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.