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1983 SANFL Grand Final
The 1983 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ... competition. beat 142 to 108. Teams Scorecard References SANFL Grand Finals SANFL Grand Final, 1983 {{AFL-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Watson (footballer)
Larry John Watson (born 23 September 1957) is a former Australian rules football player who played with and in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Career VFL Originally from Dimboola in western Victoria, Watson made his senior VFL debut for Essendon late in the 1975 season. A utility, he finished third in Essendon's 1976 'best and fairest' count despite playing only 11 games that year. In 1977 Watson was joined at Essendon by his younger brother Tim. The first time the brothers played together for the Bombers was in Round 13 of 1977 against South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ... at Windy Hill, Essendon, Windy Hill with the Bombers winning by 12 points. Their final game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal is awarded to the best player during the SANFL Grand Final. It has been awarded since 1981. In 2018, Mitch Grigg of Norwood became the first player to win the Jack Oatey Medal on a losing team, after his team were defeated by North Adelaide in the 2018 SANFL Grand Final The 2018 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 23 September to determine the premiers for the 2018 SANFL season. The Grand Final was contested by Norwood and North Adelaide. .... Winners Club totals Best on ground before award Before the inception of the Jack Oatey Medal there was no official award for the best on ground in SANFL Grand Finals. However the media would often arrive at a consensus as to who was the best player on the ground. References External linksJack Oatey Medallistsat SANFL.com.au {{Aussie Rules in South Australia South Australian National Football League Australian rules footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Kerley
Donald Neil Kerley (20 February 1934 – 29 June 2022) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He is best known for taking three clubs to four South Australian National Football League (SANFL) premierships over three decades as both a player and coach, and for playing 32 state games for South Australia. Playing career Kerley, who started his senior footballing career with Barmera in the Riverland Football League in 1948 at the age of 14, played mostly in the SANFL between 1952 and 1969. A Norwood supporter as a young boy growing up on a fruit block in Barmera in South Australia's Riverland, Kerley left home less than a year later and headed north on his motorbike for two years, working as a Jackeroo on cattle stations. When he turned 18 in 1952 Kerley was called up for National Service where he was based at the Woodside Barracks in the Adelaide Hills. While there he was invited by a friend to attend a Norwood game. The Redlegs, as Norwood has been known since 1878, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grantley Fielke
Grantley Craig Fielke (born 18 March 1962 in Loxton, South Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), and the Collingwood Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). League career Fielke was recruited by the West Adelaide Football Club from their South Australian country zone of the Riverland in 1977 at the age of 15. After taking time to adjust to life in Adelaide (he had never been to the city before), Fielke made his league debut for West Adelaide on 7 April 1979, and keeping his place in the league team for the rest of the season. The Bloods though had a season to forget winning just 7 of 23 games and finished in last place. In his debut season for West Adelaide, Fielke won the Sam Suckling Memorial Medal as the club's best first year player. Fielke's speed and ball handling ability saw him become a valued member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Conlen
Bernard Harold Conlen (born 26 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Career South Melbourne Conlen, an Oakleigh District recruit, played for South Melbourne in the final two rounds of the 1981 VFL season. He debuted in South Melbourne's 111 point loss to Essendon at Windy Hill in round 21, having 18 disposals. The next week the club played their last ever game before relocation, against North Melbourne. Conlen had five disposals, in a 33 point loss. He took part in the 1982 Escort Championships, which was won by the Swans, but didn't feature in the 1982 VFL season, only the reserves. West Adelaide In 1983 he was enticed to South Australia where he joined West Adelaide and was a rover in their premiership team that year. He also finished with the third most votes in the 1983 Magarey Medal count, behind Stephen Kernaha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Luders
Roger Gordon Luders is a retired Australian Rules Football player who played his entire league career with the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) from 1978 until his retirement in 1987. When playing for West Adelaide, Luders wore number 29. As of 2022, Luders remains the all-time leading goal kicker for West Adelaide, having kicked 506 goals during his career in premiership matches - 148 in front of second placed Adam Richardson, who played for the Bloods between 1997 and 2002 - and also kicking another 52 goals in night series/pre-season competition. Career After coming through West Adelaide's junior ranks, Roger Luders made his league debut with West Adelaide late in the 1978 SANFL season under Fos Williams in what would be Williams' final season of coaching league football. Luders played two games in 1978, kicking four goals. Luders, who played at full forward, quickly became known as one of the best 'high fliers' in South A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Williams (Australian Footballer)
