1966 SANFL Grand Final explained

Competition:SANFL
Match Type:Grand Final
Ground Image:File:1966_South_Australian_Football_Budget_Grand_Final_cover.jpg
Caption:Official program cover. Depicted is 1966 Magarey Medallist Ron Kneebone of .
Home:
Home Abbr:PTA
Away:
Away Abbr:STU
Home Qtr1:3.2 (20)
Home Qtr2:5.2 (32)
Home Qtr3:7.7 (49)
Home Qtr4:8.8 (56)
Away Qtr1:3.2 (20)
Away Qtr2:7.7 (49)
Away Qtr3:9.12 (66)
Away Qtr4:16.16 (112)
Home Score:8.8 (56)
Away Score:16.16 (112)
Date:Saturday, 1 October (2:10 pm)
Stadium:Adelaide Oval
Attendance:59,417
Last:1965
Next:1967

The 1966 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. beat Port Adelaide by 112 to 56.[1]

One of the most notable features of this match was the coaching of Jack Oatey who directed his players to utilise the handball as an offensive weapon.[2] Ten minutes into the third quarter Port Adelaide trailed by only 3 points, however after this point Sturt scored nine goals to one.[3] At the end of the game Sturt had used handballs five times more than Port Adelaide with the statistic sheet reading 55–11.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Football - SANFL Season 1966 . australianfootball.com . 2015-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154120/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1966 . 2 April 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. News: Peter. Cornwall. 23 November 2013. Legendary Sturt coach Jack Oatey a football visionary who changed the game. The Advertiser. 16 September 2021.
  3. News: Schwerdt. Mark. 6 December 2019. SANFL 1966 Grand Final – Sturt v Port Adelaide: First of Five. The Footy Almanac. 16 September 2021.