1954 SANFL Season Round 1: Sturt v South Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 24 April 1954 between Sturt and South Adelaide during round one of the 1954 season of the South Australian National Football League. Sturt hosted South Adelaide at Unley Oval. The hosts were coached by Len Fitzgerald and the visitors were coached by Alan Hickinbotham.

Sturt (4.7.31) were defeated by South Adelaide (11.13.79).

Match Details

Season: 1954 SANFL Season
Round: Round 1
Teams: Sturt v South Adelaide
Date: Saturday 24 April 1954
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Unley Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt def. by South Adelaide
Score: 4.7.31 - 11.13.79

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt 2 . 0 3 . 5 3 . 5 4 . 7 4 . 7 (31)
South Adelaide 3 . 4 6 . 8 8 . 11 11 . 13 11 . 13 (79)
Margin SADL by 10 SADL by 21 SADL by 36 SADL by 48 SADL by 48
Duration

Honour Roll

Sturt

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Fitzgerald

South Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Alan Hickinbotham

Player Statistics

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
May, Wally ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (1 player) 4 7

South Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 11 13

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