1955 SANFL Season Preliminary Final: Port Adelaide v Sturt

This is the match report for the match played on 24 September 1955 between Port Adelaide and Sturt in the preliminary final of the 1955 season of the South Australian National Football League. Port Adelaide hosted Sturt at Adelaide Oval. The hosts were coached by Fos Williams and the visitors were coached by Len Fitzgerald.

Port Adelaide (12.10.82) defeated Sturt (9.8.62).

Match Details

Season: 1955 SANFL Season
Round: Preliminary Final
Teams: Port Adelaide v Sturt
Date: Saturday 24 September 1955
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 36,999

Match Results

Outcome: Port Adelaide def. Sturt
Score: 12.10.82 - 9.8.62

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Adelaide 4 . 2 7 . 5 10 . 7 12 . 10 12 . 10 (82)
Sturt 2 . 2 4 . 5 6 . 6 9 . 8 9 . 8 (62)
Margin PADL by 12 PADL by 18 PADL by 25 PADL by 20 PADL by 20
Duration

Honour Roll

Port Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Fos Williams

Sturt

Captain: unknown
Coach: Len Fitzgerald

Player Statistics

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 12 10

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 8

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