The 1955 South Australian National Football League season was the 76th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1955 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide 16th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 25th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Lindsay Head West Torrens |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Paul Caust Sturt (57 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Total attendance | 813,560 (11,299 per match) |
| Highest | 44,826 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. Norwood) |
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1545 | 1172 | 56.86 | 26 |
| 2 | Norwood | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1457 | 1184 | 55.17 | 23 |
| 3 | West Torrens | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1412 | 1226 | 53.53 | 19 |
| 4 | Sturt | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1315 | 1253 | 51.21 | 18 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1309 | 1312 | 49.94 | 18 |
| 6 | Glenelg | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1355 | 1503 | 47.41 | 14 |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1413 | 1612 | 46.71 | 14 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 966 | 1510 | 39.01 | 4 |
Finals
editGrand Final
edit| 1955 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 1 October (2:10 pm) |
Port Adelaide | def. | Norwood | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,826) | Report |
| 4.2 (26) 5.5 (35) 7.6 (48) 15.11 (101) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.1 (1) 3.5 (23) 4.7 (31) 5.8 (38) |
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References
edit- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Premiership season – Season 1955". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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