1951 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results for North Adelaide for the 1951 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Prospect Oval as their home ground, playing seven matches there (seven as hosts). The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by Port Adelaide in the second semi final and defeating Glenelg in the preliminary final, North Adelaide were defeated by Port Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Team Details
Competition:
1951 SANFL Season
Team:
North Adelaide
Home Ground:
Prospect Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 13-0-5, P%: 57.7)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldenhoven, Alan | #17, #23 | 21 | 19 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Beeching, Jack | #18 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Blunden, John | #3 | 15 | 0 | R01-03, R08, R11-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Carroll, Keith | #11 | 7 | 0 | R01-07 |
| Cox, Darcy | #14 | 13 | 19 | R01-13 |
| Crouch, Frank | #8 | 19 | 0 | R01-18, SF |
| Cunningham, Les | #18, #16 | 18 | 13 | R02-12, R15-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Edwards, Barrie | #23, #10 | 4 | 0 | R03-05, R07 |
| Fuller, Geoff | #3, #5 | 12 | 4 | R04, R08-15, R17-18, PF |
| Galloway, Alan | #21, #25 | 5 | 1 | R01-02, SF, PF, GF |
| Garnett, Keith | #10 | 14 | 6 | R08-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Gilbourne, Don | #4 | 21 | 22 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Griffin, Lyle | #7 | 21 | 0 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hancock, Stanley | #16, #17 | 12 | 0 | R01-10, R12, R17 |
| Hill, Len | #23, #17 | 6 | 0 | R06, R14, R18, SF, PF, GF |
| Hoile, Neil | #3, #21 | 3 | 0 | R05-07 |
| Huppatz, Brian | #5, #18 | 4 | 0 | R07, R16-18 |
| Kennett, Paul | #15 | 21 | 20 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| MacKenzie, Hubert | #9 | 19 | 18 | R01-06, R08-14, R16-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Martin, John | #12 | 2 | 0 | R08-09 |
| McCann, Neil | #20 | 16 | 0 | R01-16 |
| McKay, Ian | #1 | 21 | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| McKenzie, Bill | #6 | 15 | 12 | R01-15 |
| Odgers, Allen | #10, #12, ... | 10 | 0 | R01, R03-07, R09, R11-13 |
| Phillips, Ron | #2 | 19 | 53 | R01-10, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Proud, Bob | #6 | 3 | 3 | SF, PF, GF |
| Renner, John | #11 | 11 | 2 | R10-17, SF, PF, GF |
| Sowter, Alf | #10, #14, ... | 5 | 1 | R02, R15-16, R18, GF |
| Stringer, Dean | #19 | 20 | 42 | R01-11, R13-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Tanner, Colin | #24, #21 | 8 | 0 | R14-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Tidswell, John | #12 | 12 | 2 | R10-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Vaughan, Jack | #22 | 21 | 4 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
| Weston, Lloyd | #13 | 21 | 1 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, Ken | 21 | 14 | -0- | 7 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/04/1951 | Round 1 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 71 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 28/04/1951 | Round 2 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 122 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 05/05/1951 | Round 3 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | NADL by 34 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 12/05/1951 | Round 4 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 35 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 19/05/1951 | Round 5 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 45 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 02/06/1951 | Round 6 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 63 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 09/06/1951 | Round 7 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NADL by 21 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 16/06/1951 | Round 8 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 3 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 23/06/1951 | Round 9 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 31 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 30/06/1951 | Round 10 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 37 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 14/07/1951 | Round 11 | Port Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | PADL by 14 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 21/07/1951 | Round 12 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 44 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 28/07/1951 | Round 13 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 16 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 04/08/1951 | Round 14 | Glenelg | AWAY | LOSS | GLNG by 18 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 11/08/1951 | Round 15 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NADL by 13 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 18/08/1951 | Round 16 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 35 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 25/08/1951 | Round 17 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 27 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 01/09/1951 | Round 18 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 87 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 15/09/1951 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 31 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 22/09/1951 | Preliminary Final | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 25 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 29/09/1951 | Grand Final | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 11 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |