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1985 Grand Final. Last time more 40K attend the WAFL GF. Wrensted picks up 30 touches and kicks 3 goals in a BOG display. Camel boots 6, Waterson holds Keene again, Wilson and Harding both star.

Sadly by the end of the 80s as the WAFL begins it decline highlights are 1st Semi Finals. Esp 1988.

1992 preliminary final and grand final are great memories despite the WAFL being a shadow of its former self.

1994 preliminary final is a bit spesh. The Cardies crack open the champagne at the main break and get blown away in the 2nd half.

Like BC it has to be '73 as an 18yo standing on the southern wing concrete terraces in amongst the "Humans" it was just awesome. watching Keith Watt weave is special form of magic, Ross Smith coach the game of his life against a team that had beaten us 4 times that year and best of all seeing the great Austin Robertson at last taste premiership success. I remember the first 2 or 3 hours after the game then it was just a complete beer blur

The mid-week SOO games were sensational. Going to watch what for me was the best WAFL team I have seen win those 3 flags in the early 80's at time when watching Subi was not much fun. Having the absolute privilege to have seen in person my team win 9 flags when my Dads generation of Subi fans either missed out or saw '73.
Playing for Jolimont JFC on Subi oval in a 17's GF ... but the bad bit was getting flogged by our arch enemy's Wembley JFC.

1979 semi v the team that used to be East Perth. Got pissed and had to blow a night shift. What a game!! 1979 GF, same again. Atmosphere was something I still remember today. The early 80's WA v Vic. Heart stopping footy.

A grand final record crowd of 52,322 turned up to see West Perth collide with South Fremantle in what turned out to be the most one-sided premiership play-off ever. Cardinals half forward Barry Day kicked 7 last quarter goals for a match total of 8 as West Perth stormed to victory by 104 points, 23.17 (155) to 7.9 (51). Evergreen centreman Mel Whinnen earned the Simpson Medal after a performance of measureless class, while his fellow veteran Bill Dempsey was similarly superb. On a day when it was impossible to find a poor West Perth player, ruck-rover Alan Watling, wingman Stuart Hillier, rover Shane Sheridan, and half back flanker Ross Prunster all stood out, as did Day during the processional last quarter which saw the Cardinals add 10.5 to their opponents’ solitary behind.

Torp wrote: Pearl Jam in 2007

Australia Made Concert - think it was 85/86.

Bazza wrote:

Torp wrote: Pearl Jam in 2007

Australia Made Concert - think it was 85/86.

I watched the documentary from that concert series when flying back from the East just recently, would highly recommend it to anyone who has a love of Australian music. The likes of INXS, The Triffids, The Divinyls (all with WA links) plus Jimmy Barnes, Mental As Anything, The Models et al the concert at Subiaco Oval had an enormous crowd Jan 1987.

Yeah, best day/night ever..sadly a lot of performers from that day are now deceased.

will never see anything like it again..

think 50,000 there

There was a big concert at Subi last Feb.Full house.Adel think that's her name.
Perth Glory was 3-0 in a NSL GrandFinal and lost.
Rugby World Cup England -South Africa.Springbocks played at Subi a few times.
International Rules V Ireland .Last game at Subi.
1969 WP v EP 51,000 crowd.Perths population between 6-700,000.That was an amazing crowd and beaten twise in the 1970's.The Wafl in its heyday was bigger than today's AFL in WA.
In the 1958 Subi also hosted the Queen and Queens mother

Bazza wrote: Yeah, best day/night ever..sadly a lot of performers from that day are now deceased.

will never see anything like it again..

think 50,000 there

Unfortunately at least 4 have passed away that I am aware of...

Michael Hutchence from INXS
Chrissie Amphlett from The Divinyls
James Freud from The Models
David McComb from The Triffids

All were singers of their respective bands too sadly.

I saw U2 there a few years ago which was something special. Also Creedence Clearwater Revival about 40 years ago.