1972 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1972 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After being defeated by North Adelaide in a semi final and defeating Central District in the preliminary final, Port Adelaide were defeated by North Adelaide in the grand final, resulting in becoming the runners-up.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1972 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 15-0-6, P%: 55.0)
Finals Performance:
Runners-Up
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouch, John | 1 | 0 | R05 |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, Fos | 24 | 16 | -0- | 8 | R01-21, SF, PF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/1972 | Round 1 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 22 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 08/04/1972 | Round 2 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 21 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 15/04/1972 | Round 3 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 67 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 25/04/1972 | Round 4 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 19 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 29/04/1972 | Round 5 | West Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | WADL by 16 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 06/05/1972 | Round 6 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 11 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 15/05/1972 | Round 7 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 34 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 20/05/1972 | Round 8 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 102 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 27/05/1972 | Round 9 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 8 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 03/06/1972 | Round 10 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 54 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 10/06/1972 | Round 11 | South Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 59 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 17/06/1972 | Round 12 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 21 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 01/07/1972 | Round 13 | North Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | NADL by 41 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 08/07/1972 | Round 14 | West Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 79 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 15/07/1972 | Round 15 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 4 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 22/07/1972 | Round 16 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 46 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 29/07/1972 | Round 17 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | PADL by 33 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 05/08/1972 | Round 18 | Central District | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 4 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 12/08/1972 | Round 19 | Sturt | HOME | LOSS | STRT by 48 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 26/08/1972 | Round 20 | North Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 77 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 02/09/1972 | Round 21 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 24 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 16/09/1972 | Semi Final | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 21 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 23/09/1972 | Preliminary Final | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 6 | Fos Williams | unknown |
| 30/09/1972 | Grand Final | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 56 | Fos Williams | 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.