1949 WANFLS Season

The results for the 1949 WANFLS season (currently known as the West Australian Football League Reserves). Perth Seconds (Perth Reserves) were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1949 WANFLS Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 76

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 187.9% 1,584 843 227 222 120 123
Perth Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 165.1% 1,258 762 178 190 110 102
East Perth Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 9 36 104.4% 1,105 1,058 162 133 153 140
West Perth Seconds 4th 9 -0- 9 36 98.8% 980 992 138 152 141 146
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 8 -0- 10 32 89.8% 972 1,082 140 132 155 152
Claremont Seconds 6th 6 -0- 12 24 86.4% 986 1,141 141 140 167 139
South Fremantle Seconds 7th 6 -0- 12 24 64.1% 864 1,347 126 108 192 195
Subiaco Seconds 8th 4 -0- 14 16 60.2% 792 1,316 114 108 188 188

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v East Fremantle (S) Perth Oval 84 - 50
SAT 23/04/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v Claremont (S) Fremantle Oval 30 - 73
SAT 23/04/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v Swan Districts (S) Subiaco Oval 86 - 51
SAT 23/04/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v Perth (S) Leederville Oval 58 - 43

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont Seconds 1st 1 -0- 0 4 243.3% 73 30
Subiaco Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 168.6% 86 51
East Perth Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 168.0% 84 50
West Perth Seconds 4th 1 -0- 0 4 134.9% 58 43
Perth Seconds 5th 0 -0- 1 0 74.1% 43 58
East Fremantle Seconds 6th 0 -0- 1 0 59.5% 50 84
Swan Districts Seconds 7th 0 -0- 1 0 59.3% 51 86
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 0 -0- 1 0 41.1% 30 73

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v East Fremantle (S) Claremont Oval 31 - 82
SAT 30/04/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v Subiaco (S) WACA 57 - 34
SAT 30/04/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v East Perth (S) Fremantle Oval 39 - 109
SAT 30/04/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v West Perth (S) Bassendean Oval 43 - 19

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth Seconds 1st 2 -0- 0 8 216.9% 193 89
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 1 -0- 1 4 114.8% 132 115
Subiaco Seconds 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 111.1% 120 108
Perth Seconds 4th 1 -0- 1 4 108.7% 100 92
Claremont Seconds 5th 1 -0- 1 4 92.9% 104 112
Swan Districts Seconds 6th 1 -0- 1 4 89.5% 94 105
West Perth Seconds 7th 1 -0- 1 4 89.5% 77 86
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 0 -0- 2 0 37.9% 69 182

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v Subiaco (S) Claremont Oval 94 - 57
SAT 07/05/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v Perth (S) Fremantle Oval 65 - 45
SAT 07/05/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v South Fremantle (S) Bassendean Oval 67 - 46
SAT 07/05/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v East Perth (S) Leederville Oval 22 - 80

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth Seconds 1st 3 -0- 0 12 245.9% 273 111
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 123.1% 197 160
Claremont Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 117.2% 198 169
Swan Districts Seconds 4th 2 -0- 1 8 106.6% 161 151
Perth Seconds 5th 1 -0- 2 4 92.4% 145 157
Subiaco Seconds 6th 1 -0- 2 4 87.6% 177 202
West Perth Seconds 7th 1 -0- 2 4 59.6% 99 166
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 0 -0- 3 0 46.2% 115 249

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v Claremont (S) Perth Oval 73 - 56
SAT 14/05/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v Swan Districts (S) WACA 68 - 47
SAT 14/05/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v East Fremantle (S) Fremantle Oval 27 - 91
SAT 14/05/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v West Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 43 - 52

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth Seconds 1st 4 -0- 0 16 207.2% 346 167
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 154.0% 288 187
Claremont Seconds 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 105.0% 254 242
Perth Seconds 4th 2 -0- 2 8 104.4% 213 204
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 2 -0- 2 8 95.0% 208 219
West Perth Seconds 6th 2 -0- 2 8 72.2% 151 209
Subiaco Seconds 7th 1 -0- 3 4 86.6% 220 254
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 0 -0- 4 0 41.8% 142 340

