1942 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1942 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured nineteen rounds. Each team received two byes. West Perth were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1942 WANFL Season
Teams: 7
Rounds: 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 61

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Jack Reeves
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: Claremont
Minor Premiers: West Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
West Perth 1st 13 -0- 4 52 143.8% 1,608 1,118 232 216 155 188
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -1- 6 42 124.3% 1,282 1,031 184 178 145 161
East Perth 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 108.3% 1,314 1,213 187 192 178 145
Claremont 4th 8 -0- 9 32 104.4% 1,346 1,289 195 176 185 179
Subiaco 5th 7 -1- 9 30 87.0% 1,162 1,335 163 184 185 225
South Fremantle 6th 4 -2- 11 20 79.1% 1,125 1,422 156 189 205 192
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216 111 121 175 166

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 108 - 89
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 68 - 79
SAT 09/05/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 91 - 75

Round 1 Bye: Perth

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 121.3% 108 89
West Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 121.3% 91 75
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 116.2% 79 68
Perth 4th 0 -0- 0 0 0 0
Subiaco 5th 0 -0- 1 0 86.1% 68 79
East Fremantle 6th 0 -0- 1 0 82.4% 89 108
Claremont 7th 0 -0- 1 0 82.4% 75 91

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 106 - 63
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 51 - 87
SAT 16/05/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 77 - 97

Round 2 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 141.3% 178 126
Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 126.0% 97 77
Claremont 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 117.5% 181 154
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 116.2% 79 68
East Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 90.3% 159 176
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 2 0 82.4% 145 176
East Fremantle 7th 0 -0- 2 0 71.0% 152 214

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 121 - 99
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Claremont Oval 55 - 61
SAT 23/05/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 69 - 85

Round 3 Bye: West Perth

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 141.3% 178 126
Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 123.9% 218 176
East Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 95.2% 220 231
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 103.9% 134 129
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 2 4 101.8% 280 275
East Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 2 4 83.7% 237 283
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 3 0 82.0% 214 261

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 120 - 93
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Subiaco Oval 82 - 111
SAT 30/05/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 137 - 33

Round 4 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 198.1% 315 159
East Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 104.9% 340 324
Claremont 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 109.5% 391 357
Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 105.1% 311 296
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 2 4 90.0% 216 240
East Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 2 4 83.7% 237 283
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 4 0 62.1% 247 398

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 72 - 72
SAT 06/06/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 102 - 28
SAT 06/06/1942 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth Subiaco Oval 73 - 50

Round 5 Bye: Claremont

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 4 -0- 1 16 125.6% 442 352
West Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 157.3% 365 232
Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 111.0% 384 346
Claremont 4th 2 -0- 2 8 109.5% 391 357
South Fremantle 5th 1 -1- 2 6 92.3% 288 312
East Fremantle 6th 1 -1- 2 6 87.0% 309 355
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 5 0 55.0% 275 500

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1942 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 66 - 113
SAT 13/06/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 77 - 126
SAT 13/06/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 74 - 59

Round 6 Bye: East Perth

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 4 -0- 1 16 158.9% 491 309
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 125.6% 442 352
Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 98.0% 450 459
East Fremantle 4th 2 -1- 2 10 100.2% 422 421
Claremont 5th 2 -0- 3 8 104.4% 450 431
South Fremantle 6th 1 -1- 3 6 83.3% 365 438
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 5 4 62.4% 349 559

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 95 - 69
SAT 20/06/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 118 - 55
SAT 20/06/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 68 - 65

Round 7 Bye: Subiaco

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 5 -0- 1 20 149.5% 559 374
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 114.3% 511 447
Claremont 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 109.0% 545 500
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 87.5% 505 577
East Fremantle 5th 2 -1- 3 10 99.6% 487 489
South Fremantle 6th 2 -1- 3 10 98.0% 483 493
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 5 4 62.4% 349 559

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 96 - 108
SAT 27/06/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 62 - 69
SAT 27/06/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 81 - 70

Round 8 Bye: Perth

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 6 -0- 1 24 141.9% 667 470
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 113.9% 580 509
Claremont 3rd 3 -0- 4 12 105.4% 641 608
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 87.5% 505 577
East Fremantle 5th 2 -1- 4 10 98.4% 549 558
South Fremantle 6th 2 -1- 4 10 96.3% 553 574
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 5 8 68.4% 430 629

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 80 - 40
SAT 04/07/1942 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 64 - 90
SAT 04/07/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 107 - 52

Round 9 Bye: South Fremantle

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 7 -0- 1 28 148.3% 774 522
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 102.6% 632 616
East Fremantle 3rd 3 -1- 4 14 105.2% 629 598
Claremont 4th 3 -0- 5 12 99.0% 681 688
Perth 5th 3 -0- 4 12 85.3% 569 667
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 5 12 75.0% 520 693
South Fremantle 7th 2 -1- 4 10 96.3% 553 574

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/07/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 65 - 30
SAT 11/07/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 72 - 83
SAT 11/07/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 54 - 110

Round 10 Bye: West Perth

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 7 -0- 1 28 148.3% 774 522
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 4 20 100.7% 704 699
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -1- 4 18 113.3% 739 652
Claremont 4th 4 -0- 5 16 103.9% 746 718
South Fremantle 5th 3 -1- 4 14 98.5% 636 646
Perth 6th 3 -0- 5 12 81.8% 599 732
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 6 12 71.5% 574 803

