1978 SANFL 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 SANFL season.
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.
As a result of this match, Norwood were the premiers and Sturt were the runners-up.
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
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
Coaches:
Jack Oatey
(Sturt),
Bob Hammond
(Norwood)
Captains:
unknown
(Sturt),
Michael Taylor
(Norwood)
Vice-Captains:
unknown
(Sturt),
Neil Button
(Norwood)
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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Taylor, Michael (c) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| von Bertouch, Terry | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Wynne, John | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (5 players) | 16 | 15 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | |||