1927 WAFL Season

These are the results for the 1927 season of the West Australian Football League.

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. Each team received three byes. East Perth were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1927 WAFL Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Second Amended Neutral Argus System
Matches: 67

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont-Cottesloe Claremont Oval Norm McIntosh
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: South Fremantle
Minor Premiers: East Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 4 56 122.0% 1,421 1,165 202 209 165 175
East Fremantle 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 107.0% 1,283 1,199 176 227 169 185
South Fremantle 3rd 10 -1- 7 42 118.5% 1,139 961 158 191 129 187
Subiaco 4th 10 -0- 8 40 111.0% 1,263 1,138 177 201 158 190
Perth 5th 10 -0- 8 40 108.4% 1,300 1,199 183 202 168 191
West Perth 6th 6 -1- 11 26 92.0% 1,174 1,276 166 178 178 208
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 17 4 61.9% 1,044 1,686 144 180 239 252

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Perth Oval 119 - 49
SAT 23/04/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 37 - 35
SAT 23/04/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 64 - 98

Round 1 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 242.9% 119 49
Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 153.1% 98 64
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 105.7% 37 35
East Fremantle 4th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Subiaco 5th 0 -0- 1 0 94.6% 35 37
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 65.3% 64 98
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 1 0 41.2% 49 119

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 36 - 124
SAT 30/04/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 65 - 60
SAT 30/04/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 60 - 52

Round 2 Bye: East Perth

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 2 -0- 0 8 107.4% 102 95
East Fremantle 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 344.4% 124 36
East Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 242.9% 119 49
Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 122.5% 158 129
Subiaco 5th 1 -0- 1 4 106.7% 95 89
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 2 0 73.4% 116 158
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 2 0 35.0% 85 243

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 55 - 52
SAT 07/05/1927 3:00 PM Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe WACA 73 - 60
SAT 07/05/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 81 - 33

Round 3 Bye: Subiaco

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 143.0% 183 128
East Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 172.3% 174 101
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 122.2% 231 189
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 134.2% 157 117
Subiaco 5th 1 -0- 1 4 106.7% 95 89
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 3 0 78.9% 168 213
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 3 0 45.9% 145 316

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v Subiaco Claremont Oval 109 - 114
SAT 14/05/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 78 - 88
SAT 14/05/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 57 - 96

Round 4 Bye: Perth

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 146.4% 262 179
South Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 120.8% 261 216
East Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 145.4% 253 174
Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 122.2% 231 189
Subiaco 5th 2 -0- 1 8 105.6% 209 198
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 4 0 72.8% 225 309
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 4 0 59.1% 254 430

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
WED 18/05/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 56 - 101
WED 18/05/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 76 - 33
WED 18/05/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 67 - 57

Round 5 Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 135.3% 337 249
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 153.9% 354 230
East Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 113.6% 318 280
Subiaco 4th 3 -0- 1 12 108.2% 276 255
Perth 5th 2 -0- 2 8 112.5% 288 256
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 5 0 67.0% 258 385
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 4 0 59.1% 254 430

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 71 - 61
SAT 21/05/1927 3:00 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 61 - 60
SAT 21/05/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Leederville Oval 100 - 59

Round 6 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 146.0% 425 291
South Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 135.3% 337 249
East Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 110.9% 378 341
Perth 4th 3 -0- 2 12 110.4% 349 316
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 2 12 103.4% 337 326
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 5 4 80.6% 358 444
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 5 0 59.1% 313 530

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 38 - 116
SAT 28/05/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 60 - 52
SAT 28/05/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 61 - 71

Round 7 Bye: West Perth

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 1 20 157.8% 453 287
East Fremantle 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 141.4% 485 343
East Perth 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 111.7% 449 402
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 106.6% 401 376
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 3 12 100.3% 398 397
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 5 4 80.6% 358 444
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 6 0 54.3% 351 646

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v East Perth Claremont Oval 62 - 124
SAT 04/06/1927 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 72 - 54
SAT 04/06/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 53 - 47

Round 8 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 2 20 147.1% 500 340
East Fremantle 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 141.4% 485 343
East Perth 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 123.5% 573 464
Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 110.0% 473 430
Subiaco 5th 4 -0- 3 16 101.6% 451 444
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 6 4 79.8% 412 516
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 7 0 53.6% 413 770

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 06/06/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe Fremantle Oval 74 - 55
MON 06/06/1927 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 68 - 88
MON 06/06/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 57 - 92

Round 9 Bye: East Perth

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 2 24 144.1% 588 408
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 140.5% 559 398
East Perth 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 123.5% 573 464
Subiaco 4th 5 -0- 3 20 108.4% 543 501
Perth 5th 4 -0- 4 16 104.4% 541 518
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 7 4 77.1% 469 608
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 8 0 55.5% 468 844

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v Perth Claremont Oval 38 - 107
SAT 11/06/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 40 - 62
SAT 11/06/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 92 - 66

Round 10 Bye: Subiaco

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 2 28 145.1% 650 448
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 130.2% 599 460
Perth 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 116.5% 648 556
East Perth 4th 5 -0- 3 20 114.9% 639 556
Subiaco 5th 5 -0- 3 20 108.4% 543 501
West Perth 6th 2 -0- 7 8 83.2% 561 674
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 9 0 53.2% 506 951

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 77 - 83
SAT 18/06/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 60 - 45
SAT 18/06/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v Claremont-Cottesloe Subiaco Oval 57 - 79

