1938 SANFA Season
This page displays the results for the 1938 season of the South Australian National Football Association (currently known as the South Australian National Football League Reserves).
It featured seventeen rounds. The Norwood Association were the minor premiers.
The premiership ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. The Norwood Association were the premiers, with Hartley Pike as the premiership coach.
Premiership Details
Name:
1938 South Australian National Football Association Season
Known As:
1938 SANFA Season
Teams:
8
Rounds:
17
Finals System:
Page-McIntyre System
Matches:
72
Team Details
| Team | Home Ground | Coach (Appointed) | Coach (Caretaker) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenelg (A) | Glenelg Oval | Keith Olliver | |
| North Adelaide (A) | Prospect Oval | Bert Smart | |
| Norwood (A) | Norwood Oval | Hartley Pike | |
| Port Adelaide (A) | Alberton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide (A) | Kensington Oval | ||
| Sturt (A) | Unley Oval | Arty Weller | |
| West Adelaide (A) | Adelaide Showground | ||
| West Torrens (A) | Thebarton Oval | Joe Kinlough |
Premiership 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 (A) | 1st | 14 | -1- | 2 | 29 | 62.9% | 2,013 | 1,186 | 285 | 303 | 167 | 184 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 11 | -2- | 4 | 24 | 58.3% | 1,865 | 1,332 | 267 | 263 | 187 | 210 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 57.7% | 1,632 | 1,198 | 234 | 228 | 162 | 226 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 51.7% | 1,600 | 1,494 | 226 | 244 | 212 | 222 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 8 | -1- | 8 | 17 | 52.4% | 1,622 | 1,475 | 229 | 248 | 216 | 179 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.5% | 1,286 | 1,813 | 179 | 212 | 255 | 283 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.4% | 1,215 | 1,720 | 169 | 201 | 246 | 244 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 8th | 3 | -0- | 14 | 6 | 34.3% | 1,111 | 2,126 | 158 | 163 | 302 | 314 |
Overall Premiership Results
| Team | Position (Outcome) | |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood (A) | 1st | Premiers |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 2nd | Runners-Up |
| West Torrens (A) | 3rd | Defeated by Port Adelaide (A) (Preliminary Final) |
| West Adelaide (A) | 4th | Defeated by Port Adelaide (A) (Semi Final) |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | Did not qualify for finals |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | Did not qualify for finals |
| South Adelaide (A) | 8th | Did not qualify for finals |
Premiership 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 (A) | 1st | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 78.9% | 127 | 34 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 2nd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 66.3% | 132 | 67 |
| West Torrens (A) | 3rd | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 63.9% | 115 | 65 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 0 | 2 | 54.5% | 85 | 71 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 5th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 45.5% | 71 | 85 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 36.1% | 65 | 115 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 1 | 0 | 33.7% | 67 | 132 |
| Sturt (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 2 | -0- | 0 | 4 | 53.8% | 184 | 158 |
| Norwood (A) | 2nd | 1 | -1- | 0 | 3 | 64.4% | 208 | 115 |
| West Torrens (A) | 3rd | 1 | -1- | 0 | 3 | 57.3% | 196 | 146 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 4th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 2 | 56.9% | 219 | 166 |
| Glenelg (A) | 5th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 2 | 55.7% | 191 | 152 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 1 | 2 | 51.2% | 171 | 163 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 2 | 0 | 33.0% | 112 | 227 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 2 | -1- | 0 | 5 | 63.6% | 313 | 179 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 2 | -1- | 0 | 5 | 57.4% | 317 | 235 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 2 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 56.3% | 273 | 212 |
| Glenelg (A) | 4th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 54.6% | 263 | 219 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 1 | 4 | 48.5% | 248 | 263 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 2 | 2 | 51.8% | 308 | 287 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 3 | 0 | 37.4% | 179 | 299 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 3 | -1- | 0 | 7 | 64.1% | 446 | 250 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 3 | -1- | 0 | 7 | 56.1% | 426 | 333 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 3 | -0- | 1 | 6 | 54.7% | 375 | 310 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 3 | -0- | 1 | 6 | 53.2% | 389 | 342 |
| Glenelg (A) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 2 | 4 | 48.7% | 334 | 352 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 6th | 1 | -0- | 3 | 2 | 51.1% | 406 | 389 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 4 | 0 | 40.4% | 277 | 408 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 4 | -1- | 0 | 9 | 62.2% | 630 | 383 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 2nd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 57.3% | 530 | 395 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 4 | -0- | 1 | 8 | 55.3% | 513 | 414 |
| Norwood (A) | 4th | 3 | -1- | 1 | 7 | 60.6% | 514 | 334 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 5th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 51.7% | 490 | 457 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 3 | 4 | 47.2% | 438 | 490 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 5 | 0 | 37.5% | 330 | 549 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 5 | -1- | 0 | 11 | 60.5% | 738 | 482 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 2nd | 5 | -0- | 1 | 10 | 57.8% | 668 | 487 |
| Norwood (A) | 3rd | 4 | -1- | 1 | 9 | 64.3% | 715 | 397 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 4 | -0- | 2 | 8 | 54.0% | 612 | 522 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 5th | 3 | -0- | 3 | 6 | 53.3% | 582 | 509 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 4 | 4 | 45.8% | 530 | 628 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 6 | 0 | 37.3% | 382 | 641 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 6 | -1- | 0 | 13 | 60.5% | 859 | 562 |
| Norwood (A) | 2nd | 5 | -1- | 1 | 11 | 64.5% | 812 | 447 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 2 | 10 | 56.5% | 760 | 585 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 2 | 10 | 53.6% | 710 | 614 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 5th | 4 | -0- | 3 | 8 | 57.0% | 739 | 558 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 5 | 4 | 44.9% | 610 | 749 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 0 | -0- | 7 | 0 | 36.9% | 432 | 738 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 7 | -1- | 0 | 15 | 59.8% | 971 | 652 |
| Norwood (A) | 2nd | 6 | -1- | 1 | 13 | 65.5% | 936 | 493 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 5 | -0- | 3 | 10 | 58.4% | 856 | 610 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 10 | 54.9% | 850 | 697 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 3 | 10 | 50.6% | 756 | 738 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 6 | 4 | 43.3% | 662 | 866 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 1 | -0- | 7 | 2 | 40.5% | 552 | 810 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 7 | -1- | 1 | 15 | 65.3% | 1,077 | 573 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 7 | -1- | 1 | 15 | 57.0% | 1,051 | 793 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 6 | -0- | 3 | 12 | 58.8% | 947 | 663 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 10 | 53.4% | 903 | 788 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 4 | 10 | 49.1% | 833 | 865 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 43.8% | 748 | 960 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 7 | 4 | 43.4% | 679 | 887 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 8 | -1- | 1 | 17 | 64.4% | 1,178 | 652 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 7 | -1- | 2 | 15 | 56.4% | 1,104 | 853 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 7 | -0- | 3 | 14 | 58.4% | 1,007 | 716 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 4 | 12 | 51.1% | 973 | 932 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 5 | -0- | 5 | 10 | 52.5% | 982 | 889 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 7 | 6 | 44.3% | 773 | 973 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 8 | 4 | 44.2% | 834 | 1,054 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 9 | -1- | 1 | 19 | 64.8% | 1,356 | 735 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 8 | -1- | 2 | 17 | 56.7% | 1,203 | 918 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 8 | -0- | 3 | 16 | 57.9% | 1,076 | 782 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 52.9% | 1,074 | 955 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 5 | 12 | 50.2% | 1,038 | 1,031 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 8 | 6 | 44.6% | 839 | 1,042 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 9 | 4 | 42.7% | 917 | 1,232 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 10 | -1- | 1 | 21 | 65.0% | 1,499 | 808 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 