The 1901 SANFL Grand Final would be played against close rivals Port Adelaide and Norwood. The Grand final was won by Norwood by 4 points at Adelaide Oval.
1901 Season[]
Norwood[]
The Redlegs finished on top of the ladder with 13 wins and 5 losses, this assured them a spot in the Grand Final.
Port Adelaide[]
Port Adelaide finished third on the ladder and proceeded to the Grand Final after beating North Adelaide.
1901 SANFL Finals[]
Norwood finished 1st on the ladder and 3rd placed Port Adelaide challenged the Redlegs in 1901
1901 SANFL Grand Final[]
First Quarter[]
A low scoring quarter for both the Magpies and the Redlegs in the first quarter with Port Adelaide leading Norwood on 2.1 13.
Second Quarter[]
No goals were scored in this quarter but Norwood scored 2 points and the Magpies scored 1 point.
Third Quarter[]
Norwood powered through the third quarter scoring 3 goals and Port Adelaide not even scoring 1 goal by 3 quarter time, this left Norwood on 4.5 29 and Port Adelaide on 2.5 17.
Fourth Quarter[]
Norwood looked hot favourite to win but Port staged a comeback by scoring 2 goals in the final term and Norwood only scoring 4 points but it was too late. Norwood won by 4 points.
Score[]
| Norwood | Port Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 7 | Q1 | 2.1 13 |
| 1.3 9 | Q2 | 2.2 14 |
| 4.5 29 | Q3 | 2.5 17 |
| 4.9 33 | Q4 | 4.5 29 |
See Also[]
Two Norwood players who played in the Grand Final and both fought in the Boer War.
Sources[]
http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1901/
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