1942 SANFL season

none October 2012 July 2022 sanfl 1942 150px XXXth season 4 / 34,000 (Grand Final, / vs. /) R Reynolds / (45 Goals) 1941 1943 The 1942 South Australian National Football League season was the first of three SANFL seasons played under reduced club numbers during World War II. The premiership was won by Port-Torrens, the merger between Port Adelaide and West Torrens. Attendances during World War II were inflated due to servicemen being granted free entry.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128367134 Football FIGURES SHOW SEASON BIG SUCCESS. The News Adelaide 21 September 1942 27 December 2014 6 National Library of Australia The Pacific theatre of World War II had escalated dramatically since the 1941 season, and Australia was heavily committed to the war effort by this time, making football a secondary consideration. Many football ovals were also taken over, impacting the ability to play or train. For much of the offseason, the prospect of league football continuing in 1942 looked unlikely. Nevertheless, the Allied Forces Welfare Coordinating Committee appealed for the SANFL to stage matches for the entertainment of troops and civilians,News 2 April 1941 Adelaide, SA 6 Roy Colmer Football matches may be staged and in late April, only two weeks prior to the start of the season, final arrangements were made for a reduced season featuring four merged teams, each representing a pair of geographically close clubs. The competing teams were:The Chronicle Adelaide, SA 23 April 1942 20 Football SeasonNews Adelaide, SA Sturt-South favoured to beat magpies Roy Colmer 7 August 1942 6 Port-Torrens ( and ), wearing Port Adelaide colours and known as the Magpies Norwood-North ( and ), wearing North Adelaide colours and known as the Redlegs Sturt-South ( and ), wearing Sturt colours and known as the Blues West-Glenelg ( and ), wearing Glenelg colours and known as the Tigers Each merged team would be jointly managed by committees of the individual clubs. The season was played over twelve minor rounds, followed by the major rounds played under the Page–McIntyre final four featuring all four teams. Ladder main WDL Q 1942 SANFL Ladder true points y 2 STU Sturt-South PTT Port-Torrens WGL West-Glenelg NNO Norwood-North 7 5 0 1345 1197 7 5 0 1250 1225 7 5 0 1238 1229 3 9 0 1092 1274 Premiers #cfc A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete The Mail Adelaide, SA Premiership List 22 August 1942 8 Grand Final 1942 SANFL Grand Final Saturday, 19 September Port-Torrens 7.2 (44) 10.6 (66) 12.12 (84) 18.12 (120) R. McLean 6, Skelley 4, Kelleway 3, Shaw 2, Scott, Dayman, Dangerfield Roberts, R. McLean, Glastonbury, Thiele, Scott, Kelleway, Skelley H West-Glenelg 2.7 (19) 9.9 (63) 15.9 (99) 16.13 (109) Coad 4, Brock 3, Miller 2, Hender 2, Smith 2, Robjent, Summersides, Taylor Smith, Coad, Robjent, Hender, Miller, Crabbe, Keane Adelaide Oval 35,000 The Mail Adelaide, SA 8 Port-Torrens 1942 premiers Vic Johnson 19 September 1942 E. J. Hine References SANFL Category:South Australian National Football League seasons