1906 WAFA Season

These are the results for the 1906 season of the West Australian Football Association (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured seventeen rounds in a double round-robin format with three sectional rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. South Fremantle were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the First Amended Argus system. East Fremantle were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1906 WAFA Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 17 (inc. 3 sectional rounds)
Finals System: First Amended Argus System
Matches: 71

Team Details

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

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
South Fremantle 1st 15 -0- 2 60 193.7% 1,110 573 152 198 77 111
East Fremantle 2nd 13 -2- 2 56 157.0% 1,038 661 145 168 91 115
West Perth 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 122.4% 775 633 104 151 81 147
Perth 4th 10 -1- 6 42 116.1% 881 759 122 149 103 141
Midland Junction 5th 6 -0- 11 24 88.1% 788 894 107 146 123 156
North Fremantle 6th 5 -1- 11 22 76.7% 627 817 85 117 111 151
East Perth 7th 5 -0- 12 20 69.6% 538 773 72 106 105 143
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 16 4 40.8% 445 1,092 56 109 152 180

Major Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Fremantle 1st 15 -2- 2 64 158.7% 1,149 724 162 177 99 130
South Fremantle 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 186.8% 1,143 612 156 207 82 120
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 114.7% 850 741 114 166 97 159
Perth 4th 10 -1- 7 42 114.2% 908 795 125 158 108 147

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
East Fremantle 1st Premiers
West Perth 2nd Runners-Up
South Fremantle 3rd Defeated by West Perth (Semi Final)
Perth 4th Defeated by East Fremantle (Semi Final)
Midland Junction 5th Did not qualify for finals
North Fremantle 6th Did not qualify for finals
East Perth 7th Did not qualify for finals
Subiaco 8th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 56 - 51
SAT 12/05/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v Subiaco Midland Oval 36 - 42
SAT 12/05/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v East Perth North Fremantle Oval 16 - 32
SAT 12/05/1906 3:30 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 24 - 66

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 275.0% 66 24
East Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 200.0% 32 16
Subiaco 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 116.7% 42 36
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 109.8% 56 51
West Perth 5th 0 -0- 1 0 91.1% 51 56
Midland Junction 6th 0 -0- 1 0 85.7% 36 42
North Fremantle 7th 0 -0- 1 0 50.0% 16 32
Perth 8th 0 -0- 1 0 36.4% 24 66

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco North Fremantle Oval 97 - 19
SAT 19/05/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v North Fremantle Midland Oval 92 - 22
SAT 19/05/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 55 - 39
SAT 19/05/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v Perth WACA 72 - 42

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 2 -0- 0 8 218.6% 153 70
South Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 192.1% 121 63
Midland Junction 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 200.0% 128 64
West Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 125.5% 123 98
East Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 100.0% 71 71
Subiaco 6th 1 -0- 1 4 45.9% 61 133
Perth 7th 0 -0- 2 0 47.8% 66 138
North Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 2 0 30.6% 38 124

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v North Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 101 - 21
SAT 26/05/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v Midland Junction Fremantle Oval 90 - 24
SAT 26/05/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v Perth North Fremantle Oval 23 - 60
SAT 26/05/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v East Perth WACA 41 - 10

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 279.1% 254 91
South Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 242.5% 211 87
West Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 151.9% 164 108
Midland Junction 4th 1 -0- 2 4 98.7% 152 154
Perth 5th 1 -0- 2 4 78.3% 126 161
East Perth 6th 1 -0- 2 4 72.3% 81 112
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 2 4 43.5% 84 193
North Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 3 0 26.2% 59 225

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v West Perth Midland Oval 38 - 67
SAT 02/06/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v Perth North Fremantle Oval 35 - 53
SAT 02/06/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 55 - 38
SAT 02/06/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v East Perth WACA 26 - 38

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 0 16 212.8% 266 125
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 200.0% 292 146
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 158.2% 231 146
Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 91.3% 179 196
East Perth 5th 2 -0- 2 8 86.2% 119 138
Midland Junction 6th 1 -0- 3 4 86.0% 190 221
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 3 4 47.6% 110 231
North Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 4 0 33.8% 94 278

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 04/06/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v East Perth Midland Oval 48 - 25
MON 04/06/1906 3:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 34 - 34
MON 04/06/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v North Fremantle Fremantle Oval 87 - 34
MON 04/06/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 45 - 57

