| 2018 SANFL Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 23 September 2018, 3.00 pm | |||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Adelaide Oval | |||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 40,355 | |||||||||||||||
| Umpires | Corey Bowen, Toby Medlin, Mitchell Harris[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Coin toss won by | North Adelaide | |||||||||||||||
| Kicked toward | Southern (Riverbank Stand End) | |||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ||||||||||||||||
| Pre-match entertainment | Dragon | |||||||||||||||
| Accolades | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Oatey Medallist | Mitch Grigg (Norwood) | |||||||||||||||
| Broadcast in Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Network | Seven Network | |||||||||||||||
| Commentators | Mark Soderstrom, John Casey, Rhett Biglands, Andrew Hayes, Tim Ginever | |||||||||||||||
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The 2018 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) grand final was played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday, 23 September to determine the premiers for the 2018 SANFL season.
The Grand Final was contested by Norwood and North Adelaide.[2]
North Adelaide won the grand final, defeating Norwood by 19 points, winning their first premiership since 1991. The Jack Oatey Medal for the best player on the ground was won by Norwood's Mitch Grigg - the first member of a losing grand final side to win the medal.[3]
This marked the highest scoring grand final since 1983, with both teams kicking over one hundred points.
- ^ "2018 SANFL Grand Final Umpires Announced". SANFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Cross, Neil (18 September 2018). "North Adelaide fined $10,000 and docked points over 19th man, but will play in SANFL grand final". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "SANFL grand final: North Adelaide rebounds from 19th man controversy to beat Norwood". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2020.