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1939 WAFL season
Teams8
PremiersTemplate:WAFL Cla
2nd premiership
Minor premiersTemplate:WAFL Cla
2nd minor premiership
Sandover MedallistHaydn Bunton, Sr. (Template:WAFL Sub)
Bernie Naylor MedallistAlbert Gook (Template:WAFL Per)
Matches played84
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The 1939 WANFL season was the 55th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League. It is best known for West Perth's record losing streak of twenty-seven matches up to the fifteenth round, an ignominy equalled by Peel Thunder in their formative years but never actually beaten.[1] The Cardinals finished with the worst record since Midland Junction lost all twelve games in 1917, and were the first WANFL team with only one victory for twelve seasons.[2] In their only win, champion forward Ted Tyson became the first West Australian to kick over one thousand goals and he just failed to replicate his 1938 feat of leading the goalkicking for a bottom club. Subiaco, despite a second Sandover win from Haydn Bunton (in spite of several problematic leg injuries) won only three matches, and Swan Districts, affected by the loss of star goalkicker Ted Holdsworth to Kalgoorlie,[3] began a long period as a cellar-dweller with a fall to sixth.

Claremont, with captain George Moloney returning to the goalfront from the centre, won their second consecutive premiership despite the loss of many key players in the week before the Grand Final, whilst East Fremantle and East Perth remained firmly entrenched in the top and had a neck-and-neck battle late in the season for the double chance. Perth and South Fremantle, both of whom had had long periods in the wilderness, fought an exciting battle for the last place in the top four that ended with the red and whites winning by the narrowest of margins, in the process providing a basis for the club's dynasty following World War II, which began on the weekend of the penultimate round.

Two key rule changes were made in the WANFL and nationally in 1939. The holding the ball rule was altered to eliminate the provision for a player to drop the ball when tackled, meaning that a player was forced to either kick or handpass the ball when tackled to avoid conceding a free kick; and, the boundary throw-in was reintroduced whenever the ball went out of bounds, except when put out deliberately, instead of a free kick being awarded against the last player to touch the ball, as had been the case since 1925.[4]

Home-and-away Season

Round 1

Round 1
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 17.15 (117) def. Template:WAFL EF 11.13 (79) Claremont Oval [5]
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 11.17 (83) def. by Template:WAFL Sub 12.17 (89) Leederville Oval [6]
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 15.19 (109) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.12 (84) Fremantle Oval [7]
Saturday, 22 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 9.11 (65) def. by Template:WAFL EP 14.9 (93) WACA [8]

Claremont unfurls its first pennant with a convincing win over an inexperienced Old Easts side lacking George Doig, who was unsure whether he would play more football because of his work as a florist.[9]

Round 2 (Labour Day)

Round 2
Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 21.12 (138) def. Template:WAFL EF 11.13 (79) Fremantle Oval [10]
Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 7.8 (50) def. by Template:WAFL Per 22.17 (149) Leederville Oval [11]
Saturday, 29 April (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 7.14 (56) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 18.13 (121) Bassendean Oval [12]
Monday, 1 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 12.8 (80) def. by Template:WAFL EP 12.15 (87) Subiaco Oval [13]
  • Gook’s sixteen goals is easily a match record for Perth, with the next best thirteen by Murray Couper and Allan Evans.[14]
  • Claremont’s 11.7 (73) in the last quarter remains the equal most points ever scored in a final quarter at Bassendean.[15]

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 13.12 (90) def. Template:WAFL Sub 10.20 (80) WACA [16]
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 16.9 (105) def. Template:WAFL WP 9.15 (69) Perth Oval [17]
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 15.15 (105) def. Template:WAFL SF 9.13 (67) Claremont Oval [18]
Saturday, 6 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 18.20 (128) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.6 (78) Fremantle Oval [19]
  • With George Doig rescinding his retirement, East Fremantle win their first game of the year against the still-winless Swans.
  • Claremont end South Fremantle’s strong start with a convincing win due to Reeves’ ruck dominance and their ability to counter South’s handball.