9 | -1- | 2 | 19 | 58.6% | 1,357 | 960 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 9 | -0- | 3 | 18 | 58.5% | 1,202 | 852 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 7 | -0- | 5 | 14 | 50.4% | 1,148 | 1,130 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 6 | -0- | 6 | 12 | 52.4% | 1,173 | 1,065 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 9 | 6 | 42.4% | 881 | 1,196 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 10 | 4 | 42.1% | 987 | 1,358 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 10 | -1- | 2 | 21 | 63.1% | 1,549 | 907 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 10 | -1- | 2 | 21 | 60.1% | 1,514 | 1,006 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 10 | -0- | 3 | 20 | 59.1% | 1,325 | 918 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 5 | 16 | 51.4% | 1,247 | 1,180 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 7 | -0- | 6 | 14 | 52.9% | 1,297 | 1,155 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 10 | 6 | 42.4% | 971 | 1,320 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 11 | 4 | 40.5% | 1,033 | 1,515 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 11 | -1- | 2 | 23 | 62.4% | 1,623 | 978 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 11 | -1- | 2 | 23 | 60.1% | 1,650 | 1,094 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 3 | 22 | 59.4% | 1,409 | 964 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 54.1% | 1,416 | 1,203 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 6 | 16 | 50.4% | 1,335 | 1,316 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 3 | -0- | 11 | 6 | 42.0% | 1,017 | 1,404 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 2 | -0- | 12 | 4 | 41.0% | 1,104 | 1,589 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 12 | -1- | 2 | 25 | 62.0% | 1,710 | 1,050 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 11 | -2- | 2 | 24 | 59.7% | 1,706 | 1,150 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 11 | -0- | 4 | 22 | 58.5% | 1,481 | 1,051 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 4th | 8 | -1- | 6 | 17 | 53.9% | 1,472 | 1,259 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 5th | 8 | -0- | 7 | 16 | 50.3% | 1,405 | 1,390 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 11 | 8 | 42.5% | 1,091 | 1,474 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 12 | 6 | 41.7% | 1,173 | 1,639 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 13 | -1- | 2 | 27 | 61.8% | 1,859 | 1,147 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 11 | -2- | 3 | 24 | 58.9% | 1,779 | 1,243 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 4 | 24 | 58.3% | 1,574 | 1,124 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 9 | -0- | 7 | 18 | 51.5% | 1,526 | 1,436 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 8 | -1- | 7 | 17 | 52.7% | 1,569 | 1,408 |
| Sturt (A) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 12 | 8 | 42.9% | 1,176 | 1,566 |
| Glenelg (A) | 7th | 3 | -0- | 13 | 6 | 40.9% | 1,219 | 1,760 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 14 | -1- | 2 | 29 | 62.9% | 2,013 | 1,186 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 11 | -2- | 4 | 24 | 58.3% | 1,865 | 1,332 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 57.7% | 1,632 | 1,198 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 51.7% | 1,600 | 1,494 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 8 | -1- | 8 | 17 | 52.4% | 1,622 | 1,475 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.5% | 1,286 | 1,813 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.4% | 1,215 | 1,720 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st | 14 | -1- | 2 | 29 | 62.9% | 2,013 | 1,186 | 285 | 303 | 167 | 184 |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd | 11 | -2- | 4 | 24 | 58.3% | 1,865 | 1,332 | 267 | 263 | 187 | 210 |
| West Adelaide (A) | 3rd | 12 | -0- | 5 | 24 | 57.7% | 1,632 | 1,198 | 234 | 228 | 162 | 226 |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 4th | 10 | -0- | 7 | 20 | 51.7% | 1,600 | 1,494 | 226 | 244 | 212 | 222 |
| North Adelaide (A) | 5th | 8 | -1- | 8 | 17 | 52.4% | 1,622 | 1,475 | 229 | 248 | 216 | 179 |
| Glenelg (A) | 6th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.5% | 1,286 | 1,813 | 179 | 212 | 255 | 283 |
| Sturt (A) | 7th | 4 | -0- | 13 | 8 | 41.4% | 1,215 | 1,720 | 169 | 201 | 246 | 244 |
| South Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st |
| West Torrens (A) | 2nd |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 3rd |
| West Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 2nd |
| West Torrens (A) | 3rd |
| West Adelaide (A) | 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 (A) | 1st |
| Port Adelaide (A) | 2nd |
| West Torrens (A) | 3rd |
| West Adelaide (A) | 4th |