2021 SANFL Grand Final

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2021 SANFL Grand Final
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Woodville-West Torrens
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Glenelg
15.9 (99)4.8 (32)
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WWT5.2 (32)6.2 (38)10.5 (65)15.9 (99)
GLE2.2 (14)2.3 (15)3.4 (22)4.8 (32)
Date3 October, 3:30pm
Stadium Adelaide Oval
Attendance22,956 (crowd numbers restricted due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
UmpiresBowen, Harris, Bryce [1]
Accolades
Jack Oatey Medallist Jack Hayes
Broadcast in Australia
Network Seven Network
  2020 2022  

The 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was an Australian rules football match that was played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 3 October to determine the premiers for the 2021 SANFL season.

The match was contested by Woodville-West Torrens and Glenelg. It was the first grand final meeting between the two clubs since the merger of the Woodville and West Torrens football clubs in 1991. [2]

Woodville-West Torrens defeated Glenelg by 67 points. Whilst Glenelg kicked 2 out of the first 3 goals, Woodville-West Torrens kicked 14 out of the next 16 to run away with the premiership.

The win marked the 5th premiership for Woodville-West Torrens in their 30th year in the league, and the first time the club had ever gone back-to-back. The win also puts Woodville-West Torrens and Glenelg on the same amount of premiership victories - though Glenelg is 71 years older. With the loss, Glenelg also claims the worst Grand Final win ratio of any club with 26.32% having lost 14 out of their 19 Grand Final appearances. [3]

Jack Hayes of Woodville-West Torrens was awarded the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player on ground. [4]

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References

  1. "Statewide Super League Grand Final Umpires". sanfl.com.au. 30 September 2021.
  2. "Statewide Super League Grand Final Preview". sanfl.com.au. 29 September 2021.
  3. "Eagles soar to 2021 SANFL premiership". Aussie Rules Draft Central. 4 October 2021.
  4. "Jack Hayes wins 2021 Jack Oatey Medal". SANFL. 3 October 2021.