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 14.11 (95) def. by Template:WAFL Per 16.19 (115) Fremantle Oval [20]
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 8.12 (60) def. by Template:WAFL EP 18.13 (121) Bassendean Oval [21]
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 11.12 (78) def. by Template:WAFL EF 20.20 (140) Leederville Oval [22]
Saturday, 13 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 12.8 (80) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 19.11 (125) Subiaco Oval [23]
  • West Perth suffer their sixteenth consecutive defeat, the worst run the WA(N)FL since Midland Junction lost their last nineteen matches in 1916 and 1917, though Perth went 22 games without a win in 1922 and 1923.
  • Bunton kicks seven goals for Subiaco with a painful leg injury that prevents him roving but the Maroons are no match for unbeaten Claremont.
  • Austin Gardiner kicks ten goals for East Perth as their 1938 first semi-final opponents, without Holdsworth, remain winless ahead of only West Perth.

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 18.10 (118) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.12 (84) WACA [24]
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 13.16 (94) def. Template:WAFL WP 13.11 (89) Claremont Oval [25]
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 25.9 (159) def. Template:WAFL Sub 9.13 (67) Fremantle Oval [26]
Saturday, 20 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 10.17 (77) def. Template:WAFL SF 9.9 (63) Perth Oval [27]
  • Claremont have a lucky escape against the Cardinals in a match it was suspected they treated lightly: a fine mark from Sammy Clarke saves them.
  • George Doig, after two modest matches, kicks eleven goals as Old Easts show they have fully recovered from a poor start with a crushing win over the Maroons.

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 10.10 (70) def. Template:WAFL Sub 8.14 (62) Bassendean Oval [28]
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 15.21 (111) def. Template:WAFL Per 12.11 (83) Fremantle Oval [29]
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 15.13 (103) def. Template:WAFL Cla 12.11 (83) Perth Oval [30]
Saturday, 27 May (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 11.7 (73) def. by Template:WAFL SF 16.16 (112) Leederville Oval [31]

East Perth win the battle of the remaining unbeaten clubs to go clear top with an outstanding display led by the defence of Starr.

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 15.16 (106) def. Template:WAFL WP 13.9 (87) Subiaco Oval [32]
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 13.23 (101) def. Template:WAFL SF 15.10 (100) Bassendean Oval [33]
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 10.8 (68) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 16.18 (114) Fremantle Oval [34]
Saturday, 3 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 13.11 (89) def. Template:WAFL EP 11.12 (78) Perth Oval [35]

Weakened by the absence with injury of “Scranno” Jenkins and Neal Lewington, South Fremantle unexpectedly fade out in the second half against lowly Swan Districts.

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 19.14 (128) def. Template:WAFL EP 13.15 (93) Fremantle Oval [36]
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 13.11 (89) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 20.13 (133) WACA [37]
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 13.14 (92) def. by Template:WAFL SF 22.21 (153) Subiaco Oval [38]
Saturday, 10 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 14.14 (98) def. by Template:WAFL SD 15.12 (102) Leederville Oval [39]

Swan Districts’ narrow escape was to be their last win at Leederville until August 11 of 1956. The intervening 23-game streak is the longest losing streak by any WA(N)FL club at an opposition ground.[40]

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 18.14 (122) def. Template:WAFL EF 14.18 (102) Fremantle Oval [41]
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 16.13 (109) def. Template:WAFL SD 12.17 (89) Claremont Oval [42]
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 25.18 (168) def. Template:WAFL Sub 13.12 (90) Perth Oval [43]
Saturday, 17 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 21.16 (142) def. Template:WAFL WP 11.4 (70) WACA [44]
  • On the Sunday, Claremont were beaten 15.12 (102) to 17.19 (121) by a Goldfields team in Kalgoorlie, after being 53 points down at half-time.[45] The Tigers were to tour Broken Hill during the following weeks.[46]
  • Despite a very heavy ground from 56.1 millimetres (2.21 in) of rain over four days,[47] Bert Gook kicks ten goals to move to 62 for the season.

Round 10 (Foundation Day)

Round 10
Monday, 5 June (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 12.14 (86) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 14.7 (91) Subiaco Oval [48]
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 22.26 (158) def. Template:WAFL WP 7.11 (53) Fremantle Oval [49]
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 11.9 (75) def. by Template:WAFL SF 10.18 (78) WACA [50]
Saturday, 1 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 9.12 (66) def. Template:WAFL SD 4.11 (35) Perth Oval [51]
  • A depleted Claremont team are saved from losing to seventh-placed Subiaco by that team’s inaccuracy in the closing stages.
  • Despite a rare spell of fine weather during an extremely wet winter throughout southern Australia,[52] Swan Districts kick their lowest score to date in the WANFL,[53] not goalling between quarter-time and time-on in the last quarter.

