The 1959 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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
match played at
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a stadium in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Parklands, parklands. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby league, ...
on 3 October 1959 to conclude the
1959 SANFL season. beat 87 to 77 to claim their 20th
SANFL
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport.
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premiership.
This was Port Adelaide's sixth consecutive SANFL Grand Final victory, setting a senior Australian rules football record for most consecutive premierships.
Scorecard
References
South Australian National Football League Grand Finals
SANFL Grand Final, 1959
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