1954 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of West Adelaide for the 1954 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Adelaide in a semi final and defeating West Torrens in the preliminary final, West Adelaide were defeated by Port Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1954 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 52.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, John | 1 | 0 | R14 | |
| Costello, Stan | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Williams, Glynn | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, Laurie | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04/1954 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 3 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 01/05/1954 | Round 2 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WADL by 3 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 08/05/1954 | Round 3 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 3 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 15/05/1954 | Round 4 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 18 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 22/05/1954 | Round 5 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 44 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 29/05/1954 | Round 6 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 11 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 05/06/1954 | Round 7 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 12 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 12/06/1954 | Round 8 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 37 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 26/06/1954 | Round 9 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 14 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 03/07/1954 | Round 10 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 2 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 10/07/1954 | Round 11 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 65 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 17/07/1954 | Round 12 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 14 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 31/07/1954 | Round 13 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 36 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 07/08/1954 | Round 14 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 11 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 14/08/1954 | Round 15 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 4 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 21/08/1954 | Round 16 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 9 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 28/08/1954 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 40 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 04/09/1954 | Round 18 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 50 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 18/09/1954 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 11 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 25/09/1954 | Preliminary Final | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 39 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
| 02/10/1954 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 3 | Laurie Cahill | unknown |
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.