WAFL Stats

[UpForGrabs]

From the Stats Questions thread:

Lowest percentages to make the finals:

(* = Premiers)

Minor Premiers

YEAR | POS | TEAM | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGAINST | %
\1993|1|WP|21|13|8|0|1817|1831| 99.24%
\1921|1|EF|15|10|5|0|851|835| 101.92%
\1963|1|P|21|15|6|0|1970|1910| 103.14%
\1975|1|WP|21|14|7|0|2087|1926| 108.36%*
\1978|1|P|21|15|6|0|2482|2176| 114.06%
\1974|1|EF|21|13|7|1|2164|1878| 115.23%*
\1964|1|EF|21|14|6|1|1704|1476| 115.45%
\1938|1|EF|20|15|4|1|1963|1670| 117.54%
\1937|1|C|21|15|5|1|2225|1887| 117.91%
\1984|1|SD|21|14|7|0|2592|2177| 119.06%*

Second Place

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1930|2|SF|18|9|7|2|1355|1395| 97.13%
\1993|2|SD|21|13|8|0|2000|2047| 97.70%
\1911|2|NF|13|7|5|0|638|645| 98.91%
\1962|2|EF|21|13|7|1|1721|1709| 100.70%
\1921|2|EP|15|8|7|0|905|876| 103.31%*
\1959|2|EF|21|13|8|0|1836|1777| 103.32%
\2008|2|WP|20|11|8|1|1957|1835| 106.65%
\1927|2|EF|18|11|7|0|1283|1199| 107.01%
\1936|2|C|20|12|8|0|1732|1618| 107.05%
\1956|2|SF|19|13|6|0|1780|1650| 107.88%

Third Place

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1912|3|SF|17|7|9|1|721|815| 88.47%
\1919|3|SF|15|8|7|0|891|976| 91.29%
\1924|3|S|15|7|7|1|985|1049| 93.90%*
\1932|3|EP|18|9|9|0|1512|1604| 94.26%
\1911|3|WP|13|7|6|0|586|610| 96.07%
\1971|3|EF|21|12|9|0|2066|2140| 96.54%
\1930|3|S|18|9|9|0|1323|1367| 96.78%
\1961|3|S|21|11|10|0|1895|1940| 97.68%
\1974|3|S|21|12|9|0|1703|1741| 97.82%
\1936|3|S|20|11|9|0|1700|1734| 98.04%

Fourth Place

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1924|4|SF|15|5|9|1|837|1111| 75.34%
\1916|4|WP|12|6|6|0|518|680| 76.18%
\1918|4|SF|15|7|8|0|660|863| 76.48%
\1912|4|NF|17|7|9|1|681|816| 83.46%
\1983|4|EF|21|10|11|0|2340|2690| 86.99%
\1911|4|P|13|7|6|0|570|647| 88.10%
\1953|4|EF|21|9|12|0|1647|1838| 89.61%
\1913|4|SF|17|9|8|0|653|720| 90.69%
\1973|4|EF|21|11|10|0|1834|2009| 91.29%
\1984|4|EP|21|11|10|0|2306|2518| 91.58%

Fifth Place (1991-94 only)

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1991|5|EP|21|10|11|0|2080|2118| 98.21%
\1992|5|EP|21|10|11|0|1912|2076| 92.10%
\1993|5|S|21|10|11|0|2270|2086| 108.82%
\1994|5|SD|21|12|9|0|2001|1824| 109.70%

Highest percentage to not make the finals

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1909|5|NF|17|8|9|0|769|611| 125.86%
\1944|5|S|19|8|11|0|1503|1195| 125.77%
\1910|5|SF|17|11|7|0|781|651| 119.97%
\1962|5|EP|21|11|10|0|1898|1596| 118.92%
\2005|5|WP|20|11|9|0|1719|1464| 117.42%
\1943|5|C|17|8|8|1|1519|1298| 117.03%
\1979|5|SD|21|11|10|0|2673|2292| 116.62%
\1984|5|SF|21|10|10|1|2585|2219| 116.49%
\1915|5|MJ|21|13|8|0|1148|988| 116.19%
\1996|5|SD|21|9|12|0|2086|1799| 115.95%

