1944 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1944 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured nineteen rounds. East Perth were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1944 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 81

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval George Moloney
East Fremantle Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth WACA
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: East Perth
Runners-Up: East Fremantle
Minor Premiers: East Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Perth 1st 19 -0- 0 76 217.4% 2,061 948 288 333 134 144
East Fremantle 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 132.4% 1,632 1,233 230 252 169 219
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 120.4% 1,535 1,275 216 239 176 219
Perth 4th 10 -0- 9 40 103.9% 1,371 1,320 189 237 181 234
Subiaco 5th 8 -0- 11 32 125.8% 1,503 1,195 207 261 167 193
Swan Districts 6th 7 -0- 12 28 103.4% 1,427 1,380 205 197 194 216
Claremont 7th 6 -0- 13 24 78.3% 1,282 1,637 173 244 231 251
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 19 0 28.0% 709 2,532 101 103 357 390

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 115 - 34
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 276 - 20
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 53 - 66
SAT 13/05/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 70 - 66

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 1,380.0% 276 20
East Fremantle 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 338.2% 115 34
Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 124.5% 66 53
West Perth 4th 1 -0- 0 4 106.1% 70 66
Swan Districts 5th 0 -0- 1 0 94.3% 66 70
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 1 0 80.3% 53 66
Claremont 7th 0 -0- 1 0 29.6% 34 115
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 1 0 7.2% 20 276

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 58 - 97
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 68 - 63
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 77 - 94
SAT 20/05/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 142 - 57

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 414.5% 344 83
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 188.3% 209 111
Swan Districts 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 163.8% 208 127
Subiaco 4th 1 -0- 1 4 121.0% 150 124
West Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 99.3% 133 134
Perth 6th 1 -0- 1 4 97.3% 143 147
Claremont 7th 0 -0- 2 0 43.4% 92 212
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 2 0 18.4% 77 418

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 66 - 69
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 58 - 114
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 99 - 68
SAT 27/05/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 69 - 101

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 292.8% 445 152
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 131.9% 277 210
Subiaco 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 129.7% 249 192
West Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 128.6% 247 192
Swan Districts 5th 1 -0- 2 4 121.5% 277 228
Perth 6th 1 -0- 2 4 96.8% 209 216
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 2 4 57.9% 161 278
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 3 0 25.4% 135 532

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Subiaco Oval 56 - 109
SAT 03/06/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 78 - 59
SAT 03/06/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 60 - 53
SAT 03/06/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 77 - 64

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 4 -0- 0 16 266.3% 554 208
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 132.0% 355 269
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 126.6% 324 256
Swan Districts 4th 2 -0- 2 8 119.9% 337 281
Subiaco 5th 2 -0- 2 8 116.4% 313 269
Perth 6th 1 -0- 3 4 94.9% 262 276
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 3 4 56.1% 217 387
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 4 0 31.8% 194 610

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 102 - 71
SAT 10/06/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 69 - 52
SAT 10/06/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 117 - 62
SAT 10/06/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 184 - 37

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 5 -0- 0 20 248.5% 671 270
East Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 132.1% 424 321
Subiaco 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 162.4% 497 306
West Perth 4th 3 -0- 2 12 115.7% 376 325
Swan Districts 5th 2 -0- 3 8 106.5% 408 383
Claremont 6th 2 -0- 3 8 69.7% 319 458
Perth 7th 1 -0- 4 4 82.4% 324 393
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 5 0 29.1% 231 794

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 38 - 110
SAT 17/06/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 76 - 86
SAT 17/06/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Perth Oval 67 - 83
SAT 17/06/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 123 - 23

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 6 -0- 0 24 218.8% 757 346
East Fremantle 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 130.7% 507 388
West Perth 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 143.4% 499 348
Subiaco 4th 3 -0- 3 12 146.2% 573 392
Swan Districts 5th 2 -0- 4 8 101.9% 475 466
Perth 6th 2 -0- 4 8 100.7% 434 431
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 4 8 58.9% 342 581
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 6 0 29.8% 269 904

