1937 SANFL Grand Final: Port Adelaide v South Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1937 between Port Adelaide and South Adelaide in the grand final of the 1937 SANFL season. Port Adelaide "hosted" South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Jack Dermody captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Sampson Hosking and the visitors were coached by Len Ashby.

As a result of this match, Port Adelaide were the premiers and South Adelaide were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1937 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Adelaide v South Adelaide
Date: Saturday 2 October 1937
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 35,895

Match Results

Outcome: Port Adelaide def. South Adelaide
Score: 13.16.94 - 9.16.70

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Adelaide 3 . 6 5 . 7 8 . 10 13 . 16 13 . 16 (94)
South Adelaide 0 . 3 3 . 12 6 . 13 9 . 16 9 . 16 (70)
Margin PADL by 21 PADL by 7 PADL by 9 PADL by 24 PADL by 24
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Sampson Hosking (Port Adelaide), Len Ashby (South Adelaide)
Captains: Jack Dermody (Port Adelaide), unknown (South Adelaide)

Player Statistics

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Dermody, Jack (c) ? ? ? ?
Hender, Ned ? ? ? ?
Hollingworth, Alby ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 13 16

South Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 16

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