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| Date | Sunday, 4 October (2:40 pm) | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Football Park | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,838 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Pfeiffer, Avon, Woodcock | |||||||||||||||
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The 1998 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat Sturt by 75 to 66. [1]
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| Date | Sunday, 4 October (2:40 pm) | |||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 44,838 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Pfeiffer, Avon, Woodcock | |||||||||||||||
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The 1998 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Port Adelaide beat Sturt by 75 to 66. [1]
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