1944 SANFL Preliminary Final: Sturt-South v Norwood-North

This is the match report for the match played on 23 September 1944 between Sturt-South and Norwood-North in the preliminary final of the 1944 SANFL season. Sturt-South hosted Norwood-North at Adelaide Oval. In the absence of Jack Dawes, vice-captain Gil Langley captained the hosts. The visitors were coached by Jack Smith.

As a result of this match, Sturt-South were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall) and Norwood-North faced Port-Torrens in the grand final.

Match Details

Season: 1944 SANFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Sturt-South v Norwood-North
Date: Saturday 23 September 1944
Venue: Adelaide Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt-South def. by Norwood-North
Score: 11.11.77 - 13.15.93

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt-South 2 . 2 7 . 5 7 . 9 11 . 11 11 . 11 (77)
Norwood-North 3 . 4 5 . 7 9 . 10 13 . 15 13 . 15 (93)
Margin NONO by 8 STSO by 10 NONO by 13 NONO by 16 NONO by 16
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Sturt-South), Jack Smith (Norwood-North)
Captains: Gil Langley (Sturt-South), unknown (Norwood-North)

Player Statistics

Sturt-South

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Bagshaw, Hartley BPR ? ? ?
Cheeseman, Graham FPR ? ? ?
Culpitt, Wally CHF ? ? ?
Haines, Colin FB ? ? ?
Ingham, Colin CHB ? ? ?
Kleinig, Ian BPL ? ? ?
Langley, Gil (ac) RO ? ? ?
Potter, Lealand WL ? ? ?
Reynolds, Ross RU ? ? ?
Rusby, Laurie HFFR ? ? ?
Ryan, Tom HBFL ? ? ?
Scott, Stanley FPL ? ? ?
Templeton, Jim C ? ? ?
Tuohy, Howard HBFR ? ? ?
Veitch, Robert FF ? ? ?
Whelan, Ray SUB ? ? ?
Williams, Stanley HFFL ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (17 players) 11 11

Norwood-North

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Arbon, Morrie HFFR ? ? ?
Bice, Perc WL ? ? ?
Cearns, Barney SUB ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 13 15

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 50s

Player Line-Up

Sturt-South Coach: unknown
BACK FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE






R. Reynolds R. Whelan
G. Cheeseman R. Veitch S. Scott G. Langley (ac)

FORWARD



HALF-BACK













L. Rusby W. Culpitt S. Williams



HALF-FORWARD



CENTRE



P. Bice









J. Templeton L. Potter FOLLOWER INTERCHANGE
CENTRE

B. Cearns
HALF-FORWARD







M. Arbon



H. Tuohy C. Ingham T. Ryan



HALF-BACK



FORWARD













H. Bagshaw C. Haines I. Kleinig



BACK



Norwood-North Coach: Jack Smith