1938 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1938 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured twenty rounds. 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. East Fremantle were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Claremont were the premiers, with George Moloney as the premiership captain and Johnny Leonard as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1938 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 85

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Johnny Leonard
East Fremantle Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth WACA
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval Haydn Bunton
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Claremont
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 15 -1- 4 62 117.5% 1,963 1,670 281 277 239 236
Claremont 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 111.8% 2,192 1,960 319 278 287 238
Swan Districts 3rd 11 -0- 9 44 100.6% 1,801 1,791 253 283 258 243
East Perth 4th 10 -1- 9 42 115.6% 1,910 1,652 272 278 235 242
South Fremantle 5th 10 -0- 10 40 102.2% 2,112 2,066 303 294 295 296
Perth 6th 9 -0- 11 36 88.0% 1,776 2,018 251 270 293 260
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 12 32 96.5% 1,942 2,013 282 250 290 273
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 17 12 76.6% 1,724 2,250 257 182 321 324

Overall Premiership Results

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

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 111 - 95 1,813
SAT 23/04/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 112 - 65 3,252
SAT 23/04/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 83 - 98 4,773
SAT 23/04/1938 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 155 - 96 1,114

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 172.3% 112 65
Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 161.5% 155 96
Subiaco 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 118.1% 98 83
Claremont 4th 1 -0- 0 4 116.8% 111 95
Swan Districts 5th 0 -0- 1 0 85.6% 95 111
East Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 84.7% 83 98
West Perth 7th 0 -0- 1 0 61.9% 96 155
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 1 0 58.0% 65 112

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 126 - 90 3,267
SAT 30/04/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 116 - 44 3,148
SAT 30/04/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 85 - 95 1,820
SAT 30/04/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 96 - 81 2,711

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 2 -0- 0 8 128.1% 237 185
Subiaco 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 118.3% 194 164
East Perth 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 140.1% 199 142
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 105.8% 202 191
Swan Districts 5th 1 -0- 1 4 96.9% 190 196
Perth 6th 1 -0- 1 4 93.9% 199 212
South Fremantle 7th 0 -0- 2 0 72.5% 150 207
West Perth 8th 0 -0- 2 0 70.5% 177 251

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 181 - 110 2,685
SAT 07/05/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 120 - 92 3,241
SAT 07/05/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 62 - 79 1,808
SAT 07/05/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 74 - 69 2,689

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Subiaco 1st 3 -0- 0 12 122.7% 314 256
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 111.1% 281 253
Claremont 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 94.8% 347 366
East Perth 4th 1 -0- 2 4 124.1% 268 216
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 2 4 104.4% 331 317
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 2 4 91.6% 252 275
Perth 7th 1 -0- 2 4 87.7% 291 332
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 2 4 78.4% 251 320

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 104 - 84 5,745
SAT 14/05/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 138 - 80 1,910
SAT 14/05/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 78 - 90 2,737
SAT 14/05/1938 3:00 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 144 - 110 972

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 1 12 125.8% 419 333
Subiaco 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 110.6% 398 360
Claremont 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 100.2% 451 450
Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 98.4% 435 442
Swan Districts 5th 2 -0- 2 8 96.9% 342 353
East Perth 6th 1 -0- 3 4 113.1% 346 306
South Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 3 4 95.7% 441 461
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 3 4 72.3% 331 458

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 132 - 112 1,906
SAT 21/05/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 99 - 93 1,982
SAT 21/05/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 79 - 86 7,364
SAT 21/05/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 100 - 75 1,642

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 122.6% 505 412
Claremont 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 103.7% 583 562
Subiaco 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 107.0% 477 446
Swan Districts 4th 3 -0- 2 12 103.3% 442 428
South Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 3 8 97.5% 540 554
Perth 6th 2 -0- 3 8 94.1% 510 542
East Perth 7th 1 -0- 4 4 108.4% 439 405
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 4 4 75.1% 443 590

