1948 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1948 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. West Perth were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1948 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 80

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval George Moloney
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: West Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
West Perth 1st 16 -0- 3 64 139.7% 1,758 1,258 255 228 176 202
South Fremantle 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 127.5% 2,041 1,601 297 259 230 221
Perth 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 113.4% 1,665 1,468 243 207 204 244
East Fremantle 4th 12 -0- 7 48 111.7% 1,970 1,764 278 302 258 216
East Perth 5th 10 -0- 9 40 101.8% 1,528 1,501 210 268 220 181
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 14 20 87.7% 1,538 1,754 227 176 250 254
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 14 20 83.0% 1,467 1,768 209 213 257 226
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 17 8 58.6% 1,207 2,060 171 181 295 290

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/04/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 98 - 104 3,924
SAT 24/04/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 113 - 105 4,017
SAT 24/04/1948 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 36 - 103 8,461
SAT 24/04/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 87 - 78 2,075

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 286.1% 103 36
Swan Districts 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 111.5% 87 78
East Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 107.6% 113 105
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 106.1% 104 98
Claremont 5th 0 -0- 1 0 94.2% 98 104
East Perth 6th 0 -0- 1 0 92.9% 105 113
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 1 0 89.7% 78 87
Perth 8th 0 -0- 1 0 35.0% 36 103

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/05/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 184 - 119 6,842
SAT 01/05/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 64 - 96 3,829
SAT 01/05/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 134 - 41 4,451
MON 03/05/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Subiaco Oval 83 - 71 12,899

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 307.8% 237 77
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 132.6% 297 224
South Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 0 8 110.7% 187 169
Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 79.0% 132 167
Swan Districts 5th 1 -0- 1 4 60.4% 128 212
East Perth 6th 0 -0- 2 0 89.8% 176 196
Subiaco 7th 0 -0- 2 0 77.6% 142 183
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 2 0 75.3% 217 288

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/05/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 67 - 71 8,419
SAT 08/05/1948 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 127 - 83 3,525
SAT 08/05/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 144 - 67 3,900
SAT 08/05/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 85 - 77 3,576

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 213.9% 308 144
South Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 0 12 140.3% 331 236
East Fremantle 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 108.3% 380 351
Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 103.6% 259 250
Subiaco 5th 1 -0- 2 4 87.3% 227 260
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 2 4 54.8% 195 356
East Perth 7th 0 -0- 3 0 91.0% 243 267
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 3 0 78.8% 294 373

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/05/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 85 - 93 4,180
SAT 15/05/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 73 - 136 12,851
SAT 15/05/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 52 - 127 2,280
SAT 15/05/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 115 - 45 6,224

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 4 -0- 0 16 223.8% 423 189
South Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 0 16 151.1% 467 309
Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 127.8% 386 302
East Fremantle 4th 2 -0- 2 8 93.0% 453 487
East Perth 5th 1 -0- 3 4 95.5% 336 352
Subiaco 6th 1 -0- 3 4 72.5% 272 375
Swan Districts 7th 1 -0- 3 4 51.1% 247 483
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 4 0 81.3% 379 466

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/05/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 69 - 72 4,804
SAT 22/05/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 86 - 61 4,497
SAT 22/05/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 82 - 103 7,435
SAT 22/05/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 75 - 72 1,368

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 5 -0- 0 20 191.9% 495 258
South Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 133.3% 549 412
Perth 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 127.3% 489 384
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 3 8 102.2% 422 413
East Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 3 8 93.4% 525 562
Swan Districts 6th 2 -0- 3 8 58.0% 322 555
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 4 4 72.2% 333 461
Claremont 8th 0 -0- 5 0 83.3% 448 538

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/05/1948 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 78 - 72 7,877
SAT 29/05/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 92 - 99 2,551
SAT 29/05/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 74 - 97 2,123
SAT 29/05/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 114 - 96 5,841

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 6 -0- 0 24 172.0% 609 354
South Fremantle 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 128.6% 648 504
Perth 3rd 5 -0- 1 20 124.3% 567 456
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 4 8 100.6% 494 491
East Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 4 8 91.9% 621 676
Swan Districts 6th 2 -0- 4 8 60.7% 396 652
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 5 4 89.1% 545 612
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 5 4 75.9% 425 560

