1957 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1957 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League).

It featured twenty-one rounds in a triple round-robin format. It should be noted that teams did not necessarily play their matches following the same order as the nominal round numbers of those matches this season. East Perth were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. East Fremantle were the premiers.

Season Details

Name: 1957 WANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 21
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 88

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Claremont Claremont Oval Gordon Maffina
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 Fremantle
Runners-Up: East Perth
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 17 -0- 4 68 136.3% 1,842 1,351 258 294 190 211
Perth 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 118.4% 1,874 1,583 274 230 226 227
East Fremantle 3rd 15 -0- 6 60 116.7% 1,938 1,660 279 264 236 244
West Perth 4th 12 -1- 8 50 107.8% 1,919 1,780 271 293 252 268
South Fremantle 5th 9 -1- 11 38 94.5% 1,723 1,823 243 265 262 251
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 14 28 89.7% 1,720 1,917 246 244 270 297
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 17 16 78.5% 1,610 2,052 227 248 292 300
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 17 16 77.2% 1,556 2,016 217 254 287 294

Overall Premiership Results

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

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1957 2:45 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 137 - 103 5,907
SAT 20/04/1957 2:45 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 132 - 80 5,558
MON 22/04/1957 2:45 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 76 - 96 4,746
MON 22/04/1957 2:45 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 86 - 90 9,862

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Subiaco 1st 1 -0- 0 4 165.0% 132 80
East Fremantle 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 133.0% 137 103
South Fremantle 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 126.3% 96 76
Perth 4th 1 -0- 0 4 104.7% 90 86
East Perth 5th 0 -0- 1 0 95.6% 86 90
Claremont 6th 0 -0- 1 0 79.2% 76 96
West Perth 7th 0 -0- 1 0 75.2% 103 137
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 1 0 60.6% 80 132

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/04/1957 2:45 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 96 - 68 6,395
SAT 27/04/1957 2:45 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 56 - 73 7,347
SAT 27/04/1957 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 51 - 63 5,811
SAT 27/04/1957 2:45 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 67 - 77 2,468

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Subiaco 1st 2 -0- 0 8 148.9% 195 131
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 0 8 132.1% 210 159
East Perth 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 115.2% 182 158
South Fremantle 4th 1 -0- 1 4 105.8% 147 139
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 1 4 93.9% 153 163
Perth 6th 1 -0- 1 4 91.8% 146 159
West Perth 7th 0 -0- 2 0 73.4% 171 233
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 2 0 70.3% 147 209

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1957 2:45 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 60 - 109 4,062
SAT 04/05/1957 2:45 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 119 - 84 8,485
SAT 04/05/1957 2:45 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 94 - 95 4,995
SAT 04/05/1957 2:45 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 59 - 87 2,664

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 3 -0- 0 12 136.2% 297 218
Subiaco 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 127.9% 289 226
East Perth 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 124.4% 301 242
Perth 4th 2 -0- 1 8 116.4% 255 219
South Fremantle 5th 1 -0- 2 4 89.5% 231 258
West Perth 6th 1 -0- 2 4 81.3% 266 327
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 2 4 78.3% 213 272
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 3 0 69.6% 206 296

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1957 2:45 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 82 - 134 3,494
SAT 11/05/1957 2:45 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 55 - 66 9,805
SAT 11/05/1957 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth WACA 73 - 85 6,551
SAT 11/05/1957 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 151 - 111 3,033

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Subiaco 1st 3 -0- 1 12 137.3% 423 308
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 123.9% 352 284
East Perth 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 123.6% 367 297
Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 107.9% 328 304
South Fremantle 5th 2 -0- 2 8 103.5% 382 369
West Perth 6th 2 -0- 2 8 87.8% 351 400
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 3 4 72.7% 295 406
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 4 0 70.9% 317 447

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1957 2:45 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 38 - 67 3,717
SAT 18/05/1957 2:45 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 114 - 111 6,756
SAT 18/05/1957 2:45 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 77 - 101 8,603
SAT 18/05/1957 2:45 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 80 - 126 3,445

