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This is a list of records from the South Australian National Football League since its inception in 1877 (previously known as the South Australian Football Association and the South Australian Football League).

Club records

Largest score

Rank Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 49.23 (317) Glenelg Central District 1975 17 Glenelg Oval
2 39.16 (250) South Adelaide Woodville 1984 14 Football Park
3 37.21 (243) Port Adelaide Woodville 1980 3 Football Park
4 36.21 (237) West Adelaide West Torrens 1982 8 Richmond Oval
5 35.23 (233) Central District West Torrens 1988 4 Elizabeth Oval
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Lowest conceded score

The lowest scores since the modern scoring system was adopted in 1897.

Rank Score Club Opponent Year Round Venue
1 0.0 (0) West Torrens Port Adelaide 1899 2 Alberton Oval
0.0 (0) West Torrens Port Adelaide 1897 7 Alberton Oval
0.0 (0) West Adelaide North Adelaide 1897 4 Adelaide Oval
0.0 (0) West Torrens Norwood 1897 2 Kensington Oval
0.0 (0) West Adelaide Norwood 1897 1 Kensington Oval
0.0 (0) West Torrens Port Adelaide 1897 1 Alberton Oval
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Individual records

Most career goals

Ken Farmer

Note: These tallies refer to goals kicked in premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.

Rank Goals Games Player Club(s) Career
1 1417 224 Ken Farmer North Adelaide 1929-1941
2 993 230 Tim Evans Port Adelaide 1975–1986
3 836 268 Fred Phillis Glenelg 1966–1981
4 817 177 Jack Owens Glenelg 1924-1935
5 753 334 Rick Davies Sturt
South Adelaide 		1970–80, 1982–86
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Most goals in a game

Anthony Daly
Rank Goals Player Club Opponent Year Round Ground
1 23 Ken Farmer North Adelaide West Torrens 1940 Round 12 Prospect Oval
23 Anthony Daly Norwood Adelaide 1893 Round 16 Kensington Oval

Most goals in a season

Rank Goals Player Club Year
1 153 Scott Hodges Port Adelaide 1990
2 151 Rick Davies Sturt 1983
3 146 Tim Evans Port Adelaide 1980

Most seasons as leading goal-kicker

Rank Seasons Player Club
1 11 Ken Farmer North Adelaide
2 7 Anthony Daly Norwood
3 6 Tim Evans Port Adelaide
4 5 Fred Phillis Glenelg

Most games for each club

Rank Games Player Club Career span
1 448 Peter Carey Glenelg 1971–1988
2 392 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 1968–1978, 1980–1985
3 379 Michael Redden North Adelaide 1978–1993
4 371 Garry McIntosh Norwood 1982-1998
5 364 Grantley Fielke West Adelaide 1979–86, 1988–90, 1992–97
6 360 Paul Bagshaw Sturt 1964-1980
7 337 Stuart Palmer South Adelaide 1969–1985
8 327 Lindsay Head West Torrens 1952–1970
9 325 Ralph Sewer Woodville 1969–80, 1984–90
10 308 Peter Vivian Central District 1969–1985
11 266 Justin Cicolella Eagles 1998–2012

Most Magarey Medals

Further information: Magarey Medal
Awards Player Club(s) Years
4 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980
3 Tom MacKenzie West Torrens
North Adelaide 		1902, 1905, 1906
Walter Scott Norwood 1921, 1924, 1930
Dan Moriatry South Adelaide 1919, 1920, 1921
Len Fitzgerald Sturt 1952, 1954, 1959
Lindsay Head West Torrens 1955, 1958, 1963
Barrie Robran North Adelaide 1968, 1970, 1973
James Allan North Adelaide 2007, 2010, 2011
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Most club best and fairest awards

Walter Scott
Awards Player Club(s) Years
7 Barrie Robran North Adelaide 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Rick Davies Sturt 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980
Peter Darley South Adelaide 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973
6 Russell Ebert Port Adelaide 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981
Walter Scott Norwood 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930
Michael Taylor Norwood 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986

Most premierships as player

Rank Awards Player Club(s) Years
1 9 Geof Motley Port Adelaide 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965
Chris Gowans Central District 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
James Gowans Central District 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2 8 Neville Hayes Port Adelaide 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963
Greg Phillips Port Adelaide 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Scott Hodges Port Adelaide 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998
Paul Northeast Port Adelaide 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
Matthew Slade Central District 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009

Most SANFL games coached

Rank Games Coach Clubs
1 777 Jack Oatey Norwood
West Adelaide
Sturt
2 628 Neil Kerley West Adelaide
South Adelaide
Glenelg
West Torrens
Central District
3 574 Fos Williams Port Adelaide
South Adelaide
West Adelaide
4 533 John Cahill Port Adelaide
West Adelaide
South Adelaide

