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44-496: In 1967, WAFL football historian Dave Clement discovered a discrepancy between the official premiership list as published by the league and what he had determined from examination of records from the time. The original list has Fremantle winning six of the first seven premierships; however, documentation was found that the Unions club had won three premierships in succession. The discrepancy was not officially acknowledged and fixed until

88-492: A behind; and soon after, Sharpe passed the ball to Billy McIntyre who kicked the game's opening goal. McIntyre scored another behind shortly afterwards, giving East Fremantle an eight point advantage. Another East Fremantle attack was marked at the goal-face by Perth defender Ronald Southee and repelled. Perth advanced next, benefitting from two free kicks, from the second of which Ossie Winton scored their opening goal. East Fremantle pressed next, scoring two behinds (Sharpe from

132-488: A free kick, he rang it again, then reported the issue to the Perth secretary. East Fremantle timekeeper R. G. Salter, testified that he heard the whistle five seconds before Kennedy began to ring the bell. Salter also admitted to having a 10/– bet with a friend on East Fremantle to win the game, but denied this affected his impartiality as a timekeeper. Perth submitted a total of 47 witnesses, all testifying that they had heard

176-432: A goal to Albert Heinrichs from a snap shot. Orr received a wide-angle free kick, which missed. Late goals were scored by George Brown and Christy. Perth had four scoring chances in the quarter, but managed only two behinds. A three-quarter time, the on-field score showed East Fremantle 5.8 (38) leading Perth 3.6 (24) by 14 points. East Fremantle opened the final quarter with a strong attack, Sharpe kicking another goal from

220-614: A letter asking the League to refer the matter of the premiership to the Australasian Football Council , which was turned down. The East Fremantle delegate threatened to take the appeal to the Supreme Court of Western Australia , but the threat was empty. In November 1910, the Australasian Football Council amended Law 4, adding the sentence "the field umpire shall be the sole judge as to the first sound of

264-406: A long place kick and McIntyre after a pass from Sharpe). Perth scored one more behind, from Harry Nankervis, before the end of the quarter. At quarter time, East Fremantle 1.4 (10) led Perth 1.1 (7) by only three points, despite overall having the better of the quarter, with better marking and teamwork compared with Perth, whose kicking efficiency was poor. Perth had the better of the chances in

308-590: A pavilion and other features were built for the Western Australia Centenary . The Claremont Showground is serviced by a special events railway station on the Fremantle line . Opened on 20 September 1995, it has direct connection with the showgrounds. The original Showgrounds Station, opened in 1954, was located 350 metres (1,150 ft) further east with platforms on either side of the line, and required negotiating road crossings to access

352-532: A premiership or being determined as the runners-up in the years of 1899 - 1903 (L, W, L, W, W), these years are not counted additionally towards East Fremantle 's consecutive grand final appearances from 1904 - 1912 . East Fremantle drew the 1905 WAFA Grand Final and was defeated by West Perth in the replay. Claremont drew the 1938 WANFL Grand Final , and defeated East Fremantle in the replay. Grand finals commenced from 1904 , onwards. Grand final replays are not counted as individual appearances. This table

396-402: A protest against the loss, arguing that one of its goals had been improperly changed to a touched behind by the field umpire, but this was dismissed. This match was certain to decide the season's premiership: since the teams entered the match with equal win–loss records and the finals were played under the first amended Argus system , there was no possibility for a challenge match. The match

440-460: A published news article the following day. Fremantle newspapers reacted negatively to the news. The Evening Mail took a scathing line, leading with the headline "Perth premiers: beaten in football, they win in argument" in an acerbic article decrying the decision; the Empire was more measured in its language, but accused the largely Perth-based appeals board of regional and classist bias against

484-444: A snap shot to extend the on-field margin to 20 points and prompt some portions of the crowd to leave. Perth then swung the momentum of the game, making several attacking raids over the next ten minutes, netting three goals: the first came from mark by Edmondson, the second from Roy Wilson, and the third from Nankervis. With twelve minutes remaining, the on-field score showed East Perth only four points ahead, and soon after they increased

