2019 SANFL season

2019 SANFL season
2019 SANFL season
Teams	10
Premiers	Glenelg; 5th premiership
Minor premiers	Glenelg; 6th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist	Luke Partingon ; Glenelg (26 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist	Liam McBean ; Glenelg (46 goals)
Highest	39,105 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs Glenelg)
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 South Australian National Football League season (officially the SANFL Statewide Super League) was the 140th season of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Australian rules football competition.^[1] The season commenced on Friday, 29 March and concluded with the SANFL Grand Final on Sunday, 22 September. Glenelg won their fifth premiership after defeating Port Adelaide by 28 points in the Grand Final, their first flag since 1986.

Premiership Season

Round 1


	Round 1
Friday 29 March (7:20 pm)	Norwood 9.15 (69)	def.	Glenelg 9.10 (64)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,786)
Friday 29 March (7:20 pm)	West Adelaide 8.6 (54)	def. by	Port Adelaide 11.19 (85)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,963)
Saturday 30 March (1:10 pm)	South Adelaide 16.6 (102)	def.	Central District 6.7 (43)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,770)
Saturday 30 March (2:10 pm)	Sturt 8.13 (61)	def. by	Adelaide 14.9 (93)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,873)
Sunday 31 March (1:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 13.12 (90)	def.	North Adelaide 8.17 (65)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,816)

Round 2


	Round 2
Friday 5 April (7:20 pm)	Glenelg 18.7 (115)	def.	Adelaide 9.8 (62)	Glenelg Oval
Saturday 6 April (1:10 pm)	North Adelaide 14.11 (95)	def.	West Adelaide 9.12 (66)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,437)
Saturday 6 April (1:10 pm)	Central District 12.14 (86)	def. by	Norwood 13.11 (89)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,455)
Saturday 6 April (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)	def. by	South Adelaide 14.10 (94)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,509)
Saturday 6 April (2:40 pm)	Sturt 12.12 (84)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 11.11 (77)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,824)

Round 3


	Round 3
Friday 12 April (7:20 pm)	Norwood 8.10 (58)	def.	Sturt 6.17 (53)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 4,001)
Saturday 13 April (1:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 10.17 (77)	def. by	Adelaide 14.16 (100)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,847)
Saturday 13 April (1:10 pm)	Glenelg 10.10 (70)	drew with	South Adelaide 9.16 (70)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,615)
Saturday 13 April (1:10 pm)	Central District 7.12 (54)	def.	West Adelaide 5.4 (34)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,811)
Sunday 14 April (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 16.11 (107)	def.	North Adelaide 13.8 (86)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,812)

Round 4


	Round 4 (Easter Weekend)
Thursday 18 April (7:20 pm)	Norwood 20.8 (128)	def.	Port Adelaide 14.10 (94)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 3,444)
Friday 19 April (1:10 pm)	North Adelaide 9.12 (66)	def. by	Central District 10.13 (73)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 3,012)
Friday 19 April (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 18.8 (116)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 11.13 (79)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,261)
Friday 19 April (4:10 pm)	Glenelg 11.13 (79)	def.	Sturt 10.10 (70)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,248)
Saturday 20 April (2:40 pm)	South Adelaide 10.13 (73)	drew with	Adelaide 11.7 (73)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,901)

Round 5


	Round 5 (ANZAC Round)
Wednesday 24 April (7:20 pm)	West Adelaide 8.10 (58)	def. by	Glenelg 10.14 (74)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,217)
Thursday 25 April (2:40 pm)	North Adelaide 12.15 (87)	def. by	Norwood 15.11 (101)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 4,374)
Saturday 27 April (1:10 pm)	Central District 8.7 (55)	def. by	Adelaide 14.6 (90)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,024)
Saturday 27 April (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 9.11 (65)	def. by	Port Adelaide 16.6 (102)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,945)
Sunday 28 April (2:10 pm)	Sturt 14.8 (92)	def.	South Adelaide 11.4 (70)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,269)

