1954 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1954 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 second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Adelaide in the second 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.
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 |