| 1942 SANFL season | |
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| Teams | 4 |
| Premiers |
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| Highest attendance | 34,000 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide/West Torrens vs. West Adelaide/Glenelg) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist |
Sturt/South Adelaide (45 Goals) |
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The 1942 South Australian National Football League season was the first of three war-interrupted season with the Port Adelaide-West Torrens merger the last team to temporarily merge and win the premiership. Attendances during World War II were inflated due to servicemen being granted free entry.