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East Fremantle (2) (2115 words) |
 | East Fremantle's fortunes continued to wane in 1948 as the club ran 3rd, before embarking on an unusually long period of comparative anonymity between 1949 and 1952 which, after three consecutive 4th place finishes, ended with the unconscionable depths of 5th position and failure to contest the finals for the first time since 1915. |
| New kids on the block Swan Districts proved to have East Fremantle's measure in the grand finals of both 1962 (by 18 points) and 1963 (22 points), securing a premiership trifecta in the process, while in 1964 it was Claremont's turn to administer the coup de grace with a heart-stopping 4 point triumph. |
| East Fremantle's level of performance dropped only slightly in 1972 but it was enough to bring them 10 fewer wins overall for the season and to catapult them out of the four. |
| East Fremantle (2569 words) |
| The final scoreboard read East Fremantle 6.11 (47); Perth 6.6 (42) but, sensationally, post-match claims by Perth that one of East Fremantle's goals had been kicked after the half time bell were upheld by the WAFA Appeals Board and the result of the match - and the destiny of the 1907 flag - was reversed. |
| East Fremantle's 1914 premiership was the 10th achieved by the club in its first 17 years of existence but the following year the club dipped out of the finals for the first time since their debut season. |
| East Fremantle's winning streak at WANFL level continued for a total of 35 successive matches before being brought to an end by South Fremantle on 17 May 1947. |
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