The 1959 South Australian National Football League season was the 80th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1959 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide 20th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 28th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Len Fitzgerald Sturt |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Wally Dittmar Port Adelaide (74 goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 76 |
| Total attendance | 863,466 (11,361 per match) |
| Highest | 48,884 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. West Adelaide) |
By winning the 1959 SANFL Grand Final, Port Adelaide set the Australian record of six consecutive Grand Final victories in a top level state competition when it defeated West Adelaide by 10 points.
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1935 | 1213 | 61.47 | 34 |
| 2 | West Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1864 | 1335 | 58.27 | 24 |
| 3 | Sturt | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1798 | 1663 | 51.95 | 20 |
| 4 | Glenelg | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1709 | 1738 | 49.58 | 20 |
| 5 | West Torrens | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1528 | 1525 | 50.05 | 18 |
| 6 | Norwood | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1552 | 1717 | 47.48 | 14 |
| 7 | North Adelaide | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1340 | 1783 | 42.91 | 8 |
| 8 | South Adelaide | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1217 | 1969 | 38.20 | 6 |
Finals Series
editGrand Final
edit| 1959 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 October (2:10 pm) |
Port Adelaide | def. | West Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,884) | [2] |
| 5.1 (31) 9.5 (59) 11.8 (74) 13.9 (87) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.5 (11) 3.5 (23) 7.9 (51) 11.11 (77) |
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References
edit- ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1959". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1959". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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