1963 SANFL Season

These are the results for the 1963 season of the South Australian National Football League.

It featured twenty rounds. West Torrens were the minor premiers.

The season ended with a finals series following the Page-McIntyre system. Port Adelaide were the premiers, with Geof Motley as the premiership captain and Fos Williams as the premiership coach.

Season Details

Name: 1963 SANFL Season
Teams: 8
Rounds: 20
Finals System: Page-McIntyre System
Matches: 84

Team Details

Team Home Ground Coach (Appointed) Coach (Caretaker)
Glenelg Glenelg Oval Doug Long
North Adelaide Prospect Oval Don Lindner
Norwood Norwood Oval Doug Olds
Port Adelaide Alberton Oval Fos Williams
South Adelaide Adelaide Oval Bill Sutherland Denis Parham
Sturt Unley Oval Jack Oatey
West Adelaide Richmond Oval Doug Thomas
West Torrens Thebarton Oval Dick Reynolds

Season Results

Premiers: Port Adelaide
Runners-Up: North Adelaide
Minor Premiers: West Torrens

Team Results

Minor Premiership Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
West Torrens 1st 13 -1- 6 27 56.5% 1,547 1,191 212 275 164 207
Port Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 26 60.3% 1,775 1,170 252 263 166 174
North Adelaide 3rd 12 -1- 7 25 51.1% 1,582 1,516 226 226 214 232
West Adelaide 4th 12 -0- 8 24 53.7% 1,533 1,323 215 243 185 213
Norwood 5th 11 -0- 9 22 48.9% 1,486 1,553 209 232 216 257
Sturt 6th 10 -0- 10 20 46.9% 1,403 1,587 199 209 227 225
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 14 12 43.9% 1,459 1,861 206 223 264 277
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 18 4 41.3% 1,382 1,966 194 218 277 304

Overall Premiership Results

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

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. You can click on the teams in the legend to add/remove their respective results.

Season Fixture

Regular Season

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/04/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Glenelg Oval 56 - 96
SAT 13/04/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Prospect Oval 99 - 82
SAT 13/04/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 119 - 58
SAT 13/04/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v West Adelaide Thebarton Oval 48 - 58

Round 1 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 1 -0- 0 2 67.2% 119 58
Sturt 2nd 1 -0- 0 2 63.2% 96 56
North Adelaide 3rd 1 -0- 0 2 54.7% 99 82
West Adelaide 4th 1 -0- 0 2 54.7% 58 48
South Adelaide 5th 0 -0- 1 0 45.3% 82 99
West Torrens 6th 0 -0- 1 0 45.3% 48 58
Glenelg 7th 0 -0- 1 0 36.8% 56 96
Norwood 8th 0 -0- 1 0 32.8% 58 119

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/04/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Kensington Oval 96 - 77
SAT 20/04/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Torrens Alberton Oval 81 - 43
SAT 20/04/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 56 - 124
SAT 20/04/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Richmond Oval 77 - 40

Round 2 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
Port Adelaide 1st 2 -0- 0 4 66.4% 200 101
North Adelaide 2nd 2 -0- 0 4 61.8% 223 138
West Adelaide 3rd 2 -0- 0 4 60.5% 135 88
Glenelg 4th 1 -0- 1 2 46.8% 152 173
Sturt 5th 1 -0- 1 2 45.8% 152 180
South Adelaide 6th 0 -0- 2 0 44.9% 159 195
West Torrens 7th 0 -0- 2 0 39.6% 91 139
Norwood 8th 0 -0- 2 0 33.3% 98 196

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
THU 25/04/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 81 - 82
SAT 27/04/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Glenelg Oval 70 - 97
SAT 27/04/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v West Torrens Norwood Oval 43 - 40
SAT 27/04/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Unley Oval 94 - 79

