West Adelaide

Team Details

Name: West Adelaide
Seasons: 1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-2025
SANFL Seasons: 1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-2025
Home Grounds: Kensington Oval (1897), Jubilee Oval (1898-1906), Adelaide Oval (1907-1915, 1919-1926, 1940-1941, 1945-1957), Adelaide Showground (1927-1939), Richmond Oval (1958-2025)

Team Accolades

SANFL Seasons: 123 (1897-1915, 1919-1941, 1945-2025)
SANFL Premierships: 9 (1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1927, 1947, 1961, 1983, 2015)
SANFL Runners-Up: 9 (1922, 1954, 1956, 1958-1959, 1962, 1991, 2003, 2012)
SANFL Minor Premierships: 2 (1927, 1983)

Team History

SANFL History (1897-2025)

Season Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Finals Performance
1897 SAFA Season 6th 1 -1- 15 20.8% Not applicable
1898 SAFA Season 6th 0 -0- 14 20.1% Did not qualify for finals
1899 SAFA Season 5th 4 -0- 8 37.7% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A)
1900 SAFA Season 5th 3 -0- 9 42.6% 3rd place in round-robin finals series (Ladder A)
1901 SAFA Season 7th 3 -0- 9 41.3% 3rd place in round-robin finals series
1902 SAFA Season 6th 1 -1- 10 31.5% Did not qualify for finals
1903 SAFA Season 6th 3 -0- 9 27.9% Did not qualify for finals
1904 SAFA Season 7th 1 -0- 11 27.9% Did not qualify for finals
1905 SAFA Season 7th 1 -0- 11 28.6% Did not qualify for finals
1906 SAFA Season 7th 0 -0- 12 26.9% Did not qualify for finals
1907 SAFL Season 6th 4 -0- 8 40.8% Did not qualify for finals
1908 SAFL Season 2nd 10 -0- 2 56.1% Premiers
1909 SAFL Season 2nd 8 -0- 4 56.2% Premiers
1910 SAFL Season 5th 4 -1- 7 45.1% Did not qualify for finals
1911 SAFL Season 2nd 10 -0- 2 57.3% Premiers
1912 SAFL Season 2nd 7 -0- 5 52.5% Premiers
1913 SAFL Season 2nd 9 -0- 3 54.8% Defeated by North Adelaide (Semi Final)
1914 SAFL Season 5th 4 -1- 7 44.7% Did not qualify for finals
1915 SAFL Season 3rd 6 -0- 6 51.0% Defeated by Sturt (Preliminary Final)
1919 SAFL Season 6th 4 -0- 8 41.1% Did not qualify for finals
1920 SAFL Season 7th 2 -1- 9 40.6% Did not qualify for finals
1921 SAFL Season 7th 3 -1- 10 45.5% Did not qualify for finals
1922 SAFL Season 4th 7 -0- 7 51.7% Runners-Up
1923 SAFL Season 6th 6 -0- 8 48.1% Did not qualify for finals
1924 SAFL Season 7th 3 -0- 11 41.7% Did not qualify for finals
1925 SAFL Season 5th 7 -0- 7 50.5% Did not qualify for finals
1926 SAFL Season 6th 7 -0- 7 51.5% Did not qualify for finals
1927 SAFL Season 1st 14 -0- 3 57.2% Premiers
1928 SANFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 4 58.0% Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
1929 SANFL Season 3rd 10 -0- 7 50.6% Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
1930 SANFL Season 5th 8 -0- 9 47.4% Did not qualify for finals
1931 SANFL Season 8th 2 -0- 15 41.8% Did not qualify for finals
1932 SANFL Season 5th 9 -0- 8 50.7% Did not qualify for finals
1933 SANFL Season 8th 0 -0- 17 43.4% Did not qualify for finals
1934 SANFL Season 6th 8 -1- 8 50.4% Did not qualify for finals
