1951 SANFL Grand Final: Port Adelaide v North Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1951 between Port Adelaide and North Adelaide in the grand final of the 1951 SANFL season.
Port Adelaide hosted North Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
Ian McKay captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Fos Williams and the visitors were coached by Ken Farmer.
As a result of this match, Port Adelaide were the premiers and North Adelaide were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1951 SANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Port Adelaide
v
North Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1951
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Attendance:
41,997
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Adelaide
def.
North Adelaide
Score:
10.12.72 - 8.13.61
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 6 | . | 4 | 8 | . | 5 | 9 | . | 9 | 10 | . | 12 | 10 | . | 12 | (72) |
| North Adelaide | 2 | . | 1 | 4 | . | 6 | 4 | . | 9 | 8 | . | 13 | 8 | . | 13 | (61) |
| Margin | PADL by 27 | PADL by 23 | PADL by 30 | PADL by 11 | PADL by 11 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Fos Williams
(Port Adelaide),
Ken Farmer
(North Adelaide)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Adelaide),
Ian McKay
(North Adelaide)
Player Statistics
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abley, John | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Boyd, Davey | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Greer, Allen | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| McDonald, Harold | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Russell, Dick | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Whitaker, Ray | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Fos | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (7 players) | 10 | 12 | |||
North Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Aldenhoven, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Blunden, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Garnett, Keith | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Gilbourne, Don | ? | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Griffin, Lyle | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | McKay, Ian (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Phillips, Ron | ? | ? | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Proud, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Renner, John | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 20 | Sowter, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Tanner, Colin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Tidswell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Vaughan, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (13 players) | 8 | 13 | |||