1938 SANFA Season

The results for the 1938 SANFA season (currently known as the South Australian National Football League Reserves). Norwood Association (Norwood Reserves) were the premiers, coached by Hartley Pike.

Season Details

Name: 1938 SANFA Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 17
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 72

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Glenelg Association Glenelg Oval Keith Olliver
North Adelaide Association Prospect Oval Bert Smart
Norwood Association Norwood Oval Hartley Pike
Port Adelaide Association Alberton Oval
South Adelaide Association Kensington Oval
Sturt Association Unley Oval Arty Weller
West Adelaide Association Adelaide Showground
West Torrens Association Thebarton Oval Joe Kinlough

Season Results

Premiers: Norwood Association
Runners-Up: Port Adelaide Association
Minor Premiers: Norwood Association

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Norwood Association 1st 14 -1- 2 29 62.9% 2,013 1,186 285 303 167 184
West Torrens Association 2nd 11 -2- 4 24 58.3% 1,865 1,332 267 263 187 210
West Adelaide Association 3rd 12 -0- 5 24 57.7% 1,632 1,198 234 228 162 226
Port Adelaide Association 4th 10 -0- 7 20 51.7% 1,600 1,494 226 244 212 222
North Adelaide Association 5th 8 -1- 8 17 52.4% 1,622 1,475 229 248 216 179
Glenelg Association 6th 4 -0- 13 8 41.5% 1,286 1,813 179 212 255 283
Sturt Association 7th 4 -0- 13 8 41.4% 1,215 1,720 169 201 246 244
South Adelaide Association 8th 3 -0- 14 6 34.3% 1,111 2,126 158 163 302 314

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Norwood Association 1st Premiers
Port Adelaide Association 2nd Runners-Up
West Torrens Association 3rd Defeated by Port Adelaide Association (Preliminary Final)
West Adelaide Association 4th Defeated by Port Adelaide Association (Semi Final)
North Adelaide Association 5th Did not qualify for finals
Glenelg Association 6th Did not qualify for finals
Sturt Association 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Adelaide Association 8th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1938 North Adelaide (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Prospect Oval 85 - 71
SAT 23/04/1938 Norwood (A) v Sturt (A) Norwood Oval 127 - 34
SAT 23/04/1938 West Adelaide (A) v South Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 132 - 67
SAT 23/04/1938 West Torrens (A) v Glenelg (A) Thebarton Oval 115 - 65

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 1 -0- 0 2 78.9% 127 34
West Adelaide Association 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 66.3% 132 67
West Torrens Association 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 63.9% 115 65
North Adelaide Association 4th 1 -0- 0 2 54.5% 85 71
Port Adelaide Association 5th 0 -0- 1 0 45.5% 71 85
Glenelg Association 6th 0 -0- 1 0 36.1% 65 115
South Adelaide Association 7th 0 -0- 1 0 33.7% 67 132
Sturt Association 8th 0 -0- 1 0 21.1% 34 127

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1938 Glenelg (A) v South Adelaide (A) Glenelg Oval 126 - 37
SAT 30/04/1938 North Adelaide (A) v West Adelaide (A) Prospect Oval 99 - 87
SAT 30/04/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v Sturt (A) Alberton Oval 100 - 78
SAT 30/04/1938 West Torrens (A) v Norwood (A) Thebarton Oval 81 - 81

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide Association 1st 2 -0- 0 4 53.8% 184 158
Norwood Association 2nd 1 -1- 0 3 64.4% 208 115
West Torrens Association 3rd 1 -1- 0 3 57.3% 196 146
West Adelaide Association 4th 1 -0- 1 2 56.9% 219 166
Glenelg Association 5th 1 -0- 1 2 55.7% 191 152
Port Adelaide Association 6th 1 -0- 1 2 51.2% 171 163
Sturt Association 7th 0 -0- 2 0 33.0% 112 227
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 2 0 28.7% 104 258

