1917 WAFL Season

These are the results for the 1917 season of the West Australian Football League.

It featured fourteen rounds in a double round-robin format. Each team received two byes. East Fremantle were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Neutral Argus system. South Fremantle were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1917 WAFL Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 14
Finals System: Second Amended Neutral Argus System
Matches: 46

Team Details

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

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
East Fremantle	1st	10	-0-	2	40	221.9%	1,034	466	142	182	63	88
South Fremantle	2nd	10	-0-	2	40	169.5%	883	521	118	175	70	101
Perth	3rd	8	-0-	4	32	137.4%	779	567	105	149	76	111
Subiaco	4th	6	-1-	5	26	127.0%	705	555	97	123	76	99
East Perth	5th	4	-0-	8	16	68.0%	548	806	70	128	110	146
West Perth	6th	3	-1-	8	14	78.9%	563	714	80	83	97	132
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	12	0	29.0%	361	1,244	47	79	167	242

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	19/05/1917	3:00 PM	Midland Junction v East Fremantle	Midland Oval	23	-	115
SAT	19/05/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v Perth	Fremantle Oval	59	-	69
SAT	19/05/1917	3:00 PM	Subiaco v East Perth	Subiaco Oval	48	-	63

Round 1 Bye: West Perth

Round 1 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	1	-0-	0	4	500.0%	115	23
East Perth	2nd	1	-0-	0	4	131.3%	63	48
Perth	3rd	1	-0-	0	4	116.9%	69	59
West Perth	4th	0	-0-	0	0		0	0
South Fremantle	5th	0	-0-	1	0	85.5%	59	69
Subiaco	6th	0	-0-	1	0	76.2%	48	63
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	1	0	20.0%	23	115

Round 2

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	26/05/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v Subiaco	Fremantle Oval	70	-	61
SAT	26/05/1917	3:00 PM	East Perth v West Perth	Perth Oval	35	-	34
SAT	26/05/1917	3:00 PM	Midland Junction v South Fremantle	Midland Oval	47	-	115

Round 2 Bye: Perth

Round 2 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	2	-0-	0	8	220.2%	185	84
East Perth	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	119.5%	98	82
South Fremantle	3rd	1	-0-	1	4	150.0%	174	116
Perth	4th	1	-0-	0	4	116.9%	69	59
West Perth	5th	0	-0-	1	0	97.1%	34	35
Subiaco	6th	0	-0-	2	0	82.0%	109	133
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	2	0	30.4%	70	230

Round 3

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	02/06/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v South Fremantle	Fremantle Oval	43	-	52
SAT	02/06/1917	3:00 PM	Subiaco v Midland Junction	Subiaco Oval	68	-	28
SAT	02/06/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v Perth	WACA	27	-	59

Round 3 Bye: East Perth

Round 3 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	2	-0-	1	8	167.6%	228	136
Perth	2nd	2	-0-	0	8	148.8%	128	86
South Fremantle	3rd	2	-0-	1	8	142.1%	226	159
East Perth	4th	2	-0-	0	8	119.5%	98	82
Subiaco	5th	1	-0-	2	4	109.9%	177	161
West Perth	6th	0	-0-	2	0	64.9%	61	94
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	3	0	32.9%	98	298

Round 4

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	09/06/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v West Perth	Fremantle Oval	81	-	33
SAT	09/06/1917	3:00 PM	East Perth v Perth	Perth Oval	41	-	74
SAT	09/06/1917	3:00 PM	Subiaco v South Fremantle	Subiaco Oval	48	-	54

Round 4 Bye: Midland Junction

Round 4 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	3	-0-	1	12	182.8%	309	169
Perth	2nd	3	-0-	0	12	159.1%	202	127
South Fremantle	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	135.3%	280	207
East Perth	4th	2	-0-	1	8	89.1%	139	156
Subiaco	5th	1	-0-	3	4	104.7%	225	215
West Perth	6th	0	-0-	3	0	53.7%	94	175
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	3	0	32.9%	98	298

