1955 WANFL Season: Perth

These are the details of the premiership results of Perth for the 1955 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Perth in a semi final and defeating South Fremantle in the preliminary final, Perth defeated East Fremantle in the grand final, winning the premiership.

Season Team Details

Competition: 1955 WANFL Season
Team: Perth
Home Ground: WACA

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 14-0-6, P%: 123.4)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Armstrong, Ken 21 0 R02-10, R12-20, SF, PF, GF
Ashbolt, Brian 22 0 R01-06, R08-20, SF, PF, GF
Bryan, Ken 17 0 R01-03, R05-14, R20, SF, PF, GF
Coventry, Peter 23 0 R01-20, SF, PF, GF
Curtis, Bill 18 0 R01, R04-12, R16-20, SF, PF, GF
Davis, Tom 18 0 R02-10, R14-17, R19-20, SF, PF, GF
Foynes, Des 14 0 R09-18, R20, SF, PF, GF
Harper, Keith 20 0 R01, R03-09, R11-19, SF, PF, GF
Harper, Roy 20 0 R01-04, R06-11, R14-20, SF, PF, GF
Henderson, Stan 23 0 R01-20, SF, PF, GF
Howard, Laurie 10 0 R01-04, R07-08, R18-20, GF
McIntosh, Merv 22 0 R01-09, R11-20, SF, PF, GF
McNamara, Jeffrey 12 0 R05, R09-13, R17, R19-20, SF, PF, GF
Meredith, Harry 22 0 R01-12, R14-20, SF, PF, GF
Moriarty, Terry 18 0 R01-02, R05-16, R20, SF, PF, GF
Shepherd, Gordon 20 0 R04-20, SF, PF, GF
Skehan, Charlie 18 0 R01-03, R05-08, R11-13, R16-20, SF, PF, GF
Walker, Dick 22 0 R01-09, R11-20, SF, PF, GF
Wansbrough, Bert 22 0 R01-09, R11-20, SF, PF, GF
Zeuner, Reg 23 0 R01-20, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
23/04/1955 Round 1 Claremont AWAY WIN PRTH by 4 unknown unknown
30/04/1955 Round 2 West Perth HOME WIN PRTH by 17 unknown unknown
07/05/1955 Round 3 East Perth AWAY WIN PRTH by 3 unknown unknown
14/05/1955 Round 4 Subiaco HOME WIN PRTH by 54 unknown unknown
21/05/1955 Round 5 Swan Districts HOME WIN PRTH by 66 unknown unknown
28/05/1955 Round 6 South Fremantle AWAY WIN PRTH by 14 unknown unknown
04/06/1955 Round 7 East Fremantle AWAY WIN PRTH by 14 unknown unknown
06/06/1955 Round 8 Claremont HOME WIN PRTH by 40 unknown unknown
11/06/1955 Round 9 West Perth AWAY LOSS WPTH by 28 unknown unknown
25/06/1955 Round 10 East Perth HOME LOSS EPTH by 18 unknown unknown
02/07/1955 Round 11 Subiaco HOME WIN PRTH by 58 unknown unknown
09/07/1955 Round 12 Swan Districts AWAY WIN PRTH by 33 unknown unknown
16/07/1955 Round 13 South Fremantle HOME LOSS SFRM by 13 unknown unknown
23/07/1955 Round 14 East Fremantle HOME LOSS EFRM by 9 unknown unknown
30/07/1955 Round 15 Claremont AWAY WIN PRTH by 47 unknown unknown
06/08/1955 Round 16 West Perth HOME WIN PRTH by 25 unknown unknown
20/08/1955 Round 17 East Perth HOME WIN PRTH by 38 unknown unknown
27/08/1955 Round 18 Subiaco AWAY WIN PRTH by 46 unknown unknown
03/09/1955 Round 19 South Fremantle AWAY LOSS SFRM by 54 unknown unknown
10/09/1955 Round 20 East Fremantle HOME LOSS EFRM by 1 unknown unknown
17/09/1955 Semi Final West Perth HOME WIN PRTH by 22 unknown unknown
01/10/1955 Preliminary Final South Fremantle AWAY WIN PRTH by 12 unknown unknown
08/10/1955 Grand Final East Fremantle AWAY WIN PRTH by 2 unknown Keith Harper

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.