1921 WAFL Season

These are the results for the 1921 season of the West Australian Football League.

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

The season ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Neutral Argus system. East Perth were the premiers, with Vern Harrold as the premiership captain and Phil Matson as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1921 WAFL Season
Teams: 6
Rounds: 15
Finals System: Second Amended Neutral Argus System
Matches: 49

Team Details

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

Season Results

Premiers: East Perth
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- 5 40 101.9% 851 835 121 125 113 157
East Perth 2nd 8 -0- 7 32 103.3% 905 876 120 185 125 126
West Perth 3rd 7 -1- 7 30 103.1% 907 880 126 151 120 160
South Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 8 28 113.6% 1,075 946 155 145 131 160
Subiaco 5th 6 -1- 8 26 88.3% 900 1,019 123 162 143 161
Perth 6th 6 -0- 9 24 92.1% 960 1,042 133 162 146 166

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 35 - 24
SAT 07/05/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 58 - 41
SAT 07/05/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 26 - 100

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 384.6% 100 26
East Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 145.8% 35 24
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 141.5% 58 41
West Perth 4th 0 -0- 1 0 70.7% 41 58
East Fremantle 5th 0 -0- 1 0 68.6% 24 35
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 1 0 26.0% 26 100

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 76 - 41
SAT 14/05/1921 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 64 - 61 2,000
SAT 14/05/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 36 - 53

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 188.5% 164 87
East Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 146.7% 88 60
East Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 131.6% 100 76
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 113.3% 119 105
West Perth 5th 0 -0- 2 0 69.4% 77 111
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 2 0 38.1% 67 176

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 54 - 20
SAT 21/05/1921 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 39 - 42
SAT 21/05/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 54 - 63

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 132.5% 151 114
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 160.4% 154 96
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 157.4% 203 129
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 2 4 87.4% 139 159
West Perth 5th 1 -0- 2 4 79.3% 119 150
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 3 0 50.6% 121 239

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 59 - 47
SAT 28/05/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 61 - 63
SAT 28/05/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 29 - 40

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 4 -0- 0 16 130.4% 210 161
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 155.2% 194 125
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 133.0% 250 188
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 3 4 90.1% 200 222
West Perth 5th 1 -0- 3 4 77.9% 148 190
Subiaco 6th 1 -0- 3 4 61.3% 184 300

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1921 3:00 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 19 - 24
SAT 04/06/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 65 - 61
MON 06/06/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 58 - 58

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 151.4% 218 144
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 119.9% 271 226
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 3 8 126.9% 269 212
South Fremantle 4th 2 -0- 3 8 93.6% 265 283
West Perth 5th 1 -1- 3 6 83.1% 206 248
Subiaco 6th 1 -1- 3 6 67.6% 242 358

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 82 - 50
SAT 11/06/1921 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 83 - 97 4,500
SAT 11/06/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 84 - 50

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 1 20 154.6% 300 194
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 104.2% 321 308
West Perth 3rd 2 -1- 3 10 97.3% 290 298
Subiaco 4th 2 -1- 3 10 76.9% 339 441
Perth 5th 2 -0- 4 8 113.9% 352 309
South Fremantle 6th 2 -0- 4 8 85.8% 315 367

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 55 - 56 5,000
SAT 18/06/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 125 - 48
SAT 18/06/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 46 - 47

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 1 24 144.6% 347 240
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 3 16 103.3% 376 364
West Perth 3rd 3 -1- 3 14 98.0% 346 353
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 4 12 106.0% 440 415
Subiaco 5th 2 -1- 4 10 78.9% 385 488
Perth 6th 2 -0- 5 8 92.2% 400 434

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 83 - 69
SAT 25/06/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 60 - 44
SAT 25/06/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 103 - 69

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 1 28 139.2% 430 309
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 106.9% 436 408
West Perth 3rd 4 -1- 3 18 106.4% 449 422
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 5 12 102.2% 509 498
Subiaco 5th 2 -1- 5 10 78.3% 429 548
Perth 6th 2 -0- 6 8 87.3% 469 537

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 68 - 22
SAT 02/07/1921 3:00 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 42 - 38
SAT 02/07/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 82 - 58

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 1 32 150.5% 498 331
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 4 20 105.3% 474 450
West Perth 3rd 4 -1- 4 18 96.1% 471 490
Subiaco 4th 3 -1- 5 14 84.3% 511 606
South Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 6 12 97.8% 567 580
Perth 6th 3 -0- 6 12 88.9% 511 575

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 101 - 77
SAT 09/07/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 80 - 51
SAT 09/07/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 101 - 70

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 1 36 146.8% 599 408
East Perth 2nd 6 -0- 4 24 110.6% 554 501
West Perth 3rd 5 -1- 4 22 102.1% 572 560
Subiaco 4th 3 -1- 6 14 82.2% 581 707
South Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 7 12 93.6% 618 660
Perth 6th 3 -0- 7 12 87.0% 588 676

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 74 - 38
SAT 16/07/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 83 - 57
SAT 16/07/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 82 - 49

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 2 36 132.2% 637 482
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 116.5% 628 539
West Perth 3rd 5 -1- 5 22 97.8% 629 643
Subiaco 4th 4 -1- 6 18 87.7% 663 756
South Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 7 16 97.8% 701 717
Perth 6th 3 -0- 8 12 84.0% 637 758

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 66 - 61
SAT 30/07/1921 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 81 - 76
SAT 30/07/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 90 - 46

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 2 40 129.5% 703 543
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 5 28 107.2% 674 629
West Perth 3rd 6 -1- 5 26 104.4% 719 689
Subiaco 4th 4 -1- 7 18 88.1% 724 822
South Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 8 16 97.4% 777 798
Perth 6th 4 -0- 8 16 86.1% 718 834

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1921 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 67 - 57
SAT 20/08/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 113 - 24
SAT 20/08/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 72 - 60

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 3 40 110.8% 727 656
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 6 28 104.7% 734 701
West Perth 3rd 6 -1- 6 26 102.6% 776 756
Subiaco 4th 5 -1- 7 22 90.2% 796 882
South Fremantle 5th 5 -0- 8 20 108.3% 890 822
Perth 6th 5 -0- 8 20 88.1% 785 891

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 90 - 75
SAT 27/08/1921 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 85 - 43
SAT 27/08/1921 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 79 - 63

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 4 40 107.5% 790 735
East Perth 2nd 8 -0- 6 32 106.2% 824 776
West Perth 3rd 7 -1- 6 30 104.4% 855 819
South Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 8 24 112.7% 975 865
Subiaco 5th 5 -1- 8 22 86.8% 839 967
Perth 6th 5 -0- 9 20 87.7% 860 981

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 61 - 100
SAT 03/09/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 81 - 100
SAT 03/09/1921 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 61 - 52

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 5 40 101.9% 851 835
East Perth 2nd 8 -0- 7 32 103.3% 905 876
West Perth 3rd 7 -1- 7 30 103.1% 907 880
South Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 8 28 113.6% 1,075 946
Subiaco 5th 6 -1- 8 26 88.3% 900 1,019
Perth 6th 6 -0- 9 24 92.1% 960 1,042

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 53 - 52
SAT 17/09/1921 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth WACA 31 - 51 4,000

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Subiaco Oval 45 - 35 5,000

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1921 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 39 - 32 9,000