1995 SANFL Grand Final
The 1995 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Central District Bulldogs by 48 points. The match was played on Sunday 1 October 1995 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 45,786. .[1]
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| Date | Sunday 1 October 1995 | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Football Park | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 45,786 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Tim Pfeiffer, Kevin Chambers, and Mick Abbott. | |||||||||||||||
| Coin toss won by | Central District | |||||||||||||||
| Kicked toward | South End | |||||||||||||||
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| Best on Ground | Anthony Darcy | |||||||||||||||
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| Network | ABC | |||||||||||||||
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This was Port Adelaide's 33rd premiership, and Central District's first grand final since their admission to the league in 1964.
Teams and statistics
Port Adelaide was captained by Tim Ginever and coached by John Cahill. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Alan Stewart.[1]
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Umpires
The game was umpired by Tim Pfeiffer, Kevin Chambers, and Mick Abbott.
Scorecard
| 1995 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
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| 1 October 1995 (2:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | def. | Central District | Football Park (crowd: 45,786) | |
| 3.7 (25) 3.11 (29) 8.14 (62) 13.16 (94) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
0.2 (2) 3.6 (24) 4.7 (31) 6.10 (46) |
Jack Oatey Medallist: Anthony Darcy Television broadcast: ABC | ||
| C. Waterhouse, A. Darcy, T. Malakellis 2 F. Francis, R. West, S. Williams, S. Carter, T. Ginever, S. Hodges, D. Mead 1 |
Goals | 2 R. Windsor 1 M. Wakelin, J. Cotton, S. Schwerdt, S. Stevens | |||
| A. Darcy, T. Ginever, B. Leys, D. Mead | Best | R. Macgowan, H. Reimers | |||
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Anthony Darcy of Port Adelaide. For the third year in a row, the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL drafted the Jack Oatey medallist, following on from Steven Sziller and Darryl Wakelin.