1979 SANFL season
The 1979 South Australian National Football League season was the 100th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
| 1979 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Port Adelaide (25th premiership) |
| Minor premiers | Central District (1st minor premiership) |
| Matches played | 116 |
| Attendance | 1,042,254 (8,985 per match) |
| Highest attendance | 50,428 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs. South Adelaide) |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Glynn Hewitt Woodville (83 Goals) |
| Magarey Medallist | John Duckworth Central District (44 votes) |
The final five was Central Districts, Port Adelaide, South Adelaide, Norwood and Woodville. Woodville was competing in the finals for the first time, but lost the Elimination Final to Norwood. Central Districts won their first minor premiership, but lost both its finals, first to Port then to South.
Ladder
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| TEAM | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | % | PTS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central District | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2304 | 2116 | 52.13 | 31 | |||
| 2 | Port Adelaide (P) | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2112 | 1892 | 52.75 | 28 | |||
| 3 | South Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2052 | 1956 | 51.20 | 28 | |||
| 4 | Norwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2339 | 1966 | 54.33 | 22 | |||
| 5 | Woodville | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2131 | 2043 | 51.05 | 20 | |||
| 6 | North Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2134 | 2360 | 47.49 | 20 | |||
| 7 | Glenelg | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2111 | 2184 | 49.15 | 19 | |||
| 8 | West Torrens | 22 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1959 | 2267 | 46.36 | 19 | |||
| 9 | Sturt | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2131 | 2331 | 47.76 | 18 | |||
| 10 | West Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2244 | 2402 | 48.30 | 15 | |||
| Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers | [1] | |||||||||||
Finals series
Grand Final
| 1979 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 30 September (2:10pm) | Port Adelaide | def. | South Adelaide | Football Park (crowd: 50,428) | |
| 5.0 (30) 5.3 (33) 9.7 (61) 9.9 (63) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.0 (0) 3.7 (25) 3.8 (26) 3.14 (32) |
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This is South Adelaide's last grand final appearance to date. | |||||
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References
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