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List Of WAFL Premiers
This is a list of the West Australian Football League premiers, the premier state-based Australian rules football league in Western Australia, and includes premiers of the Western Australian Football Association (1885–1906), West Australian Football League (1907-1924), Western Australian Football League (1925-1927), Western Australian National Football League (1928–1979), West Australian Football League (1980-1989), WA State League (1990), West Australian Football League (1991-1996), Westar Rules (1997–2000) and West Australian Football League (2001-). In 1967, WAFL football historian Dave Clement discovered a discrepancy between the official premiership list as published by the league and what he had determined from examination of records from the time. The original list has Fremantle winning six of the first seven premierships; however, documentation was found that the Unions club had won three premierships in succession. The discrepancy was not officially acknowledged an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League (WAFL "waffle" or "W-A-F-L") is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from April to September, with the top five teams playing off in a finals series, culminating in a Grand Final. The league also runs reserves, colts (under-19) and women's competitions. The WAFL was founded in 1885 as the West Australian Football Association (WAFA), and has undergone a variety of name changes since then, re-adopting its current name in 2001. For most of its existence, the league was considered one of the traditional "big three" Australian rules football leagues, along with the Victorian Football League and South Australian National Football League. However, since the introduction of two Western Australia-based clubs into the Victorian Football League (later renamed the Australian Football League) – the West Coast Eag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperials Football Club
The Imperials Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. Formed in 1892, the club competed in the West Australian Junior Football Association for three seasons from 1892 to 1894, and was admitted to the senior West Australian Football Association in 1895. History The club is first mentioned in the fixtures for the 1892 junior football season, but it may have been formed before then. The last published premiership tables, produced in ''The West Australian'' on 27 September 1892, had Imperials first on 14 points, having won seven and lost one of their eight games. Imperials were admitted into the senior competition, the West Australian Football Association (WAFA), for the 1895 season. The club finished second-last in its debut season, ahead of , but were able to finish runner-up to Fremantle in 1896. The club disbanded at the end of the 1897 season, finishing with the success rate of 41.7%. Foundation of East Fremantle The club ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 WAFA Season
The 1896 WAFA season was the 12th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ..., Western Australia. won their ninth premiership and fifth consecutive premiership, overtaking their previous record of four consecutive premierships. Along with , to this day still hold the record for most consecutive premierships in the Western Australian Football League history. Ladder References West Australian Football League seasons WAFL {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poss Watson
William Wright "Poss" Watson (25 August 1868 – 20 August 1950) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Fremantle in the West Australian Football Association. Originally from Warrnambool, Watson played alongside Albert Thurgood in Essendon's four consecutive VFA premierships between 1891 and 1894, before getting married and moving to Western Australia (with Thurgood) to play for Fremantle, captaining the team and winning three more premierships in the next four years. He retired at the end of the 1898 season, but returned in 1899 to captain the newly formed Perth Football Club The Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is an Australian rules football club based in Lathlain, Western Australia, Lathlain, Western Australia, currently playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). R ... when they were admitted to the league mid-season. Notes External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 WAFA Season
The 1895 WAFA season was the 11th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. won their eighth premiership and forth consecutive premiership of five. The Imperials Football Club were admitted into the league this season, having previously competed in the West Australian Junior Football Association. – '' The West Australian
''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, ''The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuousl ... ''. Published 19 May 1892. Retrieved fro[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 WAFA Season
The 1894 WAFA season was the 10th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ..., Western Australia. won their seventh premiership and third out of a five-peat. Ladder References West Australian Football League seasons WAFL {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 WAFA Season
The 1893 WAFA season was the 9th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. won their sixth premiership and second out of a five-peat. The original East Perth Football Club dissolved after two seasons, due to poor performance which resulted in the club receiving wooden spoons A wooden spoon is a utensil commonly used in food preparation. In addition to its culinary uses, wooden spoons also feature in folk art and culture. History The word ''spoon'' derives from an ancient word meaning a chip of wood or horn carved ... in both years. Ladder References West Australian Football League seasons WAFL {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 WAFA Season
The 1892 WAFA season was the 8th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. won their fifth premiership and first out of a five-peat. This seasons also marks the first season since 1888 Events January * January 3 – The great telescope (with an objective lens of diameter) at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory and the states of Montana, M ... where there were 4 competing teams, due to the Centrals Football Club dissolving after one season. Ladder References West Australian Football League seasons WAFL {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia. West Perth competes in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW) and is the oldest existing Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ... club in Western Australia. Originally located at Leederville Oval, the team was relocated in 1994 to Arena Joondalup, a sports complex in the northern suburbs of Perth. The team's club song is "It's a Grand Old Flag" and its traditional rivals are East Perth Football Club, East Perth. History The Victorian Football Club (Western Australia), Victorian Football Club was established at a meeting on 2 May 1885. The new team was to play its games at the Recreatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 WAFA Season
The 1891 WAFA season was the 7th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. The won their second and last premiership before the club dissolved. Prior to the start of the season, the Metropolitan Football Club dissolved to form the football club. This season also marks the season where the Centrals Football Club and first East Perth Football Club (unrelated to the currently active East Perth Football Club The East Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Royals, is an Australian rules football club based in Leederville, Western Australia, current playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). Formed in 1902 as the Unio ...) joined the competition. Ladder References West Australian Football League seasons WAFL {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Football Club
The Metropolitan Football Club was a West Australian Football League club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was formed in 1888 after merging the and West Australian Football Club The West Australian Football Club, often referred to at the time as ''West Australians'' or ''Wests'', was an Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. Formed in 1886, the club was originally not associated with any compe ... at the end of the 1888 season. In April 1889, a meeting of the West Australian and Victorian Football Clubs was held at the Criterion Hotel, in which it was unanimously decided to amalgamate the two clubs into a single club known as the Metropolitan Football Club. The West Australians' captain, F. McDonough, remained captain of the combined club, while West Australians' club colours of red and black were maintained for the merged club. In 1891, a meeting of footballers was held to form a new team, to be called West Perth, which embraced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
