[ligaliaCods]

Being the historical nut that I am, I've recently begun tallying goalkickers and scores for all WAFL games. The scores I've got, but the goalkickers is another thing. I've got 1979-1983 entered, but I decided to go back to the 1930's after that.

I've finished the 30's now, and wow. What a time for football. You had Ted Tyson and George Doig. George Moloney and Haydn Bunton Snr. You had the introduction of Swan Districts to the league also.

So here's a few tidbits:

In 1937, five players kicked 100 goals or more:

1) George Doig (EF) - 144.99
2) Ted Tyson (WP) - 124.62
3) Frank Hopkins (Claremont) - 120.61
4) Ted Holdsworth (SD) - 109.62 (Holdsworth began the season with bags of 7, 9, 6, 9, 10, 8, 6, 8, 8, 8, 6)
5) Albert Gook (Perth) - 107.87

There were 47 hauls of 10 goals or more in the decade, kicked by 13 players. Here's the hauls of 13 or more:

1) 19.3 - George Doig (EF v C - Rd 19, 1934)
2) 17.5 - Ted Tyson (WP v SD - Rd 20, 1938)*
3) 16.6 - Albert Gook (P v WP - Rd 2, 1939)
4) 15 - Ted Tyson (WP v C - Rd 17, 1934)
5) 14 - Frank Hopkins (WP v P - Rd 21, 1930)*
6) 13.12 - George Doig (EF v SF - Rd 2, 1937)
7) 13.7 - Bert Chandler (SF v C - Rd 3, 1938)
8) 13 - Ted Tyson (WP v P - Rd 3, 1933)
9) 13 - Ted Tyson (WP v SD - Rd 6, 1934)
10) 13 - Ted Tyson (WP v SF - Rd 21, 1934)
11) 13 - George Doig (EF v P - Rd 20, 1934)
12) 13 - Jack Jennings (S v P - Rd 4, 1935)

*West Perth lost both of these matches

So there's a start. Will try to add more stuff here shortly.

[paydayuscf]

Amazing names and scoring. Doig kicking 19.3 bloody brilliant. Probably a average heavier ball and boots up to his ankles as was the thing back then.

well done UFG good read... 1937 what a crap time to be a full-back.

[Swidemaiskikemu]

Amazing names and scoring. Doig kicking 19.3 bloody brilliant. Probably a average heavier ball and boots up to his ankles as was the thing back then.

well done UFG good read... 1937 what a crap time to be a full-back.

Doig followed that 19.3 up with 13 the next week. All of this in just his second season of football.

Regarding 1937, it actually gets better if you extend the goalkicking table out a few:

(Apologies for the lack of some first names, haven't got there yet)

1) George Doig (EF) - 144.99
2) Ted Tyson (WP) - 124.62
3) Frank Hopkins (Claremont) - 120.61
4) Ted Holdsworth (SD) - 109.62
5) Albert Gook (Perth) - 107.87
6) Rowland (EP) - 87.57
7) Poole (SF) - 74.58
8) Truscott (EF) - 51.71
9) Mussman (EP) - 51.49

I've done all of 1930-39, with 1940 coming up. 1940-41 had Doig, Tyson and George Moloney kicking bags of goals. Can't wait to get to them. Once that's done, it's onto the age of Bernie Naylor and Ray Scott.

[Mimsykzr]

Here's another mind-boggling stat.

Ted Tyson kicked 126 goals in 1938, all in a team which only won 3 games for the season.

His best six hauls all came in losses:

17.5 (Rd 20)
10.3 (Rd 11)
9.6 (Rd 15)
9.1 (Rd 16)
8.3 (Rd 5)
7.4 (Rd 6)

1939 was even worse for West Perth, winning only one game for the year. That game was the one where Tyson kicked his 1000th goal, and he bagged 9.5 on the day.

He did, however, have bags of 11.3, 8.4, 8.3, 8 (behinds not know) and two bags of 7 in losses.

Even more remarkably, West Perth would win the flag only two seasons later.

[aaafluochugh]

Back in the day when I was I bit younger I used to chat with Jack Jennings about his goal kicking and his time at Subi. Awesome bloke.

[BashBeissedat]

Just noticed another quick thing about Ted Tyson and hauls in losses.

From Rd 9, 1938 until Rd 15, 1939... Ted Tyson kicked 18 hauls of five goals or more.

Each of these bags was in a loss.