1961 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide

These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1961 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in first place, securing the minor premiership, and in turn, a place in the finals series. After being defeated by West Adelaide in a semi final, Port Adelaide were defeated by Norwood in the preliminary final, resulting in finishing in third place overall (adjusted for finals).

Season Team Details

Competition: 1961 SANFL Season
Team: Port Adelaide
Home Ground: Alberton Oval

Team Results

Ladder Position: 1st (W-D-L: 15-0-4, P%: 58.5)
Finals Performance: Defeated by Norwood (Preliminary Final)

Player Results

Player Guernseys Matches Goals Rounds

Coach Results

Coach Matches (W-D-L) Rounds
Motley, Geof 21 15 -0- 6 R01-19, SF, PF

Match Results

Date Round Opponent H/A Result Coach Captain (Nominated)
22/04/1961 Round 1 West Adelaide HOME LOSS WADL by 23 Geof Motley unknown
29/04/1961 Round 2 North Adelaide AWAY WIN PADL by 11 Geof Motley unknown
06/05/1961 Round 3 South Adelaide AWAY LOSS SADL by 21 Geof Motley unknown
13/05/1961 Round 4 Norwood AWAY WIN PADL by 41 Geof Motley unknown
20/05/1961 Round 5 Glenelg HOME WIN PADL by 41 Geof Motley unknown
27/05/1961 Round 6 West Torrens HOME WIN PADL by 26 Geof Motley unknown
03/06/1961 Round 7 Sturt HOME WIN PADL by 19 Geof Motley unknown
12/06/1961 Round 8 West Adelaide HOME WIN PADL by 25 Geof Motley unknown
17/06/1961 Round 9 North Adelaide AWAY WIN PADL by 9 Geof Motley unknown
24/06/1961 Round 10 Glenelg AWAY WIN PADL by 20 Geof Motley unknown
01/07/1961 Round 11 Norwood HOME LOSS NRWD by 3 Geof Motley unknown
08/07/1961 Round 12 South Adelaide AWAY WIN PADL by 59 Geof Motley unknown
15/07/1961 Round 13 West Torrens HOME WIN PADL by 41 Geof Motley unknown
29/07/1961 Round 14 Sturt AWAY WIN PADL by 69 Geof Motley unknown
05/08/1961 Round 15 West Adelaide AWAY WIN PADL by 11 Geof Motley unknown
12/08/1961 Round 16 North Adelaide HOME WIN PADL by 40 Geof Motley unknown
19/08/1961 Round 17 Norwood AWAY WIN PADL by 40 Geof Motley unknown
26/08/1961 Round 18 South Adelaide HOME WIN PADL by 96 Geof Motley unknown
02/09/1961 Round 19 West Torrens AWAY LOSS WTRN by 24 Geof Motley unknown
16/09/1961 Semi Final West Adelaide HOME LOSS WADL by 17 Geof Motley unknown
23/09/1961 Preliminary Final Norwood HOME LOSS NRWD by 2 Geof Motley unknown

Ladder Chart

This chart is based on the nominal round, i.e. only one result (win, loss, draw, bye) per round, which may result in not being accurate from a chronological perspective. The positions during the finals series is determined via bespoke logic.