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The Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) was formed in 1885 and was later changed to the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) on 6 February 1980 and has since remained the premier Australian rules football league in Western Australia. Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ...
Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ...
A nine team, single division competition, the season is based around a 22 week or so "home-and-away" (regular) reason starting in March through to August. The top four teams play off in a series of finals culminating in the Grand Final, always held at Subiaco Oval and usually sometime in September. Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ...
Although payments are made to players, generally they are so low that no player in the league could be considered a professional. In saying that however players not required by the two Western Australian-based AFL clubs (West Coast Eagles and Fremantle FC) will usually play for a WAFL club instead that weekend. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...
Classic West Coast Eagles logo The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ...
Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and also commonly known as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ...
Attendance Despite competition with 2 sides in the national AFL competition, in 2004, the WAFL attracted a total of 202,797 people at an average of 1,102 a game. The 2005 WAFL grand final between South Fremantle and Claremont attracted 22,570 to the Subiaco Oval. Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ...
Current teams Teams currently playing in the WAFL include: Formed: 1906 Joined WAFL: 1926 (as Claremont-Cottesloe) Home Ground: Claremont Oval Colours: Navy Blue and Gold Nickname: Tigers WAFL Premierships: 1938-39-40, 1964, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 Record Home Attendance: 18,268 v. ...
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Home Ground: Leederville Oval (Based at Perth Oval between 1910 and 1999) Formed: 1902 (as Union Football Club) Colours: Royal Blue and Black Nickname: Royals WAFL Premierships: 1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-01-02 Record Home Attendance: 26,760, 31st...
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Home Ground: The Arena, Joondalup (formerly at Leederville Oval) Formed: 1885 Colours: Cardinal Red and Blue Nickname: Falcons (formerly Cardinals) WAFL Premierships: 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934-35, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003 Record Home Attendance: 24,567 v East Perth on 26th...
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Swan Districts are an Australian Rules Football club based in the suburb Bassendean to the east of Perth. ...
History Organised football in the Perth/Fremantle region of Western Australia dates back to 1881. Back then though rugby was the dominant football code, with only one senior club, "Unions", playing Australian Rules. Perth is the state capital and most populous city of Western Australia. ...
Location of Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle (32°03′15″S, 115°44′53″E) is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres southwest of Perths Central Business District. ...
In 1883 a second club, "Swans", emerged, but Australian Rules' growth remained much subdued compared to that of Victoria and South Australia. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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However in those days many young men of Perth's wealthier families were educated in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of almost 1. ...
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On returning home from there they naturally wished to play the sport they'd grown up with and no doubt exerted some influence on their less affluent peers as to such. Coincidentally, the press at the time reported there was a growing dissatisfaction with rugby as a spectacle.
During the 1880s, the discoveries of gold, firstly in the Kimberley, Pilbara and Murchison regions, led to a dramatic increase in WA's population, including many players and supporters of Australian Rules from the eastern colonies. // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ...
The Kimberley is one of the nine regions of Western Australia, consisting of the local government areas of Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley. ...
The Pilbara is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ...
Murchison region of Western Australia Large agricultural region in the central part of Western Australia, including the local government area of Yalgoo. ...
In 1885 one of the leading rugby clubs, Fremantle, decided to change to Australian Rules. It was quickly joined by three other clubs - "Rovers", "Victorians", and a team of schoolboys from Perth High. The schoolboy side lasted just two matches, but the three other sides went on to contest what in retrospect was viewed as the first ever official Western Australian Football Association (WAFA) premiership, won by Rovers. And virtually overnight Australian Rules football became the dominant code for the spectator as well.
Progress of Australian Rules in Western Australia still lagged behind the big football cities of Melbourne, Adelaide and Geelong however and is evidenced by the unstable nature of the clubs that participated in the early years.
In 1886 a new club Fremantle based club Unions joined. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
In 1887 Fremantle left the WAFA and the "West Australian Football Club" joined but they would only play two seasons before they disappeared. 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...
In 1890 Unions would rename themselves Fremantle as those involved in the game saw the need to identify themselves with the region they were located in. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...
