1927 WAFL season
1927 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 7 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Jim Craig (‹See Tfd›West Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Bonny Campbell (‹See Tfd›East Perth) |
Matches played | 67 |
The 1927 WAFL season was the 43rd season of the West Australian Football League. It saw the last premiership of the East Perth dynasty dating back to the end of World War I, as mastermind coach Phil Matson was to be killed in a truck crash the following year[1] and the Royals were to fall to a clear last in 1929 as most of their champions retired. Despite opening their permanent home ground at Claremont Oval, newcomers Claremont-Cottesloe showed little improvement on their debut season and again won only a single game. The most notable change in fortunes was from South Fremantle, who had their first season with more wins than losses since their last premiership in 1917, and extended Matson's Royals in the grand final.
VFL champions Collingwood became the second Victoria club to tour Perth after Fitzroy in 1922,[2] and although an interstate carnival meant they were without several top players, the Magpies performed well enough to win one of their two matches against a representative team from those WAFL players not at the carnival.
Home-and-away season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.11 (119) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 6.13 (49) | Perth Oval | [3] |
Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 4.13 (37) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.5 (35) | Fremantle Oval | [4] |
Saturday, 23 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.14 (98) | Leederville Oval | [5] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Round 2
[edit]Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.12 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.10 (52) | Subiaco Oval | [6] |
Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 4.12 (36) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.10 (124) | Claremont Oval | [7] |
Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.11 (65) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.12 (60) | Fremantle Oval | [8] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Claremont Oval is opened for WAFL football in the fledgling club’s second season, but the local team is thrashed by a systematic Old Easts combination. |
Round 3
[edit]Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.13 (55) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.10 (52) | Perth Oval | [9] |
Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 4.9 (33) | Fremantle Oval | [10] |
Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.7 (73) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.6 (60) | WACA | [11] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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In heavy rain, East Fremantle are unexpectedly thrashed by South Fremantle, with Sol Lawn and Campbell outstanding up forward. |
Round 4
[edit]Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 16.13 (109) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.18 (114) | Claremont Oval | [12] |
Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.9 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.18 (96) | Leederville Oval | [13] |
Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.12 (78) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.10 (88) | Fremantle Oval | [14] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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For the first time in WAFL history, both teams score 100 points in a match,[15] but Subiaco, coming off the bye, come back to scrape home despite being without key defenders Hamilton and Brophy.[16] |
Round 5 (Labour Day)
[edit]Round 5 | |||||
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Wednesday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.14 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.11 (101) | Perth Oval | [17] |
Wednesday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.16 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 4.9 (33) | Fremantle Oval | [18] |
Wednesday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.13 (67) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.9 (57) | Subiaco Oval | [19] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe |
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Round 6
[edit]Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.7 (61) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.12 (60) | WACA | [20] |
Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.11 (71) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.13 (61) | Fremantle Oval | [21] |
Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.16 (100) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.5 (59) | Leederville Oval | [22] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Round 7
[edit]Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.7 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.17 (71) | Subiaco Oval | [23] |
Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 5.8 (38) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.20 (116) | Claremont Oval | [24] |
Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 7.18 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.4 (52) | Fremantle Oval | [25] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Sol Lawn kicks nine goals for South Fremantle, who are joined by Old Easts on top after Perth score only 1.2 (8) in the second half. |
Round 8
