1932 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1932 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

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

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. West Perth were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1932 WANFL Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 67

Team Details

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

Season Results

Premiers: West Perth
Runners-Up: East Perth
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 13 -1- 4 54 130.6% 1,797 1,376 260 237 194 212
West Perth 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 120.7% 1,497 1,240 218 189 168 232
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 9 36 94.3% 1,512 1,604 214 228 231 218
South Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 10 32 111.7% 1,483 1,328 207 241 184 224
Subiaco 5th 8 -0- 10 32 90.4% 1,304 1,442 177 242 201 236
Perth 6th 8 -0- 10 32 89.8% 1,374 1,530 189 240 218 222
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 14 16 72.3% 1,168 1,615 162 196 231 229

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
West Perth 1st Premiers
East Perth 2nd Runners-Up
East Fremantle 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
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe Fremantle Oval 121 - 38
SAT 23/04/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 80 - 63
SAT 23/04/1932 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 66 - 60

Round 1 Bye: Subiaco

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 318.4% 121 38
East Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 127.0% 80 63
Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 110.0% 66 60
Subiaco 4th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
South Fremantle 5th 0 -0- 1 0 90.9% 60 66
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 78.8% 63 80
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 0 -0- 1 0 31.4% 38 121

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v East Perth Claremont Oval 81 - 104
SAT 30/04/1932 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 103 - 91
MON 02/05/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 51 - 105

Round 2 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 2 -0- 0 8 253.9% 226 89
East Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 127.8% 184 144
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 111.9% 169 151
South Fremantle 4th 0 -0- 1 0 90.9% 60 66
West Perth 5th 0 -0- 2 0 84.2% 154 183
Claremont-Cottesloe 6th 0 -0- 2 0 52.9% 119 225
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 1 0 48.6% 51 105

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 74 - 69
SAT 07/05/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 146 - 81
SAT 07/05/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 120 - 89

Round 3 Bye: West Perth

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 218.8% 372 170
East Perth 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 130.5% 304 233
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 84.2% 250 297
Claremont-Cottesloe 4th 1 -0- 2 4 65.6% 193 294
South Fremantle 5th 0 -0- 2 0 92.1% 129 140
West Perth 6th 0 -0- 2 0 84.2% 154 183
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 2 0 62.2% 140 225

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 78 - 51
SAT 14/05/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v Claremont-Cottesloe Subiaco Oval 51 - 87
SAT 14/05/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 68 - 62

Round 4 Bye: Perth

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 1 12 182.4% 434 238
East Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 114.1% 355 311
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 84.2% 250 297
Claremont-Cottesloe 4th 2 -0- 2 8 81.2% 280 345
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 2 4 108.4% 207 191
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 2 4 90.6% 222 245
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 3 0 61.2% 191 312

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1932 3:00 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 98 - 106
SAT 21/05/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 72 - 73
SAT 21/05/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Leederville Oval 92 - 48

Round 5 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 4 -0- 1 16 112.7% 461 409
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 182.4% 434 238
West Perth 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 107.2% 314 293
Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 86.4% 348 403
Claremont-Cottesloe 5th 2 -0- 3 8 75.1% 328 437
South Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 3 4 105.7% 279 264
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 3 4 68.8% 264 384

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v Perth Claremont Oval 70 - 68
SAT 28/05/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 78 - 60
SAT 28/05/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 75 - 69

Round 6 Bye: East Perth

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 171.8% 512 298
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 112.7% 461 409
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 107.5% 389 362
Claremont-Cottesloe 4th 3 -0- 3 12 78.8% 398 505
Perth 5th 2 -0- 3 8 87.9% 416 473
South Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 4 4 99.1% 339 342
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 4 4 72.5% 333 459

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 61 - 59
SAT 04/06/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 59 - 62
MON 06/06/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 86 - 161

