1940 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for Port Adelaide for the 1940 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Alberton Oval as their home ground, playing nine matches there (nine as hosts). The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Sturt in the second semi final, Port Adelaide were defeated by South Adelaide in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Team Details
Competition:
1940 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Club:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-3, P%: 54.1)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by South Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captains:
Bob Quinn, Allan Reval
Vice-Captain:
Colin Johnson
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmichael, Max | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Dangerfield, Ivor | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Dangerfield, Roy | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Greening, Claude | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Hickman, J. | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Johnson, Colin | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Judd, Merrick | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Kellaway, Clyde | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Kellaway, Tom | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Martyn, Louis | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| McLean, Bob | 2 | 0 | R07, R10 | |
| McLean, Les | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Meers, Bob | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Obst, Ken | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Peters, Fred | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Quinn, Bob | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Quinn, George | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Schumann, Reg | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Skelley, Jack | 1 | 0 | R10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn, Bob | 9 | 8 | -0- | 1 | R01-09 |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1940 | Round 1 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 3 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 27/04/1940 | Round 2 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADL by 39 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 3 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 64 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 4 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 15 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 5 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 28 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 6 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 53 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 7 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 2 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 8 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 12 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 17/06/1940 | Round 9 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 35 | Bob Quinn | unknown |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 10 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 2 | unknown | unknown |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 11 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 91 | unknown | unknown |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 12 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 11 | unknown | unknown |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | PADL by 7 | unknown | unknown |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 22 | unknown | unknown |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 15 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 36 | unknown | unknown |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 16 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 30 | unknown | unknown |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 17 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 24 | unknown | unknown |
| 14/09/1940 | Semi Final | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 3 | unknown | unknown |
| 21/09/1940 | Preliminary Final | South Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | SADL by 20 | unknown | unknown |