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 4 -0- 1 16 129.6% 434 335
East Fremantle 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 125.5% 453 361
Subiaco 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 122.2% 500 409
South Fremantle 4th 3 -0- 2 12 103.3% 496 480
West Perth 5th 3 -0- 2 12 99.4% 477 480
Perth 6th 2 -0- 3 8 105.0% 439 418
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 4 4 70.4% 333 473
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 5 0 69.3% 397 573

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1957 2:45 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 137 - 117 3,847
SAT 25/05/1957 2:45 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 132 - 79 7,306
SAT 25/05/1957 2:45 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 134 - 61 2,916
SAT 25/05/1957 2:45 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 120 - 125 9,975

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 5 -0- 1 20 136.7% 566 414
East Fremantle 2nd 5 -0- 1 20 123.4% 590 478
South Fremantle 3rd 4 -0- 2 16 103.5% 621 600
Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 119.6% 573 479
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 3 12 107.0% 579 541
West Perth 6th 3 -0- 3 12 98.7% 597 605
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 5 4 73.8% 450 610
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 6 0 64.8% 458 707

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/06/1957 2:45 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 48 - 41 3,291
SAT 01/06/1957 2:45 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 94 - 73 3,913
MON 03/06/1957 2:45 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 88 - 121 17,039
MON 03/06/1957 2:45 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 67 - 101 7,076

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 6 -0- 1 24 134.9% 614 455
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 1 24 125.6% 711 566
Perth 3rd 4 -0- 3 16 123.4% 674 546
West Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 101.9% 691 678
South Fremantle 5th 4 -0- 3 16 98.3% 709 721
Subiaco 6th 3 -0- 4 12 100.6% 646 642
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 6 4 74.3% 523 704
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 7 0 66.1% 499 755

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1957 2:30 PM Perth v East Perth WACA 61 - 103 6,941
SAT 08/06/1957 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 98 - 67 3,390
SAT 08/06/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 50 - 102 1,703
SAT 08/06/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 104 - 86 5,939

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 7 -0- 1 28 139.0% 717 516
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 2 24 119.0% 797 670
West Perth 3rd 5 -0- 3 20 104.1% 795 764
South Fremantle 4th 5 -0- 3 20 102.4% 807 788
Perth 5th 4 -0- 4 16 113.3% 735 649
Subiaco 6th 4 -0- 4 16 108.1% 748 692
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 7 4 73.6% 590 802
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 8 0 64.1% 549 857

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 109 - 87 1,443
SAT 15/06/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 72 - 78 4,282
SAT 15/06/1957 2:30 PM Subiaco v South Fremantle Subiaco Oval 95 - 71 4,033
SAT 15/06/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 74 - 99 10,334

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 1 32 138.3% 816 590
East Fremantle 2nd 6 -0- 3 24 116.2% 869 748
Perth 3rd 5 -0- 4 20 112.8% 813 721
Subiaco 4th 5 -0- 4 20 110.5% 843 763
West Perth 5th 5 -0- 4 20 100.7% 869 863
South Fremantle 6th 5 -0- 4 20 99.4% 878 883
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 7 8 78.6% 699 889
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 9 0 65.8% 636 966

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1957 2:30 PM Perth v Claremont WACA 65 - 53 2,613
SAT 22/06/1957 2:30 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 50 - 42 7,050
SAT 22/06/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 62 - 87 1,514
SAT 22/06/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 69 - 67 5,312

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 2 32 134.1% 858 640
East Fremantle 2nd 7 -0- 3 28 118.0% 956 810
Perth 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 113.4% 878 774
West Perth 4th 6 -0- 4 24 100.9% 938 930
South Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 4 24 100.3% 928 925
Subiaco 6th 5 -0- 5 20 109.4% 910 832
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 8 8 78.8% 752 954
Swan Districts 8th 0 -0- 10 0 66.3% 698 1,053

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/04/1957 2:45 PM Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 72 - 48 8,005
SAT 06/07/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 86 - 79 7,747
SAT 06/07/1957 2:30 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 123 - 72 3,847
SAT 06/07/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 108 - 106 2,139