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/06/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 111 - 87 3,401
SAT 05/06/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 119 - 49 3,432
SAT 05/06/1948 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 56 - 85 5,685
MON 07/06/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 116 - 92 16,917

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 6 -0- 1 24 149.1% 701 470
South Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 128.2% 764 596
Perth 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 115.2% 623 541
East Perth 4th 3 -0- 4 12 113.5% 613 540
East Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 4 12 95.9% 732 763
Claremont 6th 2 -0- 5 8 94.3% 630 668
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 5 8 57.7% 445 771
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 6 4 76.3% 512 671

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/06/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 109 - 128 5,033
SAT 12/06/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 108 - 99 7,017
SAT 12/06/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 102 - 47 2,112
SAT 12/06/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 58 - 88 7,933

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 1 28 125.5% 872 695
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 136.0% 759 558
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 118.7% 711 599
East Fremantle 4th 4 -0- 4 16 98.6% 860 872
East Perth 5th 3 -0- 5 12 108.1% 722 668
Claremont 6th 2 -0- 6 8 93.9% 729 776
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 6 8 85.5% 614 718
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 6 8 56.4% 492 873

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/06/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 80 - 112 3,165
SAT 19/06/1948 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 58 - 42 3,009
SAT 19/06/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 67 - 80 3,351
SAT 19/06/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 58 - 73 1,468

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 7 -0- 2 28 135.1% 832 616
South Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 121.2% 939 775
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 2 28 120.0% 769 641
East Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 4 20 102.1% 972 952
East Perth 5th 4 -0- 5 16 109.1% 802 735
Claremont 6th 2 -0- 7 8 91.1% 809 888
Subiaco 7th 2 -0- 7 8 84.5% 656 776
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 7 8 58.1% 550 946

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/06/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 68 - 90 3,137
SAT 26/06/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 87 - 78 6,108
SAT 26/06/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 67 - 150 1,488
SAT 26/06/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 85 - 64 9,837

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 8 -0- 2 32 134.9% 917 680
South Fremantle 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 129.3% 1,089 842
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 116.3% 847 728
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 4 24 102.8% 1,059 1,030
East Perth 5th 4 -0- 6 16 105.6% 866 820
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 7 12 88.4% 746 844
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 8 8 89.7% 877 978
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 8 8 56.3% 617 1,096

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/07/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 60 - 93 10,602
SAT 03/07/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 72 - 66 4,036
SAT 03/07/1948 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 118 - 57 2,006
SAT 03/07/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 53 - 81 4,774

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 9 -0- 2 36 136.2% 998 733
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 131.0% 1,182 902
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 3 32 122.9% 965 785
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 5 24 99.6% 1,119 1,123
East Perth 5th 5 -0- 6 20 105.9% 938 886
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 8 12 86.4% 799 925
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 9 8 89.8% 943 1,050
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 9 8 55.5% 674 1,214

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/07/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 117 - 75 2,092
SAT 10/07/1948 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 98 - 84 8,253
SAT 10/07/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 90 - 94 2,881
SAT 10/07/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 81 - 68 4,442

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 10 -0- 2 40 134.7% 1,079 801
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 126.6% 1,266 1,000
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 3 36 122.3% 1,063 869
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 5 28 103.2% 1,236 1,198
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 6 24 105.7% 1,032 976
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 9 12 87.2% 889 1,019
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 10 8 89.4% 1,011 1,131
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 10 8 56.3% 749 1,331

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/07/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 97 - 82 1,433
SAT 17/07/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 63 - 98 6,865
SAT 17/07/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 78 - 88 6,492
SAT 17/07/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 169 - 89 3,272

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 11 -0- 2 44 136.2% 1,177 864
South Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 3 40 131.8% 1,435 1,089
Perth 3rd 10 -0- 3 40 121.5% 1,151 947
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 6 28 100.2% 1,299 1,296
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 7 24 104.3% 1,110 1,064
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 10 12 91.3% 1,108 1,213
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 10 12 82.3% 978 1,188
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 11 8 58.2% 831 1,428

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/07/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 83 - 74 2,362
SAT 24/07/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 68 - 154 1,461
SAT 24/07/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 24 - 80 1,117
SAT 24/07/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 93 - 43 11,316

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 12 -0- 2 48 140.0% 1,270 907
South Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 125.0% 1,478 1,182
Perth 3rd 10 -0- 4 40 118.9% 1,225 1,030
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 6 32 106.5% 1,453 1,364
East Perth 5th 7 -0- 7 28 109.4% 1,190 1,088
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 10 16 92.5% 1,191 1,287
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 11 12 77.9% 1,046 1,342
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 12 8 56.7% 855 1,508

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/04/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 56 - 124 10,089
SAT 14/08/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 135 - 63 4,480
SAT 14/08/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 99 - 72 3,767
SAT 14/08/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 118 - 42 2,637

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 13 -0- 2 52 146.3% 1,388 949
South Fremantle 2nd 11 -0- 4 44 129.4% 1,602 1,238
Perth 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 114.9% 1,297 1,129
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 6 36 111.3% 1,588 1,427
East Perth 5th 7 -0- 8 28 102.8% 1,246 1,212
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 11 16 88.2% 1,254 1,422
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 11 16 81.0% 1,145 1,414
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 13 8 55.2% 897 1,626

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/08/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 68 - 69 8,654
SAT 21/08/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 77 - 70 2,803
SAT 21/08/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 69 - 103 741
SAT 21/08/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 88 - 73 3,772

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 14 -0- 2 56 144.4% 1,476 1,022
South Fremantle 2nd 12 -0- 4 48 127.9% 1,671 1,306
Perth 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 116.9% 1,400 1,198
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 7 36 110.7% 1,656 1,496
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 8 32 103.2% 1,323 1,282
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 12 16 88.3% 1,324 1,499
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 12 16 81.1% 1,218 1,502
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 14 8 55.9% 966 1,729

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/08/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 63 - 80 4,939
SAT 28/08/1948 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 57 - 88 7,020
SAT 28/08/1948 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 83 - 86 1,949
SAT 28/08/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 131 - 75 753

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 15 -0- 2 60 144.9% 1,564 1,079
South Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 4 52 130.5% 1,802 1,381
Perth 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 115.5% 1,483 1,284
East Fremantle 4th 10 -0- 7 40 110.3% 1,742 1,579
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 9 32 100.7% 1,380 1,370
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 12 20 82.9% 1,298 1,565
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 13 16 87.8% 1,387 1,579
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 15 8 56.0% 1,041 1,860

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/09/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 117 - 119 6,746
SAT 04/09/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 68 - 81 2,508
SAT 04/09/1948 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 91 - 106 721
SAT 04/09/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 100 - 57 3,555

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 16 -0- 2 64 146.5% 1,664 1,136
South Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 5 52 127.9% 1,919 1,500
Perth 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 114.3% 1,602 1,401
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 7 44 110.7% 1,848 1,670
East Perth 5th 9 -0- 9 36 101.6% 1,461 1,438
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 13 20 83.0% 1,366 1,646
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 14 16 86.0% 1,444 1,679
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 16 8 57.6% 1,132 1,966

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/09/1948 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 94 - 75 1,982
SAT 11/09/1948 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 122 - 94 4,461
SAT 11/09/1948 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 63 - 67 6,758
SAT 11/09/1948 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 101 - 122 1,174

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 16 -0- 3 64 139.7% 1,758 1,258
South Fremantle 2nd 14 -0- 5 56 127.5% 2,041 1,601
Perth 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 113.4% 1,665 1,468
East Fremantle 4th 12 -0- 7 48 111.7% 1,970 1,764
East Perth 5th 10 -0- 9 40 101.8% 1,528 1,501
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 14 20 87.7% 1,538 1,754
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 14 20 83.0% 1,467 1,768
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 17 8 58.6% 1,207 2,060

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/09/1948 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 48 - 70 22,190
SAT 25/09/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 68 - 75 11,276

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/10/1948 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 89 - 66 25,106

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/10/1948 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 87 - 63 28,660