2018 SANFL Grand Final

The 2018 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 23 September to determine the premiers for the 2018 SANFL season.

2018 SANFL Grand Final

Norwood
North Adelaide
15.15 (105) 19.10 (124)
1 2 3 4
NOR 3.7 (25) 7.11 (53) 12.14 (86) 15.15 (105)
NTH 5.0 (30) 9.4 (58) 14.7 (91) 19.10 (124)
Date23 September 2018, 3.00 pm
StadiumAdelaide Oval
Attendance40,355
UmpiresCorey Bowen, Toby Medlin, Mitchell Harris[1]
Coin toss won byNorth Adelaide
Kicked towardSouthern (Riverbank Stand End)
Ceremonies
Pre-match entertainmentDragon
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsMark Soderstrom, John Casey, Rhett Biglands, Andrew Hayes, Tim Ginever
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The Grand Final was contested by Norwood and North Adelaide.[2]

North Adelaide won the grand final, defeating Norwood by 19 points, winning their first premiership since 1991. The Jack Oatey Medal for the best player on the ground was won by Norwood's Mitch Grigg - the first member of a losing grand final side to win the medal.[3]

This marked the highest scoring grand final since 1983, with both teams kicking over one hundred points.

Background

Norwood were minor premiers, and progressed directly to the Grand Final by defeating Woodville-West Torrens in the Second Semi-final.[4]

North Adelaide finished the minor round in fifth place, although only one and a half wins behind second place.[4] They progressed to the Grand Final by successively defeating South Adelaide, Sturt and Woodville-West Torrens. A major incident in this latter match, the Preliminary Final, caused lingering uncertainty about the result.[2] North Adelaide commenced the final quarter with 19 players on the field (one more than permitted under the rules), before correcting their error after "about five minutes." Woodville-West Torrens, being unaware of the situation, did not request that an umpire count the players and annul North Adelaide's score of 56 points to that stage. During those 5 minutes, North Adelaide advanced its score by 8 points, being greater than the final margin of 5 points. Michael David QC, sitting as the SANFL tribunal, later analysed events fully, and confirmed that there was no legal basis on which to disqualify North Adelaide, so the match result stood. On a charge of being "grossly negligent" he penalised North Adelaide $10,000 and 4 premiership points for the following season.

Teams
2018 Premiership Team
B: Callum Wilkie (26) Cameron Craig (5) Mitch Clisby (10)
HB: Brock Castree (23) Tanner Smith (7) Connor Rozee (48)
C: Maris Olekalns (14) Aidan Tropiano (1) Jarred Allmond (11)
HF: Lewis Hender (19) Keenan Ramsey (3) Boyd Woodcock (27)
F: Mitch Harvey (17) Alex Barns (4) Robbie Young (8)
Foll: Jordon Sweet (40) Tom Schwarz (15) Max Thring (c) (30)
Int: Sam McInerney (39) Mackenzie Slee (53) Jake Wohling (20)
Coach: Josh Carr
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References
  1. "2018 SANFL Grand Final Umpires Announced". SANFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. Cross, Neil (18 September 2018). "North Adelaide fined $10,000 and docked points over 19th man, but will play in SANFL grand final". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. "SANFL grand final: North Adelaide rebounds from 19th man controversy to beat Norwood". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. "2018 SANFL Premiership season". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.


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