1961 WANFL Season: East Perth
These are the details of the premiership results for East Perth for the 1961 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Perth Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating the Swan Districts in the second semi final, East Perth were defeated by the Swan Districts in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 WANFL Season
Team:
East Perth
Club:
East Perth
Home Ground:
Perth Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 19-0-2, P%: 129.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atwell, Mal | 21 | 0 | R01-13, R15-19, R21, SF, GF | |
| Bellos, Tony | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Bull, Ned | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Byrne, Bevan | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R14 | |
| Chadwick, Derek | 22 | 0 | R01-13, R15-21, SF, GF | |
| Cook, Peter | 10 | 0 | R01-07, R10, R19-20 | |
| Farmer, Graham | 22 | 0 | R01-13, R15-21, SF, GF | |
| Giblett, Ray | 22 | 0 | R01-13, R15-21, SF, GF | |
| Haley, Ken | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Kennedy, Laurie | 20 | 0 | R02-09, R11-17, R19-21, SF, GF | |
| Kilmurray, Ted | 22 | 0 | R01-20, SF, GF | |
| Langdon, Don | 15 | 0 | R08-16, R18-21, SF, GF | |
| Lavater, Terry | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Marinko, Don | 11 | 0 | R12-15, R17-21, SF, GF | |
| McGill, Kevin | 19 | 0 | R01-06, R10, R12-21, SF, GF | |
| Rowles, Ray | 14 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07, R13-14, R16-17, R19, R21, SF, GF | |
| Seal, Paul | 13 | 0 | R06-07, R10-17, R19, SF, GF | |
| Sheedy, Jack | 21 | 0 | R01-13, R15, R17-21, SF, GF | |
| Watts, John | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Young, Maurie | 22 | 0 | R01-21, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 32 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 7 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 56 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/06/1961 | Round 8 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 9 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 21 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 10 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 11 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 12 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 49 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 13 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 15 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 16 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 17 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 18 | Subiaco | HOME | LOSS | SUBI by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 19 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1961 | Round 20 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/09/1961 | Round 21 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/09/1961 | Semi Final | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 48 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/10/1961 | Grand Final | Swan Districts | HOME | LOSS | SWDI by 24 | unknown | unknown |