1953 SANFL Season Round 1: Sturt v West Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 25 April 1953 between Sturt and West Adelaide during round one of the 1953 season of the South Australian National Football League. Sturt hosted West Adelaide at Unley Oval. The hosts were coached by Len Fitzgerald and the visitors were coached by Laurie Cahill.

Sturt (9.10.64) were defeated by West Adelaide (10.16.76).

Match Details

Season: 1953 SANFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Sturt v West Adelaide
Date: Saturday 25 April 1953
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Unley Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt def. by West Adelaide
Score: 9.10.64 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt 1 . 6 3 . 8 8 . 10 9 . 10 9 . 10 (64)
West Adelaide 0 . 4 6 . 7 8 . 11 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin STRT by 8 WADL by 17 WADL by 1 WADL by 12 WADL by 12
Duration

Honour Roll

Sturt

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Fitzgerald

West Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Laurie Cahill

Player Statistics

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 10

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 10 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