Kicks after the siren

Goal to win

Player Team Opponent Year Score Details
Alby Williams South Adelaide West Torrens 1923 90–86 [1][2]
Laurence Matulich West Torrens Glenelg 1939 104–99 [3]
Gordon Scott West Torrens West Adelaide 1939 104–103 [4]
John Taylor Jr West–Glenelg Port–Torrens 1942 89–88 [5]
Jim Thoms West Torrens North Adelaide 1945 33–32 [6]
Peter Mead Port Adelaide South Adelaide 1965 112–107 [7]
Graham Cornes Glenelg Norwood 1977 98–95 [8]
Darren Harris South Adelaide Port Adelaide 1984 117–115 [9]
David Rodan Norwood West Adelaide 2012 37–36 [10]
Liam Delahunty West Adelaide Woodville-West Torrens 2023 86–80 [11]

Goal to draw

Player Team Opponent Year Score Details
Dean Dawson Norwood Port Adelaide 1904 37–37 [12]
Tom Leahy North Adelaide Sturt 1928 80–80 [13]
Justin McConnell Glenelg Central District 2009 81–81 [14]

Behind to win

Player Team Opponent Year Score Details
Richard Townsend Norwood West Torrens 1911 40–39 [15]
Ossie Bertram West Torrens Port Adelaide 1932 82–81 [16]
Toby Pink Glenelg North Adelaide 2016 56–55 Under-18s Grand Final[17]

Missed opportunities

A list of instances where a player had a shot at goal after the siren to win or draw the game but missed, resulting in a loss, or instances where a player has had a kick after the siren with scores level but failed to score.

Player Team Opponent Year Score Outcome Details
Edward Nancarrow South Adelaide Norwood 1907 51–56 Norwood win by 5 points [18]
Clarence Gittings South Adelaide North Adelaide 1915
Vincentus Leahy North Adelaide West Torrens 1919 32–35 No score (fell short) [19]
Arnold Caust South Adelaide Norwood 1921 37–42 Behind (over the goal post) [20]
Jack Owens Glenelg Norwood 1924 71–72 Behind [21]
Frank Tucker North Adelaide Port Adelaide 1928 87–90 Behind [22]
Horrie Blight West Torrens Sturt 1936 98–101 No score (fell short)
Ian McKay North Adelaide Glenelg 1948 114–116 Behind [23]
Don Prior West Torrens West Adelaide 1952 49–50 West Adelaide win by a point. [24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Winning Goal Kicked After the Bell". Observer. Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 977. South Australia. 18 August 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Souths' Sensational Win". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 780. South Australia. 13 August 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Goal Kicked After Bell". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 26 June 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Torrens d. West". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 24 July 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "West-Glenelg Get Home". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 31, no. 1, 566. South Australia. 30 May 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ With scores level in the Semi-final, Thoms gathered the ball and kicked a goal after the bell began ringing. The umpire hadn't signalled the end of the game so it was allowed and booked West Torrens a spot in the Grand Final.[1]
  7. ^ "Friday Flashback - 1965 2nd Semi-Final". SANFL. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ Took a strong pack mark fifteen metres out, directly in front of goal, with six seconds remaining. Cornes easily converted the goal. In a later interview, Cornes admitted that he hadn't known the siren had gone until his teammates were celebrating the winning goal. Footage of the goal and interview
  9. ^ Harris intercepted a short pass by Russell Ebert, sixty metres out from goal. The siren went as he was about to kick the ball forward, so Harris started his run-up again and took the shot. The ball wound up just passing over the line and missing all the Port Adelaide defenders. Footage of the shot.
  10. ^ Converted from 40m on a 45-degree angle in terrible conditions
  11. ^ Converted from 40m out from goal directly in front. The goal prevented West Adelaide from drawing two matches in a row.
  12. ^ "Football". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXIX, no. 17, 948. South Australia. 23 May 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Sturt Unfortunate". The Chronicle. Vol. LXX, no. 3, 740. South Australia. 26 May 1928. p. 23. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ Sunday Mail, 26 July 2009
  15. ^ "West Torrens v. Norwood". Daily Herald. Vol. 2, no. 468. South Australia. 4 September 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 3 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Port Loses Because of Forward Weakness". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXIV, no. 3, 943. South Australia. 30 June 1932. p. 22. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. ^ "Toby Pink drafted by Sydney after kicking crazy winning point in SANFL under-18 Grand Final". Herald Sun.
  18. ^ "Norwood v. South Adelaide". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXII, no. 18, 971. South Australia. 2 September 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ "Football". The Advertiser. Vol. LXII, no. 18, 954. South Australia. 14 July 1919. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ^ "Football Titans". Daily Herald. Vol. XII, no. 3601. South Australia. 3 October 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 3 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ "Glenelg Still Unsuccessful". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 26, 113. South Australia. 5 September 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "After the Bell". The Advertiser. South Australia. 28 May 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ "Kick After Bell Could Have Won For North". Recorder. No. 13, 137. South Australia. 3 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ Prior received a free kick from twenty yards out on a slight angle, having been held by a West Adelaide player, but missed. [2]
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