1946 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1946 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured nineteen rounds. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. East Fremantle were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. East Fremantle were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1946 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 80

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Subiaco Oval Johnny Leonard
East Fremantle Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth WACA
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval Neil Lewington Jim Ditchburn
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: East Fremantle
Runners-Up: West Perth
Minor Premiers: East Fremantle

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Fremantle 1st 19 -0- 0 76 162.9% 2,133 1,309 304 309 182 217
West Perth 2nd 12 -2- 5 52 120.5% 1,888 1,567 265 298 231 181
South Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 9 40 113.6% 1,879 1,654 274 235 233 256
Subiaco 4th 10 -0- 9 40 93.5% 1,243 1,329 165 253 188 201
Perth 5th 9 -0- 10 36 97.4% 1,525 1,565 219 211 218 257
East Perth 6th 7 -1- 11 30 89.5% 1,489 1,664 214 205 240 224
Swan Districts 7th 4 -1- 14 18 75.1% 1,320 1,758 187 198 247 276
Claremont 8th 3 -0- 16 12 68.5% 1,369 2,000 194 205 283 302

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
East Fremantle 1st Premiers
West Perth 2nd Runners-Up
Subiaco 3rd Defeated by West Perth (Preliminary Final)
South Fremantle 4th Defeated by Subiaco (Semi Final)
Perth 5th Did not qualify for finals
East Perth 6th Did not qualify for finals
Swan Districts 7th Did not qualify for finals
Claremont 8th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 60 - 162 2,533
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 115 - 99 3,641
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 79 - 127 3,120
SAT 27/04/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 50 - 81 2,065

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 270.0% 162 60
Subiaco 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 162.0% 81 50
West Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 160.8% 127 79
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 116.2% 115 99
East Perth 5th 0 -0- 1 0 86.1% 99 115
Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 62.2% 79 127
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 1 0 61.7% 50 81
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 1 0 37.0% 60 162

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 57 - 66 3,354
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 144 - 97 1,403
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 98 - 103 4,549
SAT 04/05/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 63 - 84 4,033

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 129.9% 230 177
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 122.8% 199 162
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 159.5% 260 163
Subiaco 4th 1 -0- 1 4 107.5% 144 134
Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 99.6% 223 224
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 1 4 84.1% 116 138
East Perth 7th 0 -0- 2 0 86.2% 156 181
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 2 0 51.3% 157 306

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 101 - 68 2,604
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 60 - 126 4,208
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 75 - 80 2,802
SAT 11/05/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 97 - 74 4,009

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 130.4% 300 230
West Perth 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 130.3% 327 251
South Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 173.1% 386 223
Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 101.3% 303 299
Subiaco 5th 1 -0- 2 4 102.3% 219 214
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 2 4 80.9% 190 235
East Perth 7th 0 -0- 3 0 70.4% 216 307
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 3 0 55.3% 225 407

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 79 - 79 4,996
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 54 - 99 2,912
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 118 - 67 4,419
SAT 18/05/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 97 - 52 2,815

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 0 16 140.5% 399 284
West Perth 2nd 3 -1- 0 14 123.0% 406 330
South Fremantle 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 173.8% 504 290
Subiaco 4th 2 -0- 2 8 118.8% 316 266
Perth 5th 2 -0- 2 8 89.7% 357 398
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 3 4 72.8% 257 353
East Perth 7th 0 -1- 3 2 76.4% 295 386
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 4 0 55.0% 277 504

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Subiaco Oval 69 - 79 2,142
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 100 - 61 10,121
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 41 - 88 1,825
SAT 25/05/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 131 - 52 4,625

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 0 20 144.6% 499 345
West Perth 2nd 4 -1- 0 18 140.6% 537 382
South Fremantle 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 144.9% 565 390
Perth 4th 3 -0- 2 12 101.4% 445 439
Subiaco 5th 2 -0- 3 8 92.7% 368 397
East Perth 6th 1 -1- 3 6 82.2% 374 455
Swan Districts 7th 1 -0- 4 4 67.6% 298 441
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 5 0 59.3% 346 583

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 141 - 92 5,004
SAT 01/06/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 88 - 48 3,988
SAT 01/06/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 78 - 102 1,746
MON 03/06/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 75 - 99 16,494

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 0 24 142.4% 598 420
West Perth 2nd 4 -1- 1 18 127.2% 612 481
South Fremantle 3rd 3 -0- 3 12 128.2% 613 478
Subiaco 4th 3 -0- 3 12 102.5% 456 445
Perth 5th 3 -0- 3 12 92.6% 537 580
East Perth 6th 2 -1- 3 10 94.1% 515 547
Swan Districts 7th 1 -0- 5 4 69.2% 376 543
Claremont 8th 1 -0- 5 4 67.8% 448 661

