1939 WANFL season
1939 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 2nd premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 2nd minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Haydn Bunton, Sr. (‹See Tfd›Subiaco) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Albert Gook (‹See Tfd›Perth) |
Matches played | 84 |
The 1939 WANFL season was the 55th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League. It is best known for West Perth's record losing streak of twenty-seven matches up to the fifteenth round, an ignominy equalled by Peel Thunder in their formative years but never actually beaten.[1] The Cardinals finished with the worst record since Midland Junction lost all twelve games in 1917, and were the first WANFL team with only one victory for twelve seasons.[2] In their only win, champion forward Ted Tyson became the first West Australian to kick over one thousand goals and he just failed to replicate his 1938 feat of leading the goalkicking for a bottom club. Subiaco, despite a second Sandover win from Haydn Bunton (in spite of several problematic leg injuries) won only three matches, and Swan Districts, affected by the loss of star goalkicker Ted Holdsworth to Kalgoorlie,[3] began a long period as a cellar-dweller with a fall to sixth.
Claremont, with captain George Moloney returning to the goalfront from the centre, won their second consecutive premiership despite the loss of many key players in the week before the Grand Final, whilst East Fremantle and East Perth remained firmly entrenched in the top and had a neck-and-neck battle late in the season for the double chance. Perth and South Fremantle, both of whom had had long periods in the wilderness, fought an exciting battle for the last place in the top four that ended with the red and whites winning by the narrowest of margins, in the process providing a basis for the club's dynasty following World War II, which began on the weekend of the penultimate round.
Two key rule changes were made in the WANFL and nationally in 1939. The holding the ball rule was altered to eliminate the provision for a player to drop the ball when tackled, meaning that a player was forced to either kick or handpass the ball when tackled to avoid conceding a free kick; and, the boundary throw-in was reintroduced whenever the ball went out of bounds, except when put out deliberately, instead of a free kick being awarded against the last player to touch the ball, as had been the case since 1925.[4]
Home-and-away season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.15 (117) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.13 (79) | Claremont Oval | [5] |
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.17 (83) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.17 (89) | Leederville Oval | [6] |
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.19 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.12 (84) | Fremantle Oval | [7] |
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.11 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.9 (93) | WACA | [8] |
Claremont unfurls its first pennant with a convincing win over an inexperienced Old Easts side lacking George Doig, who was unsure whether he would play more football because of his work as a florist.[9] |
Round 2 (Labour Day)
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.12 (138) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.13 (79) | Fremantle Oval | [10] |
Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.8 (50) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 22.17 (149) | Leederville Oval | [11] |
Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.14 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.13 (121) | Bassendean Oval | [12] |
Monday, 1 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.8 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.15 (87) | Subiaco Oval | [13] |
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Round 3
[edit]Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.12 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.20 (80) | WACA | [16] |
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.9 (105) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.15 (69) | Perth Oval | [17] |
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.15 (105) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.13 (67) | Claremont Oval | [18] |
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.20 (128) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.6 (78) | Fremantle Oval | [19] |
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Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.11 (95) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.19 (115) | Fremantle Oval | [20] |
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.12 (60) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.13 (121) | Bassendean Oval | [21] |
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.12 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.20 (140) | Leederville Oval | [22] |
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.8 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.11 (125) | Subiaco Oval | [23] |
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Round 5
[edit]Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 18.10 (118) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.12 (84) | WACA | [24] |
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.16 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.11 (89) | Claremont Oval | [25] |
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 25.9 (159) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.13 (67) | Fremantle Oval | [26] |
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.17 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.9 (63) | Perth Oval | [27] |
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Round 6
[edit]Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.10 (70) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.14 (62) | Bassendean Oval | [28] |
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.21 (111) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.11 (83) | Fremantle Oval | [29] |
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.13 (103) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.11 (83) | Perth Oval | [30] |
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.7 (73) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.16 (112) | Leederville Oval | [31] |
