# 1935 WANFL season

The 1935 WANFL season was the 51st season of the Western Australian National Football League. The season saw West Perth win the premiership under the coaching of Johnny Leonard; it was the only time in West Perth's history that it won consecutive premierships, preceding a brief but exceptionally steep decline that saw the Cardinals four years later suffer the equal longest losing streak in WA(N)FL history.
This season saw Claremont-Cottesloe under new president Pat Rodriguez change its name to Claremont, and at first gave promise of great improvement before returning to their worst 1934 form. 1934 finalists Victoria Park lost defenders Shepherd, A. Brown, Hungerford and Patrick Fitzgerald in the off-season to retirement of major injuries and failed to cope with these problems, finishing last for the only time in open-age competition between 1924 and 1980. In contrast, Subiaco, who had been disappointing in 1934 with just seven victories, regained Lou Daily from Geelong and Collingwood to signal the end of a major exodus to the VFL. Daily's brilliant play in defence, and the acquisition of Frank Murphy from the Magpies as captain-coach, made the Maroons the best team in the competition for much of 1935, but West Perth's defence was too much in the Grand Final and Subiaco were to have a third of a century as a cellar-dweller before their next premiership in 1973.
The Sandover Medal count was marred by overlooking a clause in the rules to deal with a tie – Lou Daily was initially awarded the Medal on the casting vote of WANFL President Walter Stooke and became the first full-back to win a "best-and-fairest" medal in any leading Australian Rules state, but on 21 September it was pointed out that George Krepp should have won through having received one more three-vote than Daily. Ultimately the WANFL had no choice but to strike a second medal, which was given to Krepp at the League meeting on 16 October.

## Home-and-away season
### Round 1 (Labour Day)

| | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | |
| Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 19.10 (124) | def. | South Fremantle 11.17 (83) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 14.15 (99) | def. | Swan Districts 10.12 (72) | Subiaco Oval |
| Saturday, 4 May (2:45 pm) | Claremont 16.16 (112) | def. | Victoria Park 12.11 (83) | Claremont Oval (crowd: 955) |
| Monday, 6 May (2:45 pm) | West Perth 17.17 (119) | def. | East Perth 11.15 (81) | Leederville Oval |
| Clarence Hooper, in his first match for the Tigers, shows that the hype he received in the pre-season is justified with a clear best-on-ground display in his WANFL debut. ||||||

### Round 2

| | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | |
| Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 11.7 (73) | def. by | East Fremantle 19.10 (124) | WACA |
| Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 13.10 (88) | def. | West Perth 9.9 (63) | Bassendean Oval |
| Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) | East Perth 14.11 (95) | def. by | Subiaco 18.19 (127) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 11 May (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 15.10 (100) | def. by | Claremont 18.16 (124) | Fremantle Oval |
| George Doig, following on from his record 1934 season, kicked twelve goals against Victoria Park. ||||||

### Round 3

| | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | |
| Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 20.16 (136) | def. | Swan Districts 14.11 (95) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | Claremont 6.9 (45) | def. by | East Perth 12.17 (89) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 21.12 (138) | def. | South Fremantle 14.7 (91) | Subiaco Oval |
| Saturday, 18 May (2:45 pm) | West Perth 19.19 (133) | def. | Victoria Park 11.11 (77) | Leederville Oval |
| George Doig kicked a further ten goals against Swan Districts. ||||||

### Round 4

| | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | |
| Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 13.10 (88) | def. | Claremont 14.13 (97) | Bassendean Oval |
| Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) | East Perth 11.22 (88) | def. by | East Fremantle 15.13 (103) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 9.8 (62) | def. by | West Perth 11.16 (82) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 25 May (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 15.12 (102) | def. by | Subiaco 18.17 (125) | WACA |
| East Perth kicked 5.12 (42) with the wind in the third quarter, allowing East Fremantle to win. Jack Jennings kicks thirteen goals against the depleted Victoria Park defence, a total not equalled for Subiaco until Austin Robertson junior kicked fifteen in 1968 against East Fremantle. ||||||

