1961 WANFL Season: Swan Districts

These are the details of the premiership results for the Swan Districts for the 1961 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Bassendean Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eleven 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 Subiaco in the preliminary final, the Swan Districts defeated East Perth in the grand final, winning the premiership.

Team Details

Competition: 1961 WANFL Season
Team: Swan Districts
Club: Swan Districts
Home Ground: Bassendean Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 2nd (W-D-L: 12-2-7, P%: 117.2)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Ashworth, Max 10 0 R13-21, GF
Bagley, Ken 23 0 R01-13, R15-21, SF, PF, GF
Brown, Wally 24 0 R01-21, SF, PF, GF
Bunton, Haydn #7 23 3 R01-13, R15-21, SF, PF, GF
Castledine, Fred 23 0 R01-06, R08-21, SF, PF, GF
Devitt, Graeme 4 0 R14, R20-21, SF
Fullgrabe, Henry 8 0 R05-11, R14
Gorman, Eric 4 0 R17-20
Gray, Brian 14 0 R02, R12-21, SF, PF, GF
Johnston, Lindsay 4 0 R21, SF, PF, GF
Kelleher, Max 21 0 R01-02, R04-11, R14-21, SF, PF, GF
Lawson, Joe 23 0 R01-02, R04-21, SF, PF, GF
Litterick, Cyril 24 0 R01-21, SF, PF, GF
Mack, Johnny 14 0 R01-03, R08, R12, R14, R17-21, SF, PF, GF
Maynard, Colin 22 0 R03-21, SF, PF, GF
Nesbit, Tony 22 0 R01-03, R06-21, SF, PF, GF
Noble, Craig 7 0 R03, R07, R19-20, SF, PF, GF
Sangalli, Tony 19 0 R01-15, R21, SF, PF, GF
Sidebottom, Dave 2 0 R03, R05
Slater, Spud 20 0 R03-13, R15-20, SF, PF, GF
Thompson, Dave 18 0 R01-02, R04-16, R18, PF, GF
Turnbull, John 23 0 R01-13, R15-21, SF, PF, GF
Walker, Bill 23 0 R01-07, R09-21, SF, PF, GF
Watt, Keith 19 0 R04-18, R21, SF, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Bunton, Haydn 24 14 -2- 8 R01-21, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
15/04/1961 Round 1 Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 4 Haydn Bunton Haydn Bunton
22/04/1961 Round 2 East Perth AWAY LOSS EPTH by 26 Haydn Bunton unknown
29/04/1961 Round 3 Claremont HOME WIN SWDI by 37 Haydn Bunton unknown
06/05/1961 Round 4 South Fremantle AWAY WIN SWDI by 95 Haydn Bunton unknown
13/05/1961 Round 5 West Perth HOME LOSS WPTH by 6 Haydn Bunton unknown
20/05/1961 Round 6 East Fremantle HOME DRAW drawn Haydn Bunton unknown
27/05/1961 Round 7 Subiaco AWAY WIN SWDI by 21 Haydn Bunton unknown
03/06/1961 Round 8 Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 32 Haydn Bunton unknown
10/06/1961 Round 9 East Perth HOME LOSS EPTH by 21 Haydn Bunton unknown
17/06/1961 Round 10 Claremont AWAY WIN SWDI by 123 Haydn Bunton unknown
24/06/1961 Round 11 South Fremantle HOME WIN SWDI by 1 Haydn Bunton unknown
01/07/1961 Round 12 West Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 3 Haydn Bunton unknown
08/07/1961 Round 13 East Fremantle AWAY LOSS EFRM by 24 Haydn Bunton unknown
22/07/1961 Round 14 Subiaco HOME LOSS SUBI by 6 Haydn Bunton unknown
29/07/1961 Round 15 Perth AWAY DRAW drawn Haydn Bunton unknown
05/08/1961 Round 16 East Perth HOME LOSS EPTH by 40 Haydn Bunton unknown
12/08/1961 Round 17 Claremont HOME WIN SWDI by 17 Haydn Bunton unknown
19/08/1961 Round 18 South Fremantle AWAY WIN SWDI by 52 Haydn Bunton unknown
26/08/1961 Round 19 West Perth AWAY LOSS WPTH by 9 Haydn Bunton unknown
02/09/1961 Round 20 East Fremantle HOME WIN SWDI by 26 Haydn Bunton unknown
09/09/1961 Round 21 Subiaco AWAY WIN SWDI by 22 Haydn Bunton unknown
23/09/1961 Semi Final East Perth AWAY LOSS EPTH by 48 Haydn Bunton unknown
30/09/1961 Preliminary Final Subiaco HOME WIN SWDI by 16 Haydn Bunton unknown
07/10/1961 Grand Final East Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 24 Haydn Bunton Haydn Bunton