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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

1941 SANFL 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.

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1941 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Norwood 17 13 4 0 2112 1525 58.07 26
2 Sturt 17 12 5 0 1649 1452 53.18 24
3 West Adelaide 17 11 5 1 1944 1606 54.76 23
4 Port Adelaide 17 11 5 1 1825 1722 51.45 23
5 South Adelaide 17 6 11 0 1771 1888 48.40 12
6 Glenelg 17 5 12 0 1711 1847 48.09 10
7 North Adelaide 17 5 12 0 1553 2024 43.42 10
8 West Torrens 17 4 13 0 1343 1844 42.14 8
  H&A 68 67 67 1 13908 13908 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 689 689 50.00 8
  Total 72 71 71 1 14597 14597 50.00 144

1941 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
West Adelaide3.138.1614.1818.24 132 Sat 26-Apr-1941 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens1.23.46.77.12 54 West Adelaide won by 78 points
Glenelg3.16.119.2117.27 129 Sat 26-Apr-1941 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide3.46.69.910.10 70 Glenelg won by 59 points
Norwood4.312.514.1217.16 118 Sat 26-Apr-1941 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide2.16.88.1113.15 93 Norwood won by 25 points
Sturt1.45.125.1512.20 92 Sat 26-Apr-1941 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide3.43.67.108.10 58 Sturt won by 34 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide5.314.722.929.12 186 Sat 3-May-1941 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide0.31.48.612.7 79 West Adelaide won by 107 points
Port Adelaide2.23.96.1212.17 89 Sat 3-May-1941 Alberton Oval 
Norwood6.712.1114.1722.21 153 Norwood won by 64 points
West Torrens3.63.97.157.20 62 Sat 3-May-1941 Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg4.58.79.1015.13 103 Glenelg won by 41 points
Sturt3.57.514.918.11 119 Sat 3-May-1941 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide3.28.78.1012.12 84 Sturt won by 35 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.76.129.1813.22 100 Sat 10-May-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide2.16.510.713.11 89 South Adelaide won by 11 points
Glenelg4.17.611.714.12 96 Sat 10-May-1941 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide3.57.613.1115.15 105 West Adelaide won by 9 points
Norwood1.25.99.129.19 73 Sat 10-May-1941 Norwood Oval 
Sturt6.27.68.1013.11 89 Sturt won by 16 points
North Adelaide2.14.65.88.12 60 Sat 10-May-1941 Prospect Oval 
West Torrens4.55.1013.1617.16 118 West Torrens won by 58 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.28.510.1013.11 89 Sat 17-May-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt3.35.79.814.12 96 Sturt won by 7 points
Port Adelaide3.29.29.316.4 100 Sat 17-May-1941 Alberton Oval 
Glenelg3.45.1110.1413.15 93 Port Adelaide won by 7 points
North Adelaide5.110.416.621.9 135 Sat 17-May-1941 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide5.57.1011.1016.14 110 North Adelaide won by 25 points
West Torrens1.93.135.176.25 61 Sat 17-May-1941 Thebarton Oval 
Norwood2.14.26.37.6 48 West Torrens won by 13 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.55.77.813.11 89 Sat 24-May-1941 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens4.49.1114.1215.18 108 West Torrens won by 19 points
Port Adelaide7.210.711.816.8 104 Sat 24-May-1941 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide5.19.413.1015.14 104 Port Adelaide drew with West Adelaide
Norwood5.210.510.515.10 100 Sat 24-May-1941 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg1.32.75.138.16 64 Norwood won by 36 points
Sturt2.16.77.1013.15 93 Sat 24-May-1941 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide5.37.78.109.12 66 Sturt won by 27 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.07.511.916.14 110 Sat 31-May-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood4.88.1110.1412.21 93 West Adelaide won by 17 points
Glenelg5.511.1012.1416.19 115 Sat 31-May-1941 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide5.47.511.813.12 90 Glenelg won by 25 points
North Adelaide3.16.29.411.7 73 Sat 31-May-1941 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide4.57.99.149.14 68 North Adelaide won by 5 points
West Torrens1.52.75.105.11 41 Sat 31-May-1941 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt0.15.35.66.13 49 Sturt won by 8 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.28.813.1616.18 114 Sat 7-Jun-1941 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide5.98.1111.1119.16 130 West Adelaide won by 16 points
Port Adelaide6.48.818.1022.14 146 Sat 7-Jun-1941 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens6.414.416.818.13 121 Port Adelaide won by 25 points
Norwood2.49.1214.1522.22 154 Sat 7-Jun-1941 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide2.44.57.109.15 69 Norwood won by 85 points
Sturt6.38.812.1114.11 95 Sat 7-Jun-1941 Unley Oval 
Glenelg2.15.39.913.12 90 Sturt won by 5 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.36.510.813.12 90 Sat 14-Jun-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood4.310.616.820.14 134 Norwood won by 44 points
North Adelaide2.46.69.913.13 91 Sat 14-Jun-1941 Prospect Oval 
Glenelg3.07.911.1515.17 107 Glenelg won by 16 points
West Torrens0.52.124.206.27 63 Sat 14-Jun-1941 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide5.111.517.923.12 150 West Adelaide won by 87 points
