North Adelaide
"Prominent players for North during the 1920s included Tom Leahy, nicknamed ‘the prince of ruckmen’, Percy Lewis, Percy Furler, Albert Fooks, Cec Curnow and Darby Crawford. Wishing no disrespect to any of these individuals, however, a player was to make his debut in 1929 who was to go on to outshine them all; indeed, in the entire history of South Australian football it is doubtful whether there has been a more highly celebrated figure. Ken Farmer - later to be popularly referred to, in South Australia at any rate, as ‘football’s Bradman’ - kicked 62 goals in 1929, a highly respectable total for the time, but, by the standards which he was shortly to establish, a comparatively modest one..."
John Devaney celebrates the long list of champions who have turned out in the Roosters' red and white
1948 Season (SANFL) Fixture
North Adelaide's 1948 Fixture
Rnd | H&A | Club | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | R | Opponent | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | S | Mgn | Grd | Date | SC |
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1948-04-24 1 | A | North Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.6 | 14.10 | 16.16 | 112 | LOST | West Torrens | 4.3 | 12.8 | 14.10 | 18.10 | 118 | -6 | THB | 1948-04-24 Apr 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-01 2 | H | North Adelaide | 6.5 | 8.9 | 13.11 | 16.18 | 114 | LOST | Glenelg | 6.4 | 12.6 | 14.11 | 17.14 | 116 | -2 | PRO | 1948-05-01 May 1 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-08 3 | H | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 15.11 | 101 | LOST | West Adelaide | 6.10 | 6.10 | 12.15 | 16.17 | 113 | -12 | PRO | 1948-05-08 May 8 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-15 4 | A | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 14.7 | 91 | LOST | Norwood | 5.4 | 11.6 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 105 | -14 | KEN | 1948-05-15 May 15 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-22 5 | A | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 4.8 | 5.11 | 8.12 | 60 | LOST | Sturt | 3.4 | 6.5 | 8.14 | 11.18 | 84 | -24 | UNL | 1948-05-22 May 22 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-05-29 6 | H | North Adelaide | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 12.10 | 82 | WON | Port Adelaide | 5.3 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 55 | 27 | PRO | 1948-05-29 May 29 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-06-12 7 | A | North Adelaide | 3.3 | 7.8 | 11.12 | 14.18 | 102 | WON | South Adelaide | 5.2 | 6.4 | 10.6 | 11.10 | 76 | 26 | ADO | 1948-06-12 Jun 12 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-06-19 8 | H | North Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 7.7 | 49 | LOST | West Torrens | 0.3 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 12.12 | 84 | -35 | PRO | 1948-06-19 Jun 19 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-03 9 | A | North Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.5 | 7.10 | 10.14 | 74 | LOST | Norwood | 4.6 | 8.10 | 11.11 | 12.18 | 90 | -16 | NOR | 1948-07-03 Jul 3 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-10 10 | A | North Adelaide | 1.3 | 8.4 | 10.10 | 14.14 | 98 | LOST | Glenelg | 8.6 | 11.8 | 14.10 | 17.11 | 113 | -15 | GLE | 1948-07-10 Jul 10 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-17 11 | H | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 11.6 | 16.11 | 19.18 | 132 | WON | South Adelaide | 2.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 48 | 84 | PRO | 1948-07-17 Jul 17 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-24 12 | A | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 10.4 | 16.5 | 22.9 | 141 | WON | West Adelaide | 5.3 | 7.6 | 11.9 | 14.10 | 94 | 47 | ADO | 1948-07-24 Jul 24 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-07-31 13 | H | North Adelaide | 6.2 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 98 | WON | Sturt | 2.0 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 63 | 35 | PRO | 1948-07-31 Jul 31 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-08-14 14 | H | North Adelaide | 2.6 | 3.8 | 8.11 | 9.13 | 67 | LOST | Norwood | 0.2 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 9.15 | 69 | -2 | PRO | 1948-08-14 Aug 14 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-08-21 15 | A | North Adelaide | 3.4 | 5.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 69 | WON | Port Adelaide | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 8.10 | 58 | 11 | ALB | 1948-08-21 Aug 21 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-08-28 16 | A | North Adelaide | 5.4 | 6.6 | 12.11 | 15.15 | 105 | WON | South Adelaide | 1.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 68 | 37 | NOR | 1948-08-28 Aug 28 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |
1948-09-04 17 | H | North Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 13.15 | 93 | WON | Sturt | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 41 | 52 | PRO | 1948-09-04 Sep 4 (Sat, 12:00) | Scores |