 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193428/http://waflfootyfacts.net/GameRecords.html#BigWinsLessScoreShots 29 October 2013 beating a record from the 1969 Preliminary Final. Round 8 Round 8 Saturday, 14 May SF 25.21 (171) H SD 7.7 (49) Fremantle Oval 6697 Saturday, 14 May WP 14.15 (99) A EP 23.13 (151) Leederville Oval 11859 Saturday, 14 May Per 23.15 (153) H Cla 11.16 (82) Lathlain Park 5782 Saturday, 14 May Sub 14.13 (97) A EF 17.12 (114) Subiaco Oval 7943 South Fremantle in a tricky wind kick 1.12 (18) before kicking ten goals straight and crushing Swan DistrictsWright Frank Odds Had to Go the Way of South The West Australian 16 May 1977 86 Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 21 May SD 10.12 (72) A WP 17.15 (117) Bassendean Oval 6250 Saturday, 21 May EP 12.12 (84) A SF 19.18 (132) Perth Oval 9412 Saturday, 21 May Cla 13.12 (90) A Sub 17.12 (114) Claremont Oval 4860 Saturday, 21 May EF 9.14 (68) A Per 11.12 (78) East Fremantle Oval 8642 On the one wet day of the season, South Fremantle kick an exceptional 10.3 (63) with the wind, with future star Stephen Michael dominating the ruckHopkins Colin South Defence Is Looking Tougher The West Australian 23 May 1977 54 Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 28 May WP 26.13 (169) H SF 20.17 (137) Leederville Oval 14270 Saturday, 28 May EP 22.17 (149) H SD 13.5 (83) Perth Oval 7038 Saturday, 28 May Per 17.15 (117) H Sub 11.12 (78) Lathlain Park 9106 Saturday, 28 May EF 13.9 (87) A Cla 12.17 (89) East Fremantle Oval 6619 *The Cardinals won a high-scoring game with a brilliant fifteen-minute spell before half-timeChristian Geoff West Perth Salvo Sinks South The West Australian 30 May 1977 87 When Ray Bauskis got his 100th goal in Round 19, a goal was added over those originally credited from this roundHopkins Colin 100 on a Countback The West Australian 15 August 1977 58 Robert Wiley has 36 kicks and five goals in a display that attracts the attention of Hopkins Colin Subiaco's Hopes Shattered The West Australian 30 May 1977 87 Round 11 (Foundation Day) Round 11 Saturday, 4 June Cla 11.12 (78) A EP 15.16 (106) Claremont Oval 9026 Saturday, 4 June SD 14.14 (98) A EF 20.27 (147) Bassendean Oval 7340 Monday, 6 June Sub 17.13 (115) H WP 14.7 (91) Subiaco Oval 12311 Monday, 6 June SF 19.17 (131) H Per 18.12 (120) Fremantle Oval 11687 Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 11 June SF 16.16 (112) A Sub 19.14 (128) Fremantle Oval 8923 Saturday, 11 June Per 29.18 (192) H WP 12.8 (80) Lathlain Park 8198 Saturday, 11 June Cla 13.25 (103) H SD 10.8 (68) Claremont Oval 5044 Saturday, 11 June EP 19.13 (127) H EF 14.16 (100) Perth Oval 9041 Star Perth rover Robert Wiley has an amazing match with 10 goals, four behinds and forty-two possessions,Christian Geoff West Perth Get Record Hiding The West Australian 13 June 1977 75 as the Demons kick their second highest score on record. Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 18 June SD 9.9 (63) A Per 18.15 (123) Bassendean Oval 4897 Saturday, 18 June Sub 12.11 (83) A EP 17.15 (117) Subiaco Oval 12757 Saturday, 18 June WP 16.12 (108) H Cla 17.18 (120) Leederville Oval 7113 Saturday, 18 June EF 11.17 (83) A SF 11.19 (85) East Fremantle Oval 11940 Don Haddow kicks winner with last kick of day on best-afield Doug Green, in a manner compared at the time with the 1964 Grand Final.Wright Frank Shades of 1964 at East Fremantle The West Australian 20 June 1977 62 Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 2 July Sub 14.13 (97) H SD 12.12 (84) Subiaco Oval 6976 