1953 WANFL Season: Perth
These are the details of the premiership results of Perth for the 1953 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. Perth were defeated by East Fremantle in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 WANFL Season
Team:
Perth
Home Ground:
WACA
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-7, P%: 104.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by East Fremantle (Semi Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan, Ken | 22 | 0 | R01-21, SF | |
| Coventry, Peter | 6 | 0 | R03-04, R11, R13, R16, R18 | |
| Curtis, Bill | 5 | 0 | R18-21, SF | |
| Harper, Keith | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R14-21, SF | |
| Henfry, Ern | 20 | 0 | R01-10, R13-21, SF | |
| Howard, Laurie | 21 | 0 | R01-09, R11-21, SF | |
| McIntosh, Merv | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R14-21 | |
| McNamara, Jeffrey | 21 | 0 | R01-07, R09-21, SF | |
| Moriarty, Terry | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R10-15, R19-21, SF | |
| Skehan, Charlie | 3 | 0 | R07-09 | |
| Walker, Dick | 19 | 0 | R01-18, R20 | |
| Wansbrough, Bert | 22 | 0 | R01-21, SF | |
| Zeuner, Reg | 17 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15, R18, R21, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1953 | Round 1 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 42 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 49 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 57 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/06/1953 | Round 7 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 8 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 9 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 55 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 10 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 11 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 93 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 12 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 13 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 14 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 15 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 16 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 17 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 114 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 18 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 19 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | PRTH by 51 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/09/1953 | Round 20 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 20 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/09/1953 | Round 21 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | PRTH by 20 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/09/1953 | Semi Final | East Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | EFRM by 61 | 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.