1932 WANFL season
The 1932 WANFL season was the 48th season of the Western Australian National Football League. The premiership was won by West Perth for the first time since 1905. The Cardinals’ win ended both a run of four consecutive premierships by East Fremantle, which won its fifth of seven successive minor premierships but lost both finals it played to be eliminated in the preliminary final, and West Perth's longest premiership drought in its history. West Perth's win was highlighted by the success of champion full forward Ted Tyson, who headed the goalkicking with eighty-four goals including a record eight in the Grand Final[a]. Tyson went on to kick an unprecedented 1,203 goals during a twelve-season career with the Cardinals, but their rise from winning only six matches in 1931 was due to the development of second-year defender Max Tetley, the discovery of a third pre-war Cardinal stalwart in Norm McDiarmid,[b] brother of star ruckman Jack, plus further outstanding youngsters Jim Morgan and Bob Dalziell.[1]
It also saw a continuation of the first player drain from the WANFL to the VFL with the loss of Subiaco's Brighton Diggins and Bill Faul[2] resulting in the Lions missing the finals for the first time in nine seasons, a remarkable record for scoring accuracy by Old Easts in slippery conditions, and a longtime record total of suspensions – the last of which was for twelve weeks and ended his career – to "Nails" Western, who had been recruited by Claremont-Cottesloe from East Perth to add toughness and vigour but played little because of his reports.[3] Despite the return of Keith Hough, who set a record for the Sandover Medal with 32 votes, Claremont-Cottesloe remained on the bottom with only one extra victory.[4] Two tragic deaths occurred – Claremont's vice captain "Boy" Morris after collapsing in the street five weeks beforehand on the Saturday of Round 18,[5] and more significantly South Fremantle's Ron Doig after the first semi-final.
Home-and-away Season
Round 1
Round 2 (Labour Day)
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7 (Foundation Day)
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
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Round 11 |
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Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) |
Claremont-Cottesloe 3.7 (25) |
def. by |
Subiaco 9.12 (66) |
Claremont Oval |
[40]
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Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) |
East Fremantle 11.11 (77) |
def. |
West Perth 10.10 (70) |
Fremantle Oval |
[41]
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Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) |
East Perth 12.13 (85) |
def. |
South Fremantle 9.10 (64) |
Perth Oval |
[42]
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Bye: Perth |
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- Claremont-Cottesloe did not score its first goal against Subiaco until time-on in the third quarter. Their score was their lowest to that point in the WA(N)FL and remains their second-lowest against the Maroons,[43] as well as the longest they have ever taken to score their first goal.[c]
- The result of that game moved Subiaco off the bottom and away from their first wooden spoon since 1916.
- A brilliant effort by rover/forward B. Ryan on a waterlogged oval ensures a depleted East Perth team remain in second position. On a very heavy ground, he kicked three goals and was rarely beaten in general play.
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Round 12
Round 13
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Round 13 |
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Saturday, 16 July (2:45 pm) |
Perth 17.13 (115) |
def. |
Claremont-Cottesloe 7.9 (51) |
WACA |
[47]
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Saturday, 16 July (2:45 pm) |
Subiaco 12.20 (92) |
def. by |
West Perth 15.6 (96) |
Subiaco Oval |
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Saturday, 16 July (2:45 pm) |
South Fremantle 15.9 (99) |
def. by |
East Fremantle 15.11 (101) |
Fremantle Oval |
[49]
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Bye: East Perth |
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- West Perth led all day by five goals before Subiaco came back but fell four points short of a win. West Perth's win, despite having eleven fewer scoring shots than Subiaco, remains a club record.[50]
- A last-quarter miss by Ron Doig from in front after a brilliant clearance denies South Fremantle reward for a fine effort against the leaders.
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Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
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Round 18 |
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Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm) |
Claremont-Cottesloe 10.3 (63) |
def. by |
Subiaco 9.13 (67) |
Claremont Oval |
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Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm) |
West Perth 10.11 (71) |
drew with |
East Fremantle 10.11 (71) |
Leederville Oval |
[64]
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Saturday, 20 August (2:45 pm) |
South Fremantle 15.24 (114) |
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East Perth 5.13 (43) |
Fremantle Oval |
[65]
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Bye: Perth |
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- An East Perth team depleted by the loss of its entire regular half-back line is crushed by South Fremantle, effectively sealing the four as Perth require two more wins than the red and whites to take fourth place.
