1931 WANFL season

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1931 WAFL season
Teams	7
Premiers	East Fremantle (16th premiership)
Minor premiers	East Fremantle (18th minor premiership)
Matches played	67
Bernie Naylor Medallist	Doug Oliphant (Perth)
Sandover Medal	Lin Richards (East Fremantle)
← 1930 (WAFL) 1932 →

The 1931 WANFL season was the 47th season of the Western Australian National Football League and the first under that moniker, having been called the West Australian Football League (WAFL) until 1930.

The season saw East Fremantle win its fourth consecutive premiership for the second time, having already done so between 1908 and 1911. It also saw a major revival by East Perth, who had fallen to a clear last in 1929.

Home-and-away Season

Round 1 (Labour Day)


	Round 1
Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 11.14 (80)	def. by	Subiaco 15.11 (101)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 2 May (2:45 pm)	East Perth 17.17 (119)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 8.10 (58)	Perth Oval	Match report
Monday, 4 May (2:45 pm)	West Perth 14.12 (96)	def.	South Fremantle 7.10 (52)	Leederville Oval	Match report
	Bye: Perth

Round 2


	Round 2
Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 5.10 (40)	def. by	Perth 11.12 (78)	Claremont Oval	Match report
Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 8.8 (56)	def. by	South Fremantle 8.16 (64)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 9 May (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 12.19 (91)	def.	West Perth 9.4 (58)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: East Perth

Round 3


	Round 3
Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 9.14 (68)	def.	Perth 4.9 (33)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 15.18 (108)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 10.10 (70)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 16 May (2:45 pm)	West Perth 14.11 (95)	def.	East Perth 11.11 (77)	Leederville Oval	Match report
	Bye: East Fremantle

Round 4


	Round 4
Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm)	Perth 12.20 (92)	def.	West Perth 7.12 (54)	WACA	Match report
Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm)	East Perth 8.5 (53)	def. by	Subiaco 7.14 (56)	Perth Oval	Match report
Saturday, 23 May (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 8.10 (58)	def. by	East Fremantle 12.10 (82)	Claremont Oval	Match report
	Bye: South Fremantle

Round 5


	Round 5
Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm)	West Perth 12.18 (90)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 7.8 (50)	Leederville Oval	Match report
Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm)	Perth 11.7 (73)	def. by	East Fremantle 17.20 (122)	WACA	Match report
Saturday, 30 May (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 18.15 (123)	def.	East Perth 6.13 (49)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: Subiaco

Round 6 (Foundation Day)


	Round 6
Monday, 1 June (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 11.8 (74)	def. by	West Perth 12.10 (82)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Monday, 1 June (2:45 pm)	East Perth 13.7 (85)	def.	Perth 10.10 (70)	Perth Oval	Match report
Monday, 1 June (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 5.8 (38)	def. by	East Fremantle 4.28 (52)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe
East Fremantle gave one of the worst displays of goalkicking in WA(N)FL history, kicking 4.28 (52) in fine conditions.^[1]

Round 7


	Round 7
Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 9.18 (72)	def.	East Perth 4.7 (31)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm)	Perth 9.15 (69)	def. by	South Fremantle 10.12 (72)	WACA	Match report
Saturday, 6 June (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 10.11 (71)	def. by	Subiaco 19.13 (127)	Claremont Oval	Match report
	Bye: West Perth

Round 8


	Round 8
Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 10.14 (74)	def. by	East Fremantle 14.11 (95)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 16.8 (104)	def.	East Perth 13.9 (87)	Claremont Oval	Match report
Saturday, 13 June (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 13.19 (97)	def.	West Perth 11.12 (78)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: Perth
With Gepp kicking ten goals, Claremont-Cottesloe recorded its first win of the season.

Round 9


	Round 9
Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm)	Perth 12.18 (90)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 13.9 (87)	WACA	Match report
Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 12.16 (88)	def.	Subiaco 9.17 (71)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 20 June (2:45 pm)	East Perth 11.7 (73)	def.	West Perth 9.12 (66)	Perth Oval	Match report
	Bye: East Fremantle

Round 10


	Round 10
Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 8.10 (58)	def.	South Fremantle 6.10 (46)	Claremont Oval	Match report
Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 9.25 (79)	def.	West Perth 6.11 (47)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 27 June (2:45 pm)	Perth 8.19 (67)	def.	Subiaco 6.11 (47)	WACA	Match report
	Bye: East Perth

Round 11


	Round 11
Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 11.16 (82)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 5.19 (49)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm)	West Perth 11.11 (77)	def.	Perth 11.9 (75)	Leederville Oval	Match report
Saturday, 4 July (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 9.12 (66)	def. by	East Perth 9.14 (68)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
	Bye: South Fremantle

Round 12


	Round 12
Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 9.20 (74)	def.	Perth 6.10 (46)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm)	East Perth 12.12 (84)	def.	South Fremantle 8.11 (59)	Perth Oval	Match report
Saturday, 11 July (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 9.11 (65)	def.	West Perth 8.9 (57)	Claremont Oval	Match report
	Bye: Subiaco

Round 13


	Round 13
Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 8.13 (61)	def. by	East Fremantle 9.17 (71)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm)	West Perth 9.8 (62)	def. by	Subiaco 16.22 (118)	Leederville Oval	Match report
Saturday, 18 July (2:45 pm)	Perth 9.9 (63)	def. by	East Perth 13.13 (91)	WACA	Match report
	Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm)	East Perth 11.8 (74)	def.	East Fremantle 5.11 (41)	Perth Oval	Match report
Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 12.9 (81)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 7.8 (50)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 25 July (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 15.10 (100)	def.	Perth 11.12 (78)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: West Perth

