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| Perth Oval today, main gates, Perth Glory vs Glasgow Celtic, 9 July 2011 |
NEWS: The WAFL Golden Era website has surpassed an important milestone, 26,760 page-views, and I am sure every old-school WAFL supporter will break out in a knowing smile. Of course the all-time record home-and-away crowd at a WAFL match was 26,760 at the game at Perth Oval on 31 May 1969 when West Perth defeated East Perth 16.15 (111) to 12.11 (83) (see WAFL Online). Thank you to readers for your continued support of this website. We will press on to surpass the 1979 Grand Final record attendance next!
Coming up: I will be posting full match scores and the original West Australian match report for the 1986 Preliminary Final Subiaco versus Perth. That was a year when Perth fans were quietly hoping that their team under Mal Brown could achieve a miracle but at the end of the day Subiaco and East Fremantle were just too strong and those clubs were deserved grand finalists. As I write this it appears that the 2013 season, whilst also promising much, will ultimately end in disappointment again for Perth Demons' fans who have had very little to cheer about since 1977. However, congratulations are due to the club, the coaching staff, and the playing roster for a great improvement over last year in all areas including such intangibles as club culture and spirit.
- Jack Frost
21 August 2013.
