1940 SANFL Season: South Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of South Adelaide for the 1940 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in third place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in a semi final and defeating Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, South Adelaide were defeated by Sturt in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1940 SANFL Season
Team:
South Adelaide
Home Ground:
Adelaide Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
3rd (W-D-L: 12-0-5, P%: 55.3)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson, C. | 1 | 0 | R07 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashby, Len | 20 | 14 | -0- | 6 | R01-17, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/04/1940 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 3 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 27/04/1940 | Round 2 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 36 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 04/05/1940 | Round 3 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 39 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 11/05/1940 | Round 4 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 13 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 18/05/1940 | Round 5 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | SADL by 12 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 25/05/1940 | Round 6 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | SADL by 88 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 01/06/1940 | Round 7 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 68 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 08/06/1940 | Round 8 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 16 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 17/06/1940 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 35 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 22/06/1940 | Round 10 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | SADL by 7 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 29/06/1940 | Round 11 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 33 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 06/07/1940 | Round 12 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 61 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 20/07/1940 | Round 13 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 98 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 27/07/1940 | Round 14 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 48 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 17/08/1940 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | SADL by 43 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 24/08/1940 | Round 16 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | SADL by 22 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 31/08/1940 | Round 17 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 24 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 07/09/1940 | Semi Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | SADL by 31 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 21/09/1940 | Preliminary Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | SADL by 20 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 28/09/1940 | Grand Final | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 21 | 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.