1991  SECOND GRADE PREMIERS

FIRST GRADE First round: ARKs 44-3, Wanneroo 23-11, Associates 16-22, Palmyra 7-0, University 9-6, Cottesloe 13-24, Nedlands 9-21, Wests 22-13, Kalamunda 10-9 Second round: ARKs 18-9, Wanneroo 37-21, Associates 19-9, Palmyra 12-33, University 16-15, Cottesloe 4-17, Nedlands 0-42, Wests 14-9, Kalamunda 9-48. Summary: Fifth in competition. First grade dropped off the pace this year, losing to big guns Nedlands and Cottesloe twice each. Losses against Associates in the first round and Palmyra in the second meant Firsts had to win their final game of the year against Kalamunda to make the finals, but they dropped away badly to lose 9-48 and finish fifth in the competition.

SECOND GRADE First round: ARKs 14-6, Wanneroo 28-7, Associates 18-9, Palmyra 10-4, University 4-3, Cottesloe 17-15, Nedlands 22-6, Wests 28-10, Kalamunda 32-11 Second round: ARKs 9-6, Wanneroo 41-3, Associates 3-7, Palmyra 19-6, University 29-0, Cottesloe 16-4, Nedlands 0-0, Wests 28-4, Kalamunda 22-10 Semi-final: Perth 16 Nedlands 6 Grand final: Perth 15 University 15 Summary: Minor premiers, MAJOR PREMIERS. With just one loss and one draw against them all season, Bill Watt's second grade were minor premiers and favouites for the major premiership,but produced a nervous grand final that was a draw even after 20 minutes extra time. A change in the rules meant a shared premiership -- by all other counts Perth would have been sole premiers.

THIRD GRADE Nedlands 15-10, Wanneroo 29-4, Wests 28-6, Curtin 24-14, Rockingham 12-12, Bunbury 16-10, Leeming 22-4, ARKs 6-3, Associates 31-0 Murdoch 20-12, Cottesloe 9-21, Kalamunda 19-0, Palmyra 13-8, bye, University 45-0, Nedlands 12-21, Wanneroo 56-0, Wests 27-0 Semi-final: Perth 17 Nedlands 4 Grand Final: Perth 8 Associates 9 Summary: Minor Premiers, grand finalists. Conceding just two losses and one draw during the season, thirds were minor premiers and won their semi to go straight into the grand final. They came unstuck in the grand final and lost the game with a penalty in the late stages by the narrowest of margins.

FOURTH GRADE Nedlands 14-16, Wanneroo 38-4, Wests 3-24, Curtin 10-4, Rockingham 16-6, Bunbury 0-15, Murdoch, ARKs 45-0, Associates 22-18 Murdoch 24-0, Cottesloe 11-0, Kalamunda 0-0, Palmyra 6-13, bye, Muresk 20-0, Nedlands 29-0, Wanneroo 20-0, Wests 3-4 Semi-final: Perth 15 Bunbury 9 Second semi-final: Perth 13 Associates 10 Preliminary Final: Perth 3 Palmyra 14 Summary: Finalists. Fifth in competition. Fourth grade just made it into the finals after a year of mixed results, but then won three in a row before going down to Paly. A credit to the club.

FIFTH GRADE Nedlands 9-16, bye, University 0-20, Curtin 18-0, Leeming, Palmyra 29-0, Murdoch 20-0, Nedlands 6-20, bye Curtin 12-13, Murdoch 7-37, Nedlands, Palmyra 0-21, University 0-19, Curtin 14-3, Murdoch 0-34, Nedlands 0-23, Palmyra 0-28, University 0-20 Summary: Fifth in a seven team competiton, fifth grade helped to hold up the club's bar profits and played some rugby as well.

COLTS bye, University 6-17, Wests 4-24, Associates 0-33, Cottesloe 6-20, Wanneroo 16-20, Nedlands 21-9 University 3-7, Wests 15-14, Associates 21-9, Cottesloe 6-13, Wanneroo 18-9, Nedlands 17-7, University 3-31, Wests 0-50, Associates 0-20 Summary: A totally new team after the top teams of the previous two years, colts struggled all year for numbers and experience, and finished bottom.