1979 SANFL Grand Final: Port Adelaide v South Adelaide
This is the match report for the match played on 29 September 1979 between Port Adelaide and South Adelaide in the grand final of the 1979 SANFL season.
Port Adelaide hosted South Adelaide at Football Park.
The hosts were coached by John Cahill and the visitors were coached by Haydn Bunton.
As a result of this match, Port Adelaide were the premiers and South Adelaide were the runners-up.
Match Details
Season:
1979 SANFL Season
Round:
Grand Final
Teams:
Port Adelaide
v
South Adelaide
Date:
Saturday 29 September 1979
Time:
2:10 PM
Venue:
Football Park
Attendance:
50,428
Match Results
Outcome:
Port Adelaide
def.
South Adelaide
Score:
9.9.63 - 3.14.32
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 5 | . | 0 | 5 | . | 3 | 9 | . | 7 | 9 | . | 9 | 9 | . | 9 | (63) |
| South Adelaide | 0 | . | 0 | 3 | . | 7 | 3 | . | 8 | 3 | . | 14 | 3 | . | 14 | (32) |
| Margin | PADL by 30 | PADL by 8 | PADL by 35 | PADL by 31 | PADL by 31 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
John Cahill
(Port Adelaide),
Haydn Bunton
(South Adelaide)
Captains:
unknown
(Port Adelaide),
unknown
(South Adelaide)
Player Statistics
Port Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abernethy, Bruce | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Giles, Tony | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Hofner, Peter | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Williams, Mark | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (4 players) | 9 | 9 | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | 0+ | |||
South Adelaide
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH | DI | KI | HB | MK | HO | FF | FA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushed | ? | |||||||||||
| Total (0 players) | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||