[edit]Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.14 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.16 (124) | Claremont Oval | [26] |
Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.6 (72) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.6 (54) | WACA | [27] |
Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.11 (53) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.11 (47) | Subiaco Oval | [28] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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In wet conditions, eight goals by Evans gives Perth the game and keeps them within percentage of their first finals berth since 1920. |
Round 9 (Foundation Day)
[edit]Round 9 | |||||
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Monday, 6 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.20 (74) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 6.19 (55) | Fremantle Oval | [29] |
Monday, 6 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.8 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.10 (88) | WACA | [30] |
Monday, 6 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.9 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.8 (92) | Leederville Oval | [31] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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Round 10
[edit]Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 5.8 (38) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.17 (107) | Claremont Oval | [32] |
Saturday, 11 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 4.16 (40) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.8 (62) | Fremantle Oval | [33] |
Saturday, 11 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.8 (92) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.12 (66) | Leederville Oval | [34] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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West Perth, finalists in 1926, return to that season’s form after winning only one of their first eight matches, defeating the reigning premiers in slippery conditions. |
Round 11
[edit]Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.6 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.9 (45) | Perth Oval | [35] |
Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.11 (77) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.11 (83) | Fremantle Oval | [36] |
Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.15 (57) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 12.7 (79) | Subiaco Oval | [37] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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Claremont-Cottesloe, who had surprised Subiaco at their previous meeting only to lose narrowly, win their second WAFL match by making use of a violent wind in the first quarter and holding the Maroons in the second. |
Round 12
[edit]Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.8 (62) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.10 (76) | WACA | [38] |
Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.13 (55) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.6 (36) | Leederville Oval | [39] |
Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.9 (87) | Fremantle Oval | [40] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe |
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With Campbell kicking seven goals, East Perth move to equal top position as the Cardinals continue their revival, defeating a seventeen-man South Fremantle team. |
Round 13
[edit]Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.10 (70) | Subiaco Oval | [41] |
Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.10 (76) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.9 (63) | Perth Oval | [42] |
Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 6.14 (50) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.8 (86) | Claremont Oval | [43] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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Round 14
[edit]Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.11 (59) | WACA | [44] |
Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.9 (63) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 5.5 (35) | Fremantle Oval | [45] |
Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 5.13 (43) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.11 (41) | Perth Oval | [46] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Following this round, WAFL football was suspended for an interstate match in Adelaide. |
Round 15
[edit]Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.11 (53) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.16 (76) | Leederville Oval | [47] |
Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.13 (67) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.19 (121) | Claremont Oval | [48] |
Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.16 (58) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.9 (51) | Fremantle Oval | [49] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle |
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Following Perth’s win over the Cardinals, umpire Les Trotter was attacked physically by an angry spectator who failed to get the better of him, and police were required to break up the fight. The WAFL did not take further actions.[50] |
Round 16
[edit]Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.12 (72) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.8 (56) | Fremantle Oval | [51] |
Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.19 (61) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.6 (36) | WACA | [52] |
Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.13 (79) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.7 (61) | Subiaco Oval | [53] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›East Perth |
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In difficult conditions on a wet and boisterous day, regular Maroon ruckman Outridge is a match-winner in attack with seven goals. |
Round 17
[edit]Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.11 (83) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.9 (81) | Perth Oval | [54] |
Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.12 (60) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.7 (49) | Fremantle Oval | [55] |
Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.15 (75) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 10.13 (73) | WACA | [56] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Subiaco |
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Round 18
[edit]Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.12 (72) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.9 (57) | Fremantle Oval | [58] |
Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.15 (69) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.2 (44) | Perth Oval | [59] |
Saturday, 13 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.13 (97) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.3 (57) | Subiaco Oval | [60] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Perth |
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With all clubs depleted by Carnival commitments, the standard of play is regarded as poor, but East Perth, without eight regulars but with veterans "Digger" Thomas and Brentnall the best players afield, virtually seal the minor premiership with three rounds to play.[61] |
Collingwood Tour
[edit]First State Match
[edit]West Australian Football League v Collingwood | |||||
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Wednesday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | Western Australia | def. by | Collingwood | Subiaco Oval | [62] |
2.4 (16) 2.7 (19) 5.11 (41) 7.12 (54) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.1 (19) 6.6 (42) 7.8 (50) 13.9 (87) |
Umpires: Frank Collins | ||
Hopkins 2, Joe Campbell 2, Holt, Gepp, Lawn | Goals | Harry Collier 5, Muir 2, Murphy 2, Beveridge 2, Harris, Makeham | |||
Grigg, Matson, Gepp, Donovan, Donoghue, Piper, Duffy | Best | Harry Collier, Harris, Murphy, Beveridge, Milburn, Makeham, Poulter, Wescott, Romney | |||
Despite the absence of Syd and Gordon Coventry, Collingwood demonstrate their power with a convincing victory in tough conditions. |
Second State Match
[edit]West Australian Football League v Collingwood | |||||
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Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm) | Western Australia | def. | Collingwood | Subiaco Oval | [63] |
3.2 (20) 8.6 (54) 9.7 (61) 12.8 (80) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.2 (14) 2.4 (16) 7.8 (50) 8.10 (58) |
Umpires: Frank Collins | ||
Metherell 9, Steward, Gepp, Campbell | Goals | Ross 2, Rumney 2, Harry Collier 2, Shanahan, Libbis, Beveridge | |||
Holt (best on ground), Duffy, Grigg, Metherell, Matson, Donoghue, Piper | Best | Rumney, Westcott, Wilson, Libbis, Harris, Millburn | |||
The local team, with a number of changes, gains revenge for its mid-week defeat. |
Round 19
[edit]Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.18 (54) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.10 (94) | WACA | [64] |
Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.11 (65) | drew with | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.11 (65) | Subiaco Oval | [65] |
Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.10 (70) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.7 (55) | Fremantle Oval | [66] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe |
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Perth fall from second to fifth with their loss on a waterlogged WACA.[67] |
Round 20
[edit]Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 3 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.9 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.10 (76) | Subiaco Oval | [68] |
Saturday, 3 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.10 (112) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.10 (58) | Perth Oval | [69] |
Saturday, 3 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.12 (72) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.10 (64) | Leederville Oval | [70] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle |
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East Fremantle’s thrilling fight to hold of Subiaco in front of a large crowd[71] and Perth’s loss virtually seals the top four with South playing Claremont-Cottesloe. |
Round 21
[edit]Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 10 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.10 (76) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.5 (77) | Leederville Oval | [72] |
Saturday, 10 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.8 (56) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.15 (93) | Claremont Oval | [73] |
Saturday, 10 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 8.16 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.11 (107) | Fremantle Oval | [74] |
Bye ‹See Tfd›West Perth |
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Perth’s 10.3 (63) first quarter was the highest in the WAFL to that point and ended the most recent run of over 100 games conceding under 100 points.[75] |
Ladder
