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SANFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
South Australian National Football League

Known as
SANFL

Duration
1877–2023

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1877-2023; Women's Reserves (Development League) 2022-2023; Women's Premiership Season 2017-2023; Under 16s 2009-2023; Under 18s 2009-2023; Reserves 1906-2023

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Wartime League 1942-1944


Premiership season

Official Name
SANFL Premiership season

Duration
1877–2023

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Port Adelaide Magpies (SA) 1877-2023; South Adelaide (SA) 1877-2023; Norwood (SA) 1878-2023; North Adelaide (SA) 1888-2023; West Adelaide (SA) 1897-2023; Sturt (SA) 1901-2023; Glenelg (SA) 1921-2023; Central District (SA) 1964-2023; Woodville West Torrens (SA) 1991-2023; Adelaide Reserves (SA) 2014-2023

Affiliated clubs (Historical)
Bankers (SA) 1877; Kensington (SA) 1877-1881; South Park (SA) 1877-1884; Victorian (SA) 1877-1884; Adelaide (Original) (SA) 1877-1893; Woodville (Original) (SA) 1877; Royal Park (Original) (SA) 1882; Gawler (SA) 1887-1890; North Adelaide (Hotham) (SA) 1887-1888; West Torrens (SA) 1895-1990; Woodville (SA) 1964-1990

Affiliated grounds (Current)
Adelaide Oval; Alberton Oval; Centenary Oval; Elizabeth Oval; Glenelg Oval; Johnstone Park; Loxton Oval; Noarlunga Oval; Norwood Oval; Prospect Oval; Richmond Oval; Unley Oval; Woodville Oval

Affiliated grounds (Historical)
Adelaide Showground; Balaklava Oval; Bennett Oval; Berri; Bordertown Oval; Christies Beach; Clare Oval; Encounter Bay; Flemington; Football Park; Gawler; Geraldton; Hands Oval; Hindmarsh Stadium; Jubilee Oval; Kadina Oval; Kensington Oval; Lameroo; Mannum Oval; Moonta; Mount Gambier; Mount Pleasant; Naracorte; Nurioopta; Penola; Port Augusta; Port Pirie Memorial Oval; Richmond Paddock; S.C.G.; Strathalbyn Oval; TBA; Thebarton Oval; Victor Harbor Oval; Waikerie

1933 SANFL Premiership season

SANFL - League records
 
1932 1934
Grand Finals | Every final | Every match | Notable players
 

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.

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Ladder | Round by Round | Finals
 

1933 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Sturt 17 13 4 0 1692 1332 55.95 26
2 West Torrens 17 12 5 0 1564 1490 51.21 24
3 North Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1717 1536 52.78 22
4 Norwood 17 10 6 1 1697 1513 52.87 21
5 Port Adelaide 17 9 7 1 1586 1519 51.08 19
6 Glenelg 17 9 8 0 1795 1710 51.21 18
7 South Adelaide 17 3 14 0 1485 2002 42.59 6
8 West Adelaide 17 0 17 0 1419 1853 43.37 0
  H&A 68 67 67 1 12955 12955 50.00 136
  Finals 5 4 4 1 741 741 50.00 10
  Total 73 71 71 2 13696 13696 50.00 146

