1979 WANFL season
1979 WAFL season | |
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Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 25th premiership |
Minor premiers | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 5th minor premiership |
Sandover Medallist | Phil Kelly (‹See Tfd›East Perth) |
Bernie Naylor Medallist | Kevin Taylor (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle) |
Matches played | 88 |
The 1979 WANFL season was the 95th season of the West Australian National Football League in its various incarnations, and the last of forty-nine (including three under-age wartime seasons) under that moniker.
The season set many records for high scoring due to the still-ongoing drying of Perth’s climate[1][2] and the new “interchange’ rule. The all-time record aggregate score of 60.18 (378) was set in the third last round between ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts and ‹See Tfd›Subiaco[3] and has never been approached since. However, the overall average score of 112.52 points per team per game was not nearly so high as in the following few years under the ‘WAFL’ moniker.
A major highlight of the 1979 season was the all-time record attendance for local West Australian football of 52,781 in the Grand Final,[4] beating narrowly the previous record of 52,322 set in the 1975 decider.[5]
The 1979 season was a critical turning point in the fortunes of many WANFL clubs. Perth, who had been a powerhouse ever since the end of World War II, winning six premierships and playing in the finals during twenty-four of the preceding thirty-two seasons, underwent a long-term decline that has seen the play in the finals since only in 1986, 1991 and 1997, and take the wooden spoon on seven occasions as opposed to none between 1936 and 1980. With the loss of a number of veterans and major coaching problems which culminated in the resignation of newcomer Percy Johnson for former premiership mentor Graham Campbell, West Perth, also a power club of the WANFL during the third-of-a-century before 1979, declined to their worst record since 1939 with only four wins. The Cardinals (latterly the Falcons) were to remain battlers until the middle 1990s when they moved to Arena Joondalup. On the other hand, the 1979 season saw ‹See Tfd›Claremont and ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts begin revivals after years near the bottom of the ladder that would see them dominate the competition during the 1980s.
Home-and-away Season
Round 1
Round 1 | |||||
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Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.16 (106) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.14 (92) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8105) | |
Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›Perth 18.12 (120) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.21 (123) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 10508) | |
Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.13 (79) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.13 (97) | Perth Oval (crowd: 14976) | |
Saturday, 31 March | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.10 (118) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.13 (79) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9230) | |
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Round 2
Round 2 | |||||
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Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.19 (121) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.10 (76) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11637) | |
Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.15 (117) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21.8 (134) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10930) | |
Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.9 (75) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 19.20 (134) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5684) | |
Saturday, 7 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.11 (101) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.17 (143) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 11978) | |
Round 3
Round 3 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 29.22 (196) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.11 (47) | Perth Oval (crowd: 8528) | |
Saturday, 14 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.18 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.19 (103) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 21317) | |
Monday, 16 April | ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.8 (74) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.12 (78) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 11046) | |
Monday, 16 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.25 (139) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 5.12 (42) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 11284) | |
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Round 4
Round 4 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.11 (65) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.28 (148) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5606) | |
Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.15 (99) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.11 (107) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8786) | |
Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.21 (111) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.15 (117) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 11080) | |
Saturday, 21 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.16 (70) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.10 (58) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14676) | |
Round 5
Round 5 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 31.16 (202) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.12 (78) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6872) | |
Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 19.15 (129) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.13 (91) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12427) | |
Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.12 (120) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.24 (144) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 12640) | |
Saturday, 28 April | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.24 (132) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.12 (114) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 7930) | |
With skipper Stan Nowotny and the Narkle brothers killing Subiaco (who had lost their last four matches by 446 points) and their reserves winning equally easily, Swan Districts confirm they would be much more formidable than in 1978 and 1977.[11] |
Round 6
Round 6 | |||||
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Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.13 (127) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.14 (140) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11318) | |
Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.20 (140) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.18 (84) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 14129) | |
Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.11 (113) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.9 (111) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5476) | |