Saturday, 2 July Per 29.12 (186) H EP 11.8 (74) Lathlain Park 10490 Saturday, 2 July SF 24.16 (160) H Cla 13.14 (92) Fremantle Oval 7857 Saturday, 2 July WP 19.12 (126) H EF 16.12 (108) Leederville Oval 8472 Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 9 July SD 12.10 (82) A SF 21.16 (142) Bassendean Oval 5488 Saturday, 9 July EP 20.9 (129) H WP 13.11 (89) Perth Oval 12491 Saturday, 9 July Cla 9.18 (72) A Per 26.14 (170) Claremont Oval 5202 Saturday, 9 July EF 21.25 (151) H Sub 13.11 (89) East Fremantle Oval 8090 *Robert Wiley kicks nine goals after half-time for his second double-figure haul of the season Bold moves by Graham Farmer help East Perth cope with the loss of spearhead Archie Duda to defeat rivals West PerthChristian Geoff Bold Move Pays Off Handsomely The West Australian 11 July 1977 75 Round 16 Round 16 Saturday, 16 July WP 29.23 (197) H SD 16.12 (108) Leederville Oval 6109 Saturday, 16 July SF 12.10 (82) A EP 17.17 (119) Fremantle Oval 11517 Saturday, 16 July Sub 16.17 (113) H Cla 15.9 (99) Subiaco Oval 4406 Saturday, 16 July Per 17.17 (119) A EF 20.12 (132) Lathlain Park 11420 Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 23 July SF 11.13 (79) A WP 15.20 (110) Fremantle Oval 11478 Saturday, 23 July SD 12.9 (81) A EP 23.11 (149) Bassendean Oval 5698 Saturday, 23 July Sub 11.9 (75) A Per 23.11 (149) Subiaco Oval 5867 Saturday, 23 July Cla 9.14 (68) A EF 16.13 (109) Claremont Oval 5750 Archie Duda kicked ten in comeback from knee trouble to move to 99 goals for the Royals. Round 18 Round 18 Saturday, 6 August WP 25.17 (167) H Sub 18.5 (113) Leederville Oval 7816 Saturday, 6 August Per 15.14 (104) H SF 15.9 (99) Lathlain Park 9109 Saturday, 6 August EP 20.15 (135) A Cla 23.9 (147) Perth Oval 6618 Saturday, 6 August EF 27.17 (179) H SD 18.9 (117) East Fremantle Oval 5127 *Peter Bosustow, then only a fringe player for Perth, kicks six to help them overhaul South Fremantle from a big quarter-time deficitHopkins Colin One Bad Quarter Spells End for South The West Australian 7 August 1977 Archie Duda kicked his hundredth goal for East Perth, but missed the rest of the season with persistent knee problems. Round 19 Round 19 Saturday, 13 August Sub 10.9 (69) A SF 23.15 (153) Subiaco Oval 4317 Saturday, 13 August WP 23.16 (154) H Per 14.15 (99) Leederville Oval 11380 Saturday, 13 August SD 13.16 (94) A Cla 19.13 (127) Bassendean Oval 4102 Saturday, 13 August EF 16.16 (112) H EP 17.9 (111) East Fremantle Oval 9012 Old Easts wipe off a 44-point deficit in fifteen minutes of the third quarter and hang on to win a thrillerHopkins Colin East Fremantle Now Have What It Takes The West Australian 15 August 1977 58 Round 20 Round 20 Saturday, 20 August Per 17.18 (120) H SD 12.12 (84) Lathlain Park 4132 Saturday, 20 August EP 15.15 (105) H Sub 8.4 (52) Perth Oval 6145 Saturday, 20 August Cla 10.6 (66) A WP 22.13 (145) Claremont Oval 6840 Saturday, 20 August SF 15.17 (107) H EF 14.13 (97) Fremantle Oval 12984 Ross Glendinning's brilliant defence allows East Perth to hold Subiaco to 2.0 (12) in first half.East Perth Need to Liven Up The West Australian 22 August 1977 83 Round 21 Round 21 Saturday, 27 August SD 16.17 (113) H Sub 7.11 (53) Bassendean Oval 3048 Saturday, 27 August EP 26.19 (175) H Per 9.7 (61) Perth Oval 11695 Saturday, 27 August Cla 11.17 (83) A SF 13.17 (95) Claremont Oval 6375 Saturday, 27 August EF 23.12 (150) H WP 10.18 (78) East Fremantle Oval 11740 *East Perth, with fierce physical pressure and brilliant roving from Otway against a Wiley-less Demon side, take complete revenge for