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1934 WAFL season
Teams8
Premiers‹See Tfd›West Perth
6th premiership
Minor premiers‹See Tfd›East Fremantle
21st minor premiership
Sandover MedallistSammy Clarke (‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe)[1]
Bernie Naylor MedallistGeorge Doig (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle)
Matches played88
← 1933
1935 →

The 1934 WANFL season was the 50th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League. Following upon numerous unsuccessful attempts to revive Midland Junction during the 1920s,[2] Bassendean-based ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts were admitted to the competition. The black and whites were more competitive than previous new clubs owing to the presence of a number of players with previous WANFL experience,[3] including Fred Sweetapple from West Perth, captain-coach "Judda" Bee from East Fremantle and Nigel Gorn from South Fremantle, but after five promising campaigns were to endure nineteen open-age seasons without once winning as many matches as they lost.[3]

The 1934 season saw the only finals success during the inter-war period for ‹See Tfd›Perth, who became known as 'Victoria Park' for this season and the following as the Redlegs planned to develop a new oval at Raphael Park. Because Parliament failed to pass an Act to allow the club to acquire Raphael Park, however, Perth reverted to their old name two seasons later.[4] Subiaco, after a stirring run to the 1933 Grand Final, fell to their worst season since 1922 due to the loss of Westy Gilbert and major injuries to Bill Brophy, Bill Bant, Lloyd Strack, Norm Stehn, Les Mills and Syd Briggs, whilst West Perth under the coaching of ex-Maroon Johnny Leonard were to win a second flag in three seasons over East Fremantle.[5] Old Easts won a seventh successive minor premiership[a] but gave a surprisingly poor display in the Grand Final.

The 1934 season is most famous, however, for the unprecedented goalkicking success, despite some exceptionally wet Saturdays,[6] of spearheads George Doig and Ted Tyson, both of whom completely smashed previous WANFL goalkicking records. In the end, despite neither achieving much on a windy day in the Grand Final, Doig finished with 152 goals and Tyson with 143, tallies not bettered until Bernie Naylor did so in the early 1950s.

Clubs

Club Coach Captain Best and fairest Leading goalkicker
‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe "Nugget" Gepp
Pat Rodriguez		 Keith Hough Sammy Clarke Albert Skinner (40)
‹See Tfd›East Fremantle Carlisle Jarvis Carlisle Jarvis Carlisle Jarvis George Doig (152)
‹See Tfd›East Perth Jerry Dolan Jerry Dolan Herbie Screaigh Herbie Screaigh (34)
‹See Tfd›South Fremantle Ron Edgar Ron Edgar J Ditchburn
‹See Tfd›Subiaco Arthur Green G. Smith G. Smith
John Bowe		 Jack Jennings (92)
‹See Tfd›Swan Districts "Judder" Bee "Judder" Bee George Krepp Nigel Gorn (45)[7]
‹See Tfd›Victoria Park William Truscott Hedley Hungerford Albert Gook (83)
‹See Tfd›West Perth Johnny Leonard Don Marinko Ted Tyson (143)

Home-and-away season

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.23 (119) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.6 (102) Fremantle Oval [8]
Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.14 (116) Subiaco Oval [9]
Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 5.13 (43) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.13 (97) Claremont Oval [10]
Saturday, 28 April (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 10.13 (73) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.19 (109) WACA Ground [11]

‹See Tfd›Swan Districts made their debut in the league, losing by 17 points to ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle, with George Doig kicking eight goals.

Round 2 (Labour Day)

Round 2
Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 19.9 (123) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.14 (74) Bassendean Oval [12]
Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 15.17 (107) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 11.12 (78) WACA Ground [13]
Saturday, 5 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.21 (141) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.9 (51) Fremantle Oval [14]
Monday, 7 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.11 (77) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.13 (43) Perth Oval [15]

Swan Districts won their first WANFL game, which was also the first game played at Bassendean Oval.

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday 12 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.7 (67) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.15 (123) Subiaco Oval [16]
Saturday 12 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.18 (66) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 11.16 (82) Perth Oval [17]
Saturday 12 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.18 (90) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.10 (106) Fremantle Oval [18]
Saturday 12 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.17 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.13 (67) Leederville Oval [19]

George Doig kicks another nine goals, whilst Victoria Park hangs on against East Perth despite not goalling in the final term.

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday 19 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 27.20 (182) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.10 (64) WACA [20]
Saturday 19 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.15 (87) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.18 (84) Fremantle Oval [21]
Saturday 19 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.13 (97) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 6.12 (48) Leederville Oval [22]
Saturday 19 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.23 (143) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 5.10 (40) Subiaco Oval [23]
  • Victoria Park fall two points shy of the current record WA(N)FL score set in 1916.[24] Gook kicks eight goals for his first major WANFL performance and veteran Johnston six from a half-forward flank.
  • West Perth play superbly in a preview of the Grand Final, with George Doig held to two goals.

