1966 SANFL Grand Final

1966 SANFL Grand Final
Official program cover. Depicted is 1966 Magarey Medallist Ron Kneebone of Norwood.

Port Adelaide
Sturt
8.8 (56) 16.16 (112)
1 2 3 4
PTA 3.2 (20) 5.2 (32) 7.7 (49) 8.8 (56)
STU 3.2 (20) 7.7 (49) 9.12 (66) 16.16 (112)
DateSaturday, 1 October (2:10 pm)
StadiumAdelaide Oval
Attendance59,417
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The 1966 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition. Sturt beat Port Adelaide by 112 to 56.[1]

One of the most notable features of this match was the coaching of Jack Oatey who directed his players to utilise the handball as an offensive weapon.[2] Ten minutes into the third quarter Port Adelaide trailed by only 3 points, however after this point Sturt scored nine goals to one.[3] At the end of the game Sturt had used handballs five times more than Port Adelaide with the statistic sheet reading 55–11.[2]

  1. ^ "Australian Football - SANFL Season 1966". australianfootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Peter, Cornwall (23 November 2013). "Legendary Sturt coach Jack Oatey a football visionary who changed the game". The Advertiser. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ Schwerdt, Mark (6 December 2019). "SANFL 1966 Grand Final – Sturt v Port Adelaide: First of Five". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 16 September 2021.