### Round 5 (Foundation Day)

| | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | |
| Saturday, 1 June (2:45 pm) | East Perth 13.11 (89) | def. | Swan Districts 12.10 (82) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 1 June (2:45 pm) | Claremont 10.9 (69) | def. | East Fremantle 9.12 (66) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 1 June (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 18.21 (129) | def. | Victoria Park 8.11 (59) | Fremantle Oval |
| Monday, 3 June (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 10.10 (70) | def. by | West Perth 13.13 (91) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9578) |
| Following its loss to West Perth, Subiaco protested on the grounds that former Collingwood player Jack Beveridge had played without the proper permit. The protest was upheld, and Subiaco was awarded the match points for the game. ||||||

### Round 6

| | Round 6 | Round 6 | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 14.14 (98) | def. | Subiaco 15.7 (97) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) | West Perth 11.18 (84) | def. | Claremont 12.7 (79) | Leederville Oval |
| Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 12.14 (86) | def. by | East Perth 24.19 (163) | WACA |
| Saturday, 8 June (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 8.15 (63) | def. by | South Fremantle 17.14 (116) | Bassendean Oval |

### Round 7

| | Round 7 | Round 7 | Round 7 | |
| Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 14.17 (101) | def. | West Perth 6.19 (55) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 15.14 (104) | def. | Swan Districts 10.12 (72) | WACA |
| Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) | East Perth 13.22 (100) | def. | South Fremantle 10.16 (76) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 15 June (2:45 pm) | Claremont 14.12 (96) | def. by | Subiaco 20.11 (131) | Claremont Oval |

### First interstate match

| | First interstate match | First interstate match | First interstate match | | |
| Saturday, 22 June (2:45 pm) | Western Australia | def. by | Victoria | Perth Oval (crowd: 25,500) | |
| | 1.2 (8) 7.4 (46) 11.4 (70) 13.10 (88) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 5.6 (36) 9.10 (64) 14.17 (101) 18.18 (126) | Umpires: Jack McMurray senior | Umpires: Jack McMurray senior |
| George Doig, Davey 3.0 Anderson 1.4 Stewart Daily, Norm McDiarmid, Rainoldi, Richardson 1.1 Lawn, McGlinn 1.0 Walsh, Ryan 0.1 | George Doig, Davey 3.0 Anderson 1.4 Stewart Daily, Norm McDiarmid, Rainoldi, Richardson 1.1 Lawn, McGlinn 1.0 Walsh, Ryan 0.1 | Goals | 6.2 Beames 4.3 Green 3.1 Morrison 2.2 Evans 1.5 Hartnett 1.2 Dyer 1.0 Collier 0.2 Taylor 0.1 Bisset, Mills | 6.2 Beames 4.3 Green 3.1 Morrison 2.2 Evans 1.5 Hartnett 1.2 Dyer 1.0 Collier 0.2 Taylor 0.1 Bisset, Mills |
| Bowe, McDiarmid, Rainoldi, Clarke, Batt, Davey | Bowe, McDiarmid, Rainoldi, Clarke, Batt, Davey | Best | Shea (best on ground), Beames, Regan, Collier, Huxtable, Dick Reynolds, Gandion | Shea (best on ground), Beames, Regan, Collier, Huxtable, Dick Reynolds, Gandion |
| | | Injuries | Martin (ribs) | Martin (ribs) |
| Western Australia's lack of system and the strength of Regan in defence ensure a convincing defeat. ||||||

