1981 SANFL Season: West Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of West Adelaide for the 1981 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in fifth place, securing a place in the finals series. West Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the elimination final, resulting in finishing in fifth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1981 SANFL Season
Team:
West Adelaide
Home Ground:
Richmond Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
5th (W-D-L: 11-1-10, P%: 52.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood (Elimination Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickan, Mark | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerley, Neil | 23 | 11 | -1- | 11 | R01-22, EF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/1981 | Round 1 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | WADL by 120 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 12/04/1981 | Round 2 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | WADL by 57 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 18/04/1981 | Round 3 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 23 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 25/04/1981 | Round 4 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 51 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 02/05/1981 | Round 5 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | WADL by 61 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 09/05/1981 | Round 6 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 16 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 16/05/1981 | Round 7 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 40 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 23/05/1981 | Round 8 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 60 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 30/05/1981 | Round 9 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 24 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 06/06/1981 | Round 10 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 39 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 13/06/1981 | Round 11 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 72 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 20/06/1981 | Round 12 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 64 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 27/06/1981 | Round 13 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 11 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 04/07/1981 | Round 14 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | WADL by 31 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 11/07/1981 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 9 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 18/07/1981 | Round 16 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 39 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 25/07/1981 | Round 17 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | WADL by 24 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 08/08/1981 | Round 18 | Central District | AWAY | LOSS | CDIS by 21 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 15/08/1981 | Round 19 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 25 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 22/08/1981 | Round 20 | West Torrens | HOME | DRAW | drawn | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 29/08/1981 | Round 21 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 35 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 05/09/1981 | Round 22 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | WADL by 51 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
| 12/09/1981 | Elimination Final | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 33 | Neil Kerley | unknown |
Ladder Chart
This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.