Round 7 Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 1 20 175.3% 673 384
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 96.0% 547 570
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 105.9% 448 423
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 89.8% 478 532
Claremont-Cottesloe 5th 3 -0- 3 12 78.8% 398 505
South Fremantle 6th 2 -0- 4 8 99.8% 400 401
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 5 4 75.2% 392 521

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 97 - 116
SAT 11/06/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 123 - 68
SAT 11/06/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 119 - 92

Round 8 Bye: Subiaco

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 1 24 164.0% 789 481
West Perth 2nd 4 -0- 3 16 110.1% 567 515
East Perth 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 92.7% 639 689
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 4 12 111.5% 523 469
Perth 5th 3 -0- 4 12 83.4% 546 655
Claremont-Cottesloe 6th 3 -0- 4 12 79.7% 495 621
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 5 4 75.2% 392 521

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 126 - 79
SAT 18/06/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Perth Oval 102 - 65
SAT 18/06/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 90 - 81

Round 9 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 1 28 163.4% 915 560
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 110.2% 657 596
East Perth 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 98.3% 741 754
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 4 12 111.5% 523 469
Perth 5th 3 -0- 5 12 84.2% 627 745
Claremont-Cottesloe 6th 3 -0- 5 12 77.5% 560 723
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 6 4 72.8% 471 647

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1932 3:00 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 50 - 80
SAT 25/06/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe Fremantle Oval 91 - 69
SAT 25/06/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 91 - 65

Round 10 Bye: West Perth

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 1 32 163.1% 995 610
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 110.2% 657 596
East Perth 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 95.4% 806 845
South Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 4 16 114.1% 614 538
Perth 5th 3 -0- 6 12 82.1% 677 825
Claremont-Cottesloe 6th 3 -0- 6 12 77.3% 629 814
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 6 8 78.9% 562 712

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v Subiaco Claremont Oval 25 - 66
SAT 02/07/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 77 - 70
SAT 02/07/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 85 - 64

Round 11 Bye: Perth

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 1 36 157.6% 1,072 680
East Perth 2nd 6 -0- 4 24 98.0% 891 909
West Perth 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 108.0% 727 673
South Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 5 16 108.8% 678 623
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 6 12 85.2% 628 737
Perth 6th 3 -0- 6 12 82.1% 677 825
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 3 -0- 7 12 74.3% 654 880

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v West Perth Claremont Oval 42 - 71
SAT 09/07/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 87 - 70
SAT 09/07/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 94 - 83

Round 12 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 1 36 157.6% 1,072 680
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 99.9% 978 979
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 111.6% 798 715
South Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 6 16 106.1% 761 717
Subiaco 5th 4 -0- 6 16 88.0% 722 820
Perth 6th 3 -0- 7 12 81.9% 747 912
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 3 -0- 8 12 73.2% 696 951

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1932 3:00 PM Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe WACA 115 - 51
SAT 16/07/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 99 - 101
SAT 16/07/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 92 - 96

Round 13 Bye: East Perth

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 1 40 150.6% 1,173 779
West Perth 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 110.8% 894 807
East Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 99.9% 978 979
South Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 7 16 105.1% 860 818
Perth 5th 4 -0- 7 16 89.5% 862 963
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 7 16 88.9% 814 916
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 3 -0- 9 12 70.1% 747 1,066

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 91 - 99
SAT 23/07/1932 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 56 - 48
SAT 23/07/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 41 - 60

Round 14 Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 2 40 144.0% 1,264 878
East Perth 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 100.7% 1,077 1,070
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 107.8% 935 867
South Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 7 20 107.1% 920 859
Perth 5th 5 -0- 7 20 90.8% 918 1,011
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 8 16 88.7% 862 972
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 3 -0- 9 12 70.1% 747 1,066

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Claremont-Cottesloe Fremantle Oval 93 - 110
SAT 30/07/1932 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 123 - 111
SAT 30/07/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 88 - 65

