1954 SANFL Season Grand Final: Port Adelaide v West Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 2 October 1954 between Port Adelaide and West Adelaide in the grand final of the 1954 season of the South Australian National Football League. Port Adelaide "hosted" West Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Fos Williams captained the hosts. The hosts were coached by Fos Williams and the visitors were coached by Laurie Cahill.

Port Adelaide (11.13.79) defeated West Adelaide (10.16.76).

Match Details

Season: 1954 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Adelaide v West Adelaide
Date: Saturday 2 October 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 42,895

Match Results

Outcome: Port Adelaide def. West Adelaide
Score: 11.13.79 - 10.16.76

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Adelaide 2 . 4 3 . 6 9 . 10 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
West Adelaide 7 . 7 7 . 7 9 . 12 10 . 16 10 . 16 (76)
Margin WADL by 33 WADL by 25 WADL by 2 PADL by 3 PADL by 3
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Adelaide

Captain: Fos Williams
Coach: Fos Williams

West Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Laurie Cahill

Player Statistics

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abley, John ? ? ? ?
Boyd, Davey ? ? ? ?
Greer, Allen ? ? ? ?
McDonald, Harold ? ? ? ?
Motley, Geof ? ? ? ?
Williams, Fos (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 11 13

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Williams, Glynn ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 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