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 0 20 222.0% 353 159
West Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 150.8% 288 191
East Fremantle 3rd 3 -1- 1 14 181.1% 326 180
Perth 4th 2 -1- 2 10 92.6% 213 230
Midland Junction 5th 2 -0- 3 8 96.7% 238 246
East Perth 6th 2 -0- 3 8 77.4% 144 186
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 4 4 53.8% 155 288
North Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 5 0 35.1% 128 365

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 49 - 31
SAT 09/06/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v Perth Fremantle Oval 51 - 95
SAT 09/06/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v Subiaco North Fremantle Oval 74 - 24
SAT 09/06/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v South Fremantle WACA 41 - 29

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 1 20 191.0% 382 200
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 149.5% 329 220
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -1- 1 18 177.7% 375 211
Perth 4th 3 -1- 2 14 109.6% 308 281
Midland Junction 5th 2 -0- 4 8 84.8% 289 341
East Perth 6th 2 -0- 4 8 74.5% 175 235
North Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 5 4 51.9% 202 389
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 5 4 49.4% 179 362

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Midland Junction Fremantle Oval 61 - 39
SAT 16/06/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v West Perth North Fremantle Oval 28 - 67
SAT 16/06/1906 3:30 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 47 - 21
SAT 16/06/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 46 - 88

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 1 24 191.1% 470 246
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 159.7% 396 248
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -1- 1 22 174.4% 436 250
Perth 4th 4 -1- 2 18 117.5% 355 302
Midland Junction 5th 2 -0- 5 8 81.6% 328 402
East Perth 6th 2 -0- 5 8 69.5% 196 282
North Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 6 4 50.4% 230 456
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 6 4 50.0% 225 450

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v East Perth North Fremantle Oval 28 - 27
SAT 23/06/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 52 - 32
SAT 23/06/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v Midland Junction East Fremantle Oval 32 - 37
SAT 23/06/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v East Fremantle WACA 21 - 42

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 1 28 187.8% 522 278
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -1- 1 26 176.4% 478 271
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 143.8% 417 290
Perth 4th 4 -1- 3 18 109.3% 387 354
Midland Junction 5th 3 -0- 5 12 84.1% 365 434
East Perth 6th 2 -0- 6 8 71.9% 223 310
North Fremantle 7th 2 -0- 6 8 53.4% 258 483
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 7 4 52.8% 257 487

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 51 - 30
SAT 30/06/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v Midland Junction North Fremantle Oval 29 - 40
SAT 30/06/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 80 - 22
SAT 30/06/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v Perth WACA 42 - 38

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 1 32 200.7% 602 300
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -1- 1 30 175.7% 529 301
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 139.9% 459 328
Perth 4th 4 -1- 4 18 107.3% 425 396
Midland Junction 5th 4 -0- 5 16 87.5% 405 463
East Perth 6th 2 -0- 7 8 62.8% 245 390
North Fremantle 7th 2 -0- 7 8 54.9% 287 523
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 8 4 53.3% 287 538

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1906 3:30 PM East Perth v West Perth Fremantle Oval 44 - 39
SAT 07/07/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v South Fremantle Midland Oval 45 - 62
SAT 07/07/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v East Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 37 - 37
SAT 07/07/1906 3:30 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 82 - 35

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 1 36 192.5% 664 345
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -2- 1 32 167.5% 566 338
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 133.9% 498 372
Perth 4th 5 -1- 4 22 117.6% 507 431
Midland Junction 5th 4 -0- 6 16 85.7% 450 525
East Perth 6th 3 -0- 7 12 67.4% 289 429
North Fremantle 7th 2 -1- 7 10 57.9% 324 560
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 9 4 51.9% 322 620

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 41 - 34
SAT 14/07/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v West Perth Midland Oval 24 - 28
SAT 14/07/1906 3:30 PM Perth v North Fremantle WACA 29 - 19
SAT 14/07/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 26 - 30

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 2 36 180.8% 698 386
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -2- 1 36 163.2% 607 372
West Perth 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 132.8% 526 396
Perth 4th 6 -1- 4 26 119.1% 536 450
Midland Junction 5th 4 -0- 7 16 85.7% 474 553
East Perth 6th 4 -0- 7 16 70.1% 319 455
North Fremantle 7th 2 -1- 8 10 58.2% 343 589
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 10 4 53.5% 348 650

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 68 - 75
SAT 21/07/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v East Perth Midland Oval 54 - 42
SAT 21/07/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v South Fremantle North Fremantle Oval 26 - 70
SAT 21/07/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v Subiaco WACA 52 - 18

