1996 SANFL season

117th season of top-level Australian rules football in South Australia October 2012 May 2021 sanfl 1996 150px 114th season 9 34 3 96 46,210 (Grand Final, vs. ) Scott Hodges (102 Goals) Josh Francou (26 votes) 1995 1997 The 1996 South Australian National Football League season was the 117th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The season opened on 30 March and concluded on 6 October with the Grand Final, in which went on to record its 34th premiership, defeating by 36 points. , , also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series. , , , all missed the top five, with the last of those finishing last to record its 18th wooden spoon.http://www.sanfl.com.au/clubs/sturt/ Sturt The 1996 SANFL season marked the end of an era for Port Adelaide being their last year in the SANFL, as the Port Adelaide Football Club joined the AFL in 1997. Premiership season Round 1 Round 1 Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) 13.9 (87) A 14.12 (96) Football Park [Report] Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) 16.9 (105) H 8.4 (52) Hickinbotham Oval [Report] Saturday, 30 March (2:10 pm) 7.9 (51) A 10.10 (70) Richmond Oval [Report] BYE - , , Round 2 Round 2 Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) 4.6 (30) A 8.9 (57) Football Park 7527 [Report] Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) 12.13 (85) H 7.8 (50) Glenelg Oval [Report] Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) 11.13 (79) H 7.14 (56) Norwood Oval [Report] Saturday, 6 April (2:10 pm) 9.9 (63) H 9.7 (61) Prospect Oval [Report] BYE - Ladder main WDL Q 1996 SANFL Ladder true points y 2 Premiers CEN NOR POR WWT WAD NAD GLE SAD STU 15 5 0 1970 1315 15 5 0 1773 1381 13 7 0 1928 1491 P 12 8 0 1627 1504 10 10 0 1632 1472 8 12 0 1521 1734 7 13 0 1487 1812 6 14 0 1449 1891 4 16 0 1360 2147 #CCFFCC A A A A A 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. complete Finals series Elimination and qualifying Finals Elimination and qualifying Finals 20.7 (127) H 9.8 (62) Football Park [Report] 10.18 (78) H 9.11 (65) Football Park 31,245 [Report] Semi-finals Semi-finals Saturday, 22 September (2:10 pm) 12.8 (80) H 5.6 (36) Football Park Saturday, 22 September (6:10 pm) 12.15 (87) H 7.21 (63) Football Park 31604 Preliminary final Preliminary Final Sunday, 29 September (2:10 pm) 9.12 (66) H 9.8 (62) Football Park 18,338 At the 29-minute mark of the 4th quarter Scott Hodges had a set shot from the boundary line 40m out to win the game. Grand Final 1996 SANFL Grand Final 1996 SANFL Grand Final Sunday 6 October (2:10 pm) 2.1 (13) 3.4 (22) 5.6 (36) 6.8 (44) P. Vardy 2 T. Cook, A, Balkwill, J. Cotton, R. Girdham 1 S. Schwerdt, S. Lee, R. Girdham A 1.4 (10) 4.6 (30) 7.10 (52) 11.14 (80) 7 S. Hodges 2 W. Tredrea1 D. Smith, R. Smith D. Brown, F. Francis, S. Hodges Football Park 46,120 Richard Williams, Michael Avon, Troy Burton Jack Oatey Medallist David Brown ABC 1996 marked the end of an era for Port Adelaide being their last year their first team played in the SANFL, as the club entered the AFL in 1997. This is the highest attendance for an SANFL Grand Final since the first year of the Adelaide Crows in the AFL (1991). Attendances By Club + 1996 SANFL Attendances Club Total Games Avg. Per Game 264,410 24 11,017 References https://web.archive.org/web/20141205163141/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1996/ SANFL Category:South Australian National Football League seasons