1933 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 1SF | 1SFR | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.38.1013.2217.26 128 Sat 29-Apr-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg4.412.515.617.10 112 South Adelaide won by 16 points
Sturt4.110.314.718.14 122 Sat 29-Apr-1933 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide6.28.213.415.5 95 Sturt won by 27 points
Norwood5.56.911.1015.12 102 Sat 29-Apr-1933 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens3.15.58.1012.10 82 Norwood won by 20 points
Port Adelaide4.28.99.1113.13 91 Sat 29-Apr-1933 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide2.25.59.1110.14 74 Port Adelaide won by 17 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.37.911.1613.18 96 Sat 6-May-1933 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide4.18.513.820.12 132 North Adelaide won by 36 points
West Torrens1.34.69.1110.13 73 Sat 6-May-1933 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt3.413.1014.1116.13 109 Sturt won by 36 points
Port Adelaide2.35.97.119.15 69 Sat 6-May-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood3.15.26.610.9 69 Port Adelaide drew with Norwood
West Adelaide1.25.47.1012.16 88 Sat 6-May-1933 Adelaide Showground 
Glenelg8.19.414.716.8 104 Glenelg won by 16 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.43.68.910.13 73 Sat 13-May-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide4.55.118.1313.16 94 Port Adelaide won by 21 points
Glenelg3.75.88.1610.18 78 Sat 13-May-1933 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt4.210.812.813.17 95 Sturt won by 17 points
Norwood6.56.510.1112.13 85 Sat 13-May-1933 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide0.24.115.148.16 64 Norwood won by 21 points
West Adelaide11.313.319.719.7 121 Sat 13-May-1933 Adelaide Showground 
West Torrens2.211.512.819.12 126 West Torrens won by 5 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg3.27.314.616.9 105 Sat 20-May-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood2.16.311.414.8 92 Glenelg won by 13 points
North Adelaide3.18.511.816.11 107 Sat 20-May-1933 Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide3.36.311.614.6 90 North Adelaide won by 17 points
West Torrens3.54.107.1710.17 77 Sat 20-May-1933 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide2.45.117.129.17 71 West Torrens won by 6 points
Sturt4.59.913.1120.14 134 Sat 20-May-1933 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide2.13.14.85.13 43 Sturt won by 91 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.65.119.1312.16 88 Sat 27-May-1933 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens3.26.78.914.11 95 West Torrens won by 7 points
Port Adelaide3.24.36.99.12 66 Sat 27-May-1933 Alberton Oval 
Sturt2.16.910.1015.14 104 Sturt won by 38 points
Glenelg6.67.712.1213.15 93 Sat 27-May-1933 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide3.210.511.611.6 72 Glenelg won by 21 points
West Adelaide2.210.512.515.12 102 Sat 27-May-1933 Adelaide Showground 
Norwood4.57.713.1317.16 118 Norwood won by 16 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide4.39.611.1015.13 103 Sat 3-Jun-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.13.25.1010.15 75 North Adelaide won by 28 points
West Torrens3.54.108.159.20 74 Sat 3-Jun-1933 Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg1.56.76.810.9 69 West Torrens won by 5 points
West Adelaide0.26.78.1011.16 82 Sat 3-Jun-1933 Adelaide Showground 
South Adelaide4.54.78.1411.17 83 South Adelaide won by 1 point
Sturt5.38.610.914.12 96 Mon 5-Jun-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood1.24.48.1912.20 92 Sturt won by 4 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt4.210.313.619.14 128 Sat 10-Jun-1933 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide3.23.67.158.18 66 Sturt won by 62 points
North Adelaide3.37.410.1015.15 105 Sat 10-Jun-1933 Prospect Oval 
West Torrens2.17.69.812.10 82 North Adelaide won by 23 points
Norwood3.410.913.1116.16 112 Sat 10-Jun-1933 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide4.38.711.1215.14 104 Norwood won by 8 points
Glenelg5.107.1214.1619.19 133 Sat 10-Jun-1933 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide5.112.216.520.14 134 Port Adelaide won by 1 point