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 159 - 68 1,052
SAT 08/06/1946 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 65 - 58 3,213
SAT 08/06/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 144 - 104 3,337
MON 10/06/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 66 - 114 10,121

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 0 28 155.1% 757 488
West Perth 2nd 5 -1- 1 22 129.2% 756 585
Perth 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 94.4% 602 638
East Perth 4th 3 -1- 3 14 102.6% 629 613
South Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 4 12 123.6% 671 543
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 4 12 93.4% 522 559
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 6 4 68.6% 552 805
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 6 4 63.2% 444 702

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 75 - 105 8,609
SAT 15/06/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 115 - 91 3,458
SAT 15/06/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 75 - 60 1,779
SAT 15/06/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 70 - 103 3,186

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 0 32 153.1% 862 563
West Perth 2nd 5 -1- 2 22 120.1% 826 688
Perth 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 99.6% 705 708
South Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 4 16 124.0% 786 634
Subiaco 5th 4 -0- 4 16 96.4% 597 619
East Perth 6th 3 -1- 4 14 98.1% 704 718
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 7 4 69.9% 643 920
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 7 4 64.9% 504 777

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Subiaco Oval 77 - 87 2,570
SAT 22/06/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 113 - 51 2,944
SAT 22/06/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 80 - 100 1,955
SAT 22/06/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 94 - 86 6,002

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 0 36 158.8% 975 614
West Perth 2nd 6 -1- 2 26 118.9% 920 774
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 100.9% 792 785
East Perth 4th 4 -1- 4 18 100.8% 804 798
South Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 5 16 119.8% 872 728
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 5 16 88.5% 648 732
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 8 4 71.5% 720 1,007
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 8 4 66.6% 584 877

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 69 - 176 2,253
SAT 29/06/1946 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 40 - 50 3,834
SAT 29/06/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 104 - 93 5,590
SAT 29/06/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 119 - 119 2,014

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 0 40 168.5% 1,151 683
West Perth 2nd 6 -2- 2 28 116.3% 1,039 893
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 99.6% 832 835
South Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 5 20 118.9% 976 821
Subiaco 5th 5 -0- 5 20 90.4% 698 772
East Perth 6th 4 -1- 5 18 99.4% 897 902
Swan Districts 7th 1 -1- 8 6 70.6% 703 996
Claremont 8th 1 -0- 9 4 66.7% 789 1,183

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/07/1946 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 54 - 83
SAT 06/07/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 122 - 87 3,001
SAT 06/07/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 77 - 57 1,502
SAT 06/07/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 88 - 52 5,902

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 0 44 167.4% 1,234 737
West Perth 2nd 7 -2- 2 32 119.3% 1,127 945
South Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 5 24 120.9% 1,098 908
Perth 4th 6 -0- 5 24 96.5% 886 918
Subiaco 5th 6 -0- 5 24 93.5% 775 829
East Perth 6th 4 -1- 6 18 95.9% 949 990
Swan Districts 7th 1 -1- 9 6 70.7% 790 1,118
Claremont 8th 1 -0- 10 4 67.1% 846 1,260

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 118 - 69 5,564
SAT 13/07/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 119 - 31 1,982
SAT 13/07/1946 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 47 - 23 1,372
SAT 13/07/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 62 - 49 3,399

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 12 -0- 0 48 167.7% 1,352 806
West Perth 2nd 7 -2- 3 32 116.8% 1,176 1,007
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 99.1% 933 941
Subiaco 4th 7 -0- 5 28 95.3% 837 878
South Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 6 24 113.7% 1,167 1,026
East Perth 6th 5 -1- 6 22 104.6% 1,068 1,021
Swan Districts 7th 1 -1- 10 6 69.8% 813 1,165
Claremont 8th 1 -0- 11 4 63.6% 877 1,379

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 95 - 65 823
SAT 20/07/1946 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 56 - 60 2,498
SAT 20/07/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 97 - 106 3,433
SAT 20/07/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 61 - 105 4,809

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 13 -0- 0 52 168.1% 1,457 867
West Perth 2nd 7 -2- 4 32 111.2% 1,237 1,112
Subiaco 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 96.7% 943 975
Perth 4th 7 -0- 6 28 98.8% 989 1,001
East Perth 5th 6 -1- 6 26 104.7% 1,128 1,077
South Fremantle 6th 6 -0- 7 24 111.7% 1,264 1,132
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 11 8 67.3% 972 1,444
Swan Districts 8th 1 -1- 11 6 69.7% 878 1,260

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v West Perth Subiaco Oval 56 - 84 2,337
SAT 27/07/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 56 - 38 7,211
SAT 27/07/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 102 - 80 3,946
SAT 27/07/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 73 - 104 1,269

