1996 SANFL Grand Final

1996 SANFL Grand Final

Central District
Port Adelaide
6.8 (44) 11.14 (80)
1 2 3 4
CD 2.1 (13) 3.4 (22) 5.6 (36) 6.8 (44)
PA 1.4 (10) 4.6 (30) 7.10 (52) 11.14 (80)
Date Sunday 6 October 1996
Stadium Football Park
Attendance 46,120
Umpires Richard Williams, Michael Avon, and Troy Burton
Coin toss won by Central District
Kicked toward North End
Accolades
Best on Ground David Brown
Broadcast in Australia
Network ABC
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The 1996 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Central District Bulldogs by 36 points. The match was played on Sunday 6 October 1996 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 46,120. [1] As of the 2010 SANFL Grand Final, this is the highest attendance for an SANFL Grand Final since the first year of the Adelaide Crows in the AFL (1991).

This was Port Adelaide's 34th premiership, third premiership in a row, and seventh in nine years. Port would also go on to win in 1998 and 1999.

Port had also beaten Central District in the 1995 Grand Final. Thirteen Port players from the 1995 grand final also played in the 1996 grand final. For Central District, 12 players played in both.

Central District entered the Grand Final as favourite to win as they were minor premiers (first on the ladder prior to the finals) and had beaten Port on all four occasions that the teams had met in 1996 prior to the grand final.

Match Summary

Jack Oatey Medal

The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to David Brown of Port Adelaide. However, The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper judged Fabian Francis as the best player on the ground.[1]

Teams

Port Adelaide was captained by Tim Ginever and coached by Stephen Williams. Williams had taken over from John Cahill part way through the season when Cahill joined the newly formed Port Adelaide Power. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Steve Wright.[1]

Port Adelaide
B: 4 George Fiacchi 7 Roger Delaney (vc) 24 Bryan Beinke
HB: 32 Paul Northeast 5 Brian Leys 36 Stephen Carter
C: 26 Greg Anderson 15 Michael Wilson 3 Fabian Francis
HF: 16 Darryl Borlase (dvc) 28 Darren Smith 13 Rohan Smith
F: 56 Warren Tredrea 11 Scott Hodges 23 Phil McGuinness
Foll: 33 Darren Mead 1 Tim Ginever (c) 21 David Brown
Int: 38 Shane Crothers 50 Anthony Bamford 17 Nigel Fiegert
Coach: Stephen Williams
Central Districts
B: 12 Scott Lee 14 Damian Hicks 9 Michael Wakelin
HB: 40 Stephen Schwerdt 19 Brian Haraida 18 David Green
C: 29 James Saywell 23 Rick Macgowan 15 Scott Stevens
HF: 44 Jarrod Cotton 11 Andrew Balkwill 28 Craig Potter
F: 8 Jim Wynd 33 Mark Conway 30 Peter Vardy
Foll: 2 Robert Schaefer 10 Roger Girdham (c) 6 Tim Cook
Int: 55 Brenton Daniel 24 Peter Green 25 Simon Luhrs
Coach: Steve Wright

Umpires

The game was umpired by Richard Williams, Michael Avon, and Troy Burton.

Scorecard

1996 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday 6 October (2:10 pm) Central District def. by Port Adelaide Football Park (Crowd: 46,120)
2.1 (13)
3.4 (22)
5.6 (36)
6.8 (44)		 Q1
Q2
Q3
Final		 1.4 (10)
4.6 (30)
7.10 (52)
11.14 (80)		 Umpires: Richard Williams, Michael Avon, Troy Burton
Jack Oatey Medallist: David Brown
Television broadcast: ABC
P. Vardy 2
T. Cook, A, Balkwill, J. Cotton, R. Girdham 1		 Goals 7 Hodges
2 Tredrea
1 D. Smith, R. Smith
S. Schwerdt, S. Lee, R. Girdham Best Brown, Francis, Hodges
  • 1996 marked the end of an era for Port Adelaide being their last year in the SANFL, as the Port Adelaide Football Club joined the AFL in 1997.
  • This is the highest attendance for an SANFL Grand Final since the first year of the Adelaide Crows in the AFL (1991).

Port Adelaide entrance into the AFL

1996 marked the end of an era for Port Adelaide being their last year in the SANFL, as the Port Adelaide Football Club joined the AFL in 1997.

The Power's inaugural squad included several players from the 1996 Port Adelaide Magpies squad, including Warren Tredrea, Scott Hodges, Michael Wilson, Fabian Francis, Stephen Carter, Darren Mead, David Brown, Anthony Bamford, Nigel Fiegert, Jared Poulton, and Darryl Poole. Poole missed the 1996 grand final through suspension, while Poulton played in Port's reserves team premiership.

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Advertiser newspaper 7 October 1996, pages 19, 20, 30
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