List of SANFL records
This is a list of records from the South Australian National Football League since its inception in 1877 (previously known as the South Australian Football Association and the South Australian Football League).
Club records
Largest score
Rank | Score | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 49.23 (317) | Glenelg | Central District | 1975 | 17 | Glenelg Oval |
2 | 39.16 (250) | South Adelaide | Woodville | 1984 | 14 | Football Park |
3 | 37.21 (243) | Port Adelaide | Woodville | 1980 | 3 | Football Park |
4 | 36.21 (237) | West Adelaide | West Torrens | 1982 | 8 | Richmond Oval |
5 | 35.23 (233) | Central District | West Torrens | 1988 | 4 | Elizabeth Oval |
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Lowest conceded score
The lowest scores since the modern scoring system was adopted in 1897.
Rank | Score | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Venue |
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1 | 0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1899 | 2 | Alberton Oval |
0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1897 | 7 | Alberton Oval | |
0.0 (0) | West Adelaide | North Adelaide | 1897 | 4 | Adelaide Oval | |
0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Norwood | 1897 | 2 | Kensington Oval | |
0.0 (0) | West Adelaide | Norwood | 1897 | 1 | Kensington Oval | |
0.0 (0) | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1897 | 1 | Alberton Oval | |
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Individual records
Most career goals
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Note: These tallies refer to goals kicked in premiership matches (home-and-away and finals matches) only.
Rank | Goals | Games | Player | Club(s) | Career |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1417 | 224 | Ken Farmer | North Adelaide | 1929-1941 |
2 | 993 | 230 | Tim Evans | Port Adelaide | 1975–1986 |
3 | 836 | 268 | Fred Phillis | Glenelg | 1966–1981 |
4 | 817 | 177 | Jack Owens | Glenelg | 1924-1935 |
5 | 753 | 334 | Rick Davies | Sturt South Adelaide | 1970–80, 1982–86 |
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Most goals in a game
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Rank | Goals | Player | Club | Opponent | Year | Round | Ground |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 | Ken Farmer | North Adelaide | West Torrens | 1940 | Round 12 | Prospect Oval |
23 | Anthony Daly | Norwood | Adelaide | 1893 | Round 16 | Kensington Oval |
Most goals in a season
Rank | Goals | Player | Club | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 153 | Scott Hodges | Port Adelaide | 1990 |
2 | 151 | Rick Davies | Sturt | 1983 |
3 | 146 | Tim Evans | Port Adelaide | 1980 |
Most seasons as leading goal-kicker
Rank | Seasons | Player | Club |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Ken Farmer | North Adelaide |
2 | 7 | Anthony Daly | Norwood |
3 | 6 | Tim Evans | Port Adelaide |
4 | 5 | Fred Phillis | Glenelg |
Most games for each club
Rank | Games | Player | Club | Career span |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 448 | Peter Carey | Glenelg | 1971–1988 |
2 | 392 | Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | 1968–1978, 1980–1985 |
3 | 379 | Michael Redden | North Adelaide | 1978–1993 |
4 | 371 | Garry McIntosh | Norwood | 1982-1998 |
5 | 364 | Grantley Fielke | West Adelaide | 1979–86, 1988–90, 1992–97 |
6 | 360 | Paul Bagshaw | Sturt | 1964-1980 |
7 | 337 | Stuart Palmer | South Adelaide | 1969–1985 |
8 | 327 | Lindsay Head | West Torrens | 1952–1970 |
9 | 325 | Ralph Sewer | Woodville | 1969–80, 1984–90 |
10 | 308 | Peter Vivian | Central District | 1969–1985 |
11 | 266 | Justin Cicolella | Eagles | 1998–2012 |
Most Magarey Medals
Awards | Player | Club(s) | Years | |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | 1971, 1974, 1976, 1980 | |
3 | Tom MacKenzie | West Torrens North Adelaide | 1902, 1905, 1906 | |
Walter Scott | Norwood | 1921, 1924, 1930 | ||
Dan Moriatry | South Adelaide | 1919, 1920, 1921 | ||
Len Fitzgerald | Sturt | 1952, 1954, 1959 | ||
Lindsay Head | West Torrens | 1955, 1958, 1963 | ||
Barrie Robran | North Adelaide | 1968, 1970, 1973 | ||
James Allan | North Adelaide | 2007, 2010, 2011 | ||
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Most club best and fairest awards
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Awards | Player | Club(s) | Years |
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9 | Bob Hank | West Torrens | 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957 |
8 | Lindsay Head | West Torrens | 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967 |
7 | Barrie Robran | North Adelaide | 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
Rick Davies | Sturt | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 | |
Peter Darley | South Adelaide | 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973 | |
6 | Russell Ebert | Port Adelaide | 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981 |
Walter Scott | Norwood | 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930 | |
Michael Taylor | Norwood | 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986 |
Most premierships as player
Rank | Awards | Player | Club(s) | Years |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Geof Motley | Port Adelaide | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965 |
Chris Gowans | Central District | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||
James Gowans | Central District | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | ||
2 | 8 | Neville Hayes | Port Adelaide | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963 |
Greg Phillips | Port Adelaide | 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 | ||
Scott Hodges | Port Adelaide | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 | ||
Paul Northeast | Port Adelaide | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 | ||
Matthew Slade | Central District | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Most SANFL games coached
Rank | Games | Coach | Clubs |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 777 | Jack Oatey | Norwood West Adelaide Sturt |
2 | 628 | Neil Kerley | West Adelaide South Adelaide Glenelg West Torrens Central District |
3 | 574 | Fos Williams | Port Adelaide South Adelaide West Adelaide |
4 | 533 | John Cahill | Port Adelaide West Adelaide South Adelaide |
