This is a list of records from the West Australian Football League (WAFL) since its inception in 1885 (formerly known as the West Australian Football Association, West Australian National Football League, Western Australia State Football League and Westar Rules).

Team Records

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Highest Score

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Rank Score Team Opponent Year Round Ground
1 41.30 (276) East Perth South Fremantle 1944 Round 1 Perth Oval
2 40.18 (258) South Fremantle West Perth 1981 Round 21 Fremantle Oval
3 39.20 (254) Claremont Perth 1981 Round 17 Claremont Oval
4 40.11 (251) Swan Districts Subiaco 1979 Round 19 Bassendean Oval
5 38.21 (249) Swan Districts Subiaco 1982 Round 2 Bassendean Oval
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Note: The score of 41.30 (276) by East Perth against South Fremantle in 1944 was in an under-19 competition due to the loss of players to serve in World War II, and is excluded in some sources. The score of 40.18 (258) by South Fremantle against West Perth in 1981 is the record in WAFL senior competition.

Lowest Score

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Rank Score Team Opponent Year Round Ground
1 0.0 (0) Subiaco South Fremantle 1906 Round 14 North Fremantle Oval
0.0 (0) † Peel Thunder Claremont 2004 Round 1 Rushton Park
3 0.1 (1) Perth West Perth 1899 Round 17 WACA
4 0.2 (2) East Fremantle Rovers 1898 Round 1 WACA
0.2 (2) Subiaco East Perth 1920 Round 13 Perth Oval
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Peel Thunder scored 10.10 (70) for the match, but their score was deleted as a penalty for playing former Fitzroy and Subiaco rover Peter Bird without a clearance.[2]

Most Consecutive Wins

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Rank Streak Team Start End
1 35 East Fremantle 1945, Round 13 1947, Round 3
2 25 Subiaco 2017, Grand Final 2019, Round 6
3 21 East Perth 1944, Round 1 1944 Grand Final
4 19 East Perth 1958, Preliminary Final 1959, Round 17
19 Subiaco 2006, Round 12 2007, Round 7
19 Subiaco 2017, Round 2 2017, Semi Final
5 18 Swan Districts 1979, Round 17 1980, Round 13
18 Claremont 1991, Round 7 1992, Round 1
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Player Records

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Most games

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Note: These figures refer to premiership matches (i.e. home-and-away and finals) matches only.

Rank Games Player Clubs Years
1 367 Mel Whinnen West Perth 1960-1977
2 341 Bill Dempsey West Perth 1960-1976
3 3321 Jack Sheedy East Fremantle, East Perth 1942-1944, 1946-1962
4 306 Brian Peake East Fremantle, Perth 1972-1981, 1986-1990
5 304 Bill Walker Swan Districts 1961-1976

1 Sheedy played 37 games in 1942-1944, which was in an under-19 competition due to the loss of players to serve in World War II; these games are excluded in some sources, which list Sheedy as playing 295 WAFL games.

The only other player to play 300 WAFL games was Kris Miller (East Fremantle, South Fremantle), who played 303 games between 1999 and 2014.

Most career goals

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Rank Goals Games Player Clubs Years
1 1211 251 Austin Robertson, Jr. Subiaco 1962-1965, 1967-1974
2 1196 228 Ted Tyson West Perth 1930-1941, 1945
3 1095 202 George Doig East Fremantle 1933-1945
4 1034 192 Bernie Naylor South Fremantle 1941, 1946-1954
5 910 190 Raymond Scott West Perth 1944, 1947-1955, 1959
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Most goals in a season

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George Doig
Rank Goals Player Club Year
1 167 Bernie Naylor South Fremantle 1953
2 160 Austin Robertson, Jr. Subiaco 1968
3 152 George Doig East Fremantle 1934
4 147 Bernie Naylor South Fremantle 1952
5 144 George Doig East Fremantle 1937
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Most goals in a game

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Bernie Naylor
Rank Goals Player Club Opponent Year Round Ground
1 23 Bernie Naylor South Fremantle Subiaco 1953 Round 16 Fremantle Oval
2 19 Bernie Naylor South Fremantle East Fremantle 1952 Round 18 Fremantle Oval
19 George Doig East Fremantle Claremont 1934 Round 19 Fremantle Oval
19 George Moloney Claremont Swan Districts 1940 Round 16 Claremont Oval
5 18 Bernie Naylor South Fremantle Subiaco 1953 Round 2 Fremantle Oval
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Most Sandover Medals

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Medals Player Team Seasons
4 Bill Walker Swan Districts 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
3 Haydn Bunton, Sr. Subiaco 1938, 1939, 1941
Merv McIntosh Perth 1948, 1953, 1954
Graham Farmer East Perth 1956, 1957, 1960
Barry Cable Perth 1964, 1968, 1973

