1909 SAFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1909 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 seven matches there (five as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Torrens in the first semi final and defeating Norwood in the final, Port Adelaide exercised their right to challenge for the premiership by virtue of being the minor premiers. West Adelaide defeated Port Adelaide in the challenge final, winning the premiership.
Team Details
Competition:
1909 SAFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 8-0-4, P%: 56.2)
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/1909 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 08/05/1909 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 31 | unknown | unknown |
| 15/05/1909 | Round 3 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 48 | unknown | unknown |
| 22/05/1909 | Round 4 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 25 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/05/1909 | Round 5 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 5 | unknown | unknown |
| 07/06/1909 | Round 6 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 8 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 7 | BYE | ||||||
| 26/06/1909 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 9 | unknown | unknown |
| 03/07/1909 | Round 9 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 47 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/07/1909 | Round 10 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 21 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/07/1909 | Round 11 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/07/1909 | Round 12 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 37 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/08/1909 | Round 13 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 32 | unknown | unknown |
| Round 14 | BYE | ||||||
| 01/09/1909 | Semi Final | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 35 | unknown | unknown |
| 11/09/1909 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 28 | unknown | unknown |
| 18/09/1909 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 18 | unknown | Bernie Leahy |