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| Date | Saturday, 28 September | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 28,500 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1940 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat South Adelaide 100 to 79. [1]
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| Date | Saturday, 28 September | |||||||||||||||
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