1935 SANFL Season 7th 5 -0- 12 46.9% Did not qualify for finals
1936 SANFL Season 8th 2 -0- 15 35.0% Did not qualify for finals
1937 SANFL Season 7th 4 -0- 13 42.8% Did not qualify for finals
1938 SANFL Season 7th 4 -0- 13 43.0% Did not qualify for finals
1939 SANFL Season 7th 5 -0- 12 47.4% Did not qualify for finals
1940 SANFL Season 5th 6 -1- 10 48.0% Did not qualify for finals
1941 SANFL Season 3rd 11 -1- 5 54.8% Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
1945 SANFL Season 6th 7 -0- 10 45.2% Did not qualify for finals
1946 SANFL Season 3rd 11 -0- 6 54.6% Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
1947 SANFL Season 4th 10 -0- 7 53.2% Premiers
1948 SANFL Season 3rd 11 -0- 6 53.2% Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
1949 SANFL Season 4th 11 -0- 6 53.4% Defeated by West Torrens (Semi Final)
1950 SANFL Season 6th 9 -0- 8 51.9% Did not qualify for finals
1951 SANFL Season 6th 8 -0- 10 46.9% Did not qualify for finals
1952 SANFL Season 6th 6 -0- 11 47.1% Did not qualify for finals
1953 SANFL Season 6th 5 -0- 13 47.0% Did not qualify for finals
1954 SANFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 5 52.2% Runners-Up
1955 SANFL Season 7th 7 -0- 10 46.7% Did not qualify for finals
1956 SANFL Season 2nd 12 -1- 5 56.5% Runners-Up
1957 SANFL Season 2nd 12 -0- 6 54.3% Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
1958 SANFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 3 56.8% Runners-Up
1959 SANFL Season 2nd 12 -0- 6 58.3% Runners-Up
1960 SANFL Season 4th 11 -0- 7 52.5% Defeated by Norwood (Semi Final)
1961 SANFL Season 2nd 14 -0- 5 58.7% Premiers
1962 SANFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 6 58.7% Runners-Up
1963 SANFL Season 4th 12 -0- 8 53.7% Defeated by North Adelaide (Semi Final)
1964 SANFL Season 7th 8 -0- 12 48.1% Did not qualify for finals
1965 SANFL Season 9th 4 -0- 16 43.2% Did not qualify for finals
1966 SANFL Season 6th 10 -0- 10 48.8% Did not qualify for finals
1967 SANFL Season 7th 9 -0- 11 50.8% Did not qualify for finals
1968 SANFL Season 4th 12 -0- 8 52.0% Defeated by North Adelaide (Semi Final)
1969 SANFL Season 3rd 15 -0- 5 54.9% Defeated by Glenelg (Preliminary Final)
1970 SANFL Season 6th 8 -1- 11 45.4% Did not qualify for finals
1971 SANFL Season 8th 6 -0- 15 45.7% Did not qualify for finals
1972 SANFL Season 10th 4 -1- 16 44.3% Did not qualify for finals
1973 SANFL Season 10th 3 -1- 17 42.4% Did not qualify for finals
1974 SANFL Season 10th 4 -0- 18 40.5% Did not qualify for finals
1975 SANFL Season 6th 7 -0- 11 48.4% Did not qualify for finals
1976 SANFL Season 4th 12 -0- 9 53.0% Defeated by Norwood (Elimination Final)
1977 SANFL Season 3rd 14 -0- 8 54.6% Defeated by Glenelg (Preliminary Final)
1978 SANFL Season 9th 5 -1- 16 47.0% Did not qualify for finals
1979 SANFL Season 10th 7 -1- 14 48.3% Did not qualify for finals
1980 SANFL Season 9th 6 -0- 16 43.0% Did not qualify for finals
1981 SANFL Season 5th 11 -1- 10 52.8% Defeated by Norwood (Elimination Final)