East Perth win the battle of the remaining unbeaten clubs to go clear top with an outstanding display led by the defence of Starr. |
Round 7
[edit]Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.16 (106) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.9 (87) | Subiaco Oval | [32] |
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.23 (101) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.10 (100) | Bassendean Oval | [33] |
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.8 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.18 (114) | Fremantle Oval | [34] |
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.11 (89) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.12 (78) | Perth Oval | [35] |
Weakened by the absence with injury of “Scranno” Jenkins and Neal Lewington, South Fremantle unexpectedly fade out in the second half against lowly Swan Districts. |
Round 8
[edit]Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.14 (128) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.15 (93) | Fremantle Oval | [36] |
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.11 (89) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.13 (133) | WACA | [37] |
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.14 (92) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 22.21 (153) | Subiaco Oval | [38] |
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.14 (98) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.12 (102) | Leederville Oval | [39] |
Swan Districts’ narrow escape was to be their last win at Leederville until August 11 of 1956. The intervening 23-game streak is the longest losing streak by any WA(N)FL club at an opposition ground.[40] |
Round 9
[edit]Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.14 (122) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.18 (102) | Fremantle Oval | [41] |
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.13 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.17 (89) | Claremont Oval | [42] |
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.18 (168) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.12 (90) | Perth Oval | [43] |
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 21.16 (142) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.4 (70) | WACA | [44] |
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Round 10 (Foundation Day)
[edit]Round 10 | |||||
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Monday, 5 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.14 (86) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.7 (91) | Subiaco Oval | [48] |
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.26 (158) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.11 (53) | Fremantle Oval | [49] |
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.9 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.18 (78) | WACA | [50] |
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.12 (66) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 4.11 (35) | Perth Oval | [51] |
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Round 11
[edit]Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 3.9 (27) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.17 (59) | Bassendean Oval | [54] |
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.13 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.23 (125) | Leederville Oval | [55] |
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.16 (94) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.9 (75) | Fremantle Oval | [56] |
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.16 (58) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.17 (89) | Subiaco Oval | [57] |
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Round 12
[edit]Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.13 (67) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.8 (50) | Bassendean Oval | [60] |
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.9 (87) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.16 (130) | Fremantle Oval | [61] |
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 4.14 (38) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.11 (137) | Leederville Oval | [62] |
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.15 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.11 (113) | Subiaco Oval | [63] |
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Round 13
[edit]Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.18 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.8 (80) | WACA | [64] |
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 23.18 (156) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.12 (114) | Fremantle Oval | [65] |
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.10 (100) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.17 (71) | Subiaco Oval | [66] |
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.11 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.9 (93) | Claremont Oval | [67] |
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Round 14
[edit]Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 23.20 (158) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.9 (69) | Bassendean Oval | [68] |
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.16 (58) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Perth Oval | [69] |
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.14 (104) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.10 (64) | Fremantle Oval | [70] |
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.12 (90) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.8 (74) | Claremont Oval | [71] |
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Round 15
[edit]Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.15 (63) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.20 (104) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6000) | [73] |
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.12 (90) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.8 (116) | Bassendean Oval | [74] |
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.16 (124) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.15 (75) | Perth Oval | [75] |
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.14 (80) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.19 (91) | Leederville Oval | [76] |
Round 16
[edit]Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.14 (98) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.14 (86) | Bassendean Oval | [77] |
