1976 SANFL Grand Final

September 2014 1976 SANFL Grand Final Football Park, where the match took place. 50px PTA 50px STU 2.5 (17) 3.8 (26) 7.13 (55) 10.15 (75) 1.3 (9) 7.6 (48) 11.8 (74) 17.14 (116) 10.15 (75) 17.14 (116) Saturday 25 September, 2:10 pm Football Park 66,897 Seven Network 1975 1977 The 1976 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Sturt Football Club, held at Football Park on 25 September 1976. It was the 55th annual Grand Final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1976 SANFL season. Port Adelaide were heavy favourites, but Sturt won by a margin of 41 points, marking the club's 12th premiership victory.September 2014 Record Attendance The Grand Final sold a state record 66,987 tickets but when the SANFL ran out they opened Football Park's gates for free and the crowd grew by an estimated 15,000. The gates were shut by police 90 minutes before the bounce as spectators were being crushed. Subsequently, the police allowed thousands of spectators onto the field to sit along the fence to prevent any further physical injuries. Port Adelaide Football Club - 2013 Season Guide. Norton Daniel Bowden Group 2013 Adelaide 28 Teams navy Sturthttp://www.sturtfc.com.au/history/premierships Premierships | Sturt Football Club Inc 20 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20100627034754/http://www.sturtfc.com.au/history/premierships 27 June 2010 dead dmy-all Forward:T.SimsG.WildR.BartonHalf-ForwardM.GrahamR.KlompJ.MurphyCenterT.BurganB.HowardB.MielsHalf-BackT.LloydP.NelsonP.SandersBack-LineN.WarkC.CaseyG.LauderRuckR.DaviesP.Bagshaw (c)M.NunanReservesP.HeinrichR.HillCoachJ.Oatey References Category:South Australian National Football League Grand Finals Grand