1947 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1947 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. South Fremantle were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1947 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 Bill Brophy
East Fremantle Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth WACA
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

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

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
South Fremantle 1st 16 -0- 3 64 137.4% 1,892 1,377 272 260 190 237
West Perth 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 119.1% 1,693 1,422 238 265 201 216
East Fremantle 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 132.7% 1,826 1,376 264 242 192 224
Perth 4th 10 -0- 9 40 108.6% 1,463 1,347 202 251 194 183
East Perth 5th 10 -0- 9 40 104.5% 1,449 1,386 198 261 197 204
Claremont 6th 6 -0- 13 24 77.2% 1,337 1,731 192 185 242 279
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 15 16 67.0% 1,221 1,822 174 177 261 256
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 16 12 74.5% 1,226 1,646 171 200 234 242

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Subiaco Oval 83 - 55 2,684
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 88 - 67 3,394
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 90 - 91 2,225
SAT 26/04/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 110 - 56 5,647

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 196.4% 110 56
Claremont 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 150.9% 83 55
East Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 131.3% 88 67
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 101.1% 91 90
Swan Districts 5th 0 -0- 1 0 98.9% 90 91
Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 76.1% 67 88
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 1 0 66.3% 55 83
East Perth 8th 0 -0- 1 0 50.9% 56 110

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Subiaco Oval 55 - 83 3,231
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 88 - 42 3,948
SAT 03/05/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 143 - 42 6,134
MON 05/05/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 57 - 95 5,794

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 2 -0- 0 8 177.3% 234 132
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 147.6% 183 124
Perth 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 104.9% 150 143
Claremont 4th 1 -0- 1 4 100.0% 138 138
East Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 94.7% 144 152
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 1 4 76.4% 152 199
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 2 0 73.7% 132 179
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 2 0 62.9% 112 178

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 67 - 80 2,755
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 118 - 59 3,607
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 116 - 81 5,247
SAT 10/05/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 89 - 101 2,967

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 164.3% 350 213
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 137.7% 263 191
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 132.7% 268 202
West Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 87.8% 253 288
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 2 4 94.0% 205 218
East Perth 6th 1 -0- 2 4 84.0% 225 268
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 3 0 78.9% 221 280
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 3 0 57.8% 171 296

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 90 - 94 16,517
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 85 - 70 2,760
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 98 - 73 2,557
SAT 17/05/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 60 - 80 3,293

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 0 16 146.5% 444 303
Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 133.1% 366 275
East Fremantle 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 123.9% 353 285
West Perth 4th 3 -0- 1 12 95.7% 333 348
East Perth 5th 2 -0- 2 8 91.7% 310 338
Claremont 6th 1 -0- 3 4 90.8% 275 303
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 4 0 77.8% 294 378
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 4 0 61.4% 231 376

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 59 - 123 3,476
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 126 - 60 4,164
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 70 - 64 2,193
SAT 24/05/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 99 - 62 8,211

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 0 20 156.6% 567 362
East Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 138.8% 479 345
West Perth 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 105.4% 432 410
Perth 4th 3 -0- 2 12 114.4% 428 374
East Perth 5th 2 -0- 3 8 79.7% 370 464
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 4 4 82.4% 364 442
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 4 4 78.4% 334 426
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 5 0 66.1% 295 446

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 46 - 59 2,684
SAT 31/05/1947 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 36 - 45 4,548
MON 02/06/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 71 - 90 15,048
MON 02/06/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 114 - 55 4,138

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 0 24 163.3% 681 417
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 108.5% 522 481
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 126.4% 550 435
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 110.7% 464 419
East Perth 5th 3 -0- 3 12 83.0% 415 500
Swan Districts 6th 2 -0- 4 8 86.7% 423 488
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 5 4 78.4% 380 485
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 6 0 62.5% 350 560

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v West Perth Subiaco Oval 84 - 43 3,399
SAT 07/06/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 70 - 45 2,727
SAT 07/06/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 89 - 65 3,804
SAT 07/06/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 79 - 76 2,012

