1968 WANFL Season: East Perth
These are the details of the premiership results for East Perth for the 1968 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 ten matches there (ten as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Subiaco in the first semi final and defeating West Perth in the preliminary final, East Perth were defeated by Perth in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1968 WANFL Season
Team:
East Perth
Club:
East Perth
Home Ground:
Perth Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 13-0-8, P%: 120.9)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown, Mal | 18 | 0 | R01-02, R06-10, R12-13, R15-18, R20-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Bygraves, Gary | 18 | 0 | R04-18, R20-21, GF | |
| Chadwick, Derek | 20 | 0 | R01-16, R18, R21, SF, PF | |
| Deards, Ken | 4 | 0 | R02, R16-18 | |
| Gillespie, Gary | 22 | 0 | R01-08, R10-16, R18-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Pitter, Eddie | 17 | 0 | R01, R06, R08-13, R16-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Smith, Brad | 22 | 0 | R01-04, R06-10, R12-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Thomson, Ian | 6 | 0 | R04-05, R15, R19-20, SF | |
| Tierney, Phil | 24 | 0 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF | |
| Verstegen, Hans | 4 | 0 | R19, SF, PF, GF | |
| Whittle, David | 20 | 0 | R01-17, R21, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1968 | Round 1 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/04/1968 | Round 2 | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/04/1968 | Round 3 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 43 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/04/1968 | Round 4 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/05/1968 | Round 5 | East Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | EFRM by 20 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/05/1968 | Round 6 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/05/1968 | Round 7 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/05/1968 | Round 8 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 65 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/06/1968 | Round 9 | West Perth | AWAY | LOSS | WPTH by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/06/1968 | Round 10 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/06/1968 | Round 11 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 61 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/06/1968 | Round 12 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 17 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/06/1968 | Round 13 | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/07/1968 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 73 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/07/1968 | Round 15 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 23 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/07/1968 | Round 16 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/08/1968 | Round 17 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/08/1968 | Round 18 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 92 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/08/1968 | Round 19 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/08/1968 | Round 20 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 32 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/08/1968 | Round 21 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/09/1968 | Semi Final | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/09/1968 | Preliminary Final | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/09/1968 | Grand Final | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 24 | unknown | unknown |