1956 SANFL Preliminary Final: West Adelaide v North Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 22 September 1956 between West Adelaide and North Adelaide in the preliminary final of the 1956 SANFL season.
West Adelaide hosted North Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.
The hosts were coached by Laurie Cahill and the visitors were coached by Colin Aamodt.
As a result of this match, West Adelaide faced Port Adelaide in the grand final and North Adelaide were eliminated (finishing 3rd overall).
Match Details
Season:
1956 SANFL Season
Round:
Preliminary Final
Teams:
West Adelaide
v
North Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 22 September 1956
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Adelaide Oval
Attendance:
28,584
Match Results
Outcome:
West Adelaide
def.
North Adelaide
Score:
9.17.71 - 7.9.51
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Adelaide | 1 | . | 4 | 2 | . | 7 | 7 | . | 12 | 9 | . | 17 | 9 | . | 17 | (71) |
| North Adelaide | 1 | . | 2 | 3 | . | 5 | 6 | . | 6 | 7 | . | 9 | 7 | . | 9 | (51) |
| Margin | WADL by 2 | NADL by 4 | WADL by 12 | WADL by 20 | WADL by 20 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Laurie Cahill
(West Adelaide),
Colin Aamodt
(North Adelaide)
Captains:
unknown
(West Adelaide),
unknown
(North Adelaide)
Player Statistics
West Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (0 players) | 9 | 17 | |||
North Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Aldenhoven, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Blunden, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Bunton, Haydn | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gilbourne, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Griffin, Lyle | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Lindner, Don | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | McCann, Neil | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McKenzie, Bill | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 8 | Proud, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Rogerson, Ralph | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Tanner, Colin | ? | ? | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Tidswell, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Westley, Malcolm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (13 players) | 7 | 9 | |||