1996 SANFL Grand Final
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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.
. As of the 2010 SANFL Grand Final, this is the highest attendance for an SANFL Grand Ginal since the first year of the Adelaide Crows
in the AFL
(1991).
This was Port Adelaide's 34rd 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.
:
Central District Bulldogs
:
For Port Adelaide, David Brown
(13 kicks, 9 handballs) and Fabian Francis
(15 kicks, 7 handballs) had 22 disposals. Scott Hodges
took 8 marks, David Brown
took 7.
For Central District, Stephen Schwerdt
had 27 disposals (18 kicks, 9 handballs) and 7 marks. Scott Lee
(14 kicks, 8 handballs) and Roger Girdham (7 kicks, 15 handballs) had 22 disposals each.
7.4, W. Tredrea
2.1, D. Smith
1.1, R. Smith 1.0, M. Wilson
0.2, David Brown
, S. Carter, T. Ginever
, P. McGuinness 0.1, (Rushed 0.2)
Central District: P. Vardy
2.2, T. Cook 1.2, A, Balkwill, J. Cotton, R. Girdham 1.0, J. Wynd 0.2, J. Saywell, S. Schwerdt 0.1.
Hodges
' tally of 7.4 came from only 11 disposals (11 kicks, 0 handballs). Hodges was the SANFL's leading goalkicker in 1996, with 117 goals.
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.
The game was umpired by Richard Williams, Michael Avon, and Troy Burton.
of Port Adelaide. However, The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper judged Fabian Francis
as the best player on the ground.
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.
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 36 points. The match was played on Sunday 6 October 1996 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 46,120.
. As of the 2010 SANFL Grand Final, this is the highest attendance for an SANFL Grand Ginal since the first year of the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
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...
(1991).
This was Port Adelaide's 34rd 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.
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... |
1.4 | 4.6 | 7.10 | 11.14 | 80 |
| 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:... |
2.1 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 44 |
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: | W. Tredrea Warren Tredrea Warren Gary Tredrea is retired Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . A forward, tall and weighing , Tredrea is the son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player Gary Tredrea.Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port... |
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... |
P. McGuinness |
| 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 .... |
R. Smith |
| C: | 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:... |
M. Wilson Michael Wilson (footballer) Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :... |
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:... |
| HB: | P. Northeast | B. Leys | 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. Beinke Bryan Beinke Bryan Beinke is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Originally from South Australian National Football League club Port Adelaide, Beinke was recruited by the Adelaide Crows at the 1998 AFL Draft at pick 34 and went on to play with the Adelaide Crows between 1999... |
| 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... |
D. Brown David Brown (Australian rules footballer) David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000... |
| Int: | S. Crothers Shane Crothers Shane Crothers is an Australian basketball player and former Australian rules footballer. He played with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League and Geelong Supercats in the National Basketball League .... |
A. Bamford | N. Fiegert Nigel Fiegert Nigel Fiegert is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
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: | J. Wynd | M. Conway | P. Vardy Peter Vardy (footballer) Peter Vardy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide and Melbourne in the AFL.A small forward, Vardy started his career at Adelaide where he was an AFL Rising Star nominee in 1997... |
| HF: | J. Cotton | A. Balkwill | C. Potter Craig Potter (Australian footballer) Craig Potter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney and Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League .... |
| C: | J. Saywell | R. Macgowan | S. Stevens |
| HB: | S. Schwerdt Stephen Schwerdt Stephen Schwerdt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
B. Haraida | D. Green |
| 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 .... |
D. Hicks | M. Wakelin |
| R: | R. Schaefer | R. Girdham | T. Cook |
| Int: | B. Daniel | P. Green | S. Luhrs Simon Luhrs Simon Luhrs is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League .... |
For Port Adelaide, David Brown
David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
(13 kicks, 9 handballs) and Fabian 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:...
(15 kicks, 7 handballs) had 22 disposals. 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...
took 8 marks, David Brown
David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
took 7.
For Central District, Stephen Schwerdt
Stephen Schwerdt
Stephen Schwerdt is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
had 27 disposals (18 kicks, 9 handballs) and 7 marks. Scott 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 ....
(14 kicks, 8 handballs) and Roger Girdham (7 kicks, 15 handballs) had 22 disposals each.
Goal Kickers
Port Adelaide: 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...
7.4, W. Tredrea
Warren Tredrea
Warren Gary Tredrea is retired Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . A forward, tall and weighing , Tredrea is the son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player Gary Tredrea.Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port...
2.1, 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 ....
1.1, R. Smith 1.0, M. Wilson
Michael Wilson (footballer)
Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :...
0.2, David Brown
David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
, 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...
, P. McGuinness 0.1, (Rushed 0.2)
Central District: P. Vardy
Peter Vardy (footballer)
Peter Vardy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide and Melbourne in the AFL.A small forward, Vardy started his career at Adelaide where he was an AFL Rising Star nominee in 1997...
2.2, T. Cook 1.2, A, Balkwill, J. Cotton, R. Girdham 1.0, J. Wynd 0.2, J. Saywell, S. Schwerdt 0.1.
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...
' tally of 7.4 came from only 11 disposals (11 kicks, 0 handballs). Hodges was the SANFL's leading goalkicker in 1996, with 117 goals.
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 Stephen 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....
. Williams had taken over from John Cahill part way through the season when Cahill joined the newly formed Port Adelaide Power
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Steve Wright.
The game was umpired by Richard Williams, Michael Avon, and Troy Burton.
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to David BrownDavid Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
of Port Adelaide. However, The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper judged Fabian 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:...
as the best player on the ground.
Formation of Port Adelaide Power
1996 marked the end of an era for Port Adelaide being their last year in the SANFL, as the Port Adelaide Football ClubPort Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
joined 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...
in 1997.
The Power's inaugural squad included several players from the 1996 Port Adelaide Magpies squad, including Warren Tredrea
Warren Tredrea
Warren Gary Tredrea is retired Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League . A forward, tall and weighing , Tredrea is the son of former Collingwood and Port Adelaide player Gary Tredrea.Tredrea was zone selected for the inaugural Port...
, 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...
, Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson (footballer)
Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :...
, Fabian 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:...
, Stephen Carter, 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 :...
, David Brown
David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
, 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.