1978 SANFL Season Grand Final: Sturt v Norwood

This is the match report for the match played on 30 September 1978 between Sturt and Norwood in the grand final of the 1978 season of the South Australian National Football League. Sturt hosted Norwood at Football Park. Michael Taylor captained the visitors with Neil Button as vice-captain. The hosts were coached by Jack Oatey and the visitors were coached by Bob Hammond.

Sturt (14.26.110) were defeated by Norwood (16.15.111).

Match Details

Season: 1978 SANFL Season
Round: Grand Final
Teams: Sturt v Norwood
Date: Saturday 30 September 1978
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 50,867

Match Results

Outcome: Sturt def. by Norwood
Score: 14.26.110 - 16.15.111

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Sturt 5 . 9 8 . 15 12 . 21 14 . 26 14 . 26 (110)
Norwood 1 . 5 5 . 10 9 . 10 16 . 15 16 . 15 (111)
Margin STRT by 28 STRT by 23 STRT by 29 NRWD by 1 NRWD by 1
Duration

Honour Roll

Sturt

Captain: unknown
Coach: Jack Oatey

Norwood

Captain: Michael Taylor
Vice-Captain: Neil Button
Coach: Bob Hammond

Player Statistics

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 14 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Norwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Button, Neil (vc) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Craig, Neil ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Jenkins, Danny ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Kerley, Stephen ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Nunan, Mike ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Taylor, Michael (c) ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Turbill, Greg ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
von Bertouch, Terry ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Wynne, John ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Rushed ?
Total (9 players) 16 15 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