Round 6


	Round 6
Friday 3 May (7:30 pm)	Norwood 9.14 (68)	def. by	Adelaide 12.14 (86)	Norwood Oval
Saturday 4 May (1:10 pm)	South Adelaide 15.11 (101)	def.	West Adelaide 10.9 (69)	Hickinbotham Oval (crowd: 1,528)
Saturday 4 May (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 18.11 (119)	def.	Central District 13.7 (85)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,793)
Saturday 4 May (2:10 pm)	Glenelg 19.9 (123)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 10.13 (73)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,789)
Saturday 4 May (2:40 pm)	Sturt 13.14 (92)	def.	North Adelaide 8.10 (58)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,042)

State Game


	2019 State Game
Sunday 12 May (2:10 pm)	WAFL 13.15 (93)	def. by	SANFL 16.4 (100)	Optus Stadium (crowd: 11,310)	^[2]
Simpson Medal (WAFL): Josh Deluca (Subiaco) Fos Williams Medal (SANFL): Michael Knoll (South Adelaide)

Round 7


	Round 7
Friday 17 May (7:20 pm)	West Adelaide 8.5 (53)	def. by	Sturt 9.18 (72)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 2,062)
Saturday 18 May (1:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 16.9 (105)	def. by	Adelaide 18.13 (121)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,538)
Saturday 18 May (2:10 pm)	Central District 8.12 (60)	def. by	Glenelg 17.7 (109)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,560)
Saturday 18 May (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 10.21 (81)	def.	Norwood 10.10 (70)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,949)
Saturday 18 May (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 8.14 (62)	def. by	South Adelaide 12.12 (84)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,871)

Round 8


	Round 8 (Split Round)
Sunday 26 May (1:10 pm)	Glenelg 15.17 (107)	def.	Port Adelaide 8.10 (58)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,329)
Friday 31 May (7:20 pm)	Norwood 19.8 (122)	def.	West Adelaide 10.9 (69)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,419)
Saturday 1 June (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 9.11 (65)	def. by	Adelaide 15.6 (96)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,067)
Saturday 1 June (2:40 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 12.15 (87)	def.	South Adelaide 6.9 (45)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,575)
Sunday 2 June (2:10 pm)	Sturt 15.8 (98)	def.	Central District 8.11 (59)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,604)

Round 9


	Round 9 (Queen's Birthday)
Saturday 8 June (2:10 pm)	Central District 11.8 (74)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 15.13 (103)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,899)
Saturday 8 June (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.13 (85)	def.	Sturt 10.5 (65)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 5,270)
Saturday 8 June (2:40 pm)	West Adelaide 10.6 (66)	def. by	Adelaide 10.12 (72)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,937)
Monday 10 June (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 13.13 (91)	def. by	Norwood 14.9 (93)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 2,191)
Monday 10 June (2:10 pm)	Glenelg 18.13 (121)	def.	North Adelaide 12.6 (78)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 3,685)

Round 10


	Round 10
Saturday 15 June (1:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 16.11 (107)	def.	West Adelaide 6.11 (47)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,460)
Saturday 15 June (2:10 pm)	Central District 6.9 (45)	def. by	Adelaide 15.10 (100)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,955)
Sunday 16 June (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 7.8 (50)	def. by	Sturt 10.10 (70)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,518)
Sunday 16 June (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 13.9 (87)	def.	Glenelg 13.5 (83)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 1,750)
Sunday 16 June (2:40 pm)	Port Adelaide 17.11 (113)	def.	Norwood 10.8 (68)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 3,261)

Round 11


	Round 11 (Split Round)
Saturday 22 June (2:40 pm)	Norwood 13.9 (87)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 22.9 (141)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,600)
Sunday 23 June (2:40 pm)	Glenelg 19.9 (123)	def.	Central District 7.12 (54)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,897)
Saturday 29 June (2:10 pm)	Sturt 3.5 (23)	def. by	Adelaide 6.8 (44)	Unley Oval (crowd: 1,227)
Saturday 29 June (2:40 pm)	North Adelaide 6.6 (42)	def. by	Port Adelaide 13.6 (84)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,249)
Sunday 30 June (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 5.10 (40)	def. by	South Adelaide 9.14 (68)	Richmond Oval

