1944 SANFL Season: Port-Torrens
These are the details of the premiership results of Port-Torrens for the 1944 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Sturt-South in a semi final, Port-Torrens were defeated by Norwood-North in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 SANFL Season
Team:
Port-Torrens
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 10-0-2, P%: 56.5)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Team Leaders
Captain:
Lew Roberts
Vice-Captain:
Jack Thiele
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark, Noel | 3 | 0 | R12, SF, GF | |
| Cox, Stan | 10 | 0 | R04-11, SF, GF | |
| Dangerfield, Len | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Darling, Lindsay | 4 | 0 | R08, R10-11, SF | |
| Dayman, Lyle | 1 | 0 | R07 | |
| Dearing, Gordon | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Fletcher, Don | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Franklin, Arthur | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Glastonbury, Stuart | 4 | 0 | R04-07 | |
| Hall, Ron | 3 | 0 | R12, SF, GF | |
| Hank, Bob | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Hoffmann, Ron | 12 | 0 | R01-02, R05-12, SF, GF | |
| Hudson, William | 1 | 0 | R06 | |
| Jordan, Bernard | 7 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R08-09, R11 | |
| Kellaway, Clyde | 13 | 0 | R01-12, GF | |
| Martyn, Louis | 2 | 0 | R01, R09 | |
| McFarlane, Bill | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| McKenzie, Jock | 5 | 0 | R10-12, SF, GF | |
| McLean, Bob | 7 | 6 | R01, R05-06, R10-12, SF | |
| McLean, Les | 6 | 0 | R01-03, R10-12 | |
| Meredith, John | 1 | 0 | R02 | |
| Prior, Don | 13 | 0 | R02-12, SF, GF | |
| Proctor, Richard | 5 | 0 | R02-04, R08-09 | |
| Quinn, Bob | 12 | 0 | R01-05, R07-12, SF | |
| Reval, Allan | 4 | 0 | R10-12, GF | |
| Roberts, Alf | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Roberts, Lew | 10 | 0 | R01-06, R09, R12, SF, GF | |
| Roberts, Ray | 13 | 0 | R01-11, SF, GF | |
| Scott, Gordon | 2 | 0 | R03-04 | |
| Shaw, Merv | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Skelley, Jack | 3 | 0 | R06-08 | |
| Symonds, Darrel | 7 | 0 | R02-08 | |
| Taylor, Vic | 3 | 0 | R02, R12, SF | |
| Thiele, Jack | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, GF | |
| Tonkin, Bill | 1 | 0 | R01 | |
| Wood, Ken | 10 | 0 | R01-10 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drury, Mal | 14 | 11 | -0- | 3 | R01-12, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/05/1944 | Round 1 | Norwood-North | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 12 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 2 | Sturt-South | HOME | LOSS | STSO by 25 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 03/06/1944 | Round 3 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 53 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 4 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | POTO by 19 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 5 | Sturt-South | HOME | LOSS | STSO by 6 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 6 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | POTO by 34 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 08/07/1944 | Round 7 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | POTO by 59 | Mal Drury | Jack Thiele |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 8 | Sturt-South | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 9 | Mal Drury | Jack Thiele |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 9 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 67 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 10 | Norwood-North | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 71 | Mal Drury | Jack Thiele |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 11 | Sturt-South | HOME | WIN | POTO by 2 | Mal Drury | Jack Thiele |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 12 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | POTO by 49 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 16/09/1944 | Semi Final | Sturt-South | HOME | WIN | POTO by 40 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
| 30/09/1944 | Grand Final | Norwood-North | HOME | LOSS | NONO by 6 | Mal Drury | Lew Roberts |
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.