This is a list of records from the West Australian Football League (WAFL) since its inception in 1885 (formerly known as the West Australian Football Association, West Australian National Football League, Western Australia State Football League and Westar Rules).
Team Records
Highest Score
Rank | Score | Team | Opponent | Year | Round | Ground |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41.30 (276) | East Perth | South Fremantle | 1944 | Round 1 | Perth Oval |
2 | 40.18 (258) | South Fremantle | West Perth | 1981 | Round 21 | Fremantle Oval |
3 | 39.20 (254) | Claremont | Perth | 1981 | Round 17 | Claremont Oval |
4 | 40.11 (251) | Swan Districts | Subiaco | 1979 | Round 19 | Bassendean Oval |
5 | 38.21 (249) | Swan Districts | Subiaco | 1982 | Round 2 | Bassendean Oval |
[1] |
Note: The score of 41.30 (276) by East Perth against South Fremantle in 1944 was in an under-19 competition due to the loss of players to serve in World War II, and is excluded in some sources. The score of 40.18 (258) by South Fremantle against West Perth in 1981 is the record in WAFL senior competition.
Lowest Score
Rank | Score | Team | Opponent | Year | Round | Ground |
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1 | 0.0 (0) | Subiaco | South Fremantle | 1906 | Round 14 | North Fremantle Oval |
0.0 (0) † | Peel Thunder | Claremont | 2004 | Round 1 | Rushton Park | |
3 | 0.1 (1) | Perth | West Perth | 1899 | Round 17 | WACA |
4 | 0.2 (2) | East Fremantle | Rovers | 1898 | Round 1 | WACA |
0.2 (2) | Subiaco | East Perth | 1920 | Round 13 | Perth Oval | |
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† Peel Thunder scored 10.10 (70) for the match, but their score was deleted as a penalty for playing former Fitzroy and Subiaco rover Peter Bird without a clearance.[2] |
Most Consecutive Wins
Rank | Streak | Team | Start | End |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | East Fremantle | 1945, Round 13 | 1947, Round 3 |
2 | 25 | Subiaco | 2017, Grand Final | 2019, Round 6 |
3 | 21 | East Perth | 1944, Round 1 | 1944 Grand Final |
4 | 19 | East Perth | 1958, Preliminary Final | 1959, Round 17 |
19 | Subiaco | 2006, Round 12 | 2007, Round 7 | |
19 | Subiaco | 2017, Round 2 | 2017, Semi Final | |
5 | 18 | Swan Districts | 1979, Round 17 | 1980, Round 13 |
18 | Claremont | 1991, Round 7 | 1992, Round 1 | |
Player Records
Most games
Note: These figures refer to premiership matches (i.e. home-and-away and finals) matches only.
Rank | Games | Player | Clubs | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 367 | Mel Whinnen | West Perth | 1960-1977 |
2 | 341 | Bill Dempsey | West Perth | 1960-1976 |
3 | 3321 | Jack Sheedy | East Fremantle, East Perth | 1942-1944, 1946-1962 |
4 | 306 | Brian Peake | East Fremantle, Perth | 1972-1981, 1986-1990 |
5 | 304 | Bill Walker | Swan Districts | 1961-1976 |
1 Sheedy played 37 games in 1942-1944, which was in an under-19 competition due to the loss of players to serve in World War II; these games are excluded in some sources, which list Sheedy as playing 295 WAFL games.
The only other player to play 300 WAFL games was Kris Miller (East Fremantle, South Fremantle), who played 303 games between 1999 and 2014.
Most career goals
Rank | Goals | Games | Player | Clubs | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1211 | 251 | Austin Robertson, Jr. | Subiaco | 1962-1965, 1967-1974 |
2 | 1196 | 228 | Ted Tyson | West Perth | 1930-1941, 1945 |
3 | 1095 | 202 | George Doig | East Fremantle | 1933-1945 |
4 | 1034 | 192 | Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | 1941, 1946-1954 |
5 | 910 | 190 | Raymond Scott | West Perth | 1944, 1947-1955, 1959 |
[3] |
Most goals in a season
Rank | Goals | Player | Club | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 167 | Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | 1953 |
2 | 160 | Austin Robertson, Jr. | Subiaco | 1968 |
3 | 152 | George Doig | East Fremantle | 1934 |
4 | 147 | Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | 1952 |
5 | 144 | George Doig | East Fremantle | 1937 |
[4] |
Most goals in a game
Rank | Goals | Player | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Ground |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 | Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | Subiaco | 1953 | Round 16 | Fremantle Oval |
2 | 19 | Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | East Fremantle | 1952 | Round 18 | Fremantle Oval |
19 | George Doig | East Fremantle | Claremont | 1934 | Round 19 | Fremantle Oval | |
19 | George Moloney | Claremont | Swan Districts | 1940 | Round 16 | Claremont Oval | |
5 | 18 | Bernie Naylor | South Fremantle | Subiaco | 1953 | Round 2 | Fremantle Oval |
[4] |
Most Sandover Medals
Medals | Player | Team | Seasons |
---|---|---|---|
4 | Bill Walker | Swan Districts | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 |
3 | Haydn Bunton, Sr. | Subiaco | 1938, 1939, 1941 |
Merv McIntosh | Perth | 1948, 1953, 1954 | |
Graham Farmer | East Perth | 1956, 1957, 1960 | |
Barry Cable | Perth | 1964, 1968, 1973 | |
Kicks after the siren
Goal to win
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doug Oliphant | Perth | South Fremantle | 1932 | 66–60 | [5] |
McGarry | West Perth | Victoria Park | 1934 | 80–79 | [6][7] |
Bill Holmes | Swan Districts | East Fremantle | 1968 | 102–101 | [8][9] |
Peter Melesso | Claremont | South Fremantle | 1987 | 136–134 | [10][11] |
Chris Gerreyn | Claremont | East Fremantle | 1995 | 71–67 | [12][13] |
Adam Prior | East Perth | Claremont | 2012 | 91–90 | [14] |
Kyle Anderson | East Perth | Perth | 2018 | 83–80 | [15] |
Mitch Dobson | West Perth | Perth | 2022 | 54–48 | [16][17] |
Tom Edwards | Swan Districts | West Coast reserves | 2023 | 83-80 | [18][19] |
Behind to win
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rainoldi | West Perth | South Fremantle | 1934 | 121–120 | [20][21] |
Noel Carter | South Fremantle | East Fremantle | 1983 | 128–127 | [22] |
Behind to draw
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Melesso | Claremont | Subiaco | 1987 | 89–89 | [23][24] |
Peter Melesso | Claremont | Swan Districts | 1988 | 76–76 | [25][26] |
Kristian Cary | Perth | West Coast reserves | 2023 | 98–98 | [27][28] |
Missed opportunities
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Outcome | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jared Hardisty | Claremont | South Fremantle | 2021 | 64–65 | Claremont would have made the 2021 grand final. | [29][30] |
See also
References
- 1 2 Gauci, Ric. "WAFL FootyFacts - All Teams". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ Townsend, John; ‘Peel Will Plead Bird Selection Legitimate’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 22 March 2004
- ↑ Gauci, Ric. "WAFL FootyFacts - Player Records". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- 1 2 Gauci, Ric. "WAFL FootyFacts - Player Records". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ↑ ‘A Last-Minute Victory: South Fremantle Narrowly Defeated’; The West Australian; 25 April 1932, p. 13
- ↑ West Perth won by a point after a brilliant torpedo punt from McGarry after the final bell.
- ↑ 'Won after the Bell – West Perth’s One-Point Victory'; The West Australian, 6 August 1934, p. 14
- ↑ A display of sheer determination against a strengthening wind in the final quarter allowed Swan Districts to record their solitary win for the season with Holmes kicking the goal after the siren.
- ↑ Worner, Geoff; ‘Swans Crack It – By One Point!’; The Sunday Times, 30 June 1968, p. 71
- ↑ South Fremantle was denied a huge upset after Melesso marked with fifteen seconds remaining, then kicked truly after the final siren.
- ↑ Stocks, Gary; ‘South Revived – in a Fashion’; The West Australian, 6 July 1987, p. 99
- ↑ Gerreyn kicks a goal after the siren for Claremont’s sixth consecutive victory in round 8 of the season while all eighteen East Fremantle players yelled to put him off balance.
- ↑ Lague, Steve; ‘Gerreyn the Hero for Second Time’; The West Australian, 29 May 1995, p. 75
- ↑ Prior converted his third goal of the final quarter to complete a remarkable East Perth comeback Archived 30 December 2012 at archive.today
- ↑ Marked seconds before the siren went, kicked the goal from 45m on acute angle"Kyle Anderson kicks goal after siren to lead East Perth to three-point win over Perth". 28 July 2018.
- ↑ Dobson took a diving mark at the top of the square with seconds remaining, and he kicked truly after the siren.
- ↑ "Falcons prevail in cliffhanger". West Perth Football Club.
- ↑ West Coast's Harry Barnett missed a shot on goal, allowing Swan Districts to bring the ball back into their forward 50, where Edwards marked and kicked truly.
- ↑ "WAFL Match Report: Eagles suffer heartbreak at the hands of Swans". West Coast Eagles.
- ↑ A behind from Rainoldi after the final bell gave West Perth their sixth win in round 7 of the season, and their only win with two fewer goals.
- ↑ "WAFL Footy Facts: West Perth – Wins with Less Goals". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ Received a free kick with five seconds to play and scored a behind after the siren. 6th June 1983 – WAFL – East Fremantle v South Fremantle
- ↑ Melesso kicked a behind from fifty metres out after the siren to draw, after missing two easier shots that could have given the Tigers another win.
- ↑ Christian, Geoff; ‘Historic Draw and a Tale of Two Kicks’; The West Australian, 1 June 1987, p. 76
- ↑ For the third time in twenty-seven matches, Melesso saves Claremont from defeat with a kick after the siren.
- ↑ Marsh, David; ‘Melesso’s Rescue Cheers Neesham’; The West Australian, 27 June 1988, p. 115
- ↑ Kristian Cary kicked after the siren, but his kick fell short the huge pack competing on the goal line saw the ball forced through for a rushed behind. The draw ended West Coast's losing streak for the 2023 season.
- ↑ "WAFL NAIDOC Round Wrap". WAFL.
- ↑ Claremont co-captain Jared Hardisty had set shot after the final siren to win the game, but he missed and it sailed through for a behind.
- ↑ "WAFL NAIDOC Round Wrap". WAFL.