1938 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1938 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West Torrens in a semi final and defeating Norwood in the preliminary final, Port Adelaide were defeated by South Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1938 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 10-0-7, P%: 54.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, Ken | 1 | 0 | R02 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosking, Sampson | 20 | 12 | -0- | 8 | R01-17, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/04/1938 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 17 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 30/04/1938 | Round 2 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 56 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 07/05/1938 | Round 3 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 45 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 14/05/1938 | Round 4 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 92 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 21/05/1938 | Round 5 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 94 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 28/05/1938 | Round 6 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 43 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 04/06/1938 | Round 7 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 27 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 13/06/1938 | Round 8 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 31 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 18/06/1938 | Round 9 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 5 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 25/06/1938 | Round 10 | South Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | SADL by 33 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 09/07/1938 | Round 11 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 35 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 16/07/1938 | Round 12 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 28 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 30/07/1938 | Round 13 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 4 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 06/08/1938 | Round 14 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 1 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 13/08/1938 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 19 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 27/08/1938 | Round 16 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 85 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 03/09/1938 | Round 17 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 41 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 10/09/1938 | Semi Final | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 28 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 24/09/1938 | Preliminary Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 54 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
| 01/10/1938 | Grand Final | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 46 | Sampson Hosking | unknown |
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.