1955 SANFL Season

These are the results for the 1955 season of the South Australian National Football League.

It featured seventeen rounds. Port Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Adelaide were the premiers, with Fos Williams as the premiership captain-coach.

Season Details

Name: 1955 SANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 17
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 72

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Glenelg Glenelg Oval Charlie May
North Adelaide Prospect Oval Colin Aamodt
Norwood Norwood Oval Jack Oatey
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval Fos Williams
South Adelaide Adelaide Oval Jack Graham
Sturt Unley Oval Len Fitzgerald
West Adelaide Adelaide Oval Laurie Cahill
West Torrens Thebarton Oval Joe Kinlough

Season Results

Premiers: Port Adelaide
Runners-Up: Norwood
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Adelaide 1st 13 -0- 4 26 56.9% 1,545 1,172 216 249 166 176
Norwood 2nd 11 -1- 5 23 55.2% 1,457 1,184 205 227 165 194
West Torrens 3rd 9 -1- 7 19 53.5% 1,412 1,226 200 212 173 188
Sturt 4th 9 -0- 8 18 51.2% 1,315 1,253 187 193 171 227
North Adelaide 5th 9 -0- 8 18 49.9% 1,309 1,312 186 193 185 202
Glenelg 6th 7 -0- 10 14 47.4% 1,355 1,503 192 203 213 225
West Adelaide 7th 7 -0- 10 14 46.7% 1,413 1,612 199 219 232 220
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 15 4 39.0% 966 1,510 132 174 212 238

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
Port Adelaide 1st Premiers
Norwood 2nd Runners-Up
Sturt 3rd Defeated by Port Adelaide (Preliminary Final)
West Torrens 4th Defeated by Sturt (Semi Final)
North Adelaide 5th Did not qualify for finals
Glenelg 6th Did not qualify for finals
West Adelaide 7th Did not qualify for finals
South Adelaide 8th Did not qualify for finals

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 83 - 90
SAT 23/04/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Prospect Oval 133 - 56
SAT 23/04/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Torrens Alberton Oval 109 - 85
MON 25/04/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 75 - 86

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 1 -0- 0 2 70.4% 133 56
Port Adelaide 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 56.2% 109 85
West Adelaide 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 53.4% 86 75
Sturt 4th 1 -0- 0 2 52.0% 90 83
Glenelg 5th 0 -0- 1 0 48.0% 83 90
Norwood 6th 0 -0- 1 0 46.6% 75 86
West Torrens 7th 0 -0- 1 0 43.8% 85 109
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 1 0 29.6% 56 133

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Glenelg Oval 100 - 74
SAT 30/04/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Unley Oval 74 - 70
SAT 30/04/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 100 - 99
SAT 30/04/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v Norwood Thebarton Oval 66 - 66

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Adelaide 1st 2 -0- 0 4 51.7% 186 174
Sturt 2nd 2 -0- 0 4 51.7% 164 153
North Adelaide 3rd 1 -0- 1 2 61.0% 203 130
Port Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 1 2 52.9% 208 185
Glenelg 5th 1 -0- 1 2 52.7% 183 164
Norwood 6th 0 -1- 1 1 48.1% 141 152
West Torrens 7th 0 -1- 1 1 46.3% 151 175
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 2 0 35.8% 130 233

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Prospect Oval 65 - 71
SAT 07/05/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Alberton Oval 76 - 74
SAT 07/05/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Unley Oval 94 - 42
SAT 07/05/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 54 - 84

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 3 -0- 0 6 57.0% 258 195
Glenelg 2nd 2 -0- 1 4 52.6% 254 229
Port Adelaide 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 52.3% 284 259
West Adelaide 4th 2 -0- 1 4 48.2% 240 258
West Torrens 5th 1 -1- 1 3 50.6% 235 229
North Adelaide 6th 1 -0- 2 2 57.1% 268 201
Norwood 7th 0 -1- 2 1 48.5% 215 228
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 3 0 34.5% 172 327

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Torrens Glenelg Oval 67 - 104
SAT 14/05/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Alberton Oval 113 - 36
SAT 14/05/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 64 - 86
SAT 14/05/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Kensington Oval 73 - 136

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 4 -0- 0 8 59.5% 394 268
Port Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 1 6 57.4% 397 295
West Torrens 3rd 2 -1- 1 5 53.4% 339 296
Glenelg 4th 2 -0- 2 4 49.1% 321 333
West Adelaide 5th 2 -0- 2 4 44.3% 313 394
Norwood 6th 1 -1- 2 3 50.8% 301 292
North Adelaide 7th 1 -0- 3 2 49.2% 304 314
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 4 0 36.4% 236 413

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Prospect Oval 106 - 103
SAT 21/05/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v Glenelg Norwood Oval 84 - 52
SAT 21/05/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 71 - 129
SAT 21/05/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Unley Oval 81 - 53

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 5 -0- 0 10 59.7% 475 321
West Torrens 2nd 3 -1- 1 7 56.0% 468 367
Port Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 2 6 54.5% 450 376
Norwood 4th 2 -1- 2 5 52.8% 385 344
North Adelaide 5th 2 -0- 3 4 49.6% 410 417
Glenelg 6th 2 -0- 3 4 47.2% 373 417
West Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 3 4 45.4% 416 500
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 5 0 36.2% 307 542

