1947 SANFL Season Grand Final: Norwood v West Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 4 October 1947 between Norwood and West Adelaide in the grand final of the 1947 season of the South Australian National Football League. Norwood "hosted" West Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Johnny Taylor captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Oatey and the visitors were coached by Gordon Scott.

Norwood (5.15.45) were defeated by West Adelaide (10.15.75).

Match Details

Season: 1947 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Norwood v West Adelaide
Date: Saturday 4 October 1947
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 32,631

Match Results

Outcome: Norwood def. by West Adelaide
Score: 5.15.45 - 10.15.75

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Norwood 0 . 4 2 . 10 4 . 12 5 . 15 5 . 15 (45)
West Adelaide 2 . 5 5 . 6 7 . 12 10 . 15 10 . 15 (75)
Margin WADL by 13 WADL by 14 WADL by 18 WADL by 30 WADL by 30
Duration

Honour Roll

Norwood

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Oatey

West Adelaide

Captain: Johnny Taylor
Coach: Gordon Scott

Player Statistics

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bell, John ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 5 15

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Faehse, Brian ? ? ? ?
Souter, Alick ? ? ? ?
Taylor, Johnny (c) ? ? ? ?
Williams, Fos ? ? ? ?
Zeuner, Reg ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (5 players) 10 15

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s