1906 SAFA Grand Final

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1906 SAFA Grand Final
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Port Adelaide
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North Adelaide
8.12 (60)5.9 (39)
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PTA1.3 (9)6.8 (44)7.8 (50)8.12 (60)
NTH1.2 (8)2.2 (14)5.7 (37)5.9 (39)
DateSaturday, 15 September
Stadium Adelaide Oval
Attendance20,000
  1905 1907  

The 1906 SAFA Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat North Adelaide by 60 to 39. [1]

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References

  1. "Australian Football - SAFA Premiership season - Season 1906". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.