- A fiery match between the western neighbours sees former East Perth star and Tiger recruit "Nails" Western suspended for six and four matches on two striking charges,[3] whilst Snashall of Subiaco receives two weeks for the same incident.[66]
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Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS |
1 | East Fremantle | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1797 | 1375 | 130.69% | 54 |
2 | West Perth | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1497 | 1240 | 120.73% | 50 |
3 | East Perth | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1512 | 1604 | 94.26% | 36 |
4 | South Fremantle | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1483 | 1328 | 111.67% | 32 |
5 | Subiaco | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1304 | 1442 | 90.43% | 32 |
6 | Perth | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1373 | 1530 | 89.74% | 32 |
7 | Claremont-Cottesloe | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1168 | 1615 | 72.32% | 16 |
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against |
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Finals
First Semi Final
Second Semi Final
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Second Semi-Final |
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Saturday, 24 September (2:45 pm) |
East Fremantle 8.15 (63) |
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West Perth 12.9 (81) |
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 17,432) |
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Cardinals won with a brilliant last quarter after being behind all day, to reach their first grand final since 1922.[79] |
Preliminary Final
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Preliminary Final |
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Saturday, 1 October (2:45 pm) |
East Fremantle 11.9 (75) |
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East Perth 12.11 (83) |
Subiaco Oval (crowd: 14,085) |
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East Perth ended East Fremantle's run of four premierships in a row with a hard-fought win in a game that was close all afternoon.[80] |
Grand Final
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1932 WANFL Grand Final |
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Saturday, 8 October (2:45 pm) |
West Perth |
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East Perth |
Subiaco Oval (Crowd: 16,709) |
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2.2 (14) 10.6 (66) 12.7 (79) 18.9 (117) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.4 (28) 8.6 (54) 11.8 (74) 11.8 (74) |
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Tyson 8, Sanderson 3, Rainoldi 3, Hopkins 2, Niven, Dalziell |
Goals |
Thomas 3, Screaigh 3, Cronin 2, Garnaut, Dempster, Booth |
Niven, Tyson, Rainoldi, Cashman, Tetley, Dalziell, Morgan |
Best |
Thomas, Screaigh, Lalor, Booth, Dempster, Guhl |
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West Perth's effective use of the wind allows it to run away from a vigorous East Perth outfit to win its first premiership since 1905 under ex-Fitzroy captain-coach Jack Cashman. Tyson, with his eight goals, equals Sol Lawn‘s 1929 tally of 96.[81] |
Notes
a Tyson's feat was bettered by Eric Gorman in the 1963 Grand Final with nine goals.
b Along with W. Clelland between 1897 and 1905, and Mel Whinnen between 1960 and 1975, the trio hold the West Perth record for most premierships as a player, having played in 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1941.
c Claremont have never been goalless at three-quarter time; against Swan Districts in June of 1975 they also kicked their first goal in time-on of the third quarter.