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 3.9 (27) def. by Template:WAFL EF 7.17 (59) Bassendean Oval [54]
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 9.13 (67) def. by Template:WAFL EP 17.23 (125) Leederville Oval [55]
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 13.16 (94) def. Template:WAFL Cla 11.9 (75) Fremantle Oval [56]
Saturday, 8 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 7.16 (58) def. by Template:WAFL Per 12.17 (89) Subiaco Oval [57]
  • In heavy rain,[58] Swan Districts kick their lowest score for the second successive match[53] and still their lowest against East Fremantle.[59]
  • Perth full-back Austin Robertson, Sr. uses the now-obsolete place kick into the wind and manages kicks over fifty metres, which give the Redlegs a comfortable win.

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 9.13 (67) def. Template:WAFL Per 7.8 (50) Bassendean Oval [60]
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 13.9 (87) def. by Template:WAFL EP 19.16 (130) Fremantle Oval [61]
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 4.14 (38) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 21.11 (137) Leederville Oval [62]
Saturday, 15 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 7.15 (57) def. by Template:WAFL EF 17.11 (113) Subiaco Oval [63]
  • West Perth equal Subiaco’s 1902-03 record of 24 consecutive defeats[1] with a crushing loss in a game where they dominated territorially for long periods but nonetheless had only 2.14 (26) to 10.5 (65) on the beard at three-quarter time, before Claremont doubled its own score in the rain in the last.
  • A depleted Swan Districts, with five regulars out, surprises Perth in a match where the Redlegs fail to adapt when the rain comes after quarter-time.

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 10.18 (78) def. by Template:WAFL EF 12.8 (80) WACA [64]
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 23.18 (156) def. Template:WAFL WP 17.12 (114) Fremantle Oval [65]
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 15.10 (100) def. Template:WAFL SD 9.17 (71) Subiaco Oval [66]
Saturday, 22 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 18.11 (119) def. Template:WAFL EP 14.9 (93) Claremont Oval [67]
  • Ted Tyson kicks eleven goals, including a brilliant “soccer” kick over his head regarded as the best WANFL goal of the year, but cannot stop the Cardinals from establishing a new record for most consecutive losses.
  • On a WACA ground that could not dry out after rain totalling 425.4 millimetres (16.75 in) over the previous five weeks, Perth’s wayward kicking (3.12 to 3.3 at half-time) loses them a critical match and pushes them to fifth, where they would stay for the rest of the season.

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 23.20 (158) def. Template:WAFL WP 10.9 (69) Bassendean Oval [68]
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 7.16 (58) def. by Template:WAFL EF 10.11 (71) Perth Oval [69]
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 15.14 (104) def. Template:WAFL Sub 9.10 (64) Fremantle Oval [70]
Saturday, 29 July (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 13.12 (90) def. Template:WAFL Per 11.8 (74) Claremont Oval [71]
  • For a second consecutive week, East Fremantle win a vital match through their opponent’s inaccuracy, as East Perth kick 0.7 (7) to 3.1 (19) with the wind in the second quarter.
  • Perth’s loss and South Fremantle’s win leaves the Redlegs two games out of the four.
  • Despite continuing persistent rain, Swan Districts record what would remain their biggest open-age win until 1961 and their biggest over the Cardinals until 1975.[72] Much-travelled forward Clem Rosewarne kicks eight.

Round 15

Round 15
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 8.15 (63) def. by Template:WAFL EF 14.20 (104) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 6000) [73]
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 13.12 (90) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 18.8 (116) Bassendean Oval [74]
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 18.16 (124) def. Template:WAFL Sub 10.15 (75) Perth Oval [75]
Saturday, 5 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 11.14 (80) def. by Template:WAFL Per 12.19 (91) Leederville Oval [76]

Round 16

Round 16
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 14.14 (98) def. Template:WAFL SF 12.14 (86) Bassendean Oval [77]
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 5.12 (42) def. by Template:WAFL EP 12.22 (94) WACA [78]
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 12.15 (87) def. by Template:WAFL WP 14.21 (105) Subiaco Oval [79]
Saturday, 12 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 15.18 (108) def. Template:WAFL Cla 13.4 (82) Fremantle Oval [80]
  • West Perth record their first win since defeating Perth by 41 points on Foundation Day, 1938. With nine goals, Ted Tyson becomes the first WANFL player to kick one thousand goals and only the third in major Australian Rules leagues after Gordon Coventry and Ken Farmer. A subscription fund was opened for him following the accomplishment of this feat.

Round 17

Round 17
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 8.4 (52) def. by Template:WAFL EP 15.19 (109) Leederville Oval [81]
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 13.12 (90) def. by Template:WAFL SF 14.15 (99) Claremont Oval [82]
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 5.11 (41) def. by Template:WAFL Per 9.17 (71) Subiaco Oval [83]
Saturday, 19 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 12.6 (78) def. Template:WAFL SD 8.17 (65) Fremantle Oval [84]
  • South Fremantle hold fourth place by a game with a superb comeback in incessant heavy rain after being thirteen points down at half-time.
  • On a day that became extremely wet after quarter-time, Tyson in his 189th match is goalless[85] for only the second time, and East Perth return to top position.

Round 18

Round 18
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF 11.22 (88) def. Template:WAFL WP 6.8 (44) Fremantle Oval [86]
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 17.17 (119) def. Template:WAFL Sub 8.6 (54) Claremont Oval [87]
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 9.11 (65) def. Template:WAFL SF 7.15 (57) WACA [88]
Saturday, 26 August (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 9.15 (69) def. Template:WAFL SD 6.3 (39) Perth Oval [89]

With a fighting win in shocking conditions, Perth recapture South Fremantle’s place in the top four.

Round 19

Round 19
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 10.7 (67) def. by Template:WAFL Per 15.6 (96) Bassendean Oval [90]
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SF 16.12 (108) def. Template:WAFL EP 12.13 (85) Fremantle Oval [91]
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Sub 10.14 (74) def. by Template:WAFL EF 15.14 (104) Subiaco Oval [92]
Saturday, 2 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 29.19 (193) def. Template:WAFL WP 14.10 (94) Claremont Oval [93]
  • South Fremantle’s win over East Perth, with Chandler returning to his 1938 form in front of goals, maintains their chance of a first finals berth since 1932.
  • Gook kicks his hundredth goal as Perth maintain by 1.4 percent their place in the top four.
  • Claremont kick the highest score in senior WANFL history to this point, beating East Fremantle’s 28.23 (191) against South Fremantle in 1937.[94]
  • The Tigers’ 14.4 (88) in the third quarter was a record for any quarter in the WANFL to that point, and was not broken until 1953 in open-age competition.[95]

Round 20

Round 20
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL WP 9.7 (61) def. by Template:WAFL SF 20.28 (148) Leederville Oval [96]
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 10.15 (75) def. by Template:WAFL Cla 13.9 (87) Perth Oval [97]
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Per 10.19 (79) def. Template:WAFL EF 4.9 (33) WACA [98]
Saturday, 9 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL SD 21.10 (136) def. Template:WAFL Sub 20.11 (131) Bassendean Oval [99]
  • South Fremantle’s 10.10 (70) in the last quarter enables them to overtake Perth for the last place in the four. Tyson kicks eight of West’s nine goals to finish two behind Gook – despite his club winning only one match.
  • Perth’s speed and superb defence provide a gallant effort to hold fourth place that misses by 0.3 percent.
  • Against Claremont, East Perth fail to take advantage of East Fremantle’s loss and miss the double chance by a game.

