1973 SANFL season
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| 1973 SANFL season | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 10 |
| Premiers | Glenelg 2nd premiership |
| Minor premiers | Glenelg 2nd minor premiership |
| Magarey Medallist | Barrie Robran North Adelaide |
| Ken Farmer Medallist | Ken Whelan Sturt (107 Goals) |
| Attendance | |
| Matches played | 111 |
| Total attendance | 1,131,287 (10,192 per match) |
| Highest | 56,525 (Grand Final, Glenelg vs. North Adelaide) |
The 1973 South Australian National Football League season was the 94th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.
After a 39 year absence of any silverware, Glenelg were the dominant team of the season, recording only a single loss to North Adelaide in Round 7. They stormed home to a narrow grand final victory against the same club after Graham Cornes kicked a famous goal late in the game.
Unfortunately, the season was more famous for the tragic disappearance of two children from a game between Norwood and North Adelaide.
Ladder
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glenelg (P) | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2847 | 1857 | 60.52 | 40 |
| 2 | Sturt | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2534 | 1612 | 61.12 | 34 |
| 3 | North Adelaide | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2230 | 1945 | 53.41 | 32 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2191 | 2087 | 51.22 | 22 |
| 5 | Norwood | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2194 | 1987 | 52.48 | 20 |
| 6 | Central District | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2076 | 2084 | 49.90 | 20 |
| 7 | West Torrens | 21 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1967 | 2153 | 47.74 | 18 |
| 8 | Woodville | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2024 | 2589 | 43.88 | 9 |
| 9 | South Adelaide | 21 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1734 | 2840 | 37.91 | 8 |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 21 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1780 | 2423 | 42.35 | 7 |
Finals Series
[edit]Grand Final
[edit]| 1973 SANFL Grand Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 29 September (2:10 pm) |
Glenelg | def. | North Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (crowd: 56,525) | [2] |
| 4.3 (27) 9.10 (64) 16.10 (106) 21.11 (137) |
Q1 Q2 Q3 Final |
7.6 (48) 8.10 (58) 14.14 (98) 19.16 (130) |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1973". Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1973". Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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