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v Swan Districts (S) Fremantle Oval 60 - 38
SAT 21/05/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v South Fremantle (S) WACA 107 - 32
SAT 21/05/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v East Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 54 - 50
SAT 21/05/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v Claremont (S) Leederville Oval 42 - 68

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth Seconds 1st 4 -0- 1 16 179.2% 396 221
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 154.7% 348 225
Perth Seconds 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 135.6% 320 236
Claremont Seconds 4th 3 -0- 2 12 113.4% 322 284
Subiaco Seconds 5th 2 -0- 3 8 90.1% 274 304
Swan Districts Seconds 6th 2 -0- 3 8 88.2% 246 279
West Perth Seconds 7th 2 -0- 3 8 69.7% 193 277
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 0 -0- 5 0 38.9% 174 447

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v Swan Districts (S) Claremont Oval 66 - 82
SAT 28/05/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v Perth (S) Perth Oval 39 - 92
SAT 28/05/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v Subiaco (S) Fremantle Oval 63 - 42
SAT 28/05/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v East Fremantle (S) Leederville Oval 36 - 97

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 5 -0- 1 20 170.5% 445 261
Perth Seconds 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 149.8% 412 275
East Perth Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 139.0% 435 313
Claremont Seconds 4th 3 -0- 3 12 106.0% 388 366
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 3 -0- 3 12 95.1% 328 345
Subiaco Seconds 6th 2 -0- 4 8 86.1% 316 367
West Perth Seconds 7th 2 -0- 4 8 61.2% 229 374
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 1 -0- 5 4 48.5% 237 489

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v Perth (S) Claremont Oval 38 - 70
SAT 04/06/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v East Fremantle (S) Subiaco Oval 41 - 89
SAT 04/06/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v East Perth (S) Bassendean Oval 73 - 54
MON 06/06/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v West Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 35 - 59

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 6 -0- 1 24 176.8% 534 302
Perth Seconds 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 154.0% 482 313
East Perth Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 126.7% 489 386
Swan Districts Seconds 4th 4 -0- 3 16 100.5% 401 399
Claremont Seconds 5th 3 -0- 4 12 97.7% 426 436
West Perth Seconds 6th 3 -0- 4 12 70.4% 288 409
Subiaco Seconds 7th 2 -0- 5 8 78.3% 357 456
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 1 -0- 6 4 49.6% 272 548

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v South Fremantle (S) Claremont Oval 78 - 70
SAT 11/06/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v East Perth (S) Fremantle Oval 75 - 52
SAT 11/06/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v West Perth (S) WACA 95 - 48
SAT 11/06/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v Subiaco (S) Bassendean Oval 61 - 63

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 7 -0- 1 28 172.0% 609 354
Perth Seconds 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 159.8% 577 361
East Perth Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 4 16 117.4% 541 461
Swan Districts Seconds 4th 4 -0- 4 16 100.0% 462 462
Claremont Seconds 5th 4 -0- 4 16 99.6% 504 506
Subiaco Seconds 6th 3 -0- 5 12 81.2% 420 517
West Perth Seconds 7th 3 -0- 5 12 66.7% 336 504
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 1 -0- 7 4 54.6% 342 626

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v Claremont (S) Fremantle Oval 106 - 72
SAT 18/06/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v South Fremantle (S) Perth Oval 52 - 74
SAT 18/06/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 26 - 82
SAT 18/06/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v Swan Districts (S) Leederville Oval 52 - 28

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 8 -0- 1 32 167.8% 715 426
Perth Seconds 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 170.3% 659 387
East Perth Seconds 3rd 4 -0- 5 16 110.8% 593 535
Swan Districts Seconds 4th 4 -0- 5 16 95.3% 490 514
Claremont Seconds 5th 4 -0- 5 16 94.1% 576 612
West Perth Seconds 6th 4 -0- 5 16 72.9% 388 532
Subiaco Seconds 7th 3 -0- 6 12 74.5% 446 599
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 2 -0- 7 8 61.4% 416 678

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/04/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v Swan Districts (S) Subiaco Oval 69 - 45
SAT 09/07/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v West Perth (S) Fremantle Oval 117 - 57
SAT 09/07/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v East Perth (S) WACA 88 - 24
SAT 09/07/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v South Fremantle (S) Subiaco Oval 29 - 69

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 9 -0- 1 36 172.3% 832 483
Perth Seconds 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 181.8% 747 411
Claremont Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 5 20 98.2% 645 657
East Perth Seconds 4th 4 -0- 6 16 99.0% 617 623
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 4 -0- 6 16 91.8% 535 583
West Perth Seconds 6th 4 -0- 6 16 68.6% 445 649
Subiaco Seconds 7th 3 -0- 7 12 71.1% 475 668
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 3 -0- 7 12 68.6% 485 707

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v West Perth (S) Perth Oval 61 - 31
SAT 16/07/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v East Fremantle (S) WACA 76 - 51
SAT 16/07/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v Swan Districts (S) Fremantle Oval 74 - 47
SAT 16/07/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v Claremont (S) Subiaco Oval 68 - 48

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth Seconds 1st 9 -0- 2 36 178.1% 823 462
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 158.0% 883 559
East Perth Seconds 3rd 5 -0- 6 20 103.7% 678 654
Claremont Seconds 4th 5 -0- 6 20 95.6% 693 725
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 4 -0- 7 16 88.6% 582 657
Subiaco Seconds 6th 4 -0- 7 16 75.8% 543 716
South Fremantle Seconds 7th 4 -0- 7 16 74.1% 559 754
West Perth Seconds 8th 4 -0- 7 16 67.0% 476 710

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v East Perth (S) Claremont Oval 58 - 75
SAT 23/07/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v South Fremantle (S) Fremantle Oval 124 - 23
SAT 23/07/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v Perth (S) Bassendean Oval 46 - 81
SAT 23/07/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v Subiaco (S) Leederville Oval 56 - 42

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth Seconds 1st 10 -0- 2 40 178.0% 904 508
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 173.0% 1,007 582
East Perth Seconds 3rd 6 -0- 6 24 105.8% 753 712
Claremont Seconds 4th 5 -0- 7 20 93.9% 751 800
West Perth Seconds 5th 5 -0- 7 20 70.7% 532 752
Swan Districts Seconds 6th 4 -0- 8 16 85.1% 628 738
Subiaco Seconds 7th 4 -0- 8 16 75.8% 585 772
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 4 -0- 8 16 66.3% 582 878

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v West Perth (S) Claremont Oval 28 - 55
SAT 30/07/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v Subiaco (S) Perth Oval 59 - 36
SAT 30/07/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v Perth (S) Fremantle Oval 47 - 72
SAT 30/07/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v East Fremantle (S) Bassendean Oval 55 - 83

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth Seconds 1st 11 -0- 2 44 175.9% 976 555
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 171.1% 1,090 637
East Perth Seconds 3rd 7 -0- 6 28 108.6% 812 748
West Perth Seconds 4th 6 -0- 7 24 75.3% 587 780
Claremont Seconds 5th 5 -0- 8 20 91.1% 779 855
Swan Districts Seconds 6th 4 -0- 9 16 83.2% 683 821
Subiaco Seconds 7th 4 -0- 9 16 74.7% 621 831
South Fremantle Seconds 8th 4 -0- 9 16 66.2% 629 950

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v Subiaco (S) Fremantle Oval 88 - 37
SAT 06/08/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v Swan Districts (S) Perth Oval 68 - 36
SAT 06/08/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v Claremont (S) WACA 59 - 18
SAT 06/08/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v South Fremantle (S) Leederville Oval 53 - 56

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth Seconds 1st 12 -0- 2 48 180.6% 1,035 573
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 174.8% 1,178 674
East Perth Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 112.2% 880 784
West Perth Seconds 4th 6 -0- 8 24 76.6% 640 836
Claremont Seconds 5th 5 -0- 9 20 87.2% 797 914
South Fremantle Seconds 6th 5 -0- 9 20 68.3% 685 1,003
Swan Districts Seconds 7th 4 -0- 10 16 80.9% 719 889
Subiaco Seconds 8th 4 -0- 10 16 71.6% 658 919

