1947 WANFL Season: West Perth

These are the details of the premiership results for West Perth for the 1947 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Leederville Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by South Fremantle in the second semi final and defeating Perth in the preliminary final, West Perth were defeated by South Fremantle in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.

Team Details

Competition: 1947 WANFL Season
Team: West Perth
Club: West Perth
Home Ground: Leederville Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-5, P%: 119.1)
Finals Performance: Runners-Up

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Baker, William 17 0 R01-12, R14-16, PF, GF
Bracken, Kevin 1 0 R06
Bridges, Bruce 18 0 R03-08, R11-19, SF, PF, GF
Buttsworth, Fred 22 0 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
Clamp, Robert 21 0 R01-03, R05-19, SF, PF, GF
Fisher, Vic 21 0 R01-11, R13-19, SF, PF, GF
Fleming, Ronald 2 0 R01-02
Foster, Bob 13 0 R02, R07-09, R12, R15-19, SF, PF, GF
Garland, Neil 1 0 R13
Gregory, Bill 3 0 R03-04, R07
Harman, Len 21 0 R01-08, R10-19, SF, PF, GF
Heal, Stan 21 0 R01-02, R04-19, SF, PF, GF
Hicks, Charles 3 0 R01-02, R05
Hill, Dick 1 0 R17
Jenzen, Allan 2 0 R03-04
Lamb, Norman 21 0 R01-19, PF, GF
Larcombe, Jack 20 0 R01-15, R18-19, SF, PF, GF
Lind, Doug 22 0 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
Loughridge, John 21 0 R01-06, R08-19, SF, PF, GF
Pola, Spike 4 0 R01, R03-05
Porter, Don 17 0 R01, R04-15, R17, SF, PF, GF
Pozzi, Guido 21 0 R02-19, SF, PF, GF
Price, Wally 22 0 R01-19, SF, PF, GF
Schofield, Ray 18 0 R01-02, R04-05, R09-19, SF, PF, GF
Scott, Ray 17 0 R06-19, SF, PF, GF
Walker, Max 2 0 R03, R05
Whittle, Alvan 19 0 R01-10, R14-19, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
26/04/1947 Round 1 East Perth HOME WIN WPTH by 54 unknown unknown
03/05/1947 Round 2 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 101 unknown unknown
10/05/1947 Round 3 Swan Districts AWAY WIN WPTH by 12 unknown unknown
17/05/1947 Round 4 Subiaco AWAY WIN WPTH by 20 unknown unknown
24/05/1947 Round 5 Perth HOME WIN WPTH by 37 unknown unknown
02/06/1947 Round 6 East Fremantle AWAY WIN WPTH by 19 unknown unknown
07/06/1947 Round 7 Claremont AWAY LOSS CLMT by 41 unknown unknown
14/06/1947 Round 8 East Perth AWAY WIN WPTH by 25 unknown unknown
21/06/1947 Round 9 South Fremantle HOME LOSS SFRM by 10 unknown unknown
28/06/1947 Round 10 Swan Districts HOME WIN WPTH by 64 unknown unknown
05/07/1947 Round 11 Subiaco HOME WIN WPTH by 7 unknown unknown
12/07/1947 Round 12 Perth AWAY WIN WPTH by 3 unknown unknown
19/07/1947 Round 13 East Fremantle AWAY LOSS EFRM by 7 unknown unknown
26/07/1947 Round 14 Claremont HOME WIN WPTH by 32 unknown unknown
16/08/1947 Round 15 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 10 unknown unknown
23/08/1947 Round 16 Swan Districts HOME WIN WPTH by 68 unknown unknown
30/08/1947 Round 17 Subiaco HOME WIN WPTH by 30 unknown unknown
06/09/1947 Round 18 Claremont HOME WIN WPTH by 47 unknown unknown
13/09/1947 Round 19 East Fremantle HOME WIN WPTH by 22 unknown unknown
27/09/1947 Semi Final South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 41 unknown unknown
04/10/1947 Preliminary Final Perth HOME WIN WPTH by 20 unknown unknown
11/10/1947 Grand Final South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 15 unknown unknown