1963 WANFL Season: Swan Districts

These are the details of the premiership results for the Swan Districts for the 1963 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 fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating East Perth in the first semi final and defeating Perth in the preliminary final, the Swan Districts defeated East Fremantle in the grand final, winning the premiership.

Team Details

Competition: 1963 WANFL Season
Team: Swan Districts
Club: Swan Districts
Home Ground: Bassendean Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 13-0-8, P%: 112.4)
Finals Performance: Premiers

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Ashworth, Max 6 0 R03, R05, R07-08, R21, SF
Bagley, Ken 23 0 R01-03, R05-21, SF, PF, GF
Bunton, Haydn 24 0 R01-21, SF, PF, GF
Castledine, Fred 24 0 R01-21, SF, PF, GF
Cooper, Ken 14 0 R05-06, R13-21, SF, PF, GF
Copeman, Frank 8 0 R15-16, R19-21, SF, PF, GF
Devitt, Graeme 21 0 R01-18, SF, PF, GF
Downey, Peter 14 0 R11-21, SF, PF, GF
Drennan, Maurie 3 0 R04-05, R07
Gorman, Eric 18 0 R01-06, R13-21, SF, PF, GF
Gray, Brian 16 0 R01-04, R06, R09, R11, R14-19, SF, PF, GF
Lawson, Joe 23 0 R01-07, R09-21, SF, PF, GF
Litterick, Cyril 24 0 R01-21, SF, PF, GF
Mack, Johnny 18 0 R01-14, R17, R19-21
Maynard, Colin 21 0 R01-06, R08-15, R18-21, SF, PF, GF
McVee, Robbie 19 0 R01, R03-13, R15, R17, R19, R21, SF, PF, GF
Nesbit, Tony 24 0 R01-21, SF, PF, GF
Noble, Craig 15 0 R01-08, R12, R14, R20-21, SF, PF, GF
Sangalli, Tony 6 0 R01-04, R08, R10
Sidebottom, Dave 20 0 R02-03, R07-21, SF, PF, GF
Slater, Spud 23 0 R01-12, R14-21, SF, PF, GF
Thompson, Dave 5 0 R09-12, R14
Turnbull, John 22 0 R01-12, R15-21, SF, PF, GF
Walker, Bill 21 0 R01-02, R06-21, SF, PF, GF
Watt, Keith 21 0 R01, R03-20, PF, GF

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Bunton, Haydn 24 16 -0- 8 R01-21, SF, PF, GF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
06/04/1963 Round 1 East Fremantle HOME WIN SWDI by 1 Haydn Bunton unknown
15/04/1963 Round 2 Perth AWAY LOSS PRTH by 9 Haydn Bunton unknown
20/04/1963 Round 3 West Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 2 Haydn Bunton unknown
27/04/1963 Round 4 East Perth HOME LOSS EPTH by 6 Haydn Bunton unknown
04/05/1963 Round 5 South Fremantle AWAY WIN SWDI by 10 Haydn Bunton unknown
11/05/1963 Round 6 Claremont HOME LOSS CLMT by 1 Haydn Bunton unknown
18/05/1963 Round 7 Subiaco AWAY WIN SWDI by 15 Haydn Bunton unknown
25/05/1963 Round 8 East Fremantle AWAY LOSS EFRM by 11 Haydn Bunton unknown
01/06/1963 Round 9 Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 61 Haydn Bunton unknown
15/06/1963 Round 10 West Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 11 Haydn Bunton unknown
22/06/1963 Round 11 East Perth AWAY LOSS EPTH by 8 Haydn Bunton unknown
06/07/1963 Round 12 South Fremantle HOME LOSS SFRM by 1 Haydn Bunton unknown
13/07/1963 Round 13 Claremont AWAY WIN SWDI by 6 Haydn Bunton unknown
20/07/1963 Round 14 Subiaco HOME WIN SWDI by 16 Haydn Bunton unknown
27/07/1963 Round 15 East Fremantle HOME LOSS EFRM by 3 Haydn Bunton unknown
03/08/1963 Round 16 Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 48 Haydn Bunton unknown
10/08/1963 Round 17 West Perth HOME WIN SWDI by 26 Haydn Bunton unknown
17/08/1963 Round 18 East Perth HOME LOSS EPTH by 28 Haydn Bunton unknown
24/08/1963 Round 19 South Fremantle AWAY WIN SWDI by 22 Haydn Bunton unknown
31/08/1963 Round 20 Claremont HOME WIN SWDI by 56 Haydn Bunton unknown
07/09/1963 Round 21 Subiaco AWAY WIN SWDI by 21 Haydn Bunton unknown
14/09/1963 Semi Final East Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 48 Haydn Bunton unknown
28/09/1963 Preliminary Final Perth AWAY WIN SWDI by 8 Haydn Bunton unknown
05/10/1963 Grand Final East Fremantle AWAY WIN SWDI by 22 Haydn Bunton Haydn Bunton