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528-417: A snap shot. It was not until late in the quarter that play evened up, with both teams had several attacking chances repelled, with no more scores until the very end of the quarter. Just after the bell rang for half time, East Fremantle half-forward Charles Doig was awarded a free kick for holding the man against St. John Kennedy in a ground contest; he kicked a goal from his after-the-siren kick to narrow

572-522: Is a list of all the grand final matchups in the West Australian Football League by order of how often two teams have played against each other. The table denotes the number of grand final appearances between two teams, the year(s) both teams have played against each other, and the premiership years(s) of each team (if any at all). The following tables summarise the different premiership droughts for each club. The first table

616-592: Is home to the annual Perth Royal Show . In 1902, 13 hectares (32 acres) of land were reserved in the Perth suburb of Claremont for a new showground to replace the Guildford Showgrounds. The Royal Agricultural Show, of three days, was first held there in October and November 1905. During World War I and World War II , the showgrounds were used to house and train Australian troops. In 1929,

660-400: Is limited to droughts lasting twenty or more seasons, while the other three are specific to each club (two of which span the entire competition, including all 21 teams). The duration of the drought is given as the number of full seasons contested between premierships; the season in which the drought is broken is considered to be part of the drought, and if the drought began from a club's entry to

704-478: The Claremont Showground , to determine the premier team of the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 1907 season . One of the most controversial matches in the league's history, the match was won on the day by East Fremantle by five points, then overturned on protest and awarded to Perth after the free kick which led to one of East Fremantle's goals was judged to have been awarded after

748-441: The 1 October meeting closed, Perth stated that it did not want to win the premiership on the protest, and offered East Fremantle a rematch for the following Saturday; however, at the regular League meeting on 2 October, the league ruled out an official rematch, as it would have required three weeks' procedural notice to change the rules governing the premiership; East Fremantle also declined an unofficial exhibition match. Following

792-529: The Fremantle-based clubs for both this decision, and the semi-final decision against South Fremantle. Perth captain Jack Leckie commented "there is not a single man in the team who would not rather have done without [the premiership] than accept it under such conditions", and wished that the appeals board had declared no result and a rematch, rather than reverse the result of the game. Before

836-557: The League's centenary in 1985. In the early years, a number of cups were awarded to clubs who won the premiership, including the "Dixson Cup" and the "Farley Cup". On March 27, 1907, the WAFA was renamed the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The 1907 grand final ended in a controversial manner, after Perth were awarded their first premiership by protesting the results. On Wednesday October 12, 1927,

880-461: The League's refusal to allow South Fremantle to submit outside witnesses when it protested its semi-final loss against Perth only two weeks earlier; this led to Perth's numbers advantage in witnesses, as East Fremantle had elected not to bring outside witnesses on the expectation that they would not be permitted. Among the critics was East Fremantle captain Tom Wilson, who raised both points in

924-794: The WAFL was renamed the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) – the "national" in the name being adopted by the SANFL, TANFL and other leagues when the Australian Football Council became the Australian National Football Council earlier in that year. Prior to 1931, premierships were either awarded to the team leading the ladder or who won a final. If the top team lost the final, then they had

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968-520: The bar after hearing the bell; and several Perth players including Henry Edmondson , captain John Leckie, Lou Cherry, and Dick Kennedy. Kennedy claimed to have spoken with Crapp about the timing of the bell on the field, and Crapp denied having the conversation. East Fremantle presented only five witnesses, who testified that the bell went two to five seconds after the whistle, including: match boundary umpire Ernest Cooper, official scorer Jefferys,

1012-421: The bell prior to the whistle, usually by somewhere between two and fifteen seconds. Witnesses included: the penalised player St. John Kennedy; the goal umpire J. Webb, a delegate from West Perth , who had begun leaving the field before returning to adjudicate on the goal; delegates from several other clubs and private citizens who were spectators at the match, including two who famously testified to having left for

