1956 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1956 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured nineteen rounds. East Perth were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. East Perth were the premiers, with Jack Sheedy as the premiership captain.

Season Details

Name: 1956 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 19
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 80

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval John Hyde
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth WACA
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: East Perth
Runners-Up: South Fremantle
Minor Premiers: East Perth

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 5 56 120.5% 1,751 1,453 249 257 209 199
South Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 107.9% 1,780 1,650 250 280 240 210
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 115.7% 1,581 1,366 225 231 190 226
Perth 4th 11 -0- 8 44 107.3% 1,609 1,499 226 253 213 221
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 11 32 99.7% 1,529 1,533 212 257 219 219
Claremont 6th 8 -0- 11 32 86.0% 1,569 1,824 228 201 251 318
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 13 24 89.1% 1,519 1,705 219 205 241 259
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 15 16 83.6% 1,569 1,877 221 243 267 275

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
East Perth 1st Premiers
South Fremantle 2nd Runners-Up
East Fremantle 3rd Defeated by South Fremantle (Preliminary Final)
Perth 4th Defeated by East Fremantle (Semi Final)
West Perth 5th Did not qualify for finals
Claremont 6th Did not qualify for finals
Subiaco 7th Did not qualify for finals
Swan Districts 8th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/04/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 95 - 91 6,013
SAT 28/04/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 79 - 92 4,461
SAT 28/04/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 99 - 73 3,418
SAT 28/04/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 87 - 72 7,500

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Swan Districts 1st 1 -0- 0 4 135.6% 99 73
West Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 120.8% 87 72
East Perth 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 116.5% 92 79
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 0 4 104.4% 95 91
Claremont 5th 0 -0- 1 0 95.8% 91 95
Subiaco 6th 0 -0- 1 0 85.9% 79 92
Perth 7th 0 -0- 1 0 82.8% 72 87
East Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 1 0 73.7% 73 99

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/05/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 81 - 57 2,569
SAT 05/05/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 69 - 33 3,251
SAT 05/05/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 109 - 82 4,107
SAT 05/05/1956 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 68 - 83 4,459

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 124.8% 201 161
South Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 111.9% 178 159
Claremont 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 113.2% 172 152
East Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 107.6% 142 132
Swan Districts 5th 1 -0- 1 4 99.5% 181 182
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 1 4 85.1% 120 141
Perth 7th 0 -0- 2 0 82.4% 140 170
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 2 0 78.6% 136 173

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/05/1956 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 72 - 10 4,746
SAT 12/05/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 66 - 37 3,810
SAT 12/05/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 48 - 77 1,636
SAT 12/05/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 47 - 51 2,667

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 124.5% 244 196
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 121.7% 219 180
Claremont 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 112.1% 223 199
East Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 90.6% 211 233
Perth 5th 1 -0- 2 4 117.8% 212 180
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 2 4 97.9% 228 233
West Perth 7th 1 -0- 2 4 75.8% 157 207
Subiaco 8th 0 -0- 3 0 73.6% 184 250

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/05/1956 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 102 - 100 5,479
SAT 19/05/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 108 - 74 11,590
SAT 19/05/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 98 - 105 2,366
SAT 19/05/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 85 - 109 6,865

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 0 16 130.4% 352 270
East Perth 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 100.6% 320 318
Perth 3rd 2 -0- 2 8 112.1% 314 280
Claremont 4th 2 -0- 2 8 107.3% 323 301
East Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 2 8 101.7% 293 288
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 3 4 96.4% 326 338
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 3 4 83.0% 289 348
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 3 4 76.6% 242 316

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/05/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 115 - 85 5,723
SAT 26/05/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 80 - 62 7,197
SAT 26/05/1956 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 82 - 63 5,580
SAT 26/05/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 97 - 110 4,429

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 5 -0- 0 20 125.9% 462 367
Perth 2nd 3 -0- 2 12 115.5% 396 343
Claremont 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 113.5% 438 386
East Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 2 12 106.6% 373 350
East Perth 5th 3 -0- 2 12 96.0% 382 398
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 4 4 92.6% 389 420
Subiaco 7th 1 -0- 4 4 84.3% 386 458
West Perth 8th 1 -0- 4 4 75.9% 327 431

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/06/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 61 - 154 9,663
SAT 02/06/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 108 - 45 5,501
MON 04/06/1956 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 62 - 65 13,330
MON 04/06/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 101 - 96 4,397

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 0 24 121.6% 563 463
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 2 16 116.8% 536 459
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 106.3% 438 412
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 112.3% 458 408
Claremont 5th 3 -0- 3 12 92.4% 499 540
West Perth 6th 2 -0- 4 8 91.4% 435 476
Swan Districts 7th 1 -0- 5 4 93.1% 485 521
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 5 4 76.1% 431 566

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/06/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 69 - 58 3,731
SAT 09/06/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 97 - 96 15,057
SAT 09/06/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 61 - 78 2,872
SAT 09/06/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 60 - 57 3,231

