1976 SANFL Grand Final

Port Adelaide
Sturt
10.15 (75) 17.14 (116)
1 2 3 4
PTA 2.5 (17) 3.8 (26) 7.13 (55) 10.15 (75)
STU 1.3 (9) 7.6 (48) 11.8 (74) 17.14 (116)
DateSaturday 25 September, 2:10 pm
StadiumFootball Park
Attendance66,897 (ticketed)
80,000 (police estimate)[1]
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
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The 1976 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Sturt Football Club, held at Football Park on 25 September 1976. It was the 55th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1976 SANFL season. Port Adelaide were heavy favourites, but Sturt won by a margin of 41 points, marking the club's 12th premiership victory.

Record Attendance

The Grand Final sold a state record 66,987 tickets but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000. The gates were shut by police 90 minutes before the bounce as spectators were being crushed. Subsequently, the police allowed thousands of spectators onto the field to sit along the fence to prevent any further physical injuries.[2]

Teams

Sturt[3]
Forward: T.Sims G.Wild R.Barton
Half-Forward M.Graham R.Klomp J.Murphy
Center T.Burgan B.Howard B.Miels
Half-Back T.Lloyd P.Nelson P.Sanders
Back-Line N.Wark C.Casey G.Lauder
Ruck R.Davies P.Bagshaw (c) M.Nunan
Reserves P.Heinrich R.Hill
Coach J.Oatey

References

  1. ^ Norton, Daniel (2013). Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide. Adelaide: Bowden Group. p. 28.
  2. ^ Norton, Daniel (2013). Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide. Adelaide: Bowden Group. p. 28.
  3. ^ "Premierships | Sturt Football Club Inc". Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2014.


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