References
- ↑ Atkinson, Brian; It's a Grand Old Flag: a History and Comprehensive Statistical Analysis of the West Perth Football Club 1885-2007, p. 54 ISBN 9781921361395
- ↑ Spillman, Ken; Diehards; The Story of the Subiaco Football Club 1896-1945, pp. 124-128 ISBN 0646358340
- 1 2 Casey, Kevin (1995); The Tigers’ Tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club; Claremont Football Club; p. 26. ISBN 0646264982
- ↑ Casey; The Tigers’ Tale, p. 27
- ↑ ‘Claremont Player's Death: The Passing of E.J. Morris’; The West Australian, 22 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Perth in Form: Hard Game at Perth Oval’; The West Australian; 25 April 1932, p. 13
- ↑ ‘A Last-Minute Victory: South Fremantle Narrowly Defeated’; The West Australian; 25 April 1932, p. 13
- ↑ ‘East Fremantle Win Easily: Claremont-Cottesloe Badly Beaten’; The West Australian; 25 April 1932, p. 13
- ↑ ‘West Perth Again Fails – Perth's Comfortable Victory’; The West Australian; 3 May 1932, p. 13
- ↑ ‘East Perth's Second Win – O‘Reilly Kicks Seven Goals’; The West Australian; 3 May 1932, p. 13
- ↑ ‘Subiaco Well Beaten: Forwards Fail Badly’; The West Australian; 3 May 1932, p. 13
- ↑ ‘Perth Outplayed: East Fremantle Wins Easily’; The West Australian, 9 May 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Perth's Strong Finish – Subiaco Comfortably Beaten’; The West Australian, 9 May 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘A Close Finish – Claremont-Cottesloe Win’; The West Australian, 9 May 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Perth Checked: South Fremantle Wins Comfortably’; The West Australian, 16 May 1932, p. 17
- ↑ ‘West Perth's Fine Win: East Fremantle Outplayed’; The West Australian, 16 May 1932, p. 17
- ↑ ‘An Uninteresting Game – Claremont's Easy Win’; The West Australian, 16 May 1932, p. 17
- ↑ WAFL Footy Facts: Claremont – Most Inaccurate Scores Against
- ↑ ‘East Perth Recovers: Perth Loses in Last Quarter’; The West Australian, 23 May 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘Subiaco's First Win: South Fremantle Narrowly Beaten’; The West Australian, 23 May 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘Claremont Outplayed: West Perth Win Easily’; The West Australian, 23 May 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘An Exciting Finish: Claremont Wins by Two Points’; The West Australian, 30 May 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘South Again Fails: East Fremantle Wins Comfortably’; The West Australian, 30 May 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘West Perth Beats Subiaco – Victory Gained in Last Minute’; The West Australian, 30 May 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘South's Close Call – West Perth Beaten in Gruelling Finish’; The West Australian, 6 June 1932, p. 8
- ↑ ‘A Hard-Fought Match – Perth's Three-Point Win’; The West Australian, 6 June 1932, p. 8
- ↑ "Rover" (anonymous author); ‘Football – A Brilliant Exposition: East Fremantle's Easy Win’; The West Australian, 7 June 1932, p. 14
- ↑ East Fremantle: Accurate Scoring
- ↑ Perth Regional Office (009034) May 1932 rainfall
- ↑ ‘Perth Easily Beaten – Poor Kicking at Goal’; The West Australian; 13 June 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Fremantle Hard-Pressed: Claremont Plays Well’; The West Australian; 13 June 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘West Perth's Good Form: East Perth Again Defeated’; The West Australian; 13 June 1932, p. 6
- ↑ "Rover" (anonymous author); ‘Football: South Fremantle Success – A Great Game – Claremont's Improvement’; The West Australian
- ↑ ‘Subiaco Again Beaten: East Fremantle's Attack Prevails’; The West Australian, 20 June 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘West Perth's Strong Finish: Perth Beaten in Last Quarter’; The West Australian, 20 June 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘East Perth Wins Easily – An Uninteresting Game’; The West Australian, 20 June 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘Bad Kicking: Claremont Loses at Fremantle’; The West Australian, 27 June 1932, p. 14
- ↑ ‘East Perth Beaten: Subiaco Improves’; The West Australian, 27 June 1932, p. 14
- ↑ ‘A Drab Display – Another East Fremantle Win’; The West Australian, 27 June 1932, p. 14
- ↑ ‘Claremont Outclassed: First Goal in Third Quarter’; The West Australian, 4 July 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Fremantle Extended: West Perth's Fine Performance’; The West Australian, 4 July 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Perth Improves – Outstanding Individual Effort’; The West Australian, 4 July 1932, p. 6
