June 1 –
East Perth kick a score of 3.30 (48) in wet conditions against
Swan Districts’ 5.11 (41). It is the most inaccurate score in senior Australian Rules football history with 27 more behinds than goals.[1]
August 17 – By beating
Essendon by 21 points,
Hawthorn secure their first finals position in senior
VFL football, which they joined
in 1925. It is the longest finals absence in major Australian sporting history.
August 31 – Hawthorn beat
Carlton 10.11 (71) to 6.12 (48) in their first senior VFL
final. It is the first time Hawthorn had finished above the Blues in their 33 years in the League.
September 7 –
West Perth 12.10 (82) draw with
South Fremantle 13.4 (82) for the first senior WANFL drawn match since June 29, 1946, when the Cardinals drew with
Swan Districts.[2] The 948-game gap between constitutes the longest non-occurrence of draws in a major Australian Rules competition.[3]
^Atkinson, Graeme and Hanlon, Michael; 3AW Book of Footy Records: All the Great Players, Matches, Goals, Kicks, Brawls and Sensations from More Than 100 Years of Aussie Rules in Australia;
ISBN1863210091
June 1 –
East Perth kick a score of 3.30 (48) in wet conditions against
Swan Districts’ 5.11 (41). It is the most inaccurate score in senior Australian Rules football history with 27 more behinds than goals.[1]
August 17 – By beating
Essendon by 21 points,
Hawthorn secure their first finals position in senior
VFL football, which they joined
in 1925. It is the longest finals absence in major Australian sporting history.
August 31 – Hawthorn beat
Carlton 10.11 (71) to 6.12 (48) in their first senior VFL
final. It is the first time Hawthorn had finished above the Blues in their 33 years in the League.
September 7 –
West Perth 12.10 (82) draw with
South Fremantle 13.4 (82) for the first senior WANFL drawn match since June 29, 1946, when the Cardinals drew with
Swan Districts.[2] The 948-game gap between constitutes the longest non-occurrence of draws in a major Australian Rules competition.[3]
^Atkinson, Graeme and Hanlon, Michael; 3AW Book of Footy Records: All the Great Players, Matches, Goals, Kicks, Brawls and Sensations from More Than 100 Years of Aussie Rules in Australia;
ISBN1863210091