1961 WANFL Season

These are the results for the 1961 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. East Perth were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Swan Districts were the premiers, with Haydn Bunton as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1961 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 Peter Pianto
East Fremantle East Fremantle Oval
East Perth Perth Oval
Perth Lathlain Park
South Fremantle Fremantle Oval
Subiaco Subiaco Oval
Swan Districts Bassendean Oval Haydn Bunton
West Perth Leederville Oval

Season Results

Premiers: Swan Districts
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 19 -0- 2 76 129.8% 2,076 1,600 288 348 228 232
Swan Districts 2nd 12 -2- 7 52 117.2% 2,052 1,751 293 294 249 257
Subiaco 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 98.1% 1,900 1,936 272 268 274 292
East Fremantle 4th 10 -1- 10 42 104.6% 1,755 1,678 249 261 232 286
West Perth 5th 9 -0- 12 36 104.1% 1,923 1,847 270 303 255 317
Perth 6th 8 -1- 12 34 94.2% 1,739 1,847 243 281 260 287
Claremont 7th 7 -0- 14 28 82.4% 1,848 2,244 261 282 324 300
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 16 20 81.6% 1,733 2,123 246 257 300 323

Overall Premiership Results

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

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/04/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 123 - 75 10,127
SAT 15/04/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 106 - 90 7,086
SAT 15/04/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Perth Bassendean Oval 83 - 79 5,102
SAT 15/04/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 65 - 83 14,437

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 1 -0- 0 4 164.0% 123 75
East Perth 2nd 1 -0- 0 4 127.7% 83 65
Subiaco 3rd 1 -0- 0 4 117.8% 106 90
Swan Districts 4th 1 -0- 0 4 105.1% 83 79
Perth 5th 0 -0- 1 0 95.2% 79 83
Claremont 6th 0 -0- 1 0 84.9% 90 106
West Perth 7th 0 -0- 1 0 78.3% 65 83
South Fremantle 8th 0 -0- 1 0 61.0% 75 123

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/04/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 112 - 101 8,266
SAT 22/04/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Perth Oval 113 - 87 7,838
SAT 22/04/1961 2:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 85 - 83 5,247
SAT 22/04/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 127 - 112 6,699

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 2 -0- 0 8 128.9% 196 152
East Fremantle 2nd 1 -0- 1 4 128.8% 206 160
Subiaco 3rd 1 -0- 1 4 100.5% 218 217
Perth 4th 1 -0- 1 4 98.8% 164 166
Claremont 5th 1 -0- 1 4 97.6% 202 207
Swan Districts 6th 1 -0- 1 4 88.5% 170 192
South Fremantle 7th 1 -0- 1 4 86.0% 202 235
West Perth 8th 0 -0- 2 0 85.1% 166 195

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/04/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 117 - 89 6,458
SAT 29/04/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 81 - 72 8,873
SAT 29/04/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 132 - 95 6,854
SAT 29/04/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 116 - 61 12,557

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 3 -0- 0 12 123.7% 277 224
East Fremantle 2nd 2 -0- 1 8 129.7% 323 249
Swan Districts 3rd 2 -0- 1 8 105.2% 302 287
West Perth 4th 1 -0- 2 4 110.2% 282 256
Perth 5th 1 -0- 2 4 95.5% 236 247
Subiaco 6th 1 -0- 2 4 91.9% 307 334
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 2 4 87.6% 297 339
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 2 4 74.9% 263 351

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/05/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 59 - 131 6,368
SAT 06/05/1961 2:30 PM Perth v West Perth Lathlain Park 75 - 141 10,723
SAT 06/05/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 93 - 188 8,128
SAT 06/05/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v East Perth Subiaco Oval 77 - 121 8,596

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 4 -0- 0 16 132.2% 398 301
East Fremantle 2nd 3 -0- 1 12 147.4% 454 308
Swan Districts 3rd 3 -0- 1 12 128.9% 490 380
West Perth 4th 2 -0- 2 8 127.8% 423 331
Subiaco 5th 1 -0- 3 4 84.4% 384 455
Perth 6th 1 -0- 3 4 80.2% 311 388
Claremont 7th 1 -0- 3 4 75.7% 356 470
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 3 4 66.0% 356 539

