1948 SANFL Season Grand Final: West Torrens v Norwood

This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1948 between West Torrens and Norwood in the grand final of the 1948 season of the South Australian National Football League. West Torrens hosted Norwood at Adelaide Oval. Jack Oatey captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Gordon Scott and the visitors were coached by Jack Oatey.

West Torrens (6.13.49) were defeated by Norwood (15.16.106).

Match Details

Season: 1948 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: West Torrens v Norwood
Date: Saturday 2 October 1948
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 48,755

Match Results

Outcome: West Torrens def. by Norwood
Score: 6.13.49 - 15.16.106

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Torrens 1 . 4 3 . 9 4 . 9 6 . 13 6 . 13 (49)
Norwood 5 . 4 5 . 6 9 . 14 15 . 16 15 . 16 (106)
Margin NRWD by 24 NRWD by 9 NRWD by 35 NRWD by 57 NRWD by 57
Duration

Honour Roll

West Torrens

Captain: unknown
Coach: Gordon Scott

Norwood

Captain: Jack Oatey
Coach: Jack Oatey

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

K. Aplin
E: J. Dawes

Player Statistics

West Torrens

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 6 13

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Blackmore, Lionel ? ? ? ?
Burke, Brian ? ? ? ?
Hall, Pat ? ? ? ?
Oatey, Jack (c) ? ? ? ?
Reimann, Ron ? ? ? ?
Williams, Ron ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 15 16

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