1944 SANFL Season: Sturt-South
These are the details of the premiership results of Sturt-South for the 1944 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port-Torrens in a semi final, Sturt-South were defeated by Norwood-North in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).
Season Team Details
Competition:
1944 SANFL Season
Team:
Sturt-South
Home Ground:
Unley Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 7-0-5, P%: 52.0)
Finals Performance:
Defeated by Norwood-North (Preliminary Final)
Team Leaders
Captain:
Jack Dawes
Vice-Captain:
Gil Langley
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aistrope, Charles | 13 | 0 | R01-12, SF | |
| Bagshaw, Hartley | 13 | 0 | R01-11, SF, PF | |
| Ball, Reginald | 1 | 0 | R12 | |
| Bartlett, Donald | 3 | 0 | R10-12 | |
| Boromeo, Albert | 2 | 0 | R07-08 | |
| Boyle, John | 4 | 0 | R01, R03-05 | |
| Cahill, Laurie | 8 | 0 | R03-06, R08, R10-12 | |
| Cheeseman, Graham | 10 | 0 | R05-12, SF, PF | |
| Culpitt, Wally | 1 | 0 | PF | |
| Dawes, Jack | 6 | 0 | R01-05, R07 | |
| Deagan, Kevin | 1 | 0 | R03 | |
| Doherty, Jack | 1 | 0 | R11 | |
| Giles, Malcolm | 9 | 0 | R01-09 | |
| Haines, Colin | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF | |
| Herbert, Ken | 2 | 0 | R01-02 | |
| Holden, Jack | 7 | 0 | R08-12, SF, PF | |
| House, Harry | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Ingham, Colin | 13 | 0 | R01-08, R10-12, SF, PF | |
| Kleinig, Ian | 1 | 0 | PF | |
| Langley, Gil | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF | |
| McMahon, W. | 2 | 0 | R08-09 | |
| Moriarty, Leo | 2 | 0 | R12, SF | |
| O'Shaughnessy, James | 2 | 0 | R05-06 | |
| Peake, Bryce | 5 | 0 | R01-04, R07 | |
| Pearce, Ross | 2 | 0 | R05-06 | |
| Potter, Lealand | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF | |
| Reynolds, Ross | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF | |
| Rusby, Laurie | 10 | 0 | R01-04, R09-12, SF, PF | |
| Ryan, Tom | 6 | 0 | R01, R10-12, SF, PF | |
| Scott, Stanley | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF | |
| Sincock, Clifford | 6 | 0 | R01-04, R06-07 | |
| Strapps, William | 11 | 0 | R03-12, SF | |
| Templeton, Jim | 2 | 0 | SF, PF | |
| Tilley, Eddie | 1 | 0 | R09 | |
| Tuohy, Howard | 13 | 0 | R01-11, SF, PF | |
| Veitch, Robert | 1 | 0 | PF | |
| Whelan, Ray | 14 | 0 | R01-12, SF, PF | |
| Williams, Alex | 4 | 0 | R04-07 | |
| Williams, Stanley | 8 | 0 | R02, R08-12, SF, PF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Line-Up
| Back: | Malcolm Giles | Colin Haines | Hartley Bagshaw |
| Half-Back: | Charles Aistrope | Colin Ingham | Howard Tuohy |
| Centre: | Lealand Potter | Laurie Rusby | Laurie Cahill |
| Half-Forward: | Clifford Sincock | Graham Cheeseman | Ray Whelan |
| Forward: | William Strapps | Jack Dawes | Stanley Scott |
| Follower: | Jack Holden | Ross Reynolds | Gil Langley |
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 9 out of 14 matches was used.
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/05/1944 | Round 1 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | STSO by 51 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 27/05/1944 | Round 2 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | WIN | STSO by 25 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 12/06/1944 | Round 3 | Norwood-North | AWAY | WIN | STSO by 30 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 17/06/1944 | Round 4 | West-Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | WEGL by 4 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 24/06/1944 | Round 5 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | WIN | STSO by 6 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 01/07/1944 | Round 6 | Norwood-North | HOME | WIN | STSO by 22 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 15/07/1944 | Round 7 | West-Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | WEGL by 62 | unknown | Jack Dawes |
| 22/07/1944 | Round 8 | Port-Torrens | HOME | LOSS | POTO by 9 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 05/08/1944 | Round 9 | Norwood-North | HOME | LOSS | NONO by 1 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 12/08/1944 | Round 10 | West-Glenelg | HOME | WIN | STSO by 31 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 19/08/1944 | Round 11 | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 2 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 02/09/1944 | Round 12 | Norwood-North | AWAY | WIN | STSO by 14 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 16/09/1944 | Semi Final | Port-Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | POTO by 40 | unknown | Gil Langley |
| 23/09/1944 | Preliminary Final | Norwood-North | HOME | LOSS | NONO by 16 | unknown | Gil Langley |
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.