| 1981 SANFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Saturday, 3 October (2:10 pm) | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Football Park | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 52,659 | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Oatey Medallist | Russell Ebert (Port Adelaide) | |||||||||||||||
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The 1981 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat Glenelg by 95 to 44. [1]
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