1975 SANFL season

The 1975 South Australian National Football League season was the 96th season of the top-level Australian rules football competition in South Australia.

1975 SANFL season
Teams10
PremiersNorwood
23rd premiership
Minor premiersNorwood
15th minor premiership
Magarey MedallistPeter Woite
Port Adelaide (20 votes)
Ken Farmer MedallistFred Phillis
Glenelg (108 Goals)
Attendance
Matches played96
Total attendance880,466 (9,172 per match)
Highest53,283 (Grand Final, Norwood vs. Glenelg)
← 1974
1976 →

Glenelg won the second semi-final and were premiership favourites. However Norwood won the grand final, their first premiership in 25 years.

Ladder

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1975 SANFL Ladder
TEAMPWLDPFPA%PTS
1Norwood (P)1816202210162057.7032
2Glenelg1815302872174062.2730
3Sturt1815302251144660.8930
4Port Adelaide1812602278184555.2524
5North Adelaide1881001869230544.7816
6West Adelaide1871101855198048.3714
7Central District1861201708224743.1912
8South Adelaide1851301687224542.9010
9Woodville1841401686228342.488
10West Torrens1821601806251141.844
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, (P) = Premiers[1]

Finals series (Major Round)

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Qualifying and Elimination Finals

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Elimination Final
Saturday, 6 September (2:10 pm)Port Adelaide 11.32 (98)def.North Adelaide 8.20 (68)Football Park (crowd: 16,585)
Qualifying Final
Sunday, 7 September (2:10 pm)Glenelg 17.24 (126)def.Sturt 15.10 (100)Football Park (crowd: 25,770)Report

Semi-finals

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First semi-final
Saturday, 13 September (2:10 pm)Sturt 5.23 (53)def. byPort Adelaide 18.12 (120)Football Park (crowd: 26,107)
Second semi-final
Sunday, 14 September (2:10 pm)Norwood 16.10 (106)def. byGlenelg 21.9 (135)Football Park (crowd: 32,719)Report

Preliminary final

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Preliminary Final
Saturday, 20 September (2:10 pm)Norwood 11.19 (85)def.Port Adelaide 8.7 (55)Football Park (crowd: 36,128)[2]

Grand Final

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1975 SANFL Grand Final
Saturday, 27 September
(2:10 pm)
Glenelgdef. byNorwoodFootball Park (crowd: 53,283)[3]
1.3 (9)
5.4 (34)
6.7 (43)
 7.10 (52)
Q1
Q2
Q3
 Final
3.5 (23)
4.6 (30)
6.9 (45)
 9.10 (64)

Events

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  • On 23 August (Round 17), Glenelg 49.23 (317) defeated Central Districts 11.13 (79), setting a new record SANFL score which still stands today.[4] Gleneg's winning margin of 238 points is also still their biggest winning margin in SANFL history.[5]

References

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  1. ^ http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1975/[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "1975 Preliminary Final : Norwood Defeats Port In Exciting Encounter". SANFL Football Memories.
  3. ^ http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1975[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Jakobsen, Peter (10 May 2015). "The Slaying". www.thevarnishedculture.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ Ross, John (1998). The Clubs: The Complete History of Every Club in the VFL/AFL. Ringwood, Victoria: Penguin Books. p. 14. ISBN 0670878588.