2 , ▁the ▁W AF L ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Western ▁Australian ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( W AN FL ) ▁- ▁the ▁" n ational " ▁concept ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁being ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁S AN FL ▁and ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁other ▁le agues ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Sw an ▁District s ▁entered ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁The ▁eight ▁compet ing ▁sides ▁still ▁remain ▁today ▁and ▁are ▁generally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" trad itional ▁eight ▁clubs ". ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁Two , ▁the ▁league ▁only ▁ran ▁an ▁" under ▁age " ▁competition ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 4 4 . ▁However , ▁the ▁three ▁premiers hips ▁won ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁are ▁given ▁equal ▁status ▁to ▁any ▁other , ▁in ▁official ▁records . ▁All ▁clubs ▁competed , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Sw an ▁District s ▁who ▁could ▁not ▁form ▁a ▁team ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁saw ▁crow ds ▁get ▁bigger ▁and ▁bigger , ▁as ▁W AF L ▁football ▁captured ▁the ▁hearts ▁and ▁minds ▁of ▁the ▁W A ▁public ▁like ▁never ▁before , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 8 0 s ▁it ▁was ▁easily ▁the ▁biggest ▁show ▁in ▁town . ▁ ▁However , ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁star ▁W AF L ▁players ▁were ▁looking ▁to ▁head ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁(