1979 SANFL Season: Port Adelaide
These are the details of the premiership results of Port Adelaide for the 1979 SANFL season. The team finished the regular season in second place, securing a place in the finals series. After defeating South Adelaide in the qualifying final and defeating Central District in a semi final, Port Adelaide defeated South Adelaide in the grand final, winning the premiership.
Season Team Details
Competition:
1979 SANFL Season
Team:
Port Adelaide
Home Ground:
Alberton Oval
Team Results
Ladder Position:
2nd (W-D-L: 14-0-8, P%: 52.7)
Finals Performance:
Premiers
Player Results
| Player | Guernseys | Matches | Goals | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bruce | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Cunningham, Brian | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Giles, Tony | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Hofner, Peter | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Phillips, Greg | 1 | 0 | GF | |
| Williams, Mark | 1 | 0 | GF |
Coach Results
| Coach | Matches (W-D-L) | Rounds | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill, John | 25 | 17 | -0- | 8 | R01-22, QF, SF, GF |
Match Results
| Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Coach | Captain (Nominated) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/04/1979 | Round 1 | Norwood | HOME | LOSS | NRWD by 37 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/04/1979 | Round 2 | Sturt | AWAY | LOSS | STRT by 9 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 21/04/1979 | Round 3 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 18 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 28/04/1979 | Round 4 | Glenelg | HOME | WIN | PADL by 25 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 05/05/1979 | Round 5 | Woodville | HOME | WIN | PADL by 2 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 12/05/1979 | Round 6 | North Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | NADL by 33 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 19/05/1979 | Round 7 | West Torrens | HOME | WIN | PADL by 30 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 26/05/1979 | Round 8 | West Adelaide | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 30 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 02/06/1979 | Round 9 | Central District | HOME | WIN | PADL by 97 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/06/1979 | Round 10 | South Adelaide | AWAY | LOSS | SADL by 33 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/06/1979 | Round 11 | Sturt | HOME | WIN | PADL by 10 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 23/06/1979 | Round 12 | Norwood | AWAY | LOSS | NRWD by 33 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 30/06/1979 | Round 13 | Glenelg | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 15 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 07/07/1979 | Round 14 | Woodville | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 16 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 14/07/1979 | Round 15 | North Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 53 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 21/07/1979 | Round 16 | West Torrens | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 29 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 28/07/1979 | Round 17 | West Adelaide | HOME | LOSS | WADL by 4 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 04/08/1979 | Round 18 | Central District | HOME | LOSS | CDIS by 54 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 11/08/1979 | Round 19 | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 49 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 18/08/1979 | Round 20 | Sturt | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 54 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 26/08/1979 | Round 21 | Norwood | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 6 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 01/09/1979 | Round 22 | Glenelg | HOME | LOSS | GLNG by 11 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 09/09/1979 | Qualifying Final | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 38 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 16/09/1979 | Semi Final | Central District | AWAY | WIN | PADL by 26 | John Cahill | unknown |
| 29/09/1979 | Grand Final | South Adelaide | HOME | WIN | PADL by 31 | John Cahill | Brian Cunningham |
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.