1908 SAFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1908 season of the South Australian Football League (currently known as the South Australian National Football League). The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (five as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Adelaide in the first semi final and defeating Norwood in the final, Norwood exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. West Adelaide defeated Norwood in the challenge final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1908 SAFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 10-0-2, P%: 56.1)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head, Dick | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Leahy, Bernie | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Leahy, Tom | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reedman, Jack | 15 | 13 | -0- | 2 | R01-02, R04-09, R11-14, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/1908 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 8 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 09/05/1908 | Round 2 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 88 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| Round 3 | BYE | ||||||
| 23/05/1908 | Round 4 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 10 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 30/05/1908 | Round 5 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 14 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 06/06/1908 | Round 6 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 13 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 13/06/1908 | Round 7 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 64 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 27/06/1908 | Round 8 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 56 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 04/07/1908 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 6 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| Round 10 | BYE | ||||||
| 18/07/1908 | Round 11 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 44 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 25/07/1908 | Round 12 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 22 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 01/08/1908 | Round 13 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 56 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 15/08/1908 | Round 14 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 30 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 05/09/1908 | Semi Final | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 15 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 19/09/1908 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 27 | Jack Reedman | unknown |
| 26/09/1908 | Grand Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 3 | Jack Reedman | Bernie Leahy |