Kicks after the siren
Goal to win
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alby Williams | South Adelaide | West Torrens | 1923 | 90–86 | [1][2] |
Laurence Matulich | West Torrens | Glenelg | 1939 | 104–99 | [3] |
Gordon Scott | West Torrens | West Adelaide | 1939 | 104–103 | [4] |
John Taylor Jr | West–Glenelg | Port–Torrens | 1942 | 89–88 | [5] |
Jim Thoms | West Torrens | North Adelaide | 1945 | 33–32 | [6] |
Peter Mead | Port Adelaide | South Adelaide | 1965 | 112–107 | [7] |
Graham Cornes | Glenelg | Norwood | 1977 | 98–95 | [8] |
Darren Harris | South Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 1984 | 117–115 | [9] |
David Rodan | Norwood | West Adelaide | 2012 | 37–36 | [10] |
Liam Delahunty | West Adelaide | Woodville-West Torrens | 2023 | 86–80 | [11] |
Goal to draw
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dean Dawson | Norwood | Port Adelaide | 1904 | 37–37 | [12] |
Tom Leahy | North Adelaide | Sturt | 1928 | 80–80 | [13] |
Justin McConnell | Glenelg | Central District | 2009 | 81–81 | [14] |
Behind to win
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Townsend | Norwood | West Torrens | 1911 | 40–39 | [15] |
Ossie Bertram | West Torrens | Port Adelaide | 1932 | 82–81 | [16] |
Toby Pink | Glenelg | North Adelaide | 2016 | 56–55 | Under-18s Grand Final[17] |
Missed opportunities
A list of instances where a player had a shot at goal after the siren to win or draw the game but missed, resulting in a loss, or instances where a player has had a kick after the siren with scores level but failed to score.
Player | Team | Opponent | Year | Score | Outcome | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Nancarrow | South Adelaide | Norwood | 1907 | 51–56 | Norwood win by 5 points | [18] |
Clarence Gittings | South Adelaide | North Adelaide | 1915 | |||
Vincentus Leahy | North Adelaide | West Torrens | 1919 | 32–35 | No score (fell short) | [19] |
Arnold Caust | South Adelaide | Norwood | 1921 | 37–42 | Behind (over the goal post) | [20] |
Jack Owens | Glenelg | Norwood | 1924 | 71–72 | Behind | [21] |
Frank Tucker | North Adelaide | Port Adelaide | 1928 | 87–90 | Behind | [22] |
Horrie Blight | West Torrens | Sturt | 1936 | 98–101 | No score (fell short) | |
Ian McKay | North Adelaide | Glenelg | 1948 | 114–116 | Behind | [23] |
Don Prior | West Torrens | West Adelaide | 1952 | 49–50 | West Adelaide win by a point. | [24] |
See also
- List of VFL/AFL records
- List of VFL/AFL reserves records
- List of Tasmanian Football League records
- List of VFA/VFL records
- List of WAFL records
References
- ^ "Winning Goal Kicked After the Bell". Observer. Vol. LXXX, no. 5, 977. South Australia. 18 August 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Souths' Sensational Win". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 780. South Australia. 13 August 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Goal Kicked After Bell". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 26 June 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Torrens d. West". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 24 July 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "West-Glenelg Get Home". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 31, no. 1, 566. South Australia. 30 May 1942. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ With scores level in the Semi-final, Thoms gathered the ball and kicked a goal after the bell began ringing. The umpire hadn't signalled the end of the game so it was allowed and booked West Torrens a spot in the Grand Final.[1]
- ^ "Friday Flashback - 1965 2nd Semi-Final". SANFL. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ Took a strong pack mark fifteen metres out, directly in front of goal, with six seconds remaining. Cornes easily converted the goal. In a later interview, Cornes admitted that he hadn't known the siren had gone until his teammates were celebrating the winning goal. Footage of the goal and interview
- ^ Harris intercepted a short pass by Russell Ebert, sixty metres out from goal. The siren went as he was about to kick the ball forward, so Harris started his run-up again and took the shot. The ball wound up just passing over the line and missing all the Port Adelaide defenders. Footage of the shot.
- ^ Converted from 40m on a 45-degree angle in terrible conditions
- ^ Converted from 40m out from goal directly in front. The goal prevented West Adelaide from drawing two matches in a row.
- ^ "Football". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXIX, no. 17, 948. South Australia. 23 May 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sturt Unfortunate". The Chronicle. Vol. LXX, no. 3, 740. South Australia. 26 May 1928. p. 23. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Sunday Mail, 26 July 2009
- ^ "West Torrens v. Norwood". Daily Herald. Vol. 2, no. 468. South Australia. 4 September 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 3 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Port Loses Because of Forward Weakness". The Chronicle. Vol. LXXIV, no. 3, 943. South Australia. 30 June 1932. p. 22. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Toby Pink drafted by Sydney after kicking crazy winning point in SANFL under-18 Grand Final". Herald Sun.
- ^ "Norwood v. South Adelaide". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXII, no. 18, 971. South Australia. 2 September 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". The Advertiser. Vol. LXII, no. 18, 954. South Australia. 14 July 1919. p. 10. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football Titans". Daily Herald. Vol. XII, no. 3601. South Australia. 3 October 1921. p. 8. Retrieved 3 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Glenelg Still Unsuccessful". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXIX, no. 26, 113. South Australia. 5 September 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "After the Bell". The Advertiser. South Australia. 28 May 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Kick After Bell Could Have Won For North". Recorder. No. 13, 137. South Australia. 3 May 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 4 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Prior received a free kick from twenty yards out on a slight angle, having been held by a West Adelaide player, but missed. [2]