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Torrens Kensington Oval 66 - 79
SAT 28/05/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 94 - 74
SAT 28/05/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 139 - 66
SAT 28/05/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 96 - 100

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 5 -0- 1 10 57.0% 549 415
West Torrens 2nd 4 -1- 1 9 55.8% 547 433
Port Adelaide 3rd 4 -0- 2 8 57.1% 589 442
Norwood 4th 3 -1- 2 7 53.4% 479 418
Glenelg 5th 3 -0- 3 6 48.0% 473 513
North Adelaide 6th 2 -0- 4 4 49.0% 476 496
West Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 4 4 46.0% 512 600
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 6 0 35.4% 373 681

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v Port Adelaide Glenelg Oval 73 - 67
SAT 04/06/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 96 - 78
SAT 04/06/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v South Adelaide Adelaide Oval 68 - 62
SAT 04/06/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v Sturt Thebarton Oval 61 - 65

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 6 -0- 1 12 56.3% 614 476
West Torrens 2nd 4 -1- 2 9 55.0% 608 498
Norwood 3rd 4 -1- 2 9 53.7% 575 496
Port Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 3 8 56.0% 656 515
Glenelg 5th 4 -0- 3 8 48.5% 546 580
West Adelaide 6th 3 -0- 4 6 46.7% 580 662
North Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 5 4 48.3% 554 592
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 7 0 36.7% 435 749

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 79 - 61
SAT 11/06/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Unley Oval 100 - 98
SAT 11/06/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Kensington Oval 64 - 117
MON 13/06/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 87 - 125

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 7 -0- 1 14 55.4% 714 574
Norwood 2nd 5 -1- 2 11 55.3% 692 560
Port Adelaide 3rd 5 -0- 3 10 56.5% 781 602
West Torrens 4th 4 -1- 3 9 52.7% 695 623
Glenelg 5th 4 -0- 4 8 48.6% 644 680
West Adelaide 6th 3 -0- 5 6 45.3% 644 779
North Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 6 4 47.8% 615 671
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 7 2 38.8% 514 810

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Sturt Prospect Oval 78 - 68
SAT 18/06/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v West Torrens Norwood Oval 41 - 40
SAT 18/06/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Alberton Oval 130 - 57
SAT 18/06/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 49 - 47

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 7 -0- 2 14 54.5% 782 652
Norwood 2nd 6 -1- 2 13 55.0% 733 600
Port Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 58.0% 911 659
West Torrens 4th 4 -1- 4 9 52.5% 735 664
Glenelg 5th 4 -0- 5 8 48.7% 691 729
North Adelaide 6th 3 -0- 6 6 48.4% 693 739
West Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 6 6 43.5% 701 909
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 7 4 39.6% 563 857

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 02/07/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Glenelg Oval 51 - 74
SAT 02/07/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Norwood Oval 76 - 94
SAT 02/07/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 29 - 64
SAT 02/07/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v West Adelaide Thebarton Oval 91 - 66

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 8 -0- 2 16 55.4% 846 681
Port Adelaide 2nd 7 -0- 3 14 57.8% 1,005 735
Norwood 3rd 6 -1- 3 13 53.8% 809 694
West Torrens 4th 5 -1- 4 11 53.1% 826 730
North Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 6 8 49.3% 767 790
Glenelg 6th 4 -0- 6 8 48.0% 742 803
West Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 7 6 43.4% 767 1,000
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 8 4 39.1% 592 921

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Prospect Oval 65 - 84
SAT 09/07/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 86 - 35
SAT 09/07/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 64 - 94
SAT 09/07/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v Glenelg Thebarton Oval 108 - 75

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Sturt 1st 9 -0- 2 18 55.8% 940 745
Port Adelaide 2nd 8 -0- 3 16 57.6% 1,089 800
Norwood 3rd 7 -1- 3 15 55.1% 895 729
West Torrens 4th 6 -1- 4 13 53.7% 934 805
North Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 7 8 48.8% 832 874
Glenelg 6th 4 -0- 7 8 47.3% 817 911
West Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 8 6 43.2% 831 1,094
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 9 4 38.4% 627 1,007

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/07/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Kensington Oval 67 - 128
SAT 23/07/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval 74 - 61
SAT 23/07/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 131 - 83
SAT 23/07/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v South Adelaide Thebarton Oval 101 - 43

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 9 -0- 3 18 57.5% 1,163 861
Sturt 2nd 9 -0- 3 18 55.0% 1,001 819
Norwood 3rd 8 -1- 3 17 56.2% 1,023 796
West Torrens 4th 7 -1- 4 15 55.0% 1,035 848
North Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 8 8 47.7% 915 1,005
Glenelg 6th 4 -0- 8 8 46.0% 884 1,039
West Adelaide 7th 4 -0- 8 8 45.0% 962 1,177
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 10 4 37.7% 670 1,108