Other high percentages for other ladder positions

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\2007|6|EF|20|9|11|0|1948|1714| 113.65%
\1915|6|EF|21|11|9|1|1025|930| 110.22%
\1975|6|P|21|9|12|0|2096|1952| 107.38%
\1997|6|WP|20|11|9|0|1801|1694| 106.32%
\1970|6|WP|21|10|11|0|1969|1863| 105.69%
\2000|7|SF|18|8|10|0|1634|1581| 103.35%
\2004|7|WP|20|9|11|0|1722|1676| 102.74%
\1984|7|S|21|9|12|0|2360|2374| 99.41%
\2008|7|P|20|7|12|1|1801|1843| 97.72%
\1993|7|EP|21|9|11|1|1828|1884| 97.03%
\2009|8|C|20|7|13|0|1818|1969| 92.33%
\2008|8|C|20|6|14|0|1835|2066| 88.82%
\1973|8|C|21|4|17|0|1720|1954| 88.02%
\2002|8|PT|18|7|11|0|1446|1653| 87.48%
\1997|8|C|20|5|15|0|1567|1805| 86.81%
\2011|9|PT|20|5|15|0|1747|2208| 79.12%
\2007|9|P|20|3|17|0|1662|2151| 77.27%
\2006|9|EF|20|4|16|0|1759|2351| 74.82%
\2004|9|EF|20|3|17|0|1532|2053| 74.62%
\2001|9|SD|18|3|15|0|1283|1775| 72.28%

 

[worbod]

An excerpt from Graeme Atkinson's "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Australian Rules..." (page 177) where he writes about cricketers who played senior football in various Australian leagues.

"Fred Buttsworth, from West Perth was also a WA representative at cricket, as was John Inverarity (Claremont)."

I don't wish to doubt Atkinson's findings, but did Inverarity actually play senior football for Claremont?

 

[swans4eva!]

Sorry about the delay - have been a busy boy...round 19 review now online...
www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/rnd_19_review.html

Highlights...
12th time East Perth have gone goalless in a half v West Perth
Smallest Fremantle Derby attendance* (from my records)
Claremont's 900th WAFL win
Lowest winning score by Swans vs Peel
Lowest 2 combined match scores for 2013

 

[swans4eva!]

An excerpt from Graeme Atkinson's "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Australian Rules..." (page 177) where he writes about cricketers who played senior football in various Australian leagues.

"Fred Buttsworth, from West Perth was also a WA representative at cricket, as was John Inverarity (Claremont)."

I don't wish to doubt Atkinson's findings, but did Inverarity actually play senior football for Claremont?

No record of John Inverarity playing WAFL league football - may have played colts or reserves

 

[swans4eva!]

98th time Peel Thunder have lost all 4 quarters of a game
East Perth equal <100 score streak v Claremont
East Fremantle extend win streak v Perth
Subiaco on longest losing streak since 1993

Full round 20 review: www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/rnd_20_review.html
Also check out the full season review - scroll down to see 2013 records including qtr x qtr, half by half stats and team summaries www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/scores.html

 

[UpForGrabs]

From what I can gather - Round 7, 1978 was a unique round in WAFL history in that a player from each of the eight teams kicked at least 5 goals:

Mick Malone (S) - 11.8
Mark Olsen (SD) - 11.2
Ray Bauskis (SF) - 9.3
Murray Couper (P) - 8.1
Barry Day (WP) - 6.3
Ross Ditchburn (C) - 6.1
Noel Carter (SF) - 5.4
Phil Krakouer (C) - 5.3
Kevin Taylor (EF) - 5.3
Archie Duda (EP) - 5.1
Robert Wiley (P) - 5.0

Will keep searching, but am pretty sure this is a one-off.

