2021 SANFL Grand Final
The 2021 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was an Australian rules football match that was played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 3 October to determine the premiers for the 2021 SANFL season.
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Date | 3 October, 3:30pm | |||||||||||||||
Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
Attendance | 22,956 (crowd numbers restricted due to Covid-19 Pandemic) | |||||||||||||||
Umpires | Bowen, Harris, Bryce[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Jack Oatey Medallist | Jack Hayes | |||||||||||||||
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Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
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The match was contested by Woodville-West Torrens and Glenelg. It was the first grand final meeting between the two clubs since the merger of the Woodville and West Torrens football clubs in 1991.[2]
Woodville-West Torrens defeated Glenelg by 67 points. Whilst Glenelg kicked 2 out of the first 3 goals, Woodville-West Torrens kicked 14 out of the next 16 to run away with the premiership.
The win marked the 5th premiership for Woodville-West Torrens in their 30th year in the league, and the first time the club had ever gone back-to-back. The win also puts Woodville-West Torrens and Glenelg on the same amount of premiership victories - though Glenelg is 71 years older. With the loss, Glenelg also claims the worst Grand Final win ratio of any club with 26.32% having lost 14 out of their 19 Grand Final appearances.[3]
Jack Hayes of Woodville-West Torrens was awarded the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player on ground.[4]
References
- "Statewide Super League Grand Final Umpires". sanfl.com.au. 30 September 2021.
- "Statewide Super League Grand Final Preview". sanfl.com.au. 29 September 2021.
- "Eagles soar to 2021 SANFL premiership". Aussie Rules Draft Central. 4 October 2021.
- "Jack Hayes wins 2021 Jack Oatey Medal". SANFL. 3 October 2021.