1956 WANFL Season: East Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results of East Fremantle for the 1956 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Perth in a semi final, East Fremantle were defeated by South Fremantle in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 WANFL Season
Team:
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 |
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.