1985 SANFL Grand Final

1985 SANFL Grand Final

Glenelg

North Adelaide
21.15 (141) 12.12 (84)
1 2 3 4
GLE 2.2 (14) 9.7 (61) 14.10 (94) 21.15 (141)
NA 4.4 (28) 7.7 (49) 9.10 (64) 12.12 (84)
DateSaturday, 5 October (2:10 pm)
StadiumFootball Park
Attendance50,289
UmpiresLaurie Argent, Rick Kinnear
Coin toss won byNorth Adelaide
Kicked towardLake End
Broadcast in Australia
NetworkSeven Network
CommentatorsPeter Marker
Ian Day
Robert Oatey
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The 1985 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Glenelg Football Club and North Adelaide Football Club at Football Park on 5 October 1985. It was the 87th grand final of the South Australian National Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1985 SANFL season. The match, attended by 50,289 spectators, was won by Glenelg by a margin of 57 points, marking the club's third SANFL premiership, having previously won the premiership in 1973. Glenelg's Stephen Kernahan won the Jack Oatey Medal as the player judged best on ground.