### Second interstate match

| | Second interstate match | Second interstate match | Second interstate match | | |
| Tuesday, 25 June (2:45 pm) | Western Australia | def. by | Victoria | Leederville Oval (crowd: 11,221) | |
| | 3.0 (18) 6.1 (37) 9.4 (58) 11.6 (72) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 5.2 (32) 7.10 (52) 8.11 (59) 12.13 (85) | Umpires: Jack McMurray senior | Umpires: Jack McMurray senior |
| George Doig 5.1 Reynolds 3.0 Rainoldi 1.1 Ditchburn, McDiarmid 1.0 J. Anderson, Ryan 0.1 | George Doig 5.1 Reynolds 3.0 Rainoldi 1.1 Ditchburn, McDiarmid 1.0 J. Anderson, Ryan 0.1 | Goals | 3.3 Green 2.3 Hartnett 2.2 Dick Reynolds 2.1 Evans 2.0 Beames 1.1 Nash 0.1 Shea, Lewis | 3.3 Green 2.3 Hartnett 2.2 Dick Reynolds 2.1 Evans 2.0 Beames 1.1 Nash 0.1 Shea, Lewis |
| Rainoldi, McDiarmid, Krepp, Tetley, Lawn, Clarke | Rainoldi, McDiarmid, Krepp, Tetley, Lawn, Clarke | Best | Shea (best on ground), Dick Reynolds, Regan, Evans, Beames, Anderson | Shea (best on ground), Dick Reynolds, Regan, Evans, Beames, Anderson |
| A second defeat, although the match was closer than the Saturday encounter, revealed Western Australia's definite weakness in key positions. ||||||

### Round 8

| | Round 8 | Round 8 | Round 8 | |
| Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 10.9 (69) | def. by | Subiaco 18.11 (119) | Bassendean Oval |
| Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) | East Perth 15.11 (101) | def. | West Perth 12.12 (84) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 11.13 (79) | def. by | Claremont 15.11 (101) | WACA |
| Saturday, 29 June (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 9.19 (73) | def. by | East Fremantle 15.21 (111) | Fremantle Oval |
| Claremont enters the top four with its fifth win, but it proved the club's last win for the season. ||||||

### Round 9

| | Round 9 | Round 9 | Round 9 | |
| Saturday, 6 July (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 15.8 (98) | def. | East Perth 12.16 (88) | Subiaco Oval |
| Saturday, 6 July (2:45 pm) | Claremont 10.8 (68) | def. by | South Fremantle 17.9 (111) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 6 July (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 14.14 (98) | def. by | Victoria Park 17.13 (115) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 6 July (2:45 pm) | West Perth 14.17 (101) | def. | Swan Districts 11.11 (77) | Leederville Oval |
| Victoria Park kicked eight goals in the final quarter to defeat East Fremantle and hand over bottom position to Swan Districts. Gook's marking was spectacular. ||||||

### Round 10

| | Round 10 | Round 10 | Round 10 | |
| Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 17.15 (117) | def. | Subiaco 16.12 (108) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 7.7 (49) | def. by | West Perth 11.15 (81) | WACA |
| Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) | East Perth 12.12 (84) | def. | Claremont 10.15 (75) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 13 July (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 14.11 (95) | def. | East Fremantle 9.16 (70) | Bassendean Oval |
| For a second successive round East Fremantle lose to the bottom club, jeopardising their second semi-final berth. ||||||

### WANFL Second XVIII v Goldfields

| | Western Australian National Football League Second XVIII v Goldfields Football League | Western Australian National Football League Second XVIII v Goldfields Football League | Western Australian National Football League Second XVIII v Goldfields Football League | |
| Saturday, 20 July (2:45 pm) | Western Australian National Football League Second XVIII 16.18 (114) | def. | Goldfields Football League 11.22 (88) | Leederville Oval |
| A WANFL "second eighteen" struggles against the powerful Goldfields league, despite wet conditions unfamiliar to players from that region. The Goldfields were especially impressive in high marking. ||||||

### Round 11

| | Round 11 | Round 11 | Round 11 | |
| Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 18.18 (126) | def. | Victoria Park 13.16 (94) | Subiaco Oval |
| Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 15.18 (108) | def. by | East Perth 18.16 (124) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) | Claremont 11.8 (74) | def. by | Swan Districts 13.15 (93) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 27 July (2:45 pm) | West Perth 18.8 (116) | def. | South Fremantle 7.11 (53) | Leederville Oval |

