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| Date | Saturday, 26 September | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 48,757 | |||||||||||||||
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The 1970 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat Glenelg by 85 to 64. [1]
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The 1970 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat Glenelg by 85 to 64. [1]
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