15.25 (115) 15.12 (102) 2.7 (19) 9.11 (65) 13.17 (83) 15.25 (115) | WT 2.7 (19) 9.11 (65) 13.17 (83) PTA 8.3 (51) | |
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The 1945 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. West Torrens beat Port Adelaide 115 to 102.
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Background
This was the first SANFL Grand Final held after World War Two, with Japan surrendering 27 days prior to the game.
First Quarter
Port Adelaide's first quarter score of 8.3 (51) remains the largest opening term to any SANFL grand final.
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.
References
1945 SANFL Grand Final Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA