1952 SANFL Season: North Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of North Adelaide for the 1952 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After defeating Port Adelaide in a semi final, North Adelaide defeated Norwood in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1952 SANFL Season
Team:
North Adelaide
Home Ground:
Prospect Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 14-0-3, P%: 56.4)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldenhoven, Alan | #11, #3 | 13 | 15 | R03-12, R15, SF, GF |
| Blunden, John | #5 | 19 | 0 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Blunden, Peter | #10, #20 | 3 | 0 | R09-10, R17 |
| Bryan, Peter | #4, #3 | 7 | 2 | R02-03, R09-10, R12-14 |
| Carlson, Ron | #8, #15, ... | 15 | 6 | R01-04, R06-14, R16-17 |
| Carroll, Keith | #8, #11 | 6 | 0 | R13, R15-17, SF, GF |
| Cox, Darcy | #23 | 19 | 24 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Crouch, Frank | #3, #8 | 3 | 0 | R02, R10-11 |
| Cunningham, Les | #22 | 19 | 5 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Fuller, Geoff | #17 | 19 | 17 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Galloway, Alan | #4, #3 | 14 | 5 | R04-09, R11-16, SF, GF |
| Garnett, Keith | #20, #10 | 9 | 0 | R01-05, R07-08, R16-17 |
| Gilbourne, Don | #16 | 19 | 22 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Griffin, Lyle | #9 | 19 | 5 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Hancock, Stanley | #19, #10 | 13 | 0 | R04, R06-17 |
| Hill, Len | #14, #11 | 3 | 0 | R02, R04-05 |
| Huppatz, Brian | #19 | 2 | 4 | R01-02 |
| Kennett, Paul | #12 | 19 | 24 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| MacKenzie, Hubert | #18 | 19 | 24 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| McCann, Neil | #14, #7 | 12 | 0 | R01-04, R06, R09-15 |
| McKay, Ian | #1 | 18 | 5 | R01, R03-17, SF, GF |
| McKenzie, Bill | #14 | 1 | 0 | R01 |
| Odgers, Allen | #10, #7, ... | 13 | 0 | R02, R06-08, R11-17, SF, GF |
| Phillips, Ron | #2 | 18 | 66 | R01, R03-17, SF, GF |
| Proud, Bob | #3, #7 | 5 | 16 | R15-17, SF, GF |
| Renner, John | #10, #7, ... | 11 | 4 | R01-03, R05, R07-11, SF, GF |
| Stringer, Dean | #6 | 19 | 6 | R01-17, SF, GF |
| Tanner, Colin | #4, #11 | 6 | 0 | R04-08, R14 |
| Taylor, Bruce | #3, #7 | 5 | 0 | R01-03, R05-06 |
| Tidswell, John | #15, #21 | 18 | 0 | R01-03, R05-17, SF, GF |
| Way, Merv | #10, #20 | 5 | 0 | R12-13, R15, SF, GF |
| Weston, Lloyd | #14, #8, ... | 9 | 0 | R01, R03-05, R14, R16-17, SF, GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer, Ken | 19 | 16 | -0- | 3 | R01-17, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/04/1952 | Round 1 | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 22 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 03/05/1952 | Round 2 | Port Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | PADL by 37 | Ken Farmer | unknown |
| 10/05/1952 | Round 3 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | NADL by 4 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 17/05/1952 | Round 4 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 35 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 24/05/1952 | Round 5 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 14 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 31/05/1952 | Round 6 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 37 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 09/06/1952 | Round 7 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 8 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 14/06/1952 | Round 8 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 34 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 28/06/1952 | Round 9 | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 42 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 05/07/1952 | Round 10 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 62 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 12/07/1952 | Round 11 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 1 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 26/07/1952 | Round 12 | Norwood | HOME | WIN | NADL by 24 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 02/08/1952 | Round 13 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 71 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 09/08/1952 | Round 14 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | NADL by 1 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 23/08/1952 | Round 15 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | NADL by 5 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 30/08/1952 | Round 16 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 20 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 06/09/1952 | Round 17 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | NADL by 63 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 20/09/1952 | Semi Final | Port Adelaide | HOME | WIN | NADL by 3 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
| 04/10/1952 | Grand Final | Norwood | HOME | WIN | NADL by 108 | Ken Farmer | Ian McKay |
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.