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1994 WAFL season
Teams8
Premiers‹See Tfd›East Fremantle
28th premiership
Minor premiers‹See Tfd›Claremont
11th minor premiership
Sandover MedallistIan Dargie (‹See Tfd›Subiaco)
Bernie Naylor MedallistBrenton Cooper (‹See Tfd›Perth)
Matches played90
← 1993
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The 1994 WAFL season was the 110th season of the West Australian Football League in its various incarnations.

It was the final season before, to stem fears of dominance by the Eagles of the AFL, a second Western Australian team, the Fremantle Dockers was added to the national competition. Along with financial difficulties faced by perennial stragglers Perth and to a lesser extent West Perth, East Perth,[1] Swan Districts and on-field power club Claremont,[2] this made the league consider substantial measures to deal with the declining popularity of the competition. The 1994 season did see two home-and-away attendances of over ten thousand for the last time in the competition's history.

With president Tom James admitting that if the Falcons remained based in the aging districts of Daglish and Shenton Park, the club would be extinct by 2000,[3] West Perth took the league to the rapidly growing northwestern suburbs of the city by moving to Arena Joondalup in a newly developing region of the city, vacating Leederville Oval for six seasons until the redevelopment of Perth Oval as a rectangular soccer field for the Perth Glory forced the Falcons’ traditional rivals East Perth to move there. The 1994 season also saw the last WAFL games at the WACA Ground until 2022, due to redevelopment of the drainage and grandstands of Subiaco Oval during this and the early part of the 1995 season.

Another notable feature was the first converts to Australian Rules from basketball, Daniel Bandy and Leon Harris, who debuted for Perth and East Perth respectively. Bandy was to be a mainstay for the Dockers during their early years in the AFL.

Home-and-away season

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Round 1 (Easter weekend)

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Round 1
Saturday, 2 April ‹See Tfd›Perth 22.16 (148) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.11 (113) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2735)
Saturday, 2 April ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.12 (78) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.15 (69) Claremont Oval (crowd: 3039)
Monday, 4 April ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.13 (79) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 9.12 (66) Perth Oval (crowd: 4004)
Monday, 4 April ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 17.17 (119) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.15 (99) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 5905)

With recruit Brenton Cooper kicking seven goals, Perth score a surprise win for new coach David Glascott.[4]

Round 2

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Round 2
Saturday, 9 April ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.10 (64) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.17 (113) WACA (crowd: 2802)
Saturday, 9 April ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.10 (136) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.11 (89) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2453)
Saturday, 9 April ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.12 (48) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.10 (112) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2291)
Sunday, 10 April ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 11.7 (73) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 12.19 (91) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3597)
  • Metallurgist Leigh Wardell-Johnson shows poise to help overcome a Subiaco team affected by the difference in training methods between WAFL and AFL for seven West Coast Eagle members.[5]
  • The loss of full-back Anthony Reynolds (who held Jon Dorotich extremely well) to a knee reconstruction sours a West Perth win much more convincing than the scoreboard suggested.[6]

Round 3

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Round 3
Saturday, 16 April ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.9 (75) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.21 (93) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2424)
Saturday, 16 April ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.6 (120) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.8 (104) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2805)
Saturday, 16 April ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.16 (124) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.18 (72) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2082)
Saturday, 16 April (6:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Perth 10.11 (71) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 15.15 (105) WACA (crowd: 3143)

Round 4 (Anzac Day)

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Round 4
Saturday, 23 April ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.11 (89) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.11 (113) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2430)
Saturday, 23 April ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.16 (82) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.13 (139) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2204)
Saturday, 23 April ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.15 (99) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.15 (117) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3230)
Monday, 25 April ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.7 (61) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.10 (82) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 15082)

The Anzac Day match was the first WAFL game at West Perth's new home of Arena Joondalup, and attracted a crowd never equalled at the ground.[7] It also featured a motorcade from old West Perth captains to Joondalup.[3]

Round 5

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Round 5
Saturday, 30 April ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 16.13 (109) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.8 (80) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 3357)
Saturday, 30 April (6:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 19.10 (124) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.10 (64) WACA (crowd: 2441)
Sunday, 1 May ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.11 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.8 (62) Perth Oval (crowd: 2714)
Sunday, 1 May ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.6 (66) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 23.15 (153) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 3853)

