1961 SANFL Season: Norwood
These are the details of the premiership results for Norwood for the 1961 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Norwood Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Torrens in the first semi final and defeating Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, Norwood were defeated by West Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1961 SANFL Season
Team:
Norwood
Home Ground:
Norwood Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 11-0-8, P%: 53.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Peter Aish
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koerner, Peter | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Oatey, Robert | 1 | 0 | R01 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killigrew, Alan | 22 | 13 | -0- | 9 | R01-19, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1961 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 25 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 29/04/1961 | Round 2 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 34 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 06/05/1961 | Round 3 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 20 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 13/05/1961 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 41 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 20/05/1961 | Round 5 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 19 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 27/05/1961 | Round 6 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 47 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 03/06/1961 | Round 7 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 116 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 10/06/1961 | Round 8 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 13 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 17/06/1961 | Round 9 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 20 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 24/06/1961 | Round 10 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 11 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 01/07/1961 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 3 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 08/07/1961 | Round 12 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 10 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 15/07/1961 | Round 13 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 28 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 29/07/1961 | Round 14 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 95 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 05/08/1961 | Round 15 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 26 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 12/08/1961 | Round 16 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 14 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 19/08/1961 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 40 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 26/08/1961 | Round 18 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NRWD by 77 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 02/09/1961 | Round 19 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 24 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 09/09/1961 | Semi Final | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 21 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 23/09/1961 | Preliminary Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NRWD by 2 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |
| 30/09/1961 | Grand Final | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 36 | Alan Killigrew | unknown |