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/05/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 111 - 94 5,207
SAT 13/05/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 93 - 69 9,902
SAT 13/05/1961 2:30 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 59 - 69 4,557
SAT 13/05/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 110 - 116 13,637

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Fremantle 1st 4 -0- 1 16 145.1% 547 377
East Perth 2nd 4 -0- 1 16 118.5% 467 394
West Perth 3rd 3 -0- 2 12 122.2% 539 441
Swan Districts 4th 3 -0- 2 12 121.0% 600 496
Subiaco 5th 2 -0- 3 8 88.1% 453 514
Claremont 6th 2 -0- 3 8 82.8% 467 564
Perth 7th 1 -0- 4 4 81.0% 370 457
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 4 4 69.2% 450 650

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/05/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 137 - 105 7,474
SAT 20/05/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 88 - 104 6,061
SAT 20/05/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 91 - 91 10,879
SAT 20/05/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v Subiaco Leederville Oval 88 - 118 9,414

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 5 -0- 1 20 121.0% 604 499
East Fremantle 2nd 4 -1- 1 18 136.3% 638 468
Swan Districts 3rd 3 -1- 2 14 117.7% 691 587
West Perth 4th 3 -0- 3 12 112.2% 627 559
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 3 12 94.9% 571 602
Perth 6th 2 -0- 4 8 87.0% 474 545
Claremont 7th 2 -0- 4 8 81.6% 572 701
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 5 4 71.4% 538 754

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/05/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 156 - 104 5,296
SAT 27/05/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 49 - 86 11,261
SAT 27/05/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 134 - 78 7,182
SAT 27/05/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 74 - 95 10,421

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 6 -0- 1 24 127.9% 738 577
East Fremantle 2nd 4 -1- 2 18 124.0% 687 554
Swan Districts 3rd 4 -1- 2 18 118.9% 786 661
West Perth 4th 4 -0- 3 16 117.3% 713 608
Subiaco 5th 3 -0- 4 12 92.5% 645 697
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 4 12 90.4% 728 805
Perth 7th 2 -0- 5 8 82.5% 578 701
South Fremantle 8th 1 -0- 6 4 69.4% 616 888

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/06/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v Subiaco Claremont Oval 99 - 106 6,215
SAT 03/06/1961 2:30 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 57 - 89 7,179
MON 05/06/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v West Perth Perth Oval 88 - 61 21,005
MON 05/06/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v East Fremantle Fremantle Oval 57 - 50 8,279

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 7 -0- 1 28 129.5% 826 638
Swan Districts 2nd 5 -1- 2 22 121.9% 875 718
East Fremantle 3rd 4 -1- 3 18 120.6% 737 611
West Perth 4th 4 -0- 4 16 111.2% 774 696
Subiaco 5th 4 -0- 4 16 94.3% 751 796
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 5 12 90.8% 827 911
Perth 7th 2 -0- 6 8 80.4% 635 790
South Fremantle 8th 2 -0- 6 8 71.7% 673 938

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/06/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Perth East Fremantle Oval 93 - 73 3,812
SAT 10/06/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 94 - 98 5,148
SAT 10/06/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 75 - 96 13,200
SAT 10/06/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v Claremont Leederville Oval 116 - 90 7,255

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 8 -0- 1 32 129.3% 922 713
East Fremantle 2nd 5 -1- 3 22 121.3% 830 684
Swan Districts 3rd 5 -1- 3 22 116.7% 950 814
West Perth 4th 5 -0- 4 20 113.2% 890 786
Subiaco 5th 5 -0- 4 20 95.4% 849 890
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 6 12 89.3% 917 1,027
Perth 7th 2 -0- 7 8 80.2% 708 883
South Fremantle 8th 2 -0- 7 8 74.0% 767 1,036

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/06/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v Swan Districts Claremont Oval 41 - 164 6,146
SAT 17/06/1961 2:30 PM Perth v East Perth Lathlain Park 86 - 91 6,627
SAT 17/06/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v West Perth Fremantle Oval 87 - 84 8,542
SAT 17/06/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 102 - 82 7,992