### Round 12

| | Round 12 | Round 12 | Round 12 | |
| Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) | West Perth 10.8 (68) | def. | Subiaco 9.7 (61) | Leederville Oval |
| Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 12.10 (82) | def. by | South Fremantle 14.16 (100) | WACA |
| Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 21.14 (140) | def. | Claremont 9.8 (62) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 3 August (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 10.18 (78) | def. by | East Perth 12.12 (84) | Bassendean Oval |
| The top four moved three games clear of the bottom four with only six more rounds to be played, and with George Doig kicking eight goals and Kingsbury five East Fremantle end a worrying slump against the Tigers, who had now lost their last four. ||||||

### Round 13

| | Round 13 | Round 13 | Round 13 | |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) | East Perth 13.17 (95) | def. | Victoria Park 11.12 (78) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 10.12 (72) | def. by | Swan Districts 11.21 (87) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) | Claremont 9.4 (58) | def. by | West Perth 12.16 (88) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 10 August (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 11.14 (80) | def. | East Fremantle 7.13 (55) | Subiaco Oval |

### Round 14

| | Round 14 | Round 14 | Round 14 | |
| Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 11.16 (82) | def. by | Victoria Park 14.16 (100) | Bassendean Oval |
| Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 14.15 (99) | def. | East Perth 12.25 (97) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | West Perth 17.11 (113) | def. | East Fremantle 11.19 (85) | Leederville Oval |
| Saturday, 17 August (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 17.13 (115) | def. | Claremont 10.21 (81) | Subiaco Oval |
| Victoria Park, after trailing at half time by 45 points – 1.7 (13) to 8.10 (58) – came from behind to defeat Swan Districts. South Fremantle recover from having only five scoring shots to 22 in the first half for a thrilling win to be two games out of the four but face a tough draw to finish. ||||||

### Round 15

| | Round 15 | Round 15 | Round 15 | |
| Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 16.16 (112) | def. | South Fremantle 10.11 (71) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) | Claremont 11.13 (79) | def. by | Subiaco 13.17 (95) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 8.9 (57) | def. by | East Perth 10.16 (76) | WACA |
| Saturday, 24 August (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 11.10 (76) | def. by | West Perth 19.11 (125) | Bassendean Oval |
| Ted Tyson (West Perth) kicked 10.6 (66) against Swan Districts. ||||||

### Round 16

| | Round 16 | Round 16 | Round 16 | |
| Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) | East Perth 17.20 (122) | def. | Swan Districts 11.11 (77) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) | Claremont 2.10 (22) | def. by | West Perth 14.8 (92) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) | South Fremantle 7.18 (60) | def. by | Subiaco 12.16 (88) | Fremantle Oval |
| Saturday, 31 August (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 9.3 (57) | def. by | East Fremantle 13.18 (96) | WACA |
| Claremont kicks its lowest score to date in the WA(N)FL, beating 3.7 (25) against Subiaco in 1932, and the smallest overall in the WA(N)FL between 1927 and 1943. Albert Skinner kicks both Claremont's goals, the first seven minutes into the third quarter, whilst Tyson scores nine for the Cardinals in boisterous conditions. George Doig kicked his hundredth goal for the third successive season in the last quarter. ||||||

### Round 17

| | Round 17 | Round 17 | Round 17 | |
| Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) | Claremont 12.7 (79) | def. by | East Perth 27.21 (183) | Claremont Oval |
| Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 14.14 (98) | def. | Victoria Park 13.13 (91) | Bassendean Oval |
| Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) | West Perth 16.19 (115) | def. | South Fremantle 10.13 (73) | Leederville Oval |
| Saturday, 7 September (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 15.8 (98) | def. by | East Fremantle 19.15 (129) | Subiaco Oval |
| East Perth fell one point short of the existing record WA(N)FL score, against a Claremont team which had lost eight matches in a row. The score remains the highest by a visiting team at Claremont Oval. Ted Tyson (West Perth) kicked seven goals to kick his hundredth goal for the season. Newly promoted forward Ted Holdsworth kicked eight for Swan Districts, as they ensure 1934 finalist Victoria Park, who had to recall committeeman Franch to field eighteen fit players finish with the wooden spoon. ||||||