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 2 40 186.4% 768 412
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -2- 2 36 151.0% 675 447
West Perth 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 139.6% 578 414
Perth 4th 7 -1- 4 30 118.0% 611 518
Midland Junction 5th 5 -0- 7 20 88.7% 528 595
East Perth 6th 4 -0- 8 16 70.9% 361 509
North Fremantle 7th 2 -1- 9 10 56.0% 369 659
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 11 4 52.1% 366 702

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 67 - 47
SAT 28/07/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 56 - 38
SAT 11/08/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 75 - 16
SAT 18/08/1906 3:30 PM Perth v Midland Junction WACA 67 - 33

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 2 44 183.1% 824 450
East Fremantle 2nd 9 -2- 2 40 150.2% 742 494
West Perth 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 131.1% 616 470
Perth 4th 8 -1- 4 34 123.0% 678 551
Midland Junction 5th 5 -0- 8 20 84.7% 561 662
East Perth 6th 4 -0- 9 16 70.8% 408 576
North Fremantle 7th 3 -1- 9 14 65.8% 444 675
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 12 4 49.2% 382 777

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 46 - 9
SAT 04/08/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco North Fremantle Oval 95 - 0
SAT 11/08/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Midland Junction Fremantle Oval 90 - 54
SAT 11/08/1906 3:30 PM East Perth v Perth North Fremantle Oval 57 - 19

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 12 -0- 2 48 204.2% 919 450
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -2- 2 44 151.8% 832 548
West Perth 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 121.1% 625 516
Perth 4th 8 -1- 5 34 114.6% 697 608
Midland Junction 5th 5 -0- 9 20 81.8% 615 752
East Perth 6th 5 -0- 9 20 78.2% 465 595
North Fremantle 7th 4 -1- 9 18 71.6% 490 684
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 13 4 43.8% 382 872

Round 15 (Sectional Round 1)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 66 - 44
SAT 25/08/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 52 - 28
SAT 25/08/1906 3:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 47 - 56
SAT 25/08/1906 3:30 PM Subiaco v Midland Junction North Fremantle Oval 16 - 59

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 13 -0- 2 52 199.4% 985 494
East Fremantle 2nd 11 -2- 2 48 149.2% 888 595
West Perth 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 114.9% 669 582
Perth 4th 8 -1- 6 34 112.0% 744 664
Midland Junction 5th 6 -0- 9 24 87.8% 674 768
North Fremantle 6th 5 -1- 9 22 76.1% 542 712
East Perth 7th 5 -0- 10 20 76.2% 493 647
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 14 4 42.7% 398 931

Round 16 (Sectional Round 2)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v East Fremantle Midland Oval 52 - 59
SAT 01/09/1906 3:30 PM North Fremantle v West Perth North Fremantle Oval 33 - 52
SAT 01/09/1906 3:30 PM Perth v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 70 - 33
SAT 01/09/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v East Perth WACA 72 - 27

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 2 56 202.9% 1,057 521
East Fremantle 2nd 12 -2- 2 52 146.4% 947 647
West Perth 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 117.2% 721 615
Perth 4th 9 -1- 6 38 116.8% 814 697
Midland Junction 5th 6 -0- 10 24 87.8% 726 827
North Fremantle 6th 5 -1- 10 22 75.3% 575 764
East Perth 7th 5 -0- 11 20 72.3% 520 719
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 15 4 43.1% 431 1,001

Round 17 (Sectional Round 3)

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 91 - 14
SAT 08/09/1906 3:30 PM Midland Junction v Perth Midland Oval 62 - 67
SAT 08/09/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v North Fremantle Fremantle Oval 53 - 52
SAT 08/09/1906 3:30 PM West Perth v East Perth WACA 54 - 18

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 15 -0- 2 60 193.7% 1,110 573
East Fremantle 2nd 13 -2- 2 56 157.0% 1,038 661
West Perth 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 122.4% 775 633
Perth 4th 10 -1- 6 42 116.1% 881 759
Midland Junction 5th 6 -0- 11 24 88.1% 788 894
North Fremantle 6th 5 -1- 11 22 76.7% 627 817
East Perth 7th 5 -0- 12 20 69.6% 538 773
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 16 4 40.8% 445 1,092

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1906 3:30 PM South Fremantle v West Perth WACA 33 - 39
SAT 29/09/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 36 - 27 6,500

Final Round 2

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1906 3:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth WACA 75 - 36