1980 SANFL season

1980 SANFL season
Teams 10
Premiers Port Adelaide
(28th premiership)
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
(37th minor premiership)
Matches played 116
Attendance 1,100,199 (9,484 per match)
Highest attendance 54,536 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide)
Ken Farmer Medallist Tim Evans
Port Adelaide (146 goals)
Magarey Medallist Russell Ebert
Port Adelaide (49 votes)
1979
1981


Premiership season

Round 1

Round 1[1]
Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 16.21 (117) def. North Adelaide 14.10 (94) Football Park (crowd: 10,558) report
Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 13.16 (94) def. Norwood 6.14 (50) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 10,058) report
Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) Central District 9.18 (72) drew with Port Adelaide 9.18 (72) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 15,696) report
Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) West Torrens 16.20 (116) def. Woodville 14.20 (104) Thebarton Oval (crowd: 4,544) report
Saturday 5 April (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 8.9 (57) def. by Glenelg 20.14 (134) Richmond Oval (crowd: 6,550) report

Round 2

Round 2
Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) West Torrens 16.17 (113) def. West Adelaide 6.10 (46) Football Park (crowd: 6,302) [Report]
Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Woodville 10.19 (79) def. by Sturt 30.12 (192) Woodville Oval (crowd: 5,434) [Report]
Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg 21.17 (143) def. North Adelaide 17.15 (117) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 8,685) [Report]
Saturday, 12 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 27.20 (182) def. Norwood 11.8 (74) Alberton Oval (crowd: 13,352) [Report]
Sunday, 13 April (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 13.15 (93) def. by Central District 13.16 (94) Football Park (crowd: 9,611) [Report]

Round 3

Round 3
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 37.21 (243) def. Woodville 13.4 (82) Football Park (crowd: 9,027) [Report]
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Glenelg 24.26 (170) def. Central District 15.18 (108) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 10,780) [Report]
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Sturt 12.12 (84) def. by West Torrens 14.16 (100) Unley Oval (crowd: 10,195) [Report]
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) Norwood 24.13 def. West Adelaide 7.21 (63) Norwood Oval (crowd: 6,321) [Report]
Saturday, 19 April (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 10.13 def. by South Adelaide 17.21 (123) Prospect Oval (crowd: 5,947) [Report]

Round 4

Round 4
Saturday, 25 April (Time pm) Port Adelaide 11.17 (83) def. South Adelaide 8.11 (59) Football Park (crowd: 19,556) [Report]
Saturday, 25 April (Time pm) West Torrens 9.18 (72) def. Glenelg 8.14 (62) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 22,709) [Report]
Sunday, 26 April (Time pm) Norwood 16.20 (116) def. Central District 13.12 (90) Football Park (crowd: 10,326) [Report]
Sunday, 26 April (Time pm) North Adelaide 25.13 (163) def. Woodville 12.18 (90) Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,456) [Report]
Sunday, 26 April (Time pm) West Adelaide 24.13 (157) def. Sturt 7.19 (61) Richmond Oval (crowd: 5,562) [Report]

Round 5

Round 5
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Central District 19.15 (129) def. North Adelaide 17.12 (114) Football Park (crowd: 6,837) [Report]
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 18.19 (127) def. Sturt 18.16 (124) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,861) [Report]
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) West Torrens 18.20 (128) def. Norwood 11.16 (82) Thebarton Oval (crowd: 10,392) [Report]
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 28.19 (187) def. West Adelaide 10.10 (70) Alberton Oval (crowd: 10,405) [Report]
Saturday, 3 May (2:10 pm) Woodville 8.11 (59) def. by Glenelg 29.11 (185) Woodville Oval (crowd: 3,981) [Report]

Round 6

Round 6
Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) West Torrens 8.7 (55) def. by North Adelaide 14.10 (94) Football Park (crowd: 8,328) [Report]
Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Central District 23.12 (150) def. West Adelaide 16.12 (108) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 6,939) [Report]
Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Woodville 10.11 (71) def. by South Adelaide 23.12 (150) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,426) [Report]
Saturday, 10 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 13.22 (100) def. Port Adelaide 14.12 (96) Unley Oval (crowd: 13,829) [Report]
Saturday, 11 May (2:10 pm) Norwood 9.13 (67) def. by Glenelg 14.22 (106) Football Park (crowd: 9,473) [Report]