 

[Freofalcon]

From the Stats Questions thread:

Lowest percentages to make the finals:

(* = Premiers)

Minor Premiers

YEAR | POS | TEAM | P | W | L | D | FOR | AGAINST | %
\1993|1|WP|21|13|8|0|1817|1831| 99.24%
\1921|1|EF|15|10|5|0|851|835| 101.92%
\1963|1|P|21|15|6|0|1970|1910| 103.14%
\1975|1|WP|21|14|7|0|2087|1926| 108.36%*
\1978|1|P|21|15|6|0|2482|2176| 114.06%
\1974|1|EF|21|13|7|1|2164|1878| 115.23%*
\1964|1|EF|21|14|6|1|1704|1476| 115.45%
\1938|1|EF|20|15|4|1|1963|1670| 117.54%
\1937|1|C|21|15|5|1|2225|1887| 117.91%
\1984|1|SD|21|14|7|0|2592|2177| 119.06%*

Second Place

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1930|2|SF|18|9|7|2|1355|1395| 97.13%
\1993|2|SD|21|13|8|0|2000|2047| 97.70%
\1911|2|NF|13|7|5|0|638|645| 98.91%
\1962|2|EF|21|13|7|1|1721|1709| 100.70%
\1921|2|EP|15|8|7|0|905|876| 103.31%*
\1959|2|EF|21|13|8|0|1836|1777| 103.32%
\2008|2|WP|20|11|8|1|1957|1835| 106.65%
\1927|2|EF|18|11|7|0|1283|1199| 107.01%
\1936|2|C|20|12|8|0|1732|1618| 107.05%
\1956|2|SF|19|13|6|0|1780|1650| 107.88%

Third Place

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1912|3|SF|17|7|9|1|721|815| 88.47%
\1919|3|SF|15|8|7|0|891|976| 91.29%
\1924|3|S|15|7|7|1|985|1049| 93.90%*
\1932|3|EP|18|9|9|0|1512|1604| 94.26%
\1911|3|WP|13|7|6|0|586|610| 96.07%
\1971|3|EF|21|12|9|0|2066|2140| 96.54%
\1930|3|S|18|9|9|0|1323|1367| 96.78%
\1961|3|S|21|11|10|0|1895|1940| 97.68%
\1974|3|S|21|12|9|0|1703|1741| 97.82%
\1936|3|S|20|11|9|0|1700|1734| 98.04%

Fourth Place

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1924|4|SF|15|5|9|1|837|1111| 75.34%
\1916|4|WP|12|6|6|0|518|680| 76.18%
\1918|4|SF|15|7|8|0|660|863| 76.48%
\1912|4|NF|17|7|9|1|681|816| 83.46%
\1983|4|EF|21|10|11|0|2340|2690| 86.99%
\1911|4|P|13|7|6|0|570|647| 88.10%
\1953|4|EF|21|9|12|0|1647|1838| 89.61%
\1913|4|SF|17|9|8|0|653|720| 90.69%
\1973|4|EF|21|11|10|0|1834|2009| 91.29%
\1984|4|EP|21|11|10|0|2306|2518| 91.58%

Fifth Place (1991-94 only)

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1991|5|EP|21|10|11|0|2080|2118| 98.21%
\1992|5|EP|21|10|11|0|1912|2076| 92.10%
\1993|5|S|21|10|11|0|2270|2086| 108.82%
\1994|5|SD|21|12|9|0|2001|1824| 109.70%

Highest percentage to not make the finals

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\1909|5|NF|17|8|9|0|769|611| 125.86%
\1944|5|S|19|8|11|0|1503|1195| 125.77%
\1910|5|SF|17|11|7|0|781|651| 119.97%
\1962|5|EP|21|11|10|0|1898|1596| 118.92%
\2005|5|WP|20|11|9|0|1719|1464| 117.42%
\1943|5|C|17|8|8|1|1519|1298| 117.03%
\1979|5|SD|21|11|10|0|2673|2292| 116.62%
\1984|5|SF|21|10|10|1|2585|2219| 116.49%
\1915|5|MJ|21|13|8|0|1148|988| 116.19%
\1996|5|SD|21|9|12|0|2086|1799| 115.95%

