1940 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 SANFL Season
Team:
North Adelaide
Home Ground:
Prospect Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
6th (W-D-L: 6-0-11, P%: 48.1)
Finals Performance:
Did not qualify for finals
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ken West
Vice-Captain:
Alby Oatway
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamodt, Colin | #16 | 17 | 0 | R01-17 |
| Bennetts, Lionel | #8 | 17 | 5 | R01-17 |
| Bernhardt, John | #17, #15 | 9 | 1 | R06-10, R14-17 |
| Bottroff, Amos | #22 | 6 | 0 | R06-11 |
| Bowden, Keith | #13 | 13 | 1 | R01-13 |
| Burton, Alan | #7 | 9 | 12 | R06, R08-15 |
| Burton, Sid | #23 | 1 | 2 | R17 |
| Casey, Tom | #21 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Clisby, Ray | #21 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Coleman, Darcy | #15 | 7 | 4 | R04, R06-11 |
| Farmer, Ken | #14 | 17 | 123 | R01-17 |
| Furler, Bob | #3 | 14 | 3 | R03-16 |
| Furniss, Jack | #23 | 3 | 0 | R05, R13-14 |
| Gluyas, Boyd | #18 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Gregory, Les | #5 | 3 | 0 | R01, R04-05 |
| Hawke, Harold | #20 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Hobbs, Jim | #21 | 5 | 3 | R02-06 |
| Hogan, Gordon | #10 | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R11-12, R15-17 |
| Hogan, Jim | #11 | 15 | 0 | R01-10, R12-16 |
| Holden, Frank | #5, #18 | 7 | 6 | R09-11, R14-17 |
| Homan, Claude | #17 | 2 | 0 | R02-03 |
| Hoskins, Raymond | #9, #23 | 5 | 2 | R01-03, R15-16 |
| Lush, Ross | #4 | 3 | 0 | R14-16 |
| Martin, Owen | #19 | 16 | 1 | R01-13, R15-17 |
| Melvin, Lisle | #9, #7 | 12 | 6 | R01, R07-17 |
| Mills, Lindsay | #22, #21 | 8 | 0 | R07-08, R12-17 |
| Mitchell, Warwick | #7 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04-05 |
| Neville, Bob | #17, #15, ... | 8 | 4 | R03, R09, R11-16 |
| Oatway, Alby | #2 | 12 | 8 | R01-12 |
| O'Halloran, Ed | #5 | 6 | 4 | R06-11 |
| Pash, Jeff | #4, #2 | 11 | 3 | R01-06, R13-17 |
| Pearce, Frank | #20 | 12 | 8 | R01-05, R07-10, R12-13, R16 |
| Phillips, Ron | #4, #6 | 4 | 0 | R11-14 |
| Reddin, Donald | #11 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
| Reilly, James | #18 | 3 | 0 | R12-14 |
| Rix, Clarrie | #6 | 7 | 12 | R01-07 |
| Rohrig, Darcy | #3 | 1 | 1 | R17 |
| Summersides, Jack | #12 | 14 | 20 | R03-16 |
| Telfer, Allan | #18 | 5 | 3 | R01-05 |
| Virgin, Norman | #21 | 8 | 0 | R09-16 |
| Wallish, Ben | #15 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| Warhurst, Dud | #3 | 2 | 0 | R01-02 |
| West, Donald | #6 | 3 | 2 | R15-17 |
| West, Ken | #1 | 14 | 15 | R01-08, R10-14, R17 |
| Willshire, Clarrie | #24 | 1 | 0 | R17 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willshire, Clarrie | 17 | 6 | -0- | 11 | R01-17 |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Keith Bowden | Owen Martin | Lisle Melvin |
| Half-Back: | Gordon Hogan | Norman Virgin | Jim Hogan |
| Centre: | Jeff Pash | Bob Furler | Colin Aamodt |
| Half-Forward: | Ken West | Ed O'Halloran | Frank Pearce |
| Forward: | Alan Burton | Ken Farmer | Bob Neville |
| Follower: | Lionel Bennetts | Alby Oatway | Jack Summersides |
This is an approximation for the typical team line-up based on available complete positional records from this season.
Names in bold indicate that the player was named in this position at least ten times this season (exc. interchange).
Positional information from 17 out of 17 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1940 | Round 1 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 23 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 27/04/1940 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 36 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 3 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 26 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 4 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 15 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 5 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 27 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 6 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 50 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 7 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NADL by 47 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 8 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | NADL by 10 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 15/06/1940 | Round 9 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 17 | Clarrie Willshire | Alby Oatway |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 10 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 2 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | SADL by 33 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 12 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NADL by 105 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 12 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 48 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 36 | Clarrie Willshire | unknown |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 16 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 48 | Clarrie Willshire | unknown |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 17 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 112 | Clarrie Willshire | Ken West |