1056-465: The bell," to the law, formally resolving any ambiguity between Laws 4 and 14. Perth's protest would certainly have been dismissed under the amended law; and similar protests, which until 1910 were often successful if there was reasonable evidence about the timing of the bell, were thereafter almost never upheld. AFL siren controversy , a similar protest in 2006 Claremont Showground The Claremont Showground near Perth , Western Australia

1100-402: The best player on the ground, who was able to both contribute strongly and beat Perth star Andrew Ferguson in his position. East Fremantle ruckman Albert Heinrichs was also singled out for praise. Perth's team performance was relatively even, with veteran forward Jack Leckie the team's best on the day. After the match, Perth lodged two points of protest against the result of the game: 1. That

1144-472: The field umpire's 'full control of play' included adjudicating the timing of the bell. Following the presentation of evidence, the Appeals Board upheld Perth's protest, finding that the weight of evidence supported that the bell had first been rung prior to the whistle, and therefore that the free kick and resultant goal were improperly awarded. Doig's goal was struck from the record, and the result of

1188-507: The fixture to East Fremantle, but refused to yield it to Perth; and, since the State Premiership was technically a tour match arranged privately between the clubs, the league had no power to change South Fremantle's mind. Some Fremantle newspapers still promoted the game as the State Premiership, although it is not recognised as such, and Boulder City 8.9 (57) defeated East Fremantle 5.3 (33). On 30 October, East Fremantle tabled

1232-523: The free kick against St. John Kennedy, recalling that he blew his whistle, and then heard the bell immediately afterwards. He testified that had he would have conferred with the timekeepers had he not been sure that his whistle had beaten the bell. The two timekeepers, one provided by each club, gave very different accounts of the incident. Perth timekeeper Frank Kennedy, who rang the bell, testified that he had finished ringing it about two seconds before Crapp blew his whistle; upon seeing that Crapp had awarded

1276-509: The free kick recipient Charles Doig, and East Fremantle player Dick Sweetman. The relevant sub-clauses of the Laws of the Game at that time read: East Fremantle cited the interaction between Laws 14 and 16 as supporting the dismissal of the protest, while Perth also claimed the support of Law 16. There was ambiguity in the interpretation of Laws 4 and 14, in that it was not clear whether or not

1320-607: The game, Perth and the Goldfields Football League 's premier Boulder City attempted to arrange a fixture to decide the West Australian State Premiership as part of Boulder City's post-season visit to the coast; however, scheduling difficulties prevented this. In particular, Boulder City had arranged a match with South Fremantle on Fremantle Oval for its last Saturday on the coast; in an act of solidarity, South Fremantle yielded

1364-471: The goal kicked by Charles Doig at half time was wrongly recorded, inasmuch as the free from which it was kicked was awarded after the ringing of the bell 2. That the goal kicked by George Brown was wrongly awarded to East Fremantle in the third quarter and should have been scored a behind. The WAFL board of management met on Tuesday 1 October to discuss the protest, in a meeting which ran until after midnight. Umpire Ivo Crapp testified his recollection of

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1408-563: The half time bell. The final result was a one-point win to Perth, 6.6 (42) d. 5.11 (41). It was Perth's first premiership. East Fremantle and Perth had been the strongest teams in the 1907 WAFL season , each finishing the home-and-away season with a 14–3 record; East Fremantle won the minor premiership by percentage. Those two clubs qualified for the grand final with wins in their semi-finals: East Fremantle defeated third-placed West Perth by ten points; and Perth defeated fourth-placed South Fremantle by four points. South Fremantle lodged

1452-591: The league, the club's inaugural season is also considered to be part of the drought. Grand final replays are not included in grand final appearances. Source where unlisted Source Source 1907 WAFL Grand Final The 1907 WAFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Perth Football Club and the East Fremantle Football Club , on 28 September 1907 at

1496-418: The margin to five. However, Perth had all of the remaining attacking chances; Orr and Wilson both had late chances to kick goals, but neither scored. Perth continued to attack, but the final bell sounded before they could score again. The final onfield score showed East Fremantle 6.11 (47) defeating Perth 6.6 (42) by five points. The Sunday Times' sportswriter considered East Fremantle wingman Archie Strang

1540-407: The match was amended to a Perth victory, 6.6 (42) d. 5.11 (41). Perth's second point of protest contended that Brown's goal in the third quarter could have been improperly awarded, based on a conversation alleged to have been overheard between central umpire Crapp and goal umpire Webb, in which Webb expressed doubt over whether a goal or behind had been scored before awarding the goal; the identity of

1584-415: The on-field margin to six points, Perth 3.4 (22) leading East Fremantle 2.4 (16). It was this free kick, and conjecture over whether it was awarded before or after the half time bell, which led to the Perth's protest after the game, and this goal which was ultimately removed from the score. East Fremantle took control the game in the third quarter. Early pressure resulted in a behind to Dolly Christy , then

1628-535: The past been used for Australian rules football matches. In the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Perth won its first premiership against East Fremantle there in 1907. They were the original home of Claremont-Cottesloe Football Club in its first year in the WAFL before moving to Claremont Oval in 1927. On 19 March 2005, the venue was used to host a one-off WAFL match between Claremont and West Perth , with Claremont winning in front of 7,812 spectators. Due to redevelopment of Claremont Oval, Claremont used

1672-445: The person who heard the conversation was not given. Perth's protest did not directly call for the score to be reversed, but rather for Webb to explain his decision. Webb denied the conversation and demanded an apology, and Perth withdrew the second point of protest. The decision drew surprise from many observers. In particular, many noted that while Perth's position was supported a greater number of witnesses, East Fremantle's position

1716-519: The right to call for a challenge match to be played the following week to determine the premiership. In 1931 the system changed to the Page finals system where the top two teams play in the second semi final, with the loser having a second chance and the winner progressing straight to the Grand Final. The winner of the third and fourth placed teams who played in the first semi final play the loser of

1760-488: The second quarter, with several rushes forward throughout the quarter which made the game challenging for the East Fremantle defenders. Harry Edmondson and Eddie Thompson both missed with early chances. Edmondson missed another shot later; but then kicked Perth's second goal after intercepting the kick-off from that behind. Perth attacked from the ensuing centre bounce, and Billy Orr kicked Perth's third goal from

1804-525: The second semi final in the preliminary final. Since 1945, the best player on ground in the Grand Final has been awarded the Simpson Medal . Coach Coach Prior to 1904 , the premiership and runners-up of the season were decided by position on the ladder (1st and 2nd, respectively). From 1904 onwards, a grand final was played to determine the premiers of that year. Since no grand final was played prior to 1904, despite East Fremantle either winning

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1848-662: The showgrounds. The Bruce Campbell Arena, an enclosed grass field forms the focal point of events at the Showgrounds. From 1927 until 2000, the 586-metre (641-yard) Claremont Speedway operated on a track around the edge of the arena. Its size made it the largest speedway in weekly operation in a state capital in Australia. With the closure of Claremont, speedway in Perth moved to the 500-metre (550-yard) Perth Motorplex Speedway in Kwinana Beach . The arena has in

1892-479: Was played in fine weather conditions, with a very slight southerly breeze, at the Claremont Showground , with an estimated 8,500 in attendance. Ivo Crapp served as field umpire. In a first quarter which favoured East Fremantle, both teams had several early attacking chances repelled. However, ill discipline from Perth saw East Fremantle claim several free kicks and gain many of the best chances. East Fremantle scored first after ten minutes when Harry Sharpe kicked

1936-456: Was supported by the higher calibre of witnesses whose statements should have had more weight, including all of the game's appointed neutral officials. (Goal umpire J. Webb, who testified for Perth, was not an appointed goal umpire, but a West Perth delegate who agreed at the last minute to cover the appointed goal umpire's absence). The Appeal Board was also criticised for allowing the clubs to submit club-affiliated witnesses at all, pointing to

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