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(Cross-posted from BigFooty - this might interest at least 1 other person)

Just finished a huge audit (so to speak) of the 1979 season. East Fremantle were premiers, East Perth's Phil Kelly won his second straight Sandover Medal, and East Fremantle rover Kevin Taylor was the leading goalkicker with 86 goals in the H&A season (he'd add another 16 in the finals to take his season tally to 102).

Top 5 Highest scores:

1) Swan Districts 40.11 (251) vs Subiaco 20.7 (127), Rd 19
2) Claremont 35.8 (218) vs Perth 14.15 (99), Rd 21
3) East Fremantle 32.23 (215) vs West Perth 19.12 (126), Rd. 19
4) Swan Districts 31.16 (202) vs Subiaco 11.12 (78), Rd. 5
5) East Perth 31.10 (196) vs East Fremantle 13.15 (93), Rd. 18

Goalscoring:

I've noted 317 players who played during the 1979. Of these 317… 246 troubled the scorers with at least 1 behind.

Most Goals in a Game:

13 Goals

13.4 - Ray Bauskis (SF vs Subiaco, Round 11)
13.3 - Mark Olsen (SD vs Subiaco, Round 19)

10 Goals

10.3 - Murray Couper (Perth vs West Perth, Round 11)

9 Goals

9.3 - Simon Beasley (SD vs SF, Round 14)
9.3 - Norm Uncle (Claremont vs EF, Round 16)
9.3 - Kevin Taylor (EF vs WP, Round 19)
9.2 - Kevin Taylor (EF vs Subiaco, Round 21)
9.1 - Jim Krakouer (Claremont vs Perth, Round 21)
9.1 - Gary Buckenara (Subiaco vs SD, Round 19)

8 Goals

8.6 – Mark Olsen (SD vs Subiaco, Round 12)
8.2 – Phil Krakouer (Claremont vs WP, Round 3)
8.2 – Mark Olsen (SD vs Subiaco, Round 5)
8.2 – Robert Vickers-Willis (Claremont vs EF, Round 9)
8.1 – Rod Alderton (WP vs SD, Round 6)
8.1 – Ray Bauskis (SF vs SD, Round 8 )
8.1 – Simon Beasley (SD vs Perth, Round 17)
8.0 – Archie Duda (EP vs EF, Round 18)

40 Goals or More in the Season by team:

Claremont

59.31 - Norm Uncle
51.37 - Ross Ditchburn
49.22 - Graham Moss
46.37 - Phil Krakouer
44.27 - Steve Malaxos
41.28 - Jim Krakouer

East Fremantle

102.64 - Kevin Taylor
55.31 - Jim Sewell
45.59 - Tony Buhagiar
45.25 - Ian Thomson*
40.34 - Ken Judge

*Thomson didn’t kick his first goals until he kicked 6.0 in Round 13.

East Perth

50.20 - Paul Arnold
47.15 - Archie Duda

Perth

61.30 - Peter Bosustow*
46.31 - Murray Couper

*Need to check this tally, as the WA Football Register for 1979 has 63 goals for Bosustow

South Fremantle

76.41 - Ray Bauskis
53.23 - Mark Jackson

Subiaco

None (leading scorer – Ken Marshall with 39.22)

Swan Districts

84.52 - Mark Olsen
46.36 - Simon Beasley
41.28 - Ian Williams

West Perth

None (leading scorer – John Frazer with 39.33)