1984 SANFL season

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1984 SANFL season
Teams10
Premiers Norwood
26th premiership
Minor premiers Port Adelaide
39th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist John Platten
Central District (66 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist Tim Evans
Port Adelaide (127 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played116
Total attendance898,894 (7,749 per match)
Highest50,271 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Port Adelaide)
  1983
1985  

The 1984 South Australian National Football League season was the 105th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

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Norwood finished 5th on the ladder but won all four of its finals, to win the premiership. They became the first SANFL team to win the premiership from 5th, and the first to win from the Elimination Final.

Ladder

1984 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA %PTS
1 Port Adelaide 2217502605204955.9734
2 Glenelg 2217502669220754.7434
3 Central District 2216602513207154.8232
4 South Adelaide 2213902469208054.2826
5 Norwood (P)2213902407234350.6726
6 West Adelaide 22101202342256947.6920
7 Sturt 2281402382274646.4516
8 North Adelaide 2261602397239050.0712
9 West Torrens 2261602193279144.0012
10 Woodville 2241802356308743.298
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers Click here for source Updated post Rd 22

Grand final

1984 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday, 30 September (2:10pm) Port Adelaide def. by Norwood Football Park (crowd: 50,271)
1.2 (8)
8.7 (55)
11.11 (77)
 13.13 (91)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
4.3 (27)
9.5 (61)
11.8 (74)
 15.10 (100)

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