South Adelaide Football Club

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South Adelaide
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Full name South Adelaide Football Club
Nickname Panthers
Strip Navy Blue guernsey with white 'SAFC' monogram, navy blue shorts and socks.
Founded 1876
Sport Australian rules football
League South Australian National Football League
First season 1877
Ground Alan Hickinbotham Oval (formerly Noarlunga Oval)
Club song We are the Blue and White
President/Chair Colin Francis
Coach Clay Sampson
Captain Jason Torney
2007 8th of 9

The South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Noarlunga Oval, located in the southern suburbs of Adelaide.

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[edit] Club details

  • Premierships: 11 – 1877, 1885, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1935, 1938, 1964
  • Wooden spoons: 25 – 1909-1911, 1926-1929, 1932, 1934, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1987, 1988, 1997
  • Grand Finals played: 12 – 1894, 1989, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1964, 1979
  • Highest Score: 39.16 (250) vs. Woodville 19.14 (128) at Football Park on 30 June 1984
  • Most years as coach: 8 – H Bunton, 1975 – 1982
  • Most games played: 337 –S Palmer, 1969 –1985
  • Most years captained: 11 – J Reedman, 1888 – 1898
  • Record Home Attendance:
  • Record Finals Attendance: 56,353 for the 1964 grand final at Adelaide Oval

[edit] Magarey Medallists

[edit] All-Australians

[edit] League top goalkickers

  • H.Wardrop (14) 1882
  • H.Hill (19) 1885
  • A.Bushby (25) 1887
  • J.Kay (25) 1896, (35) 1898 & (28) 1902
  • S.Scott (54) 1945
  • D.Del-Re (95) 1995

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