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1938 Norwood (A) v North Adelaide (A) Norwood Oval 105 - 64
SAT 07/05/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v South Adelaide (A) Alberton Oval 102 - 49
SAT 07/05/1938 Sturt (A) v Glenelg (A) Unley Oval 67 - 72
SAT 07/05/1938 West Adelaide (A) v West Torrens (A) Kensington Oval 89 - 121

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 2 -1- 0 5 63.6% 313 179
West Torrens Association 2nd 2 -1- 0 5 57.4% 317 235
Port Adelaide Association 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 56.3% 273 212
Glenelg Association 4th 2 -0- 1 4 54.6% 263 219
North Adelaide Association 5th 2 -0- 1 4 48.5% 248 263
West Adelaide Association 6th 1 -0- 2 2 51.8% 308 287
Sturt Association 7th 0 -0- 3 0 37.4% 179 299
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 3 0 29.8% 153 360

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1938 Norwood (A) v Glenelg (A) Norwood Oval 133 - 71
SAT 14/05/1938 South Adelaide (A) v North Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 79 - 141
SAT 14/05/1938 Sturt (A) v West Torrens (A) Unley Oval 98 - 109
SAT 14/05/1938 West Adelaide (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Adelaide Showground 98 - 102

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 3 -1- 0 7 64.1% 446 250
West Torrens Association 2nd 3 -1- 0 7 56.1% 426 333
Port Adelaide Association 3rd 3 -0- 1 6 54.7% 375 310
North Adelaide Association 4th 3 -0- 1 6 53.2% 389 342
Glenelg Association 5th 2 -0- 2 4 48.7% 334 352
West Adelaide Association 6th 1 -0- 3 2 51.1% 406 389
Sturt Association 7th 0 -0- 4 0 40.4% 277 408
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 4 0 31.7% 232 501

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1938 Glenelg (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Glenelg Oval 104 - 138
SAT 21/05/1938 North Adelaide (A) v Sturt (A) Prospect Oval 141 - 53
SAT 21/05/1938 West Adelaide (A) v Norwood (A) Adelaide Showground 84 - 68
SAT 21/05/1938 West Torrens (A) v South Adelaide (A) Thebarton Oval 204 - 50

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens Association 1st 4 -1- 0 9 62.2% 630 383
North Adelaide Association 2nd 4 -0- 1 8 57.3% 530 395
Port Adelaide Association 3rd 4 -0- 1 8 55.3% 513 414
Norwood Association 4th 3 -1- 1 7 60.6% 514 334
West Adelaide Association 5th 2 -0- 3 4 51.7% 490 457
Glenelg Association 6th 2 -0- 3 4 47.2% 438 490
Sturt Association 7th 0 -0- 5 0 37.5% 330 549
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 5 0 28.6% 282 705

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1938 North Adelaide (A) v Glenelg (A) Prospect Oval 138 - 92
SAT 28/05/1938 Norwood (A) v South Adelaide (A) Norwood Oval 201 - 63
SAT 28/05/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v West Torrens (A) Alberton Oval 99 - 108
SAT 28/05/1938 Sturt (A) v West Adelaide (A) Unley Oval 52 - 92

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens Association 1st 5 -1- 0 11 60.5% 738 482
North Adelaide Association 2nd 5 -0- 1 10 57.8% 668 487
Norwood Association 3rd 4 -1- 1 9 64.3% 715 397
Port Adelaide Association 4th 4 -0- 2 8 54.0% 612 522
West Adelaide Association 5th 3 -0- 3 6 53.3% 582 509
Glenelg Association 6th 2 -0- 4 4 45.8% 530 628
Sturt Association 7th 0 -0- 6 0 37.3% 382 641
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 6 0 27.6% 345 906

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1938 Glenelg (A) v West Torrens (A) Glenelg Oval 80 - 121
SAT 04/06/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v North Adelaide (A) Alberton Oval 98 - 92
SAT 04/06/1938 South Adelaide (A) v West Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 49 - 157
SAT 04/06/1938 Sturt (A) v Norwood (A) Unley Oval 50 - 97

