1972 WANFL Season: East Perth
These are the details of the premiership results for East Perth for the 1972 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Claremont in the second semi final, East Perth defeated Claremont in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1972 WANFL Season
Team:
East Perth
Club:
East Perth
Home Ground:
Perth Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-6, P%: 129.8)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Ron | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04-06, R08, R16-18, R20-21, SF, GF | |
| Armanasco, Robert | 9 | 0 | R14-15, R17-21, SF, GF | |
| Brown, Mal | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Burns, John | 19 | 0 | R01, R03-14, R16, R19-21, SF, GF | |
| Bygraves, Gary | 17 | 0 | R01, R05-18, SF, GF | |
| Chadwick, Derek | 11 | 0 | R01-07, R13-16 | |
| Daniel, John | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Deards, Ken | 17 | 0 | R01-03, R08-17, R20-21, SF, GF | |
| Fragomeni, Carl | 20 | 0 | R01-03, R05, R08-21, SF, GF | |
| Gillespie, Gary | 21 | 0 | R01-12, R15-21, SF, GF | |
| Hamilton, Alex | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Hayes, John | 22 | 0 | R01-17, R19-21, SF, GF | |
| Malarkey, Gary | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Martin, Gary | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| McAullay, Ken | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| McPherson, Laurie | 14 | 0 | R04-07, R09, R11, R13, R15, R17-20, SF, GF | |
| Michalczyk, Dick | 21 | 0 | R03-21, SF, GF | |
| Pitter, Eddie | 14 | 0 | R02-04, R06-08, R14-19, SF, GF | |
| Smith, Brad | 16 | 0 | R01-02, R09-14, R16-21, SF, GF | |
| Tierney, Phil | 12 | 0 | R09-19, GF | |
| Verstegen, Hans | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Whittle, David | 21 | 0 | R01-15, R18-21, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 85 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/04/1972 | Round 4 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 13/05/1972 | Round 7 | East Fremantle | HOME | LOSS | EFRM by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 99 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/06/1972 | Round 10 | Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 14 | unknown | unknown |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 67 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 12 | West Perth | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 72 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 13 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 61 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 14 | East Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 15 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 16 | Claremont | AWAY | LOSS | CLMT by 46 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 17 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 18 | Subiaco | HOME | LOSS | SUBI by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/08/1972 | Round 19 | West Perth | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 48 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 20 | South Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | SFRM by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 21 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 77 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | EPTH by 17 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/09/1972 | Grand Final | Claremont | HOME | WIN | EPTH by 15 | unknown | Mal Brown |