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Adelaide Glenelg Oval 94 - 86
SAT 30/07/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 103 - 64
SAT 30/07/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Unley Oval 42 - 96
SAT 30/07/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Thebarton Oval 88 - 105

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 10 -0- 3 20 57.8% 1,266 925
Norwood 2nd 9 -1- 3 19 57.2% 1,119 838
Sturt 3rd 9 -0- 4 18 53.3% 1,043 915
West Torrens 4th 7 -1- 5 15 54.1% 1,123 953
North Adelaide 5th 5 -0- 8 10 48.3% 1,020 1,093
Glenelg 6th 5 -0- 8 10 46.5% 978 1,125
West Adelaide 7th 4 -0- 9 8 45.2% 1,048 1,271
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 11 4 37.7% 734 1,211

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Prospect Oval 68 - 59
SAT 06/08/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval 89 - 64
SAT 06/08/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 71 - 78
SAT 06/08/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v West Torrens Unley Oval 62 - 86

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 11 -0- 3 22 57.8% 1,355 989
Norwood 2nd 9 -1- 4 19 56.5% 1,178 906
Sturt 3rd 9 -0- 5 18 52.5% 1,105 1,001
West Torrens 4th 8 -1- 5 17 54.4% 1,209 1,015
North Adelaide 5th 6 -0- 8 12 48.6% 1,088 1,152
Glenelg 6th 5 -0- 9 10 46.2% 1,042 1,214
West Adelaide 7th 5 -0- 9 10 45.6% 1,126 1,342
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 12 4 38.4% 805 1,289

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 73 - 50
SAT 20/08/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Norwood Oval 58 - 90
SAT 20/08/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 37 - 49
SAT 20/08/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v Port Adelaide Thebarton Oval 27 - 71

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 12 -0- 3 24 58.4% 1,426 1,016
Norwood 2nd 9 -1- 5 19 55.4% 1,236 996
Sturt 3rd 9 -0- 6 18 51.8% 1,155 1,074
West Torrens 4th 8 -1- 6 17 53.2% 1,236 1,086
North Adelaide 5th 7 -0- 8 14 48.9% 1,137 1,189
Glenelg 6th 6 -0- 9 12 46.9% 1,115 1,264
West Adelaide 7th 6 -0- 9 12 46.5% 1,216 1,400
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 13 4 38.6% 842 1,338

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1955 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 116 - 133
SAT 27/08/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Kensington Oval 58 - 104
SAT 27/08/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 72 - 111
SAT 27/08/1955 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Unley Oval 88 - 91

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 12 -0- 4 24 57.0% 1,484 1,120
Norwood 2nd 10 -1- 5 21 55.2% 1,369 1,112
West Torrens 3rd 9 -1- 6 19 53.8% 1,347 1,158
Sturt 4th 9 -0- 7 18 51.6% 1,243 1,165
North Adelaide 5th 8 -0- 8 16 49.9% 1,241 1,247
West Adelaide 6th 7 -0- 9 14 46.8% 1,307 1,488
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 10 12 46.8% 1,231 1,397
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 14 4 38.7% 914 1,449

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1955 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Torrens Prospect Oval 68 - 65
SAT 03/09/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 88 - 72
SAT 03/09/1955 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 52 - 61
SAT 03/09/1955 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Kensington Oval 106 - 124

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 13 -0- 4 26 56.9% 1,545 1,172
Norwood 2nd 11 -1- 5 23 55.2% 1,457 1,184
West Torrens 3rd 9 -1- 7 19 53.5% 1,412 1,226
Sturt 4th 9 -0- 8 18 51.2% 1,315 1,253
North Adelaide 5th 9 -0- 8 18 49.9% 1,309 1,312
Glenelg 6th 7 -0- 10 14 47.4% 1,355 1,503
West Adelaide 7th 7 -0- 10 14 46.7% 1,413 1,612
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 15 4 39.0% 966 1,510

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Adelaide 1st 13 -0- 4 26 56.9% 1,545 1,172 216 249 166 176
Norwood 2nd 11 -1- 5 23 55.2% 1,457 1,184 205 227 165 194
West Torrens 3rd 9 -1- 7 19 53.5% 1,412 1,226 200 212 173 188
Sturt 4th 9 -0- 8 18 51.2% 1,315 1,253 187 193 171 227
North Adelaide 5th 9 -0- 8 18 49.9% 1,309 1,312 186 193 185 202
Glenelg 6th 7 -0- 10 14 47.4% 1,355 1,503 192 203 213 225
West Adelaide 7th 7 -0- 10 14 46.7% 1,413 1,612 199 219 232 220
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 15 4 39.0% 966 1,510 132 174 212 238

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1955 2:10 PM West Torrens v Sturt Adelaide Oval 77 - 96 31,958
SAT 17/09/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 84 - 108 36,902

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Norwood 1st
Port Adelaide 2nd
Sturt 3rd
West Torrens 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1955 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 82 - 62 36,999

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Norwood 1st
Port Adelaide 2nd
Sturt 3rd
West Torrens 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1955 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 38 - 101 44,826

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Adelaide 1st
Norwood 2nd
Sturt 3rd
West Torrens 4th