Other high percentages for other ladder positions

YEAR|POS|TEAM|P|W|L|D|FOR|AGAINST|%
\2007|6|EF|20|9|11|0|1948|1714| 113.65%
\1915|6|EF|21|11|9|1|1025|930| 110.22%
\1975|6|P|21|9|12|0|2096|1952| 107.38%
\1997|6|WP|20|11|9|0|1801|1694| 106.32%
\1970|6|WP|21|10|11|0|1969|1863| 105.69%
\2000|7|SF|18|8|10|0|1634|1581| 103.35%
\2004|7|WP|20|9|11|0|1722|1676| 102.74%
\1984|7|S|21|9|12|0|2360|2374| 99.41%
\2008|7|P|20|7|12|1|1801|1843| 97.72%
\1993|7|EP|21|9|11|1|1828|1884| 97.03%
\2009|8|C|20|7|13|0|1818|1969| 92.33%
\2008|8|C|20|6|14|0|1835|2066| 88.82%
\1973|8|C|21|4|17|0|1720|1954| 88.02%
\2002|8|PT|18|7|11|0|1446|1653| 87.48%
\1997|8|C|20|5|15|0|1567|1805| 86.81%
\2011|9|PT|20|5|15|0|1747|2208| 79.12%
\2007|9|P|20|3|17|0|1662|2151| 77.27%
\2006|9|EF|20|4|16|0|1759|2351| 74.82%
\2004|9|EF|20|3|17|0|1532|2053| 74.62%
\2001|9|SD|18|3|15|0|1283|1775| 72.28%

Love seeing the For and Against in late 70's early 80's WAFL ladders. Such high scoring games of football. Wasn't uncommon for a side to kick over 20 goals for a game and still lose.

 

[UpForGrabs]

Love seeing the For and Against in late 70's early 80's WAFL ladders. Such high scoring games of football. Wasn't uncommon for a side to kick over 20 goals for a game and still lose.

Has happened 66 times in WAFL history.

45 of those times were between 1977 and 1987, and it has only happened 8 times since 1987.

West Perth are the only team to kick 20 goals and lose in consecutive weeks (Rd 4 & 5, 1982), although Swan Districts did achieve the feat in Rd 21, 1981 and Rd 1, 1982 - although they had two finals matches in between this, so it doesn't really count.

 

[UpForGrabs]

After all the talk over in the thread about Paul's site - an email got me thinking that the WA Footy Week may have match stats from the 60s.

Went to the state Library and they've only got the 1968 edition, but there's some stats nirvana in there. Subiaco, for instance, had kick totals for a team which are extraordinary (this was the year Austin Robertson Jnr kicked 162 goals).

Here's a screengrab of their Rd 21 match - with Robertson booting 15.11 to break the home and away season record of Bernie Naylor.

31 kicks, 18 marks and 15.11 for Robertson.
A lazy 54 touches for Haydn Bunton Jnr
Cam Blakemore with 31 kicks of his own.

Then on the other hand, you've got East Freo having 10 handpasses for the entire match, and 195 possessions overall (236 less than Subi had).

It's amazing the score wasn't more lopsided, but when you combine the scorecard, reviews of the match, and the circumstances surrounding the goalkicking record, it seems as though Subi spent most of the match feeding the ball to Robertson.

Oh yeah, if you're a Dream Team man (like myself), that's a lazy 255 points to Robertson.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

15 goals 11.

That's Travis Cloke like numbers.

Did the WAFL have a KB equivalent?

8000 odd kicks and 800 odd handballs for their career.

One more.

Who's regarded as the best defender in WAFL history?

 

[swans4eva!]

Long streaks for loses and scores of under 100 points by Peel and Subiaco extend
Margin and scoring records set by East Perth v Subiaco at Leederville Oval
Perth kick record number of behinds in a half without scoring a goal.

Full round 21 review: www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/rnd_21_review.html

Also check out the full season review - scroll down to see 2013 records including qtr x qtr, half by half stats and team summaries www.waflfootyfacts.net/Seasons/2013/scores.html

 

[UpForGrabs]

15 goals 11.

That's Travis Cloke like numbers.

Oddly enough - Robertson was known as an accurate shot for goal. He kicked 162.70 that season at 69.8%, and went at nearly 67% for his whole career.

Did the WAFL have a KB equivalent?

8000 odd kicks and 800 odd handballs for their career.

