1956 WANFL Season: South Fremantle
These are the details of the premiership results for South Fremantle for the 1956 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Fremantle Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by East Perth in the second 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.
Team Details
Competition:
1956 WANFL Season
Team:
South Fremantle
Club:
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 |