1956 WANFL Season: East Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results for East Fremantle for the 1956 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used East Fremantle Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Perth in the first semi final, East Fremantle were defeated by South Fremantle in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1956 WANFL Season
Team:
East Fremantle
Club:
East Fremantle
Home Ground:
East Fremantle Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 12-0-7, P%: 115.7)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by South Fremantle (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Len | 1 | 0 | PF | |
| Clarke, Jack | 15 | 0 | R05-07, R10-19, SF, PF | |
| Conway, Frank | 10 | 0 | R12-19, SF, PF | |
| Conway, Jim | 17 | 0 | R01-11, R16-19, SF, PF | |
| Coulson, Frank | 9 | 0 | R10, R13-15, R17-19, SF, PF | |
| Cowan, Merv | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF | |
| Ebbs, Ken | 5 | 0 | R17-19, SF, PF | |
| Guthrie, Tom | 18 | 0 | R01, R03-17, SF, PF | |
| Holt, Ken | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF | |
| Howard, Oscar | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF | |
| Johnson, Percy | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF | |
| Lawrence, Brian | 12 | 0 | R01-03, R07-13, R15-16 | |
| Lawrence, Ronald | 10 | 0 | R01-10 | |
| Mavor, George | 3 | 0 | R02-04 | |
| Nugent, Laurie | 14 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-12, R14, R16, SF, PF | |
| Onions, Wilson | 13 | 0 | R01-09, R11-12, R19, SF | |
| Preen, Alan | 20 | 0 | R01-06, R08-19, SF, PF | |
| Regan, Con | 19 | 0 | R01-09, R12-19, SF, PF | |
| Rogers, Norm | 21 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF | |
| Sorrell, Ray | 20 | 0 | R01-16, R18-19, SF, PF | |
| Waters, Wally | 20 | 0 | R01-16, R18-19, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/04/1956 | Round 1 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 2 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 3 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 4 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 5 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 6 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 7 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 8 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 53 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 9 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 10 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 11 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 12 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 13 | Perth | HOME | LOSS | PRTH by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 14 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 15 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1956 | Round 16 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/09/1956 | Round 17 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EFRM by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/09/1956 | Round 18 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/09/1956 | Round 19 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 78 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/09/1956 | Semi Final | Perth | HOME | WIN | EFRM by 33 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/10/1956 | Preliminary Final | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 18 | unknown | unknown |