1939 SANFL Season: South Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of South Adelaide for the 1939 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Adelaide in a semi final, South Adelaide were defeated by West Torrens in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1939 SANFL Season
Team:
South Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-5, P%: 54.6)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by West Torrens (Preliminary Final)
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford, Alan | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Doherty, Jack | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Isaac, William | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby, Len | 19 | 12 | -0- | 7 | R01-17, SF, PF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/04/1939 | Round 1 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 31 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 29/04/1939 | Round 2 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 16 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 06/05/1939 | Round 3 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 17 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 13/05/1939 | Round 4 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 24 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 20/05/1939 | Round 5 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 51 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 27/05/1939 | Round 6 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 54 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 03/06/1939 | Round 7 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 100 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 12/06/1939 | Round 8 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 9 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 24/06/1939 | Round 9 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 18 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 08/07/1939 | Round 10 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 22 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 15/07/1939 | Round 11 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | SADL by 26 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 22/07/1939 | Round 12 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | SADL by 1 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 05/08/1939 | Round 13 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 41 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 12/08/1939 | Round 14 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | SADL by 25 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 19/08/1939 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 31 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 26/08/1939 | Round 16 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 31 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 02/09/1939 | Round 17 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 73 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 16/09/1939 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 19 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 23/09/1939 | Preliminary Final | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 35 | Len Ashby | 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.