1901 WAFA Season

This page displays the results for the 1901 season of the West Australian Football Association (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured fifteen rounds in a triple round-robin format. West Perth were the minor premiers.

The premiership did not feature a finals series and West Perth were declared the premiers, with Les Jones as the premiership captain.

Premiership Details

Name: 1901 West Australian Football Association Season
Known As: 1901 WAFA Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 15
Matches: 45

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
East Fremantle Fremantle Oval
North Fremantle North Fremantle Oval
Perth WACA
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco
West Perth WACA

Premiership Results

Premiers: West Perth
Runners-Up: East Fremantle
Minor Premiers: West Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
West Perth 1st 12 -0- 3 48 191.9% 942 491 130 162 64 107
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 129.6% 687 530 90 147 67 128
South Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 8 28 97.7% 629 644 83 131 85 134
Perth 4th 7 -0- 8 28 90.5% 465 514 59 111 67 112
North Fremantle 5th 5 -0- 10 20 74.2% 495 667 63 117 88 139
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 11 16 52.2% 406 778 52 94 106 142

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
West Perth 1st Not applicable
East Fremantle 2nd Not applicable
South Fremantle 3rd Not applicable
Perth 4th Not applicable
North Fremantle 5th Not applicable
Subiaco 6th Not applicable

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v Subiaco North Fremantle Oval 57 - 12
SAT 04/05/1901 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 46 - 38
SAT 04/05/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth Esplanade 24 - 36

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 475.0% 57 12
Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 150.0% 36 24
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 121.1% 46 38
East Fremantle 4th 0 -0- 1 0 82.6% 38 46
West Perth 5th 0 -0- 1 0 66.7% 24 36
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 1 0 21.1% 12 57

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v North Fremantle Fremantle Park 40 - 35
SAT 11/05/1901 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 55 - 5
SAT 11/05/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth North Fremantle Oval 21 - 84

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 313.8% 91 29
West Perth 2nd 1 -0- 1 4 189.5% 108 57
North Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 176.9% 92 52
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 96.3% 78 81
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 1 4 54.8% 51 93
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 2 0 23.4% 33 141

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1901 3:00 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 46 - 10
SAT 18/05/1901 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 28 - 31
SAT 18/05/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v North Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 56 - 15

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 351.3% 137 39
West Perth 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 227.8% 164 72
North Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 2 4 99.1% 107 108
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 2 4 69.3% 88 127
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 2 4 63.7% 79 124
Subiaco 6th 1 -0- 2 4 37.9% 64 169

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v Perth North Fremantle Oval 26 - 44
SAT 25/05/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Shenton Park 32 - 20
SAT 25/05/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v South Fremantle WACA 40 - 38

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 4 -0- 0 16 278.5% 181 65
West Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 185.5% 204 110
Subiaco 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 50.8% 96 189
North Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 3 4 87.5% 133 152
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 3 4 71.3% 117 164
East Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 3 4 67.9% 108 159

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 48 - 62
SAT 01/06/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v South Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 21 - 55
SAT 01/06/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Shenton Park 43 - 56

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 5 -0- 0 20 219.4% 237 108
West Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 168.4% 266 158
South Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 3 8 93.0% 172 185
Subiaco 4th 2 -0- 3 8 56.7% 139 245
North Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 4 4 74.4% 154 207
East Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 4 4 70.6% 156 221

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 64 - 21
SAT 08/06/1901 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 8 - 50
SAT 08/06/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v North Fremantle Shenton Park 38 - 49

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 5 -0- 1 20 190.4% 316 166
Perth 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 155.1% 245 158
East Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 4 8 90.9% 220 242
North Fremantle 4th 2 -0- 4 8 82.9% 203 245
South Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 4 8 77.5% 193 249
Subiaco 6th 2 -0- 4 8 60.2% 177 294

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v East Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 21 - 46
SAT 15/06/1901 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 32 - 38
SAT 15/06/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v Subiaco WACA 66 - 21

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 6 -0- 1 24 204.3% 382 187
Perth 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 148.9% 283 190
East Fremantle 3rd 3 -0- 4 12 101.1% 266 263
South Fremantle 4th 2 -0- 5 8 78.4% 225 287
North Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 5 8 77.0% 224 291
Subiaco 6th 2 -0- 5 8 55.0% 198 360

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 41 - 40
SAT 22/06/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 30 - 32
SAT 22/06/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v North Fremantle Wellington Square 74 - 13

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 7 -0- 1 28 228.0% 456 200
Perth 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 139.8% 323 231
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 4 16 101.3% 307 303
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 5 12 81.1% 257 317
North Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 6 8 64.9% 237 365
Subiaco 6th 2 -0- 6 8 58.2% 228 392

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v South Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 20 - 91
SAT 29/06/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Shenton Park 55 - 31
SAT 29/06/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle WACA 28 - 46

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 7 -0- 2 28 196.7% 484 246
Perth 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 123.8% 354 286
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 106.6% 353 331
South Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 5 16 103.3% 348 337
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 6 12 66.9% 283 423
North Fremantle 6th 2 -0- 7 8 56.4% 257 456

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1901 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 47 - 40
SAT 06/07/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 12 - 45
CANCELLED Perth v North Fremantle*
* : forfeited

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 7 -0- 3 28 178.8% 524 293
Perth 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 123.8% 354 286
East Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 116.0% 398 343
South Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 5 20 104.8% 395 377
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 7 12 63.0% 295 468
North Fremantle 6th 2 -0- 8 8 56.4% 257 456

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 51 - 36
SAT 13/07/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v Subiaco North Fremantle Oval 90 - 6
SAT 20/07/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth WACA 70 - 23

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 8 -0- 3 32 188.0% 594 316
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 118.5% 449 379
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 105.9% 377 356
South Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 6 20 100.7% 431 428
North Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 8 12 75.1% 347 462
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 8 12 53.9% 301 558

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v East Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 18 - 40
SAT 27/07/1901 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 50 - 42
SAT 27/07/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Shenton Park 45 - 63

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 9 -0- 3 36 182.0% 657 361
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 123.2% 489 397
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 103.2% 419 406
South Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 6 24 102.3% 481 470
North Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 9 12 72.7% 365 502
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 9 12 55.7% 346 621

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 69 - 13
SAT 03/08/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 34 - 90
SAT 03/08/1901 3:00 PM West Perth v North Fremantle WACA 107 - 35

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 10 -0- 3 40 192.9% 764 396
East Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 136.1% 558 410
South Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 6 28 113.3% 571 504
Perth 4th 7 -0- 6 28 90.9% 432 475
North Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 10 12 65.7% 400 609
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 10 12 53.4% 380 711

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v Perth Wellington Square 39 - 33
SAT 10/08/1901 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 33 - 84
SAT 10/08/1901 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 26 - 67

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 11 -0- 3 44 197.7% 848 429
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 143.3% 625 436
South Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 7 28 102.7% 604 588
Perth 4th 7 -0- 7 28 90.5% 465 514
North Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 10 16 68.4% 439 642
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 11 12 52.2% 406 778

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1901 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 62 - 94
SAT 07/09/1901 3:00 PM North Fremantle v South Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 56 - 25
CANCELLED Perth* v Subiaco
* : forfeited

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 12 -0- 3 48 191.9% 942 491
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 129.6% 687 530
South Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 8 28 97.7% 629 644
Perth 4th 7 -0- 8 28 90.5% 465 514
North Fremantle 5th 5 -0- 10 20 74.2% 495 667
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 11 16 52.2% 406 778