[3] The new rule (as in the VFL) of awarding a free kick against a player who puts the ball out of bounds is regarded as a great success: it was estimated that in one game there were only seventeen stoppages.
1924 wooden spooners West Perth, in rainy conditions, win their fourth straight game by thrashing a depleted Royal team with 8.9 (57) to 2.3 (15) after half-time.
Subiaco seal the minor premiership as a result of East Perth’s shocking forward work in perfect conditions.
A dubious goal by Beaumont when Sharples almost certainly marked inside the field of play gives West Perth a narrow win.
An eight-goal second quarter ensures East Perth upset the minor premiers, in the process avenging their loss in the corresponding match from 1924.