1943 SANFL Season: Port-Torrens
These are the details of the premiership results of Port-Torrens for the 1943 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating West-Glenelg in a semi final, Port-Torrens were defeated by Norwood-North in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1943 SANFL Season
Team:
Port-Torrens
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 10-0-2, P%: 56.8)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Lew Roberts
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox, Stan | 13 | 0 | R02-12, SF, GF | |
| Dangerfield, Ivor | 7 | 0 | R01-02, R08-11, GF | |
| Dearing, Gordon | 8 | 0 | R04-07, R11-12, SF, GF | |
| Fletcher, Don | 5 | 0 | R02, R09-11, SF | |
| Franklin, Arthur | 13 | 0 | R01-03, R05-12, SF, GF | |
| Hoffmann, Ron | 13 | 0 | R02-12, SF, GF | |
| Kellaway, Tom | 2 | 0 | SF, GF | |
| Martyn, Louis | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| McFarlane, Bill | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R10-12, SF, GF | |
| McLean, Bob | 6 | 0 | R02-07 | |
| McLean, Les | 5 | 0 | R02-06 | |
| Meredith, John | 7 | 0 | R04-08, R10, R12 | |
| Mullins, Reg | 3 | 0 | R01, R05, R08 | |
| Nicholls, Frank | 4 | 0 | R01, R09, SF, GF | |
| Nicholls, Max | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R09-12, SF, GF | |
| Obst, Ken | 6 | 0 | R09-12, SF, GF | |
| Pfeil, Joseph | 4 | 0 | R01-04 | |
| Reval, Allan | 10 | 0 | R01, R03-04, R06-09, R12, SF, GF | |
| Roberts, Lew | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Roberts, Ray | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Sampson, Alf | 10 | 0 | R01, R03, R05-07, R09-12, SF | |
| Scott, Gordon | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Shaw, Merv | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Skelley, Jack | 4 | 0 | R01-03, R05 | |
| Thiele, Jack | 13 | 0 | R01-07, R09-12, SF, GF | |
| Thomas, George | 2 | 0 | R07-08 | |
| Tonkin, Bill | 8 | 0 | R01-07, GF | |
| Weise, Jeff | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| West, Ken | 6 | 0 | R06-09, R11-12 | |
| Wood, Ken | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosking, Sampson | 14 | 11 | -0- | 3 | R01-12, SF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Louis Martyn | Don Fletcher | Bill Tonkin |
| Half-Back: | Stan Cox | Jack Thiele | Bill McFarlane |
| Centre: | Max Nicholls | Lew Roberts | Ray Roberts |
| Half-Forward: | Arthur Franklin | Ivor Dangerfield | Ken Wood |
| Forward: | Merv Shaw | Alf Sampson | Jack Skelley |
| Follower: | Bob McLean | Allan Reval | Ron Hoffmann |
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 2 out of 14 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/05/1943 | Round 1 | Sturt-South | HOME | WIN | POTO by 10 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 2 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | POTO by 31 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 29/05/1943 | Round 3 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 30 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 05/06/1943 | Round 4 | Sturt-South | HOME | WIN | POTO by 14 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 5 | Norwood-North | AWAY | LOSS | NONO by 2 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 26/06/1943 | Round 6 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 69 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 17/07/1943 | Round 7 | Sturt-South | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 13 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 24/07/1943 | Round 8 | Norwood-North | HOME | LOSS | NONO by 24 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 31/07/1943 | Round 9 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 28 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 07/08/1943 | Round 10 | Sturt-South | HOME | WIN | POTO by 66 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 14/08/1943 | Round 11 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | POTO by 24 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 21/08/1943 | Round 12 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 31 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 18/09/1943 | Semi Final | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 26 | Sampson Hosking | Lew Roberts |
| 02/10/1943 | Grand Final | Norwood-North | HOME | LOSS | NONO by 21 | 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.