1945 SANFL Season: West Torrens
These are the details of the premiership results of West Torrens for the 1945 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Adelaide in a semi final and defeating Norwood in the preliminary final, West Torrens defeated Port Adelaide in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1945 SANFL Season
Team:
West Torrens
Home Ground:
Thebarton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 10-0-7, P%: 49.3)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Thiele
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glastonbury, Stuart | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Hank, Bob | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Prior, Don | 2 | 0 | R01, R07 | |
| Shaw, Merv | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Sulley, Murray | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Sulley, Reg | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Thiele, Jack | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Thoms, Jim | 3 | 0 | SF, PF, GF | |
| Wood, Ken | 2 | 0 | R01, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury, Mal | 20 | 13 | -0- | 7 | R01-17, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28/04/1945 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 78 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 05/05/1945 | Round 2 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 35 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 12/05/1945 | Round 3 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 5 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 19/05/1945 | Round 4 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 4 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 26/05/1945 | Round 5 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 83 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 02/06/1945 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 10 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 09/06/1945 | Round 7 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 3 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 18/06/1945 | Round 8 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 40 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 23/06/1945 | Round 9 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 37 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 30/06/1945 | Round 10 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 36 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 14/07/1945 | Round 11 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 58 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 21/07/1945 | Round 12 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 19 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 04/08/1945 | Round 13 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 54 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 11/08/1945 | Round 14 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 22 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 20/08/1945 | Round 15 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 12 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 25/08/1945 | Round 16 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 10 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 01/09/1945 | Round 17 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 57 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 08/09/1945 | Semi Final | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WTRN by 6 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 22/09/1945 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 4 | Mal Drury | unknown |
| 29/09/1945 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WTRN by 13 | Mal Drury | Jack Thiele |
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.