1933 WANFL season

George Doig began his record-breaking season with nine goals.

Ted Tyson kicked thirteen goals for the Cardinals, who surpass their highest league score, beating a previous best of 18.20 (128) against Claremont-Cottesloe in 1926^[13] and becoming the last of the seven WANFL teams to kick their first 20-goal score.^{[note 1]}

A determined and eager Royals team – chastened by its poor early-game form against Claremont-Cottesloe – inflicts South Fremantle's worst defeat and the Royals' biggest win since the second round of 1918^[17] and the biggest win in the league since the Royals lost to East Fremantle by 94 points in 1930.^[18]

• East Perth forward pocket R. Forden becomes probably the first WANFL player to play in headgear, in the process arousing considerable comment from the press.
• On Foundation Day, a match between ‘Coastal' and ‘Goldfields' teams was held, with the Coastal team winning 18.14 (122) to 5.9 (39) in heavy rain^[25]

The dominance of youngsters Smith and Bant in the ruck and the leadership of Stewart Daily allows Subiaco – last after the clubs had met each other once – to inflict East Fremantle's first loss in a scrappy game.

• On a sodden, windswept WACA after heavy early rain,^[38] Perth's score was the lowest of the season and the smallest against West Perth since Subiaco kicked 2.8 (20) in 1922.^[39]
• A misguided attempt by a defender to charge through a pack of opponents near goal costs Subiaco the match as a holding-the-ball decision gives South Fremantle the winning goal of a thrilling, skilful match almost on the bell.

Bottom side Perth trailed East Fremantle by 39 points at three-quarter time; Perth mounted a comeback, kicking nine goals straight in the final quarter, but fell ten points short.

West Perth defeated East Perth after being in defence all of the last quarter then kicking two late goals. The winner from Frank Hopkins came when Royal defender Glew did not hear a "play on" call.

• With George Doig kicking nine to overtake Ted Tyson on the goalkicking, East Perth fall two games behind West Perth in the battle for the double chance as East Fremantle do not feel the loss of captain-coach Dolan and three other representatives.
• Subiaco's win over Perth leaves the last four clubs separated only by percentage, and provides a tense fight for the final berth in the top four after the interstate players return.

Subiaco, two weeks after being last, moved up to fourth with a second narrow win over East Fremantle.

South Fremantle staged a comeback to defeat Perth after trailing by six goals. It was the biggest half-time deficit any team had overcome to win since 1912,^[64] and allows the red and whites to retake Subiaco's place in the four.

• Perth's win ended Claremont-Cottesloe's chances of a maiden finals berth.
• George Doig kicked ten goals to break the home-and-away season record tally of ninety held by South Fremantle's Sol Lawn and displace the red and whites from the four.

George Doig becomes the first WANFL player to kick 100 goals^[74] when he kicks the fifth of seven in the last quarter of a second-semi preview that shows Old Easts ahead of the Cardinals in preparation.

Subiaco's much greater pace allowed it to comfortably beat the Royals in warm conditions with an excellent third quarter^[76]

Old Easts came back from a three-goal half-time deficit to reverse the 1932 second-semi result^[77] although Benton holds George Doig to 2.3 (15).

Subiaco establish a lead of 48 points in their best first quarter until the second round of 1986^[79] leading 9.8 (62) to 2.0 (12); West Perth mounted a strong comeback, but fell four points short