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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

1946 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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1946 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Norwood 17 14 3 0 1855 1345 57.97 28
2 Port Adelaide 17 12 5 0 1660 1370 54.79 24
3 West Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1739 1446 54.60 22
4 Sturt 17 10 7 0 1569 1391 53.01 20
5 West Torrens 17 9 8 0 1537 1435 51.72 18
6 North Adelaide 17 6 11 0 1362 1654 45.16 12
7 South Adelaide 17 5 12 0 1359 1888 41.85 10
8 Glenelg 17 1 16 0 1244 1796 40.92 2
  H&A 68 68 68 0 12325 12325 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 629 629 50.00 8
  Total 72 72 72 0 12954 12954 50.00 144

1946 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 Adelaide2.46.611.1313.20 98 Sat 27-Apr-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg2.46.89.912.12 84 South Adelaide won by 14 points
Norwood2.29.1012.1416.24 120 Sat 27-Apr-1946 Norwood Oval 
North Adelaide4.47.410.811.11 77 Norwood won by 43 points
West Torrens2.53.67.148.18 66 Sat 27-Apr-1946 Thebarton Oval 
Port Adelaide2.37.610.912.11 83 Port Adelaide won by 17 points
Sturt7.78.711.1313.19 97 Sat 27-Apr-1946 Unley Oval 
West Adelaide0.27.98.1215.17 107 West Adelaide won by 10 points

Round 2[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide5.56.910.1111.18 84 Sat 4-May-1946 Adelaide Oval 
West Adelaide3.26.310.712.9 81 South Adelaide won by 3 points
Glenelg1.47.510.1011.12 78 Sat 4-May-1946 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt3.55.109.1311.23 89 Sturt won by 11 points
Norwood7.49.915.1816.21 117 Sat 4-May-1946 Kensington Oval 
West Torrens0.45.79.816.11 107 Norwood won by 10 points
North Adelaide4.49.1212.1314.16 100 Sat 4-May-1946 Prospect Oval 
Port Adelaide4.48.512.1016.13 109 Port Adelaide won by 9 points

Round 3[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.45.58.1112.13 85 Sat 11-May-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt3.15.98.913.17 95 Sturt won by 10 points
Port Adelaide3.35.57.711.8 74 Sat 11-May-1946 Alberton Oval 
Norwood2.44.87.1010.12 72 Port Adelaide won by 2 points
Glenelg4.54.59.129.12 66 Sat 11-May-1946 Glenelg Oval 
West Adelaide2.39.1013.1719.22 136 West Adelaide won by 70 points
North Adelaide7.27.212.512.6 78 Sat 11-May-1946 Prospect Oval 
West Torrens2.34.136.1715.18 108 West Torrens won by 30 points

Round 4[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.47.710.1113.14 92 Sat 18-May-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide1.28.610.913.9 87 West Adelaide won by 5 points
Glenelg1.03.54.96.14 50 Sat 18-May-1946 Glenelg Oval 
North Adelaide3.67.810.1212.16 88 North Adelaide won by 38 points
Norwood2.414.1018.1326.20 176 Sat 18-May-1946 Norwood Oval 
South Adelaide3.55.59.89.9 63 Norwood won by 113 points
West Torrens0.15.76.1511.23 89 Sat 18-May-1946 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt5.55.58.711.7 73 West Torrens won by 16 points

Round 5[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.56.811.1015.16 106 Sat 25-May-1946 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide4.37.812.1715.18 108 North Adelaide won by 2 points
Port Adelaide3.010.313.519.7 121 Sat 25-May-1946 Alberton Oval 
Sturt4.35.58.812.12 84 Port Adelaide won by 37 points
Norwood4.29.511.915.11 101 Sat 25-May-1946 Kensington Oval 
Glenelg3.45.78.109.14 68 Norwood won by 33 points
West Torrens3.25.48.79.12 66 Sat 25-May-1946 Thebarton Oval 
West Adelaide4.410.511.1114.13 97 West Adelaide won by 31 points

Round 6[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide3.15.612.1012.13 85 Sat 1-Jun-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide2.22.610.813.12 90 Port Adelaide won by 5 points
Glenelg1.25.58.910.13 73 Sat 1-Jun-1946 Glenelg Oval 
West Torrens3.85.911.1213.14 92 West Torrens won by 19 points
West Adelaide9.59.1017.1419.15 129 Sat 1-Jun-1946 Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide2.24.610.715.14 104 West Adelaide won by 25 points
Sturt0.06.29.311.7 73 Sat 1-Jun-1946 Unley Oval 
Norwood4.57.611.915.13 103 Norwood won by 30 points

Round 7[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.54.58.128.17 65 Sat 8-Jun-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood2.06.48.512.9 81 Norwood won by 16 points
Port Adelaide0.31.73.107.12 54 Sat 8-Jun-1946 Alberton Oval 
Glenelg2.22.24.25.3 33 Port Adelaide won by 21 points
West Torrens2.37.107.1217.24 126 Sat 8-Jun-1946 Thebarton Oval 
South Adelaide4.45.49.710.7 67 West Torrens won by 59 points
Sturt1.24.68.913.14 92 Sat 8-Jun-1946 Unley Oval 
North Adelaide2.13.36.56.9 45 Sturt won by 47 points

Round 8[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide4.16.811.1415.18 108 Sat 15-Jun-1946 Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide3.19.410.614.8 92 West Adelaide won by 16 points
Sturt4.410.514.720.10 130 Sat 15-Jun-1946 Unley Oval 
Glenelg4.47.911.1012.11 83 Sturt won by 47 points
Norwood0.06.29.616.8 104 Sat 15-Jun-1946 Norwood Oval 
West Torrens1.47.810.1013.11 89 Norwood won by 15 points
North Adelaide4.16.110.613.10 88 Mon 17-Jun-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide2.34.57.89.12 66 North Adelaide won by 22 points

Round 9[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide1.91.96.1110.17 77 Sat 22-Jun-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Sturt1.16.712.815.12 102 Sturt won by 25 points
Port Adelaide1.44.139.1713.22 100 Sat 22-Jun-1946 Alberton Oval 
West Torrens3.94.157.2110.22 82 Port Adelaide won by 18 points
Glenelg4.65.69.1211.15 81 Sat 22-Jun-1946 Glenelg Oval 
South Adelaide2.28.69.613.7 85 South Adelaide won by 4 points
North Adelaide2.03.67.1110.13 73 Sat 22-Jun-1946 Prospect Oval 
Norwood5.47.710.1011.12 78 Norwood won by 5 points

Round 10[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.38.911.1313.16 94 Sat 6-Jul-1946 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens4.76.99.1612.23 95 West Torrens won by 1 point
Glenelg2.34.78.711.12 78 Sat 6-Jul-1946 Glenelg Oval 
Norwood4.610.920.1024.12 156 Norwood won by 78 points
South Adelaide4.07.410.713.8 86 Sat 6-Jul-1946 Kensington Oval 
North Adelaide0.43.74.167.21 63 South Adelaide won by 23 points
Sturt4.74.1010.1514.17 101 Sat 6-Jul-1946 Unley Oval 
Port Adelaide0.26.28.49.10 64 Sturt won by 37 points

Round 11[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide4.18.410.812.11 83 Sat 13-Jul-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Norwood6.410.615.1623.18 156 Norwood won by 73 points
Port Adelaide2.710.1115.1318.21 129 Sat 13-Jul-1946 Alberton Oval 
West Adelaide5.46.87.168.21 69 Port Adelaide won by 60 points
North Adelaide0.54.610.1111.15 81 Sat 13-Jul-1946 Prospect Oval 
Glenelg4.37.78.1010.12 72 North Adelaide won by 9 points
West Torrens3.17.410.915.11 101 Sat 13-Jul-1946 Thebarton Oval 
Sturt1.51.132.206.24 60 West Torrens won by 41 points

Round 12[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.26.414.1323.17 155 Sat 20-Jul-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Glenelg2.55.77.79.7 61 West Adelaide won by 94 points
West Torrens4.44.67.1112.18 90 Sat 20-Jul-1946 Thebarton Oval 
North Adelaide1.22.63.74.9 33 West Torrens won by 57 points
Sturt5.47.510.1316.15 111 Sat 20-Jul-1946 Unley Oval 
South Adelaide2.04.15.18.2 50 Sturt won by 61 points
Norwood5.57.710.1213.15 93 Sat 20-Jul-1946 Norwood Oval 
Port Adelaide2.14.35.56.9 45 Norwood won by 48 points

Round 13[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide4.213.715.723.15 153 Sat 3-Aug-1946 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide3.33.57.810.8 68 Port Adelaide won by 85 points
West Torrens3.96.1111.1513.20 98 Sat 3-Aug-1946 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg1.07.110.513.6 84 West Torrens won by 14 points
North Adelaide0.32.54.95.10 40 Sat 3-Aug-1946 Prospect Oval 
West Adelaide4.210.912.1316.17 113 West Adelaide won by 73 points
Sturt6.28.312.915.10 100 Sat 3-Aug-1946 Unley Oval 
Norwood0.05.35.48.9 57 Sturt won by 43 points

