1956 SANFL Round 9: West Adelaide v Sturt

This is the match report for the match played on 30 June 1956 between West Adelaide and Sturt during round 9 of the 1956 SANFL season. West Adelaide hosted Sturt at Adelaide Oval. The hosts were coached by Laurie Cahill and the visitors were coached by Wally May.

As a result of this match, West Adelaide remained 2nd on the ladder and Sturt were then 8th on the ladder (down from 7th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1956 SANFL Season
Round: Round 9
Teams: West Adelaide v Sturt
Date: Saturday 30 June 1956
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval

Match Results

Outcome: West Adelaide def. Sturt
Score: 19.17.131 - 7.11.53

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Adelaide 2 . 5 6 . 8 13 . 13 19 . 17 19 . 17 (131)
Sturt 3 . 4 4 . 8 5 . 10 7 . 11 7 . 11 (53)
Margin STRT by 5 WADL by 12 WADL by 51 WADL by 78 WADL by 78
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Laurie Cahill (West Adelaide), Wally May (Sturt)
Captains: unknown (West Adelaide), unknown (Sturt)

Player Statistics

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 19 17

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 7 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