1927 WAFLB Season

This page displays the results for the 1927 season of the Western Australian Football League B-Grade (currently known as the West Australian Football League Reserves).

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. 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. The West Perth B-Grade were the minor premiers.

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Second Amended Neutral Argus system. The West Perth B-Grade were the premiers.

Premiership Details

Name: 1927 Western Australian Football League B-Grade Season
Known As: 1927 WAFLB Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Second Amended Neutral Argus System
Matches: 86

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)	Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	Claremont Oval
East Fremantle (B)	East Fremantle Oval
East Perth (B)	Perth Oval
Midland-Guildford
Perth (B)	WACA
South Fremantle (B)	East Fremantle Oval
Subiaco (B)	Subiaco Oval
West Perth (B)	Leederville Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: West Perth B-Grade
Runners-Up: South Fremantle B-Grade
Minor Premiers: West Perth B-Grade

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
West Perth (B)	1st	17	-0-	3	68	150.4%	1,608	1,069	227	246	148	181
Subiaco (B)	2nd	14	-0-	7	56	149.2%	1,629	1,092	234	225	153	174
East Fremantle (B)	3rd	13	-0-	8	52	111.1%	1,385	1,247	196	209	177	185
South Fremantle (B)	4th	12	-1-	7	50	88.8%	1,113	1,253	157	171	176	197
Perth (B)	5th	12	-0-	9	48	142.5%	1,795	1,260	256	259	175	210
Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	6th	6	-1-	14	26	68.0%	1,101	1,619	156	165	231	233
East Perth (B)	7th	6	-0-	15	24	80.8%	1,068	1,322	149	174	188	194
Midland-Guildford	8th	2	-0-	19	8	54.5%	1,004	1,841	137	182	264	257

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/04/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v East Perth (B)	Claremont Oval	76	-	39
SAT	23/04/1927	East Fremantle (B) v Midland-Guildford	East Fremantle Oval	67	-	71
SAT	23/04/1927	Perth (B) v West Perth (B)	WACA	133	-	42
SAT	23/04/1927	Subiaco (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Subiaco Oval	109	-	13

Round 2

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/04/1927	East Fremantle (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	East Fremantle Oval	66	-	86
SAT	30/04/1927	East Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	69	-	45
SAT	30/04/1927	Perth (B) v South Fremantle (B)	WACA	155	-	16
SAT	30/04/1927	West Perth (B) v Subiaco (B)	Leederville Oval	77	-	75

Round 3

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	07/05/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Perth (B)	Claremont Oval	61	-	47
SAT	07/05/1927	East Fremantle (B) v South Fremantle (B)	East Fremantle Oval	18	-	60
SAT	07/05/1927	Subiaco (B) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	93	-	18
SAT	07/05/1927	West Perth (B) v East Perth (B)	Leederville Oval	68	-	53

Round 4

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	14/05/1927	East Fremantle (B) v West Perth (B)	East Fremantle Oval	60	-	113
SAT	14/05/1927	East Perth (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Perth Oval	45	-	34
SAT	14/05/1927	Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	WACA	81	-	33
SAT	14/05/1927	Subiaco (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	Subiaco Oval	134	-	55

Round 5

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/07/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	68	-	57
SAT	16/07/1927	East Fremantle (B) v East Perth (B)	Fremantle Oval	94	-	49
SAT	16/07/1927	Perth (B) v Subiaco (B)	WACA	51	-	75
SAT	16/07/1927	West Perth (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Leederville Oval	74	-	34

Round 6

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	21/05/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v West Perth (B)	Claremont Oval	41	-	90
SAT	21/05/1927	East Perth (B) v Perth (B)	Perth Oval	32	-	37
SAT	21/05/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Midland-Guildford	East Fremantle Oval	83	-	33
SAT	21/05/1927	Subiaco (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Subiaco Oval	58	-	31

Round 7

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	28/05/1927	East Perth (B) v Subiaco (B)	Perth Oval	72	-	68
SAT	28/05/1927	Perth (B) v East Fremantle (B)	WACA	60	-	68
SAT	28/05/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	East Fremantle Oval	93	-	28
SAT	28/05/1927	West Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	Leederville Oval	143	-	33

Round 8

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	04/06/1927	East Fremantle (B) v Midland-Guildford	Claremont Showground	98	-	72
SAT	04/06/1927	East Perth (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	Perth Oval	65	-	29
SAT	04/06/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Subiaco (B)	East Fremantle Oval	66	-	57
SAT	04/06/1927	West Perth (B) v Perth (B)	Leederville Oval	102	-	83

Round 9

Date		Match	Venue	Result
MON	06/06/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Claremont Oval	72	-	98
MON	06/06/1927	East Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	151	-	49
MON	06/06/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Perth (B)	Fremantle Oval	83	-	64
MON	06/06/1927	Subiaco (B) v West Perth (B)	Subiaco Oval	56	-	71

Round 10

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	11/06/1927	East Perth (B) v West Perth (B)	Perth Oval	25	-	66
SAT	11/06/1927	Perth (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	WACA	111	-	35
SAT	11/06/1927	South Fremantle (B) v East Fremantle (B)	East Fremantle Oval	70	-	56
SAT	11/06/1927	Subiaco (B) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	75	-	52

