1953 SANFL season
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The 1953 South Australian National Football League season was the 74th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Teams8
PremiersWest Torrens
4th premiership
4th premiership
Minor premiersPort Adelaide
23rd minor premiership
23rd minor premiership
Magarey MedallistJim Deane
South Adelaide (26 votes)
South Adelaide (26 votes)
| 1953 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | West Torrens 4th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 23rd minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Jim Deane South Adelaide (26 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Max Mayo Norwood (78 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 76 |
| Total attendance | 738,703 (9,720 per match) |
| Highest | 42,949 (Grand Final, West Torrens vs. Port Adelaide) |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1669 | 1161 | 58.98 | 30 |
| 2 | West Torrens (P) | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1822 | 1305 | 58.27 | 30 |
| 3 | Norwood | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1609 | 1497 | 51.80 | 20 |
| 4 | Glenelg | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1701 | 1552 | 52.29 | 18 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1465 | 1518 | 49.11 | 16 |
| 6 | West Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1372 | 1546 | 47.02 | 10 |
| 7 | Sturt | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1505 | 1885 | 44.40 | 10 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1170 | 1849 | 38.75 | 10 |
Finals Series
Grand Final
| 1953 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 6 October (2:10 pm) | West Torrens | def. | Port Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,949) | |
| 3.3 (21) 6.8 (44) 7.10 (52) 9.13 (67) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
4.3 (27) 6.7 (43) 8.10 (58) 8.12 (60) |
Jack Oatey Medallist: | ||
| Bradford, L. Head, Willis 2 Cockshell, R.Hank, Pyatt 1 |
Goals | 2 W. Dittmar, G. Motley, F. Williams 1 Hayes, Jaggard | |||
| Clingly, Cockshell, Coverlid, Prior, Pyatt, Bradford, L. Head | Best | Clift, G. Motley, Parham, Russell, Jaggard, Boyd | |||
