1985 SANFL Elimination Final: West Adelaide v Sturt

This is the match report for the match played on 14 September 1985 between West Adelaide and Sturt in the elimination final of the 1985 SANFL season. West Adelaide hosted Sturt at Football Park. The hosts were coached by John Cahill and the visitors were coached by Merv Keane.

As a result of this match, West Adelaide faced Norwood in the first semi final and Sturt were eliminated (finishing 5th overall).

Match Details

Season: 1985 SANFL Season
Round: Elimination Final
Teams: West Adelaide v Sturt
Date: Saturday 14 September 1985
Time: 2:10 PM
Venue: Football Park
Attendance: 20,828

Match Results

Outcome: West Adelaide def. Sturt
Score: 17.21.123 - 16.14.110

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
West Adelaide 5 . 5 7 . 13 14 . 20 17 . 21 17 . 21 (123)
Sturt 3 . 2 7 . 8 10 . 10 16 . 14 16 . 14 (110)
Margin WADL by 15 WADL by 5 WADL by 34 WADL by 13 WADL by 13
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John Cahill (West Adelaide), Merv Keane (Sturt)
Captains: unknown (West Adelaide), unknown (Sturt)

Player Statistics

West Adelaide

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 17 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sturt

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
Rushed ?
Total (0 players) 16 14 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