1961 SANFL Season 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 season of the South Australian National Football League. West Adelaide hosted Norwood at Adelaide Oval. Neil Kerley captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Neil Kerley and the visitors were coached by Alan Killigrew.

West Adelaide (16.13.109) defeated Norwood (11.7.73).

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

West Adelaide

Captain: Neil Kerley
Coach: Neil Kerley

Norwood

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alan Killigrew

Player Statistics

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Costello, Stan ? ? ? ?
Eustice, Ken ? ? ? ?
Kerley, Neil (c) ? ? ? ?
Thomas, Doug ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 16 13

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 7

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s