Round 14[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
South Adelaide2.17.69.713.10 88 Sat 10-Aug-1946 Adelaide Oval 
West Torrens4.154.178.2310.24 84 South Adelaide won by 4 points
Glenelg2.18.68.812.14 86 Sat 10-Aug-1946 Glenelg Oval 
Port Adelaide5.67.715.1716.22 118 Port Adelaide won by 32 points
Norwood3.111.312.615.11 101 Sat 10-Aug-1946 Norwood Oval 
West Adelaide7.611.616.1416.16 112 West Adelaide won by 11 points
North Adelaide5.29.314.915.9 99 Sat 10-Aug-1946 Prospect Oval21,225
Sturt4.110.813.1218.16 124 Sturt won by 25 points

Round 15[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide6.49.811.1916.22 118 Sat 24-Aug-1946 Adelaide Oval 
South Adelaide0.14.46.77.10 52 West Adelaide won by 66 points
Port Adelaide8.59.816.1721.21 147 Sat 24-Aug-1946 Alberton Oval 
North Adelaide1.25.35.49.8 62 Port Adelaide won by 85 points
Glenelg6.26.68.1111.14 80 Sat 24-Aug-1946 Glenelg Oval 
Sturt5.26.109.1510.15 75 Glenelg won by 5 points
West Torrens2.56.118.1610.19 79 Sat 24-Aug-1946 Thebarton Oval 
Norwood1.46.715.917.11 113 Norwood won by 34 points

Round 16[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide3.56.811.1613.17 95 Sat 31-Aug-1946 Adelaide Oval 
Port Adelaide4.08.29.610.12 72 West Adelaide won by 23 points
Norwood4.510.1611.2019.27 141 Sat 31-Aug-1946 Norwood Oval 
Glenelg3.14.19.212.5 77 Norwood won by 64 points
North Adelaide1.18.610.915.16 106 Sat 31-Aug-1946 Prospect Oval 
South Adelaide4.77.910.1310.13 73 North Adelaide won by 33 points
Sturt4.26.38.811.15 81 Sat 31-Aug-1946 Unley Oval 
West Torrens6.67.98.109.12 66 Sturt won by 15 points

Round 17[Round Review]

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide2.38.512.1013.13 91 Sat 7-Sep-1946 Adelaide Oval 
North Adelaide2.37.48.818.9 117 North Adelaide won by 26 points
Port Adelaide7.69.1218.1821.22 148 Sat 7-Sep-1946 Alberton Oval 
South Adelaide2.09.410.914.10 94 Port Adelaide won by 54 points
Norwood3.45.118.1711.20 86 Sat 7-Sep-1946 Norwood Oval 
Sturt6.18.211.213.4 82 Norwood won by 4 points
West Torrens4.38.811.1114.15 99 Sat 7-Sep-1946 Thebarton Oval 
Glenelg2.23.35.813.12 90 West Torrens won by 9 points

1946 Ladder

LP Club P W L D For Agn % Pts
1 Norwood 17 14 3 0 1855 1345 57.97 28
2 Port Adelaide 17 12 5 0 1660 1370 54.79 24
3 West Adelaide 17 11 6 0 1739 1446 54.60 22
4 Sturt 17 10 7 0 1569 1391 53.01 20
5 West Torrens 17 9 8 0 1537 1435 51.72 18
6 North Adelaide 17 6 11 0 1362 1654 45.16 12
7 South Adelaide 17 5 12 0 1359 1888 41.85 10
8 Glenelg 17 1 16 0 1244 1796 40.92 2
  H&A 68 68 68 0 12325 12325 50.00 136
  Finals 4 4 4 0 629 629 50.00 8
  Total 72 72 72 0 12954 12954 50.00 144

First Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
West Adelaide7.28.411.812.10 82 Sat 14-Sep-1946 Adelaide Oval29,549
Sturt2.14.46.87.13 55 West Adelaide won by 27 points

Second Semi-final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood4.47.1110.1214.19 103 Sat 21-Sep-1946 Adelaide Oval34,603
Port Adelaide1.26.47.1410.17 77 Norwood won by 26 points

Preliminary Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Port Adelaide3.46.86.1511.19 85 Sat 28-Sep-1946 Adelaide Oval31,745
West Adelaide3.16.29.411.5 71 Port Adelaide won by 14 points

Grand Final

 Q1Q2Q3Q4ScoreDate / ResultGroundCrowd
Norwood4.56.99.1013.14 92 Sat 5-Oct-1946 12:00 am Adelaide Oval53,473
Port Adelaide0.42.74.109.10 64 Norwood won by 28 points

Footnotes

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