Round 7

Round 7
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 18.14 (122) def. Glenelg 9.6 (71) Football Park (crowd: 18,656) [Report]
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) West Torrens 13.14 (92) def. South Adelaide 12.15 (87) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 9,051) [Report]
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Norwood 21.16 (142) def. Woodville 17.17 (119) Norwood Oval (crowd: 5,201) [Report]
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 17.14 (116) def. North Adelaide 14.15 (99) Richmond Oval (crowd: 3,704) [Report]
Saturday, 7 May (2:10 pm) Central District 17.17 (119) def. Sturt 18.8 (116) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 10,727) [Report]

Round 8

Round 8
Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 14.21 (105) def. Norwood 14.13 (97) Football Park (crowd: 7,839) [Report]
Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 16.16 (112) def. West Adelaide 13.14 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 4,726) [Report]
Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Central District 27.20 (182) def. Woodville 15.15 (105) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 6,570) [Report]
Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg 17.20 (122) def. Sturt 11.13 (79) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 12,485) [Report]
Saturday, 24 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 23.12 (150) def. West Torrens 9.6 (60) Alberton Oval (crowd: 18,703) [Report]

Round 9

Round 9
Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Glenelg 20.16 (136) def. South Adelaide 15.12 (102) Football Park (crowd: 8,084) [Report]
Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 27.16 (178) def. North Adelaide 8.8 (56) Alberton Oval (crowd: 9,635) [Report]
Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 13.22 (100) def. Woodville 13.10 (88) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,459) [Report]
Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) West Torrens 16.14 (110) def. Central District 13.14 (92) Thebarton Oval (crowd: 8,220) [Report]
Saturday, 31 May (2:10 pm) Sturt 16.14 (110) def. Norwood 13.16 (94) Unley Oval (crowd: 9,935) [Report]

Round 10

Round 10
Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 12.16 (88) def. Central District 11.18 (84) Football Park (crowd: 16,854) [Report]
Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 23.17 (155) def. Sturt 15.15 (105) Prospect Oval (crowd: 10,055) [Report]
Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 25.15 (165) def. South Adelaide 7.7 (49) Norwood Oval (crowd: 7,100) [Report]
Saturday, 7 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 23.15 (153) def. West Adelaide 16.13 (109) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 7,002) [Report]
Sunday, 8 June (2:10 pm) Woodville 15.8 (98) def. West Torrens 12.14 (86) Football Park (crowd: 4,950) [Report]

Round 11

Round 11
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 23.16 (154) def. Norwood 9.10 (64) Football Park (crowd: 17,667) [Report]
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 6.12 (48) def. by Glenelg 18.15 (123) Prospect Oval (crowd: 8,079) [Report]
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Central District 14.14 (98) def. South Adelaide 11.13 (79) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 8,194) [Report]
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 13.20 (98) def. Woodville 13.6 (84) Unley Oval (crowd: 5,570) [Report]
Saturday, 16 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 10.8 (68) def. by West Torrens 18.14 (122) Richmond Oval (crowd: 5,177) [Report]

Round 12

Round 12
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) Glenelg 17.14 (116) def. Central District 15.15 (105) Football Park (crowd: 10,353) [Report]
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 26.13 (169) def. North Adelaide 13.7 (85) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 5,056) [Report]
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 15.13 (103) def. by Norwood 14.20 (104) Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,366) [Report]
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 25.13 (163) def. Woodville 17.10 (112) Alberton Oval (crowd: 7,425) [Report]
Saturday, 21 June (2:10 pm) West Torrens 12.19 (91) def. by Sturt 19.17 (131) Thebarton Oval (crowd: 7,910) [Report]

Round 13

Round 13
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Norwood 10.18 (78) def. Central District 8.9 (75) Football Park (crowd: 6,046) [Report]
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Woodville 17.16 (118) def. North Adelaide 9.12 (66) Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,045) [Report]
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) West Torrens 9.16 (70) def. by Glenelg 16.12 (108) Thebarton Oval (crowd: 5,261) [Report]
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 8.5 (53) def. by Port Adelaide 21.21 (147) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 7,979) [Report]
Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) Sturt 25.22 (172) def. West Adelaide 16.11 (107) Unley Oval (crowd: 4,842) [Report]

