1953 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1953 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 being defeated by West Torrens in a semi final and defeating Glenelg in the preliminary final, Port Adelaide were defeated by West Torrens in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1953 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
1st (W-D-L: 15-0-3, P%: 59.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker, Ray | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Fos | 21 | 16 | -0- | 5 | R01-18, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/04/1953 | Round 1 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 7 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 02/05/1953 | Round 2 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 34 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 09/05/1953 | Round 3 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 9 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 16/05/1953 | Round 4 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADL by 36 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 23/05/1953 | Round 5 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 130 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 02/06/1953 | Round 6 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 25 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 06/06/1953 | Round 7 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 36 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 13/06/1953 | Round 8 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 28 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 20/06/1953 | Round 9 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 43 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 27/06/1953 | Round 10 | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 8 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 04/07/1953 | Round 11 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 10 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 25/07/1953 | Round 12 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 8 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 01/08/1953 | Round 13 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 30 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 08/08/1953 | Round 14 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 12 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 15/08/1953 | Round 15 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 41 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 22/08/1953 | Round 16 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 24 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 29/08/1953 | Round 17 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 51 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 05/09/1953 | Round 18 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 34 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 19/09/1953 | Semi Final | West Torrens | HOME | LOSS | WTRN by 46 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 26/09/1953 | Preliminary Final | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 58 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 03/10/1953 | Grand Final | West Torrens | AWAY | LOSS | WTRN by 7 | Fos Williams | unknown |
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.