1979 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1979 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. Claremont were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1979 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Graham Moss
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth Lathlain Park
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval John Todd
West Perth Leederville Oval Percy Johnson Graham Campbell

Season Results

Premiers: East Fremantle
Runners-Up: South Fremantle
Minor Premiers: Claremont

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Claremont 1st 16 -0- 5 64 123.8% 2,645 2,137 393 287 303 319
South Fremantle 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 120.9% 2,588 2,140 370 368 304 316
East Fremantle 3rd 14 -0- 7 56 112.9% 2,623 2,323 379 349 338 295
East Perth 4th 13 -0- 8 52 124.9% 2,440 1,953 354 316 276 297
Swan Districts 5th 11 -0- 10 44 116.6% 2,673 2,292 388 345 336 276
Perth 6th 8 -0- 13 32 92.9% 2,130 2,292 306 294 334 288
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 17 16 70.7% 1,892 2,677 268 284 390 337
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 18 12 61.9% 1,913 3,090 276 257 453 372

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/03/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 118 - 79 9,230
SAT 31/03/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 79 - 97 14,976
SAT 31/03/1979 2:20 PM Perth v South Fremantle Lathlain Park 120 - 123 10,508
SAT 31/03/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 106 - 92 8,105

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 149.4% 118 79
Claremont 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 122.8% 97 79
West Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 115.2% 106 92
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 102.5% 123 120
Perth 5th 0 -0- 1 0 97.6% 120 123
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 1 0 86.8% 92 106
East Perth 7th 0 -0- 1 0 81.4% 79 97
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 1 0 66.9% 79 118

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/04/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 101 - 143 11,978
SAT 07/04/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 121 - 76 11,637
SAT 07/04/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 75 - 134 5,684
SAT 07/04/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 117 - 134 10,930

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 2 -0- 0 8 145.0% 261 180
South Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 124.5% 244 196
Perth 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 128.3% 254 198
East Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 99.5% 213 214
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 1 4 89.2% 198 222
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 1 4 85.4% 182 213
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 2 0 77.8% 196 252
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 2 0 69.6% 167 240

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/04/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 120 - 103 21,317
SAT 14/04/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 196 - 47 8,528
MON 16/04/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 139 - 42 11,284
MON 16/04/1979 2:20 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 74 - 78 11,046

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 134.6% 381 283
East Perth 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 156.7% 409 261
Claremont 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 127.7% 337 264
South Fremantle 4th 2 -0- 1 8 109.8% 347 316
Perth 5th 1 -0- 2 4 118.8% 328 276
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 2 4 84.0% 274 326
West Perth 7th 1 -0- 2 4 63.6% 224 352
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 3 0 49.1% 214 436

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/04/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 70 - 58 14,676
SAT 21/04/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 65 - 148 5,606
SAT 21/04/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 111 - 117 11,080
SAT 21/04/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 99 - 107 8,786

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 0 16 132.3% 451 341
South Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 129.9% 495 381
Claremont 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 121.1% 454 375
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 141.1% 467 331
Perth 5th 2 -0- 2 8 116.0% 435 375
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 3 4 86.9% 385 443
West Perth 7th 1 -0- 3 4 70.4% 323 459
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 4 0 47.8% 279 584

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 120 - 144 12,640
SAT 28/04/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 132 - 114 7,930
SAT 28/04/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 129 - 91 12,427
SAT 28/04/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 202 - 78 6,872

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 0 20 128.1% 583 455
South Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 127.5% 639 501
East Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 141.2% 596 422
Claremont 4th 3 -0- 2 12 110.6% 574 519
Swan Districts 5th 2 -0- 3 8 112.7% 587 521
Perth 6th 2 -0- 3 8 104.4% 526 504
West Perth 7th 1 -0- 4 4 73.9% 437 591
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 5 0 45.4% 357 786

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1979 2:20 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 108 - 90 11,427
SAT 05/05/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 140 - 84 14,129
SAT 05/05/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 113 - 111 5,476
SAT 05/05/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 127 - 140 11,318

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 1 20 133.2% 779 585
East Fremantle 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 119.5% 673 563
East Perth 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 121.0% 680 562
Swan Districts 4th 3 -0- 3 12 112.2% 727 648
Claremont 5th 3 -0- 3 12 108.4% 685 632
Perth 6th 3 -0- 3 12 106.7% 634 594
West Perth 7th 1 -0- 5 4 77.2% 564 731
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 5 4 52.4% 470 897

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 114 - 53 8,765
SAT 12/05/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 183 - 57 5,610
SAT 12/05/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 144 - 52 11,532
SAT 12/05/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 86 - 140 15,170

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 1 24 138.1% 856 620
South Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 137.0% 919 671
East Perth 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 134.2% 824 614
Claremont 4th 4 -0- 3 16 116.6% 799 685
Swan Districts 5th 3 -0- 4 12 103.2% 813 788
Perth 6th 3 -0- 4 12 97.0% 687 708
West Perth 7th 1 -0- 6 4 70.4% 616 875
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 6 4 48.8% 527 1,080