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 3 32 129.1% 937 726
East Fremantle 2nd 8 -0- 3 32 117.2% 1,042 889
Perth 3rd 7 -0- 4 28 115.6% 950 822
Subiaco 4th 6 -0- 5 24 114.3% 1,033 904
South Fremantle 5th 6 -0- 5 24 100.1% 1,034 1,033
West Perth 6th 6 -0- 5 24 98.4% 986 1,002
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 9 8 76.5% 824 1,077
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 10 4 69.5% 806 1,159

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 109 - 59 5,190
SAT 13/07/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 123 - 62 3,847
SAT 13/07/1957 2:30 PM Perth v South Fremantle WACA 116 - 70 6,873
SAT 13/07/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 102 - 66 4,367

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 9 -0- 3 36 134.5% 1,060 788
East Fremantle 2nd 9 -0- 3 36 121.4% 1,151 948
Perth 3rd 8 -0- 4 32 119.5% 1,066 892
West Perth 4th 7 -0- 5 28 101.9% 1,088 1,068
Subiaco 5th 6 -0- 6 24 107.8% 1,092 1,013
South Fremantle 6th 6 -0- 6 24 96.1% 1,104 1,149
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 10 8 73.8% 886 1,200
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 11 4 69.2% 872 1,261

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 103 - 97 3,139
SAT 20/07/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 65 - 102 10,189
SAT 20/07/1957 2:30 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 89 - 83 4,784
SAT 20/07/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 35 - 62 3,167

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 3 40 136.3% 1,122 823
Perth 2nd 9 -0- 4 36 118.5% 1,155 975
East Fremantle 3rd 9 -0- 4 36 115.8% 1,216 1,050
West Perth 4th 7 -0- 6 28 101.2% 1,185 1,171
South Fremantle 5th 7 -0- 6 28 99.3% 1,206 1,214
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 7 24 106.6% 1,175 1,102
Claremont 7th 3 -0- 10 12 76.3% 989 1,297
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 12 4 68.6% 907 1,323

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 128 - 40 2,910
SAT 27/07/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 89 - 68 5,190
SAT 27/07/1957 2:30 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 39 - 126 6,078
SAT 27/07/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 89 - 110 2,127

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 3 44 135.9% 1,211 891
Perth 2nd 10 -0- 4 40 118.9% 1,265 1,064
East Fremantle 3rd 9 -0- 5 36 106.6% 1,256 1,178
West Perth 4th 8 -0- 6 32 108.3% 1,311 1,210
South Fremantle 5th 7 -0- 7 28 92.9% 1,245 1,340
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 8 24 104.4% 1,243 1,191
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 10 16 83.5% 1,117 1,337
Swan Districts 8th 1 -0- 13 4 69.5% 996 1,433

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 30 - 52 5,656
SAT 03/08/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 98 - 42 3,456
SAT 03/08/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 56 - 35 5,343
SAT 03/08/1957 2:30 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 24 - 56 1,540

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 3 48 136.8% 1,267 926
Perth 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 116.1% 1,300 1,120
East Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 5 40 111.0% 1,354 1,220
West Perth 4th 8 -0- 7 32 103.4% 1,353 1,308
South Fremantle 5th 8 -0- 7 32 94.7% 1,297 1,370
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 9 24 101.6% 1,267 1,247
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 11 16 82.6% 1,147 1,389
Swan Districts 8th 2 -0- 13 8 72.2% 1,052 1,457

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1957 2:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle WACA 96 - 87 5,261
SAT 10/08/1957 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 96 - 43 3,568
SAT 10/08/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 83 - 55 1,841
SAT 10/08/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 70 - 95 6,360

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 13 -0- 3 52 136.7% 1,362 996
Perth 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 115.7% 1,396 1,207
East Fremantle 3rd 10 -0- 6 40 109.5% 1,441 1,316
South Fremantle 4th 9 -0- 7 36 98.6% 1,393 1,413
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 8 32 101.4% 1,423 1,403
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 10 24 97.5% 1,310 1,343
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 12 16 81.7% 1,202 1,472
Swan Districts 8th 3 -0- 13 12 75.1% 1,135 1,512