Port Adelaide3.26.710.1016.16 112 Mon 16-Jun-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt5.410.514.915.9 99 Port Adelaide won by 13 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.212.521.623.8 146 Sat 21-Jun-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.85.147.1711.22 88 South Adelaide won by 58 points
Glenelg2.07.210.516.10 106 Sat 21-Jun-1941 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens7.410.512.1016.12 108 West Torrens won by 2 points
Norwood2.26.510.1314.17 101 Sat 21-Jun-1941 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide3.97.1314.1618.20 128 Port Adelaide won by 27 points
North Adelaide3.86.913.1517.17 119 Sat 21-Jun-1941 Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide3.211.512.617.11 113 North Adelaide won by 6 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide5.29.612.819.11 125 Sat 28-Jun-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg3.55.78.1312.14 86 West Adelaide won by 39 points
Port Adelaide6.59.614.1015.12 102 Sat 28-Jun-1941 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide4.28.611.914.13 97 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
West Torrens1.45.1310.1911.22 88 Sat 28-Jun-1941 Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide5.39.611.1017.11 113 North Adelaide won by 25 points
Sturt4.79.1111.1215.15 105 Sat 28-Jun-1941 Unley Oval 
Norwood3.39.815.1320.16 136 Norwood won by 31 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.78.813.1016.15 111 Sat 5-Jul-1941 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide2.45.99.1913.21 99 South Adelaide won by 12 points
Glenelg4.310.812.1315.19 109 Sat 5-Jul-1941 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide6.012.214.719.9 123 Port Adelaide won by 14 points
Norwood3.39.1312.1620.22 142 Sat 5-Jul-1941 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens1.23.34.76.11 47 Norwood won by 95 points
Sturt5.912.1215.1517.19 121 Sat 5-Jul-1941 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide3.14.75.107.17 59 Sturt won by 62 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.57.911.1317.17 119 Sat 19-Jul-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide6.28.914.919.11 125 Port Adelaide won by 6 points
Norwood4.012.318.429.7 181 Sat 19-Jul-1941 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg4.87.1113.1217.13 115 Norwood won by 66 points
North Adelaide4.18.614.615.13 103 Sat 19-Jul-1941 Prospect Oval 
Sturt5.310.314.1217.12 114 Sturt won by 11 points
West Torrens1.05.56.513.12 90 Sat 19-Jul-1941 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide5.510.917.1421.14 140 South Adelaide won by 50 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.311.615.1520.18 138 Sat 26-Jul-1941 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide4.37.410.614.8 92 Port Adelaide won by 46 points
Glenelg6.57.812.1516.16 112 Sat 26-Jul-1941 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide4.49.910.1318.17 125 South Adelaide won by 13 points
Norwood6.310.416.1021.10 136 Sat 26-Jul-1941 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide1.47.510.614.10 94 Norwood won by 42 points
Sturt6.49.510.1112.15 87 Sat 26-Jul-1941 Unley Oval 
West Torrens3.28.510.612.8 80 Sturt won by 7 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide7.78.1015.1817.22 124 Sat 2-Aug-1941 Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide3.311.1213.1315.15 105 West Adelaide won by 19 points
Glenelg1.25.85.109.14 68 Sat 2-Aug-1941 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt3.56.814.1720.21 141 Sturt won by 73 points
North Adelaide3.25.69.1011.11 77 Sat 2-Aug-1941 Prospect Oval 
Norwood6.48.912.1318.18 126 Norwood won by 49 points
West Torrens4.513.515.617.10 112 Sat 2-Aug-1941 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide7.410.615.1419.18 132 Port Adelaide won by 20 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.16.68.714.11 95 Sat 16-Aug-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood5.49.715.1017.11 113 Norwood won by 18 points
Port Adelaide4.56.511.1414.15 99 Sat 16-Aug-1941 Alberton Oval 
Sturt0.14.45.511.11 77 Port Adelaide won by 22 points
Glenelg0.27.710.817.13 115 Sat 16-Aug-1941 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide8.910.1011.1314.15 99 Glenelg won by 16 points
West Torrens2.26.49.59.8 62 Sat 16-Aug-1941 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide2.64.710.1215.14 104 West Adelaide won by 42 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.45.1212.1514.17 101 Sat 23-Aug-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide3.14.15.514.6 90 West Adelaide won by 11 points
Glenelg6.27.315.815.10 100 Sat 23-Aug-1941 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood1.29.611.718.16 124 Norwood won by 24 points
North Adelaide1.18.89.816.13 109 Sat 23-Aug-1941 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide4.74.107.218.26 74 North Adelaide won by 35 points
Sturt1.311.1011.1017.19 121 Sat 23-Aug-1941 Unley Oval 
West Torrens1.62.66.136.13 49 Sturt won by 72 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.410.711.916.12 108 Sat 6-Sep-1941 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg4.69.813.1015.13 103 South Adelaide won by 5 points
Port Adelaide3.411.913.1118.14 122 Sat 6-Sep-1941 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens7.28.412.712.7 79 Port Adelaide won by 43 points
Norwood8.216.419.928.12 180 Sat 6-Sep-1941 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide2.15.312.715.9 99 Norwood won by 81 points
Sturt2.44.47.89.9 63 Sat 6-Sep-1941 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide3.29.711.1114.15 99 West Adelaide won by 36 points

