1976 SANFL Grand Final

1976 SANFL Grand Final

Football Park, where the match took place.

Port Adelaide

Sturt
10.15 (75) 17.14 (116)
1 2 3 4
PTA 2.5 (17) 3.8 (26) 7.13 (55) 10.15 (75)
STU 1.3 (9) 7.6 (48) 11.8 (74) 17.14 (116)
Date Saturday 25 September, 2:10 pm
Stadium Football Park
Attendance 66,897 (ticketed)
80,000 (police estimate)[1]
Broadcast in Australia
Network Seven Network
 1975 1977 

The 1976 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Sturt Football Club, held at the Football Park in Adelaide on the 25 September 1976. It was the 55th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1976 SANFL season. The match, attended by 66,897 ticketed spectators, was won by Sturt by a margin of 41 points, marking the clubs twelfth premiership victory.

Record Attendance

The Grand Final sold a state record 66,987 tickets but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000. The gates were shut by police 90 minutes before the bounce as spectators were being crushed. Subsequently the police allowed thousands of spectators onto the field to sit along the fence to prevent any further physical injuries.[2]

Teams

Sturt[3]
Forward: T.Sims G.Wild R.Barton
Half-Forward M.Graham R.Klomp J.Murphy
Center T.Burgan B.Howard B.Miels
Half-Back T.Lloyd P.Nelson P.Sanders
Back-Line N.Wark C.Casey G.Lauder
Ruck R.Davies P.Bagshaw (c) M.Nunan
Reserves P.Heinrich R.Hill
Coach J.Oatey

References

  1. Norton, Daniel (2013). Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide. Adelaide: Bowden Group. p. 28.
  2. Norton, Daniel (2013). Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide. Adelaide: Bowden Group. p. 28.
  3. http://www.sturtfc.com.au/history/premierships
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