1961 WANFL Season Grand Final: East Perth v Swan Districts
This is the match report for the match played on 7 October 1961 between East Perth and the Swan Districts in the grand final of the 1961 season of the Western Australian National Football League.
East Perth hosted the Swan Districts at Subiaco Oval.
Haydn Bunton captained the visitors.
The visitors were coached by Haydn Bunton.
East Perth (12.15.87) were defeated by the Swan Districts (17.9.111).
Match Details
Season:
1961 WANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
East Perth
v
Swan Districts
Date:
Saturday 7 October 1961
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Subiaco Oval
Attendance:
41,102
Match Results
Outcome:
East Perth
def. by
Swan Districts
Score:
12.15.87 - 17.9.111
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Perth | 1 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 6 | 8 | . | 10 | 12 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 15 | (87) |
| Swan Districts | 4 | . | 1 | 8 | . | 1 | 14 | . | 5 | 17 | . | 9 | 17 | . | 9 | (111) |
| Margin | SWDI by 17 | SWDI by 13 | SWDI by 31 | SWDI by 24 | SWDI by 24 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Player Statistics
East Perth
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwell, Mal | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bellos, Tony | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Chadwick, Derek | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Farmer, Graham | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Giblett, Ray | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kennedy, Laurie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kilmurray, Ted | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Langdon, Don | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Marinko, Don | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| McGill, Kevin | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rowles, Ray | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Seal, Paul | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sheedy, Jack | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Watts, John | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Young, Maurie | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (15 players) | 12 | 15 | |||
Swan Districts
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth, Max | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bagley, Ken | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Brown, Wally | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bunton, Haydn (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Castledine, Fred | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Gray, Brian | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Johnston, Lindsay | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kelleher, Max | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Lawson, Joe | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Litterick, Cyril | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Mack, Johnny | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Maynard, Colin | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Nesbit, Tony | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Noble, Craig | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sangalli, Tony | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Slater, Spud | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Thompson, Dave | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Turnbull, John | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Walker, Bill | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Watt, Keith | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 17 | 9 | |||