1952 WANFL Season: West Perth
These are the details of the premiership results of West Perth for the 1952 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating South Fremantle in a semi final, West Perth were defeated by South Fremantle in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1952 WANFL Season
Team:
West Perth
Home Ground:
Leederville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-5, P%: 149.1)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown, Ken | 18 | 0 | R03-07, R10-20, SF, GF | |
| Buttsworth, Fred | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R05-07, R10-11, R13-18 | |
| Clarke, Kevin | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R10-12, R15 | |
| David, Mervyn | 8 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R08-09, R12, R16-17 | |
| Fisher, Vic | 11 | 0 | R01-11 | |
| Garland, Neil | 5 | 0 | R18-20, SF, GF | |
| Gregory, Bill | 20 | 0 | R01-04, R06-15, R17-20, SF, GF | |
| Harman, Len | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF | |
| Heal, Stan | 17 | 0 | R04-20 | |
| Hoft, Leslie | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08-13, R17-20, SF, GF | |
| Humphries, Brian | 19 | 0 | R03-06, R08-20, SF, GF | |
| Kershaw, Ted | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF | |
| Larcombe, Jack | 20 | 0 | R01-03, R05-09, R11-20, SF, GF | |
| Lawtie, Eddie | 2 | 0 | R03, R07 | |
| Marinko, Don | 17 | 0 | R04, R07-20, SF, GF | |
| McNamara, Laurie | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF | |
| Porter, Don | 15 | 0 | R01-06, R09, R13, R15-17, R19-20, SF, GF | |
| Pozzi, Guido | 16 | 0 | R01-03, R08-11, R14-20, SF, GF | |
| Price, Wally | 20 | 0 | R01-07, R10-20, SF, GF | |
| Schofield, Ray | 20 | 0 | R01-07, R10-20, SF, GF | |
| Schofield, Trevor | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF | |
| Scott, Ray | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF | |
| Yaksich, Tony | 18 | 0 | R02-10, R12-13, R15-16, R18-20, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1952 | Round 1 | East Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | EFRM by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 2 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 3 | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 4 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/05/1952 | Round 5 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 79 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/06/1952 | Round 6 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 17 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1952 | Round 7 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 153 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/06/1952 | Round 9 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 10 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 11 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 84 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 12 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/07/1952 | Round 13 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 15 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 38 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 16 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 68 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 17 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 18 | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 85 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/09/1952 | Round 19 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 38 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/09/1952 | Round 20 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/09/1952 | Semi Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/10/1952 | Grand Final | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 21 | 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.