1951 WANFL Season: West Perth
These are the details of the premiership results of West Perth for the 1951 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by South Fremantle in a semi final and defeating Perth in the preliminary final, West Perth defeated South Fremantle in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1951 WANFL Season
Team:
West Perth
Home Ground:
Leederville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-7, P%: 140.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown, Ken | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Buttsworth, Fred | 23 | 0 | R02-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Clarke, Kevin | 22 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R13-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| David, Mervyn | 8 | 0 | R13-16, R21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Fisher, Vic | 15 | 0 | R10-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Garland, Neil | 9 | 0 | R03, R16-17, R19-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gregory, Bill | 17 | 0 | R01-05, R10-19, PF, GF | |
| Harman, Len | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Heal, Stan | 20 | 0 | R01-19, R21 | |
| Hoft, Leslie | 20 | 0 | R01-02, R06-19, R21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Humphries, Brian | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kershaw, Ted | 21 | 0 | R04-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lamb, Norman | 2 | 0 | R06-07 | |
| Larcombe, Jack | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lawtie, Eddie | 8 | 0 | R09, R11, R19-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lind, Doug | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R13, R15-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Porter, Don | 19 | 0 | R03-12, R14-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Pozzi, Guido | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R17-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Price, Wally | 22 | 0 | R01-10, R12-21, PF, GF | |
| Schofield, Ray | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Schofield, Trevor | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Scott, Ray | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Whittle, Alvan | 15 | 0 | R01-12, R14-16 | |
| Yaksich, Tony | 5 | 0 | R01-05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/05/1951 | Round 3 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 68 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 55 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/05/1951 | Round 6 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 101 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/06/1951 | Round 7 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/06/1951 | Round 8 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 20 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 9 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 10 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/07/1951 | Round 11 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 20 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 12 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 13 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 14 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 15 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 16 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 60 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 17 | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 18 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 111 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 19 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 54 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/09/1951 | Round 20 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/09/1951 | Round 21 | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 62 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/09/1951 | Semi Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/10/1951 | Preliminary Final | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/10/1951 | Grand Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 3 | unknown | Ray Schofield |
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.