1948 SANFL 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 SANFL season. 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.

As a result of this match, Norwood were the premiers and West Torrens were the runners-up.

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

Coaches: Gordon Scott (West Torrens), Jack Oatey (Norwood)
Captains: unknown (West Torrens), Jack Oatey (Norwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: 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) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 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