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 143 - 125 3,913
SAT 28/05/1938 3:00 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 89 - 71 1,113
SAT 28/05/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 145 - 92 2,680
SAT 28/05/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 75 - 97 4,844

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 2 16 115.0% 576 501
Swan Districts 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 107.2% 539 503
Claremont 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 100.4% 708 705
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 3 12 106.0% 685 646
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 3 12 101.7% 552 543
Perth 6th 3 -0- 3 12 97.7% 599 613
East Perth 7th 2 -0- 4 8 109.8% 582 530
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 5 4 72.8% 535 735

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 66 - 66 4,772
SAT 04/06/1938 3:00 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 111 - 90 1,860
SAT 04/06/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 153 - 110 4,246
SAT 04/06/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 88 - 74 2,156

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -1- 2 18 113.2% 642 567
Subiaco 2nd 4 -0- 3 16 108.0% 705 653
Swan Districts 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 103.7% 613 591
Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 101.0% 710 703
Claremont 5th 4 -0- 3 16 97.8% 798 816
South Fremantle 6th 3 -0- 4 12 99.5% 795 799
East Perth 7th 2 -1- 4 10 108.7% 648 596
West Perth 8th 2 -0- 5 8 77.0% 623 809

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 06/06/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 98 - 99 4,014
MON 06/06/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 60 - 106 5,696
MON 06/06/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 95 - 64 2,122
MON 06/06/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 87 - 46 1,881

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 5 -1- 2 22 111.4% 741 665
Swan Districts 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 108.1% 708 655
Subiaco 3rd 4 -0- 4 16 100.8% 765 759
Perth 4th 4 -0- 4 16 95.7% 756 790
Claremont 5th 4 -0- 4 16 94.6% 862 911
East Perth 6th 3 -1- 4 14 114.9% 754 656
South Fremantle 7th 3 -0- 5 12 99.4% 893 898
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 5 12 83.0% 710 855

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 102 - 94 3,293
SAT 11/06/1938 3:00 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 85 - 81 2,674
SAT 11/06/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 174 - 102 1,594
SAT 11/06/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 127 - 134 3,813

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 6 -1- 2 26 111.1% 843 759
Swan Districts 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 116.5% 882 757
Subiaco 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 101.5% 899 886
Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 96.6% 841 871
Claremont 5th 4 -0- 5 16 94.4% 956 1,013
East Perth 6th 3 -1- 5 14 112.7% 835 741
South Fremantle 7th 3 -0- 6 12 92.8% 995 1,072
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 6 12 84.6% 837 989

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 96 - 84 1,891
SAT 18/06/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 89 - 99 3,403
SAT 18/06/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 149 - 79 3,714
SAT 18/06/1938 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 98 - 94 3,267

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 7 -0- 3 28 116.0% 981 846
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -1- 3 26 108.6% 932 858
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 97.3% 939 965
Subiaco 4th 5 -0- 5 20 100.9% 993 984
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 5 20 95.9% 1,052 1,097
East Perth 6th 4 -1- 5 18 120.0% 984 820
South Fremantle 7th 3 -0- 7 12 92.4% 1,079 1,168
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 7 12 80.5% 916 1,138

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 117 - 108 2,157
SAT 25/06/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 97 - 147 4,813
SAT 25/06/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 58 - 97 3,421
SAT 25/06/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 95 - 97 1,595

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 7 -1- 3 30 108.0% 1,029 953
Swan Districts 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 110.2% 1,039 943
Claremont 3rd 6 -0- 5 24 100.4% 1,199 1,194
Perth 4th 6 -0- 5 24 96.8% 1,047 1,082
East Perth 5th 5 -1- 5 22 123.1% 1,081 878
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 6 20 96.4% 1,090 1,131
South Fremantle 7th 4 -0- 7 16 93.7% 1,196 1,276
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 8 12 81.9% 1,011 1,235

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 78 - 70 3,749
SAT 02/07/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 116 - 78 2,848
SAT 02/07/1938 3:00 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 75 - 56 2,583
SAT 02/07/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 79 - 125 2,924

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 8 -1- 3 34 108.2% 1,107 1,023
Swan Districts 2nd 7 -0- 5 28 107.6% 1,095 1,018
Claremont 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 104.0% 1,324 1,273
Perth 4th 7 -0- 5 28 98.6% 1,122 1,138
East Perth 5th 6 -1- 5 26 125.2% 1,197 956
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 7 20 95.9% 1,160 1,209
South Fremantle 7th 4 -0- 8 16 91.5% 1,274 1,392
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 9 12 80.1% 1,090 1,360

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 124 - 99 2,955
SAT 09/07/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 82 - 67 5,042
SAT 09/07/1938 3:00 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 110 - 62 1,621
SAT 09/07/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 98 - 72 2,922

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 8 -1- 4 34 105.2% 1,179 1,121
Claremont 2nd 8 -0- 5 32 105.5% 1,448 1,372
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 102.7% 1,232 1,200
East Perth 4th 7 -1- 5 30 125.0% 1,279 1,023
Swan Districts 5th 7 -0- 6 28 104.6% 1,194 1,142
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 8 20 95.0% 1,227 1,291
South Fremantle 7th 5 -0- 8 20 93.7% 1,372 1,464
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 10 12 78.4% 1,152 1,470

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 02/05/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 118 - 60 6,828
SAT 23/07/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 119 - 50 2,359
SAT 23/07/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 117 - 102 2,338
SAT 23/07/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 84 - 51 1,464

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 9 -1- 4 38 109.8% 1,297 1,181
Claremont 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 110.2% 1,567 1,422
Swan Districts 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 107.1% 1,278 1,193
Perth 4th 8 -0- 6 32 97.2% 1,282 1,319
East Perth 5th 7 -1- 6 30 117.4% 1,339 1,141
South Fremantle 6th 6 -0- 8 24 95.1% 1,489 1,566
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 9 20 94.4% 1,329 1,408
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 11 12 77.4% 1,203 1,554

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 18/04/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 147 - 90 3,145
SAT 30/07/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 105 - 74 4,992
SAT 30/07/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 87 - 71 1,936
SAT 30/07/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 90 - 126 1,506

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -1- 4 42 113.6% 1,444 1,271
Claremont 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 111.8% 1,672 1,496
Swan Districts 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 108.0% 1,365 1,264
Perth 4th 8 -0- 7 32 93.6% 1,372 1,466
East Perth 5th 7 -1- 7 30 113.4% 1,413 1,246
South Fremantle 6th 7 -0- 8 28 97.5% 1,615 1,656
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 10 20 93.6% 1,400 1,495
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 12 12 77.0% 1,293 1,680

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 79 - 88 3,631
SAT 06/08/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 75 - 104 3,526
SAT 06/08/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 85 - 63 2,487
SAT 06/08/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 133 - 100 1,388

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 11 -1- 4 46 113.5% 1,532 1,350
Claremont 2nd 10 -0- 6 40 110.5% 1,751 1,584
Swan Districts 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 105.9% 1,428 1,349
Perth 4th 9 -0- 7 36 95.8% 1,476 1,541
South Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 8 32 98.9% 1,700 1,719
East Perth 6th 7 -1- 8 30 110.2% 1,488 1,350
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 10 24 96.1% 1,533 1,595
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 13 12 76.8% 1,393 1,813

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 80 - 73 1,320
SAT 13/08/1938 3:00 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 57 - 89 2,210
SAT 13/08/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 102 - 58 3,057
SAT 13/08/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 59 - 103 1,657

