1953 WANFL Season: East Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results for East Fremantle for the 1953 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used East Fremantle Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Perth in the first semi final, East Fremantle were defeated by West Perth in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1953 WANFL Season
Team:
East Fremantle
Club:
East Fremantle
Home Ground:
East Fremantle Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 9-0-12, P%: 89.9)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by West Perth (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke, Jack | 16 | 0 | R05-12, R14-19, SF, PF | |
| Conway, Frank | 5 | 0 | R01-05 | |
| Conway, Jim | 5 | 0 | R03-04, R13-14, R18 | |
| Cowan, Merv | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| Ebbs, Ken | 21 | 0 | R01-07, R09-20, SF, PF | |
| Jefferys, Harold | 17 | 0 | R01-09, R11-17, R21 | |
| Johnson, Percy | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF | |
| Nugent, Laurie | 6 | 0 | R18-21, SF, PF | |
| Onions, Wilson | 12 | 0 | R08-10, R12-13, R15, R17-18, R20-21, SF, PF | |
| Preen, Alan | 16 | 0 | R06-16, R19-21, SF, PF | |
| Regan, Con | 19 | 0 | R04-16, R18-21, SF, PF | |
| Sheedy, Jack | 22 | 0 | R01-12, R14-21, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1953 | Round 1 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | East Perth | HOME | LOSS | EPTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 48 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/06/1953 | Round 7 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 89 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 8 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 9 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 55 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 10 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 11 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 12 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 13 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 14 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 32 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 15 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 16 | Perth | HOME | LOSS | PRTH by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 17 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 18 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 80 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 19 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/09/1953 | Round 20 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/09/1953 | Round 21 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/09/1953 | Semi Final | Perth | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 61 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/10/1953 | Preliminary Final | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 52 | unknown | unknown |