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth (P) | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1422 | 1165 | 122.1 | 56 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1283 | 1199 | 107.0 | 44 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1139 | 960 | 118.6 | 42 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1263 | 1138 | 111.0 | 40 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1300 | 1199 | 108.4 | 40 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 18 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1174 | 1276 | 92.0 | 26 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1043 | 1687 | 61.8 | 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, 17 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.13 (79) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.5 (71) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7,665) | |
South Fremantle come back to win a high-standard match with four goals in the last sixteen minutes.[76] |
Second semi-final
[edit]Second semi-final | |||||
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Saturday, 24 September (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.11 (77) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.15 (51) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11,049) | |
An eagerly awaited match proves disappointing as East Perth have no trouble winning.[77] |
Final
[edit]Final | |||||
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Saturday, 1 October (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.12 (66) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.9 (81) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10,854) | |
South Fremantle force a challenge final with their ruck superiority led by the unheralded Sunderland, Fuhrmann and Holt.[78] |
Grand Final
[edit]1927 WAFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 8 October (2:45 pm) | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 15,714) | [79] |
3.4 (22) 4.6 (30) 8.8 (56) 10.12 (72) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 4.6 (30) 6.8 (44) 7.9 (51) |
Umpires: Frank O‘Connor | ||
Bonny Campbell 5, "Digger" Thomas, Western, Owens, Sparrow, Fletcher | Goals | Lawn 3, Staton, McGuiness, Johnny Campbell, Harris | |||
Glew, O‘Meara, Bonny Campbell, Fletcher, Duffy, | Best | McGuiness (best on ground), Johnny Campbell, Fuhrmann, Holt, Mahon | |||
East Perth rebound to win their seventh flag in nine seasons, and the last before Matson’s death and the retirement of longstanding stars ends a dynasty. |
References
[edit]- ^ 'P. Matson Badly Hurt: Serious Motor Smash – Condition Very Low'; in The Daily News; 12 June 1928, p. 7
- ^ Atkinson, Brian; It’s a Grand Old Flag: a History and Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of the West Perth Football Club 1885-2007, p. 54 ISBN 9781921361395
- ^ 'East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – Premiers Win Easily'; The West Australian, 25 April 1927, p. 8
- ^ 'South Fremantle v Subiaco – Souths Win a Hard Game'; The West Australian, 25 April 1927, p. 8
- ^ 'Perth v West Perth – Perth Win Easily'; The West Australian, 25 April 1927, p. 8
- ^ 'South Fremantle v Perth – A Stirring Battle'; The West Australian, 2 May 1927, p. 10
- ^ 'East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – Easy Victory for Seasiders'; The West Australian, 2 May 1927, p. 10
- ^ 'Subiaco v West Perth – A Close Contest'; The West Australian, 2 May 1927, p. 10
- ^ 'East Perth v West Perth – A Thrilling Battle'; The West Australian, 9 May 1927, p. 13
- ^ 'S. Fremantle v E. Fremantle – Souths Win Easily'; The West Australian, 9 May 1927, p. 13
- ^ 'Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – Perth’s Close Call'; The West Australian, 9 May 1927, p. 13
- ^ 'Subiaco v Claremont-Cottesloe – A Close Contest'; The West Australian, 16 May 1927, p. 9
- ^ 'West Perth v East Fremantle – Easts' Hollow Victory'; The West Australian, 16 May 1927, p. 9
- ^ 'East Perth v South Fremantle – A Fine Match'; The West Australian, 16 May 1927, p. 9
- ^ "Pivot" (pseudonymous author); 'First Stage Ended – Perth Surprised, Subiaco’s Fine Recovery'; The West Australian, 2 June 1930, p. 11
- ^ 'Only Five Points: Close Game at Claremont'; The Daily News, 16 May 1927, p. 7
- ^ 'East Perth v East Fremantle: At Perth Oval'; The Daily News, 18 May 1927, p. 3
- ^ 'S. Fremantle v W. Perth: At Fremantle Oval'; The Daily News, 18 May 1927, p. 3
- ^ 'Subiaco v Perth: At Subiaco Oval'; The Daily News, 18 May 1927, p. 3
- ^ 'Perth v East Perth: At W.A.C.A. Ground'; The Daily News, 21 May 1927, p. 1
- ^ 'Subiaco v E. Fremantle: At Fremantle Oval'; The Daily News, 21 May 1927, p. 1
- ^ 'W. Perth v Cl-Cottesloe: At Leederville Oval'; The Daily News, 21 May 1927, p. 1
- ^ 'East Perth v Subiaco – A Good Exhibition'; The West Australian, 30 May 1927, p. 12
- ^ 'South Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – A Poor Game'; The West Australian, 30 May 1927, p. 12
- ^ 'East Fremantle v Perth – An Interesting Match'; The West Australian, 30 May 1927, p. 12
- ^ 'East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe – Second Quarter Surprise'; The West Australian, 6 June 1927, p. 9
- ^ 'Perth v West Perth – A Good Game'; The West Australian, 6 June 1927, p. 9
- ^ 'Subiaco v South Fremantle: Seasiders Beaten'; The West Australian, 6 June 1927, p. 9
- ^ 'East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe – A Ragged Display'; The West Australian, 7 June 1927, p. 9
- ^ 'South Fremantle v Perth – Seasiders' Powerful Charges'; The West Australian, 7 June 1927, pp. 8-9
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