1995 SANFL Grand Final
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The 1995 South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) Grand Final
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
defeat the Central District Bulldogs
by 48 points. The match was played on Sunday 1 October 1995 at Football Park
in front of a crowd of 45,786.
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This was Port Adelaide's 33rd premiership, and Central District's first grand final since their formation in 1964.
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Central District Bulldogs
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For Port Adelaide, Anthony Darcy had 36 disposals (23 kicks, 13 handballs), Tim Ginever
had 34 disposals (21 kicks, 13 handballs), with 14 of his disposals coming in the third quarter. Brian Leys and Darren Mead
both took 9 marks.
For Central District, Rick Macgowan had 32 disposals (17 kicks, 15 handballs). Hugh Reimers took 9 marks.
, A. Darcy 2.1, T. Malakellis 2.0, F. Francis
, R. West
1.2, S. Williams
1.1, S. Carter, T. Ginever
, S. Hodges
, D. Mead
1.0, G. Anderson
0.2, D. Smith
, R. Smith, Michael Wilson (footballer)
0.1, (Rushed 0.4)
Central District: R. Windsor 2.1, M. Wakelin 1.3, J. Cotton, S. Schwerdt 1.1, S. Stevens 1.0, A. Ingerson 0.2, T. Cook, S. Lee 0.1
and coached by John Cahill. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Alan Stewart.
The game was umpired by Tim Pfeiffer, Kevin Chambers, and Mick Abbott.
For the third year in a row, the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL
drafted the Jack Oatey medallist, following on from Steven Sziller and Darryl Wakelin
.
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL) Grand Final
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 Central District Bulldogs
Central District Bulldogs
Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia.-Origins and Background:...
by 48 points. The match was played on Sunday 1 October 1995 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 45,786.
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This was Port Adelaide's 33rd premiership, and Central District's first grand final since their formation in 1964.
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... |
3.7 | 3.11 | 8.14 | 13.16 | 94 |
| Central District Central District Bulldogs Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia.-Origins and Background:... |
0.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.10 | 46 |
Teams and Statistics
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...
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| F: | 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.... |
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. Malakellis Spiro Malakellis Spiro Malakellis is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League and Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian Football League during the late 1980s and early 1990s.... |
| HF: | C. Waterhouse Clive Waterhouse Clive Waterhouse is a former Australian rules footballer. He played in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club as a half-forward flanker... |
D. Poole Darryl Poole Darryl Poole is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
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 .... |
| C: | A. Darcy Anthony Darcy Anthony Darcy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong, Footscray and St Kilda in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.Darcy, originally from Cobden, made just one appearance with Geelong... |
R. West Robbie West Robbie West is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Footscray in the AFL.Despite making his debut for West Coast in 1991 he never had an extended stay in the side until 1993... |
R. Smith |
| HB: | M. Wilson Michael Wilson (footballer) Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :... |
P. Northeast | 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 | B. Leys |
| R: | 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 :... |
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... |
T. Malakellis |
| Int: | G. Anderson Greg Anderson (footballer) Greg Anderson is a former Australian rules football player who played for Port Adelaide in the SANFL as well as and in the VFL/AFL.-Playing Career:... |
F. Francis Fabian Francis Fabian Francis, is a former Australian rules football and rugby league footballer, most notable for his brief professional career with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:... |
R. Foster |
Central District Bulldogs
Central District Bulldogs
Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia.-Origins and Background:...
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| F: | M. Conway | A. Ingerson Anthony Ingerson Anthony Ingerson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide and Melbourne in the Australian Football League .... |
T. Cook |
| HF: | J. Abbott | S. Luhrs Simon Luhrs Simon Luhrs is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League .... |
J. Cotton |
| C: | D. Healy Daniel Healy Daniel Healy is a former Australian Rules Footballer, who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League and for Central District in the South Australian National Football League. Healy was taken in the first round, pick number 6 overall, of the 1995 AFL Draft, and made his debut against... |
R. Macgowan | S. Stevens |
| HB: | H. Reimers | B. Haraida | M. McKinnon Martin McKinnon Martin "Marty" McKinnon is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide, Geelong and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League .... |
| B: | S. Lee Scott Lee (footballer) Scott Lee is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League and Central District in the South Australian National Football League .... |
R. Windsor | M. Wakelin |
| R: | D. Arnold | S. Schwerdt Stephen Schwerdt Stephen Schwerdt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
R. Girdham |
| Int: | R. Pyman | D. Green | R. Laird |
For Port Adelaide, Anthony Darcy had 36 disposals (23 kicks, 13 handballs), Tim 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...
had 34 disposals (21 kicks, 13 handballs), with 14 of his disposals coming in the third quarter. Brian Leys and Darren 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 :...
both took 9 marks.
For Central District, Rick Macgowan had 32 disposals (17 kicks, 15 handballs). Hugh Reimers took 9 marks.
Goal Kickers
Port Adelaide: C. WaterhouseClive Waterhouse
Clive Waterhouse is a former Australian rules footballer. He played in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club as a half-forward flanker...
, A. Darcy 2.1, T. Malakellis 2.0, F. Francis
Fabian Francis
Fabian Francis, is a former Australian rules football and rugby league footballer, most notable for his brief professional career with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
, R. West
Robbie West
Robbie West is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Footscray in the AFL.Despite making his debut for West Coast in 1991 he never had an extended stay in the side until 1993...
1.2, 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....
1.1, S. Carter, 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...
, 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...
, 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 :...
1.0, G. Anderson
Greg Anderson (footballer)
Greg Anderson is a former Australian rules football player who played for Port Adelaide in the SANFL as well as and in the VFL/AFL.-Playing Career:...
0.2, 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 ....
, R. Smith, Michael Wilson (footballer)
Michael Wilson (footballer)
Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :...
0.1, (Rushed 0.4)
Central District: R. Windsor 2.1, M. Wakelin 1.3, J. Cotton, S. Schwerdt 1.1, S. Stevens 1.0, A. Ingerson 0.2, T. Cook, S. Lee 0.1
Captains, Coaches, and Umpires
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. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Alan Stewart.
The game was umpired by Tim Pfeiffer, Kevin Chambers, and Mick Abbott.
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Anthony Darcy of Port Adelaide.For the third year in a row, the St Kilda Football Club in 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...
drafted the Jack Oatey medallist, following on from Steven Sziller and Darryl 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:...
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