Round 15


	Round 15
Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 9.25 (79)	def.	West Perth 11.7 (73)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 13.10 (88)	def.	East Fremantle 10.14 (74)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 1 August (2:45 pm)	East Perth 16.8 (104)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 13.18 (96)	Perth Oval	Match report
	Bye: Perth
South Fremantle defeated West Perth despite kicking two goals fewer than its opponent, the first time this had occurred in a senior game since 1920.^[2]

Round 16


	Round 16
Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 6.14 (50)	def. by	Subiaco 8.19 (67)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm)	West Perth 13.10 (88)	def. by	East Fremantle 15.19 (109)	Leederville Oval	Match report
Saturday, 8 August (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 11.11 (77)	def. by	Perth 15.10 (100)	Claremont Oval	Match report
	Bye: East Perth

Round 17


	Round 17
Saturday, 15 August (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 13.13 (91)	def.	Perth 8.10 (58)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 15 August (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 10.22 (82)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 9.11 (65)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 15 August (2:45 pm)	West Perth 10.12 (72)	def. by	East Perth 12.23 (95)	Leederville Oval	Match report
	Bye: East Fremantle
The top four was clearly decided with four rounds to play as a result of West Perth’s loss.

Round 18


	Round 18
Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 13.11 (89)	def.	East Perth 13.9 (87)	Subiaco Oval	Match report
Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm)	Perth 14.22 (106)	def.	West Perth 12.8 (80)	WACA (crowd: 300)	Match report
Saturday, 22 August (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 23.14 (152)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 15.15 (105)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: South Fremantle

Round 19


	Round 19
Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm)	East Perth 14.8 (92)	def.	South Fremantle 9.7 (61)	Perth Oval	Match report
Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 21.12 (138)	def.	Perth 7.8 (50)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 29 August (2:45 pm)	West Perth 16.11 (107)	def.	Claremont-Cottesloe 7.13 (55)	Leederville Oval	Match report
	Bye: Subiaco

Round 20


	Round 20
Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 19.14 (128)	def.	South Fremantle 10.9 (69)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm)	West Perth 10.6 (66)	def. by	Subiaco 13.16 (94)	Leederville Oval	Match report
Saturday, 5 September (2:45 pm)	Perth 11.12 (78)	def. by	East Perth 12.14 (86)	WACA	Match report
	Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 21


	Round 21
Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm)	Claremont-Cottesloe 9.4 (58)	def. by	Subiaco 13.16 (94)	Claremont Oval	Match report
Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm)	East Perth 3.12 (30)	def. by	East Fremantle 17.8 (110)	Perth Oval	Match report
Saturday, 12 September (2:45 pm)	South Fremantle 9.17 (71)	def.	Perth 8.8 (56)	Fremantle Oval	Match report
	Bye: West Perth
East Fremantle kicked 9.1 (55) with the breeze in the third quarter after East Perth had kicked 0.6 (6) with it in the second.

Ladder

1931 WANFL Ladder

TEAM

PTS

East Fremantle

1652

1140

144.91%

Subiaco

1462

1206

121.23%

East Perth

1385

1379

100.44%

South Fremantle

1320

1313

100.53%

West Perth

1348

1481

91.02%

Perth

1282

1460

87.81%

Claremont-Cottesloe

1216

1686

72.12%

Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against

Finals

Starting from this season, the league adopted the Page-McIntyre System of finals, in the same year as was done in the VFL. It eliminated the need for a challenge final and the uncertainty about the number of finals matches to be played, involving a fixed four finals matches exclusive of draws. This year, the first semi-final was drawn and this ensured the latest ever finish to a season, which reached as late as mid-October.

First Semi Final


	First Semi Final
Saturday, 19 September (2:45 pm)	East Perth 10.19 (79)	drew with	South Fremantle 12.7 (79)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8,694)
East Perth waste numerous chances in a dour second half, kicking 3.13 (31) to 3.5 (23)^[3]

First Semi-Final Replay


	First Semi Final Replay
Saturday, 26 September (2:45 pm)	East Perth 9.18 (72)	def.	South Fremantle 10.10 (70)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 10,958)
East Perth, in a remarkably similar game to the draw, played excellent football in the second quarter but this time just held off South Fremantle.^[4]

Second Semi Final


	Second Semi Final
Saturday, 3 October (2:45 pm)	East Fremantle 12.11 (83)	def.	Subiaco 7.13 (55)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,538^[5])

Preliminary Final


	Preliminary Final
Saturday, 10 October (2:45 pm)	Subiaco 7.14 (56)	def.	East Perth 7.13 (55)	Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8,115)
East Perth just failed to make up a 23-point deficit with a strong southerly wind^[6]

Grand Final


	1931 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 17 October	East Fremantle	def.	Subiaco	Subiaco Oval (Crowd: 10,859)
	1.4 (10) 5.9 (39) 6.13 (49) 9.13 (67)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	3.1 (19) 3.5 (23) 5.7 (37) 7.7 (49)

Kingbury 4, Glass 2, W. James, Taylor, Bee		Goals	Pengel 2, Mackay, F. Brophy, Ballantyne, Diggins, S. Daily
W. James, Richards, Jarvis, Munro, Glass, McGlinn, Dolan		Best	Faul, Fitch, Bowe, Lou Daily, Calcutt, Diggins



"East Fremantle’s Triumph"

References

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