Round 5

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/06/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v East Perth	Fremantle Oval	71	-	19
SAT	16/06/1917	3:00 PM	Perth v Midland Junction	WACA	98	-	35
SAT	16/06/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v Subiaco	Leederville Oval	49	-	49

Round 5 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 5 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	4	-0-	1	16	202.1%	380	188
Perth	2nd	4	-0-	0	16	185.2%	300	162
South Fremantle	3rd	3	-0-	1	12	135.3%	280	207
East Perth	4th	2	-0-	2	8	69.6%	158	227
Subiaco	5th	1	-1-	3	6	103.8%	274	264
West Perth	6th	0	-1-	3	2	63.8%	143	224
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	4	0	33.6%	133	396

Round 6

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/06/1917	3:00 PM	Midland Junction v East Perth	Midland Oval	15	-	73
SAT	23/06/1917	3:00 PM	Perth v Subiaco	WACA	56	-	47
SAT	23/06/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v West Perth	Fremantle Oval	65	-	52

Round 6 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 6 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
Perth	1st	5	-0-	0	20	170.3%	356	209
East Fremantle	2nd	4	-0-	1	16	202.1%	380	188
South Fremantle	3rd	4	-0-	1	16	133.2%	345	259
East Perth	4th	3	-0-	2	12	95.5%	231	242
Subiaco	5th	1	-1-	4	6	100.3%	321	320
West Perth	6th	0	-1-	4	2	67.5%	195	289
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	5	0	31.6%	148	469

Round 7

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/06/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v Perth	Fremantle Oval	59	-	31
SAT	30/06/1917	3:00 PM	East Perth v South Fremantle	Perth Oval	31	-	66
SAT	30/06/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v Midland Junction	Leederville Oval	71	-	12

Round 7 Bye: Subiaco

Round 7 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	5	-0-	1	20	200.5%	439	219
Perth	2nd	5	-0-	1	20	144.4%	387	268
South Fremantle	3rd	5	-0-	1	20	141.7%	411	290
East Perth	4th	3	-0-	3	12	85.1%	262	308
Subiaco	5th	1	-1-	4	6	100.3%	321	320
West Perth	6th	1	-1-	4	6	88.4%	266	301
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	6	0	29.6%	160	540

Round 8

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/07/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v Midland Junction	Fremantle Oval	179	-	26
SAT	07/07/1917	3:00 PM	East Perth v Subiaco	Perth Oval	24	-	55
SAT	07/07/1917	3:00 PM	Perth v South Fremantle	WACA	17	-	22

Round 8 Bye: West Perth

Round 8 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	6	-0-	1	24	252.2%	618	245
South Fremantle	2nd	6	-0-	1	24	141.0%	433	307
Perth	3rd	5	-0-	2	20	139.3%	404	290
East Perth	4th	3	-0-	4	12	78.8%	286	363
Subiaco	5th	2	-1-	4	10	109.3%	376	344
West Perth	6th	1	-1-	4	6	88.4%	266	301
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	7	0	25.9%	186	719

Round 9

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/07/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v Midland Junction	Fremantle Oval	134	-	14
SAT	14/07/1917	3:00 PM	Subiaco v East Fremantle	Subiaco Oval	48	-	54
SAT	14/07/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v East Perth	Leederville Oval	72	-	58

Round 9 Bye: Perth

Round 9 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	7	-0-	1	28	229.4%	672	293
South Fremantle	2nd	7	-0-	1	28	176.6%	567	321
Perth	3rd	5	-0-	2	20	139.3%	404	290
East Perth	4th	3	-0-	5	12	79.1%	344	435
Subiaco	5th	2	-1-	5	10	106.5%	424	398
West Perth	6th	2	-1-	4	10	94.2%	338	359
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	8	0	23.4%	200	853

Round 10

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/07/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v South Fremantle	Fremantle Oval	43	-	61
SAT	21/07/1917	3:00 PM	Midland Junction v Subiaco	Midland Oval	41	-	86
SAT	21/07/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v Perth	Leederville Oval	45	-	63

