1942 SANFL Season: Port-Torrens
These are the details of the premiership results of Port-Torrens for the 1942 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Sturt-South in a semi final, Port-Torrens defeated West-Glenelg in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1942 SANFL Season
Team:
Port-Torrens
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 7-0-5, P%: 50.5)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Team Leaders
Captain:
Lew Roberts
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox, Stan | 8 | 0 | R01-04, R06-08, R10 | |
| Dangerfield, Ivor | #9 | 13 | 0 | R01-11, SF, GF |
| Darling, Lindsay | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Dayman, Lyle | 12 | 0 | R03-12, SF, GF | |
| Dearing, Gordon | 6 | 0 | R04-05, R07, R10-12 | |
| Dinnison, Leo | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Edwards, Arthur | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Franklin, Arthur | #8 | 6 | 0 | R06, R10-12, SF, GF |
| Gates, Mick | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| Glastonbury, Stuart | 9 | 0 | R04-06, R08-09, R11-12, SF, GF | |
| Gower, Arthur | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R07-10, SF | |
| Hoffmann, Ron | 6 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R09-10 | |
| Johnston, Chris | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Kellaway, Tom | 8 | 0 | R04-06, R10-12, SF, GF | |
| Martyn, Louis | #3 | 13 | 0 | R01-06, R08-12, SF, GF |
| McFarlane, Bill | #6 | 13 | 0 | R01-09, R11-12, SF, GF |
| McLean, Bob | #5 | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF |
| McLean, Les | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Mills, Percy | 3 | 0 | R08-10 | |
| Mullins, Reg | 3 | 0 | R07-08, R12 | |
| Nicholls, Frank | 6 | 0 | R01, R05-07, R11-12 | |
| Nicholls, Max | #14 | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF |
| Obst, Ken | #17 | 13 | 0 | R01-05, R07-12, SF, GF |
| Reval, Allan | #4 | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R09, R11-12, SF, GF |
| Roberts, Lew | #1 | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF |
| Roberts, Ray | 4 | 0 | R01, R08-10 | |
| Scott, Gordon | 10 | 0 | R02, R04-07, R09, R11-12, SF, GF | |
| Shaw, Merv | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05-12, SF, GF | |
| Skelley, Jack | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Thiele, Jack | #2 | 13 | 0 | R02-12, SF, GF |
| Thomas, George | 7 | 0 | R01-07 | |
| Tonkin, Bill | 5 | 0 | R02, R06-07, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosking, Sampson | 14 | 9 | -0- | 5 | R01-12, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Arthur Gower | Ken Obst | George Thomas |
| Half-Back: | Les McLean | Jack Thiele | Bill McFarlane |
| Centre: | Max Nicholls | Lew Roberts | Stuart Glastonbury |
| Half-Forward: | Lyle Dayman | Ivor Dangerfield | Arthur Franklin |
| Forward: | Gordon Scott | Merv Shaw | Tom Kellaway |
| Follower: | Bob McLean | Allan Reval | Jack Skelley |
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 12 out of 14 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/05/1942 | Round 1 | Sturt-South | AWAY | LOSS | STSO by 82 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 23/05/1942 | Round 2 | Norwood-North | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 17 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 30/05/1942 | Round 3 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | WEGL by 1 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 13/06/1942 | Round 4 | Sturt-South | HOME | WIN | POTO by 6 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 20/06/1942 | Round 5 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | POTO by 59 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 27/06/1942 | Round 6 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 3 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 11/07/1942 | Round 7 | Sturt-South | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 36 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 18/07/1942 | Round 8 | Norwood-North | HOME | LOSS | NONO by 24 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 01/08/1942 | Round 9 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | WEGL by 6 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 08/08/1942 | Round 10 | Sturt-South | HOME | LOSS | STSO by 31 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 15/08/1942 | Round 11 | Norwood-North | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 43 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 22/08/1942 | Round 12 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 4 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 05/09/1942 | Semi Final | Sturt-South | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 39 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 19/09/1942 | Grand Final | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 11 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
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.