1944 SANFL Grand Final: Port-Torrens v Norwood-North
This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1944 between Port-Torrens and Norwood-North in the grand final of the 1944 SANFL season.
Port-Torrens hosted Norwood-North at Adelaide Oval.
Lew Roberts captained the hosts with Jack Thiele as vice-captain.
Owen Martin captained the visitors with Tom Price as vice-captain.
The hosts were coached by Mal Drury and the visitors were coached by Jack Smith.
As a result of this match, Norwood-North were the premiers and Port-Torrens were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1944 SANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Port-Torrens
v
Norwood-North
Date:
Saturday 30 September 1944
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Port-Torrens
def. by
Norwood-North
Score:
7.13.55 - 9.7.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Port-Torrens | 2 | . | 3 | 6 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 10 | 7 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 13 | (55) |
| Norwood-North | 4 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 7 | (61) |
| Margin | NONO by 13 | NONO by 10 | NONO by 1 | NONO by 6 | NONO by 6 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mal Drury
(Port-Torrens),
Jack Smith
(Norwood-North)
Captains:
Lew Roberts
(Port-Torrens),
Owen Martin
(Norwood-North)
Vice-Captains:
Jack Thiele
(Port-Torrens),
Tom Price
(Norwood-North)
Player Statistics
Port-Torrens
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Noel | HFFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cox, Stan | HBFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Fletcher, Don | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Franklin, Arthur | HFFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hank, Bob | CHF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hoffmann, Ron | RO | ? | ? | ? | |
| Kellaway, Clyde | HBFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jock | WR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Prior, Don | FPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Reval, Allan | BPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Roberts, Alf | SUB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Roberts, Lew (c) | C | ? | ? | ? | |
| Roberts, Ray | CHB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Shaw, Merv | FF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Thiele, Jack (vc) | FB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (15 players) | 7 | 13 | |||
Norwood-North
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Arbon, Morrie | RO | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bice, Perc | WL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hancock, Stanley | WR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Harby, Frank | HBFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Isaac, William | FF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Le Page, Keith | HFFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Martin, Owen (c) | FB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Pash, Jeff | C | ? | ? | ? | |
| Price, Tom (vc) | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Sawley, Alby | HFFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Solomon, Myer | SUB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (11 players) | 9 | 7 | |||
Legend
ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50sPlayer Line-Up
| Port-Torrens | Coach: Mal Drury | ||||||||||||||
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| D. Prior | M. Shaw |
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| N. Clark | B. Hank | A. Franklin |
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| P. Bice | J. Pash | S. Hancock |
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| J. McKenzie | L. Roberts (c) |
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| S. Cox | R. Roberts | C. Kellaway |
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J. Thiele (vc) | A. Reval |
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| Norwood-North | Coach: Jack Smith | ||||||||||||||