1966 SANFL season

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1966 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers Sturt
6th premiership
Minor premiers Sturt
5th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist Ron Kneebone
Norwood
Ken Farmer Medallist Eric Freeman
Port Adelaide (81 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played104
Total attendance1,017,191 (9,781 per match)
Highest59,417 (Grand Final, Sturt vs. Port Adelaide)
  1965
1967  

The 1966 South Australian National Football League season was the 87th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

Contents

Ladder

1966 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 Sturt (P)2018202247144360.8936
2 Port Adelaide 2014601813126758.8628
3 South Adelaide 2014601966138258.7228
4 North Adelaide 2013701595157950.2526
5 West Torrens 2010911707157252.0621
6 West Adelaide 20101001628171048.7720
7 Norwood 2091101629179247.6218
8 Woodville 2041511393195841.579
9 Central District 2041601325187041.478
10 Glenelg 2031701340207039.306
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers [1]

Finals Series

Grand Final

1966 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 1 October
(2:10 pm)
Port Adelaide def. by Sturt Adelaide Oval (crowd: 59,417) [2]
3.2 (20)
5.2 (32)
7.7 (49)
 8.8 (56)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
3.2 (20)
7.7 (49)
9.12 (66)
 16.16 (112)

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References

  1. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1966". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. "Australian Football – SANFL Season 1966". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2018.