1999 SANFL Grand Final
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The 1999 South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) Grand Final
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
defeat the Norwood Redlegs
by 8 points.
The match was played on Sunday 3 October 1999 at Football Park
in front of a crowd of 39,135.
.
Doug Robertson in the The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper described the game as "the most entertaining and skilful SANFL grand final in decades" and "one of its (Port's) most satisfying and remarkable comeback wins".
This was Port Adelaide's 36th premiership, and ninth in twelve years.
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Norwood
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For Port Adelaide, Anthony (Tony) Bamford had 31 disposals (21 kicks, 10 handballs), followed by Darryl Poole with 30 (6 kicks, 24 handballs), and David Brown
with 25 (13 kicks, 12 handballs). Brett Chalmers
took 7 marks.
For Norwood, Ben Kemp had 32 disposals (24 kicks, 8 handballs), and Roger James
had 29 (19 kick, 10 handballs). Paul McCormack took 5 marks.
3.0, M. Clayton 2.2, David Brown
, P. McGuinness 2.1, S. Tregenza
2.0, A. Bamford 1.2, R. O'Loughlin 1.1, D. Poole 1.0, P. Evans, J. Waite 0.3, Damien Brown, D. Fraser, A. Obst 0.1, (Rushed 0.1).
Norwood: E. Warrior 4.2, R. James
2.2, S. Bassett
, A. Pascoe 2.1, D. Obst 1.1, S. Direen, A. Harvery, B. Kemp 1.0, (Rushed 0.2).
and coached by Stephen Williams
.
Norwood was captained by Anthony Harvey
and coached by Peter Rohde
.
The game was umpired by Kevin Chambers, Derek Woodcock, and Colin Rowston.
of Port Adelaide. Poole had previously missed two grand finals through suspension.
experienced great success during the years 1988-1999, winning nine SANFL premierships in twelve years. This was a period of much upheaval for the SANFL and Port Adelaide, as the Adelaide Crows were formed and joined the Australian Football League
(AFL) in 1991 and the Port Adelaide Football Club
moved from the SANFL and joined the AFL in 1997.
In the 3 years during this period where Port did not win the premiership, they finished 5th (1991), 3rd (1993), and 2nd (1997) .
During this period, the Port Adelaide Magpies lost several of its best players each year to the AFL and retirement yet still managed to dominate the SANFL. Players who joined the AFL from the Port Adelaide Magpies during this period include Nathan Buckley
, Andrew McLeod
, Gavin Wanganeen
, Martin Leslie, Shane Bond
, David Brown
, Peter Burgoyne
, Brett Chalmers
, Che Cockatoo-Collins
, Roger Delaney, Fabian Francis
, Scott Hodges
, David Hynes
, Brayden Lyle
, Darren Mead
, Byron Pickett
, Darryl Poole
, Darren Smith
, Warren Tredrea
, Simon Tregenza
, Darryl Wakelin
, Shane Wakelin
, Clive Waterhouse
, and Michael Wilson
.
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 Norwood Redlegs
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
by 8 points.
The match was played on Sunday 3 October 1999 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 39,135.
.
Doug Robertson in the The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper described the game as "the most entertaining and skilful SANFL grand final in decades" and "one of its (Port's) most satisfying and remarkable comeback wins".
This was Port Adelaide's 36th premiership, and ninth in twelve years.
Quarter by Quarter Scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
2.1 | 8.5 | 12.11 | 14.17 | 101 |
| Norwood Norwood Football Club Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia... |
4.2 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 93 |
Teams and Statistics
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...
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| F: | P. McGuinness | P. Evans | 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... |
| HF: | R. O'Loughlin Ricky O'Loughlin Ricky O'Loughlin is a former indigenous Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .O'Loughlin was picked up from Port Adelaide at pick 51 in the 1999 AFL Draft... |
D. Poole Darryl Poole Darryl Poole is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
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... |
| C: | J. Wait | A. Obst Andrew Obst Andrew Obst is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.... |
S. Tregenza Simon Tregenza Simon Lee Tregenza was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Adelaide Crows. An old-fashioned wingman, Tregenza is a 4 time SANFL Premiership player but missed out on the Adelaide Crows's back-to-back successes due to persistent soft tissue injuries.-SANFL... |
| HB: | S. Carter Stephen Carter (footballer) Stephen Carter is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
B. Leys | T. Carr |
| B: | J. Poulton Jared Poulton Jared Poulton is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Debuting with the Port Adelaide Football Club in 1999, he was noted as an impact player... |
N. Fiegert Nigel Fiegert Nigel Fiegert is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
P. Northeast |
| 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:... |
D. Fraser | A. Bamford |
| Int: | Damien Brown | M. Clayton | D. Morgan |
Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
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| F: | B. Kemp | A. Pascoe | E. Warrior |
| HF: | S. Bassett Scott Bassett Scott Bassett is a former Australian Rules Footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League, and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League.... |
L. Bowman | J. Cotton |
| C: | J. Thiessen James Thiessen James Thiessen is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Adelaide in the Australian Football League . His father Tony had played league football three decades earlier.... |
A. Harvey Anthony Harvey (footballer) Anthony Harvey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League .... |
D. Obst |
| HB: | T. Clements | S. Pitt | P. McCormack |
| B: | T. Davey | D. Fleming | R. Neill |
| R: | J. Yerbury | R. James Roger James Roger James is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.James debuted during Port Adelaide's inauguaral season in the AFL and made a name for himself as a tough midfielder... |
J. Cunningham |
| Int: | I. Downsborough Ian Downsborough Ian Downsborough is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*West Coast: 1995–96, 20 games, 5 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1997, 7 games, 2 goals.*Adelaide: 1998–99, 12 games, 6 goals.... |
A. Crouch | S. Direen |
For Port Adelaide, Anthony (Tony) Bamford had 31 disposals (21 kicks, 10 handballs), followed by Darryl Poole with 30 (6 kicks, 24 handballs), and 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...
with 25 (13 kicks, 12 handballs). Brett 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:...
took 7 marks.