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 9 -0- 1 36 126.8% 1,013 799
Swan Districts 2nd 6 -1- 3 26 130.3% 1,114 855
Subiaco 3rd 6 -0- 4 24 97.8% 951 972
East Fremantle 4th 5 -1- 4 22 116.0% 912 786
West Perth 5th 5 -0- 5 20 111.6% 974 873
Claremont 6th 3 -0- 7 12 80.4% 958 1,191
South Fremantle 7th 3 -0- 7 12 76.3% 854 1,120
Perth 8th 2 -0- 8 8 81.5% 794 974

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/06/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Claremont East Fremantle Oval 62 - 89 5,833
SAT 24/06/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 106 - 72 11,513
SAT 24/06/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v South Fremantle Bassendean Oval 84 - 83 8,244
SAT 24/06/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 82 - 97 8,009

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 10 -0- 1 40 128.5% 1,119 871
Swan Districts 2nd 7 -1- 3 30 127.7% 1,198 938
Subiaco 3rd 6 -0- 5 24 94.9% 1,023 1,078
East Fremantle 4th 5 -1- 5 22 111.3% 974 875
West Perth 5th 5 -0- 6 20 108.9% 1,056 970
Claremont 6th 4 -0- 7 16 83.6% 1,047 1,253
Perth 7th 3 -0- 8 12 84.4% 891 1,056
South Fremantle 8th 3 -0- 8 12 77.8% 937 1,204

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/07/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v East Fremantle Perth Oval 98 - 49 8,536
SAT 01/07/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Claremont Fremantle Oval 86 - 94 7,453
SAT 01/07/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v Perth Subiaco Oval 81 - 63 4,625
SAT 01/07/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v West Perth Bassendean Oval 63 - 60 8,556

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 11 -0- 1 44 132.3% 1,217 920
Swan Districts 2nd 8 -1- 3 34 126.4% 1,261 998
Subiaco 3rd 7 -0- 5 28 96.8% 1,104 1,141
East Fremantle 4th 5 -1- 6 22 105.1% 1,023 973
West Perth 5th 5 -0- 7 20 108.0% 1,116 1,033
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 7 20 85.2% 1,141 1,339
Perth 7th 3 -0- 9 12 83.9% 954 1,137
South Fremantle 8th 3 -0- 9 12 78.8% 1,023 1,298

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/07/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v East Perth Claremont Oval 50 - 79 5,563
SAT 08/07/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Swan Districts East Fremantle Oval 94 - 70 4,989
SAT 08/07/1961 2:30 PM Perth v South Fremantle Lathlain Park 69 - 81 4,099
SAT 08/07/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 118 - 82 6,412

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 12 -0- 1 48 133.6% 1,296 970
Swan Districts 2nd 8 -1- 4 34 121.9% 1,331 1,092
Subiaco 3rd 8 -0- 5 32 99.9% 1,222 1,223
East Fremantle 4th 6 -1- 6 26 107.1% 1,117 1,043
West Perth 5th 5 -0- 8 20 104.1% 1,198 1,151
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 8 20 84.0% 1,191 1,418
South Fremantle 7th 4 -0- 9 16 80.8% 1,104 1,367
Perth 8th 3 -0- 10 12 84.0% 1,023 1,218

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/07/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v Perth Claremont Oval 67 - 126 4,308
SAT 22/07/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v East Perth Fremantle Oval 86 - 93 6,579
SAT 22/07/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Bassendean Oval 80 - 86 5,807
SAT 22/07/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v East Fremantle Leederville Oval 98 - 55 7,596

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 13 -0- 1 52 131.5% 1,389 1,056
Subiaco 2nd 9 -0- 5 36 100.4% 1,308 1,303
Swan Districts 3rd 8 -1- 5 34 119.8% 1,411 1,178
East Fremantle 4th 6 -1- 7 26 102.7% 1,172 1,141
West Perth 5th 6 -0- 8 24 107.5% 1,296 1,206
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 9 20 81.5% 1,258 1,544
Perth 7th 4 -0- 10 16 89.4% 1,149 1,285
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 10 16 81.5% 1,190 1,460

