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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

1963 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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1963 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 West Torrens 20 13 6 1 1547 1191 56.50 27
2 Port Adelaide 20 13 7 0 1775 1170 60.27 26
3 North Adelaide 20 12 7 1 1582 1516 51.07 25
4 West Adelaide 20 12 8 0 1533 1323 53.68 24
5 Norwood 20 11 9 0 1486 1553 48.90 22
6 Sturt 20 10 10 0 1403 1587 46.92 20
7 Glenelg 20 6 14 0 1459 1861 43.95 12
8 South Adelaide 20 2 18 0 1382 1966 41.28 4
  H&A 80 79 79 1 12167 12167 50.00 160
  Finals 4 4 4 0 556 556 50.00 8
  Total 84 83 83 1 12723 12723 50.00 168

1963 Round by Round

Round 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 1SF | 2SF | PF | GF

Round 1[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide6.67.814.1717.17 119 Sat 13-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Norwood0.03.23.29.4 58 Port Adelaide won by 61 points
North Adelaide3.37.710.913.21 99 Sat 13-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide1.44.810.912.10 82 North Adelaide won by 17 points
West Torrens3.14.35.36.12 48 Sat 13-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide4.44.86.117.16 58 West Adelaide won by 10 points
Glenelg3.94.106.166.20 56 Sat 13-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
Sturt3.111.511.515.6 96 Sturt won by 40 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt2.54.76.117.14 56 Sat 20-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide3.58.1012.1318.16 124 North Adelaide won by 68 points
West Adelaide2.15.96.119.23 77 Sat 20-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
Norwood1.32.44.85.10 40 West Adelaide won by 37 points
Glenelg1.44.76.914.12 96 Sat 20-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
South Adelaide5.87.108.1610.17 77 Glenelg won by 19 points
Port Adelaide4.55.510.1411.15 81 Sat 20-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Torrens0.13.33.46.7 43 Port Adelaide won by 38 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide0.26.48.911.15 81 Thu 25-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide5.56.710.912.10 82 West Adelaide won by 1 point
Glenelg3.83.108.149.16 70 Sat 27-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide4.05.78.814.13 97 North Adelaide won by 27 points
Norwood1.23.35.66.7 43 Sat 27-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
West Torrens1.21.52.84.16 40 Norwood won by 3 points
Sturt3.18.710.1014.10 94 Sat 27-Apr-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
South Adelaide3.54.59.612.7 79 Sturt won by 15 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.62.93.129.18 72 Sat 4-May-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Norwood4.37.911.1113.12 90 Norwood won by 18 points
West Torrens0.04.29.513.9 87 Sat 4-May-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
Sturt1.53.95.165.16 46 West Torrens won by 41 points
Port Adelaide5.511.616.1022.12 144 Sat 4-May-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
Glenelg0.24.66.68.8 56 Port Adelaide won by 88 points
North Adelaide2.36.39.613.9 87 Sat 4-May-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide2.09.210.611.9 75 North Adelaide won by 12 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood5.48.69.109.14 68 Sat 11-May-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.33.75.118.13 61 Norwood won by 7 points
Port Adelaide4.35.66.811.8 74 Sat 11-May-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide4.37.410.812.10 82 North Adelaide won by 8 points
West Adelaide4.08.211.415.6 96 Sat 11-May-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
Glenelg2.53.67.77.8 50 West Adelaide won by 46 points
West Torrens2.52.116.166.18 54 Sat 11-May-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide1.23.45.65.10 40 West Torrens won by 14 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.45.86.128.17 65 Sat 18-May-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide4.27.58.1211.16 82 Port Adelaide won by 17 points
Sturt2.16.59.714.11 95 Sat 18-May-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
West Adelaide5.59.510.911.12 78 Sturt won by 17 points
Norwood10.413.816.1421.15 141 Sat 18-May-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide0.14.57.79.11 65 Norwood won by 76 points
Glenelg4.49.512.813.11 89 Sat 18-May-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens1.23.75.910.12 72 Glenelg won by 17 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Sturt2.25.77.811.12 78 Sat 25-May-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide2.14.48.611.9 75 Sturt won by 3 points
Norwood0.27.1112.1415.18 108 Sat 25-May-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
Glenelg4.25.28.511.6 72 Norwood won by 36 points
West Torrens4.57.1013.1615.19 109 Sat 25-May-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide0.14.25.36.6 42 West Torrens won by 67 points
West Adelaide4.57.127.149.17 71 Sat 25-May-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
South Adelaide1.11.14.35.4 34 West Adelaide won by 37 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide3.27.59.1113.15 93 Sat 8-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
Glenelg1.35.68.118.12 60 North Adelaide won by 33 points
Sturt0.34.78.911.12 78 Sat 8-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
South Adelaide2.57.810.1112.11 83 South Adelaide won by 5 points
West Adelaide2.33.89.119.13 67 Sat 8-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
Port Adelaide2.24.25.48.5 53 West Adelaide won by 14 points
West Torrens3.17.310.817.12 114 Mon 10-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Norwood2.27.48.510.10 70 West Torrens won by 44 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.02.14.15.2 32 Sat 15-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide3.34.45.66.6 42 North Adelaide won by 10 points
Norwood2.16.97.1210.16 76 Sat 15-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide1.22.33.64.7 31 Norwood won by 45 points
Sturt2.44.74.85.9 39 Sat 15-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
West Torrens0.10.52.75.10 40 West Torrens won by 1 point
Glenelg2.47.58.810.8 68 Sat 15-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide2.06.17.37.7 49 Glenelg won by 19 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Glenelg4.76.810.1111.11 77 Sat 22-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.33.63.711.13 79 Sturt won by 2 points
Port Adelaide3.46.98.1414.19 103 Sat 22-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
Norwood2.14.34.47.4 46 Port Adelaide won by 57 points
West Torrens4.64.79.812.11 83 Sat 22-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide2.45.47.88.10 58 West Torrens won by 25 points
North Adelaide3.15.67.109.11 65 Sat 22-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
South Adelaide4.34.56.79.8 62 North Adelaide won by 3 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.34.76.87.12 54 Sat 29-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide2.66.109.1513.20 98 West Adelaide won by 44 points
Port Adelaide4.35.87.1011.15 81 Sat 29-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
Sturt2.02.03.45.6 36 Port Adelaide won by 45 points
Glenelg7.69.812.1312.14 86 Sat 29-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
Norwood0.15.56.119.16 70 Glenelg won by 16 points
North Adelaide5.57.57.178.17 65 Sat 29-Jun-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
West Torrens1.14.76.99.11 65 North Adelaide drew with West Torrens

