1953 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1953 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. South Fremantle were the minor premiers.

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

Season Details

Name: 1953 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Gordon Maffina
East Fremantle East 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: South Fremantle

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
South Fremantle 1st 19 -0- 2 76 186.4% 2,591 1,390 383 293 193 232
West Perth 2nd 18 -0- 3 72 151.3% 2,309 1,526 333 311 216 230
Perth 3rd 14 -0- 7 56 104.0% 1,956 1,880 276 300 270 260
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 12 36 89.9% 1,647 1,832 229 273 266 236
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 13 32 83.3% 1,588 1,906 227 226 269 292
Swan Districts 6th 7 -0- 14 28 86.1% 1,589 1,845 221 263 261 279
Claremont 7th 7 -0- 14 28 84.4% 1,474 1,747 206 238 248 259
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 19 8 55.4% 1,276 2,304 182 184 334 300

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
Swan Districts 6th Did not qualify for finals
Claremont 7th Did not qualify for finals
Subiaco 8th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/04/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 60 - 58 4,538
SAT 25/04/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 93 - 51 3,359
SAT 25/04/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 79 - 101 2,628
SAT 25/04/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 89 - 85 11,850

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 1 -0- 0 4 182.4% 93 51
Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 127.8% 101 79
West Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 104.7% 89 85
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 103.4% 60 58
Claremont 5th 0 -0- 1 0 96.7% 58 60
South Fremantle 6th 0 -0- 1 0 95.5% 85 89
Swan Districts 7th 0 -0- 1 0 78.2% 79 101
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 1 0 54.8% 51 93

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/05/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 68 - 92 2,482
SAT 02/05/1953 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 120 - 76 4,892
SAT 02/05/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 197 - 36 2,767
SAT 02/05/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 136 - 72 7,762

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 143.3% 225 157
Perth 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 142.6% 221 155
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 225.6% 282 125
Swan Districts 4th 1 -0- 1 4 101.2% 171 169
East Perth 5th 1 -0- 1 4 88.2% 165 187
East Fremantle 6th 1 -0- 1 4 76.4% 136 178
Claremont 7th 0 -0- 2 0 82.9% 126 152
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 2 0 30.0% 87 290

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/05/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 52 - 36 1,092
SAT 09/05/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 35 - 50 1,657
SAT 09/05/1953 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 74 - 93 7,070
SAT 09/05/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 73 - 127 1,837

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 137.7% 318 231
South Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 206.6% 409 198
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 119.0% 295 248
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 96.8% 215 222
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 2 4 94.7% 178 188
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 2 4 82.4% 244 296
East Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 2 4 75.0% 171 228
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 3 0 36.0% 123 342

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/05/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 69 - 70 1,945
SAT 16/05/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle Fremantle Oval 71 - 72 3,715
SAT 16/05/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 87 - 65 2,403
SAT 16/05/1953 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Leederville Oval 54 - 96 1,078

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Perth 1st 4 -0- 0 16 129.3% 388 300
South Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 178.8% 481 269
Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 129.5% 391 302
East Perth 4th 3 -0- 1 12 105.2% 302 287
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 3 4 95.7% 247 258
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 3 4 80.7% 309 383
East Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 3 4 80.7% 242 300
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 4 0 40.4% 177 438

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/05/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 87 - 58 783
SAT 23/05/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 80 - 154 2,316
SAT 23/05/1953 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 94 - 45 2,366
SAT 23/05/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 66 - 68 1,407

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 181.9% 635 349
Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 139.8% 485 347
West Perth 3rd 4 -0- 1 16 123.4% 454 368
East Perth 4th 3 -0- 2 12 86.6% 382 441
East Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 3 8 91.9% 329 358
Claremont 6th 1 -0- 4 4 83.0% 292 352
Swan Districts 7th 1 -0- 4 4 78.1% 367 470
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 4 4 48.6% 245 504

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/05/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 77 - 78 3,643
SAT 30/05/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 136 - 79 8,600
SAT 30/05/1953 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 54 - 102 2,714
SAT 30/05/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 76 - 129 2,737

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 1 20 180.1% 771 428
West Perth 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 131.3% 583 444
Perth 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 116.8% 564 483
East Perth 4th 4 -0- 2 16 88.8% 460 518
East Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 3 12 104.6% 431 412
Claremont 6th 1 -0- 5 4 85.8% 369 430
Swan Districts 7th 1 -0- 5 4 74.0% 443 599
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 5 4 49.3% 299 606

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
MON 01/06/1953 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 86 - 61 4,831
MON 01/06/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 89 - 70 3,495
TUE 02/06/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 80 - 76 1,879
TUE 02/06/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 147 - 58 8,387

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 1 24 172.7% 860 498
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 145.4% 730 502
Perth 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 119.5% 650 544
East Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 86.3% 521 604
East Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 4 12 87.5% 489 559
Swan Districts 6th 2 -0- 5 8 77.5% 523 675
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 6 4 84.6% 439 519
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 6 4 54.7% 375 686

