1957 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for West Adelaide for the 1957 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Adelaide Oval as their home ground, playing twelve matches there (ten as hosts and two 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, West Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1957 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-6, P%: 54.3)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Bert | 1 | 0 | R15 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatey, Jack | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-18, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1957 | Round 1 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 10 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 27/04/1957 | Round 2 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 22 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 04/05/1957 | Round 3 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 17 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 11/05/1957 | Round 4 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 53 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 18/05/1957 | Round 5 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 2 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 25/05/1957 | Round 6 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 53 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 01/06/1957 | Round 7 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | WADL by 76 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 08/06/1957 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 10 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 17/06/1957 | Round 9 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 6 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 29/06/1957 | Round 10 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 25 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 06/07/1957 | Round 11 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 8 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 13/07/1957 | Round 12 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 2 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 20/07/1957 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 2 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 03/08/1957 | Round 14 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 60 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 10/08/1957 | Round 15 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | WADL by 32 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 17/08/1957 | Round 16 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 31 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 24/08/1957 | Round 17 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 33 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 31/08/1957 | Round 18 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 36 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 14/09/1957 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 49 | Jack Oatey | unknown |
| 21/09/1957 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 31 | Jack Oatey | unknown |