1929 WAFL season

Australian rules football season December 2017 December 2017 wafl 1929 7 EF 14 EF 16 66 Sol Lawn (SF) Billy Thomas (EP)Johnny Leonard (Sub)Awarded retrospectively in 1997 after losing on casting vote. 1928 1930 The 1929 WAFL season was the 45th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations. East Fremantle proved the outstanding team, and won the second of what would become seven successive minor premierships and four successive flags. With a convincing last round win, Subiaco denied a Perth club bolstered by the return as coach of Jack Leckie – who had masterminded their pre-war successes including their only premiership to that pointEast Alan 2005 From Redlegs to Demons: A History of the Perth Football Club from 1899 165 – a first finals appearance since 1920. Claremont-Cottesloe won more games than in its first three seasons combined and a brilliant mid-season burst looked to assure it of a finals berth before a September fade-out. However, the Great Depression and the financial power of several wealthy VFL clubsBooth Ross History of Player Recruitment, Transfer and Payment Rules in the Victorian and Australian Football League ASSH Bulletin 26 June 1997 13-33 prevented the Tigers sustaining this improvement.Casey Kevin 1995 The Tigers' Tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club; Claremont Football Club 25 0646264982 Following the death in a truck accident of champion coach Phil Matson, an upheaval off the field during the summer,Club Prospects: East Perth The Western Mail 11 April 1929 25 and the retirement of numerous top players of their 1920s dynasty such as Bonny Campbell, Val Sparrow (who took to coaching the club), "Paddy" Hebbard, Joe O'Meara and Jack Walsh,Teams Will Reveal Many Changes: Training Lists Greatly Reduced The Daily News 19 April 1929 8 former powerhouse East Perth suffered its first wooden spoon since 1913 and lost a club record fifteen consecutive matches. The Royals were also affected by injuries to remaining key players Owens and Fletcher,An Inglorious Exhibition: Perth's Runaway Win The West Australian 15 July 1929 16 who missed several games and were never fully fit. Sol Lawn of South Fremantle beat the record of Bonny Campbell for most goals in a WAFL season, finishing with ninety-six.Devaney John Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion 201 9780955689710 Home-and-away season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 20 April (2:45 pm) EP 5.5 (35) A WP 15.10 (100) Perth Oval West's Hollow Victory: Changes Weaken East Perth The West Australian 22 April 1929 7 Saturday, 20 April (2:45 pm) Per 10.12 (72) A SF 11.10 (76) WACA South's Great Finish: Perth Narrowly Defeated The West Australian 22 April 1929 7 Saturday, 20 April (2:45 pm) EF 9.14 (68) A CC 9.15 (69) Fremantle Oval Combine's Promising Start: East Fremantle Just Beaten The West Australian 22 April 1929 7 Sub South Fremantle come back from 31 points down to beat Perth, whilst Claremont-Cottesloe record a first-ever win((Pivot)) Win for Claremont; Two Close Finishes The West Australian 22 April 1929 7 over an "experimental" East Fremantle lineupLee Jack Celebrating 100 Years of Tradition: East Fremantle Football Club 1898-1997 147-148 0646358812 Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) Per 11.12 (78) H WP 6.9 (45) WACA Perth's Win: Cardinals' Reversal of Form The West Australian 29 April 1929 16 Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) Sub 12.10 (82) A EF 13.11 (89) Subiaco Oval Close Finish at Subiaco: East Fremantle Win by Seven Points The West Australian 29 April 1929 16 Saturday, 27 April (2:45 pm) CC 12.13 (85) A EP 13.13 (91) Claremont Oval Won in Third Quarter – East Perth Surprise Claremont The West Australian 29 April 1929 16 SF No teams had two wins after two rounds, as a succession of close finishes and the defeat of all the opening round victors suggested at this early stage that the seven clubs were very evenly matched.