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/06/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 87 - 72 2,920
SAT 06/06/1953 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 72 - 71 2,729
SAT 06/06/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 147 - 96 12,361
SAT 06/06/1953 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Leederville Oval 90 - 105 2,194

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 7 -0- 1 28 169.5% 1,007 594
West Perth 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 127.3% 826 649
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 117.4% 722 615
East Perth 4th 5 -0- 3 20 90.2% 626 694
East Fremantle 5th 3 -0- 5 12 86.8% 561 646
Claremont 6th 2 -0- 6 8 89.0% 526 591
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 6 8 79.5% 594 747
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 7 4 58.8% 465 791

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/06/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 132 - 77 3,577
SAT 13/06/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 28 - 83 7,760
SAT 13/06/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco WACA 107 - 46 2,240
SAT 13/06/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 59 - 64 2,772

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 1 32 174.1% 1,114 640
West Perth 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 134.3% 909 677
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 107.0% 799 747
East Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 84.2% 654 777
East Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 5 16 95.9% 693 723
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 6 12 90.8% 590 650
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 7 8 80.5% 653 811
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 8 4 56.9% 511 898

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/06/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 123 - 76 2,958
SAT 20/06/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 72 - 96 5,221
SAT 20/06/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 119 - 45 3,418
SAT 20/06/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 124 - 77 8,213

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 9 -0- 1 36 180.0% 1,233 685
West Perth 2nd 8 -0- 2 32 137.0% 1,033 754
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 100.6% 876 871
East Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 5 20 99.2% 789 795
East Perth 5th 5 -0- 5 20 83.2% 726 873
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 6 16 98.2% 713 726
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 8 8 75.1% 698 930
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 9 4 57.5% 587 1,021

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/06/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 93 - 123 8,914
SAT 27/06/1953 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 146 - 53 2,320
SAT 27/06/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 107 - 75 2,189
SAT 27/06/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 120 - 79 6,317

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 10 -0- 1 40 174.3% 1,356 778
West Perth 2nd 9 -0- 2 36 138.4% 1,153 833
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 110.6% 1,022 924
East Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 6 20 96.1% 882 918
East Perth 5th 5 -0- 6 20 81.7% 801 980
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 7 16 93.6% 792 846
Swan Districts 7th 3 -0- 8 12 80.1% 805 1,005
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 10 4 54.8% 640 1,167

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/07/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 71 - 75 5,426
SAT 04/07/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 156 - 95 3,428
SAT 04/07/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 104 - 74 2,911
SAT 04/07/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco WACA 133 - 57 3,108

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 11 -0- 1 44 173.2% 1,512 873
West Perth 2nd 10 -0- 2 40 144.5% 1,286 890
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 110.3% 1,097 995
East Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 7 20 93.5% 956 1,022
East Perth 5th 5 -0- 7 20 78.9% 896 1,136
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 8 16 93.7% 863 921
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 8 16 84.2% 909 1,079
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 11 4 53.6% 697 1,300

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/07/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 75 - 60 1,211
SAT 18/07/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 61 - 81 2,512
SAT 18/07/1953 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 46 - 70 4,999
SAT 18/07/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 110 - 63 3,553

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 12 -0- 1 48 172.1% 1,582 919
West Perth 2nd 11 -0- 2 44 146.5% 1,396 953
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 107.3% 1,143 1,065
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 7 24 95.3% 1,031 1,082
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 8 20 96.1% 944 982
East Perth 6th 5 -0- 8 20 78.6% 957 1,217
Swan Districts 7th 4 -0- 9 16 81.7% 972 1,189
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 12 4 55.1% 757 1,375

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/07/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 42 - 88 4,488
SAT 25/07/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 75 - 107 3,869
SAT 25/07/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 86 - 88 3,463
SAT 25/07/1953 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 47 - 111 1,457

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 13 -0- 1 52 173.8% 1,670 961
West Perth 2nd 12 -0- 2 48 146.2% 1,503 1,028
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 107.0% 1,231 1,151
East Fremantle 4th 6 -0- 8 24 93.0% 1,106 1,189
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 9 20 92.1% 986 1,070
Swan Districts 6th 5 -0- 9 20 87.6% 1,083 1,236
East Perth 7th 5 -0- 9 20 79.9% 1,043 1,305
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 13 4 54.1% 804 1,486

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/08/1953 2:20 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 61 - 100 1,304
SAT 01/08/1953 2:20 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 96 - 68 1,511
SAT 01/08/1953 2:20 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 121 - 75 8,777
SAT 01/08/1953 2:20 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 99 - 107 3,180

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 14 -0- 1 56 172.9% 1,791 1,036
West Perth 2nd 12 -0- 3 48 137.3% 1,578 1,149
Perth 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 107.0% 1,338 1,250
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 8 28 96.5% 1,206 1,250
East Perth 5th 6 -0- 9 24 83.0% 1,139 1,373
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 10 20 89.5% 1,047 1,170
Swan Districts 7th 5 -0- 10 20 88.0% 1,182 1,343
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 14 4 55.1% 872 1,582