Round 11 Bye: Perth

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 3 28 136.8% 695 508
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 124.5% 676 543
East Perth 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 116.3% 699 601
Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 116.5% 648 556
Subiaco 5th 5 -0- 4 20 103.4% 600 580
West Perth 6th 3 -0- 7 12 85.8% 644 751
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 9 4 58.0% 585 1,008

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 64 - 87
SAT 25/06/1927 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 62 - 76
SAT 25/06/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 55 - 36

Round 12 Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 4 28 129.8% 731 563
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 118.2% 786 665
East Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 117.5% 740 630
Subiaco 4th 6 -0- 4 24 105.3% 676 642
Perth 5th 5 -0- 5 20 112.3% 710 632
West Perth 6th 4 -0- 7 16 88.8% 699 787
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 9 4 58.0% 585 1,008

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v West Perth Claremont Oval 50 - 86
SAT 02/07/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 76 - 63
SAT 02/07/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 74 - 70

Round 13 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 3 32 118.4% 862 728
South Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 129.8% 731 563
Subiaco 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 105.3% 750 712
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 5 24 115.1% 810 704
Perth 5th 5 -0- 6 20 109.2% 773 708
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 7 20 93.8% 785 837
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 10 4 58.0% 635 1,094

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 43 - 41
SAT 09/07/1927 3:00 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 96 - 59
SAT 09/07/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe Fremantle Oval 63 - 36

Round 14 Bye: West Perth

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 9 -0- 3 36 117.7% 905 769
South Fremantle 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 132.6% 794 599
Subiaco 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 104.8% 791 755
Perth 4th 6 -0- 6 24 113.3% 869 767
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 6 24 108.6% 869 800
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 7 20 93.8% 785 837
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 11 4 58.0% 671 1,157

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v East Perth Claremont Oval 67 - 120
SAT 23/07/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 58 - 51
SAT 23/07/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 53 - 76

Round 15 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 3 40 122.6% 1,025 836
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 131.1% 852 650
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 6 28 115.2% 945 820
Subiaco 4th 7 -0- 6 28 103.6% 842 813
East Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 6 24 108.6% 869 800
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 8 20 91.8% 838 913
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 12 4 57.8% 738 1,277

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe Fremantle Oval 72 - 56
SAT 30/07/1927 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 61 - 36
SAT 30/07/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 79 - 61

Round 16 Bye: East Perth

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 3 40 122.6% 1,025 836
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 124.9% 888 711
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 117.5% 1,006 856
Subiaco 4th 8 -0- 6 32 105.4% 921 874
East Fremantle 5th 7 -0- 6 28 109.9% 941 856
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 9 20 90.6% 899 992
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 13 4 58.9% 794 1,349

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 60 - 49
SAT 06/08/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 83 - 81
SAT 06/08/1927 3:00 PM Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe WACA 75 - 73

Round 17 Bye: Subiaco

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 3 44 120.8% 1,108 917
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 6 36 121.5% 937 771
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 116.4% 1,081 929
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 6 32 110.6% 1,001 905
Subiaco 5th 8 -0- 6 32 105.4% 921 874
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 10 20 91.2% 980 1,075
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 14 4 60.9% 867 1,424

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 72 - 57
SAT 13/08/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 69 - 44
SAT 13/08/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v Claremont-Cottesloe Subiaco Oval 97 - 57

Round 18 Bye: Perth

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 3 48 122.5% 1,177 961
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 7 36 116.8% 981 840
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 116.4% 1,081 929
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 6 36 111.5% 1,073 962
Subiaco 5th 9 -0- 6 36 109.3% 1,018 931
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 11 20 90.4% 1,037 1,147
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 15 4 60.7% 924 1,521

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 70 - 55
SAT 27/08/1927 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 54 - 94
SAT 27/08/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 65 - 65

Round 19 Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 4 48 119.5% 1,232 1,031
Subiaco 2nd 10 -0- 6 40 112.9% 1,112 985
East Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 112.4% 1,143 1,017
South Fremantle 4th 9 -1- 7 38 115.6% 1,046 905
Perth 5th 9 -0- 7 36 110.9% 1,135 1,023
West Perth 6th 5 -1- 11 22 90.9% 1,102 1,212
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 15 4 60.7% 924 1,521

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 112 - 58
SAT 03/09/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 75 - 76
SAT 03/09/1927 3:00 PM West Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Leederville Oval 72 - 64

Round 20 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 13 -0- 4 52 123.4% 1,344 1,089
East Fremantle 2nd 11 -0- 6 44 111.6% 1,219 1,092
Subiaco 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 111.9% 1,187 1,061
South Fremantle 4th 9 -1- 7 38 115.6% 1,046 905
Perth 5th 9 -0- 8 36 105.1% 1,193 1,135
West Perth 6th 6 -1- 11 26 92.0% 1,174 1,276
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 16 4 62.0% 988 1,593

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1927 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 56 - 93
SAT 10/09/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 64 - 107
SAT 10/09/1927 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Leederville Oval 76 - 77

Round 21 Bye: West Perth

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 4 56 122.0% 1,421 1,165
East Fremantle 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 107.0% 1,283 1,199
South Fremantle 3rd 10 -1- 7 42 118.5% 1,139 961
Subiaco 4th 10 -0- 8 40 111.0% 1,263 1,138
Perth 5th 10 -0- 8 40 108.4% 1,300 1,199
West Perth 6th 6 -1- 11 26 92.0% 1,174 1,276
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 1 -0- 17 4 61.9% 1,044 1,686

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1927 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 71 - 79 7,665
SAT 24/09/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 77 - 51 11,049

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1927 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 66 - 81 10,854

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1927 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 63 - 72 15,714