1990 SANFL Grand Final
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The 1990 SANFL (South Australia National Football League) Grand Final
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
defeat the Glenelg Tigers by 15 points. The match was played on Sunday 7 October 1990 at Football Park
in front of a crowd of 50,589 .
:
Glenelg Tigers:
For Port Adelaide, David Hutton had 23 disposals (16 kicks, 7 handballs), followed by Tim Ginever
with 22, and George Fiacchi with 21. Scott Hodges
took 10 marks.
For Glenelg, Tony Symonds
had 33 disposals (20 kicks, 13 handballs), followed by Rod Jameson with 22. Tony Symonds took 8 marks, Michael Murphy
took 7.
For Port Adelaide, Rohan Smith and David Brown
missed the game due to injury.
6.5, A. Settre 3.0, D. Smith
2.0, G. Wanganeen
2.0, W. Mahney 1.1, S. Williams
1.1, M. Williams 1.0, S. Tregenza 0.2, (Rushed 0.3)
Glenelg: J. Fidge
5.3, M. Murphy 3.0, G. Christie 1.2, M. Liptak 1.2, R. Jameson 1.1, D. Marshall
1.1, S. Salisbury 1.0, N. Chigwidden 0.2, A. Symonds
0.1, C. McDermott 0.1, (Rushed 0.2)
Hodges'
6 goals took his season total to 153 goals, setting a new SANFL record for most goals kicked in a season. The previous record was 151 goals, set by Rick Davies
from Sturt
in 1983. Hodges also won the Magarey Medal
in 1990.
and coached by John Cahill. Glenelg was captained by Chris McDermott
and coached by Graham Cornes
.
The game was umpired by Rick Kinnear and Mark Mackie.
-based team in the Australian Football League
(AFL), with the Adelaide Crows being formed in 1991.
The formation of the Adelaide Crows was largely due to Port Adelaide's attempts to join the AFL. This met with resistance and outrage from the SANFL and other SANFL teams. The SANFL had resisted entering an Adelaide-based team in the AFL for several years, but Port Adelaide's attempted entry had forced their hand.
The bitterness against Port Adelaide for their AFL entry bid was summed up by Glenelg coach Graham Cornes in his post-match speech to the Port players when he said "You should all enjoy this moment while it lasts. The good times are well and truly over... there's a couple of individuals out there (in the Port Adelaide Football Club) that have a lot to answer for". Cornes was then hastily ushered out amongst jeers from Port players and officials. Ironically, Cornes left Glenelg to coach the Crows in 1991.
The entry of an Adelaide-based team significantly weakened the SANFL competition by taking the best players from each club. From Port Adelaide, the Crows took Hodges, Darren Smith
, Tregenza, Abernethy
, and D. Brown
, while Wanganeen joined Essendon
, Hynes joined West Coast
, and R. Smith joined St Kilda. From Glenelg, the Crows took Murphy, Marshall
, Jameson, McDermott, Liptak, and coach Cornes.
While SANFL clubs had been losing star players to AFL teams for several years, the entry of the Adelaide Crows made it more acceptable and even expected for the top SANFL players to join other AFL clubs also.
When Port Adelaide finally entered a team in the AFL in 1997 as Port Adelaide Power
, John Cahill was the inaugural coach with Mark Williams as Assistant Coach and Gavin Wanganeen was captain. David Brown and Scott Hodges were also members of the initial playing squad.
Grand Final
Grand Final is a predominantly Australian sport term used to describe a match that decides a league champion.It originated in Victoria and South Australia and has become specifically significant Australian culture...
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
Port Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
defeat the Glenelg Tigers by 15 points. The match was played on Sunday 7 October 1990 at Football Park
AAMI Stadium
Football Park is an Australian rules football stadium located in West Lakes, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
in front of a crowd of 50,589 .
Quarter by Quarter Scores
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide Port Adelaide Magpies The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League... |
4.5 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 16.12 | 108 |
| Glenelg | 5.2 | 6.7 | 9.11 | 13.15 | 93 |
Teams and Statistics
Port Adelaide MagpiesPort Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
:
| F: | D. Hynes David Hynes David Thomas Hynes is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers in the Australian Football League between 1991 and 1997.... |
S. Hodges Scott Hodges Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990... |
G. Wanganeen Gavin Wanganeen Gavin Adrian Wanganeen is a retired Australian rules footballer, playing in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen is a Brownlow Medallist and is considered one of the finest indigenous players ever... |
| HF: | R. Foster | D. Smith Darren Smith (Australian rules footballer) Darren Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
W. Mahney |
| C: | D. Hutton | S. Williams Stephen Williams (footballer) Stephen Williams is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for the Port Adelaide Magpies and is currently an assistant development coach at Port Adelaide Power.... |
S. Tregenza Simon Tregenza Simon Lee Tregenza was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Adelaide Crows. An old-fashioned wingman, Tregenza is a 4 time SANFL Premiership player but missed out on the Adelaide Crows's back-to-back successes due to persistent soft tissue injuries.-SANFL... |
| HB: | B. Abernethy Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:... |
G. Phillips Greg Phillips Greg Phillips is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide FC in the SANFL and had a stint with Collingwood in the VFL during the 1980s. He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia.... |
P. Northeast |
| B: | G. Fiacchi | B. Harris | P. Rizonico |
| R: | R. Johnston | M. Williams Mark M. Williams Mark "Choco" Williams is a former Australian rules footballer who coached the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League from 1999 to 2010... |
T. Ginever Tim Ginever Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old... |
| Int: | A. Settre | G. Phelps |
Glenelg Tigers:
| F: | G. Christie | J. Fidge John Fidge John Fidge is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s... |
P. Hallahan |
| HF: | S. Salisbury Scott Salisbury Scott Salisbury is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 200 games for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League during the 1980s and 1990s.... |
M. Murphy Michael Murphy (Australian footballer) Michael Murphy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne, Adelaide and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League .... |
D. Mansell |
| C: | A. Symonds Tony Symonds Anthony 'Tony' Symonds is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League .... |
D. Marshall David Marshall (Australian footballer) David Marshall is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
L. Bow |
| HB: | R. Thompson | J. Seebohm | R. Jameson Rod Jameson Rod Jameson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Adelaide in the Australian Football League. He was the Crows leading goal kicker in 1991 before spending most of his later career in the midfield and backline... |
| B: | R. Gibbs | C. Duthy | A. Bartlett Allan Bartlett Allan Bartlett is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Bartlett was predominantly a defender but also spent some time up forward during his career, which began at Glenelg in 1989.A member of Adelaide's first ever league squad, he played... |
| R: | C. Melican | C. McDermott Chris McDermott Chris McDermott is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.Chris McDermott was the inaugural captain of the Adelaide Crows. He was initially signed by Fitzroy in 1981 but chose to stay loyal to the Glenelg Football Club and reap the rewards of the South... |
N. Chigwidden |
| Int: | B. Deane | M. Liptak Matthew Liptak Matthew Liptak is a retired AFL footballer for the Adelaide Crows. He is also a doctor, receiving his medical degree from Flinders University in Adelaide.Of note he did not play in either the 1997 and 1998 AFL Grand Finals.-Honours:... |
For Port Adelaide, David Hutton had 23 disposals (16 kicks, 7 handballs), followed by Tim Ginever
Tim Ginever
Timothy Ginever, known as Tim Ginever is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for Port Adelaide until their entry into the AFL and then played for and later coached the Port Adelaide Magpies.Ginever made his SANFL debut a pacy 17 year old...
with 22, and George Fiacchi with 21. Scott Hodges
Scott Hodges
Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
took 10 marks.
For Glenelg, Tony Symonds
Tony Symonds
Anthony 'Tony' Symonds is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League ....
had 33 disposals (20 kicks, 13 handballs), followed by Rod Jameson with 22. Tony Symonds took 8 marks, Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy (Australian footballer)
Michael Murphy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne, Adelaide and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League ....
took 7.
For Port Adelaide, Rohan Smith and David Brown
David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
missed the game due to injury.
Goal Kickers
Port: S. HodgesScott Hodges
Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
6.5, A. Settre 3.0, D. Smith
Darren Smith (Australian rules footballer)
Darren Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
2.0, G. Wanganeen
Gavin Wanganeen
Gavin Adrian Wanganeen is a retired Australian rules footballer, playing in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen is a Brownlow Medallist and is considered one of the finest indigenous players ever...
