2017 SANFL season explained

Competition:	sanfl
Year:	2017
Teams:	10
Count:	15
Mpcount:	7
Matches:	96
Highattend:	39,813 (Grand Final, vs)
Top Goal Scorer:	Brett Eddy Port Adelaide (53 goals)
Magarey Medal:	Mitch Grigg Norwood (23 votes)
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Macca's League) was the 138th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.

The season commenced on 7 April and concluded with the Grand Final on 24 September. Sturt won their second consecutive premiership and 15th overall, defeating Port Adelaide by 1 point in the Grand Final.

Premiership Season

Round 18

Ladder

Finals series

Grand Final

See main article: 2017 SANFL Grand Final.

Awards and premiers

Awards

• The Magarey Medal (awarded to the best and fairest player in the home and away season) was won by Mitch Grigg of Norwood, who polled 23 votes.^[1]
• The Ken Farmer Medal (awarded to the leading goalkicker in the home and away season) was won by Brett Eddy of Port Adelaide. He kicked 53 goals in the 2017 home and away season.^[2]
• The Stanley H. Lewis Memorial Trophy was won by Woodville-West Torrens, with 2325 points, which was 125 points ahead of second-place . It was the Eagles' 6th trophy having previously won in 1993, 2000, 2013, 2015 and 2016.^[3]
• The R.O. Shearman Medal (awarded to the player adjudged best by the 10 SANFL club coaches each game) was won by Joel Cross of South Adelaide.^[4]
• Woodville-West Torrens were the league minor premiers, finishing top of the ladder at the end of the home and away season with 14 wins and 4 losses. It is the club's 7th minor premiership in the SANFL and their 3rd in succession.

Premiers

• were the League premiers, defeating Port Adelaide by 1 point.^[5]
• were the Reserves premiers, defeating West Adelaide by 15 points.^[6]
• were the Under 18 premiers, defeating by 43 points.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-13/mitch-grigg-wins-2017-magarey-medal/8931064 Magarey Medal 2017: Mitch Grigg named SANFL's fairest and most brilliant player
2. http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2017-08-27/eddys-ken-farmer-medal Nailbiting finish sees Eddy claim Ken Farmer Medal as SANFL's top scorer
3. Web site: Eagles win 2017 Stanley H. Lewis Trophy . 19 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170830180908/http://sanfl.com.au/eagles-win-2017-stanley-h-lewis-trophy/ . 30 August 2017 . dead .
4. Web site: Cross wins R.O. Shearman Medal . 19 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916015649/http://sanfl.com.au/cross-wins-r-o-shearman-medal . 16 September 2017 . dead .
5. Web site: Sturt win Grand Final in thrilling finish . 24 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924102422/http://sanfl.com.au/sturt-win-grand-final-in-thrilling-finish/ . 24 September 2017 . dead .
6. Web site: Sturt win 2017 reserves premiership . 24 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170924182202/http://sanfl.com.au/sturt-win-2017-reserves-premiership/ . 24 September 2017 . dead .
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919195614/http://sanfl.com.au/sturt-win-u18-torrens-uni-cup/ Sturt win Under 18 cup