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
South Fremantle 1st 6 -0- 1 24 117.7% 659 560
East Perth 2nd 5 -0- 2 20 114.1% 633 555
East Fremantle 3rd 5 -0- 2 20 107.9% 507 470
Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 114.3% 536 469
Claremont 5th 3 -0- 4 12 91.5% 557 609
Swan Districts 6th 2 -0- 5 8 94.3% 545 578
West Perth 7th 2 -0- 5 8 91.8% 492 536
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 6 4 76.4% 492 644

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/06/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 131 - 78 2,242
SAT 30/06/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 116 - 68 3,761
SAT 30/06/1956 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 109 - 86 4,698
SAT 30/06/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 80 - 107 3,659

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 6 -0- 2 24 120.2% 749 623
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 116.4% 638 548
South Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 2 24 110.8% 739 667
Perth 4th 5 -0- 3 20 116.2% 645 555
Claremont 5th 4 -0- 4 16 96.4% 664 689
West Perth 6th 2 -0- 6 8 89.6% 578 645
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 6 8 87.9% 623 709
Subiaco 8th 1 -0- 7 4 73.7% 560 760

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/07/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 122 - 80 3,315
SAT 07/07/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 61 - 47 2,361
SAT 07/07/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 57 - 136 2,486
SAT 07/07/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 90 - 83 2,475

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 7 -0- 2 28 130.1% 885 680
South Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 2 28 115.3% 861 747
East Fremantle 3rd 6 -0- 3 24 113.0% 721 638
Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 107.1% 725 677
Claremont 5th 4 -0- 5 16 94.8% 711 750
West Perth 6th 3 -0- 6 12 91.8% 668 728
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 7 8 80.5% 680 845
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 7 8 77.0% 621 807

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/07/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 100 - 81 2,443
SAT 14/07/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 74 - 69 2,760
SAT 14/07/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 47 - 98 7,357
SAT 14/07/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 121 - 41 6,798

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 7 -0- 3 28 119.8% 932 778
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 112.4% 795 707
South Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 3 28 103.9% 902 868
Perth 4th 6 -0- 4 24 113.7% 823 724
Claremont 5th 5 -0- 5 20 97.6% 811 831
West Perth 6th 4 -0- 6 16 102.6% 789 769
Swan Districts 7th 2 -0- 8 8 80.5% 761 945
Subiaco 8th 2 -0- 8 8 78.3% 690 881

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/07/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 74 - 72 3,827
SAT 21/07/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 89 - 54 6,983
SAT 21/07/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 59 - 68 7,683
SAT 21/07/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 133 - 90 1,740

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 8 -0- 3 32 116.2% 884 761
East Perth 2nd 7 -0- 4 28 117.1% 991 846
South Fremantle 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 99.9% 956 957
Perth 4th 6 -0- 5 24 112.2% 895 798
Claremont 5th 6 -0- 5 24 98.0% 885 903
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 6 20 103.5% 857 828
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 8 12 84.8% 823 971
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 9 8 78.9% 851 1,078

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/07/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 70 - 45 5,578
SAT 28/07/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 103 - 90 2,796
SAT 28/07/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 38 - 59 1,698
SAT 28/07/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 81 - 86 4,903

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 4 32 119.1% 1,061 891
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -0- 4 32 111.8% 929 831
South Fremantle 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 101.1% 1,059 1,047
Perth 4th 7 -0- 5 28 114.1% 954 836
Claremont 5th 7 -0- 5 28 98.7% 971 984
West Perth 6th 5 -0- 7 20 102.6% 938 914
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 9 12 85.0% 913 1,074
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 10 8 78.2% 889 1,137

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/08/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 82 - 86 4,601
SAT 04/08/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 84 - 72 6,809
SAT 04/08/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 43 - 69 3,511
SAT 04/08/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 98 - 114 1,556

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 9 -0- 4 36 118.9% 1,145 963
South Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 102.4% 1,173 1,145
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 113.3% 1,040 918
East Fremantle 4th 8 -0- 5 32 110.3% 1,011 917
Claremont 5th 7 -0- 6 28 97.7% 1,043 1,068
West Perth 6th 6 -0- 7 24 105.2% 1,007 957
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 10 12 83.6% 956 1,143
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 11 8 78.9% 987 1,251

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/08/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 82 - 123 5,876
SAT 11/08/1956 2:45 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 107 - 92 3,805
SAT 11/08/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 52 - 74 7,477
SAT 11/08/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 84 - 100 3,928

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 4 40 120.1% 1,219 1,015
Perth 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 113.6% 1,147 1,010
East Fremantle 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 113.5% 1,134 999
South Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 5 36 100.5% 1,225 1,219
Claremont 5th 7 -0- 7 28 94.5% 1,125 1,191
West Perth 6th 6 -0- 8 24 103.2% 1,091 1,057
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 11 12 83.8% 1,048 1,250
Swan Districts 8th 3 -0- 11 12 81.4% 1,087 1,335

