1942 SANFL Grand Final

December 2017 December 2017 SANFL Grand Final File:1942_South_Australian_Football_Budget_Grand_Final_cover.jpg Official program cover. 50pxPort–Torrens PWT 50pxWest–Glenelg WG 7.2 (44) 10.6 (66) 12.12 (84) 18.12 (120) 2.7 (19) 9.9 (63) 15.9 (99) 16.3 (109) 18.12 (120) 16.13 (109) Saturday, 19 September (2:10 pm) Adelaide Oval 35,000 E.J. Hinehttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128362237 HARD FOOTBALL GRAND FINAL EXPECTED News 39 5,973 South Australia 18 September 1942 30 September 2021 6 National Library of Australia 1941 1943 The 1942 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between a merger teams of Port Adelaide–West Torrens ("Port–Torrens") and West Adelaide– ("West–"), held at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday 19 September 1942. It was the 44th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, stated to determine the premiers of the 1942 SANFL season. The match, attended by 35,000 spectators, was won by Port–Torrens by a margin of 11 points, marking that mergers first premiership.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54896564 PORT-TORRENS 1942 PREMIERS. The Mail Adelaide 19 September 1942 10 June 2015 8 National Library of Australia Background Due to logistics and a lack of resources the SANFL decided, starting in 1942, that the league would reduce from eight teams to four with geographical mergers between the neighbouring clubs the preferable configuration of the competition during World War II.8 April 1942 League Football May Start On May 9 7 The Advertiser (Adelaide) South Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48751837 National Library of Australia 30 September 2021 The main justification for holding the competition during this period was to raise money for patriotic and charitable funds along with providing entertainment for troops stationed in Adelaide.16 April 1942 FOOTBALL TEAMS WILL HAVE NEW NAMES 38 8 News 5,840 South Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128553946 National Library of Australia 30 September 2021 Before the game a curtain raiser match was played between an RAAF station and an anti-aircraft station of the AIF.19 September 1942 CLOSE FOOTBALL TUSSLE LIKELY 3 The Advertiser (Adelaide) South Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48883749 National Library of Australia 30 September 2021 Teams _3whitestripes _blacksides _hoops_black 000000 000000 ffffff Port-Torrens _Vwideblack _goldsides _goldtop FFFF00 ffffff 000000 West–Glenelg #ffffff Port–Torrens SANFL black 3. Louis Martyn 17. Ken Obst Christopher Johnstone Leslie McLean 2. Jack Thiele 6. Bill McFarlane 14. Max Nicholls 1. Lew Roberts (c) Stuart Glastonbury Clarence Dayman 9. Ivor Dangerfield 8. Arthur Franklin Gordon Scott Thomas Kellaway 7. Merv Shaw 5. Bob McLean 4. Allan Reval John Skelley William Tonkin Sampson Hosking #000000 West–Glenelg SANFL yellow #F7E700 Richard Corbett Merv Waite Richard Codd Ron Keane Harry Powell Ray McArthur Simons Jack Broadstock Gillespie Allan Crabbe Keith Miller Ted Robjent Summersides Mel Brock Ned Hender Smith Taylor Jim Coad Burt Scorecard Grand final Saturday, 19 September Port–Torrens 7.2 (44) 10.6 (66) 12.12 (84) 18.12 (120) McLean – 6Skelley — 4Kelleway – 3Shaw – 2Scott, Hayman, Dangerfield – 1 H West–Glenelg 2.7 (19) 9.9 (63) 15.9 (99) 16.13 (109) 4 – Coad3 – Brock2 – Miller, Hender, Smith1 — Robjent, Summersides, Taylor Brock (leg) Adelaide Oval 35,000 E.J. Hine References Category:South Australian National Football League Grand Finals SANFL Grand Final, 1942