1992 SANFL Grand Final
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The 1992 SANFL (South Australia National Football League) Grand Final
saw the Port Adelaide Magpies
defeat the Glenelg Tigers by 56 points. The match was played on Saturday 3 October 1992 at Football Park
in wet weather in front of a crowd of 42,242 .
This was Port Adelaide's 31st SANFL Premiership. In the 24 year period of 1969-1992, Glenelg had appeared in 14 Grand Finals for only 3 Premiership victories (all over North Adelaide
). Of the 11 Grand Final defeats, 5 were at the hands of Port Adelaide.
:
Glenelg Tigers:
For Port Adelaide, Nathan Buckley
had 26 disposals (22 kicks, 4 handballs), followed by Bruce Abernethy
and Rohan Smith with 25. Roger Delaney took 7 marks.
For Glenelg, Darren Mansell had 33 disposals (24 kicks, 9 handballs) and took 9 marks. Grant Reubenicht and Paul Hallahan had 23 disposals. Reubenicht also took 9 marks.
6.0, D. Smith
3.0, N. Buckley
2.2, A. Settre 1.0, R. Foster 1.0, B. Chalmers
1.0, D. Borlase 1.0, D. Brown
1.0, T. Ginever
1.0, S. Williams
0.1
Glenelg: J. Fidge
4.3, C. Lamb 1.2, D. Mansell 1.1, S. Salisbury 1.0, J. Seebohm 0.1
John Fidge
's 4 goals took his season total to 84 goals, second on the SANFL goalkickers list for the 1992 season.
Port Adelaide player Mark Tylor had played at full forward for most of the season and was leading the SANFL goalkicking with 97 goals. Tylor broke his hand toward the end of the season, causing him to miss the finals. This not only denied Tylor the opportunity to play in the premiership, but also the chance to kick 100 goals for the season.
and coached by John Cahill. Glenelg was captained by Scott Salisbury
and coached by Kym Hodgeman
.
The game was umpired by Michael Abbott and Kevin Chambers.
of Port Adelaide. Buckley also won the Magarey Medal
in 1992, and joined the Brisbane Bears
in the Australian Football League
(AFL) in 1993.
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 56 points. The match was played on Saturday 3 October 1992 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 wet weather in front of a crowd of 42,242 .
This was Port Adelaide's 31st SANFL Premiership. In the 24 year period of 1969-1992, Glenelg had appeared in 14 Grand Finals for only 3 Premiership victories (all over North Adelaide
North Adelaide Roosters
North Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club, who play in the South Australian National Football League.- History :Formed in 1888 as Medindie, in 1893 the club renamed itself to North Adelaide. It is the fourth oldest club still in operation in the SANFL...
). Of the 11 Grand Final defeats, 5 were at the hands of Port Adelaide.
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... |
1.2 | 8.3 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 105 |
| Glenelg | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 49 |
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: | B. Abernethy Bruce Abernethy Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:... |
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... |
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... |
| HF: | D. Borlase | 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 .... |
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.... |
| C: | D. Hutton | N. Buckley Nathan Buckley Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .... |
R. Smith |
| HB: | R. Foster | 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 | R. Delaney | P. Rizonico |
| R: | B. Chalmers Brett Chalmers Brett Chalmers is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*Adelaide: 1994-97, 50 games, 8 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1998-99, 25 games, 12 goals.-External links:... |
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: | D. Hughes Danny Hughes Danny Hughes is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Adelaide in the VFL/AFL and Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League .... |
A. Settre |
Glenelg Tigers:
| F: | D. Kretschmer | 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... |
G. Reubenicht |
| HF: | C. Lamb Clayton Lamb Clayton Andrew Lamb is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .... |
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 .... |
N. Chigwidden |
| C: | L. Bow | 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 .... |
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... |
| HB: | M. Viska Mark Viska Mark Viska is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League during the 1990s.... |
J. Seebohm | A. McKay Andrew McKay Dr Andrew Ian McKay is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.McKay grew up in eastern South Australia, and played junior football for Lucindale in the Kowree-Naracoorte Football League. He moved to Adelaide and played senior SANFL football for Glenelg between 1991... |
| B: | C. Duthy Chris Duthy Chris Duthy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League .... |
P. Rouvray Paul Rouvray Paul Rouvray is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Although originally drafted by Melbourne, it was at Adelaide that Rouvray played his first AFL game. An original squad member from 1991, Rouvray didn't break into the team until round... |
R. Thompson Robbie Thompson Robbie Thompson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League .Thompson was recruited from Glenelg for Adelaide's inaugural AFL season in 1991.... |
| R: | G. Christie | D. Mansell | P. Hallahan |
| Int: | 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.... |
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... |
For Port Adelaide, Nathan Buckley
Nathan Buckley
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
had 26 disposals (22 kicks, 4 handballs), followed by Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy
Bruce Abernethy is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, VFL/AFL and current media personality.-Football career:...
and Rohan Smith with 25. Roger Delaney took 7 marks.
For Glenelg, Darren Mansell had 33 disposals (24 kicks, 9 handballs) and took 9 marks. Grant Reubenicht and Paul Hallahan had 23 disposals. Reubenicht also took 9 marks.
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...
6.0, 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 ....
3.0, N. Buckley
Nathan Buckley
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
2.2, A. Settre 1.0, R. Foster 1.0, B. Chalmers
Brett Chalmers
Brett Chalmers is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Career:*Adelaide: 1994-97, 50 games, 8 goals.*Port Adelaide: 1998-99, 25 games, 12 goals.-External links:...
1.0, D. Borlase 1.0, 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...
1.0, 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...
1.0, 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....
0.1
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...
4.3, C. Lamb 1.2, D. Mansell 1.1, S. Salisbury 1.0, J. Seebohm 0.1
John 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...
's 4 goals took his season total to 84 goals, second on the SANFL goalkickers list for the 1992 season.
Port Adelaide player Mark Tylor had played at full forward for most of the season and was leading the SANFL goalkicking with 97 goals. Tylor broke his hand toward the end of the season, causing him to miss the finals. This not only denied Tylor the opportunity to play in the premiership, but also the chance to kick 100 goals for the season.
Captains, Coaches, and Umpires
Port Adelaide was captained by Greg PhillipsGreg 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....
and coached by John Cahill. Glenelg was captained by Scott 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....
and coached by Kym Hodgeman
Kym Hodgeman
Kym Hodgeman is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with North Melbourne, VFL and Glenelg, SANFL in the 1970s and 1980s.- SANFL career :...
.
The game was umpired by Michael Abbott and Kevin Chambers.
Jack Oatey Medal
The Jack Oatey Medal for best player in the Grand Final was awarded to Nathan BuckleyNathan Buckley
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football player, commentator and coach, best known for his time as captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
of Port Adelaide. Buckley 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 1992, and joined the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
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) in 1993.