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 122 - 70 9,871
SAT 19/05/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 93 - 111 8,297
SAT 19/05/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 120 - 95 5,310
SAT 19/05/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 140 - 148 6,985

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 1 28 132.1% 1,004 760
South Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 129.4% 1,012 782
Claremont 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 122.0% 921 755
East Perth 4th 4 -0- 4 16 121.5% 894 736
Perth 5th 4 -0- 4 16 99.6% 798 801
Swan Districts 6th 3 -0- 5 12 101.8% 953 936
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 6 8 55.1% 647 1,175
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 7 4 71.5% 711 995

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 120 - 140 12,382
SAT 26/05/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 96 - 122 11,870
SAT 26/05/1979 2:20 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 155 - 61 8,072
SAT 26/05/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 61 - 187 8,273

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 2 28 142.2% 1,199 843
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 124.9% 1,124 900
Claremont 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 121.3% 1,061 875
Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 110.6% 953 862
East Perth 5th 4 -0- 5 16 115.4% 990 858
Swan Districts 6th 4 -0- 5 16 104.2% 1,075 1,032
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 7 8 53.2% 708 1,330
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 8 4 65.3% 772 1,182

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 104 - 77 12,287
SAT 02/06/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 94 - 106 8,762
MON 04/06/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 150 - 135 22,399
MON 04/06/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 66 - 117 8,213

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 2 32 137.9% 1,349 978
Claremont 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 120.4% 1,167 969
East Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 119.9% 1,259 1,050
East Perth 4th 5 -0- 5 20 119.8% 1,107 924
Perth 5th 5 -0- 5 20 106.6% 1,030 966
Swan Districts 6th 5 -0- 5 20 106.3% 1,179 1,109
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 8 8 53.5% 774 1,447
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 9 4 67.2% 866 1,288

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 117 - 89 11,575
SAT 09/06/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 158 - 120 10,368
SAT 09/06/1979 2:20 PM Perth v West Perth Lathlain Park 162 - 87 8,297
SAT 09/06/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 184 - 131 4,724

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 2 36 138.2% 1,533 1,109
Claremont 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 121.4% 1,284 1,058
East Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 114.2% 1,379 1,208
East Perth 4th 6 -0- 5 24 121.2% 1,265 1,044
Perth 5th 6 -0- 5 24 113.2% 1,192 1,053
Swan Districts 6th 5 -0- 6 20 103.4% 1,268 1,226
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 9 8 55.5% 905 1,631
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 10 4 65.7% 953 1,450

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/06/1979 2:20 PM Perth v East Perth Lathlain Park 46 - 81 8,537
SAT 16/06/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 109 - 70 11,897
SAT 16/06/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 36 - 152 4,639
SAT 16/06/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 88 - 71 5,243

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 2 40 139.3% 1,642 1,179
Claremont 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 116.0% 1,354 1,167
East Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 123.5% 1,346 1,090
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 5 28 111.9% 1,450 1,296
Swan Districts 5th 6 -0- 6 24 112.5% 1,420 1,262
Perth 6th 6 -0- 6 24 109.2% 1,238 1,134
West Perth 7th 2 -0- 10 8 68.4% 1,041 1,521
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 10 8 52.8% 941 1,783

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/06/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 149 - 123 5,061
SAT 23/06/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 146 - 107 6,692
SAT 23/06/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 115 - 82 13,876
SAT 23/06/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 98 - 99 8,237

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 3 40 133.2% 1,724 1,294
Claremont 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 116.5% 1,503 1,290
East Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 124.7% 1,461 1,172
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 5 32 113.8% 1,596 1,403
Swan Districts 5th 6 -0- 7 24 111.5% 1,518 1,361
Perth 6th 6 -0- 7 24 105.1% 1,345 1,280
West Perth 7th 3 -0- 10 12 70.4% 1,140 1,619
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 11 8 55.1% 1,064 1,932

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1979 2:20 PM Perth v Claremont Lathlain Park 110 - 137 8,948
SAT 30/06/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 136 - 125 11,106
SAT 30/06/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 113 - 127 4,976
SAT 30/06/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 83 - 91 12,898

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 3 44 131.1% 1,860 1,419
Claremont 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 117.1% 1,640 1,400
East Perth 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 123.7% 1,552 1,255
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 5 36 113.7% 1,723 1,516
Swan Districts 5th 6 -0- 8 24 109.8% 1,643 1,497
Perth 6th 6 -0- 8 24 102.7% 1,455 1,417
West Perth 7th 3 -0- 11 12 71.5% 1,223 1,710
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 12 8 57.2% 1,177 2,059

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 135 - 53 6,880
SAT 14/07/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 112 - 115 11,979
SAT 14/07/1979 2:20 PM Perth v South Fremantle Lathlain Park 64 - 112 8,000
SAT 14/07/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 131 - 97 5,136