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens Association 1st 6 -1- 0 13 60.5% 859 562
Norwood Association 2nd 5 -1- 1 11 64.5% 812 447
North Adelaide Association 3rd 5 -0- 2 10 56.5% 760 585
Port Adelaide Association 4th 5 -0- 2 10 53.6% 710 614
West Adelaide Association 5th 4 -0- 3 8 57.0% 739 558
Glenelg Association 6th 2 -0- 5 4 44.9% 610 749
Sturt Association 7th 0 -0- 7 0 36.9% 432 738
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 7 0 27.0% 394 1,063

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1938 Norwood (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Norwood Oval 124 - 46
MON 13/06/1938 Sturt (A) v South Adelaide (A) Unley Oval 120 - 72
MON 13/06/1938 West Adelaide (A) v Glenelg (A) Adelaide Showground 117 - 52
MON 13/06/1938 West Torrens (A) v North Adelaide (A) Thebarton Oval 112 - 90

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens Association 1st 7 -1- 0 15 59.8% 971 652
Norwood Association 2nd 6 -1- 1 13 65.5% 936 493
West Adelaide Association 3rd 5 -0- 3 10 58.4% 856 610
North Adelaide Association 4th 5 -0- 3 10 54.9% 850 697
Port Adelaide Association 5th 5 -0- 3 10 50.6% 756 738
Glenelg Association 6th 2 -0- 6 4 43.3% 662 866
Sturt Association 7th 1 -0- 7 2 40.5% 552 810
South Adelaide Association 8th 0 -0- 8 0 28.3% 466 1,183

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1938 Glenelg (A) v South Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 86 - 94
SAT 18/06/1938 Norwood (A) v West Torrens (A) Norwood Oval 141 - 80
SAT 18/06/1938 Sturt (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Unley Oval 127 - 77
SAT 18/06/1938 West Adelaide (A) v North Adelaide (A) Adelaide Showground 91 - 53

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 7 -1- 1 15 65.3% 1,077 573
West Torrens Association 2nd 7 -1- 1 15 57.0% 1,051 793
West Adelaide Association 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 58.8% 947 663
North Adelaide Association 4th 5 -0- 4 10 53.4% 903 788
Port Adelaide Association 5th 5 -0- 4 10 49.1% 833 865
Glenelg Association 6th 2 -0- 7 4 43.8% 748 960
Sturt Association 7th 2 -0- 7 4 43.4% 679 887
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 8 2 30.6% 560 1,269

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1938 Glenelg (A) v Sturt (A) Glenelg Oval 86 - 94
SAT 25/06/1938 North Adelaide (A) v Norwood (A) Prospect Oval 79 - 101
SAT 25/06/1938 South Adelaide (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 67 - 140
SAT 25/06/1938 West Torrens (A) v West Adelaide (A) Thebarton Oval 53 - 60

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 8 -1- 1 17 64.4% 1,178 652
West Torrens Association 2nd 7 -1- 2 15 56.4% 1,104 853
West Adelaide Association 3rd 7 -0- 3 14 58.4% 1,007 716
Port Adelaide Association 4th 6 -0- 4 12 51.1% 973 932
North Adelaide Association 5th 5 -0- 5 10 52.5% 982 889
Sturt Association 6th 3 -0- 7 6 44.3% 773 973
Glenelg Association 7th 2 -0- 8 4 44.2% 834 1,054
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 9 2 30.8% 627 1,409

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1938 Glenelg (A) v Norwood (A) Glenelg Oval 83 - 178
SAT 02/07/1938 North Adelaide (A) v South Adelaide (A) Prospect Oval 92 - 66
SAT 02/07/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v West Torrens (A) Alberton Oval 65 - 99
SAT 02/07/1938 West Adelaide (A) v Sturt (A) Adelaide Showground 69 - 66

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 9 -1- 1 19 64.8% 1,356 735
West Torrens Association 2nd 8 -1- 2 17 56.7% 1,203 918
West Adelaide Association 3rd 8 -0- 3 16 57.9% 1,076 782
North Adelaide Association 4th 6 -0- 5 12 52.9% 1,074 955
Port Adelaide Association 5th 6 -0- 5 12 50.2% 1,038 1,031
Sturt Association 6th 3 -0- 8 6 44.6% 839 1,042
Glenelg Association 7th 2 -0- 9 4 42.7% 917 1,232
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 10 2 31.6% 693 1,501