((Pivot)) Surprise Results – East Perth Strike Form; Nissen Kicks Seven Goals The West Australian 29 April 1929 16 Round 3 Round 3 Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) EF 11.14 (80) H Per 9.12 (66) Fremantle Oval Perth Fail Again – Poor Game at the Port The West Australian 13 May 1929 14 Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) CC 12.4 (76) A SF 15.18 (108) Claremont Oval South Too Solid: Claremont Weak in Attack The West Australian 13 May 1929 14 Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) EP 5.4 (34) A Sub 7.18 (60) Perth Oval Subiaco Win Easily: East Perth Outclassed The West Australian 13 May 1929 14 WP Round 4 Round 4 Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) SF 14.18 (102) H EP 9.15 (69) Fremantle Oval South Win Again: East Perth Fail at the End The West Australian 20 May 1929 12 Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) Sub 17.7 (109) H CC 13.10 (88) Subiaco Oval Subiaco's Accuracy: Claremont Fail in Keen Game The West Australian 20 May 1929 12 Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) WP 15.14 (104) A EF 18.17 (125) Leederville Oval Fast and Exciting – Cardinals Run off Their Feet The West Australian 20 May 1929 12 Per West Perth score a century against Old Easts for the first time, ending the longest sequence of scores under 100 by one club against another.http://waflfootyfacts.net/streaks_teams.html WAFL Footy Facts Team v Team: Consecutive Scores Under 100 15 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130929011145/http://waflfootyfacts.net/streaks_teams.html#ConsecutiveScores100Less 29 September 2013 Round 5 Round 5 Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) Per 12.16 (88) H EP 10.4 (64) WACA In the Mud – Perth Defeat East Perth The West Australian 27 May 1929 6 Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) SF 13.15 (93) H Sub 11.9 (75) Fremantle Oval South's Fifth Win – Subiaco's Last-Quarter Rally The West Australian 27 May 1929 6 Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) CC 9.8 (62) A WP 10.14 (74) Claremont Oval Well-Deserved Victory – West Perth Account for Combine The West Australian 27 May 1929 6 EF South Fremantle, with Sol Lawn maintaining an average of six goals a game despite Perth's wettest May since 1879http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataGraph&p_stn_num=009034&p_nccObsCode=139&p_month=05 Perth Regional Office (009034) May rainfall Australian Bureau of Meteorologyhttp://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_display_type=dataGraph&p_stn_num=009225&p_nccObsCode=139&p_month=05 Perth Metro (Mount Lawley) (009225) May rainfall Australian Bureau of Meteorology win their fifth on end in a match memorable for former umpire Percy Trotter, who was a spectator, officiating in the last quarter after field umpire Frank O‘Connor had to leave the field because of a twisted knee and was replaced by boundary umpire Oakley.((Pivot)) Three Umpires in One Game The West Australian 27 May 1929 6 Round 6 Round 6 Saturday, 1 June (2:45 pm) Per 8.8 (56) H CC 7.10 (52) WACA Perth's Close Call: Combine's Gallant Recovery The West Australian 3 June 1929 12 Saturday, 1 June (2:45 pm) WP 16.11 (107) H Sub 11.8 (74) Leederville Oval West's High Marking; Subiaco's Disappointing Play The West Australian 3 June 1929 12 Saturday, 1 June (2:45 pm) SF 7.11 (53) A EF 8.18 (66) Fremantle Oval Fast and Furious – East's Great Win The West Australian 3 June 1929 12 EP Round 7 (Foundation Day) Round 7 Monday, 3 June (2:45 pm) EP 5.11 (41) A EF 11.15 (81) Perth Oval One-Sided Game – East Fremantle's Brilliance The West Australian 4 June 1929 15 Monday, 3 June (2:45 pm) Sub 10.8 (68) A Per 14.21 (105) Subiaco Oval Perth Prove Themselves: Subiaco Fail in Scrambling Game The West Australian 4 June 1929 15 Monday, 3 June (2:45 pm) SF 9.9 (63) H WP 7.19 (61) Fremantle Oval South's Narrow Escape: Cardinals' Great Rally The West Australian 4 June 1929 15 CC Round 8 Round 8 Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) SF 9.15 (69) H Per 8.10 (58) Fremantle Oval In the Balance – South's Stamina Wins The West Australian 10 June 1929 16 Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) Sub 13.11 (89) H WP 10.6 (66) Subiaco Oval The Tables Turned – Subiaco Defeat West Perth The West Australian 10 June 1929 16 Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) CC 10.18 (78) H EF 10.11 (71) Claremont Oval Seasiders Surprised: Combine's Winning Third Quarter The West Australian 10 June 1929 16 EP Round 9 Round 9 Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) EP 12.16 (88) A CC 13.14 (92) Perth Oval Combine Scrape Home: Losers' Gallant Recovery The West Australian 17 June 1929 14 Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) WP 12.14 (86) H Per 11.9 (75) Leederville Oval Weak in Attack – Perth Fail at Leederville The West Australian 17 June 1929 14 Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) EF 13.11 (89) H Sub 12.11 (83) Fremantle Oval Dashing Forwards: East Fremantle Beat Subiaco The West Australian 17 June 1929 14 SF *Claremont-Cottesloe led East Perth 7.8 (50) to 0.2 (2) at quarter-time before holding on to win by only four points; umpire Trotter was mobbed after the gameUmpire Heckled The West Australian 17 June 1929 14 Round 10 Round 10 Saturday, 22 June (2:45 pm) WP 15.10 (100) H EP 13.11 (89) Leederville Oval Cardinals Extended: East Perth's Improved Form The West Australian 24 June 1929 12 Saturday, 22 June (2:45 pm) CC 19.9 (123) H Per 12.13 (85) Claremont Oval Speed and Force: Combine Beat Perth by 38 Points The West Australian 24 June 1929 12 Saturday, 22 June (2:45 pm) EF 13.17 (95) H SF 11.19 (85) Fremantle Oval East's Strong Attack – South Fail in Stirring Game The West Australian 24 June 1929 12 Sub Claremont-Cottesloe entered the top four for the first time in their history with a skilful display of precise ball movement that leaves them the sole unbeaten team since the clubs had met each other once. Round 11 Round 11 Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) EP 9.16 (70) A SF 13.14 (92) Perth Oval South Win Easily: East Perth's Attack Fails The West Australian 1 July 1929 14 Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) CC 12.6 (78) H Sub 11.11 (77) Claremont Oval West's Victory – East Fremantle Beaten at Home The West Australian 1 July 1929 14 Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) EF 9.7 (61) A WP 9.12 (66) Fremantle Oval In the Balance – Combine Beat Subiaco by a Point The West Australian 1 July 1929 14 Per Round 12 Round 12 Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) EP 11.7 (73) A Per 21.14 (140) Perth Oval Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) Sub 19.10 (124) H SF 13.12 (90) Subiaco Oval South Surprised – Subiaco Strike Form The West Australian 15 July 1929 16 Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) WP 17.13 (115) H CC 15.7 (97) Leederville Oval Scrambling and Fumbling: Combine Fail at Leederville The West Australian 15 July 1929 16 EF *Alan Evans kicked ten goals for Perth, and Frank Hopkins kicked eight goals for West Perth. East Perth lost its eighth consecutive match, breaking its club-record from 1911 record of seven consecutive losses. The streak ultimately finished at 15 matches, which remains the club record as of 2014.http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/EastPerth/EastPerth_streaks.html#ConsecutiveGamesLost WAFL Footy Facts: East Perth Consecutive Games Lost 5 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140415054229/http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/EastPerth/EastPerth_streaks.html#ConsecutiveGamesLost 15 April 2014 Round 13 Round 13 Saturday, 20 July (2:45 pm) Per 9.9 (63) A EF 10.13 (73) WACA Four Dreary Quarters: East Fremantle Beat Perth The West Australian 22 July 1929 14 Saturday, 20 July (2:45 pm) SF 7.12 (54) A CC 12.6 (78) Fremantle Oval Combine's Fine Win: South Beaten at Home The West Australian 22 July 1929 14 Saturday, 20 July (2:45 pm) Sub 14.15 (99) H EP 8.13 (61) Subiaco Oval Subiaco's Fifth Win – East Perth's Game Showing The West Australian 22 July 1929 14 WP Round 14 Round 14 Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) WP 12.12 (84) H SF 12.11 (83) Leederville Oval By One Point: Cardinals Beat South Fremantle The West Australian 29 July 1929 14 Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) Per 6.12 (48) A Sub 8.15 (63) WACA Subiaco Move Up: Perth Beaten in Poor Game The West Australian 29 July 1929 14 Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) EF 25.16 (166) H EP 7.12 (54) Fremantle Oval A Record Score: East Perth Overwhelmed The West Australian 29 July 1929 14 CC *East Perth suffered its heaviest loss until 1984,http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/EastPerth/EastPerth_gamer.html#6 WAFL Footy Facts East Perth Greatest Losing Margins