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1896 WAFA season

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1896 WAFA season
PremiersFremantle
9th premiership
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The 1896 WAFA season was the 12th season of senior Australian rules football in Perth, Western Australia. Fremantle won their ninth premiership and fifth consecutive premiership, overtaking their previous record of four consecutive premierships.[1] Along with East Perth, Fremantle to this day still hold the record for most consecutive premierships in the Western Australian Football League history.[2][3]

Ladder

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1896 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Fremantle (P) 17 14 2 1 123 60 +63 29
2 Imperials 17 9 8 0 91 86 +5 18
3 West Perth 16 5 10 1 799 93 +706 11
4 Rovers 16 3 11 2 70 124 −54 8
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

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  1. ^ Gauci, Ric. "1896 Season". WAFL FootyFacts.
  2. ^ Bown, Ryan. "WAFL Premiers & Runners Up". WAFL Online.
  3. ^ "Premiership Teams - East Perth FC". East Perth Football Club.