1952 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.
1952 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1525 | 1179 | 56.40 | 28 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1423 | 957 | 59.79 | 26 |
| 3 | West Torrens | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1622 | 1316 | 55.21 | 22 |
| 4 | Norwood | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1519 | 1340 | 53.13 | 20 |
| 5 | Glenelg | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1387 | 1460 | 48.72 | 12 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1161 | 1304 | 47.10 | 12 |
| 7 | South Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1093 | 1652 | 39.82 | 10 |
| 8 | Sturt | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1156 | 1678 | 40.79 | 6 |
| H&A | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 10886 | 10886 | 50.00 | 136 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 639 | 639 | 50.00 | 8 | |
| Total | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 11525 | 11525 | 50.00 | 144 |
1952 Round by Round
Round
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
1SF |
2SF |
PF |
GF
Round 1[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.1 | 6.11 | 9.13 | 11.22 | 88 | Fri 25-Apr-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 45 | Port Adelaide won by 43 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 3.4 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 15.12 | 102 | Sat 26-Apr-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.10 | 52 | West Adelaide won by 50 points | |||
| West Torrens | 5.1 | 8.2 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 106 | Sat 26-Apr-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.5 | 6.11 | 8.13 | 11.18 | 84 | West Torrens won by 22 points | |||
| Sturt | 0.4 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 9.11 | 65 | Sat 26-Apr-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| Norwood | 7.3 | 17.9 | 19.10 | 23.13 | 151 | Norwood won by 86 points | |||
Round 2[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Norwood | 2.0 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 81 | Sat 3-May-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.5 | 1.7 | 7.11 | 9.13 | 67 | Norwood won by 14 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 12.11 | 83 | Sat 3-May-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 46 | Port Adelaide won by 37 points | |||
| Glenelg | 3.0 | 7.4 | 10.5 | 15.9 | 99 | Sat 3-May-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 1.6 | 8.11 | 10.14 | 14.16 | 100 | West Torrens won by 1 point | |||
| Sturt | 3.4 | 10.10 | 15.13 | 17.19 | 121 | Sat 3-May-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.8 | 11.13 | 79 | Sturt won by 42 points | |||
Round 3[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 3.6 | 7.15 | 9.17 | 16.26 | 122 | Sat 10-May-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.1 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 57 | West Adelaide won by 65 points | |||
| Norwood | 4.10 | 8.17 | 14.26 | 20.33 | 153 | Sat 10-May-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.0 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 61 | Norwood won by 92 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.2 | 7.5 | 10.8 | 12.13 | 85 | Sat 10-May-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 3.4 | 6.6 | 10.10 | 11.15 | 81 | North Adelaide won by 4 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 16.12 | 108 | Sat 10-May-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 4.2 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 57 | Port Adelaide won by 51 points | |||
Round 4[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.4 | 4.6 | 8.10 | 12.14 | 86 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.1 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 58 | South Adelaide won by 28 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 4.5 | 5.5 | 9.11 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 43 | North Adelaide won by 35 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.2 | 9.2 | 13.12 | 15.17 | 107 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 3.4 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 62 | West Torrens won by 45 points | |||
| Norwood | 3.0 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 59 | Sat 17-May-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.12 | 9.14 | 68 | Port Adelaide won by 9 points | |||
Round 5[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.7 | 3.9 | 4.13 | 5.13 | 43 | Sat 24-May-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 40 | West Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
| Glenelg | 2.2 | 6.14 | 7.14 | 12.18 | 90 | Sat 24-May-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Sturt | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.14 | 6.16 | 52 | Glenelg won by 38 points | |||
| Norwood | 3.1 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 10.12 | 72 | Sat 24-May-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 5.1 | 5.2 | 9.11 | 12.14 | 86 | North Adelaide won by 14 points | |||
| West Torrens | 7.2 | 8.4 | 15.7 | 16.10 | 106 | Sat 24-May-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.2 | 7.8 | 8.10 | 13.11 | 89 | West Torrens won by 17 points | |||
Round 6[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.8 | 6.11 | 6.14 | 50 | Sat 31-May-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.0 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 49 | West Adelaide won by 1 point | |||
| Glenelg | 3.5 | 8.9 | 11.12 | 12.15 | 87 | Sat 31-May-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Norwood | 1.2 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 10.10 | 70 | Glenelg won by 17 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.7 | 5.7 | 9.13 | 10.18 | 78 | Sat 31-May-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.10 | 5.11 | 41 | North Adelaide won by 37 points | |||
| Sturt | 4.1 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7.10 | 52 | Sat 31-May-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 11.5 | 12.10 | 14.12 | 96 | Port Adelaide won by 44 points | |||
