1995 SANFL Grand Final

The 1995 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Central District Bulldogs by 48 points. The match was played on Sunday October 1 1995 at Football Park in front of a crowd of 45,786.The Advertiser (Adelaide) newspaper October 2 1995, pages 1,19,20] .

This was Port Adelaide's 33rd premiership, and Central District's first grand final since their formation in 1964.

Quarter by Quarter Scores

For Port Adelaide, Anthony Darcy had 36 disposals (23 kicks, 13 handballs), Tim Ginever had 34 disposals (21 kicks, 13 handballs), with 14 of his disposals coming in the third quarter. Brian Leys and Darren Mead both took 9 marks.

For Central District, Rick Macgowan had 32 disposals (17 kicks, 15 handballs). Hugh Reimers took 9 marks.

Goal Kickers

Port Adelaide: C. Waterhouse, A. Darcy 2.1, T. Malakellis 2.0, F. Francis, R. West 1.2, S. Williams 1.1, S. Carter, T. Ginever, S. Hodges, D. Mead 1.0, G. Anderson 0.2, D. Smith, R. Smith, Michael Wilson (footballer) 0.1, (Rushed 0.4)

Central District: R. Windsor 2.1, M. Wakelin 1.3, J. Cotton, S. Schwerdt 1.1, S. Stevens 1.0, A. Ingerson 0.2, T. Cook, S. Lee 0.1

Captains, Coaches, and Umpires

Port Adelaide was captained by Tim Ginever and coached by John Cahill. Central District was captained by Roger Girdham and coached by Alan Stewart.

The game was umpired by Tim Pfeiffer, Kevin Chambers, and Mick Abbott.

Jack Oatey Medal

The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Anthony Darcy of Port Adelaide.For the third year in a row, the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL drafted the Jack Oatey medallist, following on from Steven Sziller and Darryl Wakelin.

External links

* [http://www.portmagpies.com.au/ Port Adelaide Magpies Official Website]
* [http://www.cdfc.com.au/ Central District Football Club Official Website]
* [http://www.sanfl.com.au/ SANFL Official Website]

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