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.27.413.414.8 92 Sat 17-Jun-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt4.57.1011.1214.15 99 Sturt won by 7 points
Glenelg4.58.1011.1113.14 92 Sat 17-Jun-1933 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood5.07.311.617.8 110 Norwood won by 18 points
West Torrens4.27.79.817.10 112 Sat 17-Jun-1933 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide4.05.410.913.11 89 West Torrens won by 23 points
West Adelaide2.44.1111.1414.16 100 Sat 17-Jun-1933 Adelaide Showground 
North Adelaide5.310.812.1015.16 106 North Adelaide won by 6 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.25.99.910.17 77 Sat 24-Jun-1933 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide8.410.717.1023.12 150 North Adelaide won by 73 points
Norwood3.34.49.813.9 87 Sat 24-Jun-1933 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide2.55.97.1413.18 96 Port Adelaide won by 9 points
Glenelg2.18.915.1224.21 165 Sat 24-Jun-1933 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide2.114.1110.1211.13 79 Glenelg won by 86 points
Sturt2.16.48.610.10 70 Sat 24-Jun-1933 Unley Oval 
West Torrens4.66.98.1410.15 75 West Torrens won by 5 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide6.07.09.214.4 88 Sat 1-Jul-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.37.616.824.12 156 Port Adelaide won by 68 points
Sturt6.611.812.1314.15 99 Sat 1-Jul-1933 Unley Oval 
Glenelg0.13.67.89.11 65 Sturt won by 34 points
West Torrens2.34.96.1210.22 82 Sat 1-Jul-1933 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide3.46.610.1111.13 79 West Torrens won by 3 points
North Adelaide2.27.99.1213.17 95 Sat 1-Jul-1933 Prospect Oval 
Norwood4.46.88.1311.14 80 North Adelaide won by 15 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.45.68.912.11 83 Sat 8-Jul-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood4.311.713.1118.21 129 Norwood won by 46 points
West Torrens2.15.78.914.12 96 Sat 8-Jul-1933 Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide1.44.66.96.10 46 West Torrens won by 50 points
Port Adelaide4.25.313.715.9 99 Sat 8-Jul-1933 Alberton Oval 
Glenelg2.510.1014.1116.18 114 Glenelg won by 15 points
West Adelaide0.32.73.95.14 44 Sat 8-Jul-1933 Adelaide Showground 
Sturt2.73.97.1413.14 92 Sturt won by 48 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.65.87.138.18 66 Sat 22-Jul-1933 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens2.66.118.1513.15 93 West Torrens won by 27 points
Norwood4.49.812.916.12 108 Sat 22-Jul-1933 Norwood Oval 
Sturt4.67.911.1313.17 95 Norwood won by 13 points
North Adelaide3.14.312.414.8 92 Sat 22-Jul-1933 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide4.34.65.810.16 76 North Adelaide won by 16 points
Glenelg5.08.211.617.9 111 Sat 22-Jul-1933 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide5.05.109.1415.16 106 Glenelg won by 5 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens2.210.512.517.10 112 Sat 29-Jul-1933 Thebarton Oval 
Norwood5.96.99.1512.16 88 West Torrens won by 24 points
North Adelaide1.26.96.912.10 82 Sat 29-Jul-1933 Prospect Oval 
Sturt2.104.1010.1311.13 79 North Adelaide won by 3 points
Glenelg3.313.1015.1123.18 156 Sat 29-Jul-1933 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide3.76.713.815.10 100 Glenelg won by 56 points
West Adelaide4.26.137.149.15 69 Sat 29-Jul-1933 Adelaide Showground 
Port Adelaide5.106.1211.1513.17 95 Port Adelaide won by 26 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg5.69.1216.1416.18 114 Sat 19-Aug-1933 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt3.27.77.1012.15 87 Glenelg won by 27 points
North Adelaide10.314.818.1623.19 157 Sat 19-Aug-1933 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide4.46.98.1115.11 101 North Adelaide won by 56 points
Port Adelaide3.57.1010.1011.13 79 Sat 19-Aug-1933 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens1.14.26.68.10 58 Port Adelaide won by 21 points
West Adelaide5.09.511.813.12 90 Sat 19-Aug-1933 Adelaide Showground 
Norwood9.312.316.616.7 103 Norwood won by 13 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide5.411.1015.1318.17 125 Sat 26-Aug-1933 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens3.74.116.1711.20 86 North Adelaide won by 39 points
Norwood2.412.714.719.13 127 Sat 26-Aug-1933 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg4.27.311.1112.14 86 Norwood won by 41 points
Sturt5.77.1011.1712.18 90 Sat 26-Aug-1933 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide2.15.86.109.16 70 Sturt won by 20 points
Port Adelaide2.17.68.713.13 91 Sat 26-Aug-1933 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide4.55.57.98.11 59 Port Adelaide won by 32 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.39.1412.1616.21 117 Sat 2-Sep-1933 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide3.25.411.714.7 91 South Adelaide won by 26 points
Glenelg5.16.711.914.12 96 Sat 2-Sep-1933 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens6.68.915.1018.14 122 West Torrens won by 26 points
Sturt4.25.66.1210.14 74 Sat 2-Sep-1933 Unley Oval 
Norwood0.22.65.88.12 60 Sturt won by 14 points
Port Adelaide4.55.98.1313.18 96 Sat 2-Sep-1933 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide4.08.410.913.10 88 Port Adelaide won by 8 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood6.96.1316.1719.21 135 Sat 9-Sep-1933 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide0.03.56.89.14 68 Norwood won by 67 points
Sturt6.18.316.519.5 119 Sat 9-Sep-1933 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide2.17.410.616.13 109 Sturt won by 10 points
North Adelaide7.410.612.815.8 98 Sat 9-Sep-1933 Prospect Oval 
Glenelg3.17.48.815.12 102 Glenelg won by 4 points
West Torrens2.110.1011.1117.17 119 Sat 9-Sep-1933 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide5.77.911.1312.15 87 West Torrens won by 32 points

1933 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Sturt 17 13 4 0 1692 1332 55.95 26
2 West Torrens 17 12 5 0 1564 1490 51.21 24
3 North Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1717 1536 52.78 22
4 Norwood 17 10 6 1 1697 1513 52.87 21
5 Port Adelaide 17 9 7 1 1586 1519 51.08 19
6 Glenelg 17 9 8 0 1795 1710 51.21 18
7 South Adelaide 17 3 14 0 1485 2002 42.59 6
8 West Adelaide 17 0 17 0 1419 1853 43.37 0
  H&A 68 67 67 1 12955 12955 50.00 136
  Finals 5 4 4 1 741 741 50.00 10
  Total 73 71 71 2 13696 13696 50.00 146

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide2.16.56.710.13 73 Sat 16-Sep-1933 Adelaide Oval13,376
Norwood3.45.69.1210.13 73 North Adelaide drew with Norwood

First Semi-final Replay

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.24.58.1111.15 81 Sat 23-Sep-1933 Adelaide Oval27,048
North Adelaide4.66.78.1011.14 80 Norwood won by 1 point

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens1.46.76.912.14 86 Sat 30-Sep-1933 Adelaide Oval21,240
Sturt1.83.97.118.12 60 West Torrens won by 26 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood2.28.69.610.10 70 Sat 7-Oct-1933 Adelaide Oval19,327
Sturt2.33.85.148.17 65 Norwood won by 5 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens3.28.39.513.10 88 Sat 14-Oct-1933 Adelaide Oval33,444
Norwood4.56.58.89.11 65 West Torrens won by 23 points

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.