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday 26 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.24 (84) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.15 (81) Leederville Oval [25]
Saturday 26 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.15 (87) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.17 (95) Bassendean Oval [26]
Saturday 26 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 14.13 (97) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.10 (70) WACA [27]
Saturday 26 May (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.23 (119) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 4.8 (32) Fremantle Oval [28]

An inaccurate West Perth overhauls Subiaco, already leaving the 1933 grand finalists in danger of moving out of the running.

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday 2 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.16 (136) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.14 (74) Leederville Oval [29]
Saturday 2 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.12 (84) def. ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 9.15 (69) Fremantle Oval [30]
Saturday 2 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 11.11 (77) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.13 (79) Claremont Oval [31]
Saturday 2 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.15 (99) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.8 (62) Perth Oval [32]
  • Tyson kicks thirteen goals in slippery conditions to give the newcomers their third straight loss, whilst East Fremantle end Victoria Park’s run of four wins in a row.
  • Jerry Dolan, who had transferred to the Royals after ten seasons with East Fremantle, returns as a player as East Perth downs Subiaco.

Round 7 (Foundation Day)

Round 7
Monday 4 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.12 (120) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.25 (121) Fremantle Oval [33]
Monday 4 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 15.13 (103) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.10 (76) WACA [34]
Monday 4 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 20.19 (139) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.15 (105) Claremont Oval [35]
Monday 4 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.4 (52) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.11 (107) Perth Oval [36]
  • A Rainoldi behind after the bell gives the Cardinals a sixth win, and their only win with two fewer goals.[37]
  • Skinner kicks ten as a Claremont-Cottesloe team minus Keith Hough and Neilson wins its first game of the season.

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday 9 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.12 (66) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.14 (80) Fremantle Oval [38]
Saturday 9 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.13 (97) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.8 (62) Perth Oval [39]
Saturday 9 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.11 (65) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 15.10 (100) Leederville Oval [40]
Saturday 9 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.5 (65) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.11 (89) Bassendean Oval [41]
  • Victoria Park play their best game for many years in extremely wet conditions with two-day rainfall of 97 millimetres (3.82 in)[42] to outplay the leaders with a superb first half of 9.6 (60) to 2.8 (20).
  • Despite the wet conditions, George Doig maintains his amazing average of eight goals per game.

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday 16 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.17 (113) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval [43]
Saturday 16 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.7 (121) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.15 (93) Leederville Oval [44]
Saturday 16 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 8.14 (62) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 17.22 (124) Claremont Oval [45]
Saturday 16 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.10 (70) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.22 (100) Fremantle Oval [46]

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday 23 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.7 (49) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 20.18 (138) Claremont Oval [47]
Saturday 23 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.14 (62) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.18 (96) Bassendean Oval [48]
Saturday 23 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 12.13 (85) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.21 (99) WACA [49]
Saturday 23 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.19 (91) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 7.6 (48) Fremantle Oval [50]
  • East Perth makes an amazing recovery after being forty-one points behind during the first quarter, still a club record.[51]
  • Ted Tyson kicks eleven goals for the Cardinals.
  • Old Easts storm home against Subiaco after being outplayed in the first half.

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday 30 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.11 (101) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 5.17 (47) Perth Oval [52]
Saturday 30 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.22 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.3 (39) Fremantle Oval [53]
Saturday 30 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 6.8 (44) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 13.15 (93) Bassendean Oval [54]
Saturday 30 June (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.10 (52) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.14 (80) Claremont Oval [55]
  • Swan Districts took the field with only seventeen men against Victoria Park before the injured Krepp and Mosey strip, but still kick their lowest three-quarter time score until 1946 and fifth-lowest on record.
  • East Fremantle play superbly in awful conditions with 71 millimetres (2.80 in)[42] over two days. Tyson is kept to one goal by Woods, whilst the Cardinals cannot cover injuries to key defender Tetley and rover Rainoldi.

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday 7 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.12 (90) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.15 (75) Subiaco Oval [56]
Saturday 7 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 4.5 (29) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.13 (85) Claremont Oval [57]
Saturday 7 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.17 (77) def. ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 9.17 (71) Fremantle Oval [58]
Saturday 7 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.14 (86) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.8 (80) Perth Oval [59]
  • Claremont-Cottesloe’s score, on a waterlogged ground after another 50.5 millimetres (1.99 in) of steady rain during the previous four days[60] remains its lowest-ever against East Fremantle.[61]
  • A severely depleted West Perth produce an amazing comeback from 13.11 (89) to 3.8 (26) down at three-quarter time to be only 14 points down with five minutes to go before the Maroons – who had not entered attack all quarter – steady.

