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
Highest Score
RankScore TeamOpponentYear 2025RoundGround141.30 (276)East Perth South Fremantle1944Round 1Perth Oval240.18 (258)South FremantleWest Perth1981Round 21Fremantle Oval339.20 (254)ClaremontPerth1981Round 17Claremont Oval440.11 (251)Swan DistrictsSubiaco1979Round 19Bassendean Oval538.21 (249)Swan DistrictsSubiaco1982Round 2Bassendean Oval
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
RankScoreTeamOpponentYearRoundGround10.0 (0)SubiacoSouth Fremantle1906Round 14North Fremantle Oval0.0 (0) Peel Thunder Claremont2004Round 1Rushton Park30.1 (1)PerthWest Perth1899Round 17WACA40.2 (2)East Fremantle Rovers1898Round 1WACA0.2 (2)SubiacoEast Perth1920Round 13Perth Oval 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.Townsend, John; ‘Peel Will Plead Bird Selection Legitimate’; The Game, p. 11; from The West Australian, 22 March 2004
Most Consecutive Wins
RankStreakTeamStartEnd135East Fremantle1945, Round 131947, Round 3225Subiaco2017, Grand Final2019, Round 6321East Perth1944, Round 11944 Grand Final419East Perth1958, Preliminary Final1959, Round 1719Subiaco2006, Round 122007, Round 719Subiaco2017, Round 22017, Semi Final518Swan Districts1979, Round 171980, Round 1318Claremont1991, Round 71992, Round 1
Player Records Most games
Note: These figures refer to premiership matches (i.e. home-and-away and finals matches) only.
RankGamesPlayerClubsYears 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 30 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 302 WAFL games.
The only other players to play 300 WAFL games were Kris Miller (East Fremantle and South Fremantle), who played 303 games between 1999 and 2014, and Tony Notte (Swan Districts), who has played 322 games from 2008 to present.
Most career goals
RankGoalsGamesPlayerClubsYears11212251Austin Robertson, Jr.Subiaco 1962-1965, 1967-197421196228Ted TysonWest Perth 1930-1941, 194531095202George DoigEast Fremantle 1933-194541034192Bernie NaylorSouth Fremantle 1941, 1946-19545910190Raymond ScottWest Perth 1944, 1947-1955, 1959
Most goals in a season
RankGoalsPlayerClubYear1167Bernie NaylorSouth Fremantle19532160Austin Robertson, Jr.Subiaco19683152George DoigEast Fremantle19344147Bernie NaylorSouth Fremantle19525144George DoigEast Fremantle1937
Most goals in a game
RankGoalsPlayerClubOpponentYearRoundGround123Bernie NaylorSouth FremantleSubiaco1953Round 16Fremantle Oval219Bernie NaylorSouth FremantleEast Fremantle1952Round 18Fremantle Oval19George DoigEast FremantleClaremont1934Round 19Fremantle Oval19George MoloneyClaremontSwan Districts1940Round 16Claremont Oval518Bernie NaylorSouth FremantleSubiaco1953Round 2Fremantle Oval
Most Sandover Medals
Medals Player Team Seasons4 Bill Walker Swan Districts 1965, 1966, 1967, 19703 Haydn Bunton, Sr. Subiaco 1938, 1939, 1941 Merv McIntoshPerth 1948, 1953, 1954 Graham Farmer East Perth 1956, 1957, 1960 Barry Cable Perth 1964, 1968, 1973
Kicks after the siren Goal to win Player Team Opponent Year Score DetailsDoug Oliphant Perth South Fremantle 1932 66–60 ‘A Last-Minute Victory: South Fremantle Narrowly Defeated’; The West Australian; 25 April 1932, p. 13McGarry West Perth Victoria Park 1934 80–79 West Perth won by a point after a brilliant torpedo punt from McGarry after the final bell.'Won after the Bell – West Perth’s One-Point Victory'; The West Australian, 6 August 1934, p. 14Bill Holmes 1968 102–101 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.Worner, Geoff; ‘Swans Crack It – By One Point!’; The Sunday Times, 30 June 1968, p. 71Peter Melesso 1987 136–134 South Fremantle was denied a huge upset after Melesso marked with fifteen seconds remaining, then kicked truly after the final siren.Stocks, Gary; ‘South Revived – in a Fashion’; The West Australian, 6 July 1987, p. 99Chris Gerreyn 1995 71–67 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.Lague, Steve; ‘Gerreyn the Hero for Second Time’; The West Australian, 29 May 1995, p. 75 Adam Prior East Perth Claremont 2012 91–90 Prior converted his third goal of the final quarter to complete a remarkable East Perth comeback Kyle Anderson East Perth Perth 2018 83–80 Marked seconds before the siren went, kicked the goal from 45m on acute angleMitch Dobson 2022 54–48 Dobson took a diving mark at the top of the square with seconds remaining, and he kicked truly after the siren. Tom Edwards West Coast reserves 2023 83-80 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.
Behind to win Player Team Opponent Year Score DetailsRainoldi West Perth South Fremantle 1934 121–120 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.Noel Carter South Fremantle East Fremantle 1983 128–127 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
Behind to draw Player Team Opponent Year Score DetailsPeter Melesso 1987 89–89 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.Christian, Geoff; ‘Historic Draw and a Tale of Two Kicks’; The West Australian, 1 June 1987, p. 76Peter Melesso 1988 76–76 For the third time in twenty-seven matches, Melesso saves Claremont from defeat with a kick after the siren.Marsh, David; ‘Melesso’s Rescue Cheers Neesham’; The West Australian, 27 June 1988, p. 115 Kristian Cary Perth West Coast reserves 2023 98–98 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.
Missed opportunities Player Team Opponent Year Score Outcome Details Jared Hardisty Claremont South Fremantle 2021 64–65 Claremont would have made the 2021 grand final.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. See also
List of VFL/AFL records List of VFL/AFL reserves records List of SANFL records List of Tasmanian Football League records List of VFA/VFL records
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