1951 SANFL season

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1951 SANFL season
Teams8
Premiers Port Adelaide
14th premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
22nd minor premiership
Magarey Medallist John Marriott
Norwood
Ken Farmer Medallist Colin Churchett
Glenelg (102 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played76
Total attendance653,105 (8,593 per match)
Highest41,997 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. North Adelaide)
  1950
1952  

The 1951 South Australian National Football League season was the 72nd season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1951 SANFL Ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Port Adelaide (P)1817101584101660.9234
2 North Adelaide 1813501566114657.7426
3 Glenelg 1812601709143554.3624
4 West Torrens 1810801514132153.4020
5 Norwood 189901370124052.4918
6 West Adelaide 1881001180133646.9016
7 Sturt 1821601169178039.644
8 South Adelaide 1811701120193836.632
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Finals Series

Grand Final

1951 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday 29 September (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide def. North Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 41,997) Report
6.4 (40)
8.5 (53)
9.9 (63)
 10.12 (72)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
2.1 (13)
4.6 (30)
4.9 (33)
 8.13 (61)

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1951". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.