The City v Country Patriotic Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the South Australian National Football League, following the cancellation of an interstate match between South Australia and Victoria in 1940. Admission to the ground was set at ninepence and 1 6 to the grandstand, children threepence and sixpence, with profits donated to the Navy League of Australia.
The match was played on 3 August 1940 at Adelaide Oval, between the Country Team (Country) and the Metropolitan Team (City). City won the match by 27 points.
Teams
The teams were selected from SANFL footballers by the State football selectors; C. McArthur, T.R.L. Alderman, and Sergeant C.L Shea of the 2nd A.I.F.
Country Team
Colours: Red and Black
No. Name SANFL club 1 (c) South Adelaide 3 West Torrens 4 Glenelg 6 Sturt 7 Port Adelaide 8 South Adelaide 11 West Adelaide 12 Port Adelaide 14 West Adelaide 16 Glenelg 17 Port Adelaide 18 Norwood 20 North Adelaide 21 Port Adelaide 22 Norwood 23 Norwood 24 South Adelaide West Adelaide Port Adelaide
Colin Smith (West Adelaide) was initially selected as Vice Captain but dropped out of the team on the day of the match, along with J. Reilly (North Adelaide) and Jack Furniss (North Adelaide), who were replaced with Jack Oatey, Angus Strauss and Theo Chynoweth.
Metropolitan Team
Colours: Blue and White
No. Name SANFL club 1 (c) Port Adelaide 2 (vc) Norwood 3 Norwood 5 Sturt 6 South Adelaide 7 Port Adelaide 8 North Adelaide 11 North Adelaide 12 West Adelaide 14 West Torrens 15 Sturt 16 Sturt 18 Port Adelaide 19 Port Adelaide 20 Port Adelaide 21 West Adelaide 24 Glenelg 25 Glenelg 26 West Torrens
Lionel Bennetts (North Adelaide) dropped out of the originally selected team, to be replaced by Mel Brock (Glenelg)
Best on ground award Whilst there was no official award presented for the player judged best afield, Jack Oatey's performance was singled out in multiple accounts as the best performed player in the game.
Scorecard
See also 1940 SANFL season
References