1943 SANFL Season: Sturt-South
These are the details of the premiership results of Sturt-South for the 1943 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. Sturt-South were defeated by Norwood-North in a semi final, resulting in finishing in fourth place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1943 SANFL Season
Team:
Sturt-South
Home Ground:
Unley Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 4-0-8, P%: 45.8)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood-North (Semi Final)
Team Leaders
Captains:
Jack Dawes, Howard Tuohy
Vice-Captain:
Gil Langley
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aistrope, Charles | 13 | 0 | R01-12, SF | |
| Ashberger, Valentine | 2 | 0 | R07, R10 | |
| Baker, Clarence | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Ball, Reginald | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Biggs, Ted | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Boyle, John | 7 | 0 | R05-09, R12, SF | |
| Cockburn, Jack | 5 | 0 | R02-06 | |
| Culpitt, Wally | 1 | 0 | SF | |
| Dale, Kevin | 2 | 0 | R05-06 | |
| Davies, Stanley | 2 | 0 | R11-12 | |
| Dawes, Jack | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06 | |
| Dawes, Jim | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R09-12, SF | |
| Doherty, Jack | 3 | 0 | R09-10, SF | |
| Gibson, Fulton | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Haines, Colin | 13 | 0 | R01-12, SF | |
| Harders, Gordon | 7 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R10-11, SF | |
| Herbert, Ken | 4 | 7 | R09, R11-12, SF | |
| Heylen, Herbert | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Heylen, Lloyd | 5 | 0 | R05-06, R08-10 | |
| Ingham, Colin | 13 | 0 | R01-12, SF | |
| Jewaskiewitz, Raymond | 4 | 0 | R01, R04, R07-08 | |
| Langley, Gil | 4 | 0 | R01-04 | |
| Langley, Robert | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R07 | |
| Lapthorne, Len | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| McMahon, W. | 6 | 0 | R05-10 | |
| McNamara, Lindsay | 2 | 0 | R07-08 | |
| Mitchell, Alan | 10 | 0 | R01-06, R08-10, R12 | |
| Moriarty, Leo | 4 | 0 | R03, R11-12, SF | |
| O'Shaughnessy, James | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Peake, Bryce | 10 | 0 | R03-11, SF | |
| Reynolds, Ross | 12 | 0 | R01-07, R09-12, SF | |
| Rusby, Laurie | 9 | 0 | R01-08, SF | |
| Schulze, Sydney | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Scott, Stanley | 13 | 0 | R01-12, SF | |
| Shepherdson, Cyril | 2 | 0 | R07, R12 | |
| Steinle, Frederick | 5 | 0 | R08-12 | |
| Tester, Frederick | 1 | 0 | R08 | |
| Tester, Keith | 3 | 0 | R04, R07-08 | |
| Tilley, Eddie | 4 | 0 | R10-12, SF | |
| Tuit, K. | 3 | 0 | R09-11 | |
| Tuohy, Howard | 11 | 0 | R01-05, R07-09, R11-12, SF | |
| Whelan, Ray | 12 | 0 | R01-09, R11-12, SF | |
| Williams, Alex | 13 | 0 | R01-12, SF | |
| Wilson, C. | 6 | 0 | R02, R09-12, SF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusby, Laurie | 1 | 0 | -0- | 1 | R01 |
| Ashby, Len | 4 | 0 | -0- | 4 | R10-12, SF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Bryce Peake | Colin Haines | John Boyle |
| Half-Back: | Charles Aistrope | Howard Tuohy | Jim Dawes |
| Centre: | W. McMahon | Gil Langley | Alan Mitchell |
| Half-Forward: | Colin Ingham | Ross Reynolds | Alex Williams |
| Forward: | Robert Langley | Jack Dawes | Stanley Scott |
| Follower: | Jack Cockburn | Ray Whelan | Laurie Rusby |
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 9 out of 13 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/05/1943 | Round 1 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 10 | Laurie Rusby | Jack Dawes |
| 22/05/1943 | Round 2 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | STSO by 1 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 29/05/1943 | Round 3 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | STSO by 8 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 05/06/1943 | Round 4 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 14 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 19/06/1943 | Round 5 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | STSO by 16 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 26/06/1943 | Round 6 | Norwood-North | AWAY | LOSS | NONO by 17 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 17/07/1943 | Round 7 | Port-Torrens | HOME | LOSS | POTO by 13 | unknown | Howard Tuohy |
| 24/07/1943 | Round 8 | West-Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | WEGL by 65 | unknown | Howard Tuohy |
| 31/07/1943 | Round 9 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | STSO by 20 | unknown | Howard Tuohy |
| 07/08/1943 | Round 10 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 66 | Len Ashby | unknown |
| 14/08/1943 | Round 11 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | WEGL by 22 | Len Ashby | Howard Tuohy |
| 21/08/1943 | Round 12 | Norwood-North | AWAY | LOSS | NONO by 23 | Len Ashby | Howard Tuohy |
| 11/09/1943 | Semi Final | Norwood-North | AWAY | LOSS | NONO by 70 | Len Ashby | Howard Tuohy |
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.