1944 SANFL Season: Norwood-North
These are the details of the premiership results of Norwood-North for the 1944 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating West-Glenelg in a semi final and defeating Sturt-South in the preliminary final, Norwood-North defeated Port-Torrens in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 SANFL Season
Team:
Norwood-North
Home Ground:
Norwood Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
4th (W-D-L: 3-0-9, P%: 45.5)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamodt, Colin | 2 | 0 | R07-08 | |
| Arbon, Morrie | 14 | 0 | R01-03, R05-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Bell, John | 3 | 0 | R01, R03-04 | |
| Bice, Perc | 3 | 0 | SF, PF, GF | |
| Blackmore, Lionel | 3 | 0 | R02-04 | |
| Burke, Brian | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| Butler, John | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Cearns, Barney | 3 | 0 | R12, SF, PF | |
| Dillon, Bert | 3 | 0 | R05-07 | |
| Duke, Keith | 9 | 0 | R02, R04-11 | |
| Evens, Alan | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Hancock, Stanley | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Harby, Frank | 13 | 0 | R01-02, R04, R06-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Harker, Ted | 5 | 0 | R06-10 | |
| Hill, Les | 3 | 0 | R03-05 | |
| Hogan, Gordon | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Holliday, Ivan | 12 | 0 | R02-09, R12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Holmesby, Dick | 13 | 0 | R01-05, R08-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Hoskins, Raymond | 15 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Isaac, William | 15 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Kendle, Roy | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Lawrence, Ernest | 3 | 0 | R05-07 | |
| Le Page, Keith | 4 | 0 | R12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Lush, Ross | 11 | 0 | R01, R04-10, R12, SF, PF | |
| Martin, Garth | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Martin, Owen | 14 | 0 | R01-11, SF, PF, GF | |
| McFarlane, Duncan | 5 | 0 | R11-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Oatey, Jack | 6 | 0 | R01, R08-11, PF | |
| Olds, Doug | 3 | 0 | R01-03 | |
| Olsson, Murray | 1 | 0 | R10 | |
| Pash, Jeff | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Pedersen, Lionel | 9 | 0 | R02-05, R08-12 | |
| Price, Tom | 15 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Ralph, Harry | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Ranger, Bruce | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Reilly, James | 13 | 0 | R01, R04-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Sawley, Alby | 7 | 0 | R03, R05-07, SF, PF, GF | |
| Schmelzkopf, Jeff | 3 | 0 | R12, SF, PF | |
| Searle, Horrie | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R06, R12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Solomon, Myer | 8 | 0 | R01-03, R06, R09-11, GF | |
| Stone, Alf | 1 | 0 | R04 | |
| Taylor, Ron | 4 | 0 | R04, R07-08, R10 | |
| Taylor, Stan | 2 | 0 | R01, R05 | |
| Walker, Max | 10 | 0 | R01-09, R12 | |
| Way, Neville | 14 | 0 | R02-12, SF, PF, GF | |
| Williams, Ron | 2 | 0 | R09-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith, Jack | 15 | 6 | -0- | 9 | R01-12, SF, PF, GF |
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Keith Duke | Owen Martin | Dick Holmesby |
| Half-Back: | Frank Harby | Ross Lush | Ivan Holliday |
| Centre: | Ted Harker | Jeff Pash | Alby Sawley |
| Half-Forward: | Lionel Pedersen | James Reilly | Max Walker |
| Forward: | Horrie Searle | William Isaac | Neville Way |
| Follower: | Raymond Hoskins | Tom Price | Morrie Arbon |
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 15 out of 15 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/05/1944 | Round 1 | Port-Torrens | HOME | LOSS | POTO by 12 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 2 | West-Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | WEGL by 18 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 12/06/1944 | Round 3 | Sturt-South | HOME | LOSS | STSO by 30 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 4 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 19 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 5 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | WEGL by 45 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 6 | Sturt-South | AWAY | LOSS | STSO by 22 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 7 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 59 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 8 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NONO by 41 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 9 | Sturt-South | AWAY | WIN | NONO by 1 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 10 | Port-Torrens | HOME | LOSS | POTO by 71 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 11 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NONO by 26 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 12 | Sturt-South | HOME | LOSS | STSO by 14 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 09/09/1944 | Semi Final | West-Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NONO by 87 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 23/09/1944 | Preliminary Final | Sturt-South | AWAY | WIN | NONO by 16 | Jack Smith | unknown |
| 30/09/1944 | Grand Final | Port-Torrens | AWAY | WIN | NONO by 6 | Jack Smith | Owen Martin |
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.