Craig Williams (born 14 August 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played a season with in the VFL. He also played for West Adelaide in the SANFL for the entire 1980s. Career VFL St Kilda recruited Williams from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Prahran and he played eight games in the 1977 VFL season. He left St Kilda at the end of the year and crossed to but failed to make the seniors again, spending two years with Fitzroy's reserves. SANFL Williams moved to South Australia in 1980 where he joined West Adelaide and would be a regular fixture in their side for the rest of the decade. Under legendary coach Neil Kerley, Williams was a member of West's 1983 premiership side that defeated Sturt. He started the 1983 SANFL Grand Final in the Forward pocket and had stints in the ruck throughout the game. During the second quarter of the game at Football Park Williams dislocated the Ring finger on his left hand which was said to be "at right angles to whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Morris (Australian Footballer)
Geoffrey Paul Morris (born 3 October 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 220 games and kicked 316 goals for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) between 1973 and 1986. Career Born in South Australia's second-most-populous city, Mount Gambier, Morris, a left footer, spent most of his time either on the Wing or as a half-forward flanker. He played the game aggressively and was always hard on the ball. As a result he was particularly injury prone and over the course of his career suffered many injuries including broken legs, a broken jaw and broken wrist. In 1983 he was a member of West's premiership side which defeated Sturt in the Grand Final, having to overcome a hamstring injury to be passed fit to play. To do this Morris spent a lot of grand final week at the Morphettville Racecourse stables using machines used on horses in a successful bid to play. Wests coach Neil Kerley showed faith in Morris who didn't let his coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lindner
Bruce Norman Lindner (born 20 June 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the nephew of legendary footballer Don Lindner. SANFL career Blessed with high marking and strong hands, as well as having no trouble kicking the ball 50 metres on the fly even into the wind, Lindner made his league debut for West Adelaide on 16 June 1980 but failed to cement his place in the top side, playing only 4 games and kicking 2 goals for a season mainly spent in the reserves. He went on to win the 1981 SANFL Reserves Magarey Medal, despite only playing 10 reserves games for the year. Following this, Lindner was given his chance by senior coach Neil Kerley and he became a regular in Wests top side in 1982, playing 15 games and kicking 37 goals. "The President", as Linder was known, had his best year with The Bloods in 1983. Playing mainly at Half forward but also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smith (Australian Footballer)
Michael Damian Smith (born 28 April 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and with in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Career South Melbourne Smith played his football as a centre half-forward. He kicked five goals on his South Melbourne debut, in round 10 of the 1977 VFL season, against Collingwood. During the 1981 season, Smith was cleared to Richmond but wouldn't play a senior VFL game at the club. He was embroiled in controversy in 1981 when it was discovered that he had mistakingly provided information on his permit to play for South Melbourne. The discrepancy was in his address. His grandmother's South Melbourne address was on the permit but in reality lived in Caulfied, which was in St Kilda's zone. As a result South Melbourne were fined heavily and the ladder was altered, to give Hawthorn the four points they missed out on when they played South Melbourne earlier i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Dreher
Andrew Mark Dreher (born 27 March 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A Willaura recruit, Dreher played for Collingwood from 1979 to 1982. Three of Dreher's his first four appearances with Collingwood came in the 1979 finals series. After debuting in round 20, Dreher played in a qualifying final, semi final and preliminary final. Collingwood won the preliminary final, over North Melbourne, but Dreher lost his place for the grand final to Stan Magro, who was returning from suspension. Dreher played just two games in 1980, when he was troubled by a back injury.''The Age''"Injured Magpie out two months" 15 April 1982, p. 28 During the 1981 VFL season Dreher was almost part of the trade that saw Warwick Irwin go from Fitzroy to Collingwood.''The Age''"Carlson key to making Irwin a Magpie" 28 May 1981, p. 30 Dreher and teammate Des Herbert, along with over $60,000, were to be given to Collingwood, but h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
