1941 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of West Adelaide for the 1941 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in a semi final, West Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season 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 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Dick Codd | Thomas Jackson | Harry Powell |
| Half-Back: | Andrew Brown | Don Budarick | Ray McArthur |
| Centre: | Brian Clune | Jack Broadstock | Leslie O'Donoghue |
| Half-Forward: | Alick Souter | Bill Hudson | Don Taylor |
| Forward: | Jim Coad | Bert Langton | Laurie Taylor |
| Follower: | Colin Smith | Johnny Taylor | Jack Cahill |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 19 out of 19 matches was used.
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 |
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.