1966 SANFL Grand Final

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1966 SANFL Grand Final
1966 South Australian Football Budget Grand Final cover.jpg
Official programme cover. Depicted is 1966 Magarey Medallist Ron Kneebone of Norwood.
Port Adelaide SANFL Icon.jpg
Port Adelaide		 Sturt Football Club design.png
Sturt
8.8 (56) 16.16 (112)
1 2 3 4
PTA 3.2 (20) 5.2 (32) 7.7 (49) 8.8 (56)
STU 3.2 (20) 7.7 (49) 9.12 (66) 16.16 (112)
DateSaturday, 1 October (2:10 pm)
StadiumAdelaide Oval
Attendance59,417
← 1965 1967 →

The 1966 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat Port Adelaide by 112 to 56.[1]

One of the most notable features of this match was the coaching of Jack Oatey who directed his players to utilise the handball as an offensive weapon.[2] Ten minutes into the third quarter Port Adelaide trailed by only 3 points, however after this point Sturt scored nine goals to one.[3] At the end of the game Sturt had used handballs five times more than Port Adelaide with the statistic sheet reading 55–11.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1966". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Peter, Cornwall (23 November 2013). "Legendary Sturt coach Jack Oatey a football visionary who changed the game". The Advertiser. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ Schwerdt, Mark (6 December 2019). "SANFL 1966 Grand Final – Sturt v Port Adelaide: First of Five". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 16 September 2021.


Stub icon

This Australian rules football competition-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""