1944 SANFL Round 8: Sturt-South v Port-Torrens

This is the match report for the match played on 22 July 1944 between Sturt-South and Port-Torrens during round 8 of the 1944 SANFL season. Sturt-South hosted Port-Torrens at Unley Oval. In the absence of Jack Dawes, vice-captain Gil Langley captained the hosts. In the absence of Lew Roberts, vice-captain Jack Thiele captained the visitors. The visitors were coached by Mal Drury.

As a result of this match, Sturt-South remained 2nd on the ladder and Port-Torrens remained 1st on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1944 SANFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Sturt-South v Port-Torrens
Date: Saturday 22 July 1944
Venue: Unley Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt-South def. by Port-Torrens
Score: 15.20.110 - 17.17.119

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt-South 4 . 7 6 . 12 10 . 18 15 . 20 15 . 20 (110)
Port-Torrens 3 . 4 7 . 10 11 . 13 17 . 17 17 . 17 (119)
Margin STSO by 9 POTO by 4 POTO by 1 POTO by 9 POTO by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: unknown (Sturt-South), Mal Drury (Port-Torrens)
Captains: Gil Langley (Sturt-South), Jack Thiele (Port-Torrens)

Player Statistics

Sturt-South

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Aistrope, Charles HBFL ? ? ?
Bagshaw, Hartley FF ? ? ?
Boromeo, Albert HBFR ? ? ?
Cahill, Laurie WR ? ? ?
Cheeseman, Graham RU ? ? ?
Giles, Malcolm BPR ? ? ?
Haines, Colin FB ? ? ?
Ingham, Colin CHB ? ? ?
Langley, Gil (ac) RO ? ? ?
McMahon, W. HFFL ? ? ?
Potter, Lealand WL ? ? ?
Reynolds, Ross CHF ? ? ?
Scott, Stanley FPR ? ? ?
Strapps, William FPL ? ? ?
Tuohy, Howard C ? ? ?
Whelan, Ray RU ? ? ?
Williams, Stanley HFFR ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (17 players) 15 20

Port-Torrens

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Cox, Stan HBFL ? ? ?
Darling, Lindsay SUB ? ? ?
Fletcher, Don RU ? ? ?
Franklin, Arthur BPL ? ? ?
Hank, Bob HFFL ? ? ?
Hoffmann, Ron RO ? ? ?
Kellaway, Clyde RU ? ? ?
Prior, Don FPR ? ? ?
Quinn, Bob C ? ? ?
Roberts, Ray HBFR ? ? ?
Shaw, Merv FF ? ? ?
Thiele, Jack (ac) CHB ? ? ?
Wood, Ken HFFR ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (13 players) 17 17

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