1954 SANFL season
| 1954 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide 15th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 24th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Len Fitzgerald Sturt |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | William McKenzie North Adelaide (67 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 76 |
| Total attendance | 783,030 (10,303 per match) |
| Highest | 42,895 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. West Adelaide) |
The 1954 South Australian National Football League season was the 75th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Minor round
Round 1
| Saturday, 24 April (2:10pm) | Glenelg 7.10 (52) | def. by | Norwood 12.12 (84) | Glenelg Oval (crowd: 9,300) | [1] |
| Saturday, 24 April (2:10pm) | North Adelaide 10.8 (68) | def. by | West Adelaide 10.11 (71) | Prospect Oval (crowd: 8,000) | [2] |
| Saturday, 24 April (2:10pm) | Sturt 4.7 (31) | def. by | South Adelaide 11.13 (79) | Unley Oval (crowd: 5,500) | [3] |
| Monday, 26 April (2:10pm) | Port Adelaide 11.11 (77) | def. | West Torrens 10.8 (68) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 28,000) | [4][5] |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1720 | 1170 | 59.52 | 30 |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1559 | 1425 | 52.25 | 26 |
| 3 | West Torrens | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1412 | 1377 | 50.63 | 20 |
| 4 | Norwood | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1467 | 1393 | 51.29 | 18 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1395 | 1389 | 50.11 | 16 |
| 6 | Sturt | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1415 | 1599 | 46.95 | 16 |
| 7 | South Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1135 | 1440 | 44.08 | 10 |
| 8 | Glenelg | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1364 | 1674 | 44.90 | 8 |
Finals
Grand Final
| 1954 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 2 October (2:10 pm) |
Port Adelaide | def. | West Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,895) | Report |
| 2.4 (16) 3.6 (24) 9.10 (64) 11.13 (79) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
7.7 (49) 7.7 (49) 9.12 (66) 10.16 (76) |
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References
- ^ "South Whips Sturt In Sound Opening". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "South Whips Sturt In Sound Opening". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "South Whips Sturt In Sound Opening". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PORT-TORRENS IN EVEN FIGHT". The News. Adelaide. 26 April 1954. p. 22. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Second Half Turns Tide For". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 27 April 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 12 November 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Premiership season – Season 1954". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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