1982 SANFL Season 6th 13 -0- 9 52.0% Did not qualify for finals
1983 SANFL Season 1st 18 -0- 4 57.9% Premiers
1984 SANFL Season 6th 10 -0- 12 47.7% Did not qualify for finals
1985 SANFL Season 4th 13 -0- 9 52.4% Defeated by North Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
1986 SANFL Season 7th 9 -0- 13 51.3% Did not qualify for finals
1987 SANFL Season 7th 10 -0- 12 49.0% Did not qualify for finals
1988 SANFL Season 8th 9 -0- 13 46.8% Did not qualify for finals
1989 SANFL Season 7th 8 -0- 14 48.5% Did not qualify for finals
1990 SANFL Season 6th 8 -1- 11 46.4% Did not qualify for finals
1991 SANFL Season 5th 12 -0- 10 50.8% Runners-Up
1992 SANFL Season 6th 10 -0- 12 49.7% Did not qualify for finals
1993 SANFL Season 8th 4 -0- 16 42.7% Did not qualify for finals
1994 SANFL Season 8th 9 -0- 13 46.4% Did not qualify for finals
1995 SANFL Season 5th 11 -1- 10 52.7% Defeated by North Adelaide (Elimination Final)
1996 SANFL Season 5th 10 -0- 10 52.6% Defeated by Woodville-West Torrens (Elimination Final)
1997 SANFL Season 6th 8 -1- 11 48.3% Did not qualify for finals
1998 SANFL Season 2nd 13 -0- 7 52.6% Defeated by Port Adelaide Magpies (Preliminary Final)
1999 SANFL Season 6th 10 -0- 10 52.5% Did not qualify for finals
2000 SANFL Season 7th 8 -0- 12 46.7% Did not qualify for finals
2001 SANFL Season 4th 11 -0- 9 51.8% Defeated by Norwood (Elimination Final)
2002 SANFL Season 5th 10 -0- 10 49.7% Defeated by Woodville-West Torrens (Elimination Final)
2003 SANFL Season 2nd 15 -0- 5 55.3% Runners-Up
2004 SANFL Season 5th 8 -0- 12 44.3% Defeated by North Adelaide (Elimination Final)
2005 SANFL Season 9th 3 -0- 17 38.0% Did not qualify for finals
2006 SANFL Season 9th 2 -0- 18 39.3% Did not qualify for finals
2007 SANFL Season 9th 3 -0- 17 38.5% Did not qualify for finals
2008 SANFL Season 9th 2 -0- 18 39.2% Did not qualify for finals
2009 SANFL Season 6th 7 -1- 12 44.5% Did not qualify for finals
2010 SANFL Season 6th 10 -0- 10 48.1% Did not qualify for finals
2011 SANFL Season 7th 8 -0- 12 47.6% Did not qualify for finals
2012 SANFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 8 52.6% Runners-Up
2013 SANFL Season 3rd 12 -0- 8 56.3% Defeated by North Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
2014 SANFL Season 9th 6 -0- 12 44.4% Did not qualify for finals
2015 SANFL Season 3rd 11 -0- 7 54.9% Premiers
2016 SANFL Season 10th 2 -0- 16 34.8% Did not qualify for finals
2017 SANFL Season 9th 5 -0- 13 42.1% Did not qualify for finals
2018 SANFL Season 7th 8 -0- 10 47.0% Did not qualify for finals
2019 SANFL Season 10th 2 -0- 16 38.8% Did not qualify for finals
2020 SANFL Season 8th 2 -1- 11 40.4% Did not qualify for finals
2021 SANFL Season 10th 2 -0- 16 39.4% Did not qualify for finals
2022 SANFL Season 10th 3 -0- 15 41.9% Did not qualify for finals
2023 SANFL Season 10th 4 -1- 13 45.8% Did not qualify for finals
2024 SANFL Season 8th 5 -0- 13 43.6% Did not qualify for finals
2025 SANFL Season 10th 3 -0- 15 36.8% Did not qualify for finals