First interstate match

First interstate match
Saturday, 14 July (2:45 pm) Western Australia def. South Australia Perth Oval (crowd: 12,000 (approx.)) [62]
7.0 (42)
12.3 (75)
13.4 (82)
15.7 (97) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		0.2 (2)
1.5 (11)
6.5 (41)
7.9 (51) 		Umpires: Frank Collins
George Doig 6, Anderson 3, Screaigh 2, Merson 2, Daily, McGlinn Goals Farmer 3, Hooper 2, Hender, Parry
Anderson (best on ground), Clarke, Guhl, Taylor, George Doig, Bowe, Screaigh Best Dermody, Sallis, Taylor, Parry, Hooper, Hender

In conditions which shocked the South Australians as Adelaide had been experiencing extremely dry weather and dust storms,[63] Western Australia’s extraordinary accuracy with a slippery ball – 11.0 (66) to late in the second quarter – ensures the locals an untroubled victory in the first interstate match played in Perth since 1929.[62]

Second interstate match

Second interstate match
Tuesday, 17 July (2:45 pm) Western Australia def. by South Australia Leederville Oval (crowd: 10,000 (approx.)) [64]
5.2 (32)
8.4 (52)
12.9 (81)
14.14 (98) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		4.6 (30)
6.11 (47)
10.15 (75)
14.19 (103) 		Umpires: Frank Collins
George Doig 7, Anderson 2, Merson, Forbes, Ditchburn, Screaigh Goals Farmer 4, Hooper 3, Pontifex 2, Hender 2, Munro 2, Walter
Daily, George Doig, Shepherd, Clarke, Fitzgerald, Booth Best Dermody (best on ground), Hooper, Burton, Allington, Jarvis, Sallis
Walsh (knee) Injuries

In conditions totally different from the rainy Saturday,[60] South Australia produce an impressive display to win after being narrowly behind most of the afternoon.

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday 21 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.8 (122) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 9.13 (67) Fremantle Oval [65]
Saturday 21 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.11 (107) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.18 (108) Subiaco Oval [66]
Saturday 21 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.21 (81) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.11 (71) Bassendean Oval [67]
Saturday 21 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 8.7 (55) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 6.15 (51) WACA [68]

In a close match of low standard due to the absence of interstate players such as George Doig, Gook, Jarvis, Shepherd, McGlinn and Fitzgerald, Victoria Park move with their narrow win and West Perth’s surprise loss to second position.

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday 28 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.12 (78) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 6.8 (44) Fremantle Oval [69]
Saturday 28 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.15 (63) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.8 (50) Bassendean Oval [70]
Saturday 28 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.3 (63) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 16.16 (112) Subiaco Oval [71]
Saturday 28 July (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.12 (72) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.3 (45) Leederville Oval [72]
  • East Fremantle again show their superiority in heavy rain with an 8.5 (53) to 2.4 (16) second half.
  • West Perth, with Tyson injured, outplay South Fremantle after a hard-fought first half.

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday 4 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.11 (119) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.14 (86) Fremantle Oval [73]
Saturday 4 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.16 (124) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.14 (122) Subiaco Oval [74]
Saturday 4 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.22 (130) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 13.9 (87) Perth Oval [75]
Saturday 4 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 12.7 (79) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.14 (80) WACA [76]

West Perth win with a brilliant torpedo punt from McGarry after the bell.

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday 11 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.16 (130) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.17 (77) Leederville Oval [77]
Saturday 11 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.12 (90) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.11 (95) Fremantle Oval [78]
Saturday 11 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.14 (140) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.13 (109) Bassendean Oval [79]
Saturday 11 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.12 (54) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 20.18 (138) Claremont Oval [80]

George Doig kicks his hundredth goal in third quarter, but East Fremantle stops to a walk and just holds on.

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday 18 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.13 (115) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 10.14 (74) Bassendean Oval [81]
Saturday 18 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.16 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 5.11 (41) Fremantle Oval [82]
Saturday 18 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.14 (110) def. ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 15.11 (101) Perth Oval [83]
Saturday 18 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 27.10 (172) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 6.9 (45) Leederville Oval [84]

Ted Tyson kicked fifteen goals, at the time a WA(N)FL record.[85] In doing so, he reaches the hundred as the Cardinals inflict Claremont-Cottesloe’s biggest loss until 1952 and still their fourth-biggest ever.[86]

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday 25 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 6.13 (49) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.16 (70) Leederville Oval [87]
Saturday 25 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 7.13 (55) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.13 (73) WACA [88]
Saturday 25 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.23 (125) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.14 (86) Fremantle Oval [89]
Saturday 25 August (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.16 (118) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 7.16 (58) Subiaco Oval [90]

