The 1953 South Australian National Football League season was the 74th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1953 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | West Torrens 4th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 23rd minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Jim Deane South Adelaide (26 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Max Mayo Norwood (78 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 76 |
| Total attendance | 738,703 (9,720 per match) |
| Highest | 42,949 (Grand Final, West Torrens vs. Port Adelaide) |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1669 | 1161 | 58.98 | 30 |
| 2 | West Torrens (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1822 | 1305 | 58.27 | 30 |
| 3 | Norwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1609 | 1497 | 51.80 | 20 |
| 4 | Glenelg | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1701 | 1552 | 52.29 | 18 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1465 | 1518 | 49.11 | 16 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1372 | 1546 | 47.02 | 10 |
| 7 | Sturt | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1505 | 1885 | 44.40 | 10 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1170 | 1849 | 38.75 | 10 |
Finals Series
editGrand Final
edit| 1953 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 6 October (2:10 pm) | West Torrens | def. | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,949) | |
| 3.3 (21) 6.8 (44) 7.10 (52) 9.13 (67) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.3 (27) 6.7 (43) 8.10 (58) 8.12 (60) |
Jack Oatey Medallist: | ||
| Bradford, L. Head, Willis 2 Cockshell, R.Hank, Pyatt 1 |
Goals | 2 W. Dittmar, G. Motley, F. Williams 1 Hayes, Jaggard | |||
| Clingly, Cockshell, Coverlid, Prior, Pyatt, Bradford, L. Head | Best | Clift, G. Motley, Parham, Russell, Jaggard, Boyd | |||
References
edit- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1953". Archived from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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