1960 SANFL Season

These are the results for the 1960 season of the South Australian National Football League.

It featured eighteen rounds. Port Adelaide were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. North Adelaide were the premiers, with Jack McCarthy as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1960 SANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 18
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 76

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Glenelg Glenelg Oval Marcus Boyall
North Adelaide Prospect Oval Jack McCarthy
Norwood Norwood Oval Alan Killigrew
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval Geof Motley
South Adelaide Adelaide Oval
Sturt Unley Oval Glynn Williams
West Adelaide Richmond Oval Jack Oatey
West Torrens Thebarton Oval Lindsay Head

Season Results

Premiers: North Adelaide
Runners-Up: Norwood
Minor Premiers: Port Adelaide

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
Port Adelaide 1st 14 -0- 4 28 59.7% 1,587 1,073 220 267 154 149
North Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 5 26 56.5% 1,516 1,165 210 256 160 205
Norwood 3rd 11 -0- 7 22 55.0% 1,679 1,371 237 257 189 237
West Adelaide 4th 11 -0- 7 22 52.5% 1,577 1,427 220 257 199 233
West Torrens 5th 10 -0- 8 20 50.4% 1,336 1,317 188 208 182 225
Sturt 6th 8 -0- 10 16 51.3% 1,651 1,567 229 277 222 235
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 15 6 35.9% 1,029 1,835 138 201 258 287
Glenelg 8th 2 -0- 16 4 40.3% 1,289 1,909 182 197 260 349

Overall Premiership Results

Team Position (Outcome)
North Adelaide 1st Premiers
Norwood 2nd Runners-Up
Port Adelaide 3rd Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)
West Adelaide 4th Defeated by Norwood (Semi Final)
West Torrens 5th Did not qualify for finals
Sturt 6th Did not qualify for finals
South Adelaide 7th Did not qualify for finals
Glenelg 8th Did not qualify for finals

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/04/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 90 - 114
SAT 23/04/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Prospect Oval 105 - 41
SAT 23/04/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v West Torrens Norwood Oval 85 - 111
MON 25/04/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 72 - 68

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 1 -0- 0 2 71.9% 105 41
West Torrens 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 56.6% 111 85
Sturt 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 55.9% 114 90
West Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 0 2 51.4% 72 68
Port Adelaide 5th 0 -0- 1 0 48.6% 68 72
Glenelg 6th 0 -0- 1 0 44.1% 90 114
Norwood 7th 0 -0- 1 0 43.4% 85 111
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 1 0 28.1% 41 105

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/04/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval 130 - 69
SAT 30/04/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 60 - 98
SAT 30/04/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Kensington Oval 111 - 128
SAT 30/04/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Thebarton Oval 62 - 102

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 2 -0- 0 4 66.8% 207 103
Sturt 2nd 2 -0- 0 4 54.6% 242 201
Port Adelaide 3rd 1 -0- 1 2 58.4% 198 141
Norwood 4th 1 -0- 1 2 51.7% 183 171
West Adelaide 5th 1 -0- 1 2 48.3% 183 196
West Torrens 6th 1 -0- 1 2 48.1% 173 187
Glenelg 7th 0 -0- 2 0 39.5% 159 244
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 2 0 33.2% 101 203

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/05/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 77 - 72
SAT 07/05/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Unley Oval 54 - 72
SAT 07/05/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 91 - 88
SAT 07/05/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v South Adelaide Thebarton Oval 85 - 46

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 2 -0- 1 4 60.8% 279 180
Port Adelaide 2nd 2 -0- 1 4 58.1% 270 195
West Torrens 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 52.5% 258 233
Sturt 4th 2 -0- 1 4 52.0% 296 273
Norwood 5th 2 -0- 1 4 51.7% 260 243
West Adelaide 6th 2 -0- 1 4 49.1% 274 284
Glenelg 7th 0 -0- 3 0 42.4% 247 335
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 3 0 33.8% 147 288

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/05/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Glenelg Oval 99 - 47
SAT 14/05/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Sturt Prospect Oval 69 - 59
SAT 14/05/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 34 - 44
SAT 14/05/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Richmond Oval 78 - 50

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 3 -0- 1 6 59.3% 348 239
West Torrens 2nd 3 -0- 1 6 53.1% 302 267
West Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 1 6 51.3% 352 334
Port Adelaide 4th 2 -0- 2 4 56.0% 304 239
Sturt 5th 2 -0- 2 4 50.9% 355 342
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 2 4 49.1% 310 321
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 3 2 47.5% 346 382
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 4 0 33.4% 194 387

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/05/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Kensington Oval 80 - 113
SAT 21/05/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Alberton Oval 93 - 64
SAT 21/05/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 70 - 118
SAT 21/05/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v West Torrens Richmond Oval 67 - 98

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 4 -0- 1 8 59.1% 461 319
West Torrens 2nd 4 -0- 1 8 54.5% 400 334
Port Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 2 6 56.7% 397 303
Sturt 4th 3 -0- 2 6 53.4% 473 412
West Adelaide 5th 3 -0- 2 6 49.2% 419 432
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 3 4 47.5% 374 414
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 4 2 46.3% 426 495
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 5 0 34.3% 264 505