Don't know enough match stats to give a definitive answer. There are snippets known, though. KB's 1980 premiership teammate Rob Wiley had 496 kicks and 92 handpasses in 1984, but when Mal Brown arrived as coach of Perth in 1985, Wiley's handpass average more than doubled. Would never have happened to KB

One more.

Who's regarded as the best defender in WAFL history?

Actually not sure on this. There are a few names that you hear often, such as Con Regan from East Fremantle (Daniel Kerr's grandfather, IIRC) and Ray Schofield from West Perth, but both of these guys spent chunks of their careers in the forward line. Regan actually held the equal record for most goals in a finals match, with 9. This has since been broken by Darren Bennett, Warren Ralph, Todd Breman and Jason Heatley (each kicked 10 in a final).

Schofield started out as a full forward for West Perth during the underage years of WWII, even kicking over 90 goals in the 1943 season, and over 200 for his career. Having said that, he was full back in WP's 'Team of the Century'.

Maybe some other posters could offer up some names.

 

[worbod]

There was obviously a typo when they published the Vital Statistics From The Game.
R. Gorton has been credited with the 15.11.

 

[35Daicos]

There was obviously a typo when they published the Vital Statistics From The Game.
R. Gorton has been credited with the 15.11.

Also, does that really say Balls up on the bottom line of those stats?!

 

[mianfei]

^^^^

Thanks Up For Grabs - I guess I was correct in saying that draws are very rare in the WAFL. No drawn games since 2010, and four teams - SF (1997), EF (1989), S (2001) & PT (no draws) having not played a tie for over a decade, and East Perth not drawing since early 2003.

It was East Fremantle's stat that amazed me - no draws since 1989! I know that the longest time without a draw in the AFL/VFL is Melbourne's 21 years from 1971 to 1992, with the Demons then waiting another 14 seasons to draw again with Geelong in 2006; although the Dockers have not drawn to date, and the Adelaide Crows' only drawn match was way back in 1994 in the wet against St Kilda at Waverley. I wonder if the Sharks have some kind of record in the major leagues, unless there are any SANFL or VFA/VFL teams that have gone longer without playing a drawn game.

Actually, Perth between 1930 and 1959 hold that record, playing no draws between tying 10-13 (73) with Claremont 11-7 (73) and tying 13-6 (84) with West Perth 11-18 (84) in the opening round of 1960, except for the underage 1944 first semi which I have not counted in tables of drawn matches.

If we don’t count Perth as above, East Fremantle would now hold the record, having recently beaten South Adelaide in the SANFL, who did not draw a game between Round 10 of 1932 and Round 9 of 1958 (this excludes the wartime competition).

The 1960 WAFL season hold the record for the most draws with four - as many draws as in seventeen seasons with a drier climate from 1990 to 2007 or from 1970 to 1986 (ironically Perth and West Perth drew in the opening round that year too)!

On Wikipedia, I have written a few articles relating to the WAFL, including detailed descriptions of the 1985, 1984, 1983, and 1982 seasons, and notes about the record sequences of 948 and 888 games with no draws in the years they ended (“1957 in sports” and “1984 in sports”). It’s amazing that the draws which broke both sequences were between the same two clubs at the same ground,

If you think there are any other notable games I could describe in those articles, I will gladly do so. I plan to add to Wikipedia further WAFL seasons in reverse chronological order.

 

[UpForGrabs]

Actually, Perth between 1930 and 1959 hold that record, playing no draws between tying 10-13 (73) with Claremont 11-7 (73) and tying 13-6 (84) with West Perth 11-18 (84) in the opening round of 1960, except for the underage 1944 first semi which I have not counted in tables of drawn matches.

If we don’t count Perth as above, East Fremantle would now hold the record, having recently beaten South Adelaide in the SANFL, who did not draw a game between Round 10 of 1932 and Round 9 of 1958 (this excludes the wartime competition).

The 1960 WAFL season hold the record for the most draws with four - as many draws as in seventeen seasons with a drier climate from 1990 to 2007 or from 1970 to 1986 (ironically Perth and West Perth drew in the opening round that year too)!