Round 7[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 38 | Sat 7-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 10.11 | 71 | South Adelaide won by 33 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 15.15 | 105 | Sat 7-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| Sturt | 5.2 | 7.4 | 11.11 | 16.15 | 111 | Sturt won by 6 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 4.4 | 8.5 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 92 | Sat 7-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 41 | Port Adelaide won by 51 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 4.1 | 5.3 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 93 | Mon 9-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.3 | 5.3 | 12.9 | 15.11 | 101 | West Torrens won by 8 points | |||
Round 8[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.1 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 14-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 8.12 | 60 | South Adelaide won by 2 points | |||
| Norwood | 1.9 | 2.13 | 8.21 | 12.27 | 99 | Sat 14-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 2.1 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 11.15 | 81 | Norwood won by 18 points | |||
| Glenelg | 1.0 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 16.13 | 109 | Sat 14-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 5.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 13.10 | 88 | Glenelg won by 21 points | |||
| Sturt | 3.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 10.10 | 70 | Sat 14-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.3 | 6.6 | 10.17 | 14.20 | 104 | North Adelaide won by 34 points | |||
Round 9[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.6 | 6.10 | 10.12 | 11.16 | 82 | Sat 28-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 45 | South Adelaide won by 37 points | |||
| West Torrens | 2.1 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 16.16 | 112 | Sat 28-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 3.2 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 14.6 | 90 | West Torrens won by 22 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 6.5 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 14.12 | 96 | Sat 28-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 7.12 | 54 | North Adelaide won by 42 points | |||
| Norwood | 3.2 | 10.12 | 14.13 | 15.17 | 107 | Sat 28-Jun-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.2 | 4.3 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 67 | Norwood won by 40 points | |||
Round 10[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 56 | Sat 5-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Norwood | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 57 | Norwood won by 1 point | |||
| Sturt | 5.5 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.10 | 88 | Sat 5-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 4.0 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 15.12 | 102 | West Adelaide won by 14 points | |||
| Glenelg | 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 65 | Sat 5-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 1.2 | 8.8 | 12.11 | 19.13 | 127 | North Adelaide won by 62 points | |||
| West Torrens | 0.1 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 5-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.7 | 6.8 | 9.13 | 12.14 | 86 | Port Adelaide won by 24 points | |||
Round 11[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 49 | Sat 12-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.11 | 6.14 | 50 | North Adelaide won by 1 point | |||
| Norwood | 4.6 | 5.10 | 7.15 | 9.18 | 72 | Sat 12-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 8.13 | 61 | Norwood won by 11 points | |||
| Glenelg | 7.1 | 11.6 | 15.12 | 19.14 | 128 | Sat 12-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.2 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 9.10 | 64 | Glenelg won by 64 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.10 | 52 | Sat 12-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 51 | Sturt won by 1 point | |||
Round 12[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 18.12 | 120 | Sat 26-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.2 | 3.6 | 5.10 | 8.13 | 61 | West Torrens won by 59 points | |||
| Sturt | 2.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 62 | Sat 26-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 3.5 | 6.10 | 9.13 | 13.18 | 96 | Glenelg won by 34 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 4.2 | 6.8 | 11.9 | 13.11 | 89 | Sat 26-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| Norwood | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.10 | 9.11 | 65 | North Adelaide won by 24 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.2 | 9.6 | 11.10 | 76 | Sat 26-Jul-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.1 | 3.7 | 5.12 | 5.17 | 47 | Port Adelaide won by 29 points | |||
Round 13[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.12 | 54 | Sat 2-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.6 | 9.12 | 9.16 | 17.23 | 125 | North Adelaide won by 71 points | |||
| Norwood | 0.3 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 10.15 | 75 | Sat 2-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 0.2 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 10.11 | 71 | Norwood won by 4 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 3.4 | 4.8 | 7.11 | 11.18 | 84 | Sat 2-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| Sturt | 3.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 37 | Port Adelaide won by 47 points | |||
| West Torrens | 4.3 | 5.4 | 11.8 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 2-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 1.2 | 5.8 | 8.11 | 9.13 | 67 | West Torrens won by 28 points | |||