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/05/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Torrens Glenelg Oval 38 - 62
SAT 28/05/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Prospect Oval 48 - 58
SAT 28/05/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 57 - 55
SAT 28/05/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Unley Oval 91 - 71

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 5 -0- 1 10 55.4% 462 372
North Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 2 8 57.4% 509 377
Port Adelaide 3rd 4 -0- 2 8 56.5% 455 351
Sturt 4th 4 -0- 2 8 53.9% 564 483
West Adelaide 5th 3 -0- 3 6 49.2% 474 489
Norwood 6th 2 -0- 4 4 46.8% 445 505
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 5 2 45.4% 464 557
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 5 2 36.4% 321 560

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/06/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v Glenelg Norwood Oval 150 - 65
SAT 04/06/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 133 - 34
SAT 04/06/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Richmond Oval 51 - 81
SAT 04/06/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v Sturt Thebarton Oval 104 - 68

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 6 -0- 1 12 56.3% 566 440
Port Adelaide 2nd 5 -0- 2 10 60.4% 588 385
North Adelaide 3rd 5 -0- 2 10 58.0% 590 428
Sturt 4th 4 -0- 3 8 51.8% 632 587
Norwood 5th 3 -0- 4 6 51.1% 595 570
West Adelaide 6th 3 -0- 4 6 47.9% 525 570
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 6 2 42.8% 529 707
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 6 2 33.9% 355 693

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/06/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Kensington Oval 92 - 59
SAT 11/06/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Richmond Oval 100 - 61
SAT 11/06/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v Norwood Adelaide Oval 57 - 109
MON 13/06/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Adelaide Oval 57 - 140

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 6 -0- 2 12 58.3% 682 487
West Torrens 2nd 6 -0- 2 12 53.2% 623 549
Port Adelaide 3rd 5 -0- 3 10 57.2% 649 485
Sturt 4th 5 -0- 3 10 54.5% 772 644
Norwood 5th 4 -0- 4 8 52.9% 704 627
West Adelaide 6th 4 -0- 4 8 49.8% 625 631
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 7 2 40.9% 586 847
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 7 2 34.5% 414 785

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/06/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v Port Adelaide Glenelg Oval 61 - 137
SAT 18/06/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 120 - 83
SAT 18/06/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Unley Oval 92 - 114
SAT 18/06/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 72 - 61

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 7 -0- 2 14 53.3% 695 610
Port Adelaide 2nd 6 -0- 3 12 59.0% 786 546
North Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 57.1% 743 559
Norwood 4th 5 -0- 4 10 53.7% 824 710
Sturt 5th 5 -0- 4 10 53.3% 864 758
West Adelaide 6th 5 -0- 4 10 50.5% 739 723
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 8 2 39.7% 647 984
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 8 2 35.4% 497 905

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/06/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Torrens Alberton Oval 90 - 45
SAT 25/06/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 120 - 83
SAT 25/06/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Unley Oval 100 - 86
SAT 25/06/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Kensington Oval 97 - 111

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 7 -0- 3 14 59.7% 876 591
West Torrens 2nd 7 -0- 3 14 51.4% 740 700
North Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 4 12 55.7% 829 659
Norwood 4th 6 -0- 4 12 53.7% 935 807
Sturt 5th 6 -0- 4 12 53.3% 964 844
West Adelaide 6th 5 -0- 5 10 50.1% 836 834
South Adelaide 7th 2 -0- 8 4 38.4% 617 988
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 9 2 39.8% 730 1,104

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 09/07/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Adelaide Glenelg Oval 82 - 110
SAT 09/07/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Kensington Oval 82 - 85
SAT 09/07/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval 103 - 48
SAT 09/07/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 75 - 60

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 8 -0- 3 16 60.5% 979 639
North Adelaide 2nd 7 -0- 4 14 55.2% 914 741
West Torrens 3rd 7 -0- 4 14 50.8% 800 775
Norwood 4th 6 -0- 5 12 53.3% 1,017 892
Sturt 5th 6 -0- 5 12 51.7% 1,012 947
West Adelaide 6th 6 -0- 5 12 50.8% 946 916
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 8 6 39.8% 692 1,048
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 10 2 40.1% 812 1,214

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/07/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Prospect Oval 114 - 70
SAT 16/07/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Norwood Oval 74 - 77
SAT 16/07/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 37 - 149
SAT 16/07/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v West Adelaide Thebarton Oval 79 - 93

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 9 -0- 3 18 59.7% 1,056 713
North Adelaide 2nd 8 -0- 4 16 55.9% 1,028 811
Sturt 3rd 7 -0- 5 14 54.1% 1,161 984
West Adelaide 4th 7 -0- 5 14 51.1% 1,039 995
West Torrens 5th 7 -0- 5 14 50.3% 879 868
Norwood 6th 6 -0- 6 12 53.0% 1,091 969
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 9 6 37.9% 729 1,197
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 11 2 39.9% 882 1,328