1941 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Norwood 17 13 4 0 2112 1525 58.07 26
2 Sturt 17 12 5 0 1649 1452 53.18 24
3 West Adelaide 17 11 5 1 1944 1606 54.76 23
4 Port Adelaide 17 11 5 1 1825 1722 51.45 23
5 South Adelaide 17 6 11 0 1771 1888 48.40 12
6 Glenelg 17 5 12 0 1711 1847 48.09 10
7 North Adelaide 17 5 12 0 1553 2024 43.42 10
8 West Torrens 17 4 13 0 1343 1844 42.14 8
  H&A 68 67 67 1 13908 13908 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 689 689 50.00 8
  Total 72 71 71 1 14597 14597 50.00 144

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.27.69.1014.16 100 Sat 13-Sep-1941 Adelaide Oval19,638
Port Adelaide3.38.710.912.12 84 West Adelaide won by 16 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt3.311.816.922.13 145 Sat 20-Sep-1941 Adelaide Oval20,683
Norwood4.34.45.910.14 74 Sturt won by 71 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood2.22.54.129.16 70 Sat 27-Sep-1941 Adelaide Oval14,264
West Adelaide4.36.66.76.9 45 Norwood won by 25 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood6.27.811.1014.16 100 Sat 4-Oct-1941 Adelaide Oval30,742
Sturt2.32.85.910.11 71 Norwood won by 29 points

Footnotes

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