1923 SAFL Premiership season
The SANFL (South Australian National Football League) is the premier League and governing body for Australian Football in South Australia. Originally formed as the South Australian Football Association (SAFA) on 30 April 1877, the SANFL is the oldest surviving football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest football competitions in the world. The 'home and away' season is played over 23 weeks from April to September. The top five teams then play off in a final series culminating in the grand final for the Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy.
1923 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwood | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1000 | 801 | 55.53 | 23 |
| 2 | Sturt | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1031 | 757 | 57.66 | 20 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1002 | 871 | 53.50 | 18 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 905 | 785 | 53.55 | 15 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 960 | 967 | 49.82 | 14 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 782 | 844 | 48.09 | 12 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 911 | 918 | 49.81 | 10 |
| 8 | Glenelg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 594 | 1242 | 32.35 | 0 |
| H&A | 56 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 7185 | 7185 | 50.00 | 112 | |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 279 | 50.00 | 6 | |
| Total | 59 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 7464 | 7464 | 50.00 | 118 |
1923 Round by Round
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.6 | 4.10 | 7.12 | 7.14 | 56 | Sat 5-May-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 8.10 | 58 | West Torrens won by 2 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 4.2 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.15 | 75 | Sat 5-May-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 1.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 34 | Port Adelaide won by 41 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.5 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 5-May-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 8.10 | 58 | Norwood won by 7 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.1 | 7.6 | 8.11 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 5-May-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 47 | North Adelaide won by 25 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.7 | 8.11 | 10.18 | 13.22 | 100 | Sat 12-May-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.10 | 34 | South Adelaide won by 66 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.13 | 7.17 | 59 | Sat 12-May-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 38 | Port Adelaide won by 21 points | |||
| West Torrens | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 12-May-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 4.4 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 16.9 | 105 | Norwood won by 44 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.3 | 6.6 | 8.8 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 12-May-1923 | Unley Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.2 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 11.12 | 78 | North Adelaide won by 13 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.13 | 8.14 | 62 | Sat 19-May-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 98 | Sturt won by 36 points | |||
| Glenelg | 1.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 43 | Sat 19-May-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.2 | 4.8 | 7.14 | 9.17 | 71 | North Adelaide won by 28 points | |||
| Norwood | 4.3 | 8.4 | 9.10 | 12.16 | 88 | Sat 19-May-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 50 | Norwood won by 38 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.1 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 19-May-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.2 | 9.8 | 10.10 | 12.14 | 86 | South Adelaide won by 31 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 57 | Sat 26-May-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 5.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 54 | South Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 4.1 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 26-May-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.1 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 9.13 | 67 | West Torrens won by 4 points | |||
| Glenelg | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.12 | 6.16 | 52 | Sat 26-May-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Norwood | 2.5 | 9.8 | 12.13 | 14.18 | 102 | Norwood won by 50 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 1.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 26-May-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.6 | 8.11 | 9.12 | 66 | West Adelaide won by 8 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.3 | 9.6 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 2-Jun-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 10.10 | 70 | South Adelaide won by 26 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.12 | 6.16 | 52 | Sat 2-Jun-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.5 | 5.10 | 6.13 | 7.15 | 57 | North Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 4.11 | 9.13 | 12.17 | 89 | Sat 2-Jun-1923 | Unley Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 1.6 | 1.10 | 2.11 | 3.14 | 32 | Sturt won by 57 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.15 | 4.17 | 41 | Mon 4-Jun-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 49 | Norwood won by 8 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.8 | 4.12 | 4.17 | 8.19 | 67 | Sat 16-Jun-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 31 | West Adelaide won by 36 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.3 | 4.7 | 7.11 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 16-Jun-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 44 | Norwood won by 16 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 2.7 | 5.8 | 9.13 | 14.16 | 100 | Sat 16-Jun-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.11 | 7.12 | 54 | North Adelaide won by 46 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.2 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 63 | Sat 16-Jun-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 4.0 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 13.12 | 90 | Sturt won by 27 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 69 | Sat 23-Jun-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 37 | West Adelaide won by 32 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 28 | Sat 23-Jun-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Norwood | 3.1 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 41 | Norwood won by 13 points | |||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 4.5 | 10.11 | 13.13 | 91 | Sat 23-Jun-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 1.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7.7 | 49 | West Torrens won by 42 points | |||
| Sturt | 4.4 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 11.8 | 74 | Sat 23-Jun-1923 | Unley Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.0 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 55 | Sturt won by 19 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.13 | 6.14 | 50 | Sat 7-Jul-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 36 | South Adelaide won by 14 points | |||