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v West Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 70 - 47
SAT 20/08/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v Perth (S) Perth Oval 44 - 80
SAT 20/08/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v Subiaco (S) Fremantle Oval 90 - 41
SAT 20/08/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v Claremont (S) Bassendean Oval 69 - 53

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Perth Seconds 1st 13 -0- 2 52 180.7% 1,115 617
East Fremantle Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 2 52 173.1% 1,248 721
East Perth Seconds 3rd 8 -0- 7 32 106.9% 924 864
West Perth Seconds 4th 6 -0- 9 24 75.8% 687 906
South Fremantle Seconds 5th 6 -0- 9 24 74.2% 775 1,044
Claremont Seconds 6th 5 -0- 10 20 86.5% 850 983
Swan Districts Seconds 7th 5 -0- 10 20 83.7% 788 942
Subiaco Seconds 8th 4 -0- 11 16 69.3% 699 1,009

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v East Perth (S) Claremont Oval 49 - 65
SAT 27/08/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v Swan Districts (S) WACA 45 - 52
SAT 27/08/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v East Fremantle (S) Fremantle Oval 18 - 126
SAT 27/08/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v West Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 10 - 110

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 14 -0- 2 56 185.9% 1,374 739
Perth Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 173.4% 1,160 669
East Perth Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 108.3% 989 913
West Perth Seconds 4th 7 -0- 9 28 87.0% 797 916
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 6 -0- 10 24 85.1% 840 987
South Fremantle Seconds 6th 6 -0- 10 24 67.8% 793 1,170
Claremont Seconds 7th 5 -0- 11 20 85.8% 899 1,048
Subiaco Seconds 8th 4 -0- 12 16 63.4% 709 1,119

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1949 1:00 PM Claremont (S) v South Fremantle (S) Claremont Oval 53 - 52
SAT 03/09/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v East Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 74 - 58
SAT 03/09/1949 1:00 PM Swan Districts (S) v Subiaco (S) Bassendean Oval 61 - 37
SAT 03/09/1949 1:00 PM West Perth (S) v Perth (S) Leederville Oval 59 - 57

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 15 -0- 2 60 181.7% 1,448 797
Perth Seconds 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 167.2% 1,217 728
East Perth Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 8 36 106.1% 1,047 987
West Perth Seconds 4th 8 -0- 9 32 88.0% 856 973
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 7 -0- 10 28 88.0% 901 1,024
Claremont Seconds 6th 6 -0- 11 24 86.5% 952 1,100
South Fremantle Seconds 7th 6 -0- 11 24 69.1% 845 1,223
Subiaco Seconds 8th 4 -0- 13 16 63.2% 746 1,180

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v Swan Districts (S) Perth Oval 58 - 71
SAT 10/09/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v Claremont (S) WACA 41 - 34
SAT 10/09/1949 1:00 PM South Fremantle (S) v West Perth (S) Fremantle Oval 19 - 124
SAT 10/09/1949 1:00 PM Subiaco (S) v East Fremantle (S) Subiaco Oval 46 - 136

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle Seconds 1st 16 -0- 2 64 187.9% 1,584 843
Perth Seconds 2nd 14 -0- 4 56 165.1% 1,258 762
East Perth Seconds 3rd 9 -0- 9 36 104.4% 1,105 1,058
West Perth Seconds 4th 9 -0- 9 36 98.8% 980 992
Swan Districts Seconds 5th 8 -0- 10 32 89.8% 972 1,082
Claremont Seconds 6th 6 -0- 12 24 86.4% 986 1,141
South Fremantle Seconds 7th 6 -0- 12 24 64.1% 864 1,347
Subiaco Seconds 8th 4 -0- 14 16 60.2% 792 1,316

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1949 1:00 PM East Perth (S) v West Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 35 - 81
SAT 24/09/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 69 - 66

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1949 1:00 PM Perth (S) v West Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 45 - 42

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/10/1949 1:00 PM East Fremantle (S) v Perth (S) Subiaco Oval 37 - 59