https://web.archive.org/web/20131017090203/http://waflfootyfacts.net/Teams/EastPerth/EastPerth_gamer.html 2013-10-17 and East Fremantle kicked the highest WAFL score since 1917.http://australianfootball.com/seasons/highest_scores/WAFL_129/400 West Australian Football League: Highest Scores 12 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131225022913/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/highest_scores/WAFL_129/400 25 December 2013 Castles of South Fremantle missed with the last kick of the match, allowing West Perth to achieve a narrow win after being behind almost all day. Round 15 Round 15 Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) EP 10.13 (73) A SF 16.14 (110) Perth Oval South Move Up: East Perth's Improved Showing The West Australian 5 August 1929 11 Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) CC 9.16 (70) H Sub 10.7 (67) Claremont Oval Claremont Finish well: Subiaco Beaten by Three Points The West Australian 5 August 1929 11 Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) WP 11.13 (79) A EF 12.12 (84) Leederville Oval A Memorable Game – East Fremantle Beat West Perth The West Australian 5 August 1929 11 Per Round 16 Round 16 Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) SF 17.12 (114) H Per 8.10 (58) Fremantle Oval Perth Badly Beaten: Lawn Kicks Eight Goals The West Australian 6 May 1929 7 Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) Sub 10.7 (67) A WP 17.12 (114) Subiaco Oval Subiaco Fail Badly: West Perth's Runaway Win The West Australian 19 August 1929 14 Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) EF 15.22 (112) H CC 7.12 (54) Fremantle Oval Combine Outclassed: East's Great Second Quarter The West Australian 19 August 1929 14 EP *The South Fremantle versus Perth game is brought forward fourteen weeks to allow Perth to tour the eastern states during a break for interstate football, and played as the only match on the days of the King's Cup horse race. Sol Lawn kicked eight goals. The match between Subiaco and West Perth was affected by a hailstorm at three-quarter time, which saw players and spectators seek shelter for several minutes away from the grandstand, though there was no actual interruption.Hail Storm at Subiaco: Players Leave the Field The Daily News 17 August 1929 1 Round 17 Round 17 Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) EF 14.16 (100) H Sub 12.14 (86) Fremantle Oval Subiaco's Game Fight; East's Winning Second Quarter The West Australian 26 August 1929 14 Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) EP 12.16 (88) A CC 21.14 (140) Perth Oval Combine's Big Score – East Perth's Game Showing The West Australian 26 August 1929 14 Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) Per 10.15 (75) A WP 14.14 (98) WACA West Perth's Easy Win: Perth Beaten by 23 Points The West Australian 26 August 1929 14 SF Claremont-Cottesloe kick their highest score in the WA(N)FL until 1937 and their first ever twenty-goal score,http://australianfootball.com/clubs/highest_scores/Claremont/80/129/300 Claremont: Highest Scores Australian Football leaving West Perth as the only existing club not to have scored twenty goals in a game.The other competing 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. North Fremantle kicked its only 20-goal score of 25.24 (174) against Subiaco as early as 1902, whilst West Perth was to score its first in 1933. The result leaves the Tigers three wins clear inside the top four. Round 18 Round 18 Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) CC 10.11 (71) A Per 14.6 (90) Claremont Oval Perth Strike Form: Claremont Well Beaten The West Australian 2 September 1929 14 Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) WP 16.17 (113) H EP 10.15 (75) Leederville Oval West's Easy Victory – East Perth Beaten by 38 Points The West Australian 2 September 1929 14 Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) EF 16.19 (115) H SF 12.9 (81) Fremantle Oval East's Great Recovery: Seven Goals in Third Quarter The West Australian 2 September 1929 14 Sub Round 19 Round 19 Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) WP 14.18 (102) H CC 10.13 (73) Leederville Oval Claremont Fail Again: West's Easy Victory The West Australian 9 September 1929 12 Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) Per 11.15 (81) H EP 8.7 (55) WACA 200 Perth Win Easily: Poor Game at W.A.C.A. Ground The West Australian 9 September 1929 12 Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) SF 11.9 (75) A Sub 14.10 (94) Fremantle Oval Subiaco's Fine Recovery: South Beaten in Last Half The West Australian 9 September 1929 12 EF Subiaco's second-half recovery to beat South Fremantle leaves the red and whites' battle with Claremont-Cottesloe a must-win for the latter team to remain with a final chance owing to their last-round bye and poor percentage.