For Norwood, Ben Kemp had 32 disposals (24 kicks, 8 handballs), and Roger James
Roger James
Roger James is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.James debuted during Port Adelaide's inauguaral season in the AFL and made a name for himself as a tough midfielder...
had 29 (19 kick, 10 handballs). Paul McCormack took 5 marks.
Goal Kickers
Port Adelaide: Brett ChalmersBrett 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:...
3.0, M. Clayton 2.2, 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...
, P. McGuinness 2.1, S. Tregenza
Simon Tregenza
Simon Lee Tregenza was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Adelaide Crows. An old-fashioned wingman, Tregenza is a 4 time SANFL Premiership player but missed out on the Adelaide Crows's back-to-back successes due to persistent soft tissue injuries.-SANFL...
2.0, A. Bamford 1.2, R. O'Loughlin 1.1, D. Poole 1.0, P. Evans, J. Waite 0.3, Damien Brown, D. Fraser, A. Obst 0.1, (Rushed 0.1).
Norwood: E. Warrior 4.2, R. James
Roger James
Roger James is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.James debuted during Port Adelaide's inauguaral season in the AFL and made a name for himself as a tough midfielder...
2.2, S. Bassett
Scott Bassett
Scott Bassett is a former Australian Rules Footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League, and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League....
, A. Pascoe 2.1, D. Obst 1.1, S. Direen, A. Harvery, B. Kemp 1.0, (Rushed 0.2).
Captains, Coaches, and Umpires
Port Adelaide was captained by 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...
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....
.
Norwood was captained by Anthony Harvey
Anthony Harvey (footballer)
Anthony Harvey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Australian Football League and Norwood in the South Australian National Football League ....
and coached by Peter Rohde
Peter Rohde
Peter Rohde came from the Bendigo region and made his Victorian Football League debut for Carlton Football Club in 1985, transferring to Melbourne Football Club in 1988 and retiring in 1995...
.
The game was umpired by Kevin Chambers, Derek Woodcock, and Colin Rowston.
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Darryl PooleDarryl Poole
Darryl Poole is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
of Port Adelaide. Poole had previously missed two grand finals through suspension.
Era of Success 1988-1999
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...
experienced great success during the years 1988-1999, winning nine SANFL premierships in twelve years. This was a period of much upheaval for the SANFL and Port Adelaide, as the Adelaide Crows were formed and joined the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL) in 1991 and the Port Adelaide Football Club
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...
moved from the SANFL and joined the AFL in 1997.
In the 3 years during this period where Port did not win the premiership, they finished 5th (1991), 3rd (1993), and 2nd (1997) .
During this period, the Port Adelaide Magpies lost several of its best players each year to the AFL and retirement yet still managed to dominate the SANFL. Players who joined the AFL from the Port Adelaide Magpies during this period include Nathan Buckley
Nathan Buckley
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
, Andrew 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....
, Gavin Wanganeen
Gavin Wanganeen
Gavin Adrian Wanganeen is a retired Australian rules footballer, playing in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen is a Brownlow Medallist and is considered one of the finest indigenous players ever...
, Martin Leslie, Shane Bond
Shane Bond (Australian rules footballer)
Shane Bond is a premiership winning player, former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-West Coast Eagles career :...
, 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...
, Peter Burgoyne
Peter Burgoyne
Peter Gabriel Burgoyne is a former Australian rules footballer with Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League. He played primarily in midfield and on the half back flank.-Early life:...
, Brett 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:...
, Che Cockatoo-Collins
Che Cockatoo-Collins
Che Cockatoo-Collins is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Che was born in Brisbane Queensland where he spent his childhood before moving to Cairns, Queensland where he began playing junior football with the Cairns City Cobras Australian Football Club...
, Roger Delaney, 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:...
, 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...
, David Hynes
David Hynes
David Thomas Hynes is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers in the Australian Football League between 1991 and 1997....
, Brayden Lyle
Brayden Lyle
Brayden Lyle is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and vice-captained Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League .-West Coast Eagles career :...
, 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 :...
, Byron Pickett
Byron Pickett
Byron Pickett is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with three clubs in the AFL. He was known as a big game player as well as for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. Pickett is one of 12 players with two premiership medallions, a Norm Smith Medal...
, Darryl Poole
Darryl Poole
Darryl Poole is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
, Darren 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 ....
, 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...
, Simon Tregenza
Simon Tregenza
Simon Lee Tregenza was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Adelaide Crows. An old-fashioned wingman, Tregenza is a 4 time SANFL Premiership player but missed out on the Adelaide Crows's back-to-back successes due to persistent soft tissue injuries.-SANFL...
, 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:...
, Shane Wakelin
Shane Wakelin
Shane Wakelin is a former Australian rules footballer for St Kilda and Collingwood in the Australian Football League.-AFL career:...
, Clive 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...
, and Michael Wilson
Michael Wilson (footballer)
Michael Robert Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide Football Club.-Success :...
.