1953 SANFL Season Grand Final: West Torrens v Port Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 3 October 1953 between West Torrens and Port Adelaide in the grand final of the 1953 season of the South Australian National Football League. West Torrens hosted Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Bob Hank captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Joe Kinlough and the visitors were coached by Fos Williams.

West Torrens (9.13.67) defeated Port Adelaide (8.12.60).

Match Details

Season: 1953 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: West Torrens v Port Adelaide
Date: Saturday 3 October 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 42,949

Match Results

Outcome: West Torrens def. Port Adelaide
Score: 9.13.67 - 8.12.60

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Torrens 3 . 3 6 . 8 7 . 10 9 . 13 9 . 13 (67)
Port Adelaide 4 . 3 6 . 7 8 . 10 8 . 12 8 . 12 (60)
Margin PADL by 6 WTRN by 1 PADL by 6 WTRN by 7 WTRN by 7
Duration

Honour Roll

West Torrens

Captain: Bob Hank
Coach: Joe Kinlough

Port Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Fos Williams

Player Statistics

West Torrens

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Ashby, Ron ? ? ? ?
Hank, Bob (c) ? ? ? ?
Head, Lindsay ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (3 players) 9 13

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Whitaker, Ray ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 8 12

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