1941 SANFL Season: Sturt
These are the details of the premiership results of Sturt for the 1941 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in a semi final, Sturt were defeated by Norwood in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1941 SANFL Season
Team:
Sturt
Home Ground:
Unley Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 12-0-5, P%: 53.2)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Ralph Green
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagshaw, Hartley | 18 | 0 | R01-07, R09-17, SF, GF | |
| Bartlett, Donald | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R12-14, R16 | |
| Bentley, William | 13 | 0 | R01-12, GF | |
| Biggs, Ted | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF | |
| Bonnett, Jack | 11 | 0 | R05-08, R11-14, R17, SF, GF | |
| Cobiac, Gerald | 1 | 0 | R16 | |
| Crase, Kenneth | 14 | 0 | R01-14 | |
| Crawley, Des | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF | |
| Gibson, Fulton | 5 | 0 | R01-02, R08-10 | |
| Giles, Jack | 9 | 0 | R03-04, R06-10, SF, GF | |
| Green, Ralph | 18 | 0 | R01-05, R07-17, SF, GF | |
| Grove, Victor | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Heylen, Herbert | 12 | 0 | R01-11, R15 | |
| Heylen, Lloyd | 3 | 0 | R01, R03, R09 | |
| House, Harry | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF | |
| Kaethner, David | 2 | 0 | R05-06 | |
| Langley, Gil | 18 | 0 | R01-08, R10-17, SF, GF | |
| Lathlean, Rex | 17 | 0 | R01-14, R17, SF, GF | |
| Leak, Bill | 15 | 0 | R01-10, R15-17, SF, GF | |
| Lowe, Max | 16 | 0 | R01-06, R10-17, SF, GF | |
| Miller, Edward | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF | |
| Paech, Len | 1 | 0 | R15 | |
| Palmer, Lisle | 2 | 0 | R15-16 | |
| Peake, Bryce | 5 | 0 | R15-17, SF, GF | |
| Reynolds, Ross | 7 | 0 | R11-14, R17, SF, GF | |
| Sarre, James | 13 | 0 | R07-17, SF, GF | |
| Schober, Louis | 5 | 0 | R13-17 | |
| Tilley, Eddie | 15 | 0 | R01-02, R04-07, R09, R11-17, SF | |
| Tuohy, Howard | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF | |
| Williams, Alex | 18 | 0 | R02-17, SF, GF | |
| Zucker, Harold | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green, Ralph | 19 | 13 | -0- | 6 | R01-17, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | James Sarre | Ralph Green | Edward Miller |
| Half-Back: | Herbert Heylen | Howard Tuohy | Des Crawley |
| Centre: | Kenneth Crase | Bill Leak | Harry House |
| Half-Forward: | Max Lowe | Eddie Tilley | Alex Williams |
| Forward: | Rex Lathlean | Ross Reynolds | Harold Zucker |
| Follower: | Hartley Bagshaw | Ted Biggs | Gil Langley |
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 19 out of 19 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1941 | Round 1 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 34 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 03/05/1941 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 35 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 10/05/1941 | Round 3 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 16 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 17/05/1941 | Round 4 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 7 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 24/05/1941 | Round 5 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 27 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 31/05/1941 | Round 6 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 8 | Ralph Green | unknown |
| 07/06/1941 | Round 7 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | STRT by 5 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 16/06/1941 | Round 8 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 13 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 21/06/1941 | Round 9 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 58 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 28/06/1941 | Round 10 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 31 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 05/07/1941 | Round 11 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | STRT by 62 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 19/07/1941 | Round 12 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 11 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 26/07/1941 | Round 13 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | STRT by 7 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 02/08/1941 | Round 14 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 73 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 16/08/1941 | Round 15 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 22 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 23/08/1941 | Round 16 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | STRT by 72 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 06/09/1941 | Round 17 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 36 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 20/09/1941 | Semi Final | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | STRT by 71 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
| 04/10/1941 | Grand Final | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 29 | Ralph Green | Ralph Green |
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.