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 5.12 (42) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.22 (94) | WACA | [78] |
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.15 (87) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.21 (105) | Subiaco Oval | [79] |
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.18 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.4 (82) | Fremantle Oval | [80] |
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Round 17
[edit]Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.4 (52) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.19 (109) | Leederville Oval | [81] |
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.12 (90) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.15 (99) | Claremont Oval | [82] |
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.11 (41) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.17 (71) | Subiaco Oval | [83] |
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.6 (78) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.17 (65) | Fremantle Oval | [84] |
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Round 18
[edit]Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.22 (88) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.8 (44) | Fremantle Oval | [86] |
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.17 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.6 (54) | Claremont Oval | [87] |
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.11 (65) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.15 (57) | WACA | [88] |
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.15 (69) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.3 (39) | Perth Oval | [89] |
With a fighting win in shocking conditions, Perth recapture South Fremantle’s place in the top four. |
Round 19
[edit]Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.7 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.6 (96) | Bassendean Oval | [90] |
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.12 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.13 (85) | Fremantle Oval | [91] |
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.14 (104) | Subiaco Oval | [92] |
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 29.19 (193) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.10 (94) | Claremont Oval | [93] |
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Round 20
[edit]Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.7 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.28 (148) | Leederville Oval | [96] |
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.15 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 13.9 (87) | Perth Oval | [97] |
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.19 (79) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 4.9 (33) | WACA | [98] |
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.10 (136) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.11 (131) | Bassendean Oval | [99] |
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Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont (P) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2200 | 1625 | 135.4 | 64 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1990 | 1570 | 126.8 | 60 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1953 | 1509 | 129.4 | 56 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2039 | 1789 | 114.0 | 48 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1750 | 1539 | 113.7 | 48 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1577 | 1886 | 83.6 | 28 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1573 | 2149 | 73.2 | 12 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1474 | 2489 | 59.2 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
[edit]First semi-final
[edit]First semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 16 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.10 (112) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.9 (93) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,006) | |
East Perth take advantage of a weakening wind in the last quarter to hold out South Fremantle in the latter’s first final for seven seasons.[100] |
Second semi-final
[edit]Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 23 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 9.14 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.15 (105) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,411) | |
East Fremantle, without several leading players, cause a surprise by convincingly beating a Claremont side weakened by the absence of George Moloney. The game is close for three quarters before Old Easts kick 7.1 (43) to 1.7 (13) in the last quarter amid expectations they would tire.[101] |
Preliminary final
[edit]Preliminary final | |||||
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Saturday, 30 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.17 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.5 (71) | Subiaco Oval | [102] |
A vicious game with two reports comes alive in the last quarter, sees Claremont fight back to win narrowly. |
Grand final
[edit]1939 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 7 October (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | Subiaco Oval | [103] |
5.4 (34) 7.7 (49) 10.8 (68) 11.10 (76) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.2 (14) 8.7 (55) 12.10 (82) 14.11 (95) |
Umpires: George Owens | ||
George Doig 6, Sanford, McGlinn, Wendt, Ebbs, Kingsbury | Goals | Heusler 3, Baker 3, Bermingham 2, George Moloney 2, Hooper 2, Gibson, Reeves | |||
Seubert, George Doig, Sanford, Jack Clark, McGlinn, Briggs | Best | O‘Neill (best on ground), Heusler, Sammy Clarke, Julian, Reeves, Kenworthy | |||
Injuries | Serjeant (broken jaw) Lovegrove (ankle) | ||||
Despite the absence of Compton (suspended), Reid and Edmeades, and injuries to skipper George Moloney and Lovegrove, Claremont convincingly win their second premiership with a brilliant third quarter into the wind. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "WAFL Footy Facts: Consecutive Games Lost". Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Worst Home-and-away Season Record". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ ‘Football: Holdsworth for ‘Fields’; The Daily News, 10 January 1939, p. 8
- ^ "Throw-pass attacked". Camperdown Chronicle. Camperdown, VIC. 5 November 1938. p. 4.
