1946 SANFL Grand Final

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1946 SANFL Grand Final
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Norwood
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Port Adelaide
13.14 (92)9.10 (64)
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NOR4.5 (29)6.9 (45)9.10 (64)13.14 (92)
PTA0.4 (4)2.7 (19)4.10 (34)9.10 (64)
DateSaturday, 5 October (2:10 pm)
Stadium Adelaide Oval
Attendance53,473
  1945 1947  

The 1946 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football championship game. Norwood beat Port Adelaide 92 to 64. [1]

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References

  1. "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1946". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.