The 1885 WAFA season was the first season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia.

1885 WAFA season
PremiersRovers
1st premiership
1886 →

The first WAFL game was played at the Esplanade Reserve between Rovers and Victorians on Saturday 6 June 1885. Rovers won the game by a goal. The final score was Rovers 1.6 defeated Victorians 0.6.[1]

Ladder

edit

1885 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Rovers (P) 7 4 1 2 8 2 +6 10
2 Victorians 8 3 4 1 9 9 0 7
3 Fremantle 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
4 High School 1 0 1 0 0 4 −4 0
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

edit
  1. ^ "The First WAFL Game".