- ^ ‘Claremont’s Strength: East Fremantle Well Beaten’; The West Australian, 24 April 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Subiaco’s Narrow Win – Several Promising New Players’; The West Australian, 24 April 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Third Quarter Rally – South Fremantle’s Success’; The West Australian, 24 April 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Strong Finishing Effort – East Perth Outstays Perth’; The West Australian, 24 April 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Flowers First’; Mirror, 8 April 1939, p. 22
- ^ ‘Accurate Shooting: South Fremantle’s Success’; The West Australian, 1 May 1939, p. 12
- ^ ‘Sixteen Goals to Gook: West Perth Severely Beaten by Perth’; The West Australian, 1 May 1939, p. 12
- ^ ‘Claremont’s Strong Finish: Swan Districts Overwhelmed’; The West Australian, 1 May 1939, p. 12
- ^ ‘Seven Points to Spare – East Perth’s Tussle at Subiaco’; The West Australian, 1 May 1939, p. 12
- ^ East, Alan (2005); From Redlegs to Demons : A History of the Perth Football Club from 1899; p. 215
- ^ WAFL Footy Facts: Bassendean Oval Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ‘Superior Forward Play – Perth Narrowly Defeats Subiaco’; The West Australian, 8 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘East Perth Untroubled: Winning Lead in First Term’; The West Australian, 8 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Claremont’s Strength: South Fremantle Well Beaten’; The West Australian, 8 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘An Improved Showing – East Fremantle’s First Success’; The West Australian, 8 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Perth’s Strength: South Fremantle Outclassed’; The West Australian, 15 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘East Perth’s Good Form – Swan Districts Fights Hard’; The West Australian, 15 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘A Runaway Victory – East Fremantle’s Attractive Display’; The West Australian, 15 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Claremont Wins Easily – Subiaco’s Lost Chances’; The West Australian, 15 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Perth Wins Again: Ten Goals to Gook’; The West Australian, 22 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘West Perth’s Fine Showing – Claremont Hard-Pressed’; The West Australian, 22 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Goal Front Accuracy: East Fremantle’s Big Score’; The West Australian, 22 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘East Perth Successful: South Fremantle’s Belated Rally’; The West Australian, 22 May 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Match Won in First Half: Swan Districts’ Initial Success’; The West Australian, 29 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Thrilling Last Quarter – East Fremantle Finishes Strongly’; The West Australian, 29 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘East Perth’s System: Brilliant Win from Claremont’; The West Australian, 29 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘West Perth Outplayed: Victory for South Fremantle’; The West Australian, 29 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Subiaco’s Experiments: Good Victory over West Perth’; The West Australian, 5 June 1939, p. 11
- ^ ‘Hard-Fought Match – Swan Districts’ Great Recovery’; The West Australian, 5 June 1939, p. 11
- ^ ‘Claremont’s Superiority: East Fremantle’s Poor Showing’; The West Australian, 5 June 1939, p. 11
- ^ ‘East Perth’s First Loss: Perth’s Outstanding Ruck Work’; The West Australian, 29 May 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘East Perth Beaten: East Fremantle’s Fine Display’; The West Australian, 12 June 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Heavy Blow to Perth: Weakened Claremont Side Triumphs’; The West Australian, 12 June 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Ten Goals in a Quarter – South Fremantle Overwhelm subiaco’; The West Australian, 12 June 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Swan Districts Anxious: Plucky Effort by West Perth’; The West Australian, 12 June 1939, p. 17
- ^ WAFL Footy Facts: Leederville Oval Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ‘Brilliant First Quarter: South Fremantle’s Success’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Strong Defence Work: Claremont Defeats Swan Districts’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Goal Scoring Made Easy – East Perth Overwhelms Subiaco’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Beaten by 72 Points: West Perth Outclassed by Perth’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Claremont’s Failure: Goldfields Superior in First Half’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
- ^ See ‘League Football – State Players Chosen; Hutchinson Captain – Matches Against Victoria’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) June 1939 rainfall
- ^ ‘A Shock to Claremont; Chances Missed by Subiaco’; The West Australian, 6 June 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘West Perth Outclassed: East Fremantle’s Big Score’; The West Australian, 3 July 1939, p. 21
- ^ ‘Brilliant Rally Fails – South Fremantle’s Three-Point Win’; The West Australian, 3 July 1939, p. 21
