1945 SANFL Grand Final

South Australian National Football League May 2020 December 2017 SANFL Grand Final 1945_SANFL_Grand_Final_captains_Quinn_Thiele.jpg 50px WT 50px PTA 2.7 (19) 9.11 (65) 13.17 (83) 15.25 (115) 8.3 (51) 9.7 (61) 13.11 (89) 15.12 (102) 15.25 (115) 15.12 (102) Saturday, 29 September (2:10 pm) Adelaide Oval 47,500 Jim Thomshttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96175486 "GOOD THING" THAT FAILED Recorder 12,732 South Australia 1 October 1945 19 September 2021 4 National Library of Australia Haydn Bunton Sr. (1996; Legend)Bob Quinn (1996)Bob Hank (1999)Bob McLean (2007) Steve McKee (5AD)http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48670039 New Features From 5AD The Advertiser (Adelaide) 88 27141 South Australia 29 September 1945 19 September 2021 5 National Library of Australia 1944 1946 The 1945 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the West Torrens Football Club, held at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide on 29 September 1945. It was the 47th Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1945 SANFL season. The match, attended by 47,500 spectators, was won by West Torrens by a margin of 13 points, marking that club's third premiership victory.http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1945 Australian Football - SANFL Season 1945 australianfootball.com 2015-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150108093724/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1945/ 8 January 2015 dead The game is also remembered for being the final game of Haydn Bunton Sr's career. Background thumb|298x298px|Haydn Bunton Sr. was recruited by Port Adelaide secretary Charles Hayter for the 1945 season. The 1945 SANFL Grand Final was his final game.This was the first SANFL Grand Final held after World War Two, with Japan surrendering 27 days prior to the game.Beevor 2012 776. Match summary First quarter Port Adelaide's first quarter score of 8.3 (51) remains the largest opening term to any SANFL grand final. Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Teams #ffffff Port Adelaide Port Adelaide Football Club black #000 Victor Serotzki Donald Fletcher William McFarlane Colin Herbert Leslie McLean Lindsay Darling Lyall Kretschmer Lew Roberts Louis Mangan Ronald Hall John Faulkhead Clarence Dayman Ronald Hoffman Colin Grimm Ken Jolly Bob McLean Haydn Bunton Sr Bob Quinn Kevin Growden Bob Quinn yellow West Torrens West Torrens Football Club blue #000 Sully A Roberts John Hammerstein Stanley Cox Jack Thiele R Roberts Edwards Bob Hank Barnes Wood McInnes Phillips Nicholls Hodgins Turner Prior Bill Tonkin Jim Thoms Coverlid Mal Drury Scorecard Grand Final 8.3 (51) 9.7 (61) 13.11 (81) 15.12 (102) Quinn 5Grimm, Hoffman 3A. McLean 2Hall, Dayman 1 Fletcher, L. McLean, Bunton, A. McLean, McFarlane, Quinn, Hall A 2.7 (19) 9.11 (65) 13.17 (83) 15.25 (115) 4 Turner 3 Nicholls, McInnes2 Thoms1 Hodgens, Prior, Coverlid R. Roberts, Edwards, Wood, THoms, Nicholls, Turner, Prior Adelaide Oval 47,500 Post game Record attendance The crowd of 47,500 broke the attendance for a football match in South Australia that was previously 44,300 held by the 1924 SAFL Grand Final. Haydn Bunton Sr last game The 1945 SANFL Grand Final was Haydn Bunton Sr's last game. References Bibliography Beevor Antony Antony Beevor 2012 The Second World War London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 978-0-297-84497-6 The Second World War (book) Category:South Australian National Football League Grand Finals SANFL Grand Final, 1945