▁this ▁point , ▁five ▁sides ▁at ▁most ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁competition , ▁and ▁this ▁number ▁had ▁invari ably ▁changed ▁from ▁year ▁to ▁year , ▁as ▁clubs ▁came ▁and ▁went . ▁And ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁there ▁were ▁eight ▁teams ▁— ▁being ▁West ▁Per th , ▁East ▁Per th , ▁East ▁F rem ant le , ▁South ▁F rem ant le , ▁North ▁F rem ant le , ▁Sub ia co , ▁Per th ▁and ▁Mid land ▁J unction . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁the ▁W A FA ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁West ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁( W AF L ). ▁ ▁Un like ▁many ▁other ▁sport ing ▁compet itions , ▁the ▁W AF L ▁didn ' t ▁go ▁into ▁re cess ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁although ▁two ▁teams ▁— ▁North ▁F rem ant le ▁and ▁Mid land ▁J unction ▁— ▁were ▁" cas ual ties " ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁the ▁W AF L ▁introduced ▁the ▁Sand over ▁Medal , ▁for ▁the ▁fair est ▁and ▁best ▁player ▁over ▁a ▁season , ▁as ▁voted ▁by ▁the ▁field ▁u mp ires . ▁The ▁medal ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Cla rem ont ▁entered ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁bringing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁back ▁to ▁seven . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3