1959 SANFL Grand Final

The 1959 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat West Adelaide 87 to 77 to claim its sixth consecutive premiership.[1]

1959 SANFL Grand Final

West Adelaide

Port Adelaide
11.11 (77) 13.9 (87)
1 2 3 4
WA 1.5 (11) 3.5 (23) 7.9 (51) 11.11 (77)
PTA 5.1 (31) 9.5 (59) 11.8 (74) 13.9 (87)
DateSaturday, 3 October (2:10 pm)
StadiumAdelaide Oval
Attendance48,884
 1958 1960 

Scorecard

1959 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 3 October 1959 (2:10 pm) Port Adelaide def. West Adelaide Adelaide Oval (crowd: 48,884) [2]
5.1 (31)
9.5 (59)
11.8 (74)
 13.9 (87)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
1.5 (11)
3.5 (23)
7.9 (51)
 11.11 (77)

Six-in-a-row

By winning the 1959 SANFL Grand Final, Port Adelaide set a senior Australian rules football record winning six consecutive Grand Finals.[3]

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References

  1. "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1959". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "1954-1959 premiership teams inducted into Port Adelaide Football Club Hall of Fame - portadelaidefc.com.au". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2018.


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