1965 Grand Final Port v Sturt 1980's TV flashback: 1966 STURT 16-16 (112) defeated Port Adelaide 8-8 (56) This final brought a changing of the guard for football supremacy in this state and ushered in a new dynasty under Jack Oatey at Unley Oval. The 1976 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Sturt Football Club, held at the Football Park in Adelaide on the 25 September 1976. The 1966 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition.Sturt beat Port Adelaide by 112 to 56. The club used the two shades of blue of Oxford and Cambridge Universities as its home ground, Unley Oval, is situated on the junction of Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace, hence the nickname of "Double Blues". Three of the men’s senior teams are in line for a flag, as are both the Under 14’s. The Sturt side with immaculate kicking and constructive handball had just given the Tigers a painful lesson in finals football and in the process kicked the highest score ever in a SANFL Grand Final. Sturt’s women’s also put on a strong performance beating Forestville 102-58 in the earlier match. Sturt began the 1970s by defeating Glenelg in a rain-affected Grand Final by 21 points. References This Australian rules football competition-related article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it Jade Johnson was the Sabres topscorer, netting 24 points. The playing and coaching records of Jack Oatey and Fos Williams, as outlined here, were phenomenal. The Tigers kicked 5 goals in the last quarter, but couldn’t stop the rampaging Double Blues who added 8 goals and ran out winners by 65 points. The Eagles have now lost two grand finals in a row and they had beaten Sturt in the three previous games this season. References This Australian rules football competition-related article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it Sturt played its first game against Norwood, losing by 33 points. All major round matches in the three-week Statewide Super League Finals Series have been played at Adelaide Oval, with the Grand Final on Sunday October 18 accommodating up to 25,000 spectators. Sturt lost three premiership players to retirement – Sam Colquhoun, Tom Harms and Byron Sumner – after its season-ending loss to premier Glenelg at Unley Oval last Saturday. The 1974 SANFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football competition.Sturt defeated Glenelg by 15 points. SANFL General Manager Football Matt Duldig said it was a great reward for the top four clubs and their players and supporters to have SANFL football back at Adelaide Oval with big crowds for finals. The club was established in 1901 when the Sturt Cricket Club decided to form a football club in the Unley (suburban Adelaide) area in the Division of Sturt (named after Australian explorer Charles Sturt). North stormed back from 47 points down in the third quarter of the 2018 preliminary final to win by five points and then beat hot favourite Norwood in the grand final. SANFL General Manager Football Matt Duldig said it was a great reward for the top four clubs and their players and supporters to have SANFL football back at Adelaide Oval with big crowds for finals. Port were perennial flag contenders, but Sturt hadn’t made a Grand Final since 1941 when it went down narrowly that year. North Adelaide secured back-to-back premiership victories over Port Adelaide in 1971 and 1972 and defeated VFL premier Carlton by one point in the end-of-season Championship of Australia match. All major round matches in the three-week Statewide Super League Finals Series have been played at Adelaide Oval, with the Grand Final on Sunday October 18 accommodating up to 25,000 spectators. The mighty ‘Blues’ have five teams in Grand Finals this weekend, which is our best representation in the ‘big dance’ for many years.