On another wet Saturday,[6][91] East Fremantle comfortably account for West Perth even with George Doig only kicking one goal six. The final four is settled with three rounds remaining, and Old Easts seal an unprecedented seventh successive minor premiership.[a]

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday 1 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.15 (147) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 5.7 (37) Fremantle Oval [92]
Saturday 1 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.7 (73) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.18 (132) Subiaco Oval [93]
Saturday 1 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.10 (70) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.19 (109) Bassendean Oval [94]
Saturday 1 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 22.25 (157) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.11 (83) WACA [95]
  • George Doig beats Tyson’s record against the Tigers, kicking nineteen of twenty-two goals against that same club, who were handicapped by full-back Batt having an injured hand.[92] It remained a WANFL record until 1953[b] when Bernie Naylor set the current record of 23 against Subiaco.
  • Albert Gook kicks seven as Victoria Park lead 19.22 (136) to 6.10 (46) at the last change before easing off.

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday 8 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 16.7 (103) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 22.20 (152) Claremont Oval [96]
Saturday 8 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.15 (135) def. ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 11.8 (74) Fremantle Oval [97]
Saturday 8 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.13 (85) drew with ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.19 (85) Subiaco Oval [98]
Saturday 8 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21.18 (144) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.13 (91) Leederville Oval [99]

East Fremantle kick 17.12 (114) to 5.4 (34) after quarter-time, with George Doig kicking another thirteen goals. In the process Old Easts seal the finals matchups by depriving Victoria Park of any chance to take second position.

Round 21

Round 21
Saturday 15 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 17.14 (116) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.10 (76) Claremont Oval [100]
Saturday 15 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.12 (90) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 6.11 (47) Perth Oval [101]
Saturday 15 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.7 (103) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.8 (122) Fremantle Oval [102]
Saturday 15 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 15.21 (111) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 16.14 (110) WACA [103]
  • Speed on a firmer ground gives East Perth an excellent win over East Fremantle.
  • Claremont-Cottesloe end a run of thirteen straight losses.

Ladder

1934 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21 18 3 0 2048 1287 159.1 72
2 ‹See Tfd›West Perth (P) 21 15 6 0 2122 1636 129.7 60
3 ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21 13 7 1 1885 1763 106.9 54
4 ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 21 13 8 0 2068 1653 125.1 52
5 ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21 8 13 0 1885 2055 91.7 32
6 ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 21 7 13 1 1827 2015 90.7 30
7 ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21 7 14 0 1782 2168 82.2 28
8 ‹See Tfd›Claremont-Cottesloe 21 2 19 0 1347 2387 56.4 8
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

First semi-final

First semi-final
Saturday, 22 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.13 (67) def. by ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 13.13 (91) Leederville Oval (crowd: 6,954) [104]

This was Victoria Park’s first finals win since 1915 when known by their more familiar name of 'Perth', which they reverted to before their next senior finals appearance in 1947.

Second semi-final

Second semi-final
Saturday, 29 September (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.13 (103) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.7 (49) Perth Oval (crowd: 10,748) [105]

Preliminary final

Preliminary final
Saturday, 6 October (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.14 (68) def. ‹See Tfd›Victoria Park 4.9 (33) Perth Oval (crowd: 8,519) [106]

Despite the absence of "Checker" O‘Keefe, West Perth crush the Victoria Park attack, with Flemming holding Gook scoreless.

Grand Final

Main article: 1934 WANFL Grand Final
1934 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 13 October (2:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth Perth Oval (crowd: 10,464) [107]
2.2 (14)
3.3 (21)
5.6 (36)
5.9 (39) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		1.3 (9)
4.5 (29)
8.7 (55)
11.7 (73) 		Umpires: G. Gannon
George Doig 3, Reynolds, McGlinn Goals McDiarmid 2, Tyson 2, Anderson 2, Rainoldi 2, Ford, Green, Kenna
Woods, N. Doig, C. Doig, McGlinn, C. James Best McDiarmid (best on ground), O‘Keefe, Kenna, Green, Anderson, Morgan
W. James for striking O‘Keefe
W. James for striking Morgan 		Reports Morgan for striking W. James

In a dour struggle, West Perth are unexpectedly far too good for Old Easts, who are saved from a worse thrashing only by full back Dave Woods, who restricts Ted Tyson to 2.2 and kicks brilliantly.

Notes

a The nearest comparable feat would be Melbourne's six straight minor premierships between 1955 and 1960 or Port Adelaide's six minor premierships with a combined total of ten minor round losses between 1909 and 1915.
b Equalled by George Moloney in 1940 and Naylor in 1952.

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