Round 3 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 3 -0- 0 6 60.6% 320 208
West Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 0 6 56.2% 217 169
Port Adelaide 3rd 2 -0- 1 4 60.6% 281 183
Sturt 4th 2 -0- 1 4 48.7% 246 259
Glenelg 5th 1 -0- 2 2 45.1% 222 270
Norwood 6th 1 -0- 2 2 37.4% 141 236
South Adelaide 7th 0 -0- 3 0 45.2% 238 289
West Torrens 8th 0 -0- 3 0 41.9% 131 182

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/05/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Prospect Oval 87 - 75
SAT 04/05/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Alberton Oval 144 - 56
SAT 04/05/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Norwood Adelaide Oval 72 - 90
SAT 04/05/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Sturt Thebarton Oval 87 - 46

Round 4 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 4 -0- 0 8 59.0% 407 283
Port Adelaide 2nd 3 -0- 1 6 64.0% 425 239
West Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 1 6 53.3% 292 256
Sturt 4th 2 -0- 2 4 45.8% 292 346
Norwood 5th 2 -0- 2 4 42.9% 231 308
West Torrens 6th 1 -0- 3 2 48.9% 218 228
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 3 2 40.2% 278 414
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 4 0 45.0% 310 379

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/05/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Adelaide Oval 68 - 61
SAT 11/05/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Kensington Oval 74 - 82
SAT 11/05/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Richmond Oval 96 - 50
SAT 11/05/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v South Adelaide Thebarton Oval 54 - 40

Round 5 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 5 -0- 0 10 57.8% 489 357
West Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 1 8 55.9% 388 306
Port Adelaide 3rd 3 -0- 2 6 60.9% 499 321
Norwood 4th 3 -0- 2 6 44.8% 299 369
West Torrens 5th 2 -0- 3 4 50.4% 272 268
Sturt 6th 2 -0- 3 4 46.0% 353 414
Glenelg 7th 1 -0- 4 2 39.1% 328 510
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 5 0 44.7% 350 433

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 18/05/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Torrens Glenelg Oval 89 - 72
SAT 18/05/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 141 - 65
SAT 18/05/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 65 - 82
SAT 18/05/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v West Adelaide Unley Oval 95 - 78

Round 6 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 5 -0- 1 10 52.7% 554 498
Port Adelaide 2nd 4 -0- 2 8 60.1% 581 386
West Adelaide 3rd 4 -0- 2 8 53.7% 466 401
Norwood 4th 4 -0- 2 8 50.3% 440 434
Sturt 5th 3 -0- 3 6 47.7% 448 492
West Torrens 6th 2 -0- 4 4 49.1% 344 357
Glenelg 7th 2 -0- 4 4 41.7% 417 582
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 6 0 44.6% 415 515

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 25/05/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v Glenelg Norwood Oval 108 - 72
SAT 25/05/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v Port Adelaide Unley Oval 78 - 75
SAT 25/05/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v South Adelaide Richmond Oval 71 - 34
SAT 25/05/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Thebarton Oval 109 - 42

Round 7 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Adelaide 1st 5 -0- 2 10 55.2% 537 435
Norwood 2nd 5 -0- 2 10 52.0% 548 506
North Adelaide 3rd 5 -0- 2 10 49.5% 596 607
Port Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 3 8 58.6% 656 464
Sturt 5th 4 -0- 3 8 48.1% 526 567
West Torrens 6th 3 -0- 4 6 53.2% 453 399
Glenelg 7th 2 -0- 5 4 41.5% 489 690
South Adelaide 8th 0 -0- 7 0 43.4% 449 586

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 08/06/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Glenelg Prospect Oval 93 - 60
SAT 08/06/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v South Adelaide Kensington Oval 78 - 83
SAT 08/06/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Port Adelaide Richmond Oval 67 - 53
MON 10/06/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Norwood Adelaide Oval 114 - 70

Round 8 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Adelaide 1st 6 -0- 2 12 55.3% 604 488
North Adelaide 2nd 6 -0- 2 12 50.8% 689 667
Norwood 3rd 5 -0- 3 10 49.9% 618 620
Port Adelaide 4th 4 -0- 4 8 57.2% 709 531
West Torrens 5th 4 -0- 4 8 54.7% 567 469
Sturt 6th 4 -0- 4 8 48.2% 604 650
Glenelg 7th 2 -0- 6 4 41.2% 549 783
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 7 2 44.5% 532 664

