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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; Centennial Park; 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; Penola; Port Augusta; Port Pirie Memorial Oval; Richmond Paddock; S.C.G.; Strathalbyn Oval; TBA; Thebarton Oval; Victor Harbor Oval; Waikerie

1949 SANFL Premiership season

SANFL - League records
 
1948 1950
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
 

1949 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Adelaide 17 12 5 0 1616 1301 55.40 24
2 Norwood 17 12 5 0 1698 1471 53.58 24
3 West Torrens 17 11 6 0 1638 1320 55.38 22
4 West Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1580 1378 53.41 22
5 Glenelg 17 8 9 0 1456 1519 48.94 16
6 Port Adelaide 17 7 10 0 1277 1362 48.39 14
7 South Adelaide 17 4 13 0 1392 1791 43.73 8
8 Sturt 17 3 14 0 1139 1654 40.78 6
  H&A 68 68 68 0 11796 11796 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 728 728 50.00 8
  Total 72 72 72 0 12524 12524 50.00 144

1949 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
Glenelg6.511.820.1123.14 152 Sat 23-Apr-1949 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide1.17.410.615.12 102 Glenelg won by 50 points
Norwood4.67.714.1315.16 106 Sat 23-Apr-1949 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide0.64.156.158.19 67 Norwood won by 39 points
North Adelaide1.43.95.109.12 66 Sat 23-Apr-1949 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide2.33.33.63.8 26 North Adelaide won by 40 points
West Torrens5.29.711.912.15 87 Mon 25-Apr-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.54.76.127.13 55 West Torrens won by 32 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.17.97.911.10 76 Sat 30-Apr-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide5.57.89.2212.22 94 Port Adelaide won by 18 points
North Adelaide4.211.614.919.18 132 Sat 30-Apr-1949 Prospect Oval 
Glenelg4.24.59.1111.13 79 North Adelaide won by 53 points
West Torrens2.25.48.511.9 75 Sat 30-Apr-1949 Thebarton Oval 
Norwood5.711.1016.1516.16 112 Norwood won by 37 points
Sturt0.26.58.611.11 77 Sat 30-Apr-1949 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide7.49.813.1213.13 91 West Adelaide won by 14 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide6.210.212.414.8 92 Sat 7-May-1949 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens1.24.77.1411.17 83 West Adelaide won by 9 points
Port Adelaide2.15.75.119.12 66 Sat 7-May-1949 Alberton Oval 
Glenelg2.22.49.710.9 69 Glenelg won by 3 points
Norwood4.310.516.1021.14 140 Sat 7-May-1949 Norwood Oval 
Sturt2.64.76.108.12 60 Norwood won by 80 points
North Adelaide2.37.510.916.14 110 Sat 7-May-1949 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide4.16.28.510.7 67 North Adelaide won by 43 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.86.118.1411.17 83 Sat 14-May-1949 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide3.15.48.79.10 64 South Adelaide won by 19 points
Port Adelaide2.47.910.1113.12 90 Sat 14-May-1949 Alberton Oval 
Sturt5.06.17.19.4 58 Port Adelaide won by 32 points
Glenelg2.25.89.1114.14 98 Sat 14-May-1949 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens4.47.79.911.14 80 Glenelg won by 18 points
Norwood4.28.411.714.10 94 Sat 14-May-1949 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide4.37.511.714.9 93 Norwood won by 1 point

