2023 SANFL Grand Final

The 2023 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was an Australian rules football match played at Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 24 September to determine the premiers for the 2023 SANFL season.[2] and was ultimately a premiership win for the Glenelg Tigers.

2023 SANFL Grand Final
Official match program cover

Glenelg
Sturt
13.8 (86) 8.14 (62)
1 2 3 4
GLE 4.3 (27) 7.5 (47) 12.7 (79) 13.8 (86)
STU 0.3 (3) 2.6 (18) 6.6 (42) 8.14 (62)
Date24, September, 2:30pm
StadiumAdelaide Oval
Attendance33,049
UmpiresMorgan, Bowen, Scott[1]
Accolades
Jack Oatey MedallistLachlan Hosie (Glenelg)
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
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The match was contested by Glenelg and Sturt.[3] and was ultimately a premiership win for the Glenelg Tigers.

It was the fourth meeting between the Tigers and the Double Blues who last met in the 1974 Grand Final at Football Park but it would ultimately be the Tigers first ever premiership over the Double Blues and their second premiership in the last five years.[4]

The Jack Oatey Medal was awarded to Lachlan (Lachie) Hosie for his incredible six goal performance and he was additionally awarded the Ken Farmer Medal for being the leading goal scorer in the minor rounds.[5]

Background

Glenelg finished the 2023 SANFL season as the minor premiers and the winners of the Stanley H Lewis Cup for the first time since 2021 SANFL season.

Glenelg had the first week off of the finals as they finished as the minor premiers. Central Districts beat Port Adelaide in the Elimination Final, while Adelaide beat Sturt during the last quarter of the Qualifying Final.

Week 2 of the finals saw Central Districts get defeated by Sturt in an initially very close Semi-Final, and saw Glenelg play against the Adelaide side after they defeated Sturt the week before where they defeated the Adelaide side to book themselves into a third date with the Thomas Seymour Hill cup.

The third week of the finals was the Preliminary Final which was a re-match between Sturt and the Adelaide side which saw a 17 point win for Sturt.[6] who would the following week play against Glenelg in their fourth Grand Final meeting.

References
  1. "Statewide Super League Grand Final Umpires". sanfl.com.au. 20 September 2023.
  2. "SANFL Grand Final Glenelg d Sturt". AusStadiums. 24 September 2023.
  3. "2023 HOSTPLUS SANFL LEAGUE FINALS TEAMS". SANFL. 21 September 2023.
  4. "SANFL 2023 Grand Final: Sturt v Glenelg". The Advertiser. 24 September 2023.
  5. "Glenelg's Lachie Hosie wins 2023 Jack Oatey Medal". SANFL. 24 September 2023.
  6. "Sturt v Adelaide Match Summary". SANFL. 17 September 2023.
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