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 147 - 68
SAT 24/06/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 74 - 89
SAT 24/06/1944 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 51 - 96
SAT 24/06/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 80 - 94

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 7 -0- 0 28 201.4% 846 420
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 149.1% 595 399
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 121.8% 581 477
Subiaco 4th 4 -0- 3 16 141.3% 667 472
Claremont 5th 3 -0- 4 12 75.3% 489 649
Swan Districts 6th 2 -0- 5 8 99.1% 555 560
Perth 7th 2 -0- 5 8 92.0% 485 527
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 7 0 32.1% 337 1,051

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 64 - 57
SAT 01/07/1944 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 47 - 33
SAT 01/07/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 15 - 118
SAT 01/07/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 68 - 58

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 0 32 221.6% 964 435
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 3 20 139.8% 653 467
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 117.9% 638 541
Subiaco 4th 4 -0- 4 16 134.9% 700 519
Claremont 5th 4 -0- 4 16 78.3% 553 706
Swan Districts 6th 3 -0- 5 12 100.8% 623 618
Perth 7th 3 -0- 5 12 95.0% 532 560
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 8 0 30.1% 352 1,169

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 86 - 71
SAT 08/07/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 97 - 53
SAT 08/07/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Perth Oval 122 - 13
SAT 08/07/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 58 - 104

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 9 -0- 0 36 216.6% 1,068 493
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 118.3% 724 612
Subiaco 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 139.3% 797 572
West Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 124.5% 711 571
Swan Districts 5th 4 -0- 5 16 118.1% 745 631
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 5 16 75.5% 606 803
Perth 7th 3 -0- 6 12 93.3% 603 646
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 9 0 28.3% 365 1,291

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/07/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 66 - 65
SAT 15/07/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 61 - 53
SAT 15/07/1944 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont Subiaco Oval 72 - 54
SAT 15/07/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 157 - 43

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 0 40 206.8% 1,129 546
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 116.7% 790 677
West Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 141.4% 868 614
Subiaco 4th 5 -0- 5 20 135.1% 862 638
Swan Districts 5th 4 -0- 6 16 115.3% 798 692
Perth 6th 4 -0- 6 16 96.4% 675 700
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 6 16 75.4% 660 875
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 10 0 28.2% 408 1,448

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 53 - 93
SAT 22/07/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 59 - 44
SAT 22/07/1944 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 72 - 47
SAT 22/07/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 65 - 67

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 0 44 204.0% 1,222 599
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 117.8% 849 721
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 137.7% 935 679
Subiaco 4th 5 -0- 6 20 131.5% 927 705
Perth 5th 5 -0- 6 20 100.0% 747 747
Swan Districts 6th 4 -0- 7 16 110.6% 845 764
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 7 16 73.7% 713 968
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 11 0 30.0% 452 1,507

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 114 - 34
SAT 29/07/1944 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 60 - 108
SAT 29/07/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 28 - 110
SAT 29/07/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 83 - 70

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 0 48 201.8% 1,330 659
East Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 127.5% 963 755
West Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 122.2% 969 793
Subiaco 4th 6 -0- 6 24 141.5% 1,037 733
Swan Districts 5th 5 -0- 7 20 111.3% 928 834
Perth 6th 5 -0- 7 20 94.4% 807 855
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 8 16 74.5% 783 1,051
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 12 0 29.7% 480 1,617

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 93 - 57
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 78 - 49
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 123 - 15
SAT 05/08/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 86 - 68

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 13 -0- 0 52 198.9% 1,408 708
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 130.0% 1,056 812
West Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 122.5% 1,055 861
Subiaco 4th 6 -0- 7 24 133.9% 1,086 811
Perth 5th 6 -0- 7 24 106.9% 930 870
Swan Districts 6th 5 -0- 8 20 106.3% 985 927
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 9 16 74.8% 851 1,137
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 13 0 28.4% 495 1,740

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 82 - 53
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 27 - 135
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 59 - 69
SAT 12/08/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 81 - 63

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 0 56 195.8% 1,490 761
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 124.0% 1,109 894
West Perth 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 122.9% 1,136 924
Subiaco 4th 6 -0- 8 24 130.1% 1,145 880
Swan Districts 5th 6 -0- 8 24 106.9% 1,054 986
Perth 6th 6 -0- 8 24 104.4% 993 951
Claremont 7th 5 -0- 9 20 84.7% 986 1,164
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 14 0 27.8% 522 1,875

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 86 - 56
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 123 - 11
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 72 - 61
SAT 19/08/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 81 - 80

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 15 -0- 0 60 208.9% 1,613 772
East Fremantle 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 125.8% 1,195 950
West Perth 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 121.2% 1,217 1,004
Perth 4th 7 -0- 8 28 105.2% 1,065 1,012
Subiaco 5th 6 -0- 9 24 126.7% 1,206 952
Swan Districts 6th 6 -0- 9 24 106.3% 1,134 1,067
Claremont 7th 5 -0- 10 20 83.4% 1,042 1,250
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 15 0 26.7% 533 1,998

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 108 - 73
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 60 - 126
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 76 - 80
SAT 26/08/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 61 - 104

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 16 -0- 0 64 206.1% 1,717 833
East Fremantle 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 124.3% 1,275 1,026
West Perth 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 126.2% 1,343 1,064
Perth 4th 8 -0- 8 32 108.1% 1,173 1,085
Subiaco 5th 6 -0- 10 24 124.2% 1,282 1,032
Swan Districts 6th 6 -0- 10 24 102.0% 1,195 1,171
Claremont 7th 5 -0- 11 20 82.1% 1,115 1,358
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 16 0 27.9% 593 2,124

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 221 - 20
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 123 - 23
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 50 - 63
SAT 02/09/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 72 - 81

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 17 -0- 0 68 215.0% 1,840 856
East Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 143.0% 1,496 1,046
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 126.2% 1,406 1,114
Perth 4th 9 -0- 8 36 108.4% 1,254 1,157
Subiaco 5th 6 -0- 11 24 121.6% 1,332 1,095
Swan Districts 6th 6 -0- 11 24 101.2% 1,267 1,252
Claremont 7th 5 -0- 12 20 76.8% 1,138 1,481
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 17 0 26.1% 613 2,345

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 58 - 109
SAT 09/09/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 102 - 27
SAT 09/09/1944 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 49 - 101
SAT 09/09/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 68 - 71

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 18 -0- 0 72 219.9% 1,942 883
East Fremantle 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 140.7% 1,567 1,114
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 124.4% 1,474 1,185
Perth 4th 9 -0- 9 36 101.7% 1,281 1,259
Subiaco 5th 7 -0- 11 28 125.3% 1,433 1,144
Swan Districts 6th 7 -0- 11 28 105.0% 1,376 1,310
Claremont 7th 5 -0- 13 20 75.2% 1,196 1,590
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 18 0 27.1% 662 2,446

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1944 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 86 - 47
SAT 16/09/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 65 - 119
SAT 16/09/1944 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 90 - 61
SAT 16/09/1944 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 51 - 70

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 19 -0- 0 76 217.4% 2,061 948
East Fremantle 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 132.4% 1,632 1,233
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 120.4% 1,535 1,275
Perth 4th 10 -0- 9 40 103.9% 1,371 1,320
Subiaco 5th 8 -0- 11 32 125.8% 1,503 1,195
Swan Districts 6th 7 -0- 12 28 103.4% 1,427 1,380
Claremont 7th 6 -0- 13 24 78.3% 1,282 1,637
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 19 0 28.0% 709 2,532

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/09/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Subiaco Oval 63 - 63 7,000
SAT 30/09/1944 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Subiaco Oval 37 - 61 8,000
SAT 07/10/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 92 - 74

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/10/1944 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Subiaco Oval 75 - 50

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/10/1944 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 97 - 41 8,991