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide6.38.712.1215.14 104 Sat 21-May-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide4.38.513.515.8 98 West Adelaide won by 6 points
Glenelg3.34.56.710.11 71 Sat 21-May-1949 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood3.45.610.812.10 82 Norwood won by 11 points
Sturt4.69.1011.1912.23 95 Sat 21-May-1949 Kensington Oval 
South Adelaide2.36.78.910.14 74 Sturt won by 21 points
West Torrens5.58.513.918.11 119 Sat 21-May-1949 Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide2.17.37.1011.14 80 West Torrens won by 39 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.28.910.1213.13 91 Sat 28-May-1949 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens7.213.915.1421.20 146 West Torrens won by 55 points
Port Adelaide6.213.614.1019.13 127 Sat 28-May-1949 Kensington Oval 
Norwood2.24.47.810.10 70 Port Adelaide won by 57 points
North Adelaide3.27.59.1010.14 74 Sat 28-May-1949 Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide4.46.68.89.9 63 North Adelaide won by 11 points
Sturt2.53.84.96.11 47 Sat 28-May-1949 Unley Oval 
Glenelg1.24.75.128.14 62 Glenelg won by 15 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.210.1111.1217.19 121 Sat 4-Jun-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg3.36.39.49.5 59 West Adelaide won by 62 points
Norwood2.38.611.914.17 101 Sat 4-Jun-1949 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide6.57.810.1812.19 91 Norwood won by 10 points
West Torrens1.44.68.712.8 80 Sat 4-Jun-1949 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide1.43.76.88.10 58 West Torrens won by 22 points
Sturt4.35.58.119.12 66 Sat 4-Jun-1949 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide1.97.1712.1919.25 139 North Adelaide won by 73 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide6.312.620.622.7 139 Sat 11-Jun-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg1.24.69.914.13 97 South Adelaide won by 42 points
North Adelaide4.59.713.1416.17 113 Sat 11-Jun-1949 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide2.26.67.910.13 73 North Adelaide won by 40 points
West Torrens6.510.911.1414.17 101 Sat 11-Jun-1949 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt1.42.74.96.11 47 West Torrens won by 54 points
West Adelaide3.24.49.511.6 72 Mon 13-Jun-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood3.210.413.718.13 121 Norwood won by 49 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.46.712.1118.16 124 Sat 18-Jun-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.62.85.107.14 56 West Adelaide won by 68 points
Port Adelaide5.210.315.918.10 118 Sat 18-Jun-1949 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide5.210.411.616.9 105 Port Adelaide won by 13 points
Glenelg3.56.811.1013.11 89 Sat 18-Jun-1949 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide1.55.78.911.16 82 Glenelg won by 7 points
Norwood1.1010.1315.1317.16 118 Sat 18-Jun-1949 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens4.55.912.1214.16 100 Norwood won by 18 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.16.59.912.15 87 Sat 25-Jun-1949 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide5.910.912.1518.16 124 North Adelaide won by 37 points
Glenelg2.43.54.84.10 34 Sat 25-Jun-1949 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide2.04.105.136.18 54 Port Adelaide won by 20 points
West Torrens2.35.117.1510.18 78 Sat 25-Jun-1949 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide7.110.213.914.11 95 West Adelaide won by 17 points
Sturt4.16.58.811.13 79 Sat 25-Jun-1949 Unley Oval 
Norwood3.115.617.826.14 170 Norwood won by 91 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide5.47.614.1419.19 133 Sat 9-Jul-1949 Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide2.49.811.815.10 100 West Adelaide won by 33 points
Glenelg6.38.412.716.9 105 Sat 9-Jul-1949 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens1.19.810.916.13 109 West Torrens won by 4 points
Norwood0.47.811.815.12 102 Sat 9-Jul-1949 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide6.78.917.1518.16 124 North Adelaide won by 22 points
Sturt1.34.84.95.12 42 Sat 9-Jul-1949 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide5.55.69.810.9 69 Port Adelaide won by 27 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.57.119.1415.16 106 Sat 16-Jul-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.45.78.911.14 80 South Adelaide won by 26 points
Port Adelaide2.86.1210.1410.17 77 Sat 16-Jul-1949 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide1.25.26.410.10 70 Port Adelaide won by 7 points
Norwood2.97.149.1412.18 90 Sat 16-Jul-1949 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg1.44.89.1413.16 94 Glenelg won by 4 points
North Adelaide3.65.67.79.10 64 Sat 16-Jul-1949 Prospect Oval 
West Torrens2.57.1010.1313.18 96 West Torrens won by 32 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide0.83.95.166.21 57 Sat 30-Jul-1949 Alberton Oval 
Norwood2.24.56.711.12 78 Norwood won by 21 points
North Adelaide1.33.37.910.12 72 Sat 30-Jul-1949 Kensington Oval 
West Adelaide1.76.97.139.14 68 North Adelaide won by 4 points
West Torrens5.57.713.1016.14 110 Sat 30-Jul-1949 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide1.31.51.52.8 20 West Torrens won by 90 points
Sturt1.54.77.89.9 63 Sat 30-Jul-1949 Unley Oval 
Glenelg0.53.76.88.13 61 Sturt won by 2 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.74.125.168.22 70 Sat 6-Aug-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood4.46.68.1012.13 85 Norwood won by 15 points
Port Adelaide3.44.55.97.9 51 Sat 6-Aug-1949 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens3.66.1010.1416.18 114 West Torrens won by 63 points
Glenelg3.25.139.1711.20 86 Sat 6-Aug-1949 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide3.38.415.519.8 122 West Adelaide won by 36 points
North Adelaide5.47.99.1416.15 111 Sat 6-Aug-1949 Prospect Oval 
Sturt2.17.39.612.8 80 North Adelaide won by 31 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.16.57.78.9 57 Sat 20-Aug-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg6.211.614.1818.22 130 Glenelg won by 73 points
Port Adelaide2.05.27.59.6 60 Sat 20-Aug-1949 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide3.45.78.810.9 69 North Adelaide won by 9 points
West Adelaide2.14.88.1414.23 107 Sat 20-Aug-1949 Kensington Oval 
Norwood2.36.410.411.4 70 West Adelaide won by 37 points
Sturt3.110.513.815.9 99 Sat 20-Aug-1949 Unley Oval 
West Torrens1.74.87.139.16 70 Sturt won by 29 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.86.1011.1314.17 101 Sat 27-Aug-1949 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.14.18.610.8 68 West Adelaide won by 33 points
North Adelaide3.19.69.913.15 93 Sat 27-Aug-1949 Prospect Oval 
Norwood1.84.96.106.10 46 North Adelaide won by 47 points
West Torrens2.35.910.1113.17 95 Sat 27-Aug-1949 Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg4.46.611.712.9 81 West Torrens won by 14 points
Sturt0.41.76.127.15 57 Sat 27-Aug-1949 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide3.27.48.810.10 70 South Adelaide won by 13 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide0.45.710.1012.14 86 Sat 3-Sep-1949 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide1.54.108.129.16 70 West Adelaide won by 16 points
Glenelg4.27.310.713.11 89 Sat 3-Sep-1949 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt1.33.57.911.12 78 Glenelg won by 11 points
Norwood4.28.911.1216.17 113 Sat 3-Sep-1949 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide5.310.712.1113.13 91 Norwood won by 22 points
West Torrens7.79.1312.1513.17 95 Sat 3-Sep-1949 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide0.24.64.77.12 54 West Torrens won by 41 points

