2006 SANFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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Date | 8 October 2006 | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Football Park | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 25,130 | |||||||||||||||
Umpires | Fila, Pfeiffer, Williams | |||||||||||||||
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The 2006 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Woodville-West Torrens defeat the Central District Bulldogs by 76 points to claim the club's second premiership victory.
The match was played on Sunday 8 October 2006 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 25,130. [1]
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