West Perth annihilate Subiaco with twelve unanswered goals after an even first half, with ruckman Craig Nelson dominating, and leave the 1993 preliminary finalists last on the ladder.[8]

Round 6

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Round 6
Saturday, 7 May ‹See Tfd›West Perth 17.11 (113) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.9 (93) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 3531)
Saturday, 7 May ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 8.13 (61) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.10 (94) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2797)
Saturday, 7 May ‹See Tfd›Claremont 15.13 (103) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.6 (78) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2930)
Saturday, 7 May (6:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.7 (79) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 23.11 (149) WACA (crowd: 2534)
  • With eventual Sandover winner Dargie sparking their attack, Subiaco make an abrupt return to form. Jason Heatley, after previously failing to live up to his 1993 form, kicks six goals in the first fifteen minutes and finishes with ten for an amazing 27 in three matches against the Royals.[9]
  • Perth lose key Victorian recruit Tony Campbell (who came to seek a place in the Dockers’ squad) with achilles tendon surgery, but press West Perth much more than expected.[10]

Round 7

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Round 7
Saturday, 14 May ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.15 (75) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.6 (108) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 5217)
Saturday, 14 May ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.10 (94) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21.9 (135) Perth Oval (crowd: 2367)
Saturday, 14 May ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.8 (104) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 21.10 (136) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2592)
Saturday, 14 May ‹See Tfd›Perth 13.18 (96) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 24.5 (149) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2133)

Claremont's 53-point win is the biggest in WAFL history by a team with fewer scoring shots.[11]

Round 8

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Round 8
Saturday, 21 May ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21.15 (141) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.16 (64) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2000)
Saturday, 21 May ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 19.9 (123) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.9 (93) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1736) [12]
Saturday, 21 May ‹See Tfd›Claremont 16.13 (109) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.10 (70) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2500)
Sunday, 22 May ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.7 (91) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 16.11 (107) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 1433)
  • Swan Districts chair 1990 Simpson Medallist Greg Walker off the field after he announces he will move to Woodville-West Torrens due to his work in the wine industry. Shane Strempel, returning from a year in Port Hedland, kicks seven goals.[13]
  • South Fremantle manage a surprising fightback from five goals behind after one quarter in gale-force wind and rain, as the Falcons lack their usual attack on the ball when the rain ceases at half-time.[14]

Round 9

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Round 9
Saturday, 28 May ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 8.14 (62) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.7 (79) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2506)
Saturday, 28 May ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.15 (87) def. by ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.14 (116) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2074) [15]
Saturday, 28 May ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.13 (103) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.10 (76) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2534)
Saturday, 28 May ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.10 (58) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21.15 (141) Perth Oval (crowd: 2228)

East Fremantle suffer an amazing second-half collapse kicking only 1.4 (10) to 9.8 (62), including seven goals by the Falcons into the wind in the last quarter, as the previously out-of-sorts Turley and Mildenhall come to dominate when positioned in the centre.[16]

Round 10 (Foundation Day)

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Round 10
Saturday, 4 June ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.12 (126) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 19.10 (124) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 1518)
Saturday, 4 June ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.12 (96) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.14 (80) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2800)
Saturday, 4 June ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.10 (76) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.10 (64) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2200)
Monday, 6 June ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.12 (84) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.14 (122) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 15500)
  • The Foundation Day Fremantle derby was the last WAFL/Westar regular season attendance of over 10,000 until 1999, and the last over 15,000 ever.[17]
  • Gerard Neesham bows out as coach of Claremont with a fourteenth consecutive win despite surrendering a 28 point lead in a low-scoring match.[18]

Round 11

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Round 11
Saturday, 11 June ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.15 (129) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 11.12 (78) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2442)
Saturday, 18 June ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.10 (94) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.6 (126) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2503)
Saturday, 18 June ‹See Tfd›Perth 16.14 (110) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 11.12 (78) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2361)
Saturday, 18 June ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 16.7 (103) def. by ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 18.12 (120) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2500)
  • Perth end a losing run of nine games as forward pocket Malcolm Williams, who immediately afterwards injured his knee,[19] took the pressure off Cooper with nine goals and 17-year-old wingman Troy Cook plays a decisive role as a loose man in defence.[20]
  • This was the first match played for the Greg Brehaut Shield in memory of the former Perth player and East Perth coach who died in 1993.

