1940 SANFL Grand Final: Sturt v South Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1940 between Sturt and South Adelaide in the grand final of the 1940 SANFL season.
Sturt "hosted" South Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
Bo Morton captained the hosts.
The hosts were coached by Bo Morton and the visitors were coached by Len Ashby.
As a result of this match, Sturt were the premiers and South Adelaide were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1940 SANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Sturt
v
South Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 28 September 1940
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Attendance:
28,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Sturt
def.
South Adelaide
Score:
14.16.100 - 11.13.79
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturt | 4 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 6 | 11 | . | 10 | 14 | . | 16 | 14 | . | 16 | (100) |
| South Adelaide | 0 | . | 0 | 4 | . | 6 | 6 | . | 9 | 11 | . | 13 | 11 | . | 13 | (79) |
| Margin | STRT by 29 | STRT by 6 | STRT by 31 | STRT by 21 | STRT by 21 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Bo Morton
(Sturt),
Len Ashby
(South Adelaide)
Captains:
Bo Morton
(Sturt),
unknown
(South Adelaide)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
K. Aplin
Player Statistics
Sturt
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton, Bo (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Tuohy, Howard | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (2 players) | 14 | 16 | |||
South Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (0 players) | 11 | 13 | |||