Swan Districts
Among the newcomers in 1961 to respond to the Bunton technique was rover Bill Walker, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in the history of the club. Nevertheless, it was Bunton’s “genius (that was) solely responsible for the club’s dizzy climb from the bottom to the top of the premiership table in one winter”. Or perhaps, as one senior player archly put it, “He conned us into playing good football” ...
- Swans might have been late arrivals in the WAFL but, as John Devaney writes, once they found their feet, they were hard to stop
2001 Season (WAFL) Fixture
Swan Districts' 2001 Fixture
Rnd |
H&A |
Club |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
R |
Opponent |
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
S |
Mgn |
Grd |
Date |
SC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-31 1 | A | Swan Districts | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 57 | LOST | Peel Thunder | 4.5 | 5.11 | 7.15 | 10.16 | 76 | -19 | RUS | 2001-03-31 Mar 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-04-07 2 | H | Swan Districts | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 53 | LOST | Perth | 1.3 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 14.12 | 96 | -43 | BAS | 2001-04-07 Apr 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-04-17 3 | Swan Districts | Bye | 2001-04-17 Apr 17 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001-04-21 4 | H | Swan Districts | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 10.11 | 71 | LOST | South Fremantle | 5.4 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 20.17 | 137 | -66 | BAS | 2001-04-21 Apr 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-04-28 5 | A | Swan Districts | 5.0 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 71 | LOST | West Perth | 3.1 | 9.9 | 11.11 | 18.11 | 119 | -48 | AJO | 2001-04-28 Apr 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-05-05 6 | H | Swan Districts | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.11 | 35 | LOST | Subiaco | 2.4 | 7.7 | 7.14 | 15.16 | 106 | -71 | BAS | 2001-05-05 May 5 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-05-12 7 | A | Swan Districts | 2.0 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 68 | WON | East Fremantle | 3.4 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 8.13 | 61 | 7 | EFO | 2001-05-12 May 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-05-19 8 | H | Swan Districts | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 13.4 | 82 | LOST | East Perth | 3.5 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 95 | -13 | BAS | 2001-05-19 May 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-05-28 9 | A | Swan Districts | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 55 | LOST | Claremont | 6.6 | 10.10 | 15.14 | 19.16 | 130 | -75 | CLM | 2001-05-28 May 28 (Mon, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-06-05 10 | Swan Districts | Bye | 2001-06-05 Jun 5 (Tue, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001-06-09 11 | A | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 11.12 | 78 | LOST | Peel Thunder | 4.4 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 23.11 | 149 | -71 | RUS | 2001-06-09 Jun 9 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-06-16 12 | H | Swan Districts | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.10 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Perth | 1.0 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 11.8 | 74 | -7 | BAS | 2001-06-16 Jun 16 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-06-24 13 | Swan Districts | Bye | 2001-06-24 Jun 24 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001-06-30 14 | A | Swan Districts | 1.0 | 4.1 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 67 | LOST | Subiaco | 5.6 | 9.10 | 10.15 | 12.19 | 91 | -24 | SUB | 2001-06-30 Jun 30 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-07-07 15 | H | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 | LOST | West Perth | 5.3 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 11.14 | 80 | -11 | BAS | 2001-07-07 Jul 7 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-07-14 16 | A | Swan Districts | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 52 | LOST | South Fremantle | 2.4 | 7.7 | 14.12 | 18.16 | 124 | -72 | FRE | 2001-07-14 Jul 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-07-21 17 | H | Swan Districts | 1.1 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | East Fremantle | 6.4 | 10.4 | 16.7 | 19.10 | 124 | -33 | BAS | 2001-07-21 Jul 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-07-28 18 | A | Swan Districts | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 60 | LOST | East Perth | 1.5 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 16.13 | 109 | -49 | LEE | 2001-07-28 Jul 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-08-04 19 | H | Swan Districts | 3.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 12.11 | 83 | WON | Claremont | 3.0 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 62 | 21 | BAS | 2001-08-04 Aug 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-08-11 20 | A | Swan Districts | 2.0 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 12.4 | 76 | LOST | Perth | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.10 | 12.14 | 86 | -10 | LAT | 2001-08-11 Aug 11 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
| 2001-08-19 21 | Swan Districts | Bye | 2001-08-19 Aug 19 (Sun, 12:00) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001-08-25 22 | H | Swan Districts | 4.5 | 9.10 | 14.11 | 22.16 | 148 | WON | Peel Thunder | 2.2 | 4.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 56 | 92 | BAS | 2001-08-25 Aug 25 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |