1941 SANFL Season: West Adelaide

These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1941 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (nine as hosts and two as visitors). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in the first semi final, West Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1941 SANFL Season
Team: West Adelaide
Home Ground: Adelaide Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 3rd (W-D-L: 11-1-5, P%: 54.8)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)

Team Leaders

Captain: Colin Smith
Vice-Captain: Johnny Taylor

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Adey, Bill 1 0 R11
Alexander, Mick 7 0 R01-03, R05-07, R09
Bennett, John 6 0 R12, R15-17, SF, PF
Broadstock, Jack 14 0 R04-14, R16-17, SF
Brown, Andrew 13 0 R01-02, R04-11, R13-14, R16
Budarick, Don 17 0 R01-07, R10-17, SF, PF
Cahill, Jack 17 0 R01-03, R06-17, SF, PF
Chynoweth, Theo 14 0 R01-06, R08, R12-14, R16-17, SF, PF
Clarke, John 5 0 R08-11, R13
Clune, Brian 19 0 R01-17, SF, PF
Coad, Jim 19 0 R01-17, SF, PF
Codd, Dick 16 0 R01, R03-15, SF, PF
Davis, William 7 0 R01-02, R04, R08-11
Flanigan, James 4 0 R02-03, R05, R07
Hudson, Bill 19 0 R01-17, SF, PF
Jackson, Thomas 18 0 R01-15, R17, SF, PF
Langton, Bert 17 0 R01-12, R15-17, SF, PF
McArthur, Ray 19 0 R01-17, SF, PF
Oatway, Alby 5 0 R02, R14-17
O'Donoghue, Leslie 18 0 R01-13, R15-17, SF, PF
Powell, Harry 19 0 R01-17, SF, PF
Simons, Robert 10 0 R02-04, R08, R14-17, SF, PF
Smith, Colin 14 0 R01, R03-07, R10, R12-16, SF, PF
Souter, Alick 8 0 R12-17, SF, PF
Spackman, Clifford 1 0 R14
Taylor, Don 17 0 R01-15, R17, PF
Taylor, Johnny 18 0 R01-13, R15-17, SF, PF
Taylor, Laurie 17 0 R01, R03-16, SF, PF
Williams, Kenneth 2 0 R09, R17

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Smith, Colin 19 12 -1- 6 R01-17, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
26/04/1941 Round 1 West Torrens HOME WIN WADL by 78 Colin Smith Colin Smith
03/05/1941 Round 2 North Adelaide HOME WIN WADL by 107 Colin Smith Johnny Taylor
10/05/1941 Round 3 Glenelg AWAY WIN WADL by 9 Colin Smith Colin Smith
17/05/1941 Round 4 Sturt HOME LOSS STRT by 7 Colin Smith Colin Smith
24/05/1941 Round 5 Port Adelaide AWAY DRAW drawn Colin Smith Colin Smith
31/05/1941 Round 6 Norwood HOME WIN WADL by 17 Colin Smith Colin Smith
07/06/1941 Round 7 South Adelaide AWAY WIN WADL by 16 Colin Smith Colin Smith
14/06/1941 Round 8 West Torrens AWAY WIN WADL by 87 Colin Smith Johnny Taylor
21/06/1941 Round 9 North Adelaide AWAY LOSS NADL by 6 Colin Smith Johnny Taylor
28/06/1941 Round 10 Glenelg HOME WIN WADL by 39 Colin Smith Colin Smith
05/07/1941 Round 11 Sturt AWAY LOSS STRT by 62 Colin Smith Johnny Taylor
19/07/1941 Round 12 Port Adelaide HOME LOSS PADL by 6 Colin Smith Colin Smith
26/07/1941 Round 13 Norwood AWAY LOSS NRWD by 42 Colin Smith Colin Smith
02/08/1941 Round 14 South Adelaide HOME WIN WADL by 19 Colin Smith Colin Smith
16/08/1941 Round 15 West Torrens AWAY WIN WADL by 42 Colin Smith Colin Smith
23/08/1941 Round 16 Port Adelaide HOME WIN WADL by 11 Colin Smith Colin Smith
06/09/1941 Round 17 Sturt AWAY WIN WADL by 36 Colin Smith Johnny Taylor
13/09/1941 Semi Final Port Adelaide HOME WIN WADL by 16 Colin Smith Colin Smith
27/09/1941 Preliminary Final Norwood AWAY LOSS NRWD by 25 Colin Smith Colin Smith