| 1939 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide 13th premiership |
| Minor premiers | Port Adelaide 19th minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Jeff Pash North Adelaide (16 votes) Ray McArthur West Adelaide (16 votes) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Ken Farmer North Adelaide (113 Goals) |
| Matches played | 72 |
| Highest | 44,885 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. West Torrens) |
The 1939 South Australian National Football League season was the 60th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Adelaide (P) | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1939 | 1536 | 55.80 | 26 |
| 2 | South Adelaide | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2135 | 1775 | 54.60 | 24 |
| 3 | Norwood | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1866 | 1835 | 50.42 | 22 |
| 4 | West Torrens | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1673 | 1815 | 47.96 | 20 |
| 5 | North Adelaide | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1865 | 1732 | 51.85 | 18 |
| 6 | Sturt | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1805 | 1914 | 48.53 | 12 |
| 7 | West Adelaide | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1594 | 1769 | 47.40 | 10 |
| 8 | Glenelg | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1720 | 2221 | 43.64 | 4 |
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Main article: 1939 SANFL Grand Final |
| 1939 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 30 September | Port Adelaide | def. | West Torrens | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 44,885) | |
| 2.11 (23) 8.18 (66) 14.23 (107) 16.28 (124) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
1.0 (6) 5.1 (31) 7.5 (47) 11.11 (77) |
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