1891 Saw two new clubs arrive, Centrals and East Perth, but they would be gone after one and two seasons respectively. 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
1899 would be the last season Fremantle would take part. Despite Unions/Fremantle being the most dominant club in the WAFA up to this point winning the competition 10 times in its 13 years of existence, problems with debt saw the club disappear and some people involved with the old entity formed South Fremantle Football Club in its place. Despite the fact that many involved with Fremantle moved onto South Fremantle the new club is not seen as a continuation of the old and did not lay claim to its proud records to that date. 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
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1899 was also the last time Rovers would take part. The move to regionalisation which saw Unions take on the old Fremantle's name and colours made it difficult for this club that didn't represent a particular area to attract players. They folded and were immediately replaced by Perth Football Club who were promoted from the Perth First Rate Association. Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ...
Major gold discoveries at Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, coupled with a major international economic depression, caused immigration from the eastern colonies to accelerate. These migrants included a large number of footballers including some celebrated players, and the Goldfields competition (later known as the Goldfields Football League) was comparable in status and standard to the Perth competition for many years. (This was shown by the fact that it had a separate seat on the Australian National Football Council until 1919.) The higher standard of play that naturally followed, helped to increase the game's popularity and increased the professionalism of the WAFA. Coolgardie (30°57′ S 121°09′ E) is a small town in the Australian state of Western Australia, 558 km east of the state capital, Perth. ...
Kalgoorlie is a large Western Australian mining town located about 600 km east of Perth. ...
By 1901, the WAFA had grown to have six teams. Up to this point, five sides at most had been in the competition, and this number had invariably changed from year to year, as clubs came and went. And by 1906 there were eight teams — being West Perth, East Perth, East Fremantle, South Fremantle, North Fremantle, Subiaco, Perth and Midland Junction. Home Ground: The Arena, Joondalup (formerly at Leederville Oval) Formed: 1885 Colours: Cardinal Red and Blue Nickname: Falcons (formerly Cardinals) WAFL Premierships: 1897, 1899, 1901, 1905, 1932, 1934-35, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1995, 1999, 2003 Record Home Attendance: 24,567 v East Perth on 26th...
Home Ground: Leederville Oval (Based at Perth Oval between 1910 and 1999) Formed: 1902 (as Union Football Club) Colours: Royal Blue and Black Nickname: Royals WAFL Premierships: 1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-01-02 Record Home Attendance: 26,760, 31st...
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In 1908 the WAFA was renamed the Western Australian Football League (WAFL).
Unlike many other sporting competitions, the WAFL didn't go into recess during World War I, although two teams — North Fremantle and Midland Junction — were "casualties" of the war, competing for the last time in 1915 and 1917 respectively. World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice (cessation of hostilities) on November 11, 1918. ...
In 1921, the WAFL followed the idea of the SANFL's Magarey Medal and introduced the Sandover Medal, for the fairest and best player over a season, as voted by the field umpires. The medal has been awarded annually ever since. SANFL Logo The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league for Australian rules football in the state of South Australia. ...
The Magarey Medal is an Australian Rules Football award, given annually since 1897 to the best and fairest player in the South Australian National Football League as adjudged by the field umpires. ...
The Sandover Medal is an Australian Rules Football award, given annually since 1921 to the best and fairest player in the Western Australian Football League. ...
Claremont entered the league in 1926, bringing the number of teams back to seven. Formed: 1906 Joined WAFL: 1926 (as Claremont-Cottesloe) Home Ground: Claremont Oval Colours: Navy Blue and Gold Nickname: Tigers WAFL Premierships: 1938-39-40, 1964, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1996 Record Home Attendance: 18,268 v. ...
In 1932, the WAFL was renamed the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) - the "national" concept in the name being adopted by the SANFL and a couple of other leagues a few years earlier.
Swan Districts entered the league in 1934. The eight competing sides still remain today and are generally referred to as the "traditional eight clubs". Swan Districts are an Australian Rules Football club based in the suburb Bassendean to the east of Perth. ...