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide1.31.52.65.6 36 Sat 13-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens1.18.810.815.11 101 West Torrens won by 65 points
West Adelaide7.212.519.1319.16 130 Sat 13-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
Glenelg0.23.54.710.9 69 West Adelaide won by 61 points
Port Adelaide4.57.510.911.10 76 Sat 13-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide1.04.25.47.11 53 Port Adelaide won by 23 points
Norwood1.05.37.58.5 53 Sat 13-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
Sturt2.35.79.910.10 70 Sturt won by 17 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.29.810.1413.18 96 Sat 20-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg4.28.412.715.7 97 Glenelg won by 1 point
Sturt2.04.39.812.10 82 Sat 20-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
North Adelaide0.13.36.48.7 55 Sturt won by 27 points
West Adelaide2.32.510.711.8 74 Sat 20-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
Norwood1.26.67.811.9 75 Norwood won by 1 point
West Torrens0.23.45.510.6 66 Sat 20-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide2.04.19.29.2 56 West Torrens won by 10 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide4.1310.1322.2224.23 167 Sat 27-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide1.03.04.16.1 37 Port Adelaide won by 130 points
North Adelaide3.26.811.915.11 101 Sat 27-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
Norwood1.41.72.83.10 28 North Adelaide won by 73 points
West Adelaide1.05.37.68.8 56 Sat 27-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
Sturt4.55.57.89.9 63 Sturt won by 7 points
West Torrens2.46.89.1212.18 90 Sat 27-Jul-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg1.25.47.67.8 50 West Torrens won by 40 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.68.716.920.10 130 Sat 3-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide2.26.87.1313.16 94 South Adelaide won by 36 points
Glenelg2.18.48.59.10 64 Sat 3-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
Norwood3.25.49.1011.14 80 Norwood won by 16 points
Port Adelaide6.28.212.214.6 90 Sat 3-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
Sturt1.24.67.79.11 65 Port Adelaide won by 25 points
West Torrens6.57.1015.2018.21 129 Sat 3-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide0.44.64.65.8 38 West Torrens won by 91 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide5.211.815.1223.22 160 Sat 10-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg4.14.24.54.6 30 Port Adelaide won by 130 points
West Torrens6.88.1213.1716.19 115 Sat 10-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
South Adelaide4.17.39.613.9 87 West Torrens won by 28 points
Sturt4.07.37.411.7 73 Sat 10-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
Norwood5.36.713.1417.14 116 Norwood won by 43 points
West Adelaide5.58.513.1314.13 97 Sat 10-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
North Adelaide1.05.68.710.10 70 West Adelaide won by 27 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens3.36.711.1612.18 90 Sat 17-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Sturt2.13.34.38.5 53 West Torrens won by 37 points
Norwood0.66.149.1614.20 104 Sat 17-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide5.67.711.1114.12 96 Norwood won by 8 points
Glenelg3.83.97.117.11 53 Sat 17-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide1.14.35.610.14 74 West Adelaide won by 21 points
North Adelaide3.53.55.169.16 70 Sat 17-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide0.18.59.612.10 82 Port Adelaide won by 12 points