Round 14[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Adelaide | 0.2 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 9.12 | 66 | Sat 9-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 3.6 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 50 | West Adelaide won by 16 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 4.3 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 11.12 | 78 | Sat 9-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.2 | 4.5 | 10.11 | 11.11 | 77 | North Adelaide won by 1 point | |||
| West Torrens | 1.7 | 7.10 | 12.11 | 16.14 | 110 | Sat 9-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 4.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 84 | West Torrens won by 26 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 7.5 | 8.6 | 15.9 | 18.9 | 117 | Sat 9-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| South Adelaide | 0.2 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 61 | Port Adelaide won by 56 points | |||
Round 15[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 3.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 8.12 | 60 | Sat 23-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.4 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 7.13 | 55 | South Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
| North Adelaide | 3.3 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.13 | 73 | Sat 23-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Prospect Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 3.2 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 68 | North Adelaide won by 5 points | |||
| Norwood | 2.3 | 6.8 | 6.12 | 9.15 | 69 | Sat 23-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Norwood Oval | ||
| Sturt | 2.4 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 55 | Norwood won by 14 points | |||
| Glenelg | 0.2 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 49 | Sat 23-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Glenelg Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.16 | 9.17 | 71 | Port Adelaide won by 22 points | |||
Round 16[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 43 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| West Torrens | 4.4 | 8.6 | 16.10 | 24.11 | 155 | West Torrens won by 112 points | |||
| West Adelaide | 0.5 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 11.13 | 79 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.5 | 7.8 | 12.12 | 14.15 | 99 | North Adelaide won by 20 points | |||
| Port Adelaide | 2.3 | 9.5 | 12.6 | 15.12 | 102 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Alberton Oval | ||
| Norwood | 1.3 | 7.7 | 8.10 | 10.13 | 73 | Port Adelaide won by 29 points | |||
| Sturt | 0.2 | 5.5 | 10.9 | 14.11 | 95 | Sat 30-Aug-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| Glenelg | 6.5 | 11.9 | 14.14 | 18.17 | 125 | Glenelg won by 30 points | |||
Round 17[Round Review]
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| South Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 10.11 | 71 | Sat 6-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | ||
| North Adelaide | 5.2 | 14.6 | 16.12 | 20.14 | 134 | North Adelaide won by 63 points | |||
| West Torrens | 4.6 | 11.9 | 17.10 | 21.16 | 142 | Sat 6-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Thebarton Oval | ||
| West Adelaide | 2.0 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 11.10 | 76 | West Torrens won by 66 points | |||
| Sturt | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 7.13 | 55 | Sat 6-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Unley Oval | ||
| Port Adelaide | 5.7 | 6.13 | 12.15 | 20.17 | 137 | Port Adelaide won by 82 points | |||
| Glenelg | 5.2 | 10.3 | 15.8 | 15.13 | 103 | Sat 6-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Kensington Oval | ||
| Norwood | 4.1 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 20.7 | 127 | Norwood won by 24 points | |||
1952 Ladder
| LP | Club | P | W | L | D | For | Agn | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1525 | 1179 | 56.40 | 28 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1423 | 957 | 59.79 | 26 |
| 3 | West Torrens | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1622 | 1316 | 55.21 | 22 |
| 4 | Norwood | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1519 | 1340 | 53.13 | 20 |
| 5 | Glenelg | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1387 | 1460 | 48.72 | 12 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1161 | 1304 | 47.10 | 12 |
| 7 | South Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1093 | 1652 | 39.82 | 10 |
| 8 | Sturt | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1156 | 1678 | 40.79 | 6 |
| H&A | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 10886 | 10886 | 50.00 | 136 | |
| Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 639 | 639 | 50.00 | 8 | |
| Total | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 11525 | 11525 | 50.00 | 144 |
First Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| West Torrens | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.11 | 10.17 | 77 | Sat 13-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | 36,450 | |
| Norwood | 3.5 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 13.10 | 88 | Norwood won by 11 points | |||
Second Semi-final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 2.2 | 3.2 | 9.10 | 12.12 | 84 | Sat 20-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | 37,697 | |
| Port Adelaide | 5.2 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 12.9 | 81 | North Adelaide won by 3 points | |||
Preliminary Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| Port Adelaide | 1.2 | 2.4 | 4.11 | 6.14 | 50 | Sat 27-Sep-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | 41,579 | |
| Norwood | 1.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.13 | 61 | Norwood won by 11 points | |||
Grand Final
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Score | Date / Result | Ground | Crowd | ||
| North Adelaide | 3.1 | 11.3 | 17.10 | 23.15 | 153 | Sat 4-Oct-1952 2:10 pm | Adelaide Oval | 50,105 | |
| Norwood | 2.0 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 45 | North Adelaide won by 108 points | |||