1907 WAFL season

The 1907 WAFL season was the 23rd season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia.[1] It was the league's first season under the name West Australian Football League, having changed from West Australian Football Association in March 1907.[2]

1907 WAFL season
Teams8
PremiersPerth
1st premiership
Minor premiersEast Fremantle
5th minor premiership

The premiership was won by Perth, after it won a controversial grand final against East Fremantle on protest by one point, after initially losing the match by five points. It was Perth's first premiership.

Ladder

1907 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 East Fremantle 17 14 3 0 895 549 163.0 56
2 Perth (P) 17 14 3 0 778 505 154.1 56
3 West Perth 17 12 5 0 891 617 144.4 48
4 South Fremantle 17 10 7 0 804 626 128.4 40
5 North Fremantle 17 7 10 0 661 715 92.4 28
6 East Perth 17 7 10 0 632 712 88.8 28
7 Midland Junction 17 2 15 0 519 925 56.1 8
8 Subiaco 17 2 15 0 485 1016 47.7 8
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Grand Final

1907 WAFL Grand Final
Saturday, 28 September Perth def. East Fremantle Showgrounds
1.1 (7)
3.4 (22)
3.6 (24)
 6.6 (42)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
0.4 (4)
1.4 (10)
4.8 (32)
 5.11 (41)
Umpires: Ivo Crapp

References

  1. "australianfootball.com / 1907 WAFL Premiership Season".
  2. "Football - the Australian game". The Daily News. Perth, WA. 28 March 1907. p. 9.


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