On Wikipedia, I have written a few articles relating to the WAFL, including detailed descriptions of the 1985, 1984, 1983, and 1982 seasons, and notes about the record sequences of 948 and 888 games with no draws in the years they ended (“1957 in sports” and “1984 in sports”). It’s amazing that the draws which broke both sequences were between the same two clubs at the same ground,

If you think there are any other notable games I could describe in those articles, I will gladly do so. I plan to add to Wikipedia further WAFL seasons in reverse chronological order.

Good work. One thing though...

You should most definitely count the 1944 season.

The WAFL itself and all clubs (bar East Perth, funnily enough, considering they had an undefeated 1944 season) count the games as official. Game tallies of players who played in these seasons are counted towards official tallies, and these include famous players such as Jack Sheedy and Ray Schofield. Also, Sandover Medals were awarded in these seasons.

Not including the seasons where there was an age restriction would be akin to Major League Baseball wiping the records of Babe Ruth simply because he played in an era where non-white players weren't allowed to play in the major leagues.

 

[mianfei]

One question I have forgotten about is wins with fewer goals in the WAFL.

I noted South Fremantle's win with three fewer goals in their amazing run of games in 1984 on my recent Wikipedia note, and there is also the amazing game between East Fremantle and East Perth from late 1975 where Old Easts kicked 17-30 (132) to 19-8 (122). I did once tabulate wins with fewer goals in the WAFL but lost the list due to a computer problem.

If I recall correctly there has not been a senior WAFL win with two fewer goals since 1984 (there have been only two in the AFL and none since 2000). All WAFL wins with fewer goals would be too long a list I presume, so would a list of WAFL games where the winner scored two fewer goals be possible?

 

[UpForGrabs]

One question I have forgotten about is wins with fewer goals in the WAFL.

I noted South Fremantle's win with three fewer goals in their amazing run of games in 1984 on my recent Wikipedia note, and there is also the amazing game between East Fremantle and East Perth from late 1975 where Old Easts kicked 17-30 (132) to 19-8 (122). I did once tabulate wins with fewer goals in the WAFL but lost the list due to a computer problem.

If I recall correctly there has not been a senior WAFL win with two fewer goals since 1984 (there have been only two in the AFL and none since 2000). All WAFL wins with fewer goals would be too long a list I presume, so would a list of WAFL games where the winner scored two fewer goals be possible?

Ric's got that over at his site already done up for you.

 

[mianfei]

Ric's got that over at his site already done up for you.

Thanks! There were a few I did not know of too, such as East Perth's in 1920 and 1961 and East Fremantle's from 1937 and 1954.

Ric is missing one from 1973, where Swan Districts beat West Perth 7-20 (62) to 9-5 (59), which I did know of beforehand.

It's interesting that as many as three of the eight pre-1997 WAFL clubs - Perth, Subiaco and Claremont - have never won scoring two fewer goals. In contrast, of the twelve clubs in the VFL pre-1987, only South Melbourne/Sydney has never won with two fewer goals.

 

[Freofalcon]

Don't know if you've covered this (or even want to) but I was curious as to most goals scored per quarter in a WAFL final. I noticed in the 1982 1st semi between the mighty garlics and the ferals, West Perth scored 10.5 to East Perth 8.2 in the last quarter. That's almost a shot on goal every minute of the quarter. Played in front of almost 30,000. I miss the 80's (footy, not the hairdos or music).

 

[UpForGrabs]

Don't know if you've covered this (or even want to) but I was curious as to most goals scored per quarter in a WAFL final. I noticed in the 1982 1st semi between the mighty garlics and the ferals, West Perth scored 10.5 to East Perth 8.2 in the last quarter. That's almost a shot on goal every minute of the quarter. Played in front of almost 30,000. I miss the 80's (footy, not the hairdos or music).

Good ol' Ric has actually got this data over at his WAFL Footy Facts website (a site I can't recommend highly enough).

Here's the link for highest combined score in a quarter.

How's the Claremont v EF match at the top? 10.4 to 11.5 in the last quarter.

George Moloney kicked 8 of his 10 goals in the last quarter. East Freo's Jock Laurie also kicked 10 goals. I'm pretty sure this is the first (and one of the only few) instances in WAFL history where each side had a 10+ goal kicker.

For those interested - here's the West Australian's report of the game.