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1942 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth Subiaco Oval 53 - 142
SAT 18/07/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 59 - 126
SAT 18/07/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 98 - 79

Round 11 Bye: East Fremantle

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 8 -0- 1 32 145.1% 872 601
East Perth 2nd 6 -0- 4 24 112.5% 846 752
Claremont 3rd 5 -0- 5 20 112.2% 872 777
East Fremantle 4th 4 -1- 4 18 113.3% 739 652
South Fremantle 5th 3 -1- 5 14 90.0% 695 772
Perth 6th 3 -0- 6 12 74.6% 652 874
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 7 12 72.5% 653 901

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1942 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 39 - 194
SAT 25/07/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 27 - 81
SAT 25/07/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 109 - 46

Round 12 Bye: Claremont

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 9 -0- 1 36 166.6% 1,066 640
East Perth 2nd 6 -0- 5 24 103.6% 892 861
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -1- 4 22 120.8% 820 679
Claremont 4th 5 -0- 5 20 112.2% 872 777
Subiaco 5th 4 -0- 7 16 80.5% 762 947
South Fremantle 6th 3 -1- 6 14 84.6% 722 853
Perth 7th 3 -0- 7 12 64.7% 691 1,068

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 64 - 75
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 55 - 90
SAT 01/08/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 114 - 56

Round 13 Bye: East Perth

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 10 -0- 1 40 169.5% 1,180 696
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -1- 4 26 124.0% 910 734
East Perth 3rd 6 -0- 5 24 103.6% 892 861
Claremont 4th 5 -0- 6 20 109.9% 936 852
Subiaco 5th 5 -0- 7 20 82.8% 837 1,011
South Fremantle 6th 3 -1- 7 14 80.5% 778 967
Perth 7th 3 -0- 8 12 64.4% 746 1,158

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 77 - 56
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 82 - 26
SAT 08/08/1942 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 41 - 58

Round 14 Bye: Subiaco

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 10 -0- 2 40 159.9% 1,236 773
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -1- 4 30 124.9% 987 790
East Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 109.8% 974 887
Claremont 4th 5 -0- 7 20 103.0% 962 934
Subiaco 5th 5 -0- 7 20 82.8% 837 1,011
South Fremantle 6th 4 -1- 7 18 82.9% 836 1,008
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 41 - 55
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 81 - 81
SAT 15/08/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Subiaco Oval 91 - 99

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 10 -0- 3 40 152.2% 1,327 872
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -1- 4 34 125.4% 1,042 831
East Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 109.7% 1,073 978
Subiaco 4th 5 -1- 7 22 84.1% 918 1,092
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 8 20 101.4% 1,003 989
South Fremantle 6th 4 -2- 7 20 84.2% 917 1,089
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 65 - 35
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 87 - 62
SAT 22/08/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 114 - 74

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 11 -0- 3 44 152.3% 1,441 946
East Fremantle 2nd 9 -1- 4 38 127.8% 1,107 866
East Perth 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 106.2% 1,108 1,043
Subiaco 4th 6 -1- 7 26 87.1% 1,005 1,154
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 9 20 99.0% 1,065 1,076
South Fremantle 6th 4 -2- 8 20 82.4% 991 1,203
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 50 - 69
SAT 29/08/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 50 - 37
SAT 29/08/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 81 - 103

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 12 -0- 3 48 151.6% 1,510 996
East Fremantle 2nd 9 -1- 5 38 123.7% 1,157 935
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 107.2% 1,158 1,080
Subiaco 4th 6 -1- 8 26 86.5% 1,042 1,204
Claremont 5th 6 -0- 9 24 101.0% 1,168 1,157
South Fremantle 6th 4 -2- 9 20 82.1% 1,072 1,306
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1942 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 109 - 101
SAT 05/09/1942 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 29 - 61
SAT 05/09/1942 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 53 - 67

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 13 -0- 3 52 150.3% 1,577 1,049
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -1- 5 42 126.3% 1,218 964
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 105.9% 1,259 1,189
Claremont 4th 7 -0- 9 28 101.5% 1,277 1,258
Subiaco 5th 6 -1- 9 26 86.2% 1,095 1,271
South Fremantle 6th 4 -2- 10 20 80.5% 1,101 1,367
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 64 - 67
SAT 12/09/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 55 - 24
SAT 12/09/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Subiaco Oval 31 - 69

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 13 -0- 4 52 143.8% 1,608 1,118
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -1- 6 42 124.3% 1,282 1,031
East Perth 3rd 10 -0- 7 40 108.3% 1,314 1,213
Claremont 4th 8 -0- 9 32 104.4% 1,346 1,289
Subiaco 5th 7 -1- 9 30 87.0% 1,162 1,335
South Fremantle 6th 4 -2- 11 20 79.1% 1,125 1,422
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 64.7% 787 1,216

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1942 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Subiaco Oval 49 - 62 1,226
SAT 26/09/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 78 - 70 2,335

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/10/1942 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Subiaco Oval 65 - 72

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/10/1942 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Subiaco Oval 130 - 79 5,308