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 0 56 166.1% 1,561 940
West Perth 2nd 8 -2- 4 36 113.1% 1,321 1,168
Subiaco 3rd 8 -0- 6 32 95.2% 981 1,031
East Perth 4th 7 -1- 6 30 106.2% 1,184 1,115
South Fremantle 5th 7 -0- 7 28 112.7% 1,366 1,212
Perth 6th 7 -0- 7 28 96.9% 1,069 1,103
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 12 8 67.3% 1,028 1,528
Swan Districts 8th 1 -1- 12 6 69.7% 951 1,364

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 06/05/1946 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth Subiaco Oval 72 - 128 3,091
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 63 - 137 2,509
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 169 - 62 5,285
SAT 03/08/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 62 - 50 1,677

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 15 -0- 0 60 172.7% 1,730 1,002
West Perth 2nd 9 -2- 4 40 116.9% 1,449 1,240
South Fremantle 3rd 8 -0- 7 32 117.9% 1,503 1,275
Subiaco 4th 8 -0- 7 32 94.3% 1,031 1,093
East Perth 5th 7 -1- 7 30 97.0% 1,246 1,284
Perth 6th 7 -0- 8 28 92.7% 1,141 1,231
Swan Districts 7th 2 -1- 12 10 71.6% 1,013 1,414
Claremont 8th 2 -0- 13 8 65.5% 1,091 1,665

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 88 - 110 6,500
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 54 - 50 5,065
SAT 10/08/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 90 - 73 1,295
WED 28/08/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Subiaco Oval 75 - 131 3,800

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 16 -0- 0 64 168.8% 1,840 1,090
West Perth 2nd 9 -2- 5 40 111.2% 1,524 1,371
Subiaco 3rd 9 -0- 7 36 94.9% 1,085 1,143
South Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 8 32 114.9% 1,591 1,385
Perth 5th 8 -0- 8 32 97.4% 1,272 1,306
East Perth 6th 7 -1- 8 30 96.9% 1,296 1,338
Swan Districts 7th 3 -1- 12 14 74.2% 1,103 1,487
Claremont 8th 2 -0- 14 8 66.3% 1,164 1,755

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 79 - 56 2,739
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 80 - 107 3,112
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 115 - 73 1,382
SAT 24/08/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 140 - 102 7,376

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 17 -0- 0 68 167.5% 1,919 1,146
West Perth 2nd 10 -2- 5 44 113.0% 1,664 1,473
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 8 36 100.6% 1,387 1,379
Subiaco 4th 9 -0- 8 36 93.4% 1,141 1,222
South Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 9 32 111.0% 1,693 1,525
East Perth 6th 7 -1- 9 30 95.2% 1,376 1,445
Swan Districts 7th 4 -1- 12 18 77.2% 1,210 1,567
Claremont 8th 2 -0- 15 8 66.1% 1,237 1,870

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle WACA 64 - 75 669
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 83 - 47 3,267
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 47 - 39 5,627
SAT 31/08/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 88 - 28 2,692

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 18 -0- 0 72 164.8% 1,994 1,210
West Perth 2nd 11 -2- 5 48 116.7% 1,752 1,501
Subiaco 3rd 10 -0- 8 40 94.2% 1,188 1,261
South Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 9 36 113.0% 1,776 1,572
Perth 5th 9 -0- 9 36 100.0% 1,426 1,426
East Perth 6th 7 -1- 10 30 93.1% 1,423 1,528
Swan Districts 7th 4 -1- 13 18 74.8% 1,238 1,655
Claremont 8th 2 -0- 16 8 66.9% 1,301 1,945

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 139 - 99 3,732
SAT 07/09/1946 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 66 - 136 2,883
SAT 07/09/1946 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 55 - 68 2,618
SAT 07/09/1946 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 82 - 103 1,578

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 19 -0- 0 76 162.9% 2,133 1,309
West Perth 2nd 12 -2- 5 52 120.5% 1,888 1,567
South Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 9 40 113.6% 1,879 1,654
Subiaco 4th 10 -0- 9 40 93.5% 1,243 1,329
Perth 5th 9 -0- 10 36 97.4% 1,525 1,565
East Perth 6th 7 -1- 11 30 89.5% 1,489 1,664
Swan Districts 7th 4 -1- 14 18 75.1% 1,320 1,758
Claremont 8th 3 -0- 16 12 68.5% 1,369 2,000

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1946 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Subiaco Oval 97 - 100 12,514
SAT 21/09/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 75 - 71 17,369

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1946 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Subiaco Oval 86 - 37 15,426

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/10/1946 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 79 - 73 24,841