Round 12

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Round 12
Saturday, 25 June ‹See Tfd›Perth 12.10 (82) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 16.10 (106) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2179)
Saturday, 25 June ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 22.12 (144) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.13 (91) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2800)
Saturday, 25 June ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.10 (100) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 7.15 (57) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2286)
Sunday, 26 June ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.5 (77) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.21 (135) Perth Oval (crowd: 2200)
  • In a Grand Final preview, East Fremantle end Claremont's best-ever start to a season and the first team unbeaten over halfway in since the Sharks of 1985.[21]
  • 35-year-old Mike Richardson, discarded by John Todd at the end of 1993, makes a comeback for West Perth when the Falcons lost key played to AFL duty despite having had no training.[19]

Round 13

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Round 13
Saturday, 2 July ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.19 (79) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.6 (72) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1850) [22]
Saturday, 2 July ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 9.17 (71) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 8.13 (61) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2244)
Saturday, 2 July ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.11 (113) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.7 (61) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2196)
Saturday, 2 July ‹See Tfd›West Perth 13.14 (92) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.7 (67) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2265)
  • 19-year-old rookie Scott Crook produces a surprise performance on returning Eagle star Peter Sumich, holding him to one goal in his first WA(S)FL match since 1989 and leaving South a desperate struggle against the cellar-dwellers.[23]
  • For the first time, Subiaco play to the potential expected from them by critics, as midfielders Hampson, Godden, Connell and Snow lead the Lions out of the blocks with six first-quarter goals into the wind – after which the Sharks never get into the game.[24]

Round 14

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Round 14
Saturday, 9 July ‹See Tfd›Claremont 11.8 (74) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 5.12 (42) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1638)
Saturday, 9 July ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 6.8 (44) def. by ‹See Tfd›Perth 6.15 (51) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 1605)
Saturday, 9 July ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 10.6 (66) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 15.14 (104) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 1800)
Saturday, 9 July ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 9.12 (66) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 7.6 (48) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2196) [25]
  • In wet conditions,[26] East Perth are the first team goalless in the second half since East Fremantle against Subiaco in 1988.
  • A few stern words from fans at half-time gives rookie Tiger coach Mark Riley valuable experience as he leads the Tigers to a seven-goal second half in the mud.[27]
  • Warren Nicholas’ 150th match sees Adrian Barich and Wayne Allard control play so well that Perth's ineffective forward work cannot give the Bulldogs a win. It was Perth's first win at Fremantle since 1987.[28]

Round 15

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Round 15
Saturday, 16 July ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 13.16 (94) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 19.7 (121) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2400) [29]
Saturday, 16 July ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.15 (93) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 20.11 (131) Perth Oval (crowd: 1400)
Saturday, 16 July ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.12 (96) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.8 (80) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2500) [30]
Saturday, 16 July ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 19.10 (124) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.7 (67) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2400)

Subiaco's dominance of possession from the centre – 144 possessions from six midfielders as against Claremont's 110 amongst eight – allows it to inflict the Tigers’ worst loss for two seasons, despite losing key forwards Jason Heatley and Karl Langdon early on.[31]

Round 16

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Round 16
Saturday, 23 July ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.15 (105) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 7.8 (50) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3909)
Saturday, 23 July ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.10 (64) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 14.14 (98) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1934)
Saturday, 23 July ‹See Tfd›East Perth 12.11 (83) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.12 (60) Perth Oval (crowd: 1700)
Saturday, 23 July ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.12 (78) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 8.9 (57) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2064) [32]
  • Former specialist ruckman Paul Harding is unexpectedly shifted into defence and dominates the Bulldog attack, notably Jon Dorotich, to leave the Sharks only 2.7 percent short of third position behind the disappointing Swan Districts.[33]
  • Subiaco's suspect defence – in 1993 it conceded more points than any other team's bar Perth's – led by ex-forward Daniel Metropolis, plays exceptionally well to virtually seal the top five with five rounds remaining.[34]

