1931 WANFA Season

This page displays the results for the 1931 season of the Western Australian National Football Association (currently known as the West Australian Football League Reserves).

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

The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The Subiaco Association were the premiers, with L. Tomlinson as the premiership captain and Archie Herd as the premiership coach.

Premiership Details

Name: 1931 Western Australian National Football Association Season
Known As: 1931 WANFA Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team	Home Ground	Coach (Appointed)
Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Claremont Oval
East Fremantle (A)	East Fremantle Oval
East Perth (A)	Perth Oval
Midland-Guildford	Midland Oval	Albert Watts
Perth (A)	WACA
South Fremantle (A)	East Fremantle Oval
Subiaco (A)	Subiaco Oval	Archie Herd
West Perth (A)	Leederville Oval

Premiership Results

Premiers: Subiaco Association
Runners-Up: Midland-Guildford
Minor Premiers: West Perth Association

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team	Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%)						PF	PA	GF	BF	GA	BA
West Perth (A)	1st	15	-1-	5	62	157.8%	1,789	1,134	254	265	155	204
Subiaco (A)	2nd	15	-0-	6	60	147.8%	1,759	1,190	243	301	172	158
East Perth (A)	3rd	15	-0-	6	60	111.6%	1,330	1,192	192	178	168	184
Midland-Guildford	4th	14	-1-	6	58	148.0%	1,813	1,225	256	277	172	193
Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	5th	9	-0-	12	36	83.9%	1,165	1,389	160	205	191	243
Perth (A)	6th	8	-0-	13	32	78.5%	1,146	1,460	162	174	205	230
South Fremantle (A)	7th	6	-0-	15	24	81.1%	1,420	1,752	204	196	249	258
East Fremantle (A)	8th	1	-0-	20	4	42.9%	813	1,893	112	141	271	267

Overall Premiership Results

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

Premiership Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	02/05/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v East Perth (A)	Claremont Oval
SAT	02/05/1931	Midland-Guildford v Perth (A)	Midland Oval	78	-	88
SAT	02/05/1931	South Fremantle (A) v West Perth (A)	East Fremantle Oval	83	-	102
SAT	02/05/1931	Subiaco (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Subiaco Oval	228	-	33

Round 2

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	09/05/1931	East Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	90	-	88
SAT	09/05/1931	Perth (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	WACA	88	-	42
SAT	09/05/1931	South Fremantle (A) v Subiaco (A)	East Fremantle Oval	53	-	71
SAT	09/05/1931	West Perth (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Leederville Oval	156	-	30

Round 3

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	16/05/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Claremont Oval	80	-	53
SAT	16/05/1931	East Perth (A) v West Perth (A)	Perth Oval
SAT	16/05/1931	Midland-Guildford v East Fremantle (A)	Midland Oval	97	-	38
SAT	16/05/1931	Perth (A) v Subiaco (A)	WACA	72	-	81

Round 4

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	23/05/1931	East Fremantle (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Fremantle Oval	58	-	72
SAT	23/05/1931	Midland-Guildford v South Fremantle (A)	Midland Oval	78	-	55
SAT	23/05/1931	Subiaco (A) v East Perth (A)	Subiaco Oval	95	-	49
SAT	23/05/1931	West Perth (A) v Perth (A)	Leederville Oval	107	-	59

Round 5

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	30/05/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v West Perth (A)	Claremont Oval	50	-	89
SAT	30/05/1931	East Fremantle (A) v Perth (A)	East Fremantle Oval	46	-	135
SAT	30/05/1931	East Perth (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Perth Oval	113	-	39
SAT	30/05/1931	Subiaco (A) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	73	-	70

Round 6

Date		Match	Venue	Result
MON	01/06/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v Midland-Guildford	Claremont Oval	40	-	60
MON	01/06/1931	East Fremantle (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Fremantle Oval
MON	01/06/1931	Perth (A) v East Perth (A)	WACA
MON	01/06/1931	West Perth (A) v Subiaco (A)	Leederville Oval	55	-	63

Round 7

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	06/06/1931	East Perth (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Perth Oval
SAT	06/06/1931	Midland-Guildford v West Perth (A)	Midland Oval	95	-	81
SAT	06/06/1931	South Fremantle (A) v Perth (A)	Leederville Oval	73	-	104
SAT	06/06/1931	Subiaco (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Subiaco Oval	95	-	67

Round 8

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	13/06/1931	East Perth (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Perth Oval	60	-	81
SAT	13/06/1931	Midland-Guildford v Perth (A)	Midland Oval	77	-	27
SAT	13/06/1931	West Perth (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Leederville Oval	122	-	39
CANCELLED		East Fremantle (A)* v Subiaco (A)

* ^{: forfeited}

Round 9

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	20/06/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v Perth (A)	Claremont Oval	62	-	28
SAT	20/06/1931	East Fremantle (A) v Midland-Guildford	East Fremantle Oval	45	-	67
SAT	20/06/1931	Subiaco (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Subiaco Oval	108	-	88
SAT	20/06/1931	West Perth (A) v East Perth (A)	Leederville Oval	73	-	90

Round 10

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	27/06/1931	East Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	40	-	24
SAT	27/06/1931	South Fremantle (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	East Fremantle Oval	50	-	51
SAT	27/06/1931	Subiaco (A) v Perth (A)	Subiaco Oval	50	-	43
SAT	27/06/1931	West Perth (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Leederville Oval	81	-	56

Round 11

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	04/07/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Claremont Oval	73	-	53
SAT	04/07/1931	East Perth (A) v Subiaco (A)	Perth Oval	93	-	75
SAT	04/07/1931	Midland-Guildford v South Fremantle (A)	Midland Oval	60	-	67
SAT	04/07/1931	Perth (A) v West Perth (A)	WACA	36	-	93