- ↑ WAFL Footy Facts: Claremont – Lowest Scores
- ↑ ‘South Fremantle Fails: Subiaco Finishes Strongly’; The West Australian, 11 July 1932, p. 11
- ↑ ‘East Perth Superior: Perth Defeated Comfortably’; The West Australian, 11 July 1932, p. 11
- ↑ ‘West Perth's Accuracy: Claremoent-Cottesloe Beaten’; The West Australian, 11 July 1932, p. 11
- ↑ ‘A One-Sided Game: Claremont Fails Badly’; The West Australian; 18 July 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘South Fremantle Unlucky: East Fremantle's Escape’; The West Australian; 18 July 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘Subiaco's Fine Finish: West Perth Wins Narrowly’; The West Australian; 18 July 1932, p. 10
- ↑ WAFL Footy Facts: Wins with Fewer Scoring Shots
- 1 2 ‘A Victory Repeated: West Perth Fails at Leederville’; The West Australian, 25 July 1932, p. 7
- ↑ ‘East Fremantle Checked: East Perth's Fine Recovery’; The West Australian, 25 July 1932, p. 7
- ↑ WAFL Footy Facts: East Fremantle – Biggest Lead at Half Time and Lost Game
- ↑ ‘An Exciting Finish: Perth Defeats South Fremantle’; The West Australian; 1 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘A Third Quarter Rally: East Perth Outplayed’; The West Australian; 1 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘East Fremantle's Failure: Claremont Plays Resolutely’; The West Australian; 1 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘Perth Finishes Poorly: Valuable Win to West Perth’; The West Australian, 8 August 1932, p. 17
- ↑ ‘Subiaco's Weak Kicking: Victory for East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 8 August 1932, p. 17
- ↑ ‘East Perth Wins: Claremont-Cottesloe Outclassed’; The West Australian, 8 August 1932, p. 17
- ↑ ‘A Thirty-Five Point Win: Perth Beaten at Fremantle’; The West Australian, 15 August 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘Won in Third Quarter: South Fremantle's Success’; The West Australian, 15 August 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘Subiaco Kicks Poorly: West Perth's Easy Win’; The West Australian, 15 August 1932, p. 10
- ↑ ‘A Last-Minute Victory – Subiaco Wins by Four Points’; The West Australian, 22 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘Leading Teams Draw: Great Match at Leederville’; The West Australian, 22 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘Won by 71 Points: South Fremantle in Form’; The West Australian, 22 August 1932, p. 6
- ↑ ‘Three Players Suspended’; The West Australian, 27 August 1932, p. 7
- ↑ ‘A Hard-won Victory: Perth Obtain Vital Points’; The West Australian, 29 August 1932, p. 7
- ↑ ‘A Prolific Quarter: West Perth Beats Claremont’; The West Australian, 29 August 1932, p. 7
- ↑ ‘Subiaco's Improved Play: Win Against South Fremantle’; The West Australian, 29 August 1932, p. 7
- ↑ ‘An Unexciting Game – Perth Win by Nine Points’; The West Australian, 5 September 1932, p. 14
- ↑ ‘East Perth Outplayed: Subiaco Wins by 18 Points’; The West Australian, 5 September 1932, p. 14
- ↑ ‘South Fremantle Wins: Ashton's Accurate Kicking’; The West Australian, 5 September 1932, p. 14
- ↑ ‘A Fruitless Rally: Perth Beaten by 14 Points’; The West Australian, 12 September 1932, p. 8
- ↑ ‘An Interesting Game – East Fremantle Beats East Perth’; The West Australian, 12 September 1932, p. 8
- ↑ ‘South Fremantle Fails: West Perth's Strong Finish’; The West Australian, 12 September 1932, p. 8
- ↑ ‘Long-Standing Rivals Open Final Round: East Perth and South Fremantle at It Again – Vast Crowd at Leederville Game’; The Daily News, 17 September 1932, p. 2
- ↑ "Ron Doig Buried: Coroner Order Inquest – Umpire as Witness". The Daily News (Perth: National Library of Australia). 19 September 1932. p. 1 Edition: HOME EDITION. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Footballer's Death.". The West Australian (Perth: National Library of Australia). 19 September 1932. p. 9. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- ↑ "Rover" (anonymous author); ‘Second Semi-Final – Win for West Perth: A Brilliant Last Quarter’; The West Australian, 26 September 1932; pp. 7-8
- ↑ "Rover" (anonymous author); ‘Football Final – East Perth Wins – Exciting Last Quarter: East Fremantle Outplayed’; The West Australian, 3 October 1932; pp. 15-16
- 1 2 "Rover" (anonymous author); ‘Football Premiership – West Perth Wins: Bitterly Contested Game – Goalkicking Record Equalled’
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