1971 WANFL Season: East Perth
These are the details of the premiership results of East Perth for the 1971 WANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating West Perth in a semi final, East Perth were defeated by West Perth in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1971 WANFL Season
Team:
East Perth
Home Ground:
Perth Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 16-0-5, P%: 128.6)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Ron | 21 | 0 | R01-07, R09-20, SF, GF | |
| Brown, Mal | 11 | 0 | R06-09, R17-21, SF, GF | |
| Burns, John | 20 | 0 | R01-12, R15-16, R18-21, SF, GF | |
| Bygraves, Gary | 20 | 0 | R01-17, R21, SF, GF | |
| Chadwick, Derek | 22 | 0 | R01-04, R06-21, SF, GF | |
| Daniel, John | 22 | 0 | R01, R03-21, SF, GF | |
| Deards, Ken | 16 | 0 | R08-21, SF, GF | |
| Fragomeni, Carl | 21 | 0 | R01-06, R09-21, SF, GF | |
| Gillespie, Gary | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Hayes, John | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Malarkey, Gary | 2 | 0 | R02-03 | |
| Martin, Gary | 4 | 0 | R13-16 | |
| McPherson, Laurie | 7 | 0 | R15, R17-20, SF, GF | |
| Michalczyk, Dick | 18 | 0 | R01-02, R04-14, R19-21, SF, GF | |
| Pitter, Eddie | 20 | 0 | R01-10, R12-13, R15-18, R20-21, SF, GF | |
| Smith, Brad | 8 | 0 | R01, R03-09 | |
| Thomson, Ian | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Tierney, Phil | 22 | 0 | R01-09, R11-21, SF, GF | |
| Verstegen, Hans | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Whittle, David | 5 | 0 | R11, R13-16 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/04/1971 | Round 1 | Swan Districts | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 55 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/04/1971 | Round 2 | Claremont | HOME | LOSS | CLMT by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/04/1971 | Round 3 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 50 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/05/1971 | Round 4 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/05/1971 | Round 5 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 29 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/05/1971 | Round 6 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 64 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/05/1971 | Round 7 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 6 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/05/1971 | Round 8 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 98 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1971 | Round 9 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/06/1971 | Round 10 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 13 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/06/1971 | Round 11 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/06/1971 | Round 12 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 39 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/07/1971 | Round 13 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 98 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/07/1971 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 16 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/07/1971 | Round 15 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 4 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/07/1971 | Round 16 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/08/1971 | Round 17 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 40 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/08/1971 | Round 18 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 12 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/08/1971 | Round 19 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/08/1971 | Round 20 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/09/1971 | Round 21 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 76 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/09/1971 | Semi Final | West Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/10/1971 | Grand Final | West Perth | HOME | LOSS | WPTH by 32 | unknown | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.