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 66 - 75 2,444
SAT 17/08/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 85 - 66 2,529
SAT 17/08/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 76 - 48 6,356
SAT 17/08/1957 2:30 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 49 - 71 2,761

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 3 56 137.7% 1,438 1,044
Perth 2nd 12 -0- 5 48 115.6% 1,471 1,273
East Fremantle 3rd 11 -0- 6 44 110.4% 1,526 1,382
West Perth 4th 9 -0- 8 36 102.9% 1,494 1,452
South Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 8 36 96.8% 1,441 1,489
Subiaco 6th 6 -0- 11 24 96.1% 1,359 1,414
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 13 16 82.0% 1,268 1,547
Swan Districts 8th 3 -0- 14 12 75.2% 1,201 1,597

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 54 - 76 8,600
SAT 24/08/1957 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 72 - 93 3,656
SAT 24/08/1957 2:30 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 129 - 118 2,041
SAT 24/08/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 97 - 68 5,971

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 4 56 133.2% 1,492 1,120
Perth 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 112.3% 1,539 1,370
East Fremantle 3rd 12 -0- 6 48 111.6% 1,602 1,436
West Perth 4th 10 -0- 8 40 104.7% 1,591 1,520
South Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 9 36 95.6% 1,513 1,582
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 11 28 97.1% 1,488 1,532
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 14 16 82.7% 1,386 1,676
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 14 16 77.5% 1,294 1,669

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 124 - 92 3,237
SAT 31/08/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 132 - 75 5,004
SAT 31/08/1957 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 91 - 93 5,858
SAT 31/08/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 124 - 148 4,019

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 15 -0- 4 60 135.9% 1,624 1,195
East Fremantle 2nd 13 -0- 6 52 113.0% 1,726 1,528
Perth 3rd 13 -0- 6 52 111.7% 1,632 1,461
West Perth 4th 11 -0- 8 44 105.8% 1,739 1,644
South Fremantle 5th 9 -0- 10 36 95.8% 1,604 1,675
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 12 28 95.4% 1,580 1,656
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 15 16 80.8% 1,461 1,808
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 15 16 78.0% 1,418 1,817

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 95 - 146 3,499
SAT 07/09/1957 2:30 PM Perth v Swan Districts WACA 86 - 75 4,395
SAT 07/09/1957 2:30 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 93 - 105 3,891
SAT 07/09/1957 2:30 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 82 - 82 6,554

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 16 -0- 4 64 134.2% 1,729 1,288
East Fremantle 2nd 14 -0- 6 56 115.3% 1,872 1,623
Perth 3rd 14 -0- 6 56 111.8% 1,718 1,536
West Perth 4th 11 -1- 8 46 105.5% 1,821 1,726
South Fremantle 5th 9 -1- 10 38 96.0% 1,686 1,757
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 13 28 95.0% 1,673 1,761
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 16 16 79.6% 1,556 1,954
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 16 16 78.5% 1,493 1,903

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1957 2:30 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 54 - 98 3,035
SAT 14/09/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 66 - 37 7,141
SAT 14/09/1957 2:30 PM Perth v Subiaco WACA 156 - 47 4,394
SAT 14/09/1957 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 63 - 113 3,698

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 17 -0- 4 68 136.3% 1,842 1,351
Perth 2nd 15 -0- 6 60 118.4% 1,874 1,583
East Fremantle 3rd 15 -0- 6 60 116.7% 1,938 1,660
West Perth 4th 12 -1- 8 50 107.8% 1,919 1,780
South Fremantle 5th 9 -1- 11 38 94.5% 1,723 1,823
Subiaco 6th 7 -0- 14 28 89.7% 1,720 1,917
Claremont 7th 4 -0- 17 16 78.5% 1,610 2,052
Swan Districts 8th 4 -0- 17 16 77.2% 1,556 2,016

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/09/1957 2:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth Subiaco Oval 92 - 74 19,773
SAT 28/09/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v Perth Subiaco Oval 136 - 50 21,743

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/10/1957 2:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 120 - 124 20,842

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/10/1957 2:30 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 62 - 78 38,021