Sturt's 1919 Season would see the Double Blues win their second grand final after the SAFL competition was suspended during 1915 to 1918 due to World War One.
Season Overview[]
After the First World War, the football season restarted and the Double Blues would have a promising start. The previous Port Adelaide captain J.W Londrigan stated in an article he wrote for "The Mail" "Sturt will retain air supremacy. Forward may be weak". The Sturt secretary W.B Tank said "We have just as good or even a better side than we possessed in 1915...and we look forward to the approaching season without the slightest anxiety. I can assure you that unless something unforeseen happens we will be one of the strongest competitors for this years pennant". William Mayman would lead the Double Blues in 1919. Four men at Sturt paid the ultimate sacrifice in the during the war, and many would join the side. Including two juniors from interstate. Pincombe from Broken Hill and Burt from Western Australia.
On 26 April, A practice match was conducted on Unley Oval between the Sturt and Sturt B. It was noted in "The Mail" that the juniors were promising, and Frank Golding kicked 5 goals. The final score was Sturt: 11.17 to Sturt B: 4.4.
1919 Side[]
William Mayman, Victor Richardson, Frank Golding, Colin Sharp, Ivor Nicolle, Williams, Sanders, Easton, Laechky, Stanley Scrutton, Coloquhon, Sellick, Jackson, Pincombe, Burt, Kappler, Robinson
Season Statistics[]
| Quarter time | Half time | Three quarter time | Full-time | Margin | |||
| Unley Oval | Sturt | 3.2.20 | 5.5.35 | 6.6.42 | 10.9.69 | 14 | |
| West Torrens | 2.3.15 | 3.5.23 | 5.11.41 | 7.13.55 | |||
| Unley Oval | Sturt | 5.2 | 7.7 | 10.10 | 11.12 78 | 9 | |
| South Adelaide | 2.3 | 4.9 | 6.10 | 9.15 69 | |||
| Norwood Oval | Norwood | 0.0 (0) | 1.2 (8) | 1.2 (8) | 2.3 (15) | 67 | |
| Sturt | 6.5 (41) | 8.9 (56) | 10.9 (69) | 12.10 (82) | |||
| Bye | |||||||
| Adelaide Oval | North Adelaide | 0.3 (3) | 1.6 (12) | 2.7 (19) | 3.8 (26) | 19 | |
| Sturt | 0.3 (3) | 4.6 (30) | 4.9 (33) | 5.15 (45) | |||
| Adelaide Oval | Port Adelaide | 0.5 (5) | 1.6 (12) | 6.1 (37) | 6.1 (49) | 4 | |
| Sturt | 1.1 (7) | 5.1 (31) | 5.2 (32) | 8.5 (53) | |||
Sources[]
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/63760815?searchTerm=1915 Preliminary Final Sturt&searchLimits=sortby