1948 SANFL season

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1948 SANFL season
Teams8
Premiers Norwood
21st premiership
Minor premiers Norwood
13th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Ron Phillips
North Adelaide
Ken Farmer Medallist Colin Churchett
Glenelg (88 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played72
Total attendance598,902 (8,318 per match)
Highest48,755 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. West Torrens)
  1947
1949  

The 1948 South Australian National Football League season was the 69th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1948 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 Norwood (P)1714301762134356.7528
2 West Torrens 1713401814146355.3626
3 West Adelaide 1711601867164453.1822
4 Sturt 1710701516136352.6620
5 North Adelaide 178901588139553.2216
6 Glenelg 178901622173448.3316
7 Port Adelaide 1741301364158146.328
8 South Adelaide 1701701201221135.200
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [1]

Finals series

Grand Final

1948 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 2 October Norwood def. West Torrens Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,755)
5.4 (34)
5.6 (36)
9.14 (68)
 15.16 (106)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.4 (10)
3.9 (27)
4.9 (33)
 6.13 (49)

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1948". Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.