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 15/06/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v Port Adelaide Glenelg Oval 68 - 49
SAT 15/06/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 76 - 31
SAT 15/06/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v West Torrens Unley Oval 39 - 40
SAT 15/06/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 32 - 42

Round 9 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 7 -0- 2 14 51.1% 731 699
West Adelaide 2nd 6 -0- 3 12 54.5% 636 530
Norwood 3rd 6 -0- 3 12 51.6% 694 651
West Torrens 4th 5 -0- 4 10 54.4% 607 508
Port Adelaide 5th 4 -0- 5 8 55.9% 758 599
Sturt 6th 4 -0- 5 8 48.2% 643 690
Glenelg 7th 3 -0- 6 6 42.6% 617 832
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 8 2 43.2% 563 740

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 22/06/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v Sturt Adelaide Oval 77 - 79
SAT 22/06/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v South Adelaide Kensington Oval 65 - 62
SAT 22/06/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Norwood Alberton Oval 103 - 46
SAT 22/06/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v West Adelaide Thebarton Oval 83 - 58

Round 10 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 8 -0- 2 16 51.1% 796 761
West Torrens 2nd 6 -0- 4 12 54.9% 690 566
West Adelaide 3rd 6 -0- 4 12 53.1% 694 613
Norwood 4th 6 -0- 4 12 49.5% 740 754
Port Adelaide 5th 5 -0- 5 10 57.2% 861 645
Sturt 6th 5 -0- 5 10 48.5% 722 767
Glenelg 7th 3 -0- 7 6 43.2% 694 911
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 9 2 43.7% 625 805

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 29/06/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 86 - 70
SAT 29/06/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Torrens Prospect Oval 65 - 65
SAT 29/06/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval 81 - 36
SAT 29/06/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 54 - 98

Round 11 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 8 -1- 2 17 51.0% 861 826
West Adelaide 2nd 7 -0- 4 14 54.3% 792 667
West Torrens 3rd 6 -1- 4 13 54.5% 755 631
Port Adelaide 4th 6 -0- 5 12 58.0% 942 681
Norwood 5th 6 -0- 5 12 49.1% 810 840
Sturt 6th 5 -0- 6 10 47.2% 758 848
Glenelg 7th 4 -0- 7 8 44.3% 780 981
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 10 2 42.9% 679 903

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/07/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v Sturt Norwood Oval 53 - 70
SAT 13/07/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Alberton Oval 76 - 53
SAT 13/07/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 36 - 101
SAT 13/07/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Glenelg Richmond Oval 130 - 69

Round 12 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
North Adelaide 1st 8 -1- 3 17 50.3% 914 902
West Adelaide 2nd 8 -0- 4 16 55.6% 922 736
West Torrens 3rd 7 -1- 4 15 56.2% 856 667
Port Adelaide 4th 7 -0- 5 14 58.1% 1,018 734
Norwood 5th 6 -0- 6 12 48.7% 863 910
Sturt 6th 6 -0- 6 12 47.9% 828 901
Glenelg 7th 4 -0- 8 8 43.3% 849 1,111
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 11 2 41.6% 715 1,004

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/07/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 96 - 97
SAT 20/07/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v North Adelaide Unley Oval 82 - 55
SAT 20/07/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Norwood Kensington Oval 74 - 75
SAT 20/07/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Port Adelaide Thebarton Oval 66 - 56

Round 13 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 8 -1- 4 17 56.0% 922 723
North Adelaide 2nd 8 -1- 4 17 49.6% 969 984
West Adelaide 3rd 8 -0- 5 16 55.1% 996 811
Port Adelaide 4th 7 -0- 6 14 57.3% 1,074 800
Norwood 5th 7 -0- 6 14 48.8% 938 984
Sturt 6th 7 -0- 6 14 48.8% 910 956
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 8 10 43.9% 946 1,207
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 12 2 42.4% 811 1,101

