1944 SANFL Semi Final 2: Port-Torrens v Sturt-South
This is the match report for the match played on 16 September 1944 between Port-Torrens and Sturt-South in the second semi final of the 1944 SANFL season.
Port-Torrens hosted Sturt-South at Adelaide Oval.
Lew Roberts captained the hosts.
In the absence of Jack Dawes, vice-captain Gil Langley captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Mal Drury.
As a result of this match, Port-Torrens faced Norwood-North in the grand final and Sturt-South faced Norwood-North in the preliminary final.
Match Details
Season:
1944 SANFL Season
Round:
Semi Final 2
Teams:
Port-Torrens
v
Sturt-South
Date:
Saturday 16 September 1944
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Match Results
Outcome:
Port-Torrens
def.
Sturt-South
Score:
16.17.113 - 11.7.73
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
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| Port-Torrens | 4 | . | 4 | 10 | . | 10 | 11 | . | 14 | 16 | . | 17 | 16 | . | 17 | (113) |
| Sturt-South | 0 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 3 | 5 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| Margin | POTO by 26 | POTO by 49 | POTO by 46 | POTO by 40 | POTO by 40 | |||||||||||
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Honour Roll
Coaches:
Mal Drury
(Port-Torrens),
unknown
(Sturt-South)
Captains:
Lew Roberts
(Port-Torrens),
Gil Langley
(Sturt-South)
Player Statistics
Port-Torrens
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Clark, Noel | HFFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cox, Stan | HBFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Darling, Lindsay | HBFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Fletcher, Don | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Franklin, Arthur | BPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hall, Ron | HFFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hank, Bob | CHF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hoffmann, Ron | FPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| McFarlane, Bill | BPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| McKenzie, Jock | WR | ? | ? | ? | |
| McLean, Bob | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Prior, Don | FPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Quinn, Bob | RO | ? | ? | ? | |
| Roberts, Lew (c) | C | ? | ? | ? | |
| Roberts, Ray | CHB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Shaw, Merv | FF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Taylor, Vic | SUB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Thiele, Jack | FB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 16 | 17 | |||
Sturt-South
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
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| Aistrope, Charles | HBFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Bagshaw, Hartley | BPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Cheeseman, Graham | HFFL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Haines, Colin | FB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Holden, Jack | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ingham, Colin | HBFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Langley, Gil (ac) | RO | ? | ? | ? | |
| Moriarty, Leo | SUB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Potter, Lealand | WR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Reynolds, Ross | CHF | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rusby, Laurie | WL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Ryan, Tom | BPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Scott, Stanley | FPR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Strapps, William | FPL | ? | ? | ? | |
| Templeton, Jim | C | ? | ? | ? | |
| Tuohy, Howard | CHB | ? | ? | ? | |
| Whelan, Ray | HFFR | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Stanley | RU | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (18 players) | 11 | 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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| H. Bagshaw | C. Haines | T. Ryan | D. Fletcher | V. Taylor | |||||||||||
| D. Prior | M. Shaw | R. Hoffmann | B. McLean |
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| FORWARD | B. Quinn |
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| C. Aistrope | H. Tuohy | C. Ingham |
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| N. Clark | B. Hank | R. Hall |
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| L. Rusby | J. Templeton | L. Potter |
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| J. McKenzie | L. Roberts (c) |
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| CENTRE | J. Holden | L. Moriarty | |||||||||||||
| HALF-FORWARD | S. Williams |
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| G. Cheeseman | R. Reynolds | R. Whelan | G. Langley (ac) |
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| S. Cox | R. Roberts | L. Darling |
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| B. McFarlane | J. Thiele | A. Franklin |
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| Sturt-South | Coach: unknown | ||||||||||||||