1956 SANFL Season Grand Final: Port Adelaide v West Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1956 between Port Adelaide and West Adelaide in the grand final of the 1956 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 (12.9.81) defeated West Adelaide (9.11.65).

Match Details

Season: 1956 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Port Adelaide v West Adelaide
Date: Saturday 29 September 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 45,514

Match Results

Outcome: Port Adelaide def. West Adelaide
Score: 12.9.81 - 9.11.65

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Port Adelaide 3 . 2 4 . 5 8 . 8 12 . 9 12 . 9 (81)
West Adelaide 1 . 5 4 . 8 5 . 9 9 . 11 9 . 11 (65)
Margin PADL by 9 WADL by 3 PADL by 17 PADL by 16 PADL by 16
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 ? ? ? ?
McDonald, Harold ? ? ? ?
Motley, Geof ? ? ? ?
Obst, Peter ? ? ? ?
Williams, Fos (c) ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (6 players) 12 9

West Adelaide

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