Round 10 Bye: East Perth

Round 10 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
South Fremantle	1st	8	-0-	1	32	172.5%	628	364
East Fremantle	2nd	7	-0-	2	28	202.0%	715	354
Perth	3rd	6	-0-	2	24	139.4%	467	335
Subiaco	4th	3	-1-	5	14	116.2%	510	439
East Perth	5th	3	-0-	5	12	79.1%	344	435
West Perth	6th	2	-1-	5	10	90.8%	383	422
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	9	0	25.7%	241	939

Round 11

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/07/1917	3:00 PM	Perth v East Perth	WACA	84	-	29
SAT	28/07/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v Subiaco	Fremantle Oval	37	-	70
SAT	28/07/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v East Fremantle	Leederville Oval	40	-	80

Round 11 Bye: Midland Junction

Round 11 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	8	-0-	2	32	201.8%	795	394
South Fremantle	2nd	8	-0-	2	32	153.2%	665	434
Perth	3rd	7	-0-	2	28	151.4%	551	364
Subiaco	4th	4	-1-	5	18	121.8%	580	476
East Perth	5th	3	-0-	6	12	71.9%	373	519
West Perth	6th	2	-1-	6	10	84.3%	423	502
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	9	0	25.7%	241	939

Round 12

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	04/08/1917	3:00 PM	East Perth v East Fremantle	Perth Oval	44	-	139
SAT	04/08/1917	3:00 PM	Midland Junction v Perth	Midland Oval	31	-	165
SAT	04/08/1917	3:00 PM	Subiaco v West Perth	Subiaco Oval	53	-	44

Round 12 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 12 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	9	-0-	2	36	213.2%	934	438
Perth	2nd	8	-0-	2	32	181.3%	716	395
South Fremantle	3rd	8	-0-	2	32	153.2%	665	434
Subiaco	4th	5	-1-	5	22	121.7%	633	520
East Perth	5th	3	-0-	7	12	63.4%	417	658
West Perth	6th	2	-1-	7	10	84.1%	467	555
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	10	0	24.6%	272	1,104

Round 13

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	11/08/1917	3:00 PM	East Perth v Midland Junction	Perth Oval	81	-	42
SAT	11/08/1917	3:00 PM	Subiaco v Perth	Subiaco Oval	72	-	35
SAT	11/08/1917	3:00 PM	West Perth v South Fremantle	Leederville Oval	37	-	112

Round 13 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 13 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	9	-0-	2	36	213.2%	934	438
South Fremantle	2nd	9	-0-	2	36	165.0%	777	471
Perth	3rd	8	-0-	3	32	160.8%	751	467
Subiaco	4th	6	-1-	5	26	127.0%	705	555
East Perth	5th	4	-0-	7	16	71.1%	498	700
West Perth	6th	2	-1-	8	10	75.6%	504	667
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	11	0	26.5%	314	1,185

Round 14

Date			Match	Venue	Result
SAT	18/08/1917	3:00 PM	Midland Junction v West Perth	Midland Oval	47	-	59
SAT	18/08/1917	3:00 PM	Perth v East Fremantle	WACA	28	-	100
SAT	18/08/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v East Perth	Fremantle Oval	106	-	50

Round 14 Bye: Subiaco

Round 14 Ladder

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA
East Fremantle	1st	10	-0-	2	40	221.9%	1,034	466
South Fremantle	2nd	10	-0-	2	40	169.5%	883	521
Perth	3rd	8	-0-	4	32	137.4%	779	567
Subiaco	4th	6	-1-	5	26	127.0%	705	555
East Perth	5th	4	-0-	8	16	68.0%	548	806
West Perth	6th	3	-1-	8	14	78.9%	563	714
Midland Junction	7th	0	-0-	12	0	29.0%	361	1,244

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	25/08/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v Perth	Fremantle Oval	86	-	28
SAT	01/09/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v Subiaco	WACA	67	-	46

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	08/09/1917	3:00 PM	East Fremantle v South Fremantle	Subiaco Oval	40	-	48

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	15/09/1917	3:00 PM	South Fremantle v East Fremantle	WACA	41	-	26

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