The 1962 WANFL season was the 78th season of the various incarnations of the Western Australian National Football League.[1]

1962 WAFL season
Teams8
PremiersSwan Districts
2nd premiership
Minor premiersSwan Districts
1st minor premiership
Matches played88
← 1961
1963 →

Home-and-away season

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Round 1

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Round 1
Saturday, 7 April Perth 14.13 (97) def. South Fremantle 13.9 (87) Lathlain Park (crowd: 7,913)
Saturday, 7 April Subiaco 7.11 (53) def. by East Perth 15.14 (104) Subiaco Oval (crowd: 9,117)
Saturday, 7 April West Perth 9.14 (68) def. Claremont 5.7 (37) Leederville Oval (crowd: 7,834)
Saturday, 7 April East Fremantle 13.9 (87) def. Swan Districts 12.10 (82) Fremantle Oval (crowd: 8,327)

Ladder

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1962 ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Swan Districts (P) 21 14 7 0 2043 1693 120.7 56
2 East Fremantle 21 13 7 1 1721 1709 100.7 54
3 South Fremantle 21 12 9 0 1906 1762 108.2 48
4 West Perth 21 12 9 0 1693 1631 103.8 48
5 East Perth 21 11 10 0 1898 1596 118.9 44
6 Perth 21 9 12 0 1733 1837 94.3 36
7 Subiaco 21 8 12 1 1821 2026 89.9 34
8 Claremont 21 4 17 0 1490 2051 72.6 16
Source: WAFL Footy Facts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals

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Grand Final

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1962 WANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 6 October Swan Districts def. East Fremantle Subiaco Oval (crowd: 46,659)
7.2
10.5
13.8
14.10 (94)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
1.2
3.10
5.14
10.16 (76)
Umpires: B. Feld
Simpson Medal: Ray Sorrell (East Fremantle)

References

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  1. ^ "australianfootball.com / 1962 WAFL Premiership Season".
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