1944 SANFL season
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The 1944 South Australian National Football League season was the final of three war-interrupted seasons. For the second consecutive year the premiership was won by Norwood-North who defeated the minor premiers Port Adelaide-West Torrens in the Grand Final. [1]
Teams4
Minor premiersPort Adelaide/West Torrens
Ken Farmer MedallistW. Isaac
Norwood/North Adelaide (76 goals)
Norwood/North Adelaide (76 goals)
| 1944 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 4 |
| Premiers | Norwood/North Adelaide |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide/West Torrens |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | W. Isaac Norwood/North Adelaide (76 goals) |
| Highest | 30,000 (Grand Final,Norwood/North Adelaide vs. Port Adelaide/West Torrens) |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port-Torrens | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1502 | 1158 | 56.47 | 20 |
| 2 | Sturt-South | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1313 | 1212 | 52.00 | 14 |
| 3 | West-Glenelg | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1050 | 1253 | 45.59 | 8 |
| 4 | Norwood-North (P) | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1126 | 1348 | 45.51 | 6 |
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
Finals series
Grand Final
| 1944 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 September | Norwood–North | def. | Port–Torrens | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 30,000) | |
| 4.4 (28) 8.5 (53) 8.5 (53) 9.7 (61) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
2.3 (15) 6.7 (43) 7.10 (52) 7.13 (55) |
Umpires: Plumstead | ||
| Isaac 3 Reilly 2 Sawley, Way, Arbon, Searle 1 |
Goals | Hall 2 Prior, Shaw, Hank, Fletcher, Clark 1 | |||