Ladder

1939 Ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Template:WAFL Cla (P) 20 16 4 0 2200 1625 135.4 64
2 Template:WAFL EF 20 15 5 0 1990 1570 126.8 60
3 Template:WAFL EP 20 14 6 0 1953 1509 129.4 56
4 Template:WAFL SF 20 12 8 0 2039 1789 114.0 48
5 Template:WAFL Per 20 12 8 0 1750 1539 113.7 48
6 Template:WAFL SD 20 7 13 0 1577 1886 83.6 28
7 Template:WAFL Sub 20 3 17 0 1573 2149 73.2 12
8 Template:WAFL WP 20 1 19 0 1474 2489 59.2 4
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, 16 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EP 17.10 (112) def. Template:WAFL SF 14.9 (93) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,006)

East Perth take advantage of a weakening wind in the last quarter to hold out South Fremantle in the latter’s first final for seven seasons.[100]

Second Semi Final

Second Semi Final
Saturday, 23 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 9.14 (68) def. by Template:WAFL EF 15.15 (105) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,411)

East Fremantle, without several leading players, cause a surprise by convincingly beating a Claremont side weakened by the absence of George Moloney. The game is close for three quarters before Old Easts kick 7.1 (43) to 1.7 (13) in the last quarter amid expectations they would tire.[101]

Preliminary final

Preliminary Final
Saturday, 30 September (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL Cla 10.17 (77) def. Template:WAFL EP 11.5 (71) Subiaco Oval [102]

A vicious game with two reports comes alive in the last quarter, sees Claremont fight back to win narrowly.

Grand final

Main article: 1939 WANFL Grand Final
1939 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 7 October (2:45 pm) Template:WAFL EF def. by Template:WAFL Cla Subiaco Oval [103]
5.4 (34)
7.7 (49)
10.8 (68)
11.10 (76) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		2.2 (14)
8.7 (55)
12.10 (82)
14.11 (95) 		Umpires: George Owens
George Doig 6, Sanford, McGlinn, Wendt, Ebbs, Kingsbury Goals Heusler 3, Baker 3, Bermingham 2, George Moloney 2, Hooper 2, Gibson, Reeves
Seubert, George Doig, Sanford, Jack Clark, McGlinn, Briggs Best O‘Neill (best on ground), Heusler, Sammy Clarke, Julian, Reeves, Kenworthy
Injuries Serjeant (broken jaw)
Lovegrove (ankle)

Despite the absence of Compton (suspended), Reid and Edmeades, and injuries to skipper George Moloney and Lovegrove, Claremont convincingly win their second premiership with a brilliant third quarter into the wind.