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/08/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 107 - 94 5,002
SAT 18/08/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 106 - 59 2,985
SAT 18/08/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 65 - 86 4,317
SAT 18/08/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 113 - 71 5,812

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 4 44 120.8% 1,305 1,080
East Fremantle 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 117.2% 1,240 1,058
Perth 3rd 9 -0- 6 36 108.5% 1,218 1,123
South Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 6 36 99.5% 1,319 1,326
Claremont 5th 8 -0- 7 32 95.9% 1,232 1,285
West Perth 6th 7 -0- 8 28 106.7% 1,204 1,128
Subiaco 7th 3 -0- 12 12 83.3% 1,113 1,336
Swan Districts 8th 3 -0- 12 12 79.5% 1,146 1,441

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/08/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 109 - 64 7,754
SAT 25/08/1956 2:45 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 132 - 56 6,075
SAT 25/08/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 113 - 72 7,773
SAT 25/08/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 93 - 112 1,463

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 4 48 123.6% 1,414 1,144
Perth 2nd 10 -0- 6 40 114.5% 1,350 1,179
East Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 112.0% 1,312 1,171
South Fremantle 4th 10 -0- 6 40 102.4% 1,432 1,398
Claremont 5th 8 -0- 8 32 90.9% 1,288 1,417
West Perth 6th 7 -0- 9 28 102.5% 1,268 1,237
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 12 16 85.7% 1,225 1,429
Swan Districts 8th 3 -0- 13 12 79.8% 1,239 1,553

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/09/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 107 - 161 1,720
SAT 01/09/1956 2:45 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 154 - 97 10,190
SAT 01/09/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 125 - 84 4,807
SAT 01/09/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 77 - 92 2,690

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 5 48 116.4% 1,511 1,298
Perth 2nd 11 -0- 6 44 117.9% 1,504 1,276
East Fremantle 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 112.5% 1,404 1,248
South Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 6 44 105.1% 1,557 1,482
Claremont 5th 8 -0- 9 32 88.4% 1,395 1,578
West Perth 6th 7 -0- 10 28 99.3% 1,352 1,362
Subiaco 7th 4 -0- 13 16 85.6% 1,302 1,521
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 13 16 84.3% 1,400 1,660

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/09/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 102 - 69 3,034
SAT 08/09/1956 2:45 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 68 - 108 11,715
SAT 08/09/1956 2:45 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 108 - 88 2,023
SAT 08/09/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 81 - 62 3,219

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 13 -0- 5 52 118.0% 1,613 1,367
South Fremantle 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 107.4% 1,665 1,550
Perth 3rd 11 -0- 7 44 113.6% 1,572 1,384
East Fremantle 4th 11 -0- 7 44 110.3% 1,466 1,329
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 10 32 100.6% 1,433 1,424
Claremont 6th 8 -0- 10 32 88.0% 1,483 1,686
Subiaco 7th 5 -0- 13 20 87.6% 1,410 1,609
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 14 16 83.4% 1,469 1,762

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/09/1956 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 86 - 138 3,054
SAT 15/09/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 115 - 37 4,393
SAT 15/09/1956 2:45 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 100 - 115 2,001
SAT 15/09/1956 2:45 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 96 - 109 3,163

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 5 56 120.5% 1,751 1,453
South Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 107.9% 1,780 1,650
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 115.7% 1,581 1,366
Perth 4th 11 -0- 8 44 107.3% 1,609 1,499
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 11 32 99.7% 1,529 1,533
Claremont 6th 8 -0- 11 32 86.0% 1,569 1,824
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 13 24 89.1% 1,519 1,705
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 15 16 83.6% 1,569 1,877

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 5 56 120.5% 1,751 1,453 249 257 209 199
South Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 107.9% 1,780 1,650 250 280 240 210
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 7 48 115.7% 1,581 1,366 225 231 190 226
Perth 4th 11 -0- 8 44 107.3% 1,609 1,499 226 253 213 221
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 11 32 99.7% 1,529 1,533 212 257 219 219
Claremont 6th 8 -0- 11 32 86.0% 1,569 1,824 228 201 251 318
Subiaco 7th 6 -0- 13 24 89.1% 1,519 1,705 219 205 241 259
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 15 16 83.6% 1,569 1,877 221 243 267 275

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/09/1956 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Perth Subiaco Oval 97 - 64 17,005
SAT 29/09/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 74 - 67 24,228

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
East Perth 1st
South Fremantle 2nd
East Fremantle 3rd
Perth 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/10/1956 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 82 - 64 24,608

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
East Perth 1st
South Fremantle 2nd
East Fremantle 3rd
Perth 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/10/1956 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 77 - 64 37,630

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
East Perth 1st
South Fremantle 2nd
East Fremantle 3rd
Perth 4th