1961 WANFL Season: West Perth
These are the details of the premiership results for West Perth for the 1961 season of the Western Australian National Football League (currently known as the West Australian Football League). The team used Leederville Oval as their home ground, playing ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fifth place.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 WANFL Season
Team:
West Perth
Club:
West Perth
Home Ground:
Leederville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 9-0-12, P%: 104.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Barry | 10 | 0 | R01, R06, R14-21 | |
| Ashdown, Ken | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| Ayre, Ross | 14 | 0 | R01-10, R12-15 | |
| Bewick, Ron | 18 | 0 | R01-06, R08, R10, R12-21 | |
| Dempsey, Bill | 14 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R13-14, R17-21 | |
| Dufall, Syd | 11 | 0 | R01-02, R09-11, R14, R17-21 | |
| Fanchi, Joe | 20 | 0 | R01-13, R15-21 | |
| Foley, Brian | 21 | 0 | R01-21 | |
| France, Brian | 16 | 0 | R01-08, R10-11, R14-17, R20-21 | |
| Margaria, Frank | 17 | 0 | R01-16, R21 | |
| Marinko, Ray | 21 | 0 | R01-21 | |
| Marinko, Tom | 10 | 0 | R03-06, R14-19 | |
| McBride, Ron | 15 | 0 | R01-15 | |
| McNamara, Laurie | 13 | 0 | R01-10, R12-13, R16 | |
| Medhurst, Peter | 21 | 0 | R01-21 | |
| Porter, Roy | 19 | 0 | R01-17, R20-21 | |
| Towner, John | 19 | 0 | R01-17, R19, R21 | |
| Whinnen, Mel | 20 | 0 | R02-21 | |
| Williams, Don | 8 | 0 | R09-13, R15-17 | |
| Wylde, Eddie | 19 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-21 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/04/1961 | Round 1 | East Perth | HOME | LOSS | EPTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/04/1961 | Round 2 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 3 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 55 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 4 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 66 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 5 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 6 | Subiaco | HOME | LOSS | SUBI by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 7 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/06/1961 | Round 8 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 9 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 26 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 10 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 11 | Perth | HOME | LOSS | PRTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 12 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 13 | Subiaco | AWAY | LOSS | SUBI by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/07/1961 | Round 14 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 43 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 15 | East Perth | HOME | LOSS | EPTH by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 16 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 17 | South Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | SFRM by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 18 | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 41 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 19 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1961 | Round 20 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/09/1961 | Round 21 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 38 | unknown | unknown |