1945 SANFL Grand Final explained

Competition:SANFL
Match Type:Grand Final
Home:
Home Abbr:WT
Away:
Away Abbr:PTA
Home Qtr1:2.7 (19)
Home Qtr2:9.11 (65)
Home Qtr3:13.17 (83)
Home Qtr4:15.25 (115)
Away Qtr1:8.3 (51)
Away Qtr2:9.7 (61)
Away Qtr3:13.11 (89)
Away Qtr4:15.12 (102)
Home Score:15.25 (115)
Away Score:15.12 (102)
Date:Saturday, 29 September (2:10 pm)
Stadium:Adelaide Oval
Attendance:47,500
Bog:Jim Thoms[1]
Hall Of Fame:Haydn Bunton Sr. (1996; Legend)
Bob Quinn (1996)
Bob Hank (1999)
Bob McLean (2007)
Commentators:Steve McKee (5AD)[2]
Last:1944
Next: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.[3] The game is also remembered for being the final game of Haydn Bunton Sr's career.

Background

This was the first SANFL Grand Final held after World War Two, with Japan surrendering 27 days prior to the game.[4]

Match summary

First quarter

Port Adelaide's first quarter score of 8.3 (51) remains the largest opening term to any SANFL grand final.

Fourth quarter

Teams

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.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: "GOOD THING" THAT FAILED . . 12,732 . South Australia . 1 October 1945 . 19 September 2021 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: New Features From 5AD . . 88 . 27141 . South Australia . 29 September 1945 . 19 September 2021 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: 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.
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