1956 SANFL Season Round 5: Sturt v West Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 19 May 1956 between Sturt and West Adelaide during round five of the 1956 season of the South Australian National Football League. Sturt hosted West Adelaide at Unley Oval. The hosts were coached by Wally May and the visitors were coached by Laurie Cahill.

Sturt (9.14.68) were defeated by West Adelaide (21.15.141).

Match Details

Season: 1956 SANFL Season
Round: Round 5
Teams: Sturt v West Adelaide
Date: Saturday 19 May 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Unley Oval

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt def. by West Adelaide
Score: 9.14.68 - 21.15.141

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt 5 . 2 7 . 6 9 . 9 9 . 14 9 . 14 (68)
West Adelaide 5 . 3 10 . 10 16 . 12 21 . 15 21 . 15 (141)
Margin WADL by 1 WADL by 22 WADL by 45 WADL by 73 WADL by 73
Duration

Honour Roll

Sturt

Captain: unknown
Coach: Wally May

West Adelaide

Captain: unknown
Coach: Laurie Cahill

Player Statistics

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 14

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 21 15

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