The 1924 South Australian Football League season was the 45th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1924 SAFL premiership season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | West Torrens 1st premiership |
| Minor premiers | West Torrens 1st minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Wat Scott Norwood |
| Leading goalkicker | Roy Bent Norwood (53 goals) |
| Matches played | 60 |
| Highest | 44,345 (Grand Final, West Torrens vs Sturt) |
The 1924 SAFL grand final crowd of 44,345 was the largest football crowd in South Australia for 15 years and was larger than any Victorian Football League (VFL) crowd during 1924. However, the one off Dame Nellie Melba's Limbless Soldiers' Appeal match between VFL and Victorian Football Association premiers Essendon and Western Bulldogs was slightly larger at 46,100.
Ladder
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Torrens (P) | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1189 | 883 | 57.38 | 23 |
| 2 | Sturt | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1249 | 975 | 56.16 | 20 |
| 3 | Norwood | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1199 | 872 | 57.89 | 19 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1163 | 965 | 54.65 | 18 |
| 5 | South Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1092 | 1041 | 51.20 | 18 |
| 6 | North Adelaide | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 848 | 1101 | 43.51 | 8 |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 849 | 1189 | 41.66 | 6 |
| 8 | Glenelg | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 799 | 1362 | 36.97 | 0 |
Finals series
editFirst Semi-Final
edit| First Semi-Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 6 September | Norwood 15.13 (103) | def. | West Torrens 12.16 (88) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 33,000) | |
Second Semi-Final
edit| Second Semi-Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 13 September | Sturt 14.9 (93) | def. | Port Adelaide 9.5 (59) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 27,000) | |
Preliminary Final
edit| Preliminary Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20 September | Sturt 10.3 (63) | def. | Norwood 6.13 (49) | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 42,360) | |
Grand Final
edit| 1924 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 28 September | West Torrens | def. | Sturt | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,345) | [2][3] |
| 3.3 (21) 5.7 (37) 7.11 (53) 9.12 (66) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.1 (7) 5.3 (30) 7.5 (47) 8.10 (58) |
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| Hollis 3 Karney, Adams 2 Minear, Mills 1 |
Goals | 3 Rily 1 Barron, Scrutton, Donnelly, Lyne and Weller | |||
References
edit- ^ "Australian Football – SAFL Season 1924". Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "WEST TORRENS WIN". The Recorder. Port Pirie, SA. 29 September 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 13 February 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1924". Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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