1945 SANFL season

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1945 SANFL season
Teams8
Premiers West Torrens
3rd premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
21st minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Bob Quinn
Port Adelaide (46 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist S Scott
South Adelaide (64 Goals)
Matches played72
Highest47,500 (Grand Final, West Torrens vs. Port Adelaide)
  1944
1946  

The 1945 South Australian National Football League season was the 66th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1945 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 Port Adelaide 1715201769133357.0330
2 Norwood 1711601397129151.9722
3 West Torrens (P)1710701602164749.3120
4 North Adelaide 179801597159050.1118
5 Sturt 178901780144655.1816
6 West Adelaide 1771001368165845.2114
7 Glenelg 1751201495178445.5910
8 South Adelaide 1731401450170945.906
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [1]

Finals series

Grand Final

1945 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 29 September West Torrens def. Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 47,500)
2.7 (19)
9.11 (65)
13.17 (95)
 15.25 (115)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
8.3 (51)
9.7 (61)
13.11 (89)
 15.12 (102)

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1945". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.