1987 SANFL Grand Final
The 1987 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the North Adelaide Football Club and the Glenelg Football Club, held at Football Park on 3 October 1987. It was the 70th annual grand final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1987 SANFL season. The match, attended by 50,617 spectators, was won by North Adelaide by a margin of 82 points, marking that club's 12th premiership victory.
| 1987 SANFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Saturday, 3 October (2:10 pm) | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Football Park | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,617 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Neville Thorpe, Rick Kinnear, Mostyn Rutter (goal)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Coin toss won by | Darel Hart (NA) | |||||||||||||||
| Kicked toward | southern end (with the wind) | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Ricky May | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Oatey Medallist | Michael Parsons (North Adelaide) | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Channel 7 and 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | Peter Marker, David Darcy, Ian Day, Graham Campbell[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Background
This was the third consecutive year that North coached by Michael Nunan and Glenelg coached by Graham Cornes met in the grand final. It gave Nunan his first success as a coach, and Cornes the first of 3 losses in 4 years.
The Jack Oatey Medal was won by North Adelaide ruckman Michael Parsons[2] who top scored with 6 goals and 1 behind.[3]
Teams
| B: | Peter Simmons (31) | 32 Paul Arnold | 22 Stephen Riley |
| HB: | 1 John Riley | 29 Trevor Clisby | 4 David Tiller |
| C: | 11 Roger Carlaw | Kym Klomp (7) | David Sanders (9) |
| HF: | Darren Jarman (8) | Peter Bennett (35) | 5 Craig Burton |
| F: | Michael Parsons (28) | 25 John Roberts | 2 Steven Sims |
| Foll: | 42 Michael Redden | 17 Andrew Jarman | 3 Darel Hart (c) |
| Int: | 16 Michael Armfield | 34 Wayne Slattery | |
| Coach: | Michael Nunan | ||
Match summary
The match was played in superb conditions. Besides North Adelaide's crushing victory, this game would later become known for Ricky May's terrible performance of the national anthem before the game, forgetting the lyrics and falling out of tempo with the backing track.[4]
Second quarter
References
- "TV replay". SAfootballarchive. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "List of Jack Oatey Medal winners". South Australian National Football League. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- "North Adelaide Football Club 1987 grand final – player list". North Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Jackson, Russell (23 September 2014). "The Joy of Six: AFL grand final entertainment". The Guardian.