1948 WANFL Season: West Perth
These are the details of the premiership results of West Perth for the 1948 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by South Fremantle in a semi final and defeating East Fremantle in the preliminary final, West Perth were defeated by South Fremantle in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1948 WANFL Season
Team:
West Perth
Home Ground:
Leederville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-3, P%: 139.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annesley, Bob | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Bracken, Kevin | 18 | 0 | R03, R05-19, SF, PF | |
| Buttsworth, Fred | 18 | 0 | R01-03, R06-08, R10-17, R19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Clamp, Robert | 20 | 0 | R01-16, R19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Foster, Bob | 19 | 0 | R03-06, R08-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Garland, Neil | 16 | 0 | R01-04, R10-13, R15-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gregory, Bill | 4 | 0 | R02, R05, R12, R16 | |
| Harman, Len | 20 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R10-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Heal, Stan | 22 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Hicks, Charles | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Lamb, Norman | 21 | 0 | R01-09, R11-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Larcombe, Jack | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R14, R16-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lind, Doug | 22 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Loughridge, John | 20 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R11-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Porter, Don | 4 | 0 | R01-04 | |
| Pozzi, Guido | 21 | 0 | R01-08, R10-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Price, Wally | 17 | 0 | R01-03, R06-07, R10, R12-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Schofield, Ray | 22 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Scott, Ray | 21 | 0 | R01-14, R16-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Whittle, Alvan | 19 | 0 | R01-02, R05-15, R17-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Yaksich, Tony | 21 | 0 | R01, R03-19, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1948 | Round 1 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 67 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/05/1948 | Round 2 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 93 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/05/1948 | Round 3 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/05/1948 | Round 4 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 70 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/05/1948 | Round 5 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/05/1948 | Round 6 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1948 | Round 7 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/06/1948 | Round 8 | Perth | HOME | LOSS | PRTH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/06/1948 | Round 9 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/06/1948 | Round 10 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 21 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/07/1948 | Round 11 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/07/1948 | Round 12 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/07/1948 | Round 13 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/07/1948 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 50 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/08/1948 | Round 15 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/08/1948 | Round 16 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/08/1948 | Round 17 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/09/1948 | Round 18 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 43 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/09/1948 | Round 19 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/09/1948 | Semi Final | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/10/1948 | Preliminary Final | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 23 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/10/1948 | Grand Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.