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/07/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 136 - 98
SAT 30/07/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Alberton Oval 61 - 83
SAT 30/07/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v South Adelaide Richmond Oval 114 - 65
SAT 30/07/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v Glenelg Thebarton Oval 65 - 56

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 9 -0- 4 18 58.4% 1,117 796
North Adelaide 2nd 9 -0- 4 18 56.0% 1,111 872
West Adelaide 3rd 8 -0- 5 16 52.1% 1,153 1,060
West Torrens 4th 8 -0- 5 16 50.5% 944 924
Norwood 5th 7 -0- 6 14 53.5% 1,227 1,067
Sturt 6th 7 -0- 6 14 52.9% 1,259 1,120
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 10 6 37.7% 794 1,311
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 12 2 40.2% 938 1,393

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/08/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 44 - 115
SAT 06/08/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Prospect Oval 78 - 54
SAT 06/08/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 30 - 138
SAT 06/08/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v West Torrens Unley Oval 98 - 126

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 10 -0- 4 20 60.3% 1,255 826
North Adelaide 2nd 10 -0- 4 20 56.2% 1,189 926
West Torrens 3rd 9 -0- 5 18 51.1% 1,070 1,022
Norwood 4th 8 -0- 6 16 54.7% 1,342 1,111
West Adelaide 5th 8 -0- 6 16 51.5% 1,207 1,138
Sturt 6th 7 -0- 7 14 52.1% 1,357 1,246
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 11 6 36.3% 824 1,449
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 13 2 39.4% 982 1,508

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/08/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Prospect Oval 71 - 77
SAT 13/08/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 88 - 71
SAT 13/08/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Richmond Oval 109 - 53
SAT 13/08/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v South Adelaide Kensington Oval 110 - 49

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 11 -0- 4 22 60.0% 1,343 897
North Adelaide 2nd 10 -0- 5 20 55.7% 1,260 1,003
West Torrens 3rd 10 -0- 5 20 52.4% 1,180 1,071
Norwood 4th 9 -0- 6 18 54.6% 1,419 1,182
West Adelaide 5th 9 -0- 6 18 52.5% 1,316 1,191
Sturt 6th 7 -0- 8 14 51.0% 1,410 1,355
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 12 6 35.9% 873 1,559
Glenelg 8th 1 -0- 14 2 39.8% 1,053 1,596

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/08/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Alberton Oval 117 - 63
SAT 20/08/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 70 - 86
SAT 20/08/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Unley Oval 102 - 133
SAT 20/08/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v Norwood Thebarton Oval 45 - 99

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 12 -0- 4 24 60.3% 1,460 960
North Adelaide 2nd 11 -0- 5 22 55.6% 1,346 1,073
Norwood 3rd 10 -0- 6 20 55.3% 1,518 1,227
West Torrens 4th 10 -0- 6 20 51.1% 1,225 1,170
West Adelaide 5th 9 -0- 7 18 51.3% 1,379 1,308
Sturt 6th 7 -0- 9 14 50.4% 1,512 1,488
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 13 6 36.4% 943 1,645
Glenelg 8th 2 -0- 14 4 41.1% 1,186 1,698

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/08/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Torrens Prospect Oval 72 - 41
SAT 27/08/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Kensington Oval 52 - 43
SAT 27/08/1960 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 59 - 94
SAT 27/08/1960 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Richmond Oval 113 - 52

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 13 -0- 4 26 60.1% 1,512 1,003
North Adelaide 2nd 12 -0- 5 24 56.0% 1,418 1,114
Norwood 3rd 11 -0- 6 22 55.6% 1,612 1,286
West Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 7 20 52.3% 1,492 1,360
West Torrens 5th 10 -0- 7 20 50.5% 1,266 1,242
Sturt 6th 7 -0- 10 14 50.2% 1,555 1,540
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 14 6 36.6% 1,002 1,739
Glenelg 8th 2 -0- 15 4 40.6% 1,238 1,811

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/09/1960 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 51 - 98
SAT 03/09/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Norwood Oval 67 - 85
SAT 03/09/1960 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Unley Oval 96 - 27
SAT 03/09/1960 2:10 PM West Torrens v Port Adelaide Thebarton Oval 70 - 75

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 14 -0- 4 28 59.7% 1,587 1,073
North Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 5 26 56.5% 1,516 1,165
Norwood 3rd 11 -0- 7 22 55.0% 1,679 1,371
West Adelaide 4th 11 -0- 7 22 52.5% 1,577 1,427
West Torrens 5th 10 -0- 8 20 50.4% 1,336 1,317
Sturt 6th 8 -0- 10 16 51.3% 1,651 1,567
South Adelaide 7th 3 -0- 15 6 35.9% 1,029 1,835
Glenelg 8th 2 -0- 16 4 40.3% 1,289 1,909

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/09/1960 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 120 - 73 30,942
SAT 17/09/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 65 - 75 29,233

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/09/1960 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 32 - 59 32,627

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 01/10/1960 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 95 - 90 54,162