1923 WAFL season

A brilliant last quarter allows East Perth to unfurl its 1922 pennant with an impressive win after Subiaco, fifth for the previous two seasons, outplayed it in general play for two-quarters.

An excellent second quarter allows East Fremantle to remain unbeaten despite kicking only 3.5 (23) for three-quarters.

• Despite kicking what remains, in terms of excess of behinds over goals the second most inaccurate score in their history,^[12] West Perth manage to overcome South Fremantle.
• On 9 June, WAFL football was suspended for an interstate match.^[13]

• This would prove the last WA(N)FL (or VFL/AFL) draw at the WACA until East Perth drew with Claremont in 1993
• The match ended a run of twelve consecutive defeats by Perth, their longest until 1983 – though their 21-game winless streak remains a record.^[17]

In an "unnecessarily rough" WACA game several casualties had to be treated after the match at the ground and Parkes of West Perth was taken to hospital.

The Leederville Oval match sees the first use of an electric bell in Australian football.

During the following weekend, Western Australia thrashed South Australia by the score of 13.13 (91) to 4.3 (27).^[30]

After a violent all-in-brawl with the scores level at half-time (for which no reports were made despite most players fighting even after a later inquiry^[40]), Subiaco take over for their last win of 1923.

• A trip by East Fremantle to Melbourne and Adelaide meant that Old Easts' game with East Perth was never played.
• On this Saturday East Fremantle lost to 1922 premiers Fitzroy by the score of 9.5 (59) to 11.13 (79).^[46]
• After 21 consecutive winless games, Perth win for the first time since Round 6 of 1922, edging out Subiaco and sealing the top four in doing so. Their win ended the most consecutive winless games in the WAFA/WAFL since the Maroons lost 24 in a row in 1902 and 1903.^[47]

• A trip by East Fremantle to Melbourne and Adelaide meant that Old Easts' game with Perth was never played.
• On this Saturday East Fremantle lost to second-placed SAFL club Sturt 5.15 (45) to 7.5 (47)^[50] and on Wednesday beat seventh-placed Port Adelaide 10.13 (73 to 8.10 (58).^[51]

In a match marred by Perth’s wettest September on record^[53] and consequent extremely slippery conditions, a depleted East Perth, with 38-year-old coach Matson forced to strip, hold West Perth to 0.2 (2) with the wind in the last quarter and advance to the final.

In their first WAFL match for over a month, East Fremantle completely outplay the Southerners.

East Perth’s 0.8 (8) with the wind in the second quarter ensures East Fremantle will force a rematch.

East Perth set an Australian record, winning a fifth consecutive premiership after coming from behind with brilliant determination led by an impassable half-back line.^[57]