1939 SANFL Season Preliminary Final: South Adelaide v West Torrens

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1939 between South Adelaide and West Torrens in the preliminary final of the 1939 season of the South Australian National Football League. South Adelaide hosted West Torrens at Adelaide Oval. The hosts were coached by Len Ashby and the visitors were coached by Sampson Hosking.

South Adelaide (12.14.86) were defeated by West Torrens (18.13.121).

Match Details

Season: 1939 SANFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: South Adelaide v West Torrens
Date: Saturday 23 September 1939
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 23,765

Match Results

Outcome: South Adelaide def. by West Torrens
Score: 12.14.86 - 18.13.121

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
South Adelaide 5 . 5 6 . 7 9 . 13 12 . 14 12 . 14 (86)
West Torrens 2 . 3 6 . 9 13 . 10 18 . 13 18 . 13 (121)
Margin SADL by 20 WTRN by 2 WTRN by 21 WTRN by 35 WTRN by 35
Duration

Honour Roll

South Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Ashby

West Torrens

Captain: unknown
Coach: Sampson Hosking

Player Statistics

South Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 12 14

West Torrens

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 18 13

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