1981 SANFL Elimination Final: Norwood v West Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 12 September 1981 between Norwood and West Adelaide in the elimination final of the 1981 SANFL season. Norwood hosted West Adelaide at Football Park. The hosts were coached by Neil Balme and the visitors were coached by Neil Kerley.

As a result of this match, Norwood faced South Adelaide in the first semi final and West Adelaide were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1981 SANFL Season
Round: Elimination Final
Teams: Norwood v West Adelaide
Date: Saturday 12 September 1981
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 23,843

Match Results

Outcome: Norwood def. West Adelaide
Score: 25.13.163 - 20.10.130

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Norwood 5 . 4 11 . 6 18 . 12 25 . 13 25 . 13 (163)
West Adelaide 5 . 1 12 . 6 13 . 7 20 . 10 20 . 10 (130)
Margin NRWD by 3 WADL by 6 NRWD by 35 NRWD by 33 NRWD by 33
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Neil Balme (Norwood), Neil Kerley (West Adelaide)
Captains: unknown (Norwood), unknown (West Adelaide)

Player Statistics

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 25 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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