1953 WANFL Season: Perth
These are the details of the premiership results for Perth for the 1953 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used WACA as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. Perth were defeated by East Fremantle in the first semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1953 WANFL Season
Team:
Perth
Club:
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 |