Because of World War Two, the league only ran an "under age" competition between 1942-44. However, the three premierships won during this time are given equal status to any other, in official records. All clubs competed, with the exception of Swan Districts who could not form a team in 1942, although they were back in 1943.
The 1960s saw crowds get bigger and bigger, as WAFL football captured the hearts and minds of the WA public like never before, and in the 1970s and early 80s it was easily the biggest show in town.
However, during this period more and more star WAFL players were looking to head to the Victorian Football League (VFL), enticed by the bigger money and the fact that it was more and more gaining a reputation as the "big" league. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...
This is perhaps best evidenced in that Victoria (i.e. the VFL representative team) had by far the best record in interstate games for a long time. But in 1977, when the first proper State of Origin match was played, it saw Western Australia inflict its biggest defeat on a Victorian team. This article is about the general concept of State of Origin. ...
In 1980, the WANFL dropped the "N" and reverted back to being called the WAFL.
At this time crowds were as big as they ever were. Soon afterwards, however, interest in the WAFL begain a slow decline, as it became increasingly obvious that even larger numbers of the WAFL's best players were going to head east.
By 1987, the WAFL had decided that the future of the game in WA depended on it entering a team in the VFL. The West Coast Eagles were formed and entered the VFL (the VFL was renamed the AFL in 1990). With many of Western Australia's best players now competing in a team that represented Western Australia on a national scale, it was suddenly apparent that the WAFL was now a second-class competition. Classic West Coast Eagles logo The West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian Rules Football club that is a member of the Australian Football League. ...
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In 1990 the league was renamed the Western Australian State Football League, but it had reverted back to WAFL by 1991.
Another locally-based AFL team, the Fremantle FC were formed in 1995, and this cemented the position of WAFL as a second-class competition. (Indeed, the 1991 introduction of the Adelaide Crows to the VFL/AFL meant that the SANFL was experiencing a similar decline to the WAFL.) Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and also commonly known as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League. ...
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ...
This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...
SANFL Logo The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league for Australian rules football in the state of South Australia. ...
WAFL clubs have struggled ever since with their sudden demise from being technically equal to any VFL club, to feeder club status. However, they have enjoyed some benefits, such as the funds flowing from the WA-based AFL teams and the influx of talented players from other states, attempting to make a name for themselves.
In 1997, Peel Thunder — somewhat controversially — become the ninth WAFL club. Throughout their brief history, they have struggled to compete with the traditional eight clubs, which are generally opposed to their presence. This is partly because having an odd number of teams forces one team to have a bye each week. Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ...
Also in 1997, the WAFL was renamed Westar Rules, in a failed attempt to revamp the league's image. However the name again reverted to WAFL in 2001.
Recent years have seen the WAFL stabilise itself as a league a step down from the AFL. Obviously the sudden player drain brought on by the expansion of the VFL into the AFL has lessened the standard of play, however this has recovered somewhat, with "veteran" AFL players returning and new players coming through. This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...
Attendances have recovered slightly and in 2004, the league posted a total attendance of 202,797 [1]. The total attendance, including AFL games was a record 1,030,000.
West Australian Football Hall of Fame On March 12, 2004, a West Australian Football Hall of Fame was formed. On that day a total 81 former players, coaches, umpires, administrators and media representatives were inducted. Further to that eight of these inductees were give the status of "Legend".
While the Hall of Fame exists to honour "West Australian football", a majority of the 81 inaugural members were inducted due to their time in, or their service to the WAFL. Most, if not all, future inductees will most likely be those of Western Australian origin who excel in the AFL.
The original legends (in alphabetical order):
George Doig was a full forward for the East Fremantle Football Club from 1933 to 1945. ...
Condello is an all round nice guy and Zotidis is a 8 year old who hasnt hit pubity. ...
John Todd (born May 21, 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. ...
See also The Sandover Medal is an Australian Rules Football award, given annually since 1921 to the best and fairest player in the Western Australian Football League. ...
This is a list of Australian rules football leagues in Australia. ...
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