1891
West Perth
West Perth joined the West Australian Football League.
1896
Subiaco
Subiaco Football Club formed (current WAFL club).
1903
WA State Championship
First WA State championship with Goldfields premiers Kalgoorlie Railways defeating WAFA premiers East Fremantle.
1904
WA interstate matches
West Australia played its first Interstate match against Victoria and South Australia.
1908
ANFC Jubilee Carnival (Victoria) - First National Carnival
Victoria was host State for the 1908 Carnival that included representation from New Zealand. The carnival was conducted under a two section system as indicated by the below carnival ladder and played at the MCG:
‘A’ Section
|
Played |
Won |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Points |
Victoria |
3 |
3 |
0 |
346 |
115 |
12 |
West Australia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
217 |
228 |
8 |
South Australia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
194 |
183 |
4 |
‘B’ Section
|
Played |
Won |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Points |
Tasmania |
4 |
3 |
1 |
249 |
183 |
12 |
New Zealand |
4 |
2 |
2 |
175 |
352 |
8 |
New South Wales |
4 |
1 |
3 |
262 |
286 |
4 |
Queensland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
96 |
292 |
0 |
New Zealand player G. Gillett, played Rugby Union for the New Zealand All Blacks.
1916
Leagues in recess
SAFL, VFA, and QFA all in recess for WW1, whilst VFL continued with only four clubs, and WAFL continued with full competition.
1921
Sandover Medal
Introduction of the Sandover Medal for Best Player in WAFL.
1921
Fourth National Carnival
Fourth National Carnival, held in Perth (WA) and won by West Australia.
Tasmania successfully competed in the minor carnival in Sydney and defeated New South Wales.
1928
Visiting teams
Visiting mainland teams included East Fremantle (WA) and VFL club Carlton. In the first match the TANFL Combined team defeated East Fremantle 8.14 (62) to 7.12 (54). This was a most satisfying experience as later in the season, East Fremantle won the WA premiership. The second match1Carlton 5.13 (103) defeated TANFL 13.9 (87).
1931
New finals system
Page McIntyre final system adopted in the VFL, SANFL and WAFL.
1933
George Doig - 100 goals in a season
George Doig kicked 106 goals in a season, became the first WAFL player to achieve the feat.
1973
National Championship game
Richmond defeated Subiaco in the National Championship game.
1991
Final Five
The West Australian Football League introduced final five system.