1956 SANFL 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 SANFL season.
Port Adelaide "hosted" West Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
The hosts were coached by Fos Williams and the visitors were coached by Laurie Cahill.
As a result of this match, Port Adelaide were the premiers and West Adelaide were the runners-up.
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
Coaches:
Fos Williams
(Port Adelaide),
Laurie Cahill
(West Adelaide)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Adelaide),
unknown
(West Adelaide)
Player Statistics
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abley, John | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Boyd, Davey | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| McDonald, Harold | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Motley, Geof | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Obst, Peter | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Fos | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (6 players) | 12 | 9 | |||
West Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (0 players) | 9 | 11 | |||