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/08/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 74 - 86 5,688
SAT 08/08/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 228 - 36 2,234
SAT 08/08/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 76 - 51 2,989
SAT 08/08/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 92 - 74 5,853

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 15 -0- 1 60 188.3% 2,019 1,072
West Perth 2nd 13 -0- 3 52 136.5% 1,670 1,223
Perth 3rd 11 -0- 5 44 107.6% 1,424 1,324
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 9 28 95.8% 1,280 1,336
Swan Districts 5th 6 -0- 10 24 90.2% 1,258 1,394
East Perth 6th 6 -0- 10 24 82.8% 1,213 1,465
Claremont 7th 5 -0- 11 20 88.1% 1,098 1,246
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 15 4 50.2% 908 1,810

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/08/1953 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 95 - 74 2,601
SAT 15/08/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 90 - 65 3,717
SAT 15/08/1953 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 74 - 188 7,238
SAT 15/08/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 114 - 45 3,172

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 16 -0- 1 64 191.0% 2,133 1,117
West Perth 2nd 14 -0- 3 56 143.3% 1,858 1,297
Perth 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 99.1% 1,498 1,512
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 10 28 94.3% 1,345 1,426
East Perth 5th 7 -0- 10 28 85.2% 1,303 1,530
Claremont 6th 6 -0- 11 24 90.4% 1,193 1,320
Swan Districts 7th 6 -0- 11 24 86.4% 1,303 1,508
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 16 4 51.5% 982 1,905

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/08/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 61 - 141 1,274
SAT 22/08/1953 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 139 - 100 1,426
SAT 22/08/1953 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 93 - 63 4,179
SAT 22/08/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 112 - 61 3,959

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 17 -0- 1 68 193.0% 2,274 1,178
West Perth 2nd 15 -0- 3 60 145.1% 1,970 1,358
Perth 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 101.6% 1,637 1,612
East Fremantle 4th 7 -0- 11 28 89.7% 1,406 1,567
Swan Districts 5th 7 -0- 11 28 88.9% 1,396 1,571
East Perth 6th 7 -0- 11 28 84.2% 1,366 1,623
Claremont 7th 6 -0- 12 24 87.6% 1,254 1,432
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 17 4 52.9% 1,082 2,044

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/08/1953 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 87 - 74 6,620
SAT 29/08/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 65 - 58 3,440
SAT 29/08/1953 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 109 - 58 1,999
SAT 29/08/1953 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Leederville Oval 35 - 120 4,027

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 17 -0- 2 68 187.6% 2,332 1,243
West Perth 2nd 16 -0- 3 64 150.0% 2,090 1,393
Perth 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 104.6% 1,746 1,670
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 11 32 91.0% 1,493 1,641
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 11 32 85.1% 1,431 1,681
Swan Districts 6th 7 -0- 12 28 88.7% 1,470 1,658
Claremont 7th 6 -0- 13 24 85.1% 1,312 1,541
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 18 4 51.6% 1,117 2,164

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/09/1953 2:20 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 116 - 68 3,096
SAT 05/09/1953 2:20 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 81 - 78 3,309
SAT 05/09/1953 2:20 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 101 - 121 4,999
SAT 05/09/1953 2:20 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 60 - 106 2,653

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 18 -0- 2 72 182.5% 2,453 1,344
West Perth 2nd 17 -0- 3 68 151.1% 2,196 1,453
Perth 3rd 13 -0- 7 52 103.1% 1,847 1,791
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 11 36 91.6% 1,574 1,719
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 12 32 83.4% 1,499 1,797
Claremont 6th 7 -0- 13 28 88.8% 1,428 1,609
Swan Districts 7th 7 -0- 13 28 86.7% 1,530 1,764
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 19 4 53.2% 1,195 2,245

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/09/1953 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 89 - 109 1,852
SAT 12/09/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 138 - 46 4,392
SAT 12/09/1953 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 81 - 59 1,548
SAT 12/09/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 113 - 73 1,523

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 19 -0- 2 76 186.4% 2,591 1,390
West Perth 2nd 18 -0- 3 72 151.3% 2,309 1,526
Perth 3rd 14 -0- 7 56 104.0% 1,956 1,880
East Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 12 36 89.9% 1,647 1,832
East Perth 5th 8 -0- 13 32 83.3% 1,588 1,906
Swan Districts 6th 7 -0- 14 28 86.1% 1,589 1,845
Claremont 7th 7 -0- 14 28 84.4% 1,474 1,747
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 19 8 55.4% 1,276 2,304

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/09/1953 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 74 - 135 15,121
SAT 26/09/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 79 - 68 22,337

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/10/1953 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 120 - 68 18,928

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/10/1953 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 120 - 61 34,207