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 12 -0- 3 48 133.0% 1,972 1,483
Claremont 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 116.1% 1,755 1,512
East Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 118.4% 1,858 1,569
East Perth 4th 9 -0- 6 36 121.5% 1,664 1,370
Swan Districts 5th 6 -0- 9 24 103.9% 1,696 1,632
Perth 6th 6 -0- 9 24 99.3% 1,519 1,529
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 11 16 74.9% 1,354 1,807
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 13 8 58.2% 1,274 2,190

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 163 - 77 11,197
SAT 21/07/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 125 - 101 9,828
SAT 21/07/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 89 - 96 3,599
SAT 21/07/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 126 - 159 9,937

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 13 -0- 3 52 132.4% 2,097 1,584
Claremont 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 120.7% 1,918 1,589
East Perth 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 121.9% 1,823 1,496
East Fremantle 4th 10 -0- 6 40 111.7% 1,935 1,732
Perth 5th 7 -0- 9 28 99.8% 1,615 1,618
Swan Districts 6th 6 -0- 10 24 101.7% 1,822 1,791
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 12 16 75.3% 1,455 1,932
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 14 8 59.6% 1,363 2,286

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 142 - 86 8,429
SAT 28/07/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 118 - 129 5,940
SAT 28/07/1979 2:20 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 105 - 152 5,972
SAT 28/07/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 119 - 142 13,127

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 13 -0- 4 52 128.4% 2,216 1,726
Claremont 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 123.0% 2,060 1,675
East Fremantle 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 112.2% 2,077 1,851
East Perth 4th 10 -0- 7 40 119.4% 1,941 1,625
Swan Districts 5th 7 -0- 10 28 104.1% 1,974 1,896
Perth 6th 7 -0- 10 28 97.2% 1,720 1,770
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 13 16 74.3% 1,541 2,074
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 14 12 62.1% 1,492 2,404

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 93 - 196 11,219
SAT 04/08/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 85 - 138 6,193
SAT 04/08/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 156 - 109 10,927
SAT 04/08/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 76 - 151 5,857

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 4 56 130.0% 2,354 1,811
Claremont 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 118.5% 2,169 1,831
East Perth 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 124.4% 2,137 1,718
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 7 44 106.0% 2,170 2,047
Swan Districts 5th 8 -0- 10 32 106.2% 2,130 2,005
Perth 6th 8 -0- 10 32 101.4% 1,871 1,846
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 14 16 72.7% 1,617 2,225
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 15 12 62.0% 1,577 2,542

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 127 - 84 14,098
SAT 11/08/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 215 - 126 5,228
SAT 11/08/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 156 - 96 16,167
SAT 11/08/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 251 - 127 6,990

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 5 56 125.8% 2,438 1,938
Claremont 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 119.9% 2,296 1,915
East Perth 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 126.4% 2,293 1,814
East Fremantle 4th 12 -0- 7 48 109.8% 2,385 2,173
Swan Districts 5th 9 -0- 10 36 111.7% 2,381 2,132
Perth 6th 8 -0- 11 32 98.3% 1,967 2,002
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 15 16 71.4% 1,743 2,440
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 16 12 61.0% 1,704 2,793

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1979 2:20 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 64 - 72 4,059
SAT 18/08/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 58 - 52 10,072
SAT 18/08/1979 2:20 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 123 - 131 4,201
SAT 18/08/1979 2:20 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 68 - 142 4,730

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 15 -0- 5 60 125.4% 2,496 1,990
Claremont 2nd 15 -0- 5 60 119.1% 2,427 2,038
East Fremantle 3rd 13 -0- 7 52 109.8% 2,457 2,237
East Perth 4th 12 -0- 8 48 125.3% 2,345 1,872
Swan Districts 5th 10 -0- 10 40 114.7% 2,523 2,200
Perth 6th 8 -0- 12 32 97.9% 2,031 2,074
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 16 16 70.1% 1,811 2,582
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 17 12 62.5% 1,827 2,924

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 218 - 99 8,146
SAT 25/08/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 166 - 86 5,712
SAT 25/08/1979 2:20 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 95 - 81 8,059
SAT 25/08/1979 2:20 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 150 - 92 14,189

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Claremont 1st 16 -0- 5 64 123.8% 2,645 2,137
South Fremantle 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 120.9% 2,588 2,140
East Fremantle 3rd 14 -0- 7 56 112.9% 2,623 2,323
East Perth 4th 13 -0- 8 52 124.9% 2,440 1,953
Swan Districts 5th 11 -0- 10 44 116.6% 2,673 2,292
Perth 6th 8 -0- 13 32 92.9% 2,130 2,292
West Perth 7th 4 -0- 17 16 70.7% 1,892 2,677
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 18 12 61.9% 1,913 3,090

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1979 2:20 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 128 - 126 30,236
SAT 08/09/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 103 - 123 32,046

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1979 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 107 - 134 26,469

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1979 2:20 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 112 - 145 52,781