Round 14

Round 14
Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) West Torrens 14.18 (92) def. Norwood 9.16 (70) Football Park (crowd: 9,811) [Report]
Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Central District 14.14 (98) def. North Adelaide 12.17 (89) Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 6,716) [Report]
Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Glenelg 26.17 (173) def. Woodville 13.19 (97) Glenelg Oval (crowd: 5,761) [Report]
Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) Sturt 19.22 (136) def. South Adelaide 12.12 (96) Unley Oval (crowd: 8,163) [Report]
Sunday, 13 July (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 26.19 (175) def. West Adelaide 12.12 (84) Football Park (crowd: 9,347) [Report]

Round 15

Round 15[1]
Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 22.17 (149) def. Sturt 13.8 (86) Football Park (crowd: 22,116) report
Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) South Adelaide 16.26 (122) def. Woodville 13.14 (92) Adelaide Oval (crowd: 2,731) [Report]
Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) Norwood 12.18 (90) def. by Glenelg 18.14 (122) Norwood Oval (crowd: 8,549) [Report]
Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) North Adelaide 19.10 (124) def. West Torrens 14.12 (96) Prospect Oval (crowd: 6,151) [Report]
Saturday 19 July (2:10 pm) West Adelaide 15.13 (103) def. by Central District 18.13 (121) Richmond Oval (crowd: 4,015) [Report]

Round 16

Round 16
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]

Round 17

Round 17
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]

Round 18

Round 18
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]

Round 19

Round 19
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]

Round 20

Round 20
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]

Round 21

Round 21
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]
Day, # Month (Time pm) Home Score vs. Away Score Ground (crowd: Attendance) [Report]

Ladder

1980 SANFL Ladder
TEAM P W L D PF PA % PTS
1 Port Adelaide (P) 22 19 2 1 3176 1687 65.31% 39
2 Glenelg 22 19 3 0 2872 2004 58.91% 38
3 Sturt 22 13 9 0 2635 2471 51.61% 26
4 West Torrens 22 13 9 0 2255 2130 51.43% 26
5 Norwood 22 12 10 0 2284 2310 49.71% 24
6 Central District 22 9 12 1 2264 2552 47.30% 19
7 South Adelaide 22 8 14 0 2208 2421 47.70% 16
8 North Adelaide 22 6 16 0 2274 2726 45.48% 12
9 West Adelaide 22 6 16 0 2182 2895 42.98% 12
10 Woodville 22 4 18 0 2128 3113 40.60% 8
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers Click here for source

1980 SANFL Finals

Week 1

Elimination and Qualifying Finals
Saturday, 13 September (2:10 pm) West Torrens 12.11 (83) def. by Norwood 18.20 (128) Football Park (crowd: 24,892) [Report]
Sunday, 14 September (2:10 pm) Glenelg 13.12 (90) def. by Sturt 16.23 (119) Football Park (crowd: 23,813) [Report]

Week 2

Semi Finals
Saturday, 20 September (2:10 pm) Glenelg 8.11 (59) def. by Norwood 13.18 (96) Football Park (crowd: 27,923) [Report]
Sunday, 21 September (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide 24.20 (164) def. Sturt 15.11 (101) Football Park (crowd: 37,386) [Report]

Week 3

Preliminary Final
Saturday, 27 September (2:10 pm) Sturt 14.16 (100) def. by Norwood 17.14 (116) Football Park (crowd: 31,228) [Report]
Bye: Port Adelaide

Week 4 (1980 SANFL Grand Final)

1980 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 4 October (2:10pm) Port Adelaide def. Norwood Football Park (Crowd: 54,536)
3.1 (19)
5.7 (37)
6.11 (47)
11.15 (81)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Final
4.3 (27)
5.6 (36)
7.9 (51)
9.9 (63)
National Anthem: God Save the Queen
  • Norwood were leading by 4 points at the halfway mark of the last quarter but Port Adelaide eventually prevailed by 18.

Attendances

By Club

1980 SANFL Attendances
Club Total Games Avg. Per Game
Port Adelaide 371,884 23 16,169
Norwood 334,545 25 13,382
Sturt 299,766 25 11,991
Glenelg 261,893 24 10,912
West Torrens 215,638 23 9,376
Central District 188,871 22 8,585
South Adelaide 150,038 22 6,820
North Adelaide 142,541 22 6,479
West Adelaide 118,051 22 5,366
Woodville 100,839 22 4,584

By ground

1980 H&A ground attendances
Ground Total Games Avg. Per Game
Adelaide Oval 84790 10 7066
Football Park 282449 26 10863
Alberton Oval 86160 8 10770

Awards and events

Awards

Mark of the Year - Michael Farquhar

Notes

    References