### Round 18

| | Round 18 | Round 18 | Round 18 | |
| Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) | Swan Districts 16.17 (113) | def. | South Fremantle 10.9 (69) | Subiaco Oval |
| Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) | East Perth 9.8 (62) | def. by | Subiaco 16.16 (112) | Perth Oval |
| Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) | Victoria Park 20.14 (134) | def. | Claremont 9.8 (62) | WACA |
| Saturday, 14 September (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 12.15 (87) | def. | West Perth 8.16 (64) | Fremantle Oval |

## Ladder

1935 ladder :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
| 1 | Subiaco | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1887 | 1547 | 122.0 | 56 |
| 2 | West Perth (P) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1674 | 1300 | 128.8 | 52 |
| 3 | East Fremantle | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1843 | 1512 | 121.9 | 48 |
| 4 | East Perth | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1821 | 1583 | 115.0 | 48 |
| 5 | South Fremantle | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1555 | 1787 | 87.0 | 24 |
| 6 | Swan Districts | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1505 | 1731 | 86.9 | 24 |
| 7 | Claremont | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1383 | 1855 | 74.6 | 20 |
| 8 | Victoria Park | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1520 | 1873 | 81.2 | 16 |

## Finals
### First semi-final

| | First semi-final | First semi-final | First semi-final | |
| Saturday, 21 September (2:45 pm) | East Fremantle 8.13 (61) | def. by | East Perth 9.18 (72) | Leederville Oval (crowd: 8,411) |
| In a fast, high-speed game in wet and slippery conditions, East Perth came from behind to win after East Fremantle had opened with four goals to none with the breeze in the first quarter. ||||||

### Second semi-final

| | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | Second semi-final | |
| Saturday, 28 September (2:45 pm) | Subiaco 13.9 (87) | def. | West Perth 9.17 (71) | Perth Oval (crowd: 12,728) |
| Subiaco, aided by the return of Lou Daily from Victoria, defeated West Perth to reach their third Grand Final in five seasons. ||||||

### Preliminary final

| | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | |
| Saturday, 5 October (2:45 pm) | West Perth 10.17 (77) | def. | East Perth 11.4 (70) | Subiaco Oval (crowd: 11,808) |
| Retiring follower Jack McDiarmid was the outstanding player as West Perth came from behind to defeat an East Perth in a very fast game. ||||||

### Grand Final

| | 1935 WANFL Grand Final | 1935 WANFL Grand Final | 1935 WANFL Grand Final | | |
| Saturday, 12 October (2:15 pm) | Subiaco | def. by | West Perth | Perth Oval | |
| | 2.1 (13) 2.5 (17) 5.7 (37) 7.9 (51) | Q1 Q2 Q3 Final | 3.5 (23) 5.5 (35) 8.5 (53) 11.8 (74) | Umpires: George Owens | Umpires: George Owens |
| Mills 2, Richardson 2, Roe, Green, Stewart Daily | Mills 2, Richardson 2, Roe, Green, Stewart Daily | Goals | Tyson 5, Yates, McDiarmid, Anderson, Beveridge, Rainoldi, Marinko | Tyson 5, Yates, McDiarmid, Anderson, Beveridge, Rainoldi, Marinko |
| Davies (best on ground), Bowe, Briggs, Lou Daily, Strack, Murphy | Davies (best on ground), Bowe, Briggs, Lou Daily, Strack, Murphy | Best | Beveridge, Morgan, Benton, Flemming, Sanderson, Shuttleworth, Anderson, Rainoldi | Beveridge, Morgan, Benton, Flemming, Sanderson, Shuttleworth, Anderson, Rainoldi |
| This was the last ever WANFL Grand Final at Perth Oval. ||||||