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/07/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Norwood Prospect Oval 101 - 28
SAT 27/07/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v South Adelaide Alberton Oval 167 - 37
SAT 27/07/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v Sturt Richmond Oval 56 - 63
SAT 27/07/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Glenelg Thebarton Oval 90 - 50

Round 14 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 9 -1- 4 19 56.7% 1,012 773
North Adelaide 2nd 9 -1- 4 19 51.4% 1,070 1,012
Port Adelaide 3rd 8 -0- 6 16 59.7% 1,241 837
West Adelaide 4th 8 -0- 6 16 54.6% 1,052 874
Sturt 5th 8 -0- 6 16 49.0% 973 1,012
Norwood 6th 7 -0- 7 14 47.1% 966 1,085
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 9 10 43.4% 996 1,297
South Adelaide 8th 1 -0- 13 2 40.1% 848 1,268

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/08/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v Norwood Glenelg Oval 64 - 80
SAT 03/08/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Sturt Alberton Oval 90 - 65
SAT 03/08/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 130 - 94
SAT 03/08/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Norwood Oval 129 - 38

Round 15 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 10 -1- 4 21 58.5% 1,141 811
North Adelaide 2nd 9 -1- 5 19 49.3% 1,108 1,141
Port Adelaide 3rd 9 -0- 6 18 59.6% 1,331 902
West Adelaide 4th 8 -0- 7 16 53.3% 1,146 1,004
Sturt 5th 8 -0- 7 16 48.5% 1,038 1,102
Norwood 6th 8 -0- 7 16 47.7% 1,046 1,149
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 10 10 43.5% 1,060 1,377
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 13 4 41.8% 978 1,362

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/08/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v Glenelg Adelaide Oval 160 - 30
SAT 10/08/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v Norwood Unley Oval 73 - 116
SAT 10/08/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v North Adelaide Richmond Oval 97 - 70
SAT 10/08/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v South Adelaide Kensington Oval 115 - 87

Round 16 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 11 -1- 4 23 58.3% 1,256 898
Port Adelaide 2nd 10 -0- 6 20 61.5% 1,491 932
North Adelaide 3rd 9 -1- 6 19 48.8% 1,178 1,238
West Adelaide 4th 9 -0- 7 18 53.6% 1,243 1,074
Norwood 5th 9 -0- 7 18 48.7% 1,162 1,222
Sturt 6th 8 -0- 8 16 47.7% 1,111 1,218
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 11 10 41.5% 1,090 1,537
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 14 4 41.9% 1,065 1,477

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/08/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v West Adelaide Glenelg Oval 53 - 74
SAT 17/08/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Port Adelaide Prospect Oval 70 - 82
SAT 17/08/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v South Adelaide Norwood Oval 104 - 96
SAT 17/08/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Sturt Adelaide Oval 90 - 53

Round 17 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 12 -1- 4 25 58.6% 1,346 951
Port Adelaide 2nd 11 -0- 6 22 61.1% 1,573 1,002
West Adelaide 3rd 10 -0- 7 20 53.9% 1,317 1,127
Norwood 4th 10 -0- 7 20 49.0% 1,266 1,318
North Adelaide 5th 9 -1- 7 19 48.6% 1,248 1,320
Sturt 6th 8 -0- 9 16 47.1% 1,164 1,308
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 12 10 41.5% 1,143 1,611
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 15 4 42.3% 1,161 1,581

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/08/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v Port Adelaide Norwood Oval 32 - 62
SAT 24/08/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 43 - 99
SAT 24/08/1963 2:10 PM Sturt v Glenelg Unley Oval 60 - 56
SAT 24/08/1963 2:10 PM West Adelaide v West Torrens Richmond Oval 41 - 67

