1939 SANFL Season: West Torrens
These are the details of the premiership results of West Torrens for the 1939 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in a semi final and defeating South Adelaide in the preliminary final, West Torrens were defeated by Port Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 SANFL Season
Team:
West Torrens
Home Ground:
Thebarton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 10-0-7, P%: 48.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Leo Dinnison
Vice-Captain:
Don Waite
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullins, Reg | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Waite, Don | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosking, Sampson | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-17, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 30 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 19 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 6 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | South Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | SADL by 24 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 44 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 1 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 27 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 10/06/1939 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 56 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 9 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 5 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 10 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 9 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 26 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 12 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 1 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 13 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 4 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 14 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 4 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 15 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 41 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 26/08/1939 | Round 16 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 22 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 89 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 09/09/1939 | Semi Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 4 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 23/09/1939 | Preliminary Final | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 35 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 30/09/1939 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 47 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.