1947 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1947 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing eleven matches there (eight as hosts and three as visitors). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Sturt in the first semi final and defeating Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, West Adelaide defeated Norwood in the grand final, winning the premiership.
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 |