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  36. ^ ‘East Perth Beaten: East Fremantle’s Fine Display’; The West Australian, 12 June 1939, p. 17
  37. ^ ‘Heavy Blow to Perth: Weakened Claremont Side Triumphs’; The West Australian, 12 June 1939, p. 17
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  41. ^ ‘Brilliant First Quarter: South Fremantle’s Success’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
  42. ^ ‘Strong Defence Work: Claremont Defeats Swan Districts’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
  43. ^ ‘Goal Scoring Made Easy – East Perth Overwhelms Subiaco’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
  44. ^ ‘Beaten by 72 Points: West Perth Outclassed by Perth’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
  45. ^ ‘Claremont’s Failure: Goldfields Superior in First Half’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
  46. ^ See ‘League Football – State Players Chosen; Hutchinson Captain – Matches Against Victoria’; The West Australian, 19 June 1939, p. 16
  47. ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) June 1939 rainfall
  48. ^ ‘A Shock to Claremont; Chances Missed by Subiaco’; The West Australian, 6 June 1939, p. 17
  49. ^ ‘West Perth Outclassed: East Fremantle’s Big Score’; The West Australian, 3 July 1939, p. 21
  50. ^ ‘Brilliant Rally Fails – South Fremantle’s Three-Point Win’; The West Australian, 3 July 1939, p. 21
  51. ^ ‘A Desultory Game – East Perth Defeats Swan Districts’; The West Australian, 3 July 1939, p. 21
  52. ^ Australian Rainfall Deciles: 1 June to 31 August 1939
  53. ^ a b Swan Districts: Lowest Scores
  54. ^ ‘Low-Scoring Game – Swan Districts Fail Badly’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
  55. ^ ‘Superior Combination – East Perth’s 58-Point Victory’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
  56. ^ ‘South Fremantle’s Pace: Unlucky day for Claremont’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
  57. ^ ‘Subiaco Beaten Again: Perth too Strong in Second Half’; The West Australian, 10 July 1939, p. 16
  58. ^ Perth Regional Office (009034) July 1939 rainfall
  59. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Swan Districts vs Each Opponent". Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  60. ^ ‘Surprise at Bassendean: Swan Districts Beats Perth’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
  61. ^ ‘South Fremantle Fails – Fierce Game against East Perth’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
  62. ^ ‘Victory by 99 Points: Claremont’s All-Round Strength’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
  63. ^ ‘Goal Front Accuracy – East Fremantle’s Easy Win’; The West Australian, 17 July 1939, p. 19
  64. ^ ‘Better Forward Work – East Fremantle’s Narrow Victory’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
  65. ^ ‘Tyson’s Eleven Goals; West Perth Easily Beaten’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
  66. ^ ‘Subiaco’s Strong Finish: 29-Point Win from Swan Districts’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
  67. ^ ‘A Convincing Performance: East Perth Fails at Claremont’; The West Australian, 24 July 1939, p. 16
  68. ^ ‘West Perth Outclassed: Swan Districts’ Heavy Scoring’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
  69. ^ ‘East Perth Kicks Poorly – Notable Victory for East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
  70. ^ ‘A Strong Finish – South Fremantle‘s Success’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
  71. ^ ‘Claremont Not Extended: Disjointed Play by Perth’; The West Australian, 31 July 1939, p. 17
  72. ^ Swan Districts: Biggest Wins
  73. ^ ‘East Fremantle’s Pace: A 41-Point Victory’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
  74. ^ ‘Claremont Wins Again – Interesting Game at Bassendean’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
  75. ^ ‘A Disappointing Match – East Perth Beats Subiaco Easily’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
  76. ^ ‘Perth Unimpressive – Small Margin Over West Perth’; The West Australian, 7 August 1939, p. 18
  77. ^ ‘A Belated Effort – South Fremantle Fails’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
  78. ^ ‘Perth Kicks Badly: Easy Win for East Perth’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
  79. ^ ‘West Perth’s First Victory – Improved Form at Subiaco’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
  80. ^ ‘Claremont Easily Beaten: Fine Display by East Fremantle’; The West Australian, 14 August 1939, p. 18
  81. ^ ‘East Perth’s Adaptability: Comfortable Victory over West Perth’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
  82. ^ ‘An Even Struggle – South Fremantle Beats Claremont’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
  83. ^ ‘Perth’s Good Second Half: 30-Point Win from Subiaco’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
  84. ^ ‘Goal-Front Accuracy – East Fremantle’s Success’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p. 15
  85. ^ “Follower” (pseudonymous author); ‘East Perth Now First; South Fremantle Improves’; The West Australian, 21 August 1939, p.15
  86. ^ ‘West Perth Defeated – East Fremantle’s Poor Kicking’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
  87. ^ ‘Claremont’s Powerful Burst: Runaway Victory over Subiaco’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
  88. ^ ‘Perth’s Great Finish: South Fremantle Beaten’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
  89. ^ ‘Swan Districts Outclassed: East Perth Superior in Drab Game’; The West Australian, 28 August 1939, p. 15
  90. ^ ‘Perth Win Keen Match’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
  91. ^ ‘East Perth Outpointed by South; Large Crowd Sees Brilliant Port Game’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
  92. ^ ‘Weakened Old East’s Good Win’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
  93. ^ ‘Monts Run Up Record Score’; The Sunday Times, 3 September 1939, p. 13
  94. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: All Records". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  95. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: Quarters and Halves". Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  96. ^ ‘South Fremantle Enter Final Four: Overwhelming Win at Leederville’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
  97. ^ ‘Claremont Head the List’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
  98. ^ ‘Big Win to Perth’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
  99. ^ ‘Narrow Victory for Swans’; The Sunday Times, 10 September 1939, p. 15
  100. ^ “LEAGUE FOOTBALL. EAST PERTH’S SUCCESS. South Fremantle Fights Hard.”; The West Australian, 18 September 1939; p. 12
  101. ^ “Football Semi-Final – East Fremantle’s Rally: Claremont Beaten by 37 Points.”; The West Australian, 25 September 1939, p. 5
  102. ^ ‘Football Final – Claremont’s Victory; Fierce Play and Fighting’; The West Australian, 2 October 1939; p. 3
  103. ^ Potter, Harry; ‘Claremont Win Grand Final Against Great Odds’; The Daily News, 7 October 1939; p. 4S
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