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SANFL - KEY FACTS

Official name
South Australian National Football League

Known as
SANFL

Duration
1877–2024

Affiliated competitions (Current)
Premiership Season 1877-2024; Under 14s 2024; Women's Reserves (Development League) 2022-2024; Women's Premiership Season 2017-2024; Under 16s 2009-2024; Under 18s 2009-2024; Reserves 1906-2024

Affiliated competitions (Historical)
Wartime League 1942-1944


Premiership season

Official Name
SANFL Premiership season

Duration
1877–2024

Affiliated clubs (Current)
Port Adelaide Magpies (SA) 1877-2019, 2021-2024; South Adelaide (SA) 1877-2024; Norwood (SA) 1878-2024; North Adelaide (SA) 1888-2024; West Adelaide (SA) 1897-2024; Sturt (SA) 1901-2024; Glenelg (SA) 1921-2024; Central District (SA) 1964-2024; Woodville West Torrens (SA) 1991-2024; Adelaide Reserves (SA) 2014-2019, 2021-2024

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; Noarlunga Oval; Norwood Oval; Prospect Oval; Richmond Oval; TBC; Unley Oval; Victor Harbor Oval; Waikerie Oval; Woodville Oval

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

1935 SANFL Premiership season

SANFL - League records
 
1934 1936
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
 

1935 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 17 12 5 0 1837 1469 55.57 24
2 South Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1898 1616 54.01 22
3 Norwood 17 11 6 0 1697 1640 50.85 22
4 Sturt 17 10 6 1 1775 1656 51.73 21
5 West Torrens 17 9 8 0 1537 1560 49.63 18
6 North Adelaide 17 8 8 1 1834 1679 52.21 17
7 West Adelaide 17 5 12 0 1506 1708 46.86 10
8 Glenelg 17 1 16 0 1381 2137 39.26 2
  H&A 68 67 67 1 13465 13465 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 759 759 50.00 8
  Total 72 71 71 1 14224 14224 50.00 144

