1955 SANFL Season Grand Final: Norwood v Port Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 1 October 1955 between Norwood and Port Adelaide in the grand final of the 1955 season of the South Australian National Football League. Norwood hosted Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. Fos Williams captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Jack Oatey and the visitors were coached by Fos Williams.

Norwood (5.8.38) were defeated by Port Adelaide (15.11.101).

Match Details

Season: 1955 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Norwood v Port Adelaide
Date: Saturday 1 October 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 44,826

Match Results

Outcome: Norwood def. by Port Adelaide
Score: 5.8.38 - 15.11.101

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Norwood 0 . 1 3 . 5 4 . 7 5 . 8 5 . 8 (38)
Port Adelaide 4 . 2 5 . 5 7 . 6 15 . 11 15 . 11 (101)
Margin PADL by 25 PADL by 12 PADL by 17 PADL by 63 PADL by 63
Duration

Honour Roll

Norwood

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Oatey

Port Adelaide

Captain: Fos Williams
Coach: Fos Williams

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

M. Hall

Player Statistics

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Gallagher, Sam ? ? ? ?
Taylor, Jim ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (2 players) 5 8

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Abley, John ? ? ? ?
Boyd, Davey ? ? ? ?
Greer, Allen ? ? ? ?
McDonald, Harold ? ? ? ?
Motley, Geof ? ? ? ?
Williams, Fos (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 15 11

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