Round 17

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Round 17
Saturday, 30 July ‹See Tfd›West Perth 22.10 (142) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 13.13 (91) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2782)
Saturday, 30 July ‹See Tfd›Perth 14.10 (94) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.8 (92) Lathlain Park (crowd: 2029)
Saturday, 30 July ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.15 (99) def. by ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.8 (110) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2500)
Saturday, 30 July ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 14.14 (98) def. ‹See Tfd›Claremont 12.15 (87) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2500)

With a major upset over the eventual premiers, Perth move off the bottom.

Round 18

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Round 18
Saturday, 6 August ‹See Tfd›Claremont 20.12 (132) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.8 (92) Claremont Oval (crowd: 1600)
Saturday, 6 August ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 17.12 (114) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 12.11 (83) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 2116)
Sunday, 7 August ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.10 (94) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 7.15 (57) Perth Oval (crowd: 1948)
Sunday, 7 August ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 22.11 (143) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 10.8 (68) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 4213)

Although without Heatley and with Karl Langdon reported, Subiaco overwhelm West Perth for their seventh consecutive victory, kicking 17.8 (110) to 5.4 (34) to three-quarter time.[35]

Round 19

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Round 19
Saturday, 13 August ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 17.14 (116) def. ‹See Tfd›East Perth 15.12 (102) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2369) [36]
Saturday, 13 August ‹See Tfd›West Perth 18.18 (126) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 11.7 (73) Arena Joondalup (crowd: 2501)
Saturday, 13 August (6:45 pm) ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 17.9 (111) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 12.8 (80) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3500) [37]
Sunday, 14 August ‹See Tfd›Claremont 10.11 (71) def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 18.14 (122) Claremont Oval (crowd: 3500)

East Fremantle's superb tagging decimate the league-leading Tigers after quarter-time, leaving the Sharks a win from the double chance with two rounds to play – and question marks over the post-Neesham Tigers’ capability of winning the flag.[38]

Round 20

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Round 20
Saturday, 20 August ‹See Tfd›East Perth 14.15 (99) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 14.12 (96) Perth Oval (crowd: 1799)
Saturday, 20 August ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 23.6 (144) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 6.12 (48) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 3000)
Saturday, 20 August ‹See Tfd›Perth 9.8 (62) def. by ‹See Tfd›Claremont 18.14 (122) Lathlain Park (crowd: 1896)
Saturday, 20 August ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 15.5 (95) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 15.7 (97) Bassendean Oval (crowd: 4073)
  • With Paul Harding seemingly having the field to himself in the ruck, East Fremantle completely crush Subiaco, ending the Lions’ eight-game winning streak and gaining revenge for the 1993 loss that put them out of the finals.[39]
  • Former Subiaco and West Coast premiership player Dwayne Lamb plays his 300th game of senior football in the Lions’ debacle.
  • West Perth produce a stunning escape with six of the last seven goals to consign Swan Districts to the sudden-death elimination final.[40]
  • South Fremantle just fail to fight back from six goals down at half-time when fired up by the report of spearhead Dorotich for threatening language to field umpire Mark Warren,[41] and East Perth effectively assure Perth of a second consecutive wooden spoon.

Round 21

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Round 21
Saturday, 27 August ‹See Tfd›East Perth 9.9 (63) def. by ‹See Tfd›West Perth 14.10 (94) Perth Oval (crowd: 3,800)
Saturday, 27 August ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 30.23 (203) def. ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 12.10 (82) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 2441)
Saturday, 27 August ‹See Tfd›Claremont 14.11 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 8.8 (56) Claremont Oval (crowd: 2108)
Saturday, 27 August ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 21.19 (145) def. ‹See Tfd›Perth 8.7 (55) East Fremantle Oval (crowd: 2045)

With Lamb playing his 150th game for the Lions and Heatley kicking 10.1,[42] Subiaco fail by a single point to equal their highest score from ten years beforehand against Perth[43]