Round 12

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	11/07/1931	Midland-Guildford v Subiaco (A)	Midland Oval	74	-	52
SAT	11/07/1931	Perth (A) v East Fremantle (A)	WACA	83	-	97
SAT	11/07/1931	South Fremantle (A) v East Perth (A)	Subiaco Oval	101	-	79
SAT	11/07/1931	West Perth (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Leederville Oval	50	-	28

Round 13

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	18/07/1931	East Fremantle (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Claremont Oval	50	-	91
SAT	18/07/1931	East Perth (A) v Perth (A)	Perth Oval	75	-	67
SAT	18/07/1931	Midland-Guildford v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Midland Oval	67	-	40
SAT	18/07/1931	Subiaco (A) v West Perth (A)	Subiaco Oval	67	-	75

Round 14

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	25/07/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v Subiaco (A)	Claremont Oval	50	-	36
SAT	25/07/1931	East Fremantle (A) v East Perth (A)	East Fremantle Oval	45	-	62
SAT	25/07/1931	Perth (A) v South Fremantle (A)	WACA
SAT	25/07/1931	West Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	Leederville Oval	42	-	43

Round 15

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	01/08/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v East Perth (A)	Claremont Oval	67	-	75
SAT	01/08/1931	East Fremantle (A) v Subiaco (A)	East Fremantle Oval	46	-	139
SAT	01/08/1931	Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	WACA	66	-	121
SAT	01/08/1931	West Perth (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Leederville Oval	105	-	58

Round 16

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	08/08/1931	East Fremantle (A) v West Perth (A)	East Fremantle Oval	27	-	136
SAT	08/08/1931	Midland-Guildford v East Perth (A)	Midland Oval	154	-	47
SAT	08/08/1931	Perth (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	WACA
SAT	08/08/1931	Subiaco (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Subiaco Oval	114	-	87

Round 17

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	15/08/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Claremont Oval	88	-	75
SAT	15/08/1931	East Fremantle (A) v Midland-Guildford	East Fremantle Oval	20	-	165
SAT	15/08/1931	East Perth (A) v West Perth (A)	Perth Oval	58	-	57
SAT	15/08/1931	Perth (A) v Subiaco (A)	WACA	57	-	92

Round 18

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	22/08/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Claremont Oval	118	-	55
SAT	22/08/1931	East Perth (A) v Subiaco (A)	Perth Oval	66	-	62
SAT	22/08/1931	South Fremantle (A) v Midland-Guildford	East Fremantle Oval	116	-	136
SAT	22/08/1931	West Perth (A) v Perth (A)	Leederville Oval	129	-	50

Round 19

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	29/08/1931	Claremont-Cottesloe (A) v West Perth (A)	Claremont Oval	75	-	107
SAT	29/08/1931	Perth (A) v East Fremantle (A)	WACA
SAT	29/08/1931	South Fremantle (A) v East Perth (A)	East Fremantle Oval	68	-	130
SAT	29/08/1931	Subiaco (A) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	78	-	22

Round 20

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	05/09/1931	East Perth (A) v Perth (A)	Perth Oval	138	-	61
SAT	05/09/1931	Midland-Guildford v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Midland Oval	163	-	46
SAT	05/09/1931	South Fremantle (A) v East Fremantle (A)	Claremont Oval	125	-	79
SAT	05/09/1931	Subiaco (A) v West Perth (A)	Subiaco Oval	53	-	55

Round 21

Date		Match	Venue	Result
SAT	12/09/1931	East Fremantle (A) v East Perth (A)	East Fremantle Oval	35	-	65
SAT	12/09/1931	Perth (A) v South Fremantle (A)	Wellington Square	82	-	99
SAT	12/09/1931	Subiaco (A) v Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	Subiaco Oval	127	-	35
SAT	12/09/1931	West Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	Leederville Oval	74	-	74

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 (A)	1st	15	-1-	5	62	157.8%	1,789	1,134	254	265	155	204
Subiaco (A)	2nd	15	-0-	6	60	147.8%	1,759	1,190	243	301	172	158
East Perth (A)	3rd	15	-0-	6	60	111.6%	1,330	1,192	192	178	168	184
Midland-Guildford	4th	14	-1-	6	58	148.0%	1,813	1,225	256	277	172	193
Claremont-Cottesloe (A)	5th	9	-0-	12	36	83.9%	1,165	1,389	160	205	191	243
Perth (A)	6th	8	-0-	13	32	78.5%	1,146	1,460	162	174	205	230
South Fremantle (A)	7th	6	-0-	15	24	81.1%	1,420	1,752	204	196	249	258
East Fremantle (A)	8th	1	-0-	20	4	42.9%	813	1,893	112	141	271	267

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	26/09/1931		East Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	Leederville Oval	99	-	123
SAT	03/10/1931		West Perth (A) v Subiaco (A)	Perth Oval	56	-	77

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Subiaco (A)	1st
West Perth (A)	2nd
Midland-Guildford	3rd
East Perth (A)	4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	10/10/1931		West Perth (A) v Midland-Guildford	Perth Oval	61	-	82

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Subiaco (A)	1st
Midland-Guildford	2nd
West Perth (A)	3rd
East Perth (A)	4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date			Match	Venue	Result			Attendance
SAT	24/10/1931		Subiaco (A) v Midland-Guildford	Subiaco Oval	73	-	48

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team	Pos.
Subiaco (A)	1st
Midland-Guildford	2nd
West Perth (A)	3rd
East Perth (A)	4th

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