[3] The Tiger dynasty would be broken the following season as the drafting of ten key players by AFL clubs decimated their ranks and they avoided the wooden spoon only by percentage in 1992.
[8] South Fremantle had their worst season since the disaster of 1987, losing in spectacular fashion on numerous occasions in July and August, whilst West Perth, who at one point had due to senior-list injuries to give seven of their colts team a second match in a single day with the reserves, took their second consecutive wooden spoon.
[9] On an individual front, Subiaco broke the longest club drought in Sandover Medal history, winning for the first time since Haydn Bunton, Sr. in 1941.
[10] Injury-plagued forward John Hutton kicks five goals in his first senior match after being recruited in 1987 as Claremoent rebound from their opening loss to thrash the Lions.
[15] East Fremantle jump from seventh to third in one week but coach Judge is dissatisfied with the Sharks’ failure to maintain their early standard after leading 17.11 (113) to 1.5 (11) after seventeen minutes of the third quarter.