1994 SANFL Grand Final
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The 1994 SANFL (South Australia National Football League) Grand Final
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
defeat the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles
by 37 points after being 35 points behind in the first quarter. The match was played on 2 October 1994 at Football Park
in front of a crowd of 40,598.
At the 25 minute mark of the first quarter, the Eagles led by 35 points and seemed to be headed towards certain victory. Port kicked the last 2 goals in the quarter to leave the Eagles with a 22 point lead.
The second quarter was evenly matched with both teams scoring 2.3, however the Eagles still seemed to have the game under control.
Port Adelaide fought back in the third quarter and outplayed the Eagles, but Port failed to captalise due to inaccurate kicking for goal, scoring 2.6 (18) to 1.2 (8) for the quarter and still trailing by 12 points.
Port went into the final quarter with momentum and ran over the top of the Eagles. Port kicked 3 goals in the first 7 minutes to take the lead, and kicked 9.3 (57) to 1.2 (8) for the quarter to run out winners with a margin of 37 points. Full-forward Scott Hodges
kicked 5 goals for the quarter.
:
6.2, A. McLeod
2.2, S. Williams 2.1, T. Ginever
2.0, T. Malakellis 1.2, S. Pedlar 1.1, D. Borlase 1.0, S. Carter 0.1, B. Chalmers
0.1, T. Olsen 0.1, R. Smith 0.1, (Rushed 0.4)
Eagles: S. Morphett 4.1, A. Taylor 2.4, S. Nichol 1.0, N. Pesch 1.0, S. Sziller 1.0, G. Walker
1.0, A. Payze 0.1, J. Sziller 0.1, (Rushed 0.2)
's recent success, having won 4 premierships in the 6 years leading up to 1994, the Eagles
were seen as the superior team coming in to the Grand Final. Port had lost several key players in recent years to the AFL
and retirement, and the Eagles had thrashed Port just 2 weeks earlier in the 2nd Semi Final by 73 points.
Betting before the Grand Final saw Woodville-West Torrens
as clear favourites with 1/3 odds and Port
at 25/10.
Port's odds could have been even higher if not for their outstanding record in Grand Finals, and their reputation for beating better teams.
When the Eagles led by 35 points in the first quarter, the game seemed headed toward an inevitable Eagles victory. Port then staged a miraculous 72-point turnaround.
and coached by John Cahill. Woodville-West Torrens was captained by Peter Schwarz and coached by Bruce Winter.
of Port Adelaide.
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
Port Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
defeat the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
by 37 points after being 35 points behind in the first quarter. The match was played on 2 October 1994 at Football Park
AAMI Stadium
Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
in front of a crowd of 40,598.
Quarter by Quarter Scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide Port Adelaide Magpies The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League... |
2.4 | 4.7 | 6.13 | 15.16 | 106 |
| Eagles Woodville-West Torrens Football Club Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991... |
6.2 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 69 |
At the 25 minute mark of the first quarter, the Eagles led by 35 points and seemed to be headed towards certain victory. Port kicked the last 2 goals in the quarter to leave the Eagles with a 22 point lead.
The second quarter was evenly matched with both teams scoring 2.3, however the Eagles still seemed to have the game under control.
Port Adelaide fought back in the third quarter and outplayed the Eagles, but Port failed to captalise due to inaccurate kicking for goal, scoring 2.6 (18) to 1.2 (8) for the quarter and still trailing by 12 points.
Port went into the final quarter with momentum and ran over the top of the Eagles. Port kicked 3 goals in the first 7 minutes to take the lead, and kicked 9.3 (57) to 1.2 (8) for the quarter to run out winners with a margin of 37 points. Full-forward Scott Hodges
Scott Hodges
Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
kicked 5 goals for the quarter.
Teams
Port Adelaide MagpiesPort Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
:
| F: | A. Malakellis | S. Hodges Scott Hodges Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990... |
S. Pedler |
| HF: | D. Borlase | D. Smith Darren Smith (Australian rules footballer) Darren Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
T. Olsen |
| C: | D. Hutton | S. Spalding Scott Spalding Scott Spalding is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Australian Football League . Originally from Perth in the West Australian Football League , Spalding returned to his former club after only one season with the Blues. He later moved to play with East Fremantle,... |
R. Smith |
| HB: | P. Northeast | D. Wakelin Darryl Wakelin Darryl Wakelin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League as a defender.-St Kilda:... |
S. Carter Stephen Carter (footballer) Stephen Carter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
| B: | G. Fiacchi | R. Delaney | M. Tylor |
| R: | B. Chalmers Brett Chalmers Brett Chalmers is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*Adelaide: 1994-97, 50 games, 8 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1998-99, 25 games, 12 goals.-External links:... |
S. Williams Stephen Williams (footballer) Stephen Williams is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for the Port Adelaide Magpies and is currently an assistant development coach at Port Adelaide Power.... |
T. Ginever Tim Ginever Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old... |
| Int: | D. Mead Darren Mead Darren Mead is a former Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and Australian Football League .-Port Adelaide Magpies :... |
A. McLeod Andrew McLeod Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games.... |
Goal Kickers
Port: S. HodgesScott Hodges
Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
6.2, A. McLeod
Andrew McLeod
Andrew Luke McLeod is a former Australian rules footballer for the Adelaide Football Club. He is the games record holder for Adelaide, having played 340 games....
2.2, S. Williams 2.1, T. Ginever
Tim Ginever
Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old...
2.0, T. Malakellis 1.2, S. Pedlar 1.1, D. Borlase 1.0, S. Carter 0.1, B. Chalmers
Brett Chalmers
Brett Chalmers is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*Adelaide: 1994-97, 50 games, 8 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1998-99, 25 games, 12 goals.-External links:...
0.1, T. Olsen 0.1, R. Smith 0.1, (Rushed 0.4)
Eagles: S. Morphett 4.1, A. Taylor 2.4, S. Nichol 1.0, N. Pesch 1.0, S. Sziller 1.0, G. Walker
Greg Walker (footballer)
Gregory William "Greg" Walker is a former Australian rules footballer who played for in the West Australian Football League and Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League .-Career:Walker is the son of Bill Walker, who played 305 games for Swan Districts between 1961...
1.0, A. Payze 0.1, J. Sziller 0.1, (Rushed 0.2)
Port Adelaide as Underdog
Despite Port AdelaidePort Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
's recent success, having won 4 premierships in the 6 years leading up to 1994, the Eagles
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
were seen as the superior team coming in to the Grand Final. Port had lost several key players in recent years to the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and retirement, and the Eagles had thrashed Port just 2 weeks earlier in the 2nd Semi Final by 73 points.
Betting before the Grand Final saw Woodville-West Torrens
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
as clear favourites with 1/3 odds and Port
Port Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
at 25/10.
Port's odds could have been even higher if not for their outstanding record in Grand Finals, and their reputation for beating better teams.
When the Eagles led by 35 points in the first quarter, the game seemed headed toward an inevitable Eagles victory. Port then staged a miraculous 72-point turnaround.
Captains and Coaches
Port Adelaide was captained by Tim GineverTim Ginever
Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old...
and coached by John Cahill. Woodville-West Torrens was captained by Peter Schwarz and coached by Bruce Winter.
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Darryl WakelinDarryl Wakelin
Darryl Wakelin is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League as a defender.-St Kilda:...
of Port Adelaide.