1927 SANFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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Date | Saturday, 1 October (2:10 pm) | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 33,222 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1927 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. West Adelaide beat North Adelaide 71 to 64. [1]
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