1945 SANFL Season: West Torrens
These are the details of the premiership results for West Torrens for the 1945 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Thebarton Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating North Adelaide in the first semi final and defeating Norwood in the preliminary final, West Torrens defeated Port Adelaide in the grand final, winning the premiership.
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 |