Round 12


	Round 12
Saturday 6 July (1:10 pm)	Central District 11.13 (79)	def. by	North Adelaide 17.5 (107)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,535)
Sunday 7 July (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 11.9 (75)	def. by	Glenelg 14.6 (90)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,975)
Sunday 7 July (2:10 pm)	Norwood 6.15 (51)	def. by	Adelaide 13.10 (88)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,502)
Sunday 7 July (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 14.15 (99)	def.	West Adelaide 3.4 (22)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,544)
Sunday 7 July (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 9.8 (62)	def. by	Sturt 15.8 (98)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 1,675)

Round 13


	Round 13
Saturday 13 July (2:10 pm)	Central District 12.7 (79)	def. by	Sturt 12.12 (84)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,943)
Saturday 13 July (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 13.11 (89)	def. by	Woodville-West Torrens 14.8 (92)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 1,104)
Saturday 13 July (2:10 pm)	West Adelaide 6.10 (46)	def.	North Adelaide 6.8 (44)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,565)
Saturday 13 July (2:40 pm)	Adelaide 10.9 (69)	def. by	Port Adelaide 15.9 (99)	Port Pirie Oval (crowd: 3,460)
Sunday 14 July (1:10 pm)	Glenelg 15.10 (100)	def.	Norwood 8.6 (54)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,663)

Round 14


	Round 14
Saturday 20 July (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 12.13 (85)	def.	Adelaide 7.17 (59)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,162)
Saturday 20 July (2:10 pm)	Norwood 15.13 (103)	def.	South Adelaide 7.16 (58)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 1,866)
Sunday 21 July (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 11.9 (75)	def. by	Central District 15.8 (98)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 1,751)
Sunday 21 July (2:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 8.9 (57)	def. by	Glenelg 12.9 (81)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 2,496)
Sunday 21 July (2:10 pm)	Sturt 17.10 (112)	def.	West Adelaide 8.2 (50)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,735)

Round 15


	Round 15
Saturday 27 July (1:10 pm)	West Adelaide 10.2 (62)	def. by	Central District 11.11 (77)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,357)
Saturday 27 July (1:10 pm)	Glenelg 15.6 (96)	def.	Adelaide 14.10 (94)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 4,011)
Sunday 28 July (2:10 pm)	Norwood 22.11 (143)	def.	North Adelaide 10.12 (72)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,370)
Sunday 28 July (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 10.11 (71)	def. by	Port Adelaide 15.9 (99)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 1,641)
Sunday 28 July (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 8.13 (61)	def. by	Sturt 13.8 (86)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 2,444)

Round 16


	Round 16 (Split Round)
Saturday 3 August (1:10 pm)	Central District 7.7 (49)	def. by	South Adelaide 11.13 (79)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 1,545)
Sunday 4 August (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 4.15 (39)	drew with	Glenelg 4.15 (39)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 2,454)
Sunday 11 August (1:10 pm)	Sturt 6.14 (50)	def. by	Norwood 17.7 (109)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,988)
Sunday 11 August (1:10 pm)	West Adelaide 5.10 (40)	def. by	Adelaide 15.15 (105)	Richmond Oval (crowd: 1,101)
Sunday 11 August (1:10 pm)	Port Adelaide 18.14 (122)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 8.11 (59)	Alberton Oval (crowd: 1,815)

Round 17


	Round 17
Friday 16 August (7:20 pm)	Norwood 11.9 (75)	def. by	Central District 13.16 (94)	Norwood Oval (crowd: 2,732)
Saturday 17 August (1:10 pm)	Glenelg 17.17 (119)	def.	West Adelaide 6.8 (44)	Glenelg Oval (crowd: 2,580)
Sunday 18 August (2:10 pm)	Sturt 4.10 (34)	def. by	Port Adelaide 6.13 (49)	Unley Oval (crowd: 2,066)
Sunday 18 August (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 15.9 (99)	def.	North Adelaide 2.8 (20)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 931)
Sunday 18 August (2:10 pm)	Woodville-West Torrens 5.10 (40)	def.	Adelaide 4.8 (32)	Woodville Oval (crowd: 4,584)

Round 18


	Round 18
Friday 23 August (7:20 pm)	West Adelaide 6.14 (50)	def. by	Norwood 10.8 (68)	Richmond Oval
Saturday 24 August (2:10 pm)	Central District 8.11 (59)	def. by	Port Adelaide 22.17 (149)	Elizabeth Oval (crowd: 2,625)
Saturday 24 August (2:10 pm)	North Adelaide 10.10 (70)	def.	Woodville-West Torrens 8.9 (57)	Prospect Oval (crowd: 1,940)
Saturday 24 August (2:10 pm)	South Adelaide 12.11 (83)	def.	Adelaide 12.4 (76)	Noarlunga Oval (crowd: 1,557)
Saturday 24 August (2:10 pm)	Sturt 11.11 (77)	def.	Glenelg 9.11 (65)	Unley Oval (crowd: 3,422)

Ladder

2019 SANFL Ladder
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	Glenelg (P)	18	13	3	2	1658	1179	58.44	28
2	Port Adelaide	18	13	5	0	1684	1310	56.25	26
3	Adelaide	18	11	6	1	1460	1247	53.93	23
4	Sturt	18	11	7	0	1321	1201	52.38	22
5	Norwood	18	11	7	0	1556	1477	51.30	22
6	South Adelaide	18	9	7	2	1426	1307	52.18	20
7	Woodville-West Torrens	18	8	10	0	1439	1500	48.96	16
8	Central District	18	5	13	0	1223	1664	42.36	10
9	North Adelaide	18	4	13	1	1191	1506	44.16	5^[a]
10	West Adelaide	18	2	16	0	986	1553	38.83	4

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Notes:

^ North Adelaide began the season on –4 premiership points as a result of the 19 man controversy in the 2018 Preliminary Final.

Finals series

Qualifying and Elimination Finals


	Elimination Final
Saturday 31 August (3:20 pm)	Sturt 15.6 (96)	def. by	Norwood 16.14 (110)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: see below)


	Qualifying Final
Saturday 31 August (7:05 pm)	Port Adelaide 12.13 (85)	def.	Adelaide 8.7 (55)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 12,473)

Semi-finals


	First Semi-final
Sunday 8 September (12:15 pm)	Adelaide 21.13 (139)	def.	Norwood 11.11 (77)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: see below)


	Second Semi-final
Sunday 8 September (3:15 pm)	Glenelg 11.6 (72)	def. by	Port Adelaide 11.10 (76)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 11,506)

Preliminary final


	Preliminary Final
Sunday 15 September (3:15 pm)	Glenelg 16.9 (105)	def.	Adelaide 11.12 (78)	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 8,974)

Grand Final


	2019 SANFL Grand Final
Sunday 22 September (3:00 pm)	Port Adelaide	def. by	Glenelg	Adelaide Oval (crowd: 39,105)
	0.3 (3) 2.7 (19) 5.8 (38) 6.9 (45)	Q1 Q2 Q3 Final	4.1 (25) 6.2 (38) 9.5 (59) 11.7 (73)	Umpires: Tom Bryce, Andrew Crosby, Mitch Harris Jack Oatey Medal: Matthew Snook Television broadcast: Seven Network

References

^ "australianfootball.com / 2019 SANFL Premiership Season".
^ "WA's winning streak comes to an end". 12 May 2019.

[table_hth_NAD0.71824789592915-3] North Adelaide began the season on –4 premiership points as a result of the 19 man controversy in the 2018 Preliminary Final.

[wafl-season-1] "australianfootball.com / 2019 SANFL Premiership Season".

[2] "WA's winning streak comes to an end". 12 May 2019.

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2019 SANFL season
Teams	10
Premiers	Glenelg 5th premiership
Minor premiers	Glenelg 6th minor premiership
Magarey Medallist	Luke Partingon Glenelg (26 votes)
Ken Farmer Medallist	Liam McBean Glenelg (46 goals)
Highest	39,105 (Grand Final, Port Adelaide vs Glenelg)
← 2018 2020 →