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/07/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v South Fremantle East Fremantle Oval 91 - 62 7,662
SAT 29/07/1961 2:30 PM Perth v Swan Districts Lathlain Park 61 - 61 6,453
SAT 29/07/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v Claremont Subiaco Oval 81 - 76 5,457
SAT 29/07/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v East Perth Leederville Oval 63 - 100 15,241

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 14 -0- 1 56 133.1% 1,489 1,119
Subiaco 2nd 10 -0- 5 40 100.7% 1,389 1,379
Swan Districts 3rd 8 -2- 5 36 118.8% 1,472 1,239
East Fremantle 4th 7 -1- 7 30 105.0% 1,263 1,203
West Perth 5th 6 -0- 9 24 104.1% 1,359 1,306
Claremont 6th 5 -0- 10 20 82.1% 1,334 1,625
Perth 7th 4 -1- 10 18 89.9% 1,210 1,346
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 11 16 80.7% 1,252 1,551

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/08/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v West Perth Claremont Oval 105 - 92 6,353
SAT 05/08/1961 2:30 PM Perth v East Fremantle Lathlain Park 78 - 58 5,795
SAT 05/08/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Subiaco Fremantle Oval 83 - 100 6,485
SAT 05/08/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Perth Bassendean Oval 66 - 106 9,565

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 15 -0- 1 60 134.6% 1,595 1,185
Subiaco 2nd 11 -0- 5 44 101.8% 1,489 1,462
Swan Districts 3rd 8 -2- 6 36 114.3% 1,538 1,345
East Fremantle 4th 7 -1- 8 30 103.1% 1,321 1,281
West Perth 5th 6 -0- 10 24 102.8% 1,451 1,411
Claremont 6th 6 -0- 10 24 83.8% 1,439 1,717
Perth 7th 5 -1- 10 22 91.7% 1,288 1,404
South Fremantle 8th 4 -0- 12 16 80.9% 1,335 1,651

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/08/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v Subiaco East Fremantle Oval 90 - 87 6,069
SAT 12/08/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Perth Perth Oval 92 - 53 8,507
SAT 12/08/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Claremont Bassendean Oval 102 - 85 5,468
SAT 12/08/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v South Fremantle Leederville Oval 84 - 91 6,944

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 16 -0- 1 64 136.3% 1,687 1,238
Subiaco 2nd 11 -0- 6 44 101.5% 1,576 1,552
Swan Districts 3rd 9 -2- 6 40 114.7% 1,640 1,430
East Fremantle 4th 8 -1- 8 34 103.1% 1,411 1,368
West Perth 5th 6 -0- 11 24 102.2% 1,535 1,502
Claremont 6th 6 -0- 11 24 83.8% 1,524 1,819
Perth 7th 5 -1- 11 22 89.6% 1,341 1,496
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 12 20 82.2% 1,426 1,735

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/08/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v East Fremantle Claremont Oval 67 - 118 4,950
SAT 19/08/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Subiaco Perth Oval 87 - 103 8,750
SAT 19/08/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Swan Districts Fremantle Oval 56 - 108 5,920
SAT 19/08/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v Perth Leederville Oval 117 - 76 4,442

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 16 -0- 2 64 132.3% 1,774 1,341
Subiaco 2nd 12 -0- 6 48 102.4% 1,679 1,639
Swan Districts 3rd 10 -2- 6 44 117.6% 1,748 1,486
East Fremantle 4th 9 -1- 8 38 106.6% 1,529 1,435
West Perth 5th 7 -0- 11 28 104.7% 1,652 1,578
Claremont 6th 6 -0- 12 24 82.1% 1,591 1,937
Perth 7th 5 -1- 12 22 87.8% 1,417 1,613
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 13 20 80.4% 1,482 1,843

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/08/1961 2:30 PM Claremont v South Fremantle Claremont Oval 96 - 85 3,594
SAT 26/08/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v East Perth East Fremantle Oval 73 - 102 9,180
SAT 26/08/1961 2:30 PM Perth v Subiaco Lathlain Park 116 - 93 4,949
SAT 26/08/1961 2:30 PM West Perth v Swan Districts Leederville Oval 131 - 122 9,408

