The 2014 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL IGA League) was the 135th season of the

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(SANFL) Australian rules football competition. 2014 introduced a number of changes to the league. The size of the league increased from 9 clubs to 10 clubs, after the South Australian Football Commission granted the

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a licence to field a reserves team in the competition.

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replaced

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as headquarters of the SANFL, resulting in the renovated venue hosting one SANFL minor round match (Anzac Day) and all six SANFL finals matches. The season was shortened to finish a week before the

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, instead of a week after, as had been the case for most years since 1980. Norwood were the premiers for the 2014 season, after they defeated

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by 4 points in the

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in front of a crowd of 38,644, the largest such crowd since 1999. It was the third consecutive premiership for Norwood and their 30th overall. Sturt,

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also made the top (final) five teams and participated in the finals series.

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, Central District,

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, West Adelaide and Glenelg all missed the top five, with Glenelg finishing bottom to record its 17th wooden spoon.

Premiership season

Highlights of the season fixture include: * A shortened 18-round home and away competition, in which each team plays each other twice * A record 17 night matches, mostly staged in the early part of the season * Two

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matches between

and

* Two

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matches, including the Grand Final rematch between Norwood vs.

at the

* First SANFL Grand Final at Adelaide Oval since 1973, to be played at an earlier than usual date on Sunday September 21 *

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replaces

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as sole television broadcaster; televises one live “match of the round” every week as well as all finals * The official season motto was announced by the SANFL as: ''This is Football''.
Source: SANFL Season 2014 Results and Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

State Game

Report

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Ladder

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals

Semi Finals

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

Club performances

SANFL Premiership

† Adelaide had only one home game in 2014; at Clare Oval in the regional town of

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. Also Norwood's "home" crowd in Round 4 was 10,014 (Rd 4) for the

match at

against

SANFL Win/Loss Table

Bold – Home game
X – Did Not Play
Opponent for round listed above margin

Foxtel Cup

Awards and events

Awards

* The

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(awarded to the best and fairest player in the home and away season) was won by Zane Kirkwood of Sturt, who polled 29 votes. * The

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(awarded to the leading goalkicker in the home and away season) was won by Michael Wundke of

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. He kicked 60 goals in the 2014 home and away season. * The Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy (awarded to the best performing club in the League, Reserves and Under 18 competitions) was won by

, with 2375 points, 25 points ahead of

. * The R.O Shearman Medal (awarded to the player adjudged best by the 10 SANFL club coaches each game) was won by Steven Summerton of

. * Port Adelaide were the minor premiers, finishing top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season with 12 wins and 6 losses. It is the club's 44th minor premiership in the SANFL.

Events

* The annual City v. Country Cup Match was held in April 2014 at the

. City won by 31 points, defeating Country 12.10 (82) to 7.9 (51). Dale Armstrong won the Bill Botten Medal as best afield for City whilst Jackson O'Brien won Peter Kitschke Medal as best afield for Country. * The Under 18 State Game was contested by South Australia (SANFL) and Western Australia ( WAFL). South Australia recorded a 31-point win; 14.8 (92) def. 8.13 (61). * The Under 16 Talent Shield competition was won by Glenelg, who defeated Sturt in the

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by 25 points; 11.11 (77) def. 7.10 (52). * Jake Parkinson, a regional director for Australasian food and beverage company

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, replaced Leigh Wicker in the role of

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(CEO) of the SANFL in October.

Premiers

* Norwood were the League premiers, defeating

by 4 points. *

were the Reserves premiers, defeating Sturt by 16 points. * West Adelaide were the Under 18 premiers, defeating

by 35 points.West Adelaide wins Under 18 premiership
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Notes

References

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