Round 11

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	18/06/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Subiaco (B)	Claremont Oval	24	-	56
SAT	18/06/1927	Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	WACA	132	-	48
SAT	18/06/1927	South Fremantle (B) v East Perth (B)	East Fremantle Oval	65	-	34
SAT	18/06/1927	West Perth (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Leederville Oval	81	-	19

Round 12

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	25/06/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Midland-Guildford	Claremont Oval	63	-	57
SAT	25/06/1927	East Perth (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Perth Oval	67	-	75
SAT	25/06/1927	Subiaco (B) v Perth (B)	Subiaco Oval	38	-	56
CANCELLED		South Fremantle (B) v West Perth (B)

Round 13

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	02/07/1927	East Fremantle (B) v Subiaco (B)	East Fremantle Oval	71	-	43
SAT	02/07/1927	Perth (B) v East Perth (B)	WACA	110	-	60
SAT	02/07/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Midland-Guildford	Claremont Showground	68	-	59
SAT	02/07/1927	West Perth (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	Leederville Oval	86	-	43

Round 14

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	09/07/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Claremont Oval	36	-	65
SAT	09/07/1927	East Fremantle (B) v Perth (B)	East Fremantle Oval	111	-	54
SAT	09/07/1927	Subiaco (B) v East Perth (B)	Subiaco Oval	68	-	56
SAT	09/07/1927	West Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	Leederville Oval	104	-	48

Round 15

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/07/1927	East Perth (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	Perth Oval	64	-	76
SAT	23/07/1927	Perth (B) v West Perth (B)	WACA	59	-	62
SAT	23/07/1927	Subiaco (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Subiaco Oval	126	-	69
CANCELLED		East Fremantle (B) v Midland-Guildford*

* ^{: forfeited}

Round 16

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/07/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Claremont Oval	49	-	77
SAT	30/07/1927	East Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	47	-	46
SAT	30/07/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Perth (B)	East Fremantle Oval	57	-	67
SAT	30/07/1927	West Perth (B) v Subiaco (B)	Leederville Oval	38	-	51

Round 17

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	06/08/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Perth (B)	Claremont Oval	46	-	98
SAT	06/08/1927	South Fremantle (B) v East Fremantle (B)	East Fremantle Oval	41	-	116
SAT	06/08/1927	Subiaco (B) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	191	-	17
SAT	06/08/1927	West Perth (B) v East Perth (B)	Leederville Oval	124	-	46

Round 18

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	13/08/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Subiaco (B)	Claremont Oval	56	-	68
SAT	13/08/1927	Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	WACA	112	-	48
SAT	13/08/1927	West Perth (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Leederville Oval	68	-	60
CANCELLED		South Fremantle (B) v East Perth (B)*

* ^{: forfeited}

Round 19

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	27/08/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v Midland-Guildford	Claremont Oval	39	-	92
SAT	27/08/1927	East Perth (B) v East Fremantle (B)	Perth Oval	36	-	73
SAT	27/08/1927	Subiaco (B) v Perth (B)	Leederville Oval	130	-	127
SAT	27/08/1927	West Perth (B) v South Fremantle (B)	East Fremantle Oval	34	-	48

Round 20

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	03/09/1927	Claremont-Cottesloe (B) v West Perth (B)	Claremont Oval	51	-	89
SAT	03/09/1927	East Fremantle (B) v Subiaco (B)	Fremantle Oval	72	-	58
SAT	03/09/1927	Perth (B) v East Perth (B)	WACA	119	-	58
SAT	03/09/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Midland-Guildford	East Fremantle Oval	81	-	75

Round 21

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	10/09/1927	East Perth (B) v Subiaco (B)	Perth Oval
SAT	10/09/1927	Perth (B) v East Fremantle (B)	WACA	39	-	55
SAT	10/09/1927	South Fremantle (B) v Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	East Fremantle Oval	67	-	67
SAT	10/09/1927	West Perth (B) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	76	-	51

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
West Perth (B)	1st	17	-0-	3	68	150.4%	1,608	1,069	227	246	148	181
Subiaco (B)	2nd	14	-0-	7	56	149.2%	1,629	1,092	234	225	153	174
East Fremantle (B)	3rd	13	-0-	8	52	111.1%	1,385	1,247	196	209	177	185
South Fremantle (B)	4th	12	-1-	7	50	88.8%	1,113	1,253	157	171	176	197
Perth (B)	5th	12	-0-	9	48	142.5%	1,795	1,260	256	259	175	210
Claremont-Cottesloe (B)	6th	6	-1-	14	26	68.0%	1,101	1,619	156	165	231	233
East Perth (B)	7th	6	-0-	15	24	80.8%	1,068	1,322	149	174	188	194
Midland-Guildford	8th	2	-0-	19	8	54.5%	1,004	1,841	137	182	264	257

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	17/09/1927		East Fremantle (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Fremantle Oval	70	-	79
SAT	24/09/1927		West Perth (B) v Subiaco (B)	Perth Oval	76	-	67

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
West Perth (B)*	1st
South Fremantle (B)	2nd
Subiaco (B)	3rd
East Fremantle (B)	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

Final Round 2

Final (Grand Final)

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	01/10/1927		West Perth (B) v South Fremantle (B)	Perth Oval	114	-	56

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
West Perth (B)*	1st
South Fremantle (B)	2nd
Subiaco (B)	3rd
East Fremantle (B)	4th

* ^{: right to challenge}

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