Round 15 Bye: Subiaco

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 3 40 137.3% 1,357 988
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 109.8% 1,023 932
East Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 98.6% 1,142 1,158
Perth 4th 6 -0- 7 24 92.8% 1,041 1,122
South Fremantle 5th 5 -0- 8 20 105.0% 1,031 982
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 8 16 88.7% 862 972
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 9 16 73.9% 857 1,159

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 84 - 58
SAT 06/08/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Perth Oval 95 - 62
SAT 06/08/1932 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 50 - 88

Round 16 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 3 44 137.8% 1,441 1,046
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 113.1% 1,111 982
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 101.4% 1,237 1,220
Perth 4th 6 -0- 8 24 90.2% 1,091 1,210
South Fremantle 5th 5 -0- 8 20 105.0% 1,031 982
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 9 16 87.1% 920 1,056
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 10 16 73.3% 919 1,254

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 58 - 110
SAT 13/08/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 107 - 72
SAT 13/08/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 54 - 106

Round 17 Bye: East Perth

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 12 -0- 3 48 138.5% 1,548 1,118
West Perth 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 117.5% 1,217 1,036
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 101.4% 1,237 1,220
South Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 8 24 109.7% 1,141 1,040
Perth 5th 6 -0- 9 24 88.3% 1,163 1,317
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 10 16 83.8% 974 1,162
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 11 16 71.6% 977 1,364

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v Subiaco Claremont Oval 63 - 67
SAT 20/08/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 114 - 43
SAT 20/08/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 71 - 71

Round 18 Bye: Perth

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 12 -1- 3 50 136.2% 1,619 1,189
West Perth 2nd 10 -1- 5 42 116.4% 1,288 1,107
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 96.0% 1,280 1,334
South Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 8 28 115.9% 1,255 1,083
Perth 5th 6 -0- 9 24 88.3% 1,163 1,317
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 10 20 85.0% 1,041 1,225
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 12 16 72.7% 1,040 1,431

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 71 - 74
SAT 27/08/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 76 - 62
SAT 27/08/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v Claremont-Cottesloe Leederville Oval 121 - 74

Round 19 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 12 -1- 3 50 136.2% 1,619 1,189
West Perth 2nd 11 -1- 5 46 119.3% 1,409 1,181
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 96.0% 1,351 1,408
South Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 9 28 113.6% 1,317 1,159
Perth 5th 7 -0- 9 28 89.1% 1,237 1,388
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 10 24 86.8% 1,117 1,287
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 13 16 71.8% 1,114 1,552

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1932 3:00 PM Claremont-Cottesloe v Perth Claremont Oval 54 - 63
SAT 03/09/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 81 - 107
SAT 03/09/1932 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 99 - 81

Round 20 Bye: West Perth

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 12 -1- 4 50 131.2% 1,700 1,296
West Perth 2nd 11 -1- 5 46 119.3% 1,409 1,181
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 8 36 95.0% 1,432 1,507
South Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 9 32 114.8% 1,424 1,240
Perth 5th 8 -0- 9 32 90.2% 1,300 1,442
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 10 28 88.9% 1,216 1,368
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 14 16 72.3% 1,168 1,615

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 80 - 97
SAT 10/09/1932 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 74 - 88
SAT 10/09/1932 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 59 - 88

Round 21 Bye: Claremont-Cottesloe

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 13 -1- 4 54 130.6% 1,797 1,376
West Perth 2nd 12 -1- 5 50 120.7% 1,497 1,240
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 9 36 94.3% 1,512 1,604
South Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 10 32 111.7% 1,483 1,328
Subiaco 5th 8 -0- 10 32 90.4% 1,304 1,442
Perth 6th 8 -0- 10 32 89.8% 1,374 1,530
Claremont-Cottesloe 7th 4 -0- 14 16 72.3% 1,168 1,615

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1932 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 73 - 69 9,257
SAT 24/09/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 63 - 81 17,432

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1932 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 75 - 83 14,085

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1932 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Subiaco Oval 117 - 74 16,709