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 12 -1- 4 50 116.0% 1,635 1,409
Claremont 2nd 10 -0- 7 40 107.3% 1,809 1,686
Swan Districts 3rd 9 -0- 8 36 102.4% 1,487 1,452
South Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 8 36 101.4% 1,802 1,777
Perth 5th 9 -0- 8 36 94.0% 1,533 1,630
East Perth 6th 8 -1- 8 34 110.2% 1,568 1,423
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 10 28 98.2% 1,622 1,652
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 14 12 77.4% 1,466 1,893

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1938 3:00 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 154 - 74 2,483
SAT 27/08/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 110 - 131 3,625
SAT 27/08/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 69 - 141 2,214
SAT 27/08/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 65 - 94 886

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 13 -1- 4 54 117.3% 1,729 1,474
Claremont 2nd 11 -0- 7 44 108.0% 1,940 1,796
South Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 105.7% 1,956 1,851
East Perth 4th 9 -1- 8 38 114.5% 1,709 1,492
Swan Districts 5th 9 -0- 9 36 97.7% 1,556 1,593
Perth 6th 9 -0- 9 36 90.1% 1,607 1,784
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 11 28 97.1% 1,732 1,783
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 15 12 77.1% 1,531 1,987

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 138 - 102 1,324
SAT 03/09/1938 3:00 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 107 - 64 6,042
SAT 03/09/1938 3:00 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 83 - 122 1,012
SAT 03/09/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 78 - 140 880

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 14 -1- 4 58 118.5% 1,867 1,576
Claremont 2nd 12 -0- 7 48 111.0% 2,080 1,874
East Perth 3rd 10 -1- 8 42 116.7% 1,816 1,556
South Fremantle 4th 10 -0- 9 40 103.2% 2,020 1,958
Swan Districts 5th 10 -0- 9 40 100.1% 1,678 1,676
Perth 6th 9 -0- 10 36 88.7% 1,690 1,906
Subiaco 7th 7 -0- 12 28 95.5% 1,834 1,921
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 16 12 75.6% 1,609 2,127

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 112 - 86 777
SAT 10/09/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 96 - 94 6,046
SAT 10/09/1938 3:00 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 108 - 92 2,342
SAT 10/09/1938 3:00 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 115 - 123 942

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 15 -1- 4 62 117.5% 1,963 1,670
Claremont 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 111.8% 2,192 1,960
Swan Districts 3rd 11 -0- 9 44 100.6% 1,801 1,791
East Perth 4th 10 -1- 9 42 115.6% 1,910 1,652
South Fremantle 5th 10 -0- 10 40 102.2% 2,112 2,066
Perth 6th 9 -0- 11 36 88.0% 1,776 2,018
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 12 32 96.5% 1,942 2,013
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 17 12 76.6% 1,724 2,250

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Fremantle 1st 15 -1- 4 62 117.5% 1,963 1,670 281 277 239 236
Claremont 2nd 13 -0- 7 52 111.8% 2,192 1,960 319 278 287 238
Swan Districts 3rd 11 -0- 9 44 100.6% 1,801 1,791 253 283 258 243
East Perth 4th 10 -1- 9 42 115.6% 1,910 1,652 272 278 235 242
South Fremantle 5th 10 -0- 10 40 102.2% 2,112 2,066 303 294 295 296
Perth 6th 9 -0- 11 36 88.0% 1,776 2,018 251 270 293 260
Subiaco 7th 8 -0- 12 32 96.5% 1,942 2,013 282 250 290 273
West Perth 8th 3 -0- 17 12 76.6% 1,724 2,250 257 182 321 324

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1938 3:00 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Subiaco Oval 65 - 66 9,618
SAT 24/09/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Subiaco Oval 96 - 121 10,428

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Claremont 1st
East Fremantle 2nd
East Perth 3rd
Swan Districts 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1938 3:00 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 99 - 67 12,786

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Claremont 1st
East Fremantle 2nd
East Perth 3rd
Swan Districts 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 94 - 94 19,104
SAT 15/10/1938 3:00 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 101 - 79 15,402

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Claremont 1st
East Fremantle 2nd
East Perth 3rd
Swan Districts 4th