((Pivot)) Football: League Premiership – Combine's Position; Subiaco Beats Souths The West Australian 9 September 1929 12 Round 20 Round 20 Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) CC 8.15 (63) A SF 11.16 (82) Claremont Oval Claremont Drop Out – South Win by a Strong Finish The West Australian 16 September 1929 14 Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) Sub 12.19 (91) H EP 10.5 (65) Subiaco Oval Subiaco Win Again:East Perth Beaten by 26 Points The West Australian 16 September 1929 14 Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) Per 11.16 (82) H EF 8.5 (53) WACA Leaders Outclassed – Perth Show Improvement The West Australian 16 September 1929 14 WP Claremont-Cottesloe dropped out of the running for the finals, but Perth kept its chances of playing major round football alive by easily beating East Fremantle, who were resting players for the finals. Round 21 Round 21 Saturday, 21 September (2:45 pm) SF 17.15 (117) H WP 13.12 (90) Fremantle Oval Lawn's Two Records – South Fremantle's Easy Win The West Australian 23 September 1929 13 Saturday, 21 September (2:45 pm) EP 12.15 (87) H EF 12.10 (82) Perth Oval East Perth Surprise – Leaders Beaten by Five Points The West Australian 23 September 1929 13 Saturday, 21 September (2:45 pm) Sub 17.11 (113) H Per 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval Subiaco Finish well: Perth Beaten in Hard Game The West Australian 23 September 1929 13 CC *Sol Lawn kicked thirteen goals to finish with ninety for the home-and-away season, in the process beating Bonny Campbell's 1926 record of 82 for the home-and-away season and 89 for a full season with finals to come. East Perth ended its fifteen-match losing streak with a thrilling comeback win over minor premiers East Fremantle. Subiaco played Perth in a match which directly determined which club finished fourth. Subiaco won convincingly, and with Faul dominating they kicked 11.6 (72) to 1.5 (11) after half-time. Ladder main WDL 1929 ladder Ladder true points y 4 2 EF EF 13 5 0 1610 1313 P WP WP 12 6 0 1604 1422 SF SF 11 7 0 1547 1421 Sub Sub 9 9 0 1521 1447 Per Per 8 10 0 1395 1376 CC CC 8 10 0 1449 1537 EP EP 2 16 0 1212 1822 Premiers #CCFFCC Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete WAFL Footy Facts Finals First semi-final First semi-final Saturday, 28 September (2:45 pm) WP 8.17 (65) A SF 9.13 (67) Fremantle Oval 10,911 The crowd established a record for a club match at Fremantle OvalFirst Semi-Final – South's Narrow Win; Record Crowd Watches Game The West Australian 30 September 1929 13 Second semi-final Second semi-final Saturday, 5 October (2:45 pm) EF 10.15 (75) H Sub 5.12 (42) Subiaco Oval 5,827 Second Semi-Final – Weather Spoils Game, Subiaco Easily Beaten The West Australian 7 October 1929 25 Grand Final 1929 WAFL Grand Final Saturday, 12 October EF 5.7 (37) 5.12 (42) 6.19 (55) 8.22 (70) Rowlands 3, Lethridge 2, Bee, Dolan, Jones Telfer, Laffin, Richards, Buchanan, Jarvis, Woods, Reynolds, Letheridge. H SF 0.2 (2) 0.5 (5) 0.6 (6) 5.9 (39) Ron Doig 3, White, Farrell Farrell, McGuinness, Jennings, Pearse, Shanahan, Campbell Subiaco Oval 10,729 ((Pivot)) Football – Old East Premiers; Disappointing Game The West Australian 14 October 1929 11 P Trotter On a windy day, East Fremantle set up its win by holding South Fremantle goalless in the second quarter when the latter had the aid of the wind. Sol Lawn, who entered the match with 96 goals for the season, was held scoreless by Woods. Notes "note" References 3 External links Official WAFL website https://archive.today/20130905060917/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/WAFL/1929 West Australian Football League (WAFL) 1929 el Category:West Australian Football League seasons WAFL