1973 WANFL Season: West Perth
These are the details of the premiership results for West Perth for the 1973 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Subiaco in the second semi final, West Perth were defeated by Subiaco in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1973 WANFL Season
Team:
West Perth
Club:
West Perth
Home Ground:
Leederville Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-6, P%: 116.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnott, Steve | 3 | 0 | R01-02, R09 | |
| Day, Barry | 15 | 0 | R05-06, R09-19, SF, GF | |
| Dempsey, Bill | 21 | 0 | R01-08, R10-17, R19-21, SF, GF | |
| Fong, Les | 16 | 0 | R04-16, R18-20 | |
| Knell, Norm | 21 | 0 | R01-06, R08-11, R13-21, SF, GF | |
| Logan, Ian | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| McAuliffe, Barry | 10 | 0 | R01-10 | |
| Miller, Keith | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| O'Dwyer, Leon | 19 | 0 | R02, R04-08, R10-15, R17-21, SF, GF | |
| Prunster, Ross | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF | |
| Sheridan, Shane | 14 | 0 | R01, R03, R09, R13-21, SF, GF | |
| Smeath, Stephen | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R12, R17-18, R20-21, SF, GF | |
| Smith, Phil | 22 | 0 | R01-21, SF | |
| Steward, Peter | 18 | 0 | R01-08, R10-13, R15-17, R19, SF, GF | |
| Taylor, Geoff | 10 | 0 | R14-21, SF, GF | |
| Valli, Bill | 14 | 0 | R01, R07, R09-17, R21, SF, GF | |
| Watling, Alan | 20 | 0 | R02-18, R21, SF, GF | |
| Whinnen, Mel | 23 | 0 | R01-21, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1973 | Round 1 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 10 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/04/1973 | Round 2 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 44 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/04/1973 | Round 3 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 17 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/04/1973 | Round 4 | Perth | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 05/05/1973 | Round 5 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 34 | unknown | unknown |
| 12/05/1973 | Round 6 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 19/05/1973 | Round 7 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 26/05/1973 | Round 8 | East Fremantle | AWAY | LOSS | EFRM by 43 | unknown | unknown |
| 02/06/1973 | Round 9 | East Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 09/06/1973 | Round 10 | Claremont | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 23 | unknown | unknown |
| 16/06/1973 | Round 11 | Perth | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 27 | unknown | unknown |
| 23/06/1973 | Round 12 | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 21 | unknown | unknown |
| 30/06/1973 | Round 13 | Swan Districts | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/07/1973 | Round 14 | South Fremantle | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 49 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/07/1973 | Round 15 | East Perth | AWAY | LOSS | EPTH by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 28/07/1973 | Round 16 | East Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 54 | unknown | unknown |
| 04/08/1973 | Round 17 | Claremont | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/08/1973 | Round 18 | Perth | AWAY | LOSS | PRTH by 15 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/08/1973 | Round 19 | Subiaco | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 25/08/1973 | Round 20 | Swan Districts | AWAY | LOSS | SWDI by 19 | unknown | unknown |
| 01/09/1973 | Round 21 | South Fremantle | HOME | WIN | WPTH by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/09/1973 | Semi Final | Subiaco | AWAY | WIN | WPTH by 18 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/09/1973 | Grand Final | Subiaco | HOME | LOSS | SUBI by 32 | unknown | unknown |