| Glenelg | 0.1 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 33 | Sat 7-Jul-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 4.9 | 7.9 | 11.12 | 14.15 | 99 | Port Adelaide won by 66 points | |||
| West Torrens | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.13 | 9.17 | 71 | Sat 7-Jul-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.10 | 6.11 | 47 | West Torrens won by 24 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.3 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 6.11 | 47 | Sat 7-Jul-1923 | Unley Oval | ||
| Norwood | 1.5 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 7.14 | 56 | Norwood won by 9 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.4 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 8.13 | 61 | Sat 14-Jul-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 57 | West Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
| Glenelg | 3.3 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 14-Jul-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.4 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 17.13 | 115 | South Adelaide won by 55 points | |||
| Norwood | 5.1 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 14-Jul-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.6 | 3.6 | 5.12 | 6.14 | 50 | Norwood won by 56 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 39 | Sat 14-Jul-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Sturt | 3.1 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 56 | Sturt won by 17 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.16 | 7.20 | 62 | Sat 28-Jul-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 46 | Port Adelaide won by 16 points | |||
| Glenelg | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 34 | Sat 28-Jul-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Sturt | 4.4 | 7.6 | 10.12 | 10.12 | 72 | Sturt won by 38 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.2 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 7.7 | 49 | Sat 28-Jul-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 48 | Norwood won by 1 point | |||
| North Adelaide | 2.5 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 55 | Sat 28-Jul-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.4 | 6.10 | 9.10 | 11.12 | 78 | West Torrens won by 23 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.5 | 1.7 | 6.12 | 7.12 | 54 | Sat 4-Aug-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 4.12 | 36 | West Adelaide won by 18 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.10 | 3.13 | 5.20 | 8.23 | 71 | Sat 4-Aug-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 0.1 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 45 | Norwood won by 26 points | |||
| West Torrens | 0.1 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 7.10 | 52 | Sat 4-Aug-1923 | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 37 | West Torrens won by 15 points | |||
| Sturt | 3.1 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 4-Aug-1923 | Unley Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.5 | 2.6 | 6.11 | 7.11 | 53 | Sturt won by 30 points | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.0 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 90 | Sat 11-Aug-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 5.6 | 6.9 | 11.10 | 12.14 | 86 | South Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.0 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 18.8 | 116 | Sat 11-Aug-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 55 | Port Adelaide won by 61 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 2.4 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 15.10 | 100 | Sat 11-Aug-1923 | Prospect Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.10 | 46 | North Adelaide won by 54 points | |||
| Sturt | 0.3 | 5.8 | 7.11 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 11-Aug-1923 | Unley Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 44 | Sturt won by 38 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.4 | 11.9 | 14.15 | 99 | Sat 25-Aug-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.4 | 3.10 | 4.13 | 7.14 | 56 | South Adelaide won by 43 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 60 | Sat 25-Aug-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 4.3 | 5.7 | 8.11 | 11.12 | 78 | Sturt won by 18 points | |||
| Glenelg | 2.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.5 | 41 | Sat 25-Aug-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 6.2 | 11.8 | 13.15 | 16.21 | 117 | West Torrens won by 76 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 79 | Sat 25-Aug-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.8 | 7.15 | 10.19 | 79 | Norwood drew with North Adelaide | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.1 | 5.3 | 8.8 | 12.10 | 82 | Sat 8-Sep-1923 | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 10.14 | 74 | South Adelaide won by 8 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.9 | 5.10 | 7.12 | 54 | Sat 8-Sep-1923 | Alberton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 4.3 | 7.8 | 13.11 | 14.12 | 96 | North Adelaide won by 42 points | |||
| Glenelg | 5.0 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 60 | Sat 8-Sep-1923 | Glenelg Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 10.13 | 73 | West Adelaide won by 13 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.7 | 4.10 | 9.14 | 11.19 | 85 | Sat 8-Sep-1923 | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.3 | 3.6 | 6.10 | 7.17 | 59 | Sturt won by 26 points | |||
1923 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwood | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1000 | 801 | 55.53 | 23 |
| 2 | Sturt | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1031 | 757 | 57.66 | 20 |
| 3 | South Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1002 | 871 | 53.50 | 18 |
| 4 | North Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 905 | 785 | 53.55 | 15 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 960 | 967 | 49.82 | 14 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 782 | 844 | 48.09 | 12 |
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 911 | 918 | 49.81 | 10 |
| 8 | Glenelg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 594 | 1242 | 32.35 | 0 |
| H&A | 56 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 7185 | 7185 | 50.00 | 112 | |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 279 | 50.00 | 6 | |
| Total | 59 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 7464 | 7464 | 50.00 | 118 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | Gate | |
| Norwood | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.10 | 8.10 | 58 | Sat 15-Sep-1923 | Adelaide Oval | 15,000 | £745 |
| South Adelaide | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 21 | Norwood won by 37 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 0.2 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 6.13 | 49 | Sat 22-Sep-1923 | Adelaide Oval | 27,150 | |
| Sturt | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 45 | North Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 4.3 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 29-Sep-1923 | Adelaide Oval | 37,000 | |
| North Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 40 | Norwood won by 26 points | |||