1953 SANFL Season: Glenelg

These are the details of the premiership results for Glenelg for the 1953 season of the South Australian National Football League. The team used Glenelg Oval as their home ground, playing eight matches there (eight as hosts). The team finished the regular season in fourth place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating Norwood in the first semi final, Glenelg were defeated by Port Adelaide in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Team Details

Competition: 1953 SANFL Season
Team: Glenelg
Home Ground: Glenelg Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 4th (W-D-L: 9-0-9, P%: 52.3)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final)

Team Leaders

Captain: Pat Hall

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds
Hall, Pat 1 7 R01
Taylor, Don 2 0 R10, R18

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Hall, Pat 20 10 -0- 10 R01-18, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
25/04/1953 Round 1 South Adelaide HOME WIN GLNG by 64 Pat Hall Pat Hall
02/05/1953 Round 2 West Adelaide HOME WIN GLNG by 73 Pat Hall unknown
09/05/1953 Round 3 Sturt AWAY WIN GLNG by 47 Pat Hall unknown
16/05/1953 Round 4 North Adelaide HOME WIN GLNG by 55 Pat Hall unknown
23/05/1953 Round 5 Norwood AWAY LOSS NRWD by 12 Pat Hall unknown
02/06/1953 Round 6 Port Adelaide AWAY LOSS PADL by 25 Pat Hall unknown
06/06/1953 Round 7 West Torrens HOME LOSS WTRN by 14 Pat Hall unknown
13/06/1953 Round 8 West Adelaide HOME WIN GLNG by 1 Pat Hall unknown
20/06/1953 Round 9 South Adelaide HOME WIN GLNG by 52 Pat Hall unknown
27/06/1953 Round 10 West Adelaide AWAY WIN GLNG by 22 Pat Hall unknown
04/07/1953 Round 11 Sturt HOME LOSS STRT by 34 Pat Hall unknown
25/07/1953 Round 12 North Adelaide AWAY LOSS NADL by 25 Pat Hall unknown
01/08/1953 Round 13 Norwood HOME LOSS NRWD by 2 Pat Hall unknown
08/08/1953 Round 14 Port Adelaide AWAY WIN GLNG by 12 Pat Hall unknown
15/08/1953 Round 15 West Torrens AWAY LOSS WTRN by 32 Pat Hall unknown
22/08/1953 Round 16 South Adelaide AWAY LOSS SADL by 11 Pat Hall unknown
29/08/1953 Round 17 Port Adelaide HOME LOSS PADL by 51 Pat Hall unknown
05/09/1953 Round 18 North Adelaide AWAY WIN GLNG by 29 Pat Hall unknown
12/09/1953 Semi Final Norwood AWAY WIN GLNG by 24 Pat Hall unknown
26/09/1953 Preliminary Final Port Adelaide AWAY LOSS PADL by 58 Pat Hall unknown