1949 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 North Adelaide 17 12 5 0 1616 1301 55.40 24
2 Norwood 17 12 5 0 1698 1471 53.58 24
3 West Torrens 17 11 6 0 1638 1320 55.38 22
4 West Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1580 1378 53.41 22
5 Glenelg 17 8 9 0 1456 1519 48.94 16
6 Port Adelaide 17 7 10 0 1277 1362 48.39 14
7 South Adelaide 17 4 13 0 1392 1791 43.73 8
8 Sturt 17 3 14 0 1139 1654 40.78 6
  H&A 68 68 68 0 11796 11796 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 728 728 50.00 8
  Total 72 72 72 0 12524 12524 50.00 144

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens3.07.413.618.8 116 Sat 10-Sep-1949 Adelaide Oval27,100
West Adelaide4.47.710.1011.13 79 West Torrens won by 37 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide5.610.716.1023.14 152 Sat 17-Sep-1949 Adelaide Oval31,568
Norwood1.46.59.811.13 79 North Adelaide won by 73 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens5.25.87.1610.20 80 Sat 24-Sep-1949 Adelaide Oval32,094
Norwood3.15.66.87.13 55 West Torrens won by 25 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide4.76.1310.1313.17 95 Sat 1-Oct-1949 Adelaide Oval42,490
West Torrens2.65.118.159.18 72 North Adelaide won by 23 points

Footnotes

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