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1938 Glenelg (A) v West Adelaide (A) Glenelg Oval 70 - 126
SAT 09/07/1938 North Adelaide (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Prospect Oval 99 - 110
SAT 09/07/1938 South Adelaide (A) v Norwood (A) Kensington Oval 73 - 143
SAT 09/07/1938 West Torrens (A) v Sturt (A) Thebarton Oval 154 - 42

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 10 -1- 1 21 65.0% 1,499 808
West Torrens Association 2nd 9 -1- 2 19 58.6% 1,357 960
West Adelaide Association 3rd 9 -0- 3 18 58.5% 1,202 852
Port Adelaide Association 4th 7 -0- 5 14 50.4% 1,148 1,130
North Adelaide Association 5th 6 -0- 6 12 52.4% 1,173 1,065
Sturt Association 6th 3 -0- 9 6 42.4% 881 1,196
Glenelg Association 7th 2 -0- 10 4 42.1% 987 1,358
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 11 2 31.8% 766 1,644

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v Norwood (A) Alberton Oval 99 - 50
SAT 16/07/1938 South Adelaide (A) v West Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 66 - 123
SAT 16/07/1938 Sturt (A) v North Adelaide (A) Unley Oval 90 - 124
SAT 16/07/1938 West Torrens (A) v Glenelg (A) Thebarton Oval 157 - 46

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 10 -1- 2 21 63.1% 1,549 907
West Torrens Association 2nd 10 -1- 2 21 60.1% 1,514 1,006
West Adelaide Association 3rd 10 -0- 3 20 59.1% 1,325 918
Port Adelaide Association 4th 8 -0- 5 16 51.4% 1,247 1,180
North Adelaide Association 5th 7 -0- 6 14 52.9% 1,297 1,155
Sturt Association 6th 3 -0- 10 6 42.4% 971 1,320
Glenelg Association 7th 2 -0- 11 4 40.5% 1,033 1,515
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 12 2 32.0% 832 1,767

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1938 Glenelg (A) v Norwood (A) Glenelg Oval 71 - 74
SAT 30/07/1938 South Adelaide (A) v North Adelaide (A) Kensington Oval 48 - 119
SAT 30/07/1938 West Adelaide (A) v Sturt (A) Adelaide Showground 84 - 46
SAT 30/07/1938 West Torrens (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Thebarton Oval 136 - 88

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 11 -1- 2 23 62.4% 1,623 978
West Torrens Association 2nd 11 -1- 2 23 60.1% 1,650 1,094
West Adelaide Association 3rd 11 -0- 3 22 59.4% 1,409 964
North Adelaide Association 4th 8 -0- 6 16 54.1% 1,416 1,203
Port Adelaide Association 5th 8 -0- 6 16 50.4% 1,335 1,316
Sturt Association 6th 3 -0- 11 6 42.0% 1,017 1,404
Glenelg Association 7th 2 -0- 12 4 41.0% 1,104 1,589
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 13 2 31.8% 880 1,886

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1938 Glenelg (A) v South Adelaide (A) Glenelg Oval 69 - 50
SAT 06/08/1938 North Adelaide (A) v West Torrens (A) Prospect Oval 56 - 56
SAT 06/08/1938 Norwood (A) v West Adelaide (A) Norwood Oval 87 - 72
SAT 06/08/1938 Sturt (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Unley Oval 74 - 70

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 12 -1- 2 25 62.0% 1,710 1,050
West Torrens Association 2nd 11 -2- 2 24 59.7% 1,706 1,150
West Adelaide Association 3rd 11 -0- 4 22 58.5% 1,481 1,051
North Adelaide Association 4th 8 -1- 6 17 53.9% 1,472 1,259
Port Adelaide Association 5th 8 -0- 7 16 50.3% 1,405 1,390
Sturt Association 6th 4 -0- 11 8 42.5% 1,091 1,474
Glenelg Association 7th 3 -0- 12 6 41.7% 1,173 1,639
South Adelaide Association 8th 1 -0- 14 2 32.2% 930 1,955