1935 Round by Round

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

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.23.46.57.7 49 Sat 27-Apr-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood2.74.88.1413.18 96 Norwood won by 47 points
West Torrens3.48.614.1419.23 137 Sat 27-Apr-1935 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt1.14.55.57.12 54 West Torrens won by 83 points
Port Adelaide3.48.510.514.7 91 Sat 27-Apr-1935 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide2.64.76.107.13 55 Port Adelaide won by 36 points
Glenelg3.25.39.811.11 77 Sat 27-Apr-1935 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide3.79.1215.1722.19 151 North Adelaide won by 74 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide5.611.1114.1420.16 136 Sat 4-May-1935 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens2.35.76.1511.16 82 Port Adelaide won by 54 points
North Adelaide6.114.319.423.5 143 Sat 4-May-1935 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide1.13.66.812.10 82 North Adelaide won by 61 points
West Adelaide2.34.77.1111.11 77 Sat 4-May-1935 Adelaide Showground 
Norwood8.48.712.1116.16 112 Norwood won by 35 points
Sturt5.47.715.1318.16 124 Mon 6-May-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg4.48.59.914.12 96 Sturt won by 28 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide0.08.511.816.10 106 Sat 11-May-1935 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens4.37.39.1211.14 80 South Adelaide won by 26 points
Norwood1.15.68.1015.20 110 Sat 11-May-1935 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide4.66.69.811.8 74 Norwood won by 36 points
Sturt1.05.39.59.10 64 Sat 11-May-1935 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide8.710.1112.1613.19 97 West Adelaide won by 33 points
Port Adelaide9.613.714.1515.17 107 Sat 11-May-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg0.16.46.48.6 54 Port Adelaide won by 53 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide4.54.107.139.14 68 Sat 18-May-1935 Prospect Oval 
Sturt1.16.68.812.13 85 Sturt won by 17 points
West Torrens4.16.49.811.14 80 Sat 18-May-1935 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide4.47.611.1116.13 109 West Adelaide won by 29 points
Norwood3.36.912.1218.14 122 Sat 18-May-1935 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide7.310.415.717.9 111 Norwood won by 11 points
Glenelg3.44.95.128.14 62 Sat 18-May-1935 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide3.39.813.1220.16 136 South Adelaide won by 74 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.113.418.823.9 147 Sat 25-May-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt3.77.1312.2015.23 113 South Adelaide won by 34 points
North Adelaide5.49.611.1116.14 110 Sat 25-May-1935 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide3.28.912.1315.18 108 North Adelaide won by 2 points
West Torrens4.17.311.1414.16 100 Sat 25-May-1935 Thebarton Oval 
Norwood3.36.68.810.13 73 West Torrens won by 27 points
West Adelaide1.711.1413.1615.19 109 Sat 25-May-1935 Adelaide Showground 
Glenelg2.53.97.149.18 72 West Adelaide won by 37 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.27.49.612.10 82 Sat 1-Jun-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt4.25.96.128.13 61 Norwood won by 21 points
West Torrens3.44.117.1410.19 79 Sat 1-Jun-1935 Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg2.54.128.1411.19 85 Glenelg won by 6 points
Port Adelaide12.413.517.620.10 130 Sat 1-Jun-1935 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide1.25.98.1311.16 82 Port Adelaide won by 48 points
West Adelaide1.54.1311.1616.22 118 Sat 1-Jun-1935 Adelaide Showground 
North Adelaide8.39.613.914.14 98 West Adelaide won by 20 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide8.212.418.919.15 129 Sat 8-Jun-1935 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide2.23.56.89.9 63 South Adelaide won by 66 points
North Adelaide3.611.1515.1916.24 120 Sat 8-Jun-1935 Prospect Oval 
West Torrens2.55.99.1212.16 88 North Adelaide won by 32 points
Port Adelaide6.89.1116.1417.15 117 Sat 8-Jun-1935 Alberton Oval 
Sturt0.09.39.411.14 80 Port Adelaide won by 37 points
Glenelg4.35.58.911.12 78 Sat 8-Jun-1935 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood2.46.129.1313.15 93 Norwood won by 15 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt6.510.515.818.9 117 Sat 15-Jun-1935 Unley Oval 
West Torrens3.011.414.719.13 127 West Torrens won by 10 points
West Adelaide3.46.68.1010.16 76 Sat 15-Jun-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide4.29.411.716.12 108 Port Adelaide won by 32 points
North Adelaide5.66.1314.2116.22 118 Sat 15-Jun-1935 Prospect Oval 
Glenelg1.56.1010.1215.18 108 North Adelaide won by 10 points
Norwood3.33.48.58.7 55 Sat 15-Jun-1935 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide3.38.1312.1321.17 143 South Adelaide won by 88 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.79.1412.1821.24 150 Sat 22-Jun-1935 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide8.211.213.517.7 109 South Adelaide won by 41 points
Norwood2.28.168.1815.22 112 Sat 22-Jun-1935 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide2.52.76.139.15 69 Norwood won by 43 points
Sturt5.35.711.1414.18 102 Sat 22-Jun-1935 Unley Oval 
Glenelg1.23.75.77.11 53 Sturt won by 49 points
Port Adelaide1.18.59.812.13 85 Sat 22-Jun-1935 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens1.92.114.156.19 55 Port Adelaide won by 30 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide4.27.512.815.10 100 Sat 6-Jul-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood4.210.615.922.14 146 Norwood won by 46 points
West Torrens2.36.99.1113.13 91 Sat 6-Jul-1935 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide5.18.316.517.7 109 South Adelaide won by 18 points
Glenelg3.46.511.916.14 110 Sat 6-Jul-1935 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide8.212.817.1122.16 148 Port Adelaide won by 38 points
West Adelaide4.19.212.319.6 120 Sat 6-Jul-1935 Adelaide Showground 
Sturt7.511.1017.1418.19 127 Sturt won by 7 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.57.715.1123.11 149 Sat 13-Jul-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg4.45.98.1111.13 79 South Adelaide won by 70 points
North Adelaide4.35.89.1210.15 75 Sat 13-Jul-1935 Prospect Oval 
Sturt4.37.310.616.11 107 Sturt won by 32 points
Port Adelaide4.29.416.820.12 132 Sat 13-Jul-1935 Alberton Oval 
Norwood3.45.76.148.16 64 Port Adelaide won by 68 points
West Adelaide2.45.77.1010.13 73 Sat 13-Jul-1935 Adelaide Showground 
West Torrens2.66.98.1310.15 75 West Torrens won by 2 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood3.44.85.1011.13 79 Sat 27-Jul-1935 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens1.77.78.109.10 64 Norwood won by 15 points
Sturt4.49.617.1120.15 135 Sat 27-Jul-1935 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide3.25.46.811.10 76 Sturt won by 59 points
Port Adelaide2.33.89.912.14 86 Sat 27-Jul-1935 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide2.55.87.1312.13 85 Port Adelaide won by 1 point
Glenelg3.17.48.810.12 72 Sat 27-Jul-1935 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide6.89.1214.1619.18 132 West Adelaide won by 60 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide3.47.611.1415.19 109 Sat 10-Aug-1935 Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide1.15.27.411.9 75 North Adelaide won by 34 points
South Adelaide6.76.713.815.12 102 Sat 10-Aug-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.15.79.1111.13 79 South Adelaide won by 23 points
Sturt2.210.1016.1222.17 149 Sat 10-Aug-1935 Unley Oval 
Norwood4.64.78.811.11 77 Sturt won by 72 points
Glenelg2.57.119.1211.19 85 Sat 10-Aug-1935 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens5.26.213.314.5 89 West Torrens won by 4 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood6.212.716.1724.19 163 Sat 17-Aug-1935 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg1.06.27.612.6 78 Norwood won by 85 points
Sturt4.48.913.1415.22 112 Sat 17-Aug-1935 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide4.210.512.713.9 87 Sturt won by 25 points
West Torrens3.47.79.1213.20 98 Sat 17-Aug-1935 Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide2.45.77.179.20 74 West Torrens won by 24 points
West Adelaide4.37.612.913.10 88 Sat 17-Aug-1935 Adelaide Showground 
South Adelaide3.29.612.815.13 103 South Adelaide won by 15 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.37.59.613.12 90 Sat 24-Aug-1935 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens3.17.314.514.7 91 West Torrens won by 1 point
North Adelaide2.27.715.720.14 134 Sat 24-Aug-1935 Prospect Oval 
Norwood3.64.65.116.11 47 North Adelaide won by 87 points
Glenelg7.59.610.1012.12 84 Sat 24-Aug-1935 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt1.110.312.617.16 118 Sturt won by 34 points
West Adelaide1.03.76.812.10 82 Sat 24-Aug-1935 Adelaide Showground 
Port Adelaide7.79.1213.1615.18 108 Port Adelaide won by 26 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg0.05.28.411.9 75 Sat 31-Aug-1935 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide6.89.914.1322.15 147 North Adelaide won by 72 points
Norwood3.28.810.1313.16 94 Sat 31-Aug-1935 Norwood Oval 
Sturt8.611.613.1116.12 108 Sturt won by 14 points
West Torrens2.15.610.813.9 87 Sat 31-Aug-1935 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide1.25.56.119.16 70 West Torrens won by 17 points
Port Adelaide3.18.1114.1215.19 109 Sat 31-Aug-1935 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide4.57.58.613.6 84 Port Adelaide won by 25 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide6.28.916.1623.23 161 Sat 7-Sep-1935 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide6.59.1110.1113.15 93 South Adelaide won by 68 points
Norwood2.66.816.1126.16 172 Sat 7-Sep-1935 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg4.39.1015.1017.11 113 Norwood won by 59 points
Sturt3.79.915.1517.17 119 Sat 7-Sep-1935 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide5.411.813.918.11 119 Sturt drew with North Adelaide
West Torrens2.28.810.1216.18 114 Sat 7-Sep-1935 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide5.410.415.515.5 95 West Torrens won by 19 points

1935 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Port Adelaide 17 12 5 0 1837 1469 55.57 24
2 South Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1898 1616 54.01 22
3 Norwood 17 11 6 0 1697 1640 50.85 22
4 Sturt 17 10 6 1 1775 1656 51.73 21
5 West Torrens 17 9 8 0 1537 1560 49.63 18
6 North Adelaide 17 8 8 1 1834 1679 52.21 17
7 West Adelaide 17 5 12 0 1506 1708 46.86 10
8 Glenelg 17 1 16 0 1381 2137 39.26 2
  H&A 68 67 67 1 13465 13465 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 759 759 50.00 8
  Total 72 71 71 1 14224 14224 50.00 144

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt6.67.814.1318.16 124 Sat 14-Sep-1935 Adelaide Oval18,618
Norwood2.07.510.612.9 81 Sturt won by 43 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide6.38.912.1417.17 119 Sat 21-Sep-1935 Adelaide Oval21,225
South Adelaide4.27.68.1110.13 73 Port Adelaide won by 46 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide6.28.1210.1213.15 93 Sat 28-Sep-1935 Adelaide Oval17,240
Sturt2.33.57.1211.13 79 South Adelaide won by 14 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.110.314.715.9 99 Sat 5-Oct-1935 Adelaide Oval26,496
Port Adelaide2.38.410.813.13 91 South Adelaide won by 8 points

Footnotes

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