Saturday, 5 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.18 (108) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.12 (90) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 11427) | |
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Round 7
Round 7 | |||||
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Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.20 (86) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.14 (140) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 15,170) | |
Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21.18 (144) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.10 (52) | Perth Oval (crowd: 11532) | |
Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.12 (114) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.11 (53) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8765) | |
Saturday, 12 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 27.21 (183) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.9 (57) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5610) | |
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Round 8
Round 8 | |||||
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Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.12 (120) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.17 (95) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 5310) | |
Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.15 (93) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.15 (111) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8297) | |
Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.14 (122) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.16 (70) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 9871) | |
Saturday, 19 May | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.20 (140) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.16 (148) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6985) | |
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Round 9
Round 9 | |||||
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Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 8.13 (61) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 28.19 (187) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8273) | |
Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.12 (96) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.14 (122) | Perth Oval (crowd: 11870) | |
Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›Perth 22.23 (155) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.7 (61) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8072) | |
Saturday, 26 May | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.18 (120) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.14 (140) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 12382) | |
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Round 10 (Foundation Day)
Round 10 | |||||
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Saturday, 2 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.14 (104) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.17 (77) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 12287) | |
Saturday, 2 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.16 (94) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.10 (106) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8762) | |
Monday, 4 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 9.12 (66) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.21 (117) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8213) | |
Monday, 4 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 20.30 (150) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.15 (135) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 22399) | |
High-scoring Foundation Day derby sees inaccurate Bulldogs come from behind to win with 11.7 (73) to 5.4 (34) last quarter and acquire premiership favouritism in front of a record Fremantle Oval attendance – despite East Fremantle being seriously affected by injuries.[20] |
Round 11
Round 11 | |||||
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Saturday, 9 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 27.22 (184) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.17 (131) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 4724) | |
Saturday, 9 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 25.12 (162) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.15 (87) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8297) | |
Saturday, 9 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.15 (117) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.17 (89) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 11575) | |
Saturday, 9 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 25.8 (158) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.12 (120) | Perth Oval (crowd: 10368) | |
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Round 12
Round 12 | |||||
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Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 4.12 (36) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.26 (152) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4639) | |
Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.10 (46) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 10.21 (81) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8537) | |
Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.13 (109) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.10 (70) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11897) | [24] |
Saturday, 16 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.16 (88) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5243) | |
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Round 12
Round 13 | |||||
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Saturday, 23 June | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 13.20 (98) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.9 (99) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 8237) | |
Saturday, 23 June | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.19 (115) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.16 (82) | Perth Oval (crowd: 13876) | |
Saturday, 23 June | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 23.11 (149) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.21 (123) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 5061) | |
Saturday, 23 June | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 22.14 (146) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.11 (107) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6692) | |
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Round 13
Round 14 | |||||
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Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 19.22 (136) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.17 (125) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11106) | |
Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.11 (83) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.19 (91) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 12898) | |
Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.14 (110) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.11 (137) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8948) | |
