2020 SANFL Grand Final

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2020 SANFL Grand Final
North Adelaide Football Club colours (2013-).svg
North Adelaide
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club colours (2010-).svg
Woodville-West Torrens
7.6 (48)13.9 (87)
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NA3.4 (22)4.4 (28)5.6 (36)7.6 (48)
WWT1.1 (7)10.3 (63)12.8 (80)13.9 (87)
Date18 October, 3:00pm
Stadium Adelaide Oval
Attendance17,038 (crowd numbers restricted due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
UmpiresBowen, Harris, Hundertmark [1]
Accolades
Jack Oatey Medallist Jordan Foote
Broadcast in Australia
Network Seven Network
  2019 2021  

The 2020 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was an Australian rules football match played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 18 October to determine the premiers for the 2020 SANFL season.

The match was contested by North Adelaide and Woodville-West Torrens in the first grand final meeting between the two teams, although North Adelaide did play West Torrens in the 1949 SANFL Grand Final.

Woodville-West Torrens won the grand final, defeating North Adelaide by 39 points, and claiming their fourth premiership and their first since 2011. Woodville-West Torrens midfielder Jordan Foote was awarded the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player on the ground. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "2020 SANFL Grand Final Umpires Announced". SANFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "Eagles fly high to win 2020 Statewide Super League Grand Final". SANFL. 20 October 2020.
  3. "Eagles triumph over Roosters in one-sided SANFL grand final". The Advertiser. 20 October 2020.