Round 18 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 13 -1- 4 27 58.8% 1,413 992
Port Adelaide 2nd 12 -0- 6 24 61.3% 1,635 1,034
North Adelaide 3rd 10 -1- 7 21 49.7% 1,347 1,363
West Adelaide 4th 10 -0- 8 20 53.2% 1,358 1,194
Norwood 5th 10 -0- 8 20 48.5% 1,298 1,380
Sturt 6th 9 -0- 9 18 47.3% 1,224 1,364
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 13 10 41.8% 1,199 1,671
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 16 4 41.7% 1,204 1,680

Round 19

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/08/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v North Adelaide Kensington Oval 96 - 105
SAT 31/08/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Adelaide Alberton Oval 43 - 66
SAT 31/08/1963 2:10 PM South Adelaide v Sturt Adelaide Oval 93 - 122
SAT 31/08/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Norwood Thebarton Oval 64 - 102

Round 19 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 13 -1- 5 27 57.4% 1,477 1,094
Port Adelaide 2nd 12 -0- 7 24 60.4% 1,678 1,100
North Adelaide 3rd 11 -1- 7 23 49.9% 1,452 1,459
West Adelaide 4th 11 -0- 8 22 53.5% 1,424 1,237
Norwood 5th 11 -0- 8 22 49.2% 1,400 1,444
Sturt 6th 10 -0- 9 20 48.0% 1,346 1,457
Glenelg 7th 5 -0- 14 10 42.2% 1,295 1,776
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 17 4 41.9% 1,297 1,802

Round 20

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/09/1963 2:10 PM Glenelg v South Adelaide Glenelg Oval 164 - 85
SAT 07/09/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v Sturt Prospect Oval 130 - 57
SAT 07/09/1963 2:10 PM Norwood v West Adelaide Norwood Oval 86 - 109
SAT 07/09/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v West Torrens Adelaide Oval 97 - 70

Round 20 Ladder

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA
West Torrens 1st 13 -1- 6 27 56.5% 1,547 1,191
Port Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 26 60.3% 1,775 1,170
North Adelaide 3rd 12 -1- 7 25 51.1% 1,582 1,516
West Adelaide 4th 12 -0- 8 24 53.7% 1,533 1,323
Norwood 5th 11 -0- 9 22 48.9% 1,486 1,553
Sturt 6th 10 -0- 10 20 46.9% 1,403 1,587
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 14 12 43.9% 1,459 1,861
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 18 4 41.3% 1,382 1,966

Finals Series

The positions of teams going into the finals:

Team Ladder (W-D-L, PP & P%) PF PA GF BF GA BA
West Torrens 1st 13 -1- 6 27 56.5% 1,547 1,191 212 275 164 207
Port Adelaide 2nd 13 -0- 7 26 60.3% 1,775 1,170 252 263 166 174
North Adelaide 3rd 12 -1- 7 25 51.1% 1,582 1,516 226 226 214 232
West Adelaide 4th 12 -0- 8 24 53.7% 1,533 1,323 215 243 185 213
Norwood 5th 11 -0- 9 22 48.9% 1,486 1,553 209 232 216 257
Sturt 6th 10 -0- 10 20 46.9% 1,403 1,587 199 209 227 225
Glenelg 7th 6 -0- 14 12 43.9% 1,459 1,861 206 223 264 277
South Adelaide 8th 2 -0- 18 4 41.3% 1,382 1,966 194 218 277 304

Final Round 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/09/1963 2:10 PM North Adelaide v West Adelaide Adelaide Oval 92 - 68 30,554
SAT 21/09/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 55 - 72 32,612

Final Round 1 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Adelaide 1st
West Torrens 2nd
North Adelaide 3rd
West Adelaide 4th

Final Round 2

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/09/1963 2:10 PM West Torrens v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 70 - 72 35,598

Final Round 2 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Adelaide 1st
North Adelaide 2nd
West Torrens 3rd
West Adelaide 4th

Final Round 3

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/10/1963 2:10 PM Port Adelaide v North Adelaide Adelaide Oval 80 - 47 52,688

Final Round 3 Ladder

Team Pos.
Port Adelaide 1st
North Adelaide 2nd
West Torrens 3rd
West Adelaide 4th