- ^ ‘A Desultory Game – East Perth Defeats Swan Districts’; The West Australian, 3 July 1939, p. 21
- ^ Australian Rainfall Deciles: 1 June to 31 August 1939
- ^ a b Swan Districts: Lowest Scores
- ^ ‘Low-Scoring Game – Swan Districts Fail Badly’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Superior Combination – East Perth’s 58-Point Victory’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘South Fremantle’s Pace: Unlucky day for Claremont’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Subiaco Beaten Again: Perth too Strong in Second Half’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1939 rainfall
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Swan Districts vs Each Opponent". Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ ‘Surprise at Bassendean: Swan Districts Beats Perth’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
- ^ ‘South Fremantle Fails – Fierce Game against East Perth’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
- ^ ‘Victory by 99 Points: Claremont’s All-Round Strength’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
- ^ ‘Goal Front Accuracy – East Fremantle’s Easy Win’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
- ^ ‘Better Forward Work – East Fremantle’s Narrow Victory’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Tyson’s Eleven Goals; West Perth Easily Beaten’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘Subiaco’s Strong Finish: 29-Point Win from Swan Districts’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘A Convincing Performance: East Perth Fails at Claremont’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
- ^ ‘West Perth Outclassed: Swan Districts’ Heavy Scoring’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘East Perth Kicks Poorly – Notable Victory for East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘A Strong Finish – South Fremantle‘s Success’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
- ^ ‘Claremont Not Extended: Disjointed Play by Perth’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
- ^ Swan Districts: Biggest Wins
- ^ ‘East Fremantle’s Pace: A 41-Point Victory’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘Claremont Wins Again – Interesting Game at Bassendean’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘A Disappointing Match – East Perth Beats Subiaco Easily’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘Perth Unimpressive – Small Margin Over West Perth’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘A Belated Effort – South Fremantle Fails’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘Perth Kicks Badly: Easy Win for East Perth’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘West Perth’s First Victory – Improved Form at Subiaco’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘Claremont Easily Beaten: Fine Display by East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
- ^ ‘East Perth’s Adaptability: Comfortable Victory over West Perth’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘An Even Struggle – South Fremantle Beats Claremont’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Perth’s Good Second Half: 30-Point Win from Subiaco’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Goal-Front Accuracy – East Fremantle’s Success’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ “Follower” (pseudonymous author); ‘East Perth Now First; South Fremantle Improves’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p.15
- ^ ‘West Perth Defeated – East Fremantle’s Poor Kicking’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Claremont’s Powerful Burst: Runaway Victory over Subiaco’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Perth’s Great Finish: South Fremantle Beaten’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Swan Districts Outclassed: East Perth Superior in Drab Game’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Perth Win Keen Match’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
- ^ ‘East Perth Outpointed by South; Large Crowd Sees Brilliant Port Game’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
- ^ ‘Weakened Old East’s Good Win’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
- ^ ‘Monts Run Up Record Score’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: All Records". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Quarters and Halves". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ ‘South Fremantle Enter Final Four: Overwhelming Win at Leederville’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Claremont Head the List’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Big Win to Perth’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
- ^ ‘Narrow Victory for Swans’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
- ^ “LEAGUE FOOTBALL. EAST PERTH’S SUCCESS. South Fremantle Fights Hard.”; The West Australian, 18 September 1939; p. 12
- ^ “Football Semi-Final – East Fremantle’s Rally: Claremont Beaten by 37 Points.”; The West Australian, 25 September 1939, p. 5
- ^ ‘Football Final – Claremont’s Victory; Fierce Play and Fighting’; The West Australian, 2 October 1939; p. 3
- ^ Potter, Harry; ‘Claremont Win Grand Final Against Great Odds’; The Daily News, 7 October 1939; p. 4S