Ladder

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1994 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 ‹See Tfd›Claremont 21 16 5 0 2100 1658 126.7 64
2 ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle (P) 21 13 8 0 2226 1840 121.0 52
3 ‹See Tfd›West Perth 21 13 8 0 2025 1788 113.3 52
4 ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 21 13 8 0 2230 2049 108.8 52
5 ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 21 12 9 0 2001 1824 109.7 48
6 ‹See Tfd›South Fremantle 21 6 15 0 1857 2238 83.0 24
7 ‹See Tfd›East Perth 21 6 15 0 1679 2156 77.9 24
8 ‹See Tfd›Perth 21 5 16 0 1732 2297 75.4 20
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

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Elimination and Qualifying Finals

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Qualifying Final
Saturday, 3 September (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 14.11 (95) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.13 (67) WACA (crowd: 11,835)
Elimination Final
Saturday, 3 September (5:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 13.11 (89) def. ‹See Tfd›Swan Districts 11.7 (73) WACA (crowd: 11,835)
  • Since the two finals were played at the same venue on the same day, the attendance figure is the same.
  • These were the last WAFL games at the WACA Ground until 2022, used because improvements to Subiaco Oval reduced its capacity and to help reduce the stress on its surface, which needed re-digging to improve drainage.[44]

Semi-finals

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First semi-final
Saturday, 10 September (2:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›West Perth 9.13 (67) def. ‹See Tfd›Subiaco 10.4 (64) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7,100)

West Perth manage to always stay a kick in front during a thrilling finish in sloppy conditions.[45]

Second semi-final
Saturday, 10 September (5:30 pm) ‹See Tfd›Claremont 17.13 (115) def. ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 11.2 (68) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 7,100)
  • Since the two semi-finals were played at the same venue on the same day, the attendance figure is the same.
  • With Paul Morgan kicking eight goals and Daniel Panizza[46] keeping Andrew Lockyer to 0.2 (2), Claremont are never troubled to make their way into the Grand Final

Preliminary final

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Preliminary final
Saturday, 17 September ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle 15.11 (101) def. ‹See Tfd›West Perth 11.18 (84) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 8,286)

Several major moves by Shark coach Ken Judge, including veteran Malaxos from defence to the ball and Paul Harding to defence, completely break down the system of West Perth, who score only 2.3 (15) to 11.8 (74) in the second half.[47]

Grand Final

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Main article: 1994 WAFL Grand Final
1994 WAFL Grand Final
Saturday, 24 September ‹See Tfd›Claremont def. by ‹See Tfd›East Fremantle Subiaco Oval (crowd: 17,594) [48]
1.3 (9)
3.4 (22)
3.7 (25)
10.10 (70) 		Q1
Q2
Q3
Final 		3.2 (20)
10.4 (64)
12.8 (80)
13.13 (91) 		Umpires: Greg Scroop, Sam Kronja
Simpson Medal: Mark Amaranti (‹See Tfd›East Fremantle)
Gary Edwards 3, Wardell-Johnson 2, Morgan 2, Green, Sheldrick, Merillo Goals Amaranti 4, Lally 2, Bilcich 2, Lockyer, Davidson, Dhurrkay, Pobjoy, Harding
Panizza, Merillo, Leach, Jones, Wira, Scott Edwards Best Amaranti, Treleven, Sanders, Condon, Harding, Davies

An opening skirmish between Damien Condon and second semi hero Morgan shows East Fremantle mean business as they completely break down Claremont's attack for three quarters in hot weather.

References

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  1. ^ East, Alan (2005); From Redlegs to Demons: A History of the Perth Football Club from 1899, p. 165
  2. ^ See Casey, Kevin (1995); The Tigers’ Tale: the origins and history of the Claremont Football Club, p. 201. ISBN 0646264982
  3. ^ a b Casellas, Ken; ‘Falcons Nestled in Promised Land’; The West Australian, 25 April 1994, p. 61
  4. ^ Stocks, Gary; ‘Glascott Savours Demons’ First-Up’; The West Australian, 4 April 1994, p. 51
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