1956 WANFL Season: South Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results of South Fremantle for the 1956 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by East Perth in a semi final and defeating East Fremantle in the preliminary final, South Fremantle were defeated by East Perth in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1956 WANFL Season
Team:
South Fremantle
Home Ground:
Fremantle Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-6, P%: 107.9)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderton, Bill | 21 | 0 | R01-15, R17-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Bahen, Gerry | 3 | 0 | R01, R06, R08 | |
| Byfield, Don | 22 | 0 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Cobby, Peter | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R08, R10-11, SF, PF, GF | |
| Colgan, John | 21 | 0 | R02-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Crawford, Ray | 16 | 0 | R01-12, R15, R18-19, SF | |
| Daly, Pat | 20 | 0 | R01-07, R10-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Gerovich, John | 21 | 0 | R01-07, R09-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Grose, Ernie | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R07, R11-19, GF | |
| Hillier, Cliff | 17 | 0 | R01-04, R07-19 | |
| Marsh, Steve | 20 | 0 | R01-06, R08-10, R12-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Parentich, Tony | 21 | 0 | R01-05, R07-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Richards, Ray | 18 | 0 | R01, R03-11, R15-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Smith, Norm | 15 | 0 | R01, R03-09, R13, R16, R18-19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Todd, John | 9 | 0 | R01-07, SF, PF | |
| White, Barry | 21 | 0 | R01-13, R15-19, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/04/1956 | Round 1 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/05/1956 | Round 2 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/05/1956 | Round 3 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/05/1956 | Round 4 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/05/1956 | Round 5 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/06/1956 | Round 6 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/06/1956 | Round 7 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 1 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/06/1956 | Round 8 | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/07/1956 | Round 9 | Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 42 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1956 | Round 10 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 80 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1956 | Round 11 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/07/1956 | Round 12 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/08/1956 | Round 13 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/08/1956 | Round 14 | East Perth | HOME | LOSS | EPTH by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/08/1956 | Round 15 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1956 | Round 16 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/09/1956 | Round 17 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/09/1956 | Round 18 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/09/1956 | Round 19 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | SFRM by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/09/1956 | Semi Final | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/10/1956 | Preliminary Final | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | SFRM by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/10/1956 | Grand Final | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 13 | 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.