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 17 -0- 2 68 132.7% 1,876 1,414
Subiaco 2nd 12 -0- 7 48 101.0% 1,772 1,755
Swan Districts 3rd 10 -2- 7 44 115.6% 1,870 1,617
East Fremantle 4th 9 -1- 9 38 104.2% 1,602 1,537
West Perth 5th 8 -0- 11 32 104.9% 1,783 1,700
Claremont 6th 7 -0- 12 28 83.4% 1,687 2,022
Perth 7th 6 -1- 12 26 89.9% 1,533 1,706
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 14 20 80.8% 1,567 1,939

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/09/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Claremont Perth Oval 94 - 87 3,306
SAT 02/09/1961 2:30 PM South Fremantle v Perth Fremantle Oval 67 - 78 3,043
SAT 02/09/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v West Perth Subiaco Oval 42 - 73 6,473
SAT 02/09/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v East Fremantle Bassendean Oval 74 - 48 4,226

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 18 -0- 2 72 131.2% 1,970 1,501
Swan Districts 2nd 11 -2- 7 48 116.8% 1,944 1,665
Subiaco 3rd 12 -0- 8 48 99.2% 1,814 1,828
East Fremantle 4th 9 -1- 10 38 102.4% 1,650 1,611
West Perth 5th 9 -0- 11 36 106.5% 1,856 1,742
Perth 6th 7 -1- 12 30 90.9% 1,611 1,773
Claremont 7th 7 -0- 13 28 83.8% 1,774 2,116
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 15 20 81.0% 1,634 2,017

Round 21

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/09/1961 2:30 PM East Fremantle v West Perth East Fremantle Oval 105 - 67 19,200
SAT 09/09/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v South Fremantle Perth Oval 106 - 99 4,355
SAT 09/09/1961 2:30 PM Perth v Claremont Lathlain Park 128 - 74 3,648
SAT 09/09/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 86 - 108 8,930

Round 21 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
East Perth 1st 19 -0- 2 76 129.8% 2,076 1,600
Swan Districts 2nd 12 -2- 7 52 117.2% 2,052 1,751
Subiaco 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 98.1% 1,900 1,936
East Fremantle 4th 10 -1- 10 42 104.6% 1,755 1,678
West Perth 5th 9 -0- 12 36 104.1% 1,923 1,847
Perth 6th 8 -1- 12 34 94.2% 1,739 1,847
Claremont 7th 7 -0- 14 28 82.4% 1,848 2,244
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 16 20 81.6% 1,733 2,123

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
East Perth 1st 19 -0- 2 76 129.8% 2,076 1,600 288 348 228 232
Swan Districts 2nd 12 -2- 7 52 117.2% 2,052 1,751 293 294 249 257
Subiaco 3rd 12 -0- 9 48 98.1% 1,900 1,936 272 268 274 292
East Fremantle 4th 10 -1- 10 42 104.6% 1,755 1,678 249 261 232 286
West Perth 5th 9 -0- 12 36 104.1% 1,923 1,847 270 303 255 317
Perth 6th 8 -1- 12 34 94.2% 1,739 1,847 243 281 260 287
Claremont 7th 7 -0- 14 28 82.4% 1,848 2,244 261 282 324 300
South Fremantle 8th 5 -0- 16 20 81.6% 1,733 2,123 246 257 300 323

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/09/1961 2:30 PM Subiaco v East Fremantle Subiaco Oval 137 - 107 21,389
SAT 23/09/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 106 - 58 28,453

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
East Perth 1st
Swan Districts 2nd
Subiaco 3rd
East Fremantle 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/09/1961 2:30 PM Swan Districts v Subiaco Subiaco Oval 115 - 99 21,389

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
East Perth 1st
Swan Districts 2nd
Subiaco 3rd
East Fremantle 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/10/1961 2:30 PM East Perth v Swan Districts Subiaco Oval 87 - 111 41,102

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Swan Districts 1st
East Perth 2nd
Subiaco 3rd
East Fremantle 4th