Round 18[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.23.36.76.7 43 Sat 24-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide3.27.511.1014.15 99 North Adelaide won by 56 points
West Adelaide0.01.32.45.11 41 Sat 24-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Richmond Oval 
West Torrens4.105.147.198.19 67 West Torrens won by 26 points
Sturt1.24.96.127.18 60 Sat 24-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Unley Oval 
Glenelg0.51.56.78.8 56 Sturt won by 4 points
Norwood1.31.43.74.8 32 Sat 24-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide1.46.67.118.14 62 Port Adelaide won by 30 points

Round 19[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.79.1210.1612.21 93 Sat 31-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
Sturt3.27.411.619.8 122 Sturt won by 29 points
Glenelg1.54.87.1413.18 96 Sat 31-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide2.37.512.616.9 105 North Adelaide won by 9 points
West Torrens0.33.75.98.16 64 Sat 31-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Thebarton Oval 
Norwood2.44.512.915.12 102 Norwood won by 38 points
Port Adelaide0.32.92.124.19 43 Sat 31-Aug-1963 2:10 pm Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide2.03.36.510.6 66 West Adelaide won by 23 points

Round 20[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide1.67.910.1213.19 97 Sat 7-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens0.34.58.610.10 70 Port Adelaide won by 27 points
Glenelg5.212.820.1124.20 164 Sat 7-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide5.65.89.1112.13 85 Glenelg won by 79 points
Norwood5.410.1011.1112.14 86 Sat 7-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide4.09.415.916.13 109 West Adelaide won by 23 points
North Adelaide5.110.219.221.4 130 Sat 7-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Prospect Oval 
Sturt2.05.27.58.9 57 North Adelaide won by 73 points

1963 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 West Torrens 20 13 6 1 1547 1191 56.50 27
2 Port Adelaide 20 13 7 0 1775 1170 60.27 26
3 North Adelaide 20 12 7 1 1582 1516 51.07 25
4 West Adelaide 20 12 8 0 1533 1323 53.68 24
5 Norwood 20 11 9 0 1486 1553 48.90 22
6 Sturt 20 10 10 0 1403 1587 46.92 20
7 Glenelg 20 6 14 0 1459 1861 43.95 12
8 South Adelaide 20 2 18 0 1382 1966 41.28 4
  H&A 80 79 79 1 12167 12167 50.00 160
  Finals 4 4 4 0 556 556 50.00 8
  Total 84 83 83 1 12723 12723 50.00 168

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
North Adelaide4.18.412.1013.14 92 Sat 14-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval30,554
West Adelaide2.67.118.149.14 68 North Adelaide won by 24 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens2.55.86.87.13 55 Sat 21-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval32,612
Port Adelaide3.54.107.129.18 72 Port Adelaide won by 17 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Torrens4.45.66.710.10 70 Sat 28-Sep-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval35,598
North Adelaide4.17.49.610.12 72 North Adelaide won by 2 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide5.85.97.911.14 80 Sat 5-Oct-1963 2:10 pm Adelaide Oval52,688
North Adelaide1.15.45.96.11 47 Port Adelaide won by 33 points

Footnotes

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