1947 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of West Adelaide for the 1947 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Sturt in a semi final and defeating Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, West Adelaide defeated Norwood in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1947 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 10-0-7, P%: 53.2)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins, John | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Faehse, Brian | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Souter, Alick | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Sutherland, Bill | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Taylor, Johnny | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Williams, Fos | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Zeuner, Reg | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Gordon | 20 | 13 | -0- | 7 | R01-17, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1947 | Round 1 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 8 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 03/05/1947 | Round 2 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 31 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 10/05/1947 | Round 3 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 7 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 17/05/1947 | Round 4 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WADL by 50 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 24/05/1947 | Round 5 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 67 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 31/05/1947 | Round 6 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 51 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 07/06/1947 | Round 7 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 33 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 14/06/1947 | Round 8 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 59 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 21/06/1947 | Round 9 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 8 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 28/06/1947 | Round 10 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 11 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 05/07/1947 | Round 11 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 13 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 19/07/1947 | Round 12 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 72 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 26/07/1947 | Round 13 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 22 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 16/08/1947 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 94 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 23/08/1947 | Round 15 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 15 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 30/08/1947 | Round 16 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 50 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 06/09/1947 | Round 17 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 27 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 13/09/1947 | Semi Final | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 59 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 27/09/1947 | Preliminary Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 38 | Gordon Scott | unknown |
| 04/10/1947 | Grand Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 30 | Gordon Scott | Johnny Taylor |
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.