1968 SANFL Grand Final: Sturt v Port Adelaide

This is the match report for the match played on 28 September 1968 between Sturt and Port Adelaide in the grand final of the 1968 SANFL season. Sturt hosted Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval. The hosts were coached by Jack Oatey and the visitors were coached by Fos Williams.

As a result of this match, Sturt were the premiers and Port Adelaide were the runners-up.

Match Details

Season: 1968 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Sturt v Port Adelaide
Date: Saturday 28 September 1968
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 57,811

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt def. Port Adelaide
Score: 12.18.90 - 9.9.63

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt 3 . 3 5 . 11 10 . 13 12 . 18 12 . 18 (90)
Port Adelaide 3 . 4 4 . 4 6 . 6 9 . 9 9 . 9 (63)
Margin PADL by 1 STRT by 13 STRT by 31 STRT by 27 STRT by 27
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Jack Oatey (Sturt), Fos Williams (Port Adelaide)
Captains: unknown (Sturt), unknown (Port Adelaide)

Player Statistics

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Adcock, Brenton ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Burgan, Tony ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Hicks, Daryl ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Schoff, Rick ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (4 players) 12 18 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

Port Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s