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 0 28 159.8% 770 482
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 100.0% 565 565
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 121.8% 626 514
East Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 89.0% 485 545
Perth 5th 3 -0- 4 12 104.1% 529 508
Swan Districts 6th 3 -0- 4 12 89.0% 502 564
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 5 8 87.9% 464 528
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 7 0 62.7% 395 630

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 53 - 78 5,368
SAT 14/06/1947 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 64 - 57 2,402
SAT 14/06/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 77 - 59 4,964
SAT 14/06/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 56 - 80 2,499

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 0 32 156.6% 847 541
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 104.0% 643 618
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 4 16 118.2% 683 578
Perth 4th 4 -0- 4 16 105.0% 593 565
East Perth 5th 4 -0- 4 16 86.4% 538 623
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 5 12 93.2% 544 584
Swan Districts 7th 3 -0- 5 12 87.5% 561 641
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 8 0 63.5% 451 710

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 83 - 67 2,099
SAT 21/06/1947 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 82 - 78 2,624
SAT 21/06/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 71 - 69 2,711
SAT 21/06/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 109 - 119 14,784

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 0 36 148.6% 966 650
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 102.0% 752 737
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 118.8% 766 645
Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 105.0% 675 643
Swan Districts 5th 4 -0- 5 16 89.0% 632 710
East Perth 6th 4 -0- 5 16 87.5% 607 694
Claremont 7th 3 -0- 6 12 93.4% 622 666
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 9 0 65.3% 518 793

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 179 - 70 3,618
SAT 28/06/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 70 - 69 4,217
SAT 28/06/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 47 - 68 1,981
SAT 28/06/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 103 - 39 5,320

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 1 36 143.8% 1,035 720
West Perth 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 110.2% 855 776
East Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 132.2% 945 715
Perth 4th 6 -0- 4 24 107.7% 743 690
East Perth 5th 5 -0- 5 20 88.7% 677 763
Swan Districts 6th 4 -0- 6 16 82.5% 671 813
Claremont 7th 3 -0- 7 12 81.9% 692 845
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 10 0 65.6% 565 861

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Subiaco Oval 47 - 136 3,401
SAT 05/07/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 64 - 85 15,263
SAT 05/07/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 23 - 121 2,780
SAT 05/07/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 63 - 56 2,977

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 1 40 142.9% 1,120 784
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 110.3% 918 832
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 121.2% 864 713
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 5 24 126.1% 1,009 800
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 5 24 100.4% 813 810
Swan Districts 6th 4 -0- 7 16 74.3% 694 934
Claremont 7th 3 -0- 8 12 75.3% 739 981
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 11 0 67.2% 621 924

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 38 - 52 5,665
SAT 12/07/1947 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 44 - 47 3,343
SAT 12/07/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 98 - 45 2,363
SAT 12/07/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 122 - 40 1,801

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 1 44 146.9% 1,218 829
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 110.2% 965 876
East Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 126.6% 1,061 838
Perth 4th 7 -0- 5 28 119.5% 908 760
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 6 24 98.7% 851 862
Swan Districts 6th 4 -0- 8 16 69.5% 734 1,056
Claremont 7th 3 -0- 9 12 72.7% 784 1,079
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 11 4 77.1% 743 964

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 81 - 74 3,260
SAT 19/07/1947 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 65 - 60 3,088
SAT 19/07/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 68 - 60 2,097
SAT 19/07/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 45 - 49 836

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 2 44 142.5% 1,278 897
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 108.6% 1,039 957
East Fremantle 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 125.2% 1,142 912
Perth 4th 8 -0- 5 32 118.7% 973 820
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 7 24 98.3% 911 927
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 9 16 74.1% 833 1,124
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 9 16 70.5% 779 1,105
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 11 8 79.2% 811 1,024

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 108 - 58 1,764
SAT 26/07/1947 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 42 - 59 5,298
SAT 26/07/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 71 - 57 4,647
SAT 26/07/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 116 - 84 3,232

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 12 -0- 2 48 142.4% 1,337 939
West Perth 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 111.0% 1,155 1,041
East Fremantle 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 128.9% 1,250 970
Perth 4th 8 -0- 6 32 115.5% 1,015 879
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 8 24 97.0% 968 998
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 10 16 74.0% 917 1,240
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 10 16 69.0% 837 1,213
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 11 12 81.6% 882 1,081

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/04/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 147 - 65 5,085
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 85 - 102 3,734
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 99 - 89 8,477
SAT 16/08/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 77 - 102 1,586

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 13 -0- 2 52 139.7% 1,436 1,028
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 135.0% 1,397 1,035
West Perth 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 109.1% 1,244 1,140
Perth 4th 8 -0- 7 32 112.1% 1,100 981
East Perth 5th 7 -0- 8 28 99.5% 1,070 1,075
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 10 20 76.9% 1,019 1,325
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 11 16 69.5% 914 1,315
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 12 12 77.1% 947 1,228

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 108 - 78 3,014
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 86 - 100 7,184
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 82 - 86 3,852
SAT 23/08/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 148 - 80 2,648

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 2 56 137.9% 1,536 1,114
East Fremantle 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 135.2% 1,505 1,113
West Perth 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 114.1% 1,392 1,220
Perth 4th 9 -0- 7 36 111.6% 1,186 1,063
East Perth 5th 7 -0- 9 28 98.4% 1,156 1,175
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 11 20 76.6% 1,097 1,433
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 12 16 67.9% 994 1,463
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 13 12 78.3% 1,029 1,314

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1947 2:20 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 116 - 89 3,013
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 128 - 97 11,411
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 68 - 135 1,198
SAT 30/08/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 112 - 82 4,408

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 3 56 131.5% 1,633 1,242
East Fremantle 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 135.0% 1,633 1,210
West Perth 3rd 12 -0- 5 48 115.5% 1,504 1,302
Perth 4th 10 -0- 7 40 116.8% 1,321 1,131
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 9 32 100.6% 1,272 1,264
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 12 20 76.6% 1,186 1,549
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 13 16 66.5% 1,062 1,598
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 14 12 77.9% 1,111 1,426

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 165 - 94 5,443
SAT 06/09/1947 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 74 - 126 3,625
SAT 06/09/1947 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 90 - 139 748
SAT 06/09/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 113 - 66 3,779

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 15 -0- 3 60 134.6% 1,798 1,336
East Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 136.3% 1,772 1,300
West Perth 3rd 13 -0- 5 52 118.2% 1,617 1,368
Perth 4th 10 -0- 8 40 109.2% 1,415 1,296
East Perth 5th 9 -0- 9 36 104.5% 1,398 1,338
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 13 20 75.3% 1,252 1,662
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 14 16 66.3% 1,152 1,737
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 15 12 76.4% 1,185 1,552

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1947 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 85 - 69 535
SAT 13/09/1947 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 51 - 48 3,918
SAT 13/09/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 94 - 41 1,276
SAT 13/09/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 76 - 54 4,580

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 16 -0- 3 64 137.4% 1,892 1,377
West Perth 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 119.1% 1,693 1,422
East Fremantle 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 132.7% 1,826 1,376
Perth 4th 10 -0- 9 40 108.6% 1,463 1,347
East Perth 5th 10 -0- 9 40 104.5% 1,449 1,386
Claremont 6th 6 -0- 13 24 77.2% 1,337 1,731
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 15 16 67.0% 1,221 1,822
Subiaco 8th 3 -0- 16 12 74.5% 1,226 1,646

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1947 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Subiaco Oval 78 - 94 15,808
SAT 27/09/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 128 - 87 23,847

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/10/1947 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Subiaco Oval 108 - 88 21,168

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/10/1947 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 86 - 71 27,112