1961 SANFL Grand Final: West Adelaide v Norwood
This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1961 between West Adelaide and Norwood in the grand final of the 1961 SANFL season.
West Adelaide hosted Norwood at Adelaide Oval.
The hosts were coached by Neil Kerley and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.
As a result of this match, West Adelaide were the premiers and Norwood were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1961 SANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
West Adelaide
v
Norwood
Date:
Saturday 30 September 1961
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Attendance:
40,409
Match Results
Outcome:
West Adelaide
def.
Norwood
Score:
16.13.109 - 11.7.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Adelaide | 3 | . | 2 | 9 | . | 5 | 12 | . | 8 | 16 | . | 13 | 16 | . | 13 | (109) |
| Norwood | 4 | . | 5 | 7 | . | 6 | 9 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | NRWD by 9 | WADL by 11 | WADL by 19 | WADL by 36 | WADL by 36 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Neil Kerley
(West Adelaide),
Alan Killigrew
(Norwood)
Captains:
unknown
(West Adelaide),
unknown
(Norwood)
Player Statistics
West Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costello, Stan | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Eustice, Ken | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kerley, Neil | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Thomas, Doug | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (4 players) | 16 | 13 | |||
Norwood
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (0 players) | 11 | 7 | |||