Interesting that on the same day, West Perth's Frank Hopkins booted 14 goals in a losing side to win the comp's goalkicking award by 1 over Moloney. Hopkins kicked 12 goals in the second half, and in what would have to be a unique occurrence, matched Moloney's efforts by having a 8-goal final term.

Kicking 1 goal that day for West Perth (his 50th for the season) was Ted Tyson. It was his first season in the league and he'd go on to kick another 1147 goals in his career.

 

[mianfei]

How's the Claremont v EF match at the top? 10.4 to 11.5 in the last quarter.

George Moloney kicked 8 of his 10 goals in the last quarter. East Freo's Jock Laurie also kicked 10 goals. I'm pretty sure this is the first (and one of the only few) instances in WAFL history where each side had a 10+ goal kicker.

For those interested - here's the West Australian's report of the game.

Interesting that on the same day, West Perth's Frank Hopkins booted 14 goals in a losing side to win the comp's goalkicking award by 1 over Moloney. Hopkins kicked 12 goals in the second half, and in what would have to be a unique occurrence, matched Moloney's efforts by having a 8-goal final term.

Kicking 1 goal that day for West Perth (his 50th for the season) was Ted Tyson. It was his first season in the league and he'd go on to kick another 1147 goals in his career.

That was an amazing match because the rest of it was not at all high-scoring. In fact, the total aggregate was 250 points, of which over half was in the last quarter! There was only 4-6 (30) kicked in the first quarter, 7-7 (49) in the second and 4-12 (36) in the third or a total of 15-25 (115) or an average of 5-8 (38).

In the VFL/AFL, there have been sixty matches with over half the aggregate kicked in one quarter, but none had an aggregate of as much as 200 points.

In fact, at the time the first 250-point aggregate in the VFL had occurred only two months ago at Victoria Park, when Coventry kicked seventeen goals.

It's interesting that they say the 284-point aggregate game between Perth and West Perth was exceptionally poor standard despite Hopkins' fourteen goals. It makes one think that really high-scoring games are not really good football or at least do not have to be, which agrees with personal experience that a very low-scoring game in awful conditions can be more interesting to watch and far more skilled than a high-scoring shootout in hot sunny weather.

 

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That was an amazing match because the rest of it was not at all high-scoring. In fact, the total aggregate was 250 points, of which over half was in the last quarter! There was only 4-6 (30) kicked in the first quarter, 7-7 (49) in the second and 4-12 (36) in the third or a total of 15-25 (115) or an average of 5-8 (38).

In the VFL/AFL, there have been sixty matches with over half the aggregate kicked in one quarter, but none had an aggregate of as much as 200 points.

In fact, at the time the first 250-point aggregate in the VFL had occurred only two months ago at Victoria Park, when Coventry kicked seventeen goals.

It's interesting that they say the 284-point aggregate game between Perth and West Perth was exceptionally poor standard despite Hopkins' fourteen goals. It makes one think that really high-scoring games are not really good football or at least do not have to be, which agrees with personal experience that a very low-scoring game in awful conditions can be more interesting to watch and far more skilled than a high-scoring shootout in hot sunny weather.

You must be a Victorian.

 

[mianfei]

You must be a Victorian.

I certainly am, but statistics are really so interesting!

It's notable how the wet in Perth is so different from the wet in Melbourne. Today I was reading about one of football's great near-upsets from the second last round of 1979, when Subiaco (last) 19-9 played Claremont (first) 20-11. One would hardly think from such scores that it was a wet day, but it was the only really wet day of that season and according to the West Australian an exceptionally high-standard game. (Then I thought of players in that game in Buckenara and the Krakouer brothers who played for those 1980s Hawthorn and North Melbourne teams that were routinely capable of kicking twenty goals in wet weather)!

 

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Just going through and entering in some stats from 1986, and you realise how loaded with talent some of these pre-Eagles WAFL teams were.

Take South Fremantle for instance. They'd win only 7 games for the season and their defense would give up 2916 points, but a quick look down their Round 3 team sheet and you see the names:

Wally Matera
Dean Irving
Mark Bairstow
Nicky Winmar
David Hart
Peter Sumich
John Worsfold
Allen Jakovich