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1938 North Adelaide (A) v Norwood (A) Prospect Oval 97 - 149
SAT 13/08/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v Glenelg (A) Alberton Oval 121 - 46
SAT 13/08/1938 South Adelaide (A) v Sturt (A) Kensington Oval 92 - 85
SAT 13/08/1938 West Adelaide (A) v West Torrens (A) Adelaide Showground 93 - 73

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 13 -1- 2 27 61.8% 1,859 1,147
West Torrens Association 2nd 11 -2- 3 24 58.9% 1,779 1,243
West Adelaide Association 3rd 12 -0- 4 24 58.3% 1,574 1,124
Port Adelaide Association 4th 9 -0- 7 18 51.5% 1,526 1,436
North Adelaide Association 5th 8 -1- 7 17 52.7% 1,569 1,408
Sturt Association 6th 4 -0- 12 8 42.9% 1,176 1,566
Glenelg Association 7th 3 -0- 13 6 40.9% 1,219 1,760
South Adelaide Association 8th 2 -0- 14 4 33.4% 1,022 2,040

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1938 Glenelg (A) v North Adelaide (A) Glenelg Oval 67 - 53
SAT 27/08/1938 Norwood (A) v Sturt (A) Norwood Oval 154 - 39
SAT 27/08/1938 Port Adelaide (A) v West Adelaide (A) Alberton Oval 74 - 58
SAT 27/08/1938 South Adelaide (A) v West Torrens (A) Kensington Oval 89 - 86

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Norwood Association 1st 14 -1- 2 29 62.9% 2,013 1,186
West Torrens Association 2nd 11 -2- 4 24 58.3% 1,865 1,332
West Adelaide Association 3rd 12 -0- 5 24 57.7% 1,632 1,198
Port Adelaide Association 4th 10 -0- 7 20 51.7% 1,600 1,494
North Adelaide Association 5th 8 -1- 8 17 52.4% 1,622 1,475
Glenelg Association 6th 4 -0- 13 8 41.5% 1,286 1,813
Sturt Association 7th 4 -0- 13 8 41.4% 1,215 1,720
South Adelaide Association 8th 3 -0- 14 6 34.3% 1,111 2,126

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Norwood Association 1st 14 -1- 2 29 62.9% 2,013 1,186 285 303 167 184
West Torrens Association 2nd 11 -2- 4 24 58.3% 1,865 1,332 267 263 187 210
West Adelaide Association 3rd 12 -0- 5 24 57.7% 1,632 1,198 234 228 162 226
Port Adelaide Association 4th 10 -0- 7 20 51.7% 1,600 1,494 226 244 212 222
North Adelaide Association 5th 8 -1- 8 17 52.4% 1,622 1,475 229 248 216 179
Glenelg Association 6th 4 -0- 13 8 41.5% 1,286 1,813 179 212 255 283
Sturt Association 7th 4 -0- 13 8 41.4% 1,215 1,720 169 201 246 244
South Adelaide Association 8th 3 -0- 14 6 34.3% 1,111 2,126 158 163 302 314

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1938 Norwood (A) v West Torrens (A) Prospect Oval 128 - 85
SAT 03/09/1938 West Adelaide (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Unley Oval 60 - 97

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Norwood Association 1st
West Torrens Association 2nd
Port Adelaide Association 3rd
West Adelaide Association 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1938 West Torrens (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Norwood Oval 91 - 112

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Norwood Association 1st
Port Adelaide Association 2nd
West Torrens Association 3rd
West Adelaide Association 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/09/1938 Norwood (A) v Port Adelaide (A) Thebarton Oval 107 - 104

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Norwood Association 1st
Port Adelaide Association 2nd
West Torrens Association 3rd
West Adelaide Association 4th