their earlier caning.Hopkins Colin Armstrong Will Have His Work Cut Out The West Australian 29 August 1977 83 Garry Sidebottom kicks eight as Swan Districts end a run of fifteen straight losses, to be thirty losses from thirty-two games next season. Sidebottom had played only eight games all year in a long list of Swans injuriesSee East Alan Perth Far too Nimble The West Australian 20 June 1977 62 for details of Swan Districts' injury troubles Ladder main WDL 1977 WANFL ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 Per Per 15 6 0 2655 2003 P EF EF 14 7 0 2546 2077 WP WP 14 7 0 2543 2218 EP EP 13 8 0 2454 2060 SF SF 12 9 0 2470 2249 Sub Sub 7 14 0 1901 2471 Cla Cla 6 15 0 1935 2587 SD SD 3 18 0 1964 2803 Premiers #CCFFCC Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete 1977 Ladder https://waflfootyfacts.net/season/games/results.php?Season=1977#Ladder WAFL Footy Facts Finals First semi-final First semi-final Saturday, 3 September WP 14.13 (97) H EP 10.5 (65) Subiaco Oval 26,186 A superbly skilled and precise defensive effort on a perfect football day by the Cardinals sees East Perth on 0.1 (1) fifteen seconds before half-time, and they never have hope of winning.Hopkins Colin West Perth Were Too Systematic The West Australian 5 September 1977 Second semi-final Second semi-final Saturday, 10 September Per 23.16 (154) H EF 15.10 (100) Subiaco Oval 23,019 With Peake and Wiley both absent, Perth rebound dramatically from their last round debacle with Murray Couper kicking eight. Preliminary final Preliminary final Saturday, 17 September EF 17.15 (117) H WP 15.11 (101) Subiaco Oval 23,193 Grand Final 1977 WANFL Grand Final Saturday, 24 September Per 4.4 (28) 12.7 (79) 19.10 (124) 26.13 (169) Couper 6, Farrant 4, Mitsopoulos 3, Wiley 3, Hargrave 3, Currie 2, Johnson 2, Gibellini, Hill, Rosbender Currie, Inman, Rosbender, Watt, Johnson, Hargrave, Day H EF 2.3 (15) 6.4 (40) 10.9 (69) 14.12 (96) Judge 4, Turco 3, Durnthaler 3, Peake, Jez, Reid, Ryan Reid, Neesham, Becu, Peake, Durnthaler, Diver Subiaco Oval 44,381 Ross Capes, Ron Powell Simpson Medal Wim Rosbender (Per) Perth's brilliant fleet of small men, with Wiley back for the first time in nine weeks, and a fast-running defence, completely outplays Old Easts to kick the highest ever WA(N)FL Grand Final score. State of Origin match Western Australia vs Victoria Saturday, 10 October Western Australia Graham Farmer 6.5 (41) 9.9 (63) 17.9 (111) 23.13 (151) Max Richardson 6, Alexander 3, Monteath 2, Moss 2, Magro 2, Young 2, Sidebottom 2, Reid, Cable, Sewell, Featherby H Victoria 0.0 (0) 3.4 (22) 4.6 (30) 8.9 (57) Moore 4, Hendrie 2, Schimmelbusch, Picken Subiaco Oval "This Makes It a New Ball Game"Christian Geoff This Makes It a New Ball Game The West Australian 10 October 1977 64 Simpson Medal Barry Cable This was the first State of Origin game, and saw Western Australia inflict a crushing reversal on Victoria, who had previously been able to utilise countless players born and bred interstate. In the absence of Leigh Matthews and Kevin Bartlett, the Victorian roving division was slaughtered by Cable, Monteath and Max Richardson who kicked six straight.Phillips Steven Vics Get 94-Point Hiding The Age 10 October 1977 32 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ye9hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hpIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6823%2C2948091 References 2 External links Official WAFL website Western Australian National Football League (WANFL), 1977 Category:West Australian Football League seasons WANFL