2.0, W. Mahney 1.1, S. Williams
Stephen Williams (footballer)
Stephen Williams is a former Australian rules footballer in the South Australian National Football League, playing for the Port Adelaide Magpies and is currently an assistant development coach at Port Adelaide Power....
1.1, M. Williams 1.0, S. Tregenza 0.2, (Rushed 0.3)
Glenelg: J. Fidge
John Fidge
John Fidge is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s...
5.3, M. Murphy 3.0, G. Christie 1.2, M. Liptak 1.2, R. Jameson 1.1, D. Marshall
David Marshall (Australian footballer)
David Marshall is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
1.1, S. Salisbury 1.0, N. Chigwidden 0.2, A. Symonds
Tony Symonds
Anthony 'Tony' Symonds is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League ....
0.1, C. McDermott 0.1, (Rushed 0.2)
Hodges'
Scott Hodges
Scott Lyall Hodges is a former Australian rules footballer and champion goal kicker who holds the SANFL record for most goals kicked in a league season when he kicked 153 goals in 1990...
6 goals took his season total to 153 goals, setting a new SANFL record for most goals kicked in a season. The previous record was 151 goals, set by Rick Davies
Rick Davies (footballer)
Rick Davies is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt and South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and in the Victorian Football League...
from Sturt
Sturt Football Club
Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966–76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...
in 1983. Hodges also won the Magarey Medal
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
in 1990.
Captains, Coaches, and Umpires
Port Adelaide were captained by Russell JohnstonRussell Johnston (footballer)
Russell Johnston is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League ....
and coached by John Cahill. Glenelg was captained by Chris McDermott
Chris McDermott
Chris McDermott is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.Chris McDermott was the inaugural captain of the Adelaide Crows. He was initially signed by Fitzroy in 1981 but chose to stay loyal to the Glenelg Football Club and reap the rewards of the South...
and coached by Graham Cornes
Graham Cornes
Graham Studley Cornes OAM is a former Australian rules football player and coach, as well as a media personality with a weekday drivetime sports program that he hosts on Adelaide 5AA with Stephen Rowe....
.
The game was umpired by Rick Kinnear and Mark Mackie.
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to George Fiacchi of Port Adelaide.End of an SANFL era
1990 marked the last year in which the SANFL existed without an AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
-based team in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL), with the Adelaide Crows being formed in 1991.
The formation of the Adelaide Crows was largely due to Port Adelaide's attempts to join the AFL. This met with resistance and outrage from the SANFL and other SANFL teams. The SANFL had resisted entering an Adelaide-based team in the AFL for several years, but Port Adelaide's attempted entry had forced their hand.
The bitterness against Port Adelaide for their AFL entry bid was summed up by Glenelg coach Graham Cornes in his post-match speech to the Port players when he said "You should all enjoy this moment while it lasts. The good times are well and truly over... there's a couple of individuals out there (in the Port Adelaide Football Club) that have a lot to answer for". Cornes was then hastily ushered out amongst jeers from Port players and officials. Ironically, Cornes left Glenelg to coach the Crows in 1991.
The entry of an Adelaide-based team significantly weakened the SANFL competition by taking the best players from each club. From Port Adelaide, the Crows took Hodges, Darren Smith
Darren Smith (Australian rules footballer)
Darren Smith is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
, Tregenza, Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:...
, and D. Brown
David Brown (Australian rules footballer)
David Brown is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League.Brown was captain of the Port Adelaide Magpies in 1999-2000...
, while Wanganeen joined Essendon
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, Hynes joined West Coast
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
, and R. Smith joined St Kilda. From Glenelg, the Crows took Murphy, Marshall
David Marshall (Australian footballer)
David Marshall is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
, Jameson, McDermott, Liptak, and coach Cornes.
While SANFL clubs had been losing star players to AFL teams for several years, the entry of the Adelaide Crows made it more acceptable and even expected for the top SANFL players to join other AFL clubs also.
When Port Adelaide finally entered a team in the AFL in 1997 as Port Adelaide Power
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, John Cahill was the inaugural coach with Mark Williams as Assistant Coach and Gavin Wanganeen was captain. David Brown and Scott Hodges were also members of the initial playing squad.