Kicks after the siren

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Goal to win

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Player Team Opponent Year Score Details
Doug Oliphant Perth South Fremantle 1932 66–60 [5]
McGarry West Perth Victoria Park 1934 80–79 [6][7]
Bill Holmes Swan Districts East Fremantle 1968 102–101 [8][9]
Peter Melesso Claremont South Fremantle 1987 136–134 [10][11]
Chris Gerreyn Claremont East Fremantle 1995 71–67 [12][13]
Adam Prior East Perth Claremont 2012 91–90 [14]
Kyle Anderson East Perth Perth 2018 83–80 [15]
Mitch Dobson West Perth Perth 2022 54–48 [16][17]
Tom Edwards Swan Districts West Coast reserves 2023 83-80 [18][19]

Behind to win

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Player Team Opponent Year Score Details
Rainoldi West Perth South Fremantle 1934 121–120 [20][21]
Noel Carter South Fremantle East Fremantle 1983 128–127 [22]

Behind to draw

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Player Team Opponent Year Score Details
Peter Melesso Claremont Subiaco 1987 89–89 [23][24]
Peter Melesso Claremont Swan Districts 1988 76–76 [25][26]
Kristian Cary Perth West Coast reserves 2023 98–98 [27][28]

Missed opportunities

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Player Team Opponent Year Score Outcome Details
Jared Hardisty Claremont South Fremantle 2021 64–65 Claremont would have made the 2021 grand final. [29][30]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gauci, Ric. "WAFL FootyFacts - All Teams". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  2. ^ Townsend, John; ‘Peel Will Plead Bird Selection Legitimate’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 22 March 2004
  3. ^ Gauci, Ric. "WAFL FootyFacts - Player Records". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Gauci, Ric. "WAFL FootyFacts - Player Records". www.waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. ^ ‘A Last-Minute Victory: South Fremantle Narrowly Defeated’; The West Australian; 25 April 1932, p. 13
  6. ^ West Perth won by a point after a brilliant torpedo punt from McGarry after the final bell.
  7. ^ 'Won after the Bell – West Perth’s One-Point Victory'; The West Australian, 6 August 1934, p. 14
  8. ^ A display of sheer determination against a strengthening wind in the final quarter allowed Swan Districts to record their solitary win for the season with Holmes kicking the goal after the siren.
  9. ^ Worner, Geoff; ‘Swans Crack It – By One Point!’; The Sunday Times, 30 June 1968, p. 71
  10. ^ South Fremantle was denied a huge upset after Melesso marked with fifteen seconds remaining, then kicked truly after the final siren.
  11. ^ Stocks, Gary; ‘South Revived – in a Fashion’; The West Australian, 6 July 1987, p. 99
  12. ^ Gerreyn kicks a goal after the siren for Claremont’s sixth consecutive victory in round 8 of the season while all eighteen East Fremantle players yelled to put him off balance.
  13. ^ Lague, Steve; ‘Gerreyn the Hero for Second Time’; The West Australian, 29 May 1995, p. 75
  14. ^ Prior converted his third goal of the final quarter to complete a remarkable East Perth comeback [1] Archived 30 December 2012 at archive.today
  15. ^ Marked seconds before the siren went, kicked the goal from 45m on acute angle"Kyle Anderson kicks goal after siren to lead East Perth to three-point win over Perth". 28 July 2018.
  16. ^ Dobson took a diving mark at the top of the square with seconds remaining, and he kicked truly after the siren.
  17. ^ "Falcons prevail in cliffhanger". West Perth Football Club.
  18. ^ West Coast's Harry Barnett missed a shot on goal, allowing Swan Districts to bring the ball back into their forward 50, where Edwards marked and kicked truly.
  19. ^ "WAFL Match Report: Eagles suffer heartbreak at the hands of Swans". West Coast Eagles.
  20. ^ A behind from Rainoldi after the final bell gave West Perth their sixth win in round 7 of the season, and their only win with two fewer goals.
  21. ^ "WAFL Footy Facts: West Perth – Wins with Less Goals". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  22. ^ Received a free kick with five seconds to play and scored a behind after the siren. 6th June 1983 – WAFL – East Fremantle v South Fremantle
  23. ^ Melesso kicked a behind from fifty metres out after the siren to draw, after missing two easier shots that could have given the Tigers another win.
  24. ^ Christian, Geoff; ‘Historic Draw and a Tale of Two Kicks’; The West Australian, 1 June 1987, p. 76
  25. ^ For the third time in twenty-seven matches, Melesso saves Claremont from defeat with a kick after the siren.
  26. ^ Marsh, David; ‘Melesso’s Rescue Cheers Neesham’; The West Australian, 27 June 1988, p. 115
  27. ^ Kristian Cary kicked after the siren, but his kick fell short the huge pack competing on the goal line saw the ball forced through for a rushed behind. The draw ended West Coast's losing streak for the 2023 season.
  28. ^ "WAFL NAIDOC Round Wrap". WAFL.
  29. ^ Claremont co-captain Jared Hardisty had set shot after the final siren to win the game, but he missed and it sailed through for a behind.
  30. ^ "WAFL NAIDOC Round Wrap". WAFL.