1953 WANFL Season: West Perth
These are the details of the premiership results of West Perth for the 1953 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by South Fremantle in a semi final and defeating East Fremantle in the preliminary final, West Perth were defeated by South Fremantle in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 WANFL Season
Team:
West Perth
Home Ground:
Leederville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 18-0-3, P%: 151.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdown, Ken | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R14-16, R18-20, SF, PF, GF | |
| Buttsworth, Fred | 10 | 0 | R04, R13-15, R17-20, PF, GF | |
| Clarke, Kevin | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R10-12, R16-20, SF, PF, GF | |
| Dufall, Syd | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Garland, Neil | 16 | 0 | R06-08, R10, R12, R14-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gregory, Bill | 21 | 0 | R01-02, R05-19, R21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Harman, Len | 21 | 0 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-18, R20-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Heal, Stan | 1 | 0 | R13 | |
| Hoft, Leslie | 7 | 0 | R01, R05-10 | |
| Humphries, Brian | 23 | 0 | R01-06, R08-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kershaw, Ted | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R14-15, R17-21, PF, GF | |
| Marinko, Don | 22 | 0 | R01-06, R08-12, R14-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| McNamara, Laurie | 22 | 0 | R01-07, R09-12, R14-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Pozzi, Guido | 9 | 0 | R03-09, R11-12 | |
| Price, Wally | 22 | 0 | R01-12, R15-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Schofield, Ray | 22 | 0 | R01-12, R14-21, SF, PF | |
| Schofield, Trevor | 21 | 0 | R01-04, R06-13, R15-18, R20-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Scott, Ray | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Wylde, Eddie | 16 | 0 | R01-07, R13-15, R17-18, R21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Yaksich, Tony | 21 | 0 | R01-04, R07-21, 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 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 64 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | Subiaco | HOME | LOSS | SUBI by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/05/1953 | Round 6 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 53 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/06/1953 | Round 7 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 89 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 8 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 51 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 9 | East Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 55 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 10 | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 11 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 12 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/07/1953 | Round 13 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 14 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 32 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 15 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 46 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 16 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 17 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 114 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 18 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 51 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 19 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 85 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/09/1953 | Round 20 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 46 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/09/1953 | Round 21 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/09/1953 | Semi Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/10/1953 | Preliminary Final | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 52 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/10/1953 | Grand Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 59 | 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.