SA Footy

In 1954 the following Games Occurred - Can anyone add to the missing details below

23-9 South Melbourne 6.8 10.11 15.11 17.17 def Sturt 4.2 7.2 8.6 13.11 Crowd 10500
Venue ? Umpire? Reason For Game - Was it Exhibition/touring Game/....


7-10 Richmond (Missing QtrXQtr) 15.12 (102) def Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) Crowd 8000
Venue - ? Ump - ? Title of Game: Champions/Touring/Exhibition?


19-10 North Adelaide (Missing QtrXQtr) 18.10 (128) def NTFA 11.15 (81) Crowd 2500
Venue - ? Ump - ? Title of Game: Champions/Touring/Exhibition?

I have suggested Teams and Goal Scorers for the above games though via a deceased friends notes - Only just got around to entering them into the database and found the missing elements as described above

Any help appreciated

The South Melbourne/Sturt match was the challenge match after Sturt had won the inaugural night series. It was played at Norwood.

The 1954 game between North and the NTFA was a friendly at the end of the season as North were hosting them on their trip to Adelaide. It warrants a couple of lines in the 1954 Annual Report but that's it. Not even a score just to say it was a win to North. However I can tell you it was played under lights at Norwood.

North Adelaide - ? 7-6 14-9 18-10
City (Launceston) - ? 3-6 4-9 11-15

Best - (North): Lindner; Westley; Tanner; Bunton; Sheppard; McCann
Best - (City) : Long; Cox; Moir; Frost; Delanty; Kenyon
Goals - (N) : Lindner (8); Sheppard (3); Bunton (3); Gilbourne (2); Hill (1); Stringer (1)
Goals - (C) : Gossage (3); Long (3); Howell (2); Lonergan; Cox; Harris (1 each)

Crowd is listed as 2,500. No umpire given.

Mark_Beswick wrote:In 1954 the following Games Occurred - Can anyone add to the missing details below

23-9 South Melbourne 6.8 10.11 15.11 17.17 def Sturt 4.2 7.2 8.6 13.11 Crowd 10500
Venue ? Umpire? Reason For Game - Was it Exhibition/touring Game/....

Venue was Norwood under lights. South Melbourne has never played under lights. Bob Pratt Junior "debuted" in this match and wore his father's number 10.

Mark_Beswick wrote:7-10 Richmond (Missing QtrXQtr) 15.12 (102) def Port Adelaide 11.9 (75) Crowd 8000
Venue - ? Ump - ? Title of Game: Champions/Touring/Exhibition?

Crowd given in Advertiser as 15,000 (not 8,000). It is named as a record night crowd and gate is given as ₤2,327. Venue is Norwood. Umpire is Hall. No qtr by qtr. Jim Deane is named as BOG!

Cheers Leaping Linder - Much Appreciated

found One more Game in 1954

Date -?
South Adelaide 9.20 (74) def Hobart 10.8 (68)

Ump?
Crowd?
QtrXQtr?

Any ideas anyone re date of the game?