Winning 2nd Semi Finals is rare for the Subiaco Football Club.
Their win last fortnight was only their 5th win in a second semi final from 23.
Thats a 21.73% winning ratio.
This week will see the Lions in their 18th Premiership decider.
Their record stands at Won 7 and Lost 10
with 154 goals 150 behinds FOR and
173 goals and 197 behinds AGAINST. West Perth by contrast has played in 27
Premiership deciders with the record books showing 14 wins and 12 losses and a
draw (in 1905 in only the second year of finals in WA). West Perth has
kicked a score of 315 goals 314 behinds for and has had 296 goals 293 behinds
kicked against it in these matches.
West Perth and Subiaco have played each other 308 times in
League Football. The Falcons lead 197 to the Lions 107 with 4 games ending in a
tie. WP and Subiaco have played a total of 151 times at Subiaco oval. WP lead
86 wins to 64 with 1 drawn match in 1921. They have only met each other in a
Grand Final on just 3 occasions 1935, 1973 and 1995. Subiaco have the chance
to even the ledger this week.
WP has played 300 games of league football at Subiaco Oval with
146 wins and 150 losses and 4 draws. Subiaco has played 966 league
matches at Subiaco Oval with 477 wins and 485 losses and 4 draws.
Head to head, in finals, these two teams have met each other 15
times. WP has 10 wins and Subiaco has 5 wins. When Subiaco beat WP a fortnight
ago it ended a winning streak of 7 straight by West Perth over them in finals.
Head to Head at Subiaco Oval WP has won 56.95% and Subiaco has won 42.38%.
Recent clashes between Subiaco and West Perth are interesting.
The past 19 meetings at Subiaco Oval since 1994 sees WP leading 14 wins to
Subiaco 5 wins. But there have been a few close ones with margins of 3, 1, 3,
15, 12 and 2 points included in those 14 wins.
Here are the details of these clubs previous finals meetings
(head to head):
1926 1st Semi won by Subiaco
1933 Prelim won by Subiaco
1935 2nd Semi won by Subiaco
1935 Grand Final won by West Perth
1946 Prelim won by West Perth
1973 2nd Semi won by West Perth
1973 GFinal won by Subiaco
1993 Prelim won by West Perth
1994 1st Semi won by West Perth
1995 2nd Semi won by West Perth
1995 Grand Final won by West Perth
1998 Prelim won by West Perth
1999 Prelim won by West Perth
2002 Prelim won by West Perth
2003 2nd Semi won by Subiaco
If West Perth turns the tables on Subiaco this week it
will be the Lions 50th Finals loss. Subiacos overall Finals Record is Played
84 Won 35 Lost 49 Drawn 0. The Falcons overall Finals record is Played:
115 Won 48 Lost 64 Drawn 3.
Subiacos record in all Finals played (by Final) is as follows:
1 semi final Played: 19 Won: 9 Lost 10
2 semi final Played: 23 Won: 5 Lost: 18
Elimination Played: 3 Won: 2 Lost 1
Final Played: 3 Won: 1; Lost 2
Qualifying Played: 1 Won: 1 Lost 0
Prelim Final Played: 18 Won 10 Lost: 8
Grand Final Played: 17 Won: 7 Lost 10
West Perths record in all Finals played (by Final) is as
follows:
1 semi final - Played: 31 Won: 9 Lost: 20 Drawn: 2
2 semi final - Played: 31 Won: 11 Lost: 20 Drawn : 0
Final Played: 2 Won: 1 Lost: 1 Drawn: 0
Qualifying Played: 1 Won: 0 Lost: 1 Drawn: 0
Prelim Played: 23 Won: 13 Lost 10 Drawn: 0
Grand Final- Played 27 Won: 14 Lost: 12 Drawn: 1
There may be 5 players taking to the field this week who played
in the 1995 West Perth/Subiaco Grand Final:
Brendan Fewster (WP)
Todd Curley (WP)
Steve Trewhella (WP)
Brendan Logan (WP)
Daniel Metropolis (S)
LONGEST PREMIERSHIP DROUGHTS
East Perth: 22 years (1978 2000)
West Perth: 20 years (1975-1995)
LONGEST GRAND FINAL DROUGHTS SINCE 1931
East Perth: 18 years (1978 1996)
West Perth: 18 years (1975 1993)
MOST PREMIERSHIPS FOR COACHES
8 by Phil Matson (Subiaco and East Perth)
6 by John Todd (East Fremantle, Swan Districts and South
Fremantle)
6 by Jerry Dolan (East Fremantle and East Perth)
MOST GRAND FINALS FOR A PLAYER
13 by Archie Strang (East Fremantle)
CAPTAINED TWO CLUBS TO PREMIERSHIPS
Ross Hutchinson East Fremantle (1937) and South Fremantle
(1947)
Steve Marsh South Fremantle (1953) and East Fremantle
(1957)
GRAND FINAL BLOW-OUTS AND CLOSE RESULTS SINCE 1931
60 POINTS AND OVER
2002 East Perth 15.14 (104) def. West Perth 5.14 (44)
2001 East Perth 17.18 (120) def. South Fremantle 5.8 (38)
1991 Claremont 19.18 (132) def. Subiaco 8.7 (55)
1989 Claremont 15.16 (106) def. South Fremantle 5.9 (39)
1988 Subiaco 19.8 (122) def. Claremont 8.12 (60)
1987 Claremont 20.20 (140) def. Subiaco 10.9 (69)
1986 Subiaco 19.16 (130) def. East Fremantle 8.13 (61)
1977 Perth 26.13 (169) def. East Fremantle 14.12 (96)
1975 West Perth 23.17 (155) def. South Fremantle 7.9 (51)
1969 West Perth 21.21 (147) def. East Perth 10.14 (74)
1954 South Fremantle 21.14 (140) def. East Fremantle 9.8 (62)
UNDER 10 POINTS
1997 South Fremantle 13.7 (85) def. East Fremantle 11.13 (79)
1996 Claremont 13.8 (86) def. East Perth 12.12 (84)
1985 East Fremantle 15.12 (102) def. Subiaco 14.13 (97)
1978 East Perth 11.15 (81) def. Perth 12.7 (79)
1964 Claremont 14.18 (102) def. East Fremantle 15.8 (98)
1958 East Perth 8.17 (65) def. East Fremantle 8.15 (63)
1955 Perth 11.11 (77) def. East Fremantle 11.9 (75)
1951 West Perth 13.10 (88) def. South Fremantle 12.13 (85)
1950 South Fremantle 12.23 (95) def. Perth 13.11 (89)
1946 East Fremantle 11.13 (79) def. West Perth 10.13 (73)
DRAWN GRAND FINALS
1905 - West Perth 5.11 (41) drew with East Fremantle
6.5 (41).
The Falcons won the replay 4.7 (31) to 3.9 (27).
1938 - East Fremantle 14.10 (94) drew with Claremont
13.16 (94).
The Tigers won the replay 14.17 (101) to 11.13 (79) and took
out their first WAFL premiership.
OTHER GRAND FINAL VENUES
WACA Ground 8
Perth Oval 6
Fremantle Oval 3
Claremont Showgrounds 1
North Fremantle Oval 1
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