Saturday, 30 June | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.11 (113) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.25 (127) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4976) | |
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Round 15
Round 15 | |||||
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Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.17 (131) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.7 (97) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5136) | |
Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.10 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.10 (112) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 8000) | |
Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 16.16 (112) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.13 (115) | Perth Oval (crowd: 11979) | |
Saturday, 14 July | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.21 (135) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 7.11 (53) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6880) | |
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Round 16
Round 16 | |||||
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Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 18.17 (125) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.17 (101) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 9828) | |
Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.18 (126) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 24.15 (159) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 9937) | |
Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.23 (89) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3599) | |
Saturday, 21 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 24.19 (163) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 10.17 (77) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 11197) | |
1976 leading goalkicker Norm Uncle returns after a long period of disappointment to kick nine goals three behinds as Claremont, after losing Moss and Jimmy Krakouer, run over Old Easts in the second half.[34] |
Round 17
Round 17 | |||||
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Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›Perth 15.15 (105) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 23.14 (152) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 5972) | |
Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 17.16 (118) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 18.21 (129) | Perth Oval (crowd: 5940) | |
Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.16 (142) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.14 (86) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8429) | |
Saturday, 28 July | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.17 (119) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.22 (142) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 13127) | |
Subiaco record upset win with 8.8 (56) to 1.1 (7) opening quarter, and hold on despite kicking 5.11 (41) in the third. |
Round 18
Round 18 | |||||
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Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 12.13 (85) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.12 (138) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 6193) | |
Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.16 (76) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Perth 23.13 (151) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 5857) | |
Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 24.12 (156) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.19 (109) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 10927) | |
Saturday, 4 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 13.15 (93) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 31.10 (196) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 11219) | |
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Round 19
Round 19 | |||||
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Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 40.11 (251) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 20.7 (127) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 6990) | |
Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 23.18 (156) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.18 (96) | Perth Oval (crowd: 16167) | |
Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.19 (127) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.12 (84) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 14098) | |
Saturday, 11 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 32.23 (215) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.12 (126) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5228) | |
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Round 20
Round 20 | |||||
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Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.8 (68) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 20.22 (142) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 4730) | |
Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.10 (58) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 7.10 (52) | Fremantle Oval (crowd: 10072) | |
Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.9 (123) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.11 (131) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4201) | |
Saturday, 18 August | ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.16 (64) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.6 (72) | Lathlain Park (crowd: 4059) | |
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Round 21
Round 21 | |||||
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Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.18 (150) | def. | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.8 (92) | Bassendean Oval (crowd: 14189) | |
Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95) | def. | ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.15 (81) | Perth Oval (crowd: 8059) | |
Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 35.8 (218) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.15 (99) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 8146) | |
Saturday, 25 August | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 25.16 (166) | def. | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.8 (86) | East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5712) | |
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Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
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1 | ‹See Tfd›Claremont | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2645 | 2137 | 123.8 | 64 |
2 | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2588 | 2140 | 120.9 | 60 |
3 | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle (P) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2623 | 2323 | 112.9 | 56 |
4 | ‹See Tfd›East Perth | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2440 | 1953 | 124.9 | 52 |
5 | ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2673 | 2292 | 116.6 | 44 |
6 | ‹See Tfd›Perth | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2130 | 2292 | 92.9 | 32 |
7 | ‹See Tfd›West Perth | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1892 | 2677 | 70.7 | 16 |
8 | ‹See Tfd›Subiaco | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1913 | 3090 | 61.9 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Finals
First Semi Final
First Semi Final | |||||
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Saturday, 1 September | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.14 (128) | def. | ‹See Tfd›East Perth 18.18 (126) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 30,236) | |
East Fremantle coach Bradley Smith makes a number of surprise moves that overhaul his former club in Cable’s last senior match.[43] |
Second Semi Final
Second Semi Final | |||||
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Saturday, 8 September | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.19 (103) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.21 (123) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 32,046) | |
Noel Carter makes an unexpected comeback from injury, and with Michael beating Moss, South Fremantle make a surprising rebound from their Swan Districts loss,[44] leaving Claremont as the team with injury worries.[45] |
Preliminary Final
Preliminary Final | |||||
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Saturday, 15 September | ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.17 (107) | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.20 (134) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 26,469) | |
Grand Final
1979 WANFL Grand Final | |||||
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Saturday, 22 September | ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle | def. by | ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 52,781) | |
4.5 (29) 8.10 (58) 14.14 (98) 16.16 (112) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
3.5 (23) 10.13 (73) 13.16 (94) 21.19 (145) |
Simpson Medal: Kevin Taylor (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle) | ||
Bauskis 5, Vigona 3, Morley 3, Mountain 2 Rioli, Carter, Haddow | Goals | Taylor 7, Turco 4, Thompson 4, Buhagiar 3, Judge, Sims, Sewell | |||
Mountain, Michael, Bauskis, Morley, Cavanagh, Rioli | Best | Buhagiar, Peake, Taylor, D Green, S Green, Carrott | |||
References
- ^ See Indian Ocean Climate Initiative: Stage 3: Summary for Policymakers
- ^ Monthly Rainfall for Perth Regional Office; Monthly Rainfall for Perth Metro (Mount Lawley)
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- ^ Devaney, John; Full Points Footy’s WA Football Companion; p. 12. ISBN 978-0-9556897-1-0
- ^ Devaney; Full Points Footy’s WA Football Companion; pp. 126-129
- ^ East, Alan; ‘West Perth are Versatile’; The West Australian, 2 April 1979, p. 66
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East F‘tle Are Glomour Team’; The West Australian, 16 April 1979, p. 68
- ^ East Perth: Biggest Wins
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Perth Chief Blasts Swans on Their Tactics’; The West Australian, 17 April 1979, p. 104
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Moss, Krakouers Get Claremont Going’; The West Australian, 17 April 1979, p. 102
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Swans Turn It On’; The West Australian, 30 April 1979; p. 58
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Douge Leads the Way’; The West Australian, 7 May 1979, p. 74
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘The Neesham Spirit Rubs Off on Swans’; The West Australian, 7 May 1979, p. 74
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Can Moss Afford the Luxury’; The West Australian 14 May 1979, p. 62
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘East Perth Are Putting It Together’; The West Australian 14 May 1979, p. 62
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East Perth Are Overrated’; The West Australian, 21 May 1979, p. 71
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Swan Districts Highest Losing Scores". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Subiaco Should Not Be Taken Lightly’; The West Australian, 21 May 1979, p. 71
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘West Perth Can’t Get Any Worse’; The West Australian, 28 May 1979, p. 57
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Record Crowd Sees South Win Seesaw Derby’; The West Australian, 5 June 1979, p. 104
- ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: West Perth – Consecutive Games Lost". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘South Let Subiaco In’; The West Australian; 11 June 1979; p. 73
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Phil Krakouer Shows a New Side of His Game’; The West Australian, 11 June 1979, p. 73
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘South Have That All-Star Quality’; The West Australian, 18 June 1979, p. 62
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Campbell Tries an Old Ploy’; The West Australian, 18 June 1979, p. 62
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘East Perth Revel in the Wet’; The West Australian, 18 June 1979, p. 63
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘East Perth Finds an Antidote for South’; The West Australian, 25 June 1979, p. 87
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Alderton’s Spur to Victory’; The West Australian; 25 June 1979, p. 86
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘South Need to Look at Defence’; The West Australian, 2 July 1979, p. 64
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘What Would Claremont Do without Moss?’; The West Australian, 2 July 1979, p. 65
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Swans Have Their Dream Shattered’; The West Australian, 16 July 1979, p. 70
- ^ See Club Biography: Claremont
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Claremont Capitalise on Errors’; The West Australian, 16 July 1979, p. 70
- ^ ‘Uncle “Returns” with a Vengeance’; The West Australian, 23 July 1979, p. 83
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Perth Aim at Another Snatch-Grab’; The West Australian, 6 August 1979, p. 68
- ^ See Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Swans Should Kick Themselves’; The West Australian, 13 August 1979, p. 67
- ^ a b "WAFL Footy Facts: Round 19, 1979". Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘South Save Best for Right Time’; The West Australian, 20 August 1979, p. 82
- ^ Perth Regional Office August 1979 rainfall
- ^ Hopkins, Colin; ‘Subiaco Show They Can Be Competitive’; The West Australian; 20 August 1979, p. 82
- ^ Casellas, Ken; ‘Claremont Not a One-Man Band’; The West Australian, 27 August 1979, p. 86
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Brown Must Come Up With Something’; The West Australian, 27 August 1979, p. 80
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East Fremantle Are Well in the Running’; The West Australian; 3 September 1979, p. 92
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Michael, Carter the Heroes’; The West Australian, 10 September 1979, p. 76
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Injuries Are Big Worry for Claremont’; The West Australian, 10 September 1979, p. 76
- ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘East F‘tle Seize the Initiative’; The West Australian, 17 September 1979, p. 74
- ^ Carew-Reid, Andrew; ‘Claremont Now Look to 1980’; The West Australian, 17 September 1979, p. 76