1953 SANFL season
{{Short description|none}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian rules football season
| competition = sanfl
| year = 1953
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = XXXth season
| teams = 8
| premiers ={{SANFL WT}}
| count = 4
| minor premiers = {{AFL Por}}
| mpcount = 23
| pre-season cup =
| pscount =
| matches = 76
| attendance = 738703
| highattend = 42,949 (Grand Final, {{SANFL WT}} vs. {{SANFL Por}})
| top goal scorer = Max Mayo
{{SANFL Nor}} (78 Goals)
| magarey medal = Jim Deane
{{SANFL SthA}} (26 votes)
| prevseason = 1952
| nextseason = 1954
}}
The 1953 South Australian National Football League season was the 74th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
Ladder
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|title=1953 SANFL Ladder
|loss_before_draw=true|for_against_style=points|use_point_percentage=y|winpoints=2
|team1=PTA|name_PTA=Port Adelaide
|team2=WTO|name_WTO=West Torrens
|team3=NOR|name_NOR=Norwood
|team4=GLE|name_GLE=Glenelg
|team5=NAD|name_NAD=North Adelaide
|team6=WAD|name_WAD=West Adelaide
|team7=STU|name_STU=Sturt
|team8=SAD|name_SAD=South Adelaide
|win_PTA=15|loss_PTA=3|draw_PTA=0|pf_PTA=1669|pa_PTA=1161
|win_WTO=15|loss_WTO=3|draw_WTO=0|pf_WTO=1822|pa_WTO=1305|status_WTO=P
|win_NOR=10|loss_NOR=8|draw_NOR=0|pf_NOR=1609|pa_NOR=1497
|win_GLE=9|loss_GLE=9|draw_GLE=0|pf_GLE=1701|pa_GLE=1552
|win_NAD=8|loss_NAD=10|draw_NAD=0|pf_NAD=1465|pa_NAD=1518
|win_WAD=5|loss_WAD=13|draw_WAD=0|pf_WAD=1372|pa_WAD=1546
|win_STU=5|loss_STU=13|draw_STU=0|pf_STU=1505|pa_STU=1885
|win_SAD=5|loss_SAD=13|draw_SAD=0|pf_SAD=1170|pa_SAD=1849
|status_text_P=Premiers
|col_A=#CCFFCC|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A
|class_rules=1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
|update=complete
}}
Finals Series
= Grand Final =
{{main|1953 SANFL Grand Final}}
{{AFLGameDetailed
|title = 1953 SANFL Grand Final
|date = Sunday 6 October (2:10 pm)
|home team = {{SANFL WT}}
|home Q1 = 3.3 (21)
|home Q2 = 6.8 (44)
|home Q3 = 7.10 (52)
|home final = 9.13 (67)
|home goals= Bradford, L. Head, Willis 2
Cockshell, R.Hank, Pyatt 1
|home best = Clingly, Cockshell, Coverlid, Prior, Pyatt, Bradford, L. Head
|home injuries =
|home reports =
|winner = H
|away team = {{AFL Por}}
|away Q1 = 4.3 (27)
|away Q2 = 6.7 (43)
|away Q3 = 8.10 (58)
|away final = 8.12 (60)
|away goals= 2 W. Dittmar, G. Motley, F. Williams
1 Hayes, Jaggard
|away best= Clift, G. Motley, Parham, Russell, Jaggard, Boyd
|away injuries =
|away reports =
|venue = Adelaide Oval
|crowd = 42,949